A/N: Gomen nasai! My update is late. I have no excuse besides I've been lazy. But here it is. Please enjoy it!

CHAPTER 4

Break Out

Hinata stared at the creatures for a moment. They appeared to be balancing on two legs and rocking back and forth like a swing. They used this momentum to hop forward. Their crimson skin glowed with malice. Be careful of their skin! These familiars are dangerous to touch. I believe they are called inbahts. They can drain your energy and your soul with a single touch normally, but we will prevent immediate loss. Just try not to touch them too much okay?

All of them nodded and charged forward. There were so many of them that the large crystal room had filled halfway with them and they were still pouring in. Hey Raito, asked Hinata, how many mages does True Nature have under their control?

Not near this many Hinata. I have a bad feeling that all of these come from one of the Eight. But it's strange. I cannot detect an element from them. Your power should be available to you now. Use It on them Hinata. Say lux. In an old language (A/N: LATIN *cough*) it means light.

"Lux (light)!" Hinata cried. A bright light shone down upon some of the inbahts and they were eradicated, leaving no trace from when the light faded. Everyone looked at her incredulously surprised that she had made the first attack.

They at last reached the front lines of the familiar army. Hinata jumped up and bulled the bow string of her bow. An arrow made of shining light appeared. She aimed at the horrible mass of enemies and fired. The arrow split into five other arrows that swerved and hit the targets nearest to Naruto. He looked back up at Hinata for a moment and flashed a smile at her.

Hinata those arrows will split and hit at your hearts will. The damage will also be down by how strongly you feel against the person. They can even hurt one of the other Guardians if you desire it for some reason, Raito told her.

Tenten was ecstatic with her new weapon. She could fold it in her hands with lightning speed and mold it into any weapon she wished. It truly was perfect for her. She first changes it from its spear form into a claw and chain. It wasn't a chain, argued Daichi.

Shut up I'm busy.

Here let me help. If you picture the weapon in your mind it will automatically become said weapon. Now I'll leave you alone.

Tenten took this advice to heart and immediately changed it from its current form, a pair of shuriken attached to wires that she was using to devastate enemies in a small area, into a pair of katana which she swung with expert skill causing all the inbahts to be sent flying in many tiny pieces before they dissolved into red smoke.

Sasuke dashed around Sakura and a small group of the wretched familiars freezing all the ones on the outside that came to close with a swing of his blade. Sakura, inside the ring, sent flaming jabs out at every inbaht that leapt at her. They were easily dispatched and she soon sat in a cloud of red smoke calling Sasuke to let more of them by so she could send more of them to oblivion.

Shikamaru swung his scythe in wide arcs striking at every foe in a wide area. None of the inbahts could get within 4 feet of him for the speed and reach of his scythe was too amazing that he looked as if he were just taking a leisurely stroll through the park.

Temari was having more trouble. She was unfamiliar with the weapon she held so her movements were rigid and many. She was saved however by her weapons convenient ability to create gusts and vacuums following each swing. This destroyed all enemies that neared her in hopes of taking down a weak opponent. "Better look elsewhere bastards!" she yelled as she struck out at another elementless creature.

Neji had discovered that he could extend his sai certain distances and was using them in junction with jyuuken to clear a path through the horde of inbahts to hopefully find their leader. He was soon rewarded with a glimpse of a robed figure in the back of the group who seemed to be watching or even directing them. "Naruto! You're closest! Get after him!" Neji yelled at him.

Naruto Looked up and saw the person fleeing and gave chase. He swung his kunai chain on each side and literally cut a path straight through the sea of inbahts to the other side. He followed the brown hooded person through the hallway. "Hold on! You're the one to blame for all this! Stop you bastard!" he cried at the top of his lungs.

The figure turned and lowered its hood. "I believe," it said, "that it this case it would be bitch." The person was female. Her eyes were slate grey and her hair a dark red. She had a beautiful body and a slight smile. "You can call me Ferose. And who," she said eying him almost hungrily," are you?"

"Uzumaki Naruto. Tell me why you are doing this. What are you Eight up to?"

Ferose just laughed. "Me? One of the Eight? No those snobs aren't worth my time. I will take them down from inside their precious True Nature. I'll show them that a lack of element is just as powerful as any of the others."

Naruto was confused. "But wait you're not part of them?" he asked.

"They think I am but I'm not."

"Then, why not help us?"

"I have my own reasons and my own objectives and if you think you can take them down first then I should eliminate all competition," she said with a snarl as she charged at him.

Naruto was barely able to raise his kunai up in a cross form to block the attack. The blow had more strength than he had anticipated. He looked up to see that Ferose had a claw glove on that had spikes on the knuckles. Watch out for that Naruto! Those things could knock my power out of you for a while. Your weapon would be useless then!

Hey Rai. You said I could summon you as a familiar right? How?

Naruto sensedalmost a grin from Rai. Just draw a circle in the air. The bigger the circle the bigger I will be.

Naruto put two fingers together and drew a circle as big as his torso in front of him and a giant, pure yellow lion leapt from it and sent a roar out at Ferose.

"W-w-what is that thing?" she yelled in terror.

Naruto grinned. "Ferose surrender now or me and my spirit Rai are going to unleash our true power."

Ferose stepped back a bit but then stood firm and charged right at the two of them. Rai sent sparks out at her which she deflected with her claws. After she moved her hands away though, Naruto had disappeared!

She found out where he had gone soon enough when a blow to the back of her head told her that he had escape to behind her.

She was sent flying off to the side and landed with a crash. "I won't let you beat me!" she screamed. An enormous energy of no element flowed from her body. Rai faded due to the power overwhelming his current form. Naruto was knocked back and his weapon faded away.

"Uh-oh" Naruto said. Ferose walked towards him like a predator approaching cornered prey.

"You interest me Naruto. I like you. Maybe you and me could tae True Nature down together," she offered, her voice made it sound more like an order however. Her expression was that of an evil smile that a demented clown would have.

"No! I won't leave my friends and I definitely won't leave Hinata!" Naruto yelled back at her. Her wicked face seemed to flicker back to some normal human emotion before she clutched her head and fell to her knees.

"Get out of my head! Zero, go away! Leave me alone!" She screamed into her lap. Her hands and head were rolling around on her neck as if some battle raged inside her head. Suddenly her head drooped and she fell to the ground.

Naruto edged toward her. He raised her head slowly and looked at him. "Naruto, I'm sorry but we must postpone this to a later date." Naruto was confused as to what she meant. Then, he swathe other seven Guardians running towards him. Ferose took this moment of weakness to give him a peck on the cheek and then vanish into thin air.

Hinata came running down the hall to see some strange, beautiful girl look at them and then kiss Naruto and flee. Who the hell was that and what was she doing to my Naruto!?

Raito stayed quiet for fear of being yelled at. "Oy, Naruto," said Sasuke,"We finished off those familiars. Well, technically they just disappeared. We felt this strange energy though and came rushing."

Shikamaru gave him an amused look. "It appears you had more than the situation under control though." Naruto looked around embarrassed. He settled for looking at the ground, scratching his head.

"Enough of this!" Sakura yelled. "Let's just get back to the village."

Shikamaru spoke up, "Leave that to me. Everyone stand together." Everyone huddled together (Hinata pointedly avoiding Naruto stood over by Neji and Tenten) and Shikamaru put his hands against the ground as if it were a summoning jutsu and said, "Agito! (I move)"

Shadows wrapped up and around them and suddenly they were back at the village gates, all in one piece.

A/N: Well what do you think? As good as always? Worse? Better? Lemme know in a review please!