Forever Never Ever.

Summary – Biju are immortal, but once sealed, they die with their hosts. That is why any sealed biju will do everything in its power to keep their host alive. Even if it means defying the laws of nature. Even if it means fighting the Shinigami.

Disclaimer – I don't own Naruto or Bleach.

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Chapter 4 – Test of Might.

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Naruto stared at the figure that appeared in front of him.

"Sakura-chan!"

She looked at him with eyes that seemed to bag for something.

"Naruto . . .I want you to do something for me."

He remembered what had happened a week before his training with Kyuubi began, when she had said word that were so similar . . .

"I want Sasuke back . . .but . . .until he kills his brother, he won't . . .so . . ."

"Sakura-chan?"

"He must be the one to kill Itachi, and you are the only one that can give him the power he needs. I know that you understand what I want from you. Will you do this, for me?"

Naruto looked at the ground. The power he can give Sasuke . . .the Makeyou . . . Sakura, she . . . she wanted him to die . . . but she was right, with the Makeyou, Sasuke could beat his brother, and he would return home. . .Ironic, how to fulfil his promise of a 'lifetime', he would need to die . . .

"OK, Sakura-chan, lets go find Sasuke . . ."

- -1 hour later - - -

"Thank you, Naruto. Once your brain shuts down, I will have the highest level of the Sharingan . . .but . . .I know you could have got out the way of my Chidori, so why?"

The slowly dying blonde smiled.

"Once you kill him, you can go home, to Sakura-chan . . ."

Sasuke smiled, looking over to the cherry-blossom.

"Sakura? . . .The only reason I'd return to Konoha would have been to use you as bait, Naruto . . .my brother seems to have an interest in you. . .Now? The only reason I have left to ever so much as look at that filthy bitch of a fangirl again is to kill her, before killing Kakashi, to ensure that those former bonds are eternally broken."

Sakura's eyes widened, before she began to cry, and Naruto began to leak demonic chakra, eyes reddening, and the hole in his chest healing.

"Teme . . .you made Sakura-chan cry . . .and you just admitted that nothing can get you t return for her . . .so now . . .I'm gonna make sure you never make her cry again!"

Red chakra tails began to form behind Naruto, as he raced towards the man he once thought of as 'brother', and Sasuke activated his Cursed-seal of Heaven, advancing it to Stage 2, jumping high out the way of the transformed blonde's attack, and hovering there, wings flapping wildly to support his weight.

"A dead-last like you, could never beat an Uchiha, Uzumaki."

A third tail sprouted, before Naruto's flesh began to peel, as his nose and mouth elongated into a snout, his ears rose to the top of his head . . . and his tails became real . . .all 6 of them . . .

"A dead-last might not be able to beat you, teme."

One more tail grew, as the blood dripped from his new fur.

"But I will find it easy, mortal. . ."

Sakura gasped, her breath caught in her throat.

"Kyuubi."

The fox grinned.

"I am weakened version, only 7 tails . . .but it means I have the damned brats emotions."

The fox slammed his claws into the ground, narrowly avoiding slicing Sakura into pieces.

"And believe me, his love is the only reason you aren't dead, Haruno."

'Fox, stop it. NOW!'

The voice echoed from everywhere, and nowhere as the demon's eyes grew wide, before the red chakra was pulled inwards, reforming him into a human, leaving only the slighted tinge of red to Naruto's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan . . .did he hurt you?"

Before Sakura could answer, Sasuke flew down, removing her head with a well-aimed slash of his blade, utilising the 5-element seal onto Naruto's stomach, restraining the fox.

"One down . . .two to go, but Kakashi won't be here for a while – he's always late, right?"

Naruto's eyes filled with tears, as Sakura's head rolled at his feet and stared up at him, almost accusing him for not being able to protect her.

"Teme. I. . . . guess this is goodbye, right?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, surly Naruto wouldn't be giving up already?

"I . . .I guess I'll see you in hell, right?"

The chakra building up around him was so strong, that Sasuke could barely stand.

"Say hello to Orochi-teme for me!"

Naruto was too enraged to use any techniques, he just poured his chakra into Sasuke, filling the avenger's coils, expanding them, overflowing, the chakra began to seep into Sasuke's bloodstream, into his Nervous system, into everything . . .until there was no room for any more . . .then it continued, more and more chakra drowning the Uchiha with its quantity and density, ripping the boy apart with its sheer volume. Eventually, Naruto calmed down and surveyed the mess, not much was left of his friend . . .blood, small chunks of flesh . . .hey, was that a whole ear? Wow, that must be the largest part of the bastard left.

"Just what you deserved for what you did to Sakura-chan. . . but hey, you got the power you wanted, right? Asshole."

The last member of team 7 sat by Sakura's head, and began to cry for his lost love.

"Test of Might . . .passed."

Naruto blinked, the blood was gone, Sakura's body was gone, in its place stood the Shinigami.

"What? Oh, right . . .it was the test . . . .so . ..Sakura-chan . . .she's still alive, right?"

At the death-god's nodding, Naruto relaxed, and his tears began to dry.

"Who do you choose?"

"Ino and Tsunade."

'After all, they're the closest thing she has to family.'

"The 6th test is a set of riddles. Solve them to pass. You are allowed to ask the fox for help, as he is part of you. You have 3 guesses for each riddle, you mat fail up to 1 of them.."

"I'm ready"

"Riddle 1 – In the morning I walk on 4 lags, but by noon I stand on 2,

In the evening I move with 3 legs, What am I? The guess belongs to you "