Here comes another Chapter in the Gaara Arc. This will be the final chapter on the invasion of Kohona, and afterwards I'll take another brief break from writing this story and start on another shorter project to jumpstart my writing Gears again.
Chapter 32: To prove I'm right, I will stop you!
Naruto only stood on the branch speechless, unable to lift an arm to fight. I gained my strength through my hardships, but this guy's life was much harder than mine, is it even possible for my strength to match his? Naruto though to himself, and for the first time in his life he truly doughted his own skill and power.
"IF you won't do anything then I will!" yelled Sasuke charging Gaara with his Chidori. However this time the strange markings that were on his neck during the forest of death began to reamerge as he struck with Chidori. However Gaara dodged and only his tail was severed, though it was quickly reformed.
"Your weak Sasuke," laughed the Crazy Gaara, "Looks like I'll kill you before Naruto just to stop a pest."
"Don't you touch my Sasuke-Kun!" screamed Sakura jumped at Gaara with a Kunai. Gaara reached out the sandy arm at sakura and it shot off pinning her against a tree and she fell unconscious
"That paw will slowly crush her," Gaara said as his arm began to reform, "IF you don't kill me, that girl dies," Sasuke charged in only to get swatted by the large tail of Gaara.
"No!" yelled Naruto preforming some seals, "Those are my friends, and there's now way in hell your going to hurt them! Kage Bushin No Jutsu!" and with that over a thousand Naruto's, "I will show you my strength, and that true strength comes from those you care for and the will to protect them, I won't loose to you and I will prove my own strength and defeat you!"
"What makes you think you can beat me, a true monster?" laughed Gaara. Seems my plans working, as Gaara gets worked up like this I'll slowly come out more and more until I gain control. Now its only a matter of time. At this point More sand rapidly began to fuse to Gaara. Now both Arms and legs were large Racoon like limbs of sand, even his torso and Head had become completely engulfed, "Die Naruto!"
"All Direction High Volume Shuriken Firing!" yelled NAruto as the clones had surrounded Gaara, all of which began firing Shuriken from all directions. Gaara put up his massive arms and to block them all, however he failed to notice NAruto had stuck a few Kunai with explosive tags on the branch's base, and when they blew the Branch fell and Gaara went down with it. Two shadow clones jumped up from below Gaara simultaneously delivering powerful uppercuts to elevate him a good distance. When Gaara flew up a short distance another Shadow clone attacked from the front with a back flip hitting Gaara dead in the chin sending him up even Higher. This happend three more times elevating Gaara a short distance about the trees where countless Shadow clones emmerged on Gaara, "Uzamaki 2000 combo!" They yelled as the Simultaneously struck him sending him flying back into the ground.
As the smoke cleared from were Gaara crashed insane laughter could be heard from Gaara, "Thats it, let me experience the joy of living through your death!" and Gaara's size began to increase rapidly, within moments he was the size of the tree's, "I will show you the power of Shukaku, Spell of Fake Sleep!" and with that Gaara's real body elevated above the Large Raccoon's head, stopping that he was waste high in the sand. His body fell limp as his jutsu forced him to sleep.
"Yahahahahahahha!" came a loud shrill from the Raccoon, "His drive to destroy you caused him to release me!"
"So, you're the demon within Gaara," Naruto said softly, "I'll show you the power my demon had, Ninpou Kuchiyosek Jutsu!(Summoning Technique)" and with that Rissa had appearead again.
"He man, what's up?" asked Rizza as Naruto climbed onto his head.
"No time for pleasantries, we need to beat that thing," Naruto said Pointing at Shukaku.
"That demon got loose, this is going to suck," Rizza replied.
"I don't care, we gotta stop it now!" Yelled Naruto.
"Chill dude, I'll do what I can," Rizza took off to the sky at Great speeds, "Feather spray!" he called as he swung his wing launching a spray of feathers from his wing. They ripped off one of Shukaku's arms, however it quickly reformed as though nothing happened.
"We have to hurry, if we don't Sakura will die!" Naruto yelled.
"We have to get closer so you can wake up the medium then," Rizza said. He swung down flyting towards Shukako latching onto his shoulders with his talons.
"Its been a while since I've seen one of the nine demons, to bad your going away ver y soon," Rizza said.
"You can't beat me, in mear moments I'll be at full power," Shukaku laughed.
"Don't count on it, NAruto is already at your medium," Rizza smiled seeing the look on Shukaku's face when he realized that Naruto had already jumped onto his head and got to Gaara.
Naruto decked Gaara with all his might snapping him wide awake, "And I was so close to coming out!" Screamed Shukaku.
Good job Kit, Came the voice of Kyuubi inside his mind, I was hoping your ninja way Garbage would Kick in after seeing Gaara's memories so you could begin to draw on my power.
So you da care about me, he? Naruto thought mockingly.
Don't kid yourself, its all self preservation until I can take you over, Kyuubi sneered.
Sure it is fox, sure it is, Replied NAruto.
The form of Shukaku started turning to dust dropping both Gaara and NAruto to the ground. Rizza expended just about all his strength to hold Shukaku there, that stupid raccoon was physically more powerful than any of the other demons, and Rizza wasn't made for overpowering his enemy, so he took this chance to poof away.
Both Gaara and Naruto struggled back to there feet, readying the last attack, "You, how did could you defeat me?" Gaara questioned.
"Simple, even though we share the same lonliness, you have closed yourself off and shut out everyone else, I for one have my friends, and the will to protect them gives me endless strength," with that Naruto charged and punched at Gaara, however the sand of Gaara grabbed both Naruto's wrists stopping Naruto just centimeters away from Gaara, "Dammit!" Yelled Naruto as he smashed his head forward into Gaara's, causing both fighters to collapse into the ground.
"So, your strength comes from love," Gaara managed weekly.
"Yeah, it does," Smiled Naruto.
Suddenly KAnkurou stood up holding Temari, He picked up Gaara and said, "The invasion is over, we lost," and used his strength to limp off away from Kohona. Naruto only smiled as Kakashi appearead and said, "I didn't know there was such a strong Genin among Leaf, I'll take you back home now," Naruto only gave him a thumbs up and then passed out.
Here is the end of the Chuunin exams, after I start back up I will start with the Hokage Funeral and the search for the Fifth Hokage. Again, thank you so much for the reviews.