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Fallen Leaves

Chapter 5

It did hit something, but not flesh or bone. The sword hit a large claw, the blow not so much as denting it, had hit Kyuubi's paw, that he had sent out from Naruto to protect him. They stayed in that position for a long time, orochimaru's sword on the side of kyuubi's claw, before somebody did something about it. Kyuubi flung his hand out and smacked Orochimaru backwards sending him flying into a tree. With a puff he turned into a log and it clattered to the ground. Kyuubi looked around and smirked. He can finally put his plan to action, but he had to act normal. He ran to where he knew Orochimaru was hiding and forced him out so they could do hand to hand combat. Gaara could only watch as the two fought one another fiercely. Orochimaru's sword soon found Kyuubi's leg but the wound healed quickly enough for him to keep moving. Kyuubi grabbed orochimaru's arm and bashed his head in only to find it was another substitution jutsu. Then Orochimaru appeared from behind him and jabbed his sword at Kyuubi's back, but Kyuubi was gone before it could hit.

"Stop running away coward!" Orochimaru hissed as Kyuubi landed in the center of the bloody lake.

"You first!" Kyuubi replied and then started to do some hand signs.

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Meanwhile Gaara was trying to treat Shikamaru, Kankuro, and Temari at the same time. Temari had stopped breathing, and Gaara, who was an expert at killing, but not healing, didn't have a clue what to do in this position. All he could do was hope what he was doing, was the right thing to do.

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"What the heck are you trying to do!" Orochimaru asked as he watched Kyuubi do several hand signs.

"Heh, nothing that concerns the likes of you, Hebi!" Kyuubi growled and continued to do the odd hand signs.

It bothered Orochimaru that he didn't know what jutsu he was trying to do, and he wanted to find out, but before he could do anything Kyuubi had stopped and was now rushing at him with his fist at the ready. Whatever he had done just now, he had either stopped it or he had finished and it had done nothing, because Orochimaru didn't see any sign of a jutsu coming from him.

"DIE!" Kyuubi roared and swung his fist at orochimaru's head, but Orochimaru dodged it quick enough to avoid being pierced by kyuubi's claws. Kyuubi was ready for this and formed naruto's hand to his own and bashed Orochimaru into the ground, then he punched him in the face with his other fist.

"No damn it, why can't I win! I'm going to have to run away again." Orochimaru thought desperately as Kyuubi took another swing at his head with his chakura fist. Orochimaru flashed some quick hand signs. "IM COMING BACK AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!" he roared and was gone in a puff of smoke as kyuubi's fist hit the ground were his head had just been a moment ago.

"Heh, and he called me the coward." Kyuubi laughed out loud. "Ok, now to set my plan into motion. Ive finished the first part so I won't have to worry about that. Now onto the next." Kyuubi said to himself and smirked as he settled down his chakura that formed a fox shape around him.

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Gaara helped Kankuro up, he was surprised that he had been able to get the poison out his body fast enough. Kankuro had a look of surprise too when he saw who had helped him. "Wow, when did you learn to be a Medical Nin?" Kankuro wheezed sarcastically. Gaara looked at him and frowned.

"Hmph, I didn't have to help you, and now I wish I hadn't." He said and turned his head to the side with his arms crossed.

"How's, Temari, and Shikamaru?" Kankuro asked. Gaara looked down with a grim expression on his face.

"They've both stopped breathing." He said through gritted teeth. "I couldn't help them." Kankuro quickly shimmied his way over to where Temari and Shikamaru lay. Akamaru sat between them with blood all over his white body, he seemed to be asleep, or unconscious.

"Come on Temari, Shikamaru, your not that weak! Don't give in!" Kankuro yelled to them, but knew there wouldn't be an answer. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he stroked Temari's blood stained hair. "Sister." He sobbed. Gaara looked like he was about to cry to, but he only wore a grim face as he looked at Shikamaru and his sister. Naruto ran over, his dark blue eyes full of worry.

"Are they ok?" He asked hopefully, his voice shaky.

"No, they've both stopped breathing." Gaara replied sadly and looked into his eyes, they were darker then usual, or maybe it was just the lighting that made them that way. Kankuro sobbed and got up with Akamaru in his arms, Gaara picked up Temari, and Naruto did the same to Shikamaru and they all made there way home, bleeding.

Chapter End

I'm really sorry for the short chapter, but I liked how it ended here and I'm really tired right now -sweat drops-. Please review, please, so many people read my stories yet they don't review and it brakes my heart -sniff-. So I wonder what kyuubi's plan is. Stay tuned to find out (sounds like a TV station.). I post a new chapter usually every day, and I will never quit a story I am writing, and if I ever do, then you can flame me all you wish!