Slowly the sky began to dim with black rolling clouds thundering from the south, drops of rain pelting the dusty ground with the salt from God's eyes with the earth soaking up its creators mourning. With the cold liquid mixing with the still blood that poured from the two lovers, Itachi stared shamelessly at the two Shinobi who were now distant and lost to the pain of battle.
"Tch…" Itachi scorned "how foolish of you both…" and with his task completed he turned to leave the desolate bodies that lay before him, leaving his Katana with his brother's final resting place. Naruto's lingering presence of no concern to him as he departed the scene.
Naruto had ceased his rampage, his body ticking with the presence of human concusses with his eyes flickering hits of their normal shade of blue while his focus latched on to his immobile comrades. But a rustle and a grunt caught his ears; his head jerking to the side with his eyes flashing glints of red, fangs bared through a clenched jaw, he had spotted his one true target, Orochimaru. With rugged movements he shifted his body, the orange chakra flaming from his peach skin as he locked eyes with the legendary antagonist of Konoha. The fury of hell streaming through his veins he screamed his rage through strained vocal cords, his claws digging deep into the softening earth that continued to be pummeled by the rain. Orochimaru's eyes sparked with delight at the thought of the nine tailed demon challenging him, the idea of using the boys own power against him caused his lips to part as the corner of his mouth creased upward with amusement, it was a nightmare come true for the snake charmer. Swift movements enveloped Naruto's body as he moved in disoriented patterns towards his opponent, Chakra and flesh colliding with the other on contact.
The battle became a tango of forces, neither one strong enough to break the other yet they continued to fight, hoping, praying the other would faultier in their stance. Their clothes became tattered; their bodies riddled with wounds. They became weaker the longer they used their power and with Naruto's power fading, he could feel death run its scythe against his flesh sending chills down his spine. With what little humanity he still possessed in his hell sent form he realized that there was much more at stake in this battle if he lost. Determined to win he fought through his brooding exhaustion to retrieve what had been hastily stolen from him. Naruto swung his fist wildly, impaling Ororchimaru's torso with an array of forceful jabs, he was determined to win. With his opponent in his clutches Naruto reared back a tightly synched first, releasing a blood curdling cry before he sunk his fist into Orochimaru's chest in an attempt to reclaim what was rightfully his.
Orochimaru's eyes dilated at the searing pain he felt from the animals intrusion and watched in horror while Naruto reclaimed his heavily chakra. The beast raged with fury from being consumed by the presence that had kept him at bay for so many years, Naruto rearing back his head to scorn the heavenly skies for the mind curdling pain he was enduring. With the transfusion complete his hands retracted from the depth of his enemy and he slowly fell to ground from exhaustion leaving Orochimaru disoriented and powerless.
Naruto heaved through shallow, raspy breaths his eyes dilated with fear and slowly he turned his head to view his comrades who had perished in battle. "SASUKE!! SAKURA!!" His voice strangled and raspy as the words erupted from his throat while he scrambled to his feet to be at his cherished friend's side in an attempt to aid them. He skidded to a stop; he knees slamming into mud and splattering his clothes his eyes swelling with tears as he took in the image before him. It was obvious to him that Sakura had attempted to save her unrequited love but failed at the sake of her own life. Stricken with grief at the loss of two friends he slowly pulled the sword from their bodies and placed to beside him before falling on top of their immobile forms and wept for their departure.
"We…we're too late…" A familiar voice waved through the sound of rain and Naruto's seemingly uncontrollable sobs. Slowly he lifted his head to see the blonde companion of Sakura, Ino and she had not come alone. Behind her stood an array of distinguishable faces Shikamaru, Temari, Neji, Kiba, TenTen and Lee, hey had all come, no doubt, to aid their comrades yet now they shared Naruto's pain. Ino fell to her knees, horror etched into her face and slowly she reached out a hand to touch the numb Sakura as if to test her senses to make sure it was all just not a horrific nightmare.
"How…" Naruto's voice timid and soft compared to what it usually was "how did you find us..?" Naruto questioned as he watched Ino's moonstone eyes glisten with tears before she forced a smile, slowly looking at the other Shinobi.
"Neji…" She said bleakly "his…byakugan…he tracked Chakra levels to lead us here…but…" She attempted to finish her sentence but sorrow consumed her and she began to weep the other Shinobi paying their respect through silent admiration. Naruto placed a gentle hand on the corps of his companion and lowered his head as he began to remember the good days with all three of them together, training as a team.
"Naruto!" Ino beamed at him her eyes wide in amazement.
Naruto shifted his grieving blue eyes to study Ino's face that was locked onto his hand he had placed on top of Sakura. Slowly he shifted his eyes down to see his left hand swimming in blue Chakra and his comrades' flesh slowly beginning to flush with color. Out of instinct he quickly removed his hand, the Chakra flow ceasing at the immediate release and his eyes quickly became filled with confusion.
"WHY'D YOU STOP?!" Ino roared, grabbing the blonde Shinobi by his shirt collar and shaking him violently. "CAN'T YOU SEE IT WAS WORKING!!" She screamed before throwing him to the ground "Now do it again!!" She demanded her eyes ablaze with hope and anger. Naruto glared up at the irrational emotional girl, glaring gently at her forceful nature before looking at his hands. He didn't quite understand, he had never been a healer, nor a medic, how was this all possible? He lifted his gaze to stare at the hopeful faces around him before he gently placed his hands back on the corpses.
Almost instantly the glowing blue Chakra ignited from his hands and spread over the couple's bodies and he watched in amazement as the wound that had stricken them with death began to slowly seal itself. Within moments that felt like hours the process was complete and Naruto watched in awe as the two Shinobi that had walked with death began to slowly breathe, silver threads of heavenly aura streaming from their bodies as they both slowly awoke.
Ino's eyes swelled with tears at the sight of her beloved friends green eyes "SAKURA!!" She cried before throwing herself on top of the pink haired nin who hugged her tightly before Ino broke away to forcefully slap her across her face. "Don't you do that again!!" Ino screamed, her stern face meeting Sakura's look of horror before Ino's eyes filled with tears and again she latched onto her cherished friend and cried.
"Tch…" Shikamaru sneered "troublesome woman…always so damned emotional."
Naruto turned to Sasuke his blue eyes somber as he stared at the raven haired boy who rose from the ground, holding his head gently. "Teme…" Naruto smirked lightly, sending a gentle glare in the Uchiha's direction.
"Dobe…" Sasuke retorted, mirroring Naruto's expression.
The revival of the two cherished Shinobi brought a sigh of relief and joy to the other Nin that had come to their aid only a moment too late. But with an eruption that caused the earth to shudder all their eyes were adverted to the creature that had started it all. Orochimaru rose from the ground, the rain pummeling his sickly white flesh as a hungry cry rang from his stretched lips.
"You think you can beat me that easily?!" His voice livid as his eyes grew thirsty for blood and power. The ten Shinobi Ninja going rigid with their eyes consuming their most fiercest opponent yet and with no doubt in anyone's mind they prepared to endure the most grueling battle any of them would ever face.
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AN: Yes…I'm going to explain how the hell Naruto brought Sasuke and Sakura back to life…I promise, lol. Thanks everyone for the reviews, hits and support on this story. Much love to you all. More to come.