Chapter 6: Defense Success

"DRAGON CLAW JUTSU!" the man shouted as he rushed at Naruto with the same attack as before. Naruto stood ready for impact to protect Hinata. Naruto closed his eyes bracing himself for intense pain.

"Severe Leaf Hurricane!" Hearing those words made Naruto open his eyes and realize Guy-sensei had kicked his attacker through five buildings, two benches, and a tree. "Naruto, get Hinata to safety, I'll take it from here." Guy told him. Naruto nodded, picked up Hinata, who was bleeding majorly out of her leg, and fled to safety.

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Nazu was astonished to hear a demon was sealed away inside him. Perhaps that is why his village had come here. He grew fearsome, knowing he could be the reason this beautiful place was being destroyed. Nazu didn't know what to do so he just stared at the ground.

"Hurry, everyone make some room!" Nazu recognized the voice. He looked up to see Naruto carrying someone. Once he could see the person better he realized it was Hinata!

"Naruto, what happened to Hinata?" Nazu asked him. "The ninja attacked her with an amazingly strong jutsu. She should be fine after some medical attention." Naruto assured him. Naruto expected some kind of reply but none came. He looked at Nazu and saw he was crying. "This is my fault, why must I have an extreme hunger problem. If it weren't for that none of this would have happened." Nazu muttered. Naruto kneeled down next to him. (Nazu is not Naruto's age, thus the reason he was in an academy)."What do you mean?" Naruto asked him. "THEIR HERE FOR ME!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. He knew everyone was looking at him. Sad, scared, and feeling like a traitor he ran farther down the wooden stronghold.

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Nazu sat still crying in the corner. Naruto, being the only one he knew, had to be the one to help him. What Naruto didn't know was that all of Nazu's original feelings had transformed into rage. "Nazu are you okay?" Naruto asked. "GET AWAY FROM ME! I'm nothing but a threat to your village and soon I won't be to anyone. Once they get to me, they'll kill me." Nazu replied. "Sounds like you need someone to protect you. I know just the person, me." Naruto said.

Nazu's rage started to simmer down into happiness. "You'd do that for me? After all the trouble I caused to your village?" Nazu looked up to him with tears in his eyes. Naruto gave him a reassuring smile, "You bet!"

BOOM!

The walls had been blown open. "There you are Nazu! We were thinking they may have already killed you for trespassing." A man said. Nazu hid behind Naruto knowing he'd do anything it took to protect him. "Come on Nazu, just come over here and return home with us." "NO! His home will be right here in the Leaf Village!" Naruto retorted. "SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!"

Nazu was amazed. In a blink of an eye about 200 more Narutos appeared. The real Naruto turned and picked up Nazu and left the clones to deal with them. He ran through the back streets of the village until he made it to the Hokages Mansion.

"Lady Tsunade!" Naruto came screeching in to her room. "What is it can't you see I'm busy, Naruto?" Tsunade replied. Nazu was slightly scared and hid his face behind Naruto so she could not see him. "Who's the squirt?" the Lady said. Nazu hid himself completely behind Naruto too frightened to move. "Tsunade we don't have time for this! The kid is going to die if the attacking ninjas get him!" Naruto explained. "Attacking Ninja? Why wasn't I alerted sooner?" Tsunade quickly grabbed some things. "Let's go!"

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Hinata's eyes opened slowly and she realized there was less pain in her legs. "Whe-where's Naruto?" She asked in her. "He just ran through here with that kid."Hinata's eyes widened, he ran away with Nazu, but why? Hinata stood up and ran out to catch up to them.

Hinata ran through the main streets, avoiding any fighting. She saw a flash of orange pass through the fence gate. She ran that way.

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Naruto was running with Nazu on his back and Tsunade at his side. Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the gate. They would soon get Nazu out of harm's way. Soon he could be…, his thought was interrupted by an explosion at his feet.

BOOM!

Naruto landed on the ground, the impact was so intense it winded him. Tsunade landed on the ground behind them. And Nazu landed legs first into the fence. "Looks like we finally caught up to you." The Man said. He ordered the other two men to pick Nazu up by the arms. This was like his dream. Just like in his dream a kunai flew under his legs.

"PUT. HIM. DOWN!" Naruto's voice sounded, different. Nazu turned his head to see him cloaked in red energy. His eyes were also red and filled with rage, ready to kill. Naruto ran at the two men holding Nazu and attacked with all his might. Nazu fell to the ground landing on his legs. He began to cry.

Naruto kept up his attacks, until he threw them through the gate and four trees each. The bigger man smacked Naruto into the fence and Naruto passed out. "EIGHT-TRIGRAMS!" Nazu heard Hinata shout, "2 PALMS, 4 PALMS, 8 PALMS, 16 PALMS, 32 PALMS, 64 PALMS!" Nazu tried to open his eyes but could only manage to squint. Through the squint he saw the man laying the ground, blood spurting out of his mouth. Two men picked him up and fled away from the village. With that Nazu shut his eyes from pain, tears falling down his face.