Naruto was dwarfed by the immense size of the Demon of Hell as he stood defiantly in front off it. The malevolent chakra it emitted gave the young hero chills, but he knew intuitively that the village and perhaps the world depended on his victory this day. With that thought in mind, Naruto cracked his knuckles as he was now ready for the greatest challenge of his life.
With a booming voice the demon spoke, "I've been waiting for you, Fox. Surrender yourself to me, and I will consider saving this village for last."
Determination filled Naruto's eyes as he calmly sneered at the beast, "Oh, you're not going to have a chance to you touch them."
"So be it," the creature spoke with great displeasure. It lifted its foot high into the air and tried to stomp on the young blonde, only to find him dodging every move.
Naruto dashes to the side and when the opportunity arisen, he brought his hands together, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Then a single clone appeared and ran alongside the young Hokage. As the two circled the monster, the clone started feeding chakra and together they created a powerful Rasengan. When the jutsu was fully charged, the clone veered off to distract the demon while the original came in for the strike. But as the soon as the Rasengan impacted on the skin of the Demon, it was shown to be ineffective.
The demon laughed, "You think that Jutsu would have an effect on me?" It turned around and quick succession stomped where the blonde once stood.
Naruto grumbled to himself as he dodged the attacks, "If the Rasengan isn't going to be effective, then I'll have to use that Jutsu". Putting his hands together, he decides to create eight clones. When they were in position, Naruto shouted, "NOW!" Simultaneously, the three groups put their chakras together and a high pitch whistling broke the near silence.
"Huh? What is that noise," the beast said as he looked at the groups. But he wasn't going to let them complete the jutsu and gathered chakra for a blast and immediately obliterates one group. The beast's head turned to fire on the second group and realized they were staying out of its line of sight. As it turned to fire on the one group, it was unaware that the original group was keeping pace behind with the completed jutsu.
Naruto took the newly created Fuuton: Rasenshuriken and leapt onto the back of the Demon and the jutsu quickly takes effect. The powerful cyclonic winds swirled around and the giant screamed in intense pain. What seemed like an eternity was over within minutes as the powerful jutsu's effects faded. Naruto was safely on the ground, exhausted with his right arm feeling somewhat numb.
A loud roar came from the crater as the dust cleared to reveal the beast was fully intact and not very happy, "You!" Chakra gathered in its mouth once more and fired it toward the gallant hero, who was now standing at the edge of the crater. The beam hollowed out the ground where he was just standing and continued into the sky, obliterating the morning clouds. However, the beam did not stop. As the Demon of Hell lowered its head to sweep the forest, it found the second group of clones and destroyed them.
The Young Rokudaime's eyes grew wide that his most powerful attack was shrugged off like an insect. He gave it everything he had and now the demon will surely murder everyone inside the village. "Damn, I'm out of options."Naruto closed his eyes in concentration.
The Kyuubi laughed from behind the bars of the prison, "I knew you would come to me, boy.
Sasuke and Sakura rushed towards the fight as fast as they could travel. Sakura knew that Naruto was in trouble and had to help him, no matter the cost. But as they passed over Shikamaru, he shouted to them, "Hey, where you going? It's dangerous!"
Sakura shouted back with resolve in her voice, "I don't care!"
The Jounin put his hand up to his forehead, "Geez." Then the young Nara decided he better go along, or else he wouldn't hear the last of it from everyone.
"I'm coming too!" shouted a very defiant Konohamaru.
Sakura looked back and smiled warmly. She knew nothing would stop Konohamaru from helping.
The Kyuubi bore it's fangs in amusement, "You need me!" His eyes grew wide in emphasis, "Now remove the seal and I will give you all my power!"
Naruto knew deep down that the Kyuubi was right. In order to defeat the Demon of Hell, he needed the full power of the demon fox, even if it means setting it free. Something within was warning him it wasn't a wise idea, but he had to do it. Tautly, the young blonde walked over to the cage and reluctantly reaches for the seal to rip it off. As his hand grower closer to the seal, the Kyuubi became more and more content that he was finally going to be free from his prison inside the youth.
As he was about to touch the seal, an unfamiliar voice calmly calls out to Naruto from all around, "Naruto, don't." He stops and scans all around to see who called out to him and saw nobody.
The Kyuubi's eyes were wide in shock, he recognized the voice and hastily goads Naruto, "Do it, boy! Or else everything you care about will be destroyed!"
Once again, the calm voice calls out to Naruto, "Don't do it, Naruto. If you do it, everyone inside the village and everyone you care about will be killed." Naruto was torn if he should believe the voice or not and was beginning to remove a little bit of the gate's seal.
The Kyuubi angrily cried out, "Do it, boy!" Naruto's hand was firmly on the partly torn seal and once again paused. "Release the seal!" However, before he could make a decision, a hand tenderly grasps his wrist, much to the displeasure of the great fox, "Noooooooooo! You cannot deny me my freedom!"
Naruto turned his head to see whose hand was preventing him releasing the Kyuubi. When he saw who it was, his eyes grew wide in amazement, he couldn't believe who it was; it was the Yondaime Hokage himself! "F..father?"
Minato Namikaze smiled at his son and chuckled light-heartedly, "Well, that was close."
He couldn't believe it, the Yondaime Hokage, his father was here right along side him. "I thought you were dead?"
Minato turned to Naruto and chuckled, "Well, technically I am." The Yondaime Hokage looked at the fuming Kyuubi and waved cheerfully towards it. The mighty beast grumbled to himself in discontent. Then his father continued, "I am part of the soul of your father, which remained to watch over you."
Naruto curiously replied, "Watch over me?"
Minato and sighed with empathy in his voice, "Naruto, the Kyuubi is an unstoppable force. If it should ever be set free, nothing in the world could stop him. It was best that this creature of malice, rage, and hatred never should be set free once again in the world. This creature is no better than the very demon you are now fighting." Minato turned to his son and placed his right hand squarely on Naruto's chest, "Naruto, you have a power that can overcome the demons and save everyone." He looked into his son's eyes, "You can do it."
He looked at his father in bewilderment, "How?"
"Your love can overcome the great beast and you can become something more." Minato turned to the Kyuubi, "You are the chosen one who will save everyone. But in order to do that, you must overcome the spirit of malice. If your spirit can overcome the beast, then you can gain his powers. And with those powers, you can stop the Demon of Hell and save all who are precious to you." Minato frowned, "But there is a price to pay."
Naruto asked, "What price?
The Sprit of Minato was saddened at what he had to say, "For you to use this great power, means you can no longer be human."
Naruto looked at the Kyuubi with a fierce look of determination, "What must I do?"
"Now that you are ready, release the seal and prepare for the battle of wills within yourself," said the Yondaime Hokage.
The determined young hero walked up to the gate and fearlessly finished ripping off the seal that bound the Kyuubi for so many years, "Let's go, Fox!"
