I had a few versions of this chapter on my pc aswell, im sure its the right version, anyways, heres the latest update on this story! hopefully you guys enjoy my thinking on my feet style. lol
i felt as though the ending of this chapter was a bit shaky... imo... Oh well... we learn from our mistakes right?
and to aswer some pm's, Kyuukyoku Honoo no Jutsu is something i made up myself. i went on google and typed in japanese words. i found a japanese/english dictionary and i created sed Jutsu. If i remember correctly i believe it means Extreme flames or soemthing like that.
"I told you Sakura-chan… I would bring him back to you" he said with a humble look on his face. He turned his back towards me, the flames of his strange new technique dancing wildly around him. He faced Itachi and what was left of Akatsuki, and he raised his hands to make a final seal.
Naruto… stop…
I wanted to yell those words, but my voice was silent and mute as I moved my lips.
Stop… you idiot… you're going to die…
I watched helplessly, as these familiar turn of events replayed itself in front of me.
"Kyuukyoku Honoo no Jutsu!" he yelled, flames engulfing him and everything else. Just like it had done before.
Naruto…
The raging flames consumed everything, I flinched and raised my arms to protect myself as the wave of intensely bright flames of hell came flowing over me, and soon the explosive sound of the hideout crumbling over us vanished, and was replaced by a tranquil silence.
I'm… not burning?
I lowered my arms and opened my eyes to see what was going on. As I lowered my arms, the blinding light was replaced by an eerie night sky with a blood red moon. Around me, a shallow red sea that licked the sides of my boots and extending in every direction for an eternity, the wind hissed around me and gave me an unwelcome feeling in this strange world.
Where… is this place? What's going on?
My answer soon came in the form of a large explosion in the distance, the sonic boom of the explosion was enough for me to raise my arms back up to fight against the force of the sonic boom. The shock of the second random explosion created a small wave of the red water that splashed into my shins… it felt thick and warm to the touch.
I couldn't see a thing the cutting wind of the shockwave didn't allow me to open my eyes and observe what was going on.
Another explosion went off closer than the first, and this time it threw me off my feet. I landed butt first into the grotesque sea. I was soaked from the waist down in this bloody water, this second explosion was as loud and ear shattering as the first, and the consecutiveness of the second explosion caught me off guard and I didn't get a chance to brace myself…
I would have been freaking out at this point, half soaked in thick, warm blood-like water, but before I could, I finally got to open my eyes as the gust's finally subsided… and there, standing in front of me…
Naruto?
His back was faced away from me, but even in this bloody light and clearing smoke, I could recognize that wild and spiky form anywhere. And soon I forgot about the thick red water I was soaked in…
Naruto!
My lips moved but no words came out. I called his name again,
Naruto!
Again, no words came fourth, but I didn't let that stop me from leaping forward and make a dead sprint towards the knuckle head. I wanted to embrace the idiot, turn him around and see his face again for the first time in what felt like years…
I quickly got to my feet and leapt forward to make the sprint, leaving the red water behind…But my pace was slow and sluggish, I commanded my legs to sprint towards Naruto faster, but my legs only responded in an even slower pace. Each step I took felt like an eternity.
As I made my slow crawl towards him, another figure appeared in the settling smoke of the second explosion, I recognized that figure as well.
Uchiha… Itachi…
His eyes were as red this world's moon, and he had a Katana in his hand. As the smoke cleared completely, he raised the blade taking a charging stance as the sword glistened in the red moonlight.
"I'm surprised you are able to fight freely like this in my world of Tsukuyomi Naruto-kun… But you won't for much longer." Itachi said in a sinister tone. "Where is that demonic Chakra of yours that you used so well back in the real world? Perhaps you are finally ready to die?"
Naruto only stared down the powerful Uchiha member, unhindered in the presence of the Sharingan, he held his ground bravely, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" he yelled making a seal.
A Shadow clone appeared in a puff of smoke next to Naruto. "I can't die yet!" Naruto yelled extending his hand towards his clone.
"Hoh? Why is that?" he asked nearly mocking him.
Naruto was breathing hard, "Cause… I know Sasuke and Sakura-chan are safe out there…" he began as his clone began channeling chakra into his hand. "I kept my promise to Sakura-chan. And now… I'm gonna do Sasuke a big favor… So when I get outta here, He's gonna owe me big time."
A Bright blue Rasengan formed in his hand… it whirled and made the distinct sound it always did as it spun around faster and faster. The blue orb of chakra seemed to glow brightly in this dim alternate world… as it did so… it shed some light onto Naruto.
From behind I could see the orange jacket he always wore, but it was stained in blood and was torn almost past the point of recognition. His pants were also cut up and starched in blood. I couldn't see his face, but… the back of his neck, was covered in a sheen of blood that was caked into his skin, I didn't know if any of that blood was his or if it was from this red sea, but either way… he looked like a war-torn soldier who had been battling non-stop for an eternity.
"What makes you think you can win now?" asked the sinister Uchiha, readying himself for another lunge towards Naruto.
"Because… I'm not dead yet!"
Those words echoed in my mind, I tried harder to run faster, my slow sprint was slower than it was before… I demanded my legs go faster, stop the idiot before he hurt himself more than he already has… but they were moving in a totally different speed than I was, and the two powerful Ninja's collided… making the same ear shattering explosion as before.. And it all went blank.
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Naruto…
"Naruto!" I finally yelled, sitting up from behind Tsunade-sama's desk feeling slightly dizzy and drowsy. The world I was in vanished.
Shizune-san literally jumped from my spontaneous reaction, dropping all the books she was carrying. When she came back down to earth, she was breathing deeply, surprise and shock in her face. "Sakura-chan! Don't scare me like that!!" she yelled placing her hand over her beating heart to calm herself down.
I quickly looked around, I saw the same bookshelves with the same volumes of books in them, the same desk I had working behind since morning… it was a dream? No… it was far too real…
"Shizune-san, Naruto is alive!" I said as I remembered everything, "He's alive! I saw him!" I said standing from the comfortable Hokage chair.
Shizune-san gave me a strange look, "Sakura-chan? Are you ok?" She said rubbing her head. "Do you have any idea how insane that sounds?"
"No! Listen to me… He's alive… I saw him! He said he wasn't dead yet!!" I said listening to myself… it did sound outrageous.. But, that dream was far too real to be fake… That world he was in, the sea of blood… I felt it, I was soaked in the stuff… I felt it on my skin! And those… those explosions, I felt the impact of them in my chest… they were real!
"Sakura-chan… calm down. You had a nightmare." She said signaling with her hands to tell me to calm down. "I know you miss him… but…" she hesitated to finish her sentence, "He's…"
I stopped her before she could finish. "No! He's not! I'm telling you.. He's alive out there somewhere!" I said pointing out the window. I felt like I was going crazy… "Call Tsunade-sama I need to tell her." I said readying my self to leave and search for her. "We need to find him… He's still alive!"
"Tsunade-sama is in a meeting remember? That's why you're helping me today with her papers!" Shizune-san yelled, trying to keep me in control.
She didn't do so well to do so, I was nearly running out of the room as I didn't pay any attention to what she was yelling at me.
"Sakura-chan!" yelled Shizune-san, "Stop! Just stop it!" she yelled louder.
I turned around to her, finally responding to her loud screams. She had two streams of tears flowing down her cheeks, she was shaking, holding in her emotions. "Sakura-chan… I know you are taking Naruto-kun's passing painfully…" she sniffled a little before she continued, "But, that is no reason for spouting out random nonsense!!"
Nonsense? "You don't believe me? I swear to you… He's out there… He's alive!" I yelled as the drowsiness you always feel when you suddenly wake up, began to fade away… and logic and common sense was beginning to settle in again… Logic and Common sense told me I was insane…
"Sakura-chan… I miss him too… so does Tsunade-sama… so does everybody else in the village… You're not alone." She said coming closer to me.
I stood where I was, looking down at my feet, I thought about the dream I had again, was it really fake? I was shivering… I felt cold… Am I really going crazy? Am I… going crazy?
Two streams of tears began to trickle down my own cheeks. I was confused, irate, and frustrated… It was all just a dream… but…
Finally Shizune-san was close to me and she embraced me in a hug, "Sakura-chan… I know it hurts… but you have to face the truth."
I cried into her shoulder a little bit… maybe I was just taking this all too seriously…
"The truth is the truth… and nothing can change that…" she said placing her chin on top of my head.
The truth… is the truth…
I broke away from Shizune-san's arms, and burst through the large doors of the office.
"Sakura-chan! Where are you going?"
"To find the Truth!"
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