Chapter two:
Sasuke only gave his smile down upon the two. Or should we say Orochimaru for that's who it really was. Sakuras fists became so tight she was sure her knuckles had turned white. Naruto on the other hand was already powered up to his two tailed Kyuubi form. Sakura made a point to jump back to the side of Anko who was bleeding so badly she had passed out. Sakura quickly healed her wound then turned back to stare at Naruto and Orochimaru.
Orochimaru rose his hand as a huge serpent appeared in the flames. It opened its mouth baring its large fangs towards the two tailed fox before him. Sakura stood up and walked by his side slipping something into his hand before jumping off to a hiding place. Her time would come all too soon. It seemed as if the air was so polluted and smothered in black that it would be all too easy to hide. Unfortunately Kabuto cut her off in her path. He immediately thrust a kunai in her direction. Sakura who had been caught off guard immediately bent down and grabbed the kunai without touching him. She knew his touch would paralyze her is she gave him the chance.
She immediately jumped back with a flip and thrust four kunai into the air in his direction. Three he caught without much effort and he took the other to his leg. Truth be told everyone was tired from two days of fighting so it was no surprise Kabuto had lost his ability to catch all the kunai in his direction. Sakura too felt as if she could barely breathe as Kabuto took another wing at her. Sakura immediately turned around and jumped off deciding it would probably be easier to play cat and mouse then take a direct hit.
Naruto turned too look at Sakura with a shocked glance and glared at Kabuto who had no objections to Sakuras term. The expression made sure of that, because it was totally obvious Kabuto loved playing the bad guy. At that instant the flames of Naruto's chakra ran high and strong. His chakra blew away the fire and ash from the area and Sakura had to duck behind a slap of cement to avoid the gust. Orochimaru and his serpent didn't move at all to this threat. Naruto also made no hesitations to summon his toad. (AN: excuse me for not saying there names…im afraid that I suck at names all together….I mean no matter how much I like the anime or manga I cant remember for crap!)
Kakashi found himself in a heap of trouble. Surrounded by sound ninja that would normally be easy to beat he found himself out of breathe. He had obviously succeeded in keeping them of Naruto's tail but now he had to deal with them. Turning he began to the fight with a man in the back who took the hit. Kakashi knew if he had only saved his chakra while they had waited theirs they might have a chance. And where was Tsunade-hime. She was supposed to help him at this moment but he had no doubts she was fine. He then took matters into his own hands and held his palms close. He then smirked unnoticeably.
"Alright come and get it…." Kakashi sighed as the ninja all rushed towards him in a flash.
Sakura skipped out of the way of yet another ruthless attack by Kabuto. Her arm was now badly injured and almost broken do to this damn fight. She then stood up and formed hands signs so quickly Kabuto almost didn't catch even half of them. Focusing her chakra she began her jutsu but it was intercepted. Kabuto rushed in before she could complete it and Sakura was forced into the air by a powerful punch to the arm. She screamed in agony as the pain seared up her arm. She twitched, but luckily he had not used his jutsu on her. On the other hand that meant she was now his play thing. She scooted back against a long glaring at him.
"Why?" she gasped over the flames.
"Hm? Your so out of breathe I can't hear you speak…Sakura" Kabuto said also breathless. She was putting up a good fight.
"Why attack the Konoha…what the hell is the purpose in that…you have your village!!!" She screamed to him tears flooding down her cheeks from the pain and sadness now gripping hold of her.
"Hm your crying…your still weak and pathetic…ill admits you're stronger …but not strong enough." He sneered pushing up his glasses further up his nose.
"Hm don't you dare fuck with me Kabuto…im not as weak as you think? You and your stupid cards should go to hell."
"Look around" he chuckled. "We are in hell Sakura…come on be happy…im the one who will set you free of this prison."
"As if I would ever let you do that!" Sakura smirked her face growing fercesom.
"What's this…?"
Sakura bite her lip and took her thumb to the hot red liquid. She then drew on the ground and pressed her hand against it and summoned a small cloud of smoke. She then threw kunai at Kabuto straight through it. The smoke clouded around the now blind ninja. Kabuto eyes began to blur and darken. The ash had already disrupted his senses but this puny girl's gas was enough to blind him almost completely. Sakura smirked and threw the fog created one clone. The clone then threw two kunai at him as Kabuto rushed in the direction Sakura went for behind. The clouded battled was misted and none of the either ninja knew exactly what was happening.
Suddenly Sasuke or Orochimaru was thrown back into a cement slap. Naruto let the chakra run up his body extending his limps with its transparent power. Orochimaru stood up and grinned whipping the blood from his own lip. He had been fighting in the fire for two days as well but it seemed as if he was completely unaffected. Naruto growled angrily as her moved recklessly to three tails. Naruto knew it was two far in advance and that he should stay at two or one but he was so strong he just had to do it. For his sake he hoped he could pin down this guy. And he knew for sure it was going to take a hell of a lot more effort then what both where putting up right now.
Hinata sat helping the last move to the new recuperation spot. Ino was so badly injured by one of the ninjas poison blades that she had been rendered almost dead. Hinata was grateful she had found her but at the cost of her also being stabbed by the mysterious ninja. She looked at the recovering nurse and smiled.
"Are you alright missing?" Hinata asked with a smile.
"Oh me yes quite fine…thank you.." the shy nurse nodded back.
"My apologize but if your alright would you be willing to help me with the medical equipment. There are some things I don't know how to use and thus I can't help out with the patients either." Hinata asked poking her fingers.
"Oh yes…I should be getting back to work anyway." She said rising to her feet.
"Thank you very much." Hinata nodded and began to follow.
So far the injured that had come in where Shikamaru, Ino, Ten-Ten, and the only death so far of someone she knew was Shino. Hinata sighed as she longed to go help the others in battle but her injuries where to close to heart literally.
"ohh my miss!!! Turn around!" the nurse called frantically.
Her thoughts where rudely interrupted by a strong gaze on her back. Hinata withdrew a kunai and turned quickly on her heel. Standing before her was three shadowy men. Dressed in cloaks Hinata knew exactly who they where and knew she would not be able to take them on in her state.
"What do you want with us!?" Hinata barked at them her voice rising to a tone no one had heard before.
"Where is your leader?!" one of them called pulling his hat over his face further.
"Do you think I would carelessly reveal the information to you?" Hinata yelled hoping her bluffs would be enough because at the moment they where all she had.
Suddenly a hand thrust in front of Hinata. Hinata stood up in shock and stepped back putting her kunai to her side.
"TSUNADE-HIME….BUT…" Hinata cried.
"its alright…they are here for…a deal…return to the new camp Hinata and rest…you deserve it."
Hinata obeyed but with hesitation. She frequently stopped to look back. Their Hokage was aligned with them? But why…they where against the Konoha just like Orochimaru was. She sighed and turned back to her path rushing to the new safe camp.
Tsunade turned to the matter at hand and bowed somewhat to the dark figures. She then started towards the flaming village. She stopped half way on the track looking up at the rising cloud of smoke and ash. She then turned towards a faint visible spot in the middle where she saw Orochimaru's snake and Naruto's toad. She turned to them with a large sigh.
"You coming?"
Naruto thrust his raesengan into Orochimaru's side just as Orochimaru stabbed his sword into Naruto's left side. Both fell backwards and glared breathing heavily. Naruto's wound healed almost immediately but Orochimaru found it hard to stand up. Naruto was proving him self but the poison he had planted was also taking affect on Naruto. Naruto's left side was now purple and swelling. Naruto clutched his side with groans of pain. The area growing red and puffy like a large snake bite. He turned to look at his toad which also fought the serpent with that same vigor as he against Orochimaru.
Naruto had to admit it was pretty hard to attack him with Sasuke's face right there. Orochimaru could transform into his original look but that would be naive to think he actually would. Everyone knew he would use the Uchiha's body to its fullest to throw off its enemies.
Orochimaru got up and threw himself at Naruto creating a wave of very swift and powerful sword swings. Each close to hitting Naruto who wished he could just break the blade in two. But then the poison inside the blade would spill out and then Orochimaru could use Sasuke's Chidori and that would be bad.
Naruto then saw and opening as he flew straight through the swings and then over them. He jumped on the blade and gave Orochimaru and surprise right hook to the jaw. He then proceeded to kick him in the side all they was to the nearest standing house which quickly fell. The blonde ninja crouched to his knees growling as the poison began to spill out of a wound he had now taken to the same spot of the previous one. It hurt but it would heal. He hoped Sakura would show up soon or else he wouldn't be able to keep this up much longer.
Sakura found herself gazing up at Kabuto. His smiled was so wide Sakuras found herself scared to death by it. Luckily during the battle she had smashed those stupid eye glasses of his. He then reached down and gripped her neck tightly. Sakura's body had been thrust so hard against the wood that she had been rendered powerless for at least a few minutes giving him time to grab her. She grabbed and clawed at his arm the breathe escaping her in short quick breaths.
"I would kill you with perilization but then it would not be worth it now would it. To see this look on your face is quite the sight if I may say so myself. You've grown quite lovely Sakura…" He mused pushing is broken spectacles up his nose.
"Don't flatter me Kabuto!" she choked out.
Kabuto growled and held her up higher clutching his fist tighter around her tiny neck. Anymore pressure and it would snap. She the found away. If only she could. She slammed her hand into his arm using her precise chakra control to shatter it instantly right before impact and directly after swing herself up and over his now broken arm. She then jumped behind him rubbing her now red neck.
Kabuto growled and rushed towards her and thrust out a kunai. Sakuras head with light and fussy and she had fallen to her knees on the ground. Her brain had lost too much oxygen. Kabuto took this advantage and ran for her ready to kill instantly but Tsunade jumped in and punched him into the next house. She then turned around an shook Sakura. Sakura woke fully and hugged her teacher. Her teacher pulled away quickly after a pat or two to keep her student firm.
"Sakura you go…Naruto is already up to four tails…I don't think he can manage more then six….you have to hurry and go to him now!"
"Understood…Tsunade-hime what about Kabuto?"
Tsunade stood up and whipped off her cloak. She then pointed towards the shadowy figure standing behind her. Sakura gave a frightened look then nodded with bravery. Tsunade turned towards where Kabuto was now standing up and grinned. Turning back she winked.
"You have other things more important to tend too…besides this battle is mine!"
Sakura nodded and got up running off with the cloaked figure. She stopped mid way and nodded towards her teacher with the first smile in a while.
"Tsunade-sensei…thanks you…" and with that she and the cloaked figure ran head first into the deeper pit of hell.
Kakashi sat against the wall. Blood poured from wounds all over as he coughed it up slowly. His lungs where full of it and without treatment he would surely die soon. The rock shifted as Neji jumped by him falling to his knees immediately with his broken leg. Her then smirked at Kakashi who only nodded back. Both sat in silence. There was no way out. Neji then rested against the same block as Kakashi and looked up at the polluted air. Kakashi did the same. Both sat in the silence waiting for their rescue. It seemed hours passed by as Kakashi began to slip in an out of consciousness. Neji found he too very tired. Rock Lee and Gai sensei found the two after a long while and they two where injured so it would be hard to get them fully out of the village.
"KAKASHI, NEJI!!!" Lee shouted running to his friend's sides.
"Kakashi is that you?" Gai said bending down towards the somewhat awake man.
"Yah…its me" Kakashi replied gloomily.
"Lee we need to get out of here…Kakashi is going to die without treatment." Neji urged.
"Hm right…you can count on us!" Gai said and they quickly set to work to get them out of the ever growing hell.
Sakura zoomed through the deprise. Some how her Chakra had fully restored it self. Or maybe it was just the fact she had so much confidence all of the sudden. What ever it was she found herself dashing through. Suddenly a hand pulled her back. Sakura growled at Itachi who let go of her swiftly and glared back.
"Wait!" He said lowly.
"What…we don't have time!" Sakura growled.
Itachi stared at her silently for a long moment then held out his hand a ball of red energy floated in his palm. A red fire surrounded his hand as Sakura gazed at it surprised.
"The bargon included my chakra…you must get used to it channeling through you first…"
Sakura gave him an odd look then nodded and offered her hand to him. Her raised a brow and walked up to her touching her left shoulder roughly. The small amount of chakra rushed into her and she found herself on the ground from the impact. She rubbed her head and looked back up at the figure who stared angrily towards the opposite direction. He had never approved of this plan from the start but his master had told him to oblige.
Sakura got up surprised the chakra hadn't hurt more. She turned to begin in a jump but found herself on her knees again. The chakra pulsed through her veins with intense power. Each heart beat was magnified to a hundred times and her body burned with a cold fire. Her body was co cold but then it quickly burnt up. Her body wasn't receiving it the well as to be expected. She clutched her chest and got to her feet. Itachi looked at her ready to follow. When Sakura grew used to the pain she raced off towards the head of the serpent Itachi close behind.
Gai and Lee set down Kakashi and Neji on the cliff. They where standing atop to the 3rd Hokage's head as Kakashi took deep breathes off the fresh air. Lee quickly set to work bandaging them up the best he could. Hinata suddenly appeared to help with a simple medical jutsu. She smiled happily at the sight of her alive cousin. All then turned too look at the sight ahead. A huge wave of wind hit them as they squinted to glimpse Sasuke on top a serpent and Naruto on top his toad his chakra imitating the huge Kyuubi that still lived within him. All gasped in aw at the sight before their eyes.
The fire rose higher and all covered their eyes to block from the ash smothering their beaten and bruised cheeks. Suddenly an explosion was heard as fire rose higher and higher. Hinata cried out something that was mistaken for a scream. Everyone sat up and watched as the snake coiled and writhed around the toad who strangled it in return with its tongue. The violence of the match seemed so much. The Kyuubi like chakra was hard to miss as it flung at Sasuke who blocked it with two Chidori's one channeled through his now broken blade and the other from his free arm. Naruto's chakra surpassed it and flew passed them hitting Sasuke dead on creating another huge explosion followed by at least four others.
The serpent suddenly rose above then toad that also stood up. The serpent rose higher above the toad and went to strike. Hinata then pointed to the roof top near by as Sakura quickly touched it and kicked off with so much force it broke the remaining roof. Naruto and Orochimaru stopped to look as Sakura smashed her fist in the serpent's neck breaking in on impact. The snake fell back writhing in pain. Sakura spat out the blood from her lip and shook her fist.
Neji suddenly glared and pointed towards the shadowed Itachi waiting behind a building. Neji didn't know of the plan so it was hard to know why he was there. But the fire soon blazed high and made him think he was imagining things. Sakura backed up and suddenly felt someone there. She whipped around to find Orochimaru and growled angrily. She then punched her with a hook to the right jaw which didn't break but was certainly going to hurt for a long time. Sakura rubbed her face as blood came dripping from the side of her mouth.
Naruto rushed in the kyuubi's chakra burning into Sasuke's flesh. Sakura smiled.
"NARUTO!" she grinned.
"Hurry up…I can only hold him for so long." Naruto growled
"Uh….right!"
Sakura ran over as Naruto quickly punched Orochimaru in the stomach to keep him immobilized for at least four seconds. Sakura whipped out a needle full of red liquid that she proceeded to breaking open over a kunai. The red liquid dripped of the blade and Sakura rushed passed Naruto quickly stabbing it into Sasuke's side. Orochimaru hissed loudly and squirmed. Suddenly a grin crossed his face.
"you think you can beat me….with sleeping poison….there is no way to save Sasuke now…your efforts will be in vain!"
"SHUT UP!" Sakura screamed as she punched him in the face quickly knocking him unconscious from generating enough chakra to break his jaw. Luckily she was so emotionally upset she had missed the spot to shatter it and so his jaw would just be dislocated. Naruto stood by and looked at Sakura just as emotionally upset. Sakura turned to Naruto quickly shouting.
"NARUTO DRAW THE CIRCLE I TOLD YOU TO!"
"Right…" Naruto responded angrily.
"Hurry Naruto he will wake up any minute and then it will be too much for me…." Sakura sighed.
Tsunade showed up to find the unconscious Sasuke and ran up. Looking around she saw Naruto drawing the circles and shoved him aside to help him. They worked in haste and Orochimaru seemed to be coming to his senses again. Sakura screamed for them to hurry. Suddenly Sakura felt her side split open.
Her flesh was tearing into two and the muscle ripped and shredded to pieces. Intense waves of chakra and electricity shot through her body and she screamed in pain. Blood shot from her side and into the held paralyzed Orochimaru. Tsunade stopped and turned.
"SAKURA!!!!" she screamed.
"erh….eh..dont stop…keep drawing…hurry…" she groaned out.
Naruto rushed over and stood over Sakura. Orochimaru's eyes widened with satisfaction at her pain and blood. Her torn flesh excited him as he gave is famous ominous look of insanity. Tsunade continued with the circle then rushed over suddenly a gust of wind blew and Naruto and Tsunade where thrown back by Orochimaru who stood up and dusted himself off. Her smirked at Sakura who squirmed under the constant agony of the Chidori wave. Her eyes blood shot and tear running down them she clutched her bleeding side. Tsunade rushed in but was stopped by Itachi from the side.
Naruto how ever got passed him and when to kick him in the face. Orochimaru simply grabbed him foot and turned him around and punched him back. Sakura slowly got to her knees her breathing slowly fading. She couldn't keep her eyes open. It hurt too much. Blood slowly dripped from her mouth and side hitting the ground. She then looked up and Orochimaru still stood over her simply blocking Naruto's attacks. She glared at the face that would be Sasuke's right now. Suddenly a memory came to her.
"Hey Sakura come her a moment." Sasuke grumbled.
"Oh yes Sasuke-kun what is it?!" she eagerly replied.
"Kakashi told me to give you this…it's about our next assignment…the kid paid you to be his tutor personally id turn it down." Sasuke replied quickly setting to leave.
"Oh….uh…thank you so much Sasuke…." She stared after him. "Could it be that he is jealous…I swear he didn't seem like he liked this mission to much…." She smiled at the thought.
"Arigatou Sakura…" the whisper came. Sakura rushed after his figure. Her tiny feet couldn't carry her fast enough as she continued to run towards him the leaves falling.
"WAIT SASUKE-KUN WAIT….PLEASE DON'T GO…PLEASE…" She cried after him. She was catching up to him. She was so close. She grabbed his shoulder to thrust him around. Suddenly it was Orochimaru.
"Eh…..AHHHHHHHH" Sakura screamed in anger. The agony, hatred, love, and sadness filled her heart o it fullest. The vision blurred in and out and Sakura let out all her chakra into a circle. Suddenly she felt a warm chakra.
"Don't worry Sakura-chan..I promise I will bring him back…we will do it together." Naruto smiled at her. She nodded and took his hand. Suddenly Sakura vision came back as she saw Orochimaru screaming in the jutsus power. Naruto held is hand to Sakuras back which let the chakra flow through her body. She then closed her eyes and nodded as she completed the first jutsu.
"SOUL RELEASE-JUTSU" she cried out and Orochimaru fell to the ground.
She raced over to him quickly forming hand signs and clapping against the other circle letting her steady flow of chakra flow to the jutsu circle below her. She turned to Naruto with a smirk.
"Hey let go of my back. I can take it…you need to prepare for when he comes out!"
"But Sakura"
"You have a score to settle don't you then get ready!"
"Right!"
Sakura charged her chakra head on into the ground precisely at a point where it kept Orochimaru at his feet. The bastard struggled to get to his feet. Pushing against the ground with all is might. Suddenly Sakura pushed him back to his back and looked into his face. It was Sasuke she saw there and suddenly the tears came again.
Kakashi smirked as the green light imitated from the smoke into the air. Everyone around him gasped and smiled at it. The power was incredible the better yet Orochimaru's chakra had just gone down. Everyone held their breath watching. Suddenly Naruto's chakra also powered up to eight tail Kyuubi form and grinned. Everyone watched holding their breath and biting their lips. Kakashi smirked.
"It would seem…both have passed their masters in skills…" Kakashi said softly coughing up yet another small amount of blood.
Sakura glared at the figure at her feet. Itachi right behind her and Naruto to her left they both looked at Orochimaru who sat there writhing. All glared angrily at him as the green chakra flowed towards the sky showing the bright jutsu circle far and wide. Naruto's Kyuubi fire blended with it to make it even larger as he sat on all fours growling. Sakura then pushed her headband on her forehead and glared.
"It would seem you thought of everything…don't think I will die that easily…..so you're here too Itachi…..heh" Orochimaru glared griddling his teeth in an eerie smile.
"So it would seem…" Itachi simple said before placing a hand onto Sakuras back and setting off the jutsu in a huge explosion.
Author note: alright how did you like that…im moving right onto the next chapter because guess what. Im in a good writing mood and well I can. Heheh…anyway as you can see the story is getting a bit awkward. Im trying to make it something like battle flashback battle flashback…but I suck at battles…if you cant tell. Well the battle moves into the night of the third day and the climax is almost here.
I just hope you like the next chapter..its going to be shorter because I put so much into this one but hey you'll have your ending to the battle…..but it is not the ending to the fanfic…I will at least hit 7 chapters…muwahhaha…still deciding weather to end this in tragedy or happily ever after…..I might do tragedy. Hahahha im evil