Chapter 3. Fox Battle part 2
The Kyuubi Rasengan progress stopped. It's fangs opened as it waited for the attack. Silent had settled on the road, along with the darkness as the sun submerged into the horizon. Yet there was sufficient light to witness each other. Naruto shifted his stances; the force he was about to unleash upon the world would be devastating. "Zabimaru, I'm afraid the promise about burying your body might be a lie. After this attack, I wouldn't have a body to bury."
Dust rose higher as Naruto planted his Kyuubi Rasengan into the ground. The ground ripped open forming a ravine as the Kyuubi Rasenagan made contact with the soil. "Power of the Gods" wondered Naruto. He charged forwards. Digging his heels into the divot ground, torpedoing himself forwards with speed and poise.
30 meters away
Zabimaru stammering stopped. His frown turned into a smile. Dropping to his kness, he placed his palm flat onto the ground, his giant fox shaped Chakra pounded into the ground, shrinking in size. "Doton: Ishi Tomurai no Jutsu (Earth Element: Stone Funeral Skill)" The earth rocked, shaking with furry then stopping without warning. They stared for a split second. "Die" Rock stalagmites rocketed out from the ground, harden by the fox's Chakra.
Naruto taken by the surprised attack, he felt the stabs of the rock edges. Thousands of thousands rock spikes shot out from the soil, creating a mountain of peaks. His hands contained the Kyuubi Rasengan, despite the pain that shot through his bleeding arms, and leg. "Bastard!" dragging his feet he leaped from the edges of the jagged peak, drawing closer towards Zabimaru's smirk. "I'll enjoy killing you!"
20 meters away.
"Funny, isn't it? Humans." Zabimaru commented.
Blood spattered on the ground, as Naruto hurdled himself away from the previous rock attack. Drawing closer with every leap. "I mean, a human body has only 8 pints of blood. How much bloods have you wasted, in your attempt to kill me? I say you only have less then half. Just give me my other half! And I won't kill you!"
"I was about to say that to you too. Seeing as how you lost the same amount of blood as me." Naruto chuckled leaping closer Zabimaru, his ribs prodding his lunges with every laugh.
"20 meters left, can you make it?" Zabimaru asked questionly.
"See me!" leaping into the air, a thousand clones exploded into reality. "Tajuu Kage Bushin no Jutsu." each wielding a Kyuubi Rasengan in their palm. "Now do you know which is the real one?" they asked in unison.
"Does it matter? You're all too weak to hold the Kyuubi Rasengan! Only the real Naruto can hold that power you all seem to think can defeat me."
"True, all true. But can you find me, before I reach you?
"Is that a bet?"
"Apparently so"
"Suiton Suiryuudan no Jutsu"A water Dragon sprouted from the craters, forming a barrier between Naruto and Zambimaru. "I guess, I'll just have to win this bet!" he snorted. With that, the water dragon rushed across the road, ripping through clones. Groups of clones erupted in clouds of white smoke with each attack.
"Disperse!" shouted another group of clones. Launching themselves forward with each leap, the gap between Naruto and Zabimaru are closing. Somewhere in the remaining 700 was the real Naruto, weak and facing near-death.
----- Konoha Village -----
"We have gathered here today for a reason! Uzumaki Naruto has been found to be a traitor of Konoha. He is currently preparing an attack on Konoha, from the Northern Border," Shouted one of the Elders. Murmurs ran through the crowd, and ANBU. He waited as the emotions sets in.
"Your job is to eliminate him before he treads any closer!"
Nobs and shouts of approval rose from the crowd. "We will hunt him, like the fox that he is!"
----- Konoha Village -----
10 meters
From the thousand to start with, only a hundred remained. Naruto placed his hands on his chest, feeling the sudden burning sensation. "Not, much time left…" The sun was only a slim beacon on the sinking horizon. The Kyuubi Rasengan had shrivelled down in size with the wasted time. Soon it would be utterly useless. "10 meters left… but so many barrier stopping my progress." Once again, he glanced into the submerging sun, and the extending abyss of darkness.
"Just give up! You know you'll never make it in time! I have been observing all the clones, and look" Zabimaru grunted, interrupting Naruto's though. "You clones are exploding by themselves. And the Kyuubi Rasengan they hold are shrinking. You won't be able to make it here." Gesturing beneath him.
"Give up? NEVER… cause as long as I wear this, I WILL NEVER GIVE UP." he bellowed tapping his forehead protector with his thumb nail. "That is my WAY of Ninja!" A sudden burst of strength exploded in him and his clones. The Kyuubi Rasengan grew.
"I guess it should only be right for me to show you my trump card." Zabimaru said twirling his index finger. He stopped. Rubbing his chin. " I have no trump card" his eyes swelling with tears. "You! Bastard!"
"Lunatic!"
------ ANBU ------
The ANBU stood on top the near-by peak. Their eyes scanning the darkness for Naruto. A female ANBU stood from her squadded position. Crawling towards a white tiger mask covered ANBU. "Sasuke-sama. Naruto isn't in this area… we should move on." With that she waited in silent, for her squad commander command.
"Move on to area 48." He replied, Flash Jumping (Shunpo) away into the dense forest. One thing laid ahead for him, the elimination of Uzumaki Naruto. He was following orders, but not of the Elders. He was following his own order to kill Uzumaki Naruto. Deep in his heart, his hate for Naruto have…
------ ANBU ------
9 Meters
Naruto rolled to his right, narrowly missing an attack from the oncoming ice dragon. His left arm pierced with sharp snow particles, apparently he didn't dodged the attack. His right hand wields the Kyuubi Rasengan. "Come on, 9 freaking meters. How short is that? We can do it" he howled.
"Doton: Ishi Tomurai no Jutsu (Earth Element: Stone Funeral Skill)" Again rock spikes, blasted off the ground. Zabimaru raised his palm off the ground, his face bearing a smirk. "This is my final attack… I will stop you with this!" he pronounced.
8 meters
Rock spikes jabbed across the ground, obliterating the last of the clones."Is that right? You have already tried this trick" Naruto leaped off another spike. Blood gushing out from his left arm, his vision blurred with every blood drained from his body.
"Same you say?" Zabimaru answered, his voice jagged and high pitched. Fanning the dust off his rag coat, he wrapped it around himself. Shaving off the cold from the on-coming darkness, "My attacks are never the same!"
Naruto landed on another the rock spike, a miniature spike ejected from his landing spot. Twisting himself, he tried to evade the spike by bending his knees. The spike punctured Naruto's shoulder joint, locking the movement of his left arm. The spike tip, exposed from the other side. Falling to his knees, Naruto felt warm blood tickling down his chest. Clenching his fist, he clubbed the spike loose from its place. Moaning as the spike vibrated with each hit. "arh"
"That was close… if I didn't move, it would have been my head on it" his chest heaving as he inhaled heavily through his blood clot nose. "I can't stop now, not when I'm so close!" whispered Naruto, to himself. Getting off his knees, he galloped forward. His nails digging into the ground, his fangs dripping with warm blood from the wound and the spike locked between his joint.
5 meters
His left arm already numbed. His mind racing as he darted past another rock spike and the endless surprise attack. In 3 meter he had received more injuries, his ribs stabbed by another rock spike, his left arms buried beneath small rock and ice spikes. Half his face covered in warm oozing blood, gushing out from his open wound. Even with Kyuubi's power to regenerate, it was an almost impossible job. Naruto skidded to a halt, as a spike shot out the right inches from his stomach. Holding the spike Naruto flip passed it, his left arm hurting.
Naruto dropped to his knees. Rock spikes blasting above his head, brushing his sun-colour hair as they whizzed pass. "Damn it…"
-----ANBU-----
"Sasuke-sama, we have analysed the area. Uzumaki Naruto is here. Should we go in for the kill?" The fox mask ANBU said, her hands on her lap as she waited for an answer.
"We?" replied Sasuke, behind the tiger mask. Shifting his feets, he turned to face his subordinate. "There is no we… there is only me!" he added. Clutching the female ANBU's chin, he lifted her up. "Do you remember what I told you?"
Sweat beads dripping off her chin, her mind in confusion. "You told us… that you will kill Naruto…" she replied stammering with fear.
"Then? There is no we. Is only me" releasing his grip on the female ANBU. He headed for Naruto's direction. "Stay here… I'll be back" He leaped away, his hair dancing in the wind.
-----ANBU-----
5 meters
Naruto winced as another wave of nausea came over him. He tripped onto the ground. There his body laid motionless on the ground, with blood spewing out from his mouth, "Is this the furthest, I can go?" He wondered. Moving his eyes, he could witness the Kyuubi Power's flowing into the Rasengan. "A pingpong ball" chuckled Naruto. The Kyuubi Rasengan now the size of a pingpong ball.
A shadow moved in the trees. Slowly Naruto looked up, expecting to see death. "The great Naruto on the ground?" bellowed the figure from the tree. "I wonder… who could possibly do this to Naruto?" added the figure, as he stepped out from the dense forest. A thin ray of light, shone on the figures face revealing Sasuke's smirk. "Don't worry Naruto… I'll put you out of your misery"
"Sasuke!" whispered Naruto, his voice barely audible.
Zabimaru looked up. "Who might you be?" he demanded, baring his teeth for the intruder. "I don't like surprises!"
Scratching his cheek "Don't he looks like you? Same powers I presumed." Turning his attention back to Zabimaru, he smiled. "Lets just say… we are going to be – Good Friends-."
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