Part 11- Free

At noon the rain was still falling, and the whole village was garbed in long black robes, for sorrow, sadness, mourning and death.

Uzumaki Naruto appeared at the top of the tower in pure white robes with a long katana at his side, white was a colour which he did not deserve. He looked down at the villagers as Nara Shikaku stood next to him his face grave, Iruka, Sakura, Kakashi and the Hokage stood on his right, Sakura's eyes were red and sore from all the crying, Iruka looked no better. Kakashi stood stiffly, his head bent in a sorrowful stance.

"Uzumaki Naruto, we will give you one more chance to repent!"

"I won't…" * Yes you would… I am sorry for everything I've done, all these sins I've created, all the terror and hatred… I deserved it all, Thank you for ending my misery… Gomenasai…*

'God you really do know how to make me weep in agony because of your pitiful weakness!'

"Fine, then you will leave this world to the under with a BLACK heart!"

Sakura put her hands in front of her face and ran sobbing; both her team mates were dead, one soon to be. Iruka turned to run after her when he was stopped,

"Don't bother Iruka-sensei, she deserves all she got!" The Kyuubi sneered. * No she didn't. She was a kind and loving person who has a beautiful personality that will never be broken… She will become a strong and beautiful and mature woman when she is older…*

Iruka gasped tears falling from his eyes as he stared at the demon inhabiting his student's body,

"Uzumaki Naruto, today on the 23rd of July… at noon… You will die, under your executioner… Nara Shikaku…" The Sandaime, stalled as he cast a wary glance at Kakashi who stared lifelessly at the stone ground. *Sasuke… I have to die…*

"Shikaku… Begin."

The tall man stepped forwards and performed the familiar hand seals of the shadow bind technique.

Inside his hell cage Naruto watched everything, as he watched his death grow nearer and closer, he gathered his chakra and struggled to break out of the demon's hold.

'If you don't stop your squirming I'm going to end you right here before I go!' the Kyuubi's voice reverberated around the cage, Naruto quailed in fear but did not cease his chakra, which he was gathering up and solidifying into the Rasengan. *Then repent…*

'Never brat you know that I will die. You will die and quit talking about your life pains and who you like and telling me what to do! It's giving me a headache.'

Nara Shikaku turned his heavily scarred face to the heavens and muttered a phrase.

"Living to light the path of death, a demon is sent to you…"

He grasped his hands on an imaginary handle and pulled upwards, Naruto did the same.

"Why doesn't he break out of his hold I'm sure he could, he is the Kyuubi," hushed whispers travelled around the tower until it reached the Kyuubi's keen ears, he smirked defiantly.

"I ask you once more demon… do you forgive for what you have done?"

"No. No will alwa-!" The Kyuubi snarled, and then groaned and he struggled to clutch his head. The shadow jutsu held fast and he could do nothing but roar and scream in agony.

"STUPID FOX! LET ME OUT!" Naruto repeatedly drove tornado after tornado of swirling chakra at the cage, watching and hearing in satisfaction that it was working. He could hear the fox bellowing.

"Nara do it now! Kill the animal!"