Hi everyone ... this chapter is the fight between Zatek and Naruto ...

the only reason this chapter took so long to post was because gayass internet wasn't workign at my place for the last two days... and i couldn't post anything ... yeah

this chapter will be longer then the last two ... YEAH! lol ... anyways ... thanks to everyone for reading my story and reviewing ... I've noticed that some of my reviewers haven't reviewed for the last 7 or 8 chapters ... did I do something bad? yeah ... if you don't like something ... tell me ... I'll try to explain why ... or if its changeable ... I'll probably change it ... on a happier tone ... I'm so glad I started this chapter so early ... blah ... blah ... blah ...blah ... yada yada yeah ...

'blah'- Zatek

here we go!

A Devastating Blow

Last Time on The Path to Hokage:

A huge 'cling' noise echoed through out the whole village. Zatek stared in shock at Naruto, fist raised, blocking the kunai. No blood. Zatek jumped back in horror. "... don't ..." Naruto continued.

Naruto lifted his head. Chakra soared through his body. "TAJU KAGE BUUSHIN NO JUTSU!" A huge puff of smoke appeared, and thousands of Naruto clones appeared.

Zatek stared in horror at the number of clones. How was he supposed to beat them all.

Naruto looked Zatek in the eye. Zatek flinched. Naruto's eyes seemed to glow as he yelled, "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!

Zatek looked around in complete awe. This ... weakling ... had just produced as many clones as he could ... on top of that ... the boy still had over 90 percent of his chakra still intact

How could he be doing this ... It shouldn't be possible for ANY ninja ...' Zatek's eyes filled with shock and fear ... but at the same time ... a drive to fight ... a drive to win the battle ... a drive to prove himself to his master ...

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Kabuto and Zatek were camping out in a clearing in the woods on their way to Konoha to partake in the Jounin Exams. Zatek was setting up the fire, while Kabuto sat down, watching ... but a the same time ... meditating.

Zatek quietly sat down, and began to eat the rabit he had snared earlier. All the while curiously watching his master. An hour later, as he was drifting off to sleep, Kabuto spoke up.

"You are weak," he said, with annoyance in his voice. "The one I'm after will obliterate you. His strength by itself is something to worry about. Not to mention the great beast inside of him."

Zatek growled, "Master. The hell demon fox resides within him?" This shocked him to quite some extent. "All the same, the seal should be more then enough for the beast."

Kabuto flashed a look of sheer annoyance. "If you fail me in anyway..." Zatek stepped back. "I WILL kill you.." Kabuto stepped away.

Zatek fumed to himself. 'Damn it! After everything I've done for him ... he only sees me as a tool ... god damn it! Why?' Zatek made a vow to himself. ' I will beat this kid. I will prove myself to master.' Zatek slipped back into his thoughts for the rest of the night.

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Naruto had completely surrounded Zatek. There was no way for Zatek to escape even if he wanted to. Zatek stared at clones, trying to count how many there were. 'Nine hundred ... damn! ... there at least a thousand clones here! This is bad ... I could probably produce around five hundred clones and have around 40 of my chakra left ...

Zatek began to think as fast as he could. But then again ... one clone of mine could probably take on two to three of his ... three hundred and fifty clones would leave me with about 60 of my chakra ... all the same ... Zatek looked Naruto in the eye ...I'm gonna have far less chakra then what he has ... but its my only option ...' Zatek formed a seal. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

In a cloud of smoke, three hundred Zatek clones appeared and formed a circle around Zatek. They all took out their kunai's and shuriken and began to throw them all over the area. The battle had started.

The Naruto clones in the front, around a hundred clones, took in all the damage, leaving the rest of the clones open for attack."AARGHH!" The clones all yelled together as the main forces of the clone army collided.

Sakura and Sasuke were jumping throught the roof tops as they thought about what they would see at the sight of the chakra. Something was wrong with Naruto as well. Sakura and Sasuke could feel it. It was like a whole section of him was missing.

"You don't think anything happened to him, do you?" Sakura asked Sasuke nervously. She was really worried about Naruto. After all, just half an hour ago, Naruto appeared to have lost his mojo. "I mean, after what we've seen of him today .. I'm jsut worried."

Sasuke smiled. "Don't worry, Sakura." He said that with confidence he didn't have. "Naruto will be just fine. He's probably kicking that guys sorry butt right now." He decided to change his tactics seeing that Sakura still wasn't convinced.

"I mean sure .. the guy is obviously pretty strong ... but that's why we're going to help right?" Sasuke smiled, genuinely. "Now ... for the last time ... relax Sakura ... we're going as fast as we can ..."

I just hope nothing IS wrong with Naruto ... what could have made him use so much chakra at one time ... I'd have to say that he's probably at 90 of his usual chakra ... but what about Kyubi? Sasuke would continued thinking if it hadn't been for the huge set of sparks and smoke going off at the edge of the village.

"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled. "Do you see that! That's some serious chakra discharge there."

Sasuke nodded. "So its not just me. Do you see the sparks going off too? What the heck is Naruto doing?" If it had been possible, the two ninja would have been jumping even faster to the site of a war.

There were still around a hundred fifty to a hundred Naruto clones still standing. Most of them were scratched but not majorly bruised. The real Naruto was bleeding.

Zatek's clone army wasn't doing so well. It had already dropped in numbers to under a hundred ... probably around seventy five or so ...'How is he this strong! How can he have so much chakra! I cut off the flow of Kyubi's chakra! THIS SHOULDN't BE HAPPENING!'

Even though he was apparently winning, Naruto was tired as well. Continuing the fight, he had extended around another fifty percent of his chakra. He still had around forty percent, but he had no idea how much Zatek had...

Damn! Zatek has a high amount of chakra himself ... if I had Kyubi this fight would have been over a long time ago ... Yeah ... but you wouldn't have regained your mojo ... what the heck is going on? How are you talking to me/ It's only been half an hour! I'm beginning to regain control .. you won't be able to acess my chakra for another fifteen minutes .. so I'd tell you to finish this fight right now ... why aren't you using your Flash technique?

Naruto smiled, in embarassment. O ... yeah... I comletely forgot about that! But still fox ... I only have enough chakra for 10 to 15 flashes ...More then enough ... Then ... I have enough chakra for two flashes and a ...

Zatek yelled, "Who are you! No one should be able to produce so many clones and still use techniques for such a long period! Your biju is sealed, and your still fighting!" Naruto just stood there. "ANSWER ME!" Zatek was desperate now. After everything he had done, and trained for, he was no match for the one he was facing.

Naruto frowned, and replied, "NARUTO UZUMAKI! THE NEXT HOKAGE!" Images flashed through his head ...

He was at the Ichiraku eating some Ramen with Iruka. He extended his chopsticks to Iruka and yelled. "NARUTO UZUMAKI! THE NEXT HOKAGE!" Iruka just stared at him, with noodles still half way in his mouth...

Zatek realized who was standing in before him. Not just Naruto Uzumaki. Someone who had been training his whole life just to be acknowledged by other people. Naruto flashed behind Zatek, and whispered, "Let's finish this..." He punched Zatek. The clones engaged themselves in the battle and a minute later, they were all alone. Just Naruto and Zatek. They were both panting hardly.

Naruto took a step forward, and said to Zatek, "This is over..." He began to gather his chakra into his fist. Zatek stared at the fist as he realized that it wasn't normal chakra. It wasn't even the red and evil color of the hell demon Kyubi. ' what is this... '

I've been waiting to test this out ... His fist was glowing a crazy bright gold color. "This is what you get for messing with me. Your already dead. This is just the story of how it happened." Zatek was cowering in fear. Naruto began to run owards Zatek, just as Sasuke and Sakura arrived at the scene.

"What is Naruto doing?" Sakura asked. "Ive never seen him do that before."

"I don't know," Sasuke was in shock at the sheer power of what Naruto was using. "It obviously strong enough to kill any ninja in this village."

Sakura was in shock, "Wow. But where did Naruto learn that?"

"AARGH!" Naruto yelled. The punch went forward.

A huge sphere of golden chakra engulfed the whole area, including Sakura and Sasuke. They found themselves floating and slowing starting to feel pain.

"What is this?" Sakura tried to say.

Sasuke tried to respond, but he was receiving the blunt of the force. "I ... don't ... know ..."

When the light cleared, Sasuke and Sakura were barely standing up covered with bruises. They were shocked to find that Zatel was on the ground onconscious, but even more amazed to find Naruto's punch being blocked by the other shadow. The shadow was seriously hurt but he was still standing.

"That was quite a devastating blow." He paused. "You don't want to kill anyone, now," the shadow said. He tried to push Naruto away to find Naruto still there with his fist.

Naruto pushed the shadow down, and he did fall down. "You! Get out of my way. If you and your possey member ever mess with me again, you'll either wake up in the hospital or not wake up at all."

The shadow quickly touched Zatek and disappeared. Naruto began to walk towards the tree when he saw Sakura and Sasuke. He waved his hand and quickly fell down, extremely exhausted.

Sakura and Sasuke quickly jumped to his side and finding that Naruto's red chakra had been slowly starting to cover chakra and heal him. A minute later, the chakra dissappeared as the Sakura and Sasuke were carrying Naruto through the village towards the village head to the best medical ninja in the village, Tsunade.

Notes: I'm really sorry that this chapter was so late .. .but thanks for all the previous reviews ... I kind of proud of this chapter ... it wasn't as cool as the fight with Tsunade but all the same ... I really hope you guys like it ...

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