"Friendly fight huh? Sure, I'll do it." Naruto smiled. How strong can Sasuke really be?
From Naruto's memory, Sasuke was slightly taller than Sakura. Naruto now was significantly taller, Sasuke was almost the same size. Sasuke looked almost the same as he did in his memories, he was just slightly taller. Sasuke had decided to start the fight.
Sasuke jumped high into the air almost trying to land on Naruto, obviously just to see his reaction. Naruto just stepped back, not sure how to react.
Should I actually try and hurt him? I don't know what he means by friendly. Anyway, how do I hurt him???
Sasuke smirked and landed less than a foot away from Naruto. Naruto was slugged across the face without realized what happened. Naruto just stared at the ground and began to fall. He sat their dumbfounded, Sasuke almost couldn't contain himself. He almost burst laughing it was so funny that Naruto sucked. Before Sasuke could decide whether or not to continue, he saw Sakura running towards him. As she swung to hit Sasuke to stop, Naruto stopped her before. It was Sakura's turn to look stupid now.
"Sorry Sakura, I think we'll be fine," said Naruto. He let go of her arm and she backed off. Naruto had that grin, his grin. The one he always had before he did something reckless but amazing.
Sasuke, still staring at the point where Naruto had stopped Sakura's arm, was then hit hard in the stomach. After the pain arrived another hit to his side sending him ten feet to Naruto's left had come. Sasuke laughed. He realized Naruto still could fight, so that means he could fight him even harder. Sasuke got back to his feet in an instant. He then ran to Naruto and attempted to punch him in the face, but Naruto smashed his hand out of the way.
Sasuke was stunned. He didn't even stop my hand. He practically attacked my arm. Has he really gotten that much stronger and faster? I guess I shouldn't hold back at all.
Sasuke then grabbed Naruto's right leg and right arm. From there he spun Naruto around and threw him towards the three logs mounted in the ground. Naruto quickly regained balance and landed on the top of the center post. Sasuke decided to throw in the pain. Naruto attempted to jump down from the post and smash Sasuke with his foot, but it didn't work. Sasuke disappeared when Naruto came within a foot of him. Naruto didn't see how he got hit, he never will remember either.
Sasuke appeared behind Naruto's back and hit him with both his hands on his head. Sakura gasped at the force Sasuke used. He intended to kill Naruto now. Sakura thought Naruto was dead, as his collision with the earth created a depression in the field. Sasuke backed up ten feet just in case Naruto attempted to jump up and hurt him. It wasn't until Naruto hadn't moved for 30 seconds that Sasuke realized what he had done. He was so used to Naruto using his Clones. He expected the body to disappear with a puff of smoke and Naruto come out of the trees unharmed. But it didn't happen. Naruto's body stirred and stood up. Sasuke got a look of the puddle of blood that had leaked out of Naruto's mouth and nose. Naruto turned around to look at Sasuke. Sasuke realized, his hair was also stained with blood, but it was so close to his hair color now that no one would ever notice.
"His eyes...they're -they're red!" Sasuke yelled to Sakura. Sakura wasn't sure if he was telling her that or letting Kakashi - who should be 'watching' - know.
Sasuke decided he had to use his Sharingan now. He noticed that Naruto's chakra patterns were changing rapidly, randomly. His eyes tracked Naruto's inhuman speed but his body couldn't keep up. Sasuke felt his stomach release its contents before he felt the pain. Naruto then grabbed Sasuke, who was in mid - air from the force of the blast, and thrust him to the ground, with as much force as Sasuke had done to him a minute before. Sasuke blacked out and realized Kakashi wasn't going to help at this point.
I can kill Naruto NOW!
Sakura watched the black markings cover Sasuke's body. She knew from experience that Sasuke would never go any further than the first level of the seal. He only did that when he didn't care whether he lived or died.
Sasuke then jumped out of the way to avoid Naruto's next irrational attack.
His movement's are so reckless and fast, it's too much.
Naruto lunged at him once again, and once again Sasuke avoided it. He jumped into the air about 4 feet from the ground. Naruto appeared behind Sasuke and - from what Sasuke can tell - bit him. He bit just where the curse mark was then jumped away. Naruto collapsed as he hit the ground and snapped out of his craze. Sasuke fell to the ground with a hard thump.
"AHH!!! Gah!!" Sasuke writhed in pain on the ground and sounded like he was dying. He coughed up blood next, then his skind began to burst on his left leg wherever the curse mark covered. Sakura quickly rushed over to Sasuke's aid and began to heal his bursting skin. Sasuke realized that the curse was the problem so he quickly reversed it back to its small form on his neck. Sakura checked his neck and found two large holes spurting blood. One was directly overtop the curse mark. Sasuke passed out from the sheer pain. Sakura knew that if he didn't get healed quickly enough he would lose too much blood. She healed the bite mark but the scars still remained there. They were a blood red color. Sasuke's leg was also beginning to stop swelling and bleeding, but these left no scars. From the outside Sasuke looked fine. But Sakura still had to be sure, so she started to run him to the hospital.
"Wait! Sakura!" Naruto called.
"Naruto I have to make sure Sasuke's alright!" She called back. Then Naruto was left alone.
What had just happened? Naruto had become a bloodthirsty monster just minutes ago. Naruto pondered the events for a minute until he remembered the puddle of blood on the ground where Sasuke had thrown him. Naruto felt his face for anymore blood, but he was fine. It seemed as if he had healed within the short amount of time he was crazy.
"Naruto, sorry I couldn't stop that," Kakashi had said.
Naruto had jumped at the sight of Kakashi who wasn't there a second ago.
"Shouldn't you be saying that to Sasuke? He's the one who was hurt after all."
"Well, that's actually probably true. But I think you need more attention right now. Hmm, amazing how much you've changed."
"Wha..oh yea with the hair and all..."
"No, I mean with the fact that you have no idea who I am, yet you'll talk without caring."
"I know who you are, Kakashi-sensei. I remember a few things with you in them," said Naruto still staring at the ground in front of him. "What just happened?"
"Nothing really, you just got very angry. Sasuke is really weak compared to you. I don't know what Akatsuki did, but it seems they've increased your chakra level and physical strength to rival mine," told Kakashi. Or perhaps they've just loosened the seal to the Kyuubi, and maybe you've grown closer to it and your chakras flow as one.
Naruto was skeptical, but even he was surprised of what he did. "Heh guess I don't know my own strength. " Naruto smiled that big smile of his but it quickly disappeared. "What happened to Sasuke? Like with the black stuff on his body."
"Well Naruto, it's a long story. It goes back to when you guys were a team and competed in the Chunin exams. I'll explain it to you as we walk to the hospital. We have to make sure Sasuke is okay."
So they walked and Kakashi explained to Naruto all about Orochimaru. When Orochimaru and the Akatsuki came into the conversation, Naruto asked what was the point of Akatsuki. Kakashi claimed he didn't know. When they arrived at the hospital Sasuke was already walking out. He looked at Naruto menacingly. Naruto could tell that it wasn't the look that said "I'm gonna kill you". It was the look Naruto remembered in his dreams, like Naruto was something inferior. Then Sasuke went back to this broken look, like his life was over. Sasuke and Sakura went to wait outside. Tsunade had something to explain to Kakashi first before Kakashi could leave.
"Kakashi come with me, and who is this...? Is that NARUTO???" Tsunade was stunned at Naruto's hair. She couldn't even tell until she looked into his deep blue eyes. She dismissed this and decided not to wonder what was going on.
"Just tell me here Tsunade, I don't have much time before I go into withdrawal symptoms from lack of my Icha Icha Tactics book. Just allow Naruto to hear whatever you have to say, he probably won't understand it..." Kakashi said, ignoring Naruto's small fit about him being stupid.
"Well....to make it simple, Naruto injured Sasuke's curse mark. The mark itself contains energy and energy gathers there. If Sasuke tries to release the seal, his entire body will be in pain. Unfortunately for Sasuke, the seal activates once his chakra reaches a quarter of its full capacity. Sasuke uses more than that in most of his fights on missions. He's grown accustom to the curse seal being his back up. But if he uses it now he'll most likely die. More importantly to him, he can't kill Itachi now. At first he thought to kill Itachi he needed the Mangekyo Sharingan, which is impossible because even though Naruto just demonstrated he is stronger, Sasuke can never use more than %75 of his energy. Now Sasuke can't even use his Chidori more than four times without killing himself. He has to face the fact that he can never kill Itachi now," said Tsunade.
"But, what if Orochimaru was killed? Then the curse would go away!" Naruto practically yelled.
"He has a point Tsunade, Sasuke will just have another person now to kill," said Kakashi.
"I guess you're right, but killing Orochimaru would help a lot more people than that selfish kid," Tsunade laughed and walked back upstairs to do whatever it is she would do on a peaceful day in Konoha, but somehow there are still people in the hospital with injuries. Seriously do people hurt themselves intentionally to get in the hospital? They have a lot of rooms and never use the ones on the first floor....
Kakashi had to rush back to his book at his house, which will never be seen. (Kakashi is a hobo). Naruto met up with Sasuke and Sakura outside the hospital. Sasuke wasn't amazed at Naruto's healing ability, it seemed like something that always happened.
"Sorry...Sasuke," mumbled Naruto. Sakura smiled, she must think he's pretty mature for doing that.
"Hn, well it isn't your fault. I started it. Stop trying to act like you care," Sasuke said. Sakura sighed and began walking down the street. The sun was almost gone. The air was getting colder...it must be getting close to winter. Naruto decided he should go home. Before Naruto was far enough away, Sasuke put his hand on his shoulder.
"Naruto, I've given up. I can't kill you, I can't obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan. I don't need it. Besides, it wouldn't work if we kept trying to kill eachother. We'd have to be best friends, and I don't think us killing eachother is friendly," Sasuke smiled. Then he walked another direction, nowhere near his house.
What? Is Sasuke serious? Does he want us to be friends, or just friends again so he can kill me later? I don't know what he's given up on. Well maybe Tsunade just told him what he needed to be told, that he should just give up on killing Itachi.
Besides what did Itachi ever do...I still wonder. Itachi's a nice guy!
...
Later in Naruto's dreams....
"Naruto! Sasuke! Finish the mission, stop that Sound Ninja!" Kakashi commanded.
Naruto and Sasuke ran towards the ninja with bones sticking out of his back. He had a curse seal, just like Sasuke!
They finally caught up to him at the Valley of the End. Kimmimaru stood on the First Hokage's Statue and Naruto and Sasuke stood on Madara's. Sasuke activated his curse seal. Naruto prepared to kill. This man had killed Gaara! How could they take him?
"You two will be the ones to kill me...the last two, Gaara and Lee, have weakened me," the man, Kimmimaru, spoke. He was panting, and blood stained his chin. He would die on his own anyway.
Naruto and Sasuke jumped the gap between them and attacked. Kimmimaru wouldn't die without a fight, he attempted to use his spine to stab Sasuke but died right there. He collapsed and fell into the river.
"Look..that Orochimaru even creates a tragic end for his strongest men," Naruto muttered.
"I'll end up like that..." Sasuke said. He had not known that Kimmimaru had a disease and he believed that he would die the same if he didn't act quickly.
Sasuke didn't notice that Naruto was growing extremely angry and that Naruto was sprouting 3 tails.
"Damn it! Orochimaru...I'm GOING TO KILL HIM."
Sasuke was startled at Naruto's sudden strength. Naruto bolted off ran in a random direction. Sasuke couldn't even find him. Nobody could, his speed at that moment was unmatchable. Naruto was gone...