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The will of the sword
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
-Let's go Naruto!
The demon raised an arm. It seemed Gaara was asleep fused with the sand forming the one-tail demon.
-We have to get near him! Said Syng. He's too big!
All the genins were watching, they couldn't do anything but watch... even their cheers wouldn't be able to reach them. Most of Konoha was now safe, as the jounins and chuunins were gathering near the arena were the barrier was held around their Hokage. The children and innocent were still in security in the bunkers on the mountain were they watched everything. Iruka smiled from where he was.
Misty tried to bypass the wall protected by the sand by fading in the shadow, but it was like if someone watched them...
-You can't do anything against it... it's a barrier made by the sands. Explained a familiar voice to Shikamaru.
On the other side of the wall, covered in dust, Kankuro and Temari walked to them. Sasuke tried to fight the wall again, his seal burning in the back of his neck, but was thrown by the sand on the ground.
-We can't get out either, explained Kankuro. Not until...
-Gaara is defeated, ended Sasuke.
Quite a bit from there, Naruto and Syng were trying to fight their way.
-Kuchiyose no jutsu! Shouted Naruto.
Under their feet, a giant frog appeared!
-What!? You can summon frogs!? Was surprised Syng.
-I am not a mere frog! Talked Boss.
-Please, help us! Asked Naruto.
The blonde quickly explained the situation to the frog.
-I would help you gladly Naruto, but there's nothing I can do! We're too near the town... Answered Boss.
-Naruto, said Syng. Let me fight him.
Ichibi Shukaku. The demon sent a wave of strong wind to the frog who jumped farther away in the forest. Every genins had move to the top of the south gate to have a view of the forest, watching the fight from afar.
The demon sent another swirl of sand to the frog. Which was blocked by the shield of swords formed by Syng. Five swords started revolving around Syng.
-Syng! You'll hurt yourself! Said Naruto.
-This boy will be okay? Asked Boss.
-Both of you, let me fight him. If I die or if I ain't strong enough, Naruto, finish him!
-Nani!?
Syng jumped in the air, but rather than crashing on the ground, the tanned boy floated.
-There's something... I learned.
He was close enough for every genins, from Tsurugi, Konoha or Suna to hear him. He wasn't talking directly to anyone, he was only talking with his heart.
Somewhere far from there, inside the barrier, blood dropped from Sandaime mouth. It was the end for him. He smiled while looking at Orochimaru.
-You old man! Screamed the snake guy.
-There' something you haven't learned... even during the invasion, my foolish student... There's not only the will of fire to help us today... You haven't learned anything after all...
He held on, while the knife of the death god was slicing the soul of Orochimaru's arms... And it was the end of the Third Hokage.
In the forest, the heart of Syng ached. In the air, his chakra wrapped around him...
-I learned that there was a will in this world, Gaara. A will to protect the everyone we love and care for. It is not only the will of the fire, which is held and given down in Konoha. It is not merely expressed by a sword in the village of Tsurugi... People have bonds and ties... we all live for each other in a world where we need to hate in order to love. There's nothing emptier than an heart filled with wrath.
Another sword appeared around him. Seven was the number or the blade...
-Fighting alone, I aren't. Naruto, Tifa and everyone are with me on that fight... Each sword... each sword represent them! And I will fight for each of them!
He charged against the demon. Hitting the head of the demon before the sand could move. Jumping back in the air again, he took a sword in his hand and fell heavily on the demon's head again, slashing in an arc the sand near Gaara. Getting away from the demon again, he avoided another wind wave from the demon's mouth. The tail of the Racoon charged at him! He took two swords, controlling the other. Rather than receiving a full blow, he slashed with everything he had to cut parts of the tails.
-Seven isn't enough! He shouted.
Another sword appeared "from his body". Everyone was watching, unable to help or fight. Naruto was watching on boss's head.
-Syng! He shouted. "Help me..." Naruto thought.
Naruto fell inside himself... a dark, cold and wet place... Following his instinct, his faced the large demon sealed within himself.
-Why are you asking for help? To fight again? Asked the annoying voice of the demon.
-No, I must help a friend!
The Kyubi laughed hard inside Naruto. He may granted his wish... Syng was fighting hard, tearing pieces and pieces of the demon's body. He was fighting now with 10 swords... the maximum he ever done.
On the south gate, Tifa stopped breathing a while.
-No... she simply said.
-Tifa? Asked Ino.
-He must not! HE MUST NOT DO TI! She screamed, falling on her knees.
Shino was holding Misty against him. Without her scarf, she couldn't hide her emotions... Every genins that were watching got near Tifa who was looking the fight from afar.
-Cat-girl? Asked Tifa.
Lee got near her.
-Juusan, softly said Misty. Protect him.
His body was almost covered with blood. He wouldn't last much longer. Syng tried to summon another sword, but only coughed blood. He started falling on the ground with his ten swords following. Naruto ordered boss to help him. The big frog jumped and grabbed the boy before he could fall. The sword stopped from falling two, floating around Syng who was hardly getting up.
-Syng! Hold on! Shouted Naruto.
The blonde took the hand of Syng and closed his eyes. A red chakra started roaming inside Syng's body... like a poison, it killed the inner chakra of Syng, replacing his chakra with a stronger one.
"He will suffer a little bit after, but he will fight longer this battle. His body isn't use to my chakra, its like poison to him!"
Naruto explained this to Syng, who was half-listening. Another wave of wind was sent toward the frog, one which he couldn't escape. A big explosion ensued in the forest.
-SYNG! Screamed Tifa.
-NARUTO! Screamed Sakura.
Everyone watched, waiting for the dust to disappear. Only to reveal a giant surprise! Syng was floating in the air, surrounded by an aura of grey chakra and twelve swords!!
-Twelve!?! NO! Screamed Tifa.
-Why are you complaining! He's alive!! He'll beat the demon to bloody pulp! Joyfully said Kiba.
Syng disappeared from where he was, appearing all around the body of the demon. You could see the sand falling from the body of the demon... Gaara smiled looking at Syng. Sand hit the boy, throwing him farther away in the air, paralysing his movements. The demon wasn't controlling that body anymore... now it was Gaara's pure wrath. Syng had use most of his chakra... Naruto was weakened in a tree, even frog boss had disappeared. Everyone watched... a tear rolled on the face of Tifa.
-The thirteenth sword, she softly said.
Everyone around understood what she finally meant. They couldn't do anything...
-Everyone... Started Syng, his voice being clearly understandable for everyone. I had a good time in Konoha... I learn everything I had to... but... there's something I learned too... even the Third or my friends wouldn't have been able to teach me... You may have the will of fire... but that's pathetic... I have a much stronger will, he said turning to the south gate smiling. I have the will of the sword...
He closed his eyes. The lock behind his neck emitting a grey and beautiful light... There's a great person who had told him... the last sword wasn't meant to kill. He didn't have to kill now, he was happy as he was.
-Gaara... maybe you'll understand... one day, what Naruto and I tried to teach you...
He put his hands on his heart, trying to talk. Ignoring the tears running down his face.
-I can't cry... he softly said.
The demon roared again, but then, all the fights were over. All over Konoha, people were watching that last fight. The Third was gone with a smile on his face, leaving Konoha at the hand of a young boy...
Syng smiled. Tifa rose her head... Naruto watched what was happening... like everyone else in Konoha. A brilliant light was forming at the heart of the Syng.
-His chakra... is all condensed around his heart, said Neji with the Byakugan.
-He's... softly said Hinata.
She gasped. Misty closed her eyes just like Tifa...
A sword appeared slowly from the light... from the heart of Syng. Everyone in Konoha knew what that meant... Blood didn't spoiled the ground from where he was... He wasn't anymore. The grey eyes of the boys seemed so empty, if anyone could have seen it. The tanned body took the 13th sword with both of his hands. He charged at the big demon so fast, it couldn't be helped... the sword pierced the heart of Gaara.
The sand boy was surprised by the softness of death... instead of dying, he was simply... falling. The sand was dispelling around him... The boy removed the sword from Gaara's body. There wasn't any marks or injuries... it was a sword to protect, not to kill... The sword fell on the ground first... Gaara and Syng soon followed, hitting the ground in an empty sound.
Gaara looked at the body beside him... it felt so empty.
-Gaara...
The demon was now calm... The sand boy looked at Syng. He remembered that face... it was the young boy who had seen his sensei die from the same technique...
-I forgive you, Gaara, Syng softly said.
The genins came running, Naruto and Tifa in head. Tifa kneels to Syng. While everyone formed a circle around them. Temari and Kankuro appeared near Gaara.
-Gaara! Was shocked his sister.
A tear was running through Gaara's face...
-Let... him go, smiled Syng, his head resting on the knees of Tifa.
Temari and Kankuro bowed to him, like if they thanked him. They took their brothers and went away, leaving all the genins of Konoha in circle around Syng. Misty was at his sides, while Tifa was crying. A giant sword, bigger even than Zabuza's one had been was stick in the ground near him.
-I... should be happy... I should... already been... dead, smiled again Syng.
-Stop... smiling, you fool, cried Tifa.
-Please... live, cried Misty too.
Tenten held Neji arms, as she was starting to cry too, something Hinata, and much everyone else was doing.
-Shut up Tifa... let me smile as I die... Smiled Syng, tears flowing from his eyes too. I can't cry... I'm not sad. I... was so... afraid of dying... but now... heh... Juusan-sensei... Sandaime... you weren't afraid... Naruto... you'll become Hokage... he smiled.
-I will do it, smiled Naruto behind his tears. But you will be there with me! He said.
-N'ahhh, he softly said. Its way... too... troublesome...
Syng closed his eyes slowly... The chains around his neck seemed to shine a while, before breaking up. Tifa couldn't hold it any longer, she started crying like she never cried, no able to hold her tears. Naruto fell on his knees crying too, blaming himself for the boy's death. Shino got near Misty, but she refused his help. The kunoichi took the chain with the little key Syng had loved so much. She rose up and got near the sword which had taken the live of her brother-like. She wrapped the chains around the sword, giving a last shine to the boy... Everyone looked at the sword, shining in the last light of the day...
Walking away, helped by his brother, Gaara was thinking. He had met Naruto... he had met Syng. People that cared for others... people that loved other... he remember the words of someone he himself had loved...
It was the end of a boy, but someone, from his heart, was born. He had come to Konoha, wishing to know why his sensei had died without regrets, without crying... He found out, at the right time, that he was happy. He wasn't leaving anyone alone, for he wasn't gone alone.
A distant light, soft but strong, was shining. Two people were waiting in front of him, lending their hand to the boy... Juusan and the Third had waited for him. He could go with them, for the three of them had gained a will which everyone would remember...
The will of the heart.