Welcome to the second chapter of lasting memories. I hope you enjoy reading it, because I had a small amount of fun writing it. Oh well, enjoy. -Cetsibius

Naruto sped from branch to branch, heading towards his targets last known location. He began to wonder how he would attempt to engage the girl. Stealth was of course necessary, but it mattered little if she was a sensory ninja. However, he would notice her first. In fact he had already sensed her thanks to his Kyubi chakra mode. She was less than 2 miles away now. He would have to be cautious. He could not risk diving straight into a trap. The first step will be to send in multiple shadow clones upon reaching a distance of a half-mile. From there, depending on that outcome of each clone, he would move in, using his kyubi cloak.

Half an hour later, Naruto stopped, landing on a moss covered branch high above the ground. He looked around for any chakra signatures and found none. He was more or less half a mile away. He checked her position and found it to be unchanged. He then proceeded to clasp his hands together, forming the sign for his clones. 10 clones came into existence all around the original. He have then a nod, and they disappeared.

Kira Satonaka rose from her sitting position. From the one intruder, there were now 10 heading her way, with one staying behind. 'Bushins.' She thought to herself. 'Now are they regular bushins, or a more advanced form…' She wondered, running scenarios and strategies through her mind. She ruled out attacking them head on, in case they were a summon or just different people. It was too risky even if she was much stronger. She had only been in this encampment for 4 days. How could anyone have found her so quickly? Were they cloud shinobi, or someone else? Questions continue to fly through her head as she felt them grow closer and closer. 'Whatever they are, they are incredibly fast' She thought as she realized they were less than 200 feet away. They showed no signs of stopping. 'A full-on rush eh? Must be clones.' She figured, forming many hand signs. 'Let's see if I can take them all out.' She thought with a small chuckle. She felt them reach 50 feet away. Seeing no signs of slowing, she completed her signs.

"Fuuton: Fujin no kaze." She growled, as a force of wind blew out in all directions. As it exploded out wards, it began tearing up plants and dirt. The waterfall next to her was temporarily nonexistent as the water was pushed away. It hit the tree line, breaking bark and the thickest of branches. The clones had nowhere to go and were all consumed by the gale. She felt each presence disappear as her jutsu faded, leaving the original about half a mile away. She smirked, giving herself a mental pat on the back. She focused her attention on the single signature.

Naruto was impressed. In a single jutsu, she was able to wipe out every clone. That wind jutsu was a high level one. It may not be able to kill, but being nearly unavoidable in some situations, it could be the difference between life and death in some cases. He smiled. He might have some fun yet. He formed his Kyubi cloak and took off at full speed hoping to catch the girl off guard.

Complete astonishment and confusion filled Kira as the intruder began to move towards her at speeds that were completely absurd. 'Only one person could possibly be this fast… Raikage A. Why would he be sent out alone? Could it possibly be anyone else?' She wondered, watching the figure close the distance rapidly. She had to act quickly. This was no ordinary for heading for her. If it was indeed the Raikage, this could be the end of her. Suddenly he was nearly upon her. However, he suddenly stopped, just behind the cover of the bush.

"Satonake Kira I presume?" Came the voice. It was a male, seemed older that her. But it was definitely not the raikage. A form of relief swept over her, but she did not lessen her guard. This individual was at least as fast as her previous lord. He was no push over.

"What of it asshole?" She responded. The voice stayed silent for a moment before speaking up.

"That's no way to greet a visitor is it? Or is that the cloud way? Or are you just a bitch?" He replied, messing with her.

"Ass-fucking-hole! Bring it if you're so cool!" She said, losing her calm. This guy was the oddest shinobi she had ever encountered.

"Fair enough." Whispered a voice right behind her. He was so close, his breath made her neck shiver. Fear enveloped her as she attempted to spin and jump away. Upon doing a 180 away from that spot, she saw nothing where he was supposed to be. She felt him already on her side. Still in the air, she cocked a fist while repositioning herself mid-flight. Her blow was easily blocked by what seemed to be a man engulfed in some kind of orange flame. The figure easily countered with a blindingly fast kick, aiming for her side. She was barely able to intercept the kick with both of her arms, forming an 'x' in front of her. The blow collided with her guard, sending her a different direction. She skidded to a halt 10 feet from where she was. She saw the man land on the ground. She got a better view of her opponent. He was a man of around 20, with an orange flame like chakra coating his body. On the cloak there were black markings that covered his torso and shoulders. Moments later, the cloak disappeared. It left a shinobi wearing a leaf headband that covered his right eye, with long blonde hair that reached almost to his shoulder. His clothing consisted of the usual leaf jounin attire, a vest and black shirts and pants. Realization set filled her mind.

"Uzamaki Naruto, correct?" She questioned, face becoming blank from emotion.

"It's a pleasure, Miss Satonaka." He replied, giving a bow. He was incredibly annoying to her.

" Are you this annoying to all the people you try and kill?" She growled, not caring about the answer as she formed hand several hand signs. "Futon: Kamikaze!" She shouted, as huge gusts of wind quickly became small tornados that surrounded Naruto. The jounin quickly jumped from the middle, not wanting to become completely surrounded. The tornados thrashed violently by him, seemingly following him. He continually jumped backwards , narrowly avoiding each twister. Suddenly, he heard a strange noise behind him. The girl was merely feet away, holding what seemed to be a tornado in her hand. Except they spun in completely random directions.

"Futon: Tatsumaki burēdo!" She growled, thrusting her hand towards him. 'Eat this prick!' She mentally screamed, as the jutsu slammed into his back. The small tornado seemingly exploded into several blades, cutting the man's back in several deep wounds. The victorious feeling inside her was diminished as he 'poofed' from existence. 'Damn, another shadow clone. When did he pull that off?' She contemplated, searching wildly for the real one. She focused on the jounin, some 20 feet way, staring at her with both eyes. Her own fell upon his right, the sharingan. One of only three left in the world now that the other non Uchiha and Madara were dead.

"Interesting technique. It closely resembles one of my own techniques, but I can tell they are not related. I suppose that unsurprising. Now, let's see whose is better." He chimed, smirking. He held out his hand where a swirling mixture of both chakra and wind met. Her eyes hardened and she began to form her own. Once both were prepared, they dashed at each other, jutsu cocked and ready to strike.

"Futon: Rasengan!" Naruto roared, forcing the jutsu at her.

"Futon: Tatsumaki burēdo!" Kira responded, equally as loud, jutsu swirling in her hand. The two met with incredible force. Naruto, however was not prepared for what happened. The blades caused by her jutsu easily swirled around his attack, colliding with his arm and torso. He was thrown back, blood flowing from him. Thankfully, they seemed to have been weakened by his own attack, but they were deep none the less. He mentally slapped himself.

"Impressive. You are able to control the blades of wind even after they leave your hand. You are full of surprises." He breathed, climbing to his feet. She gaped at him. Even if the blades were not full power, it was incredible that he could just brush them off was incredible. Her face quickly hardened before readying herself for another attack.

"From now on, I'm going all out. You are too strong to take any kind of risk on." His left eye changed as it took on the form of a toad's eye. She stared in odd confusion at his two eyes. He then charged with impressive speed. He reached her and threw a punch. She quickly avoided it and tried to counter. But she was unable as he had already aimed a kick at where she was dodging to. 'That Sharingan is pretty impressive.' She grumbled internally. She narrowly moved from its reach, but only by an inch. She once again tried a counter kick, but was interrupted by a sharp pain from the side of her ribcage. As if she was kicked, she stumbled backwards. Confusion filled her head. 'I know I dodged that kick, what the hell just happened?' She thought, trying to locate the blows source. She was unable as he was right back on her. His punch aimed right at her gut. She bent her stomach out of his reach while forming hand signs for another jutsu. She watched his fist closely. It was still 5 inches away, which meant she would get the jutsu off in time. Her eyes widened when her stomach began to implode in a small area, as if being punched. Pain racked her as she was sent back. Within a fraction of a second, another kick was aimed for the other side of her ribcage. She once again succeeded in dodging the kick, but was met with even more excruciating pain as another invisible blow met its mark. She could feel one off her ribs cracking from the pressure. She felt blood well up in her throat as she quickly form a seal before he could attack again.

"Futon: Fujin no Kaze!" She rasped. Once again, a torrent of wind erupted in all direction, blowing the blonde back. He rolled once and instantly recovered, some 20 feet away from her. She fell to one knee coughing a bit of blood onto the ground, holding the side with her cracked rib.

"H-how… I dodged every attack." She whispered, barely loud enough for him to hear.

"A special type of Taijutsu. It was developed by the great toad sages. I learned it upon becoming a sage. It's called Frog-katas. My body is currently enveloped by natural energy due to sage mode, increasing my range." He explained, figuring she was going to die soon, so it didn't matter if she knew. She still didn't really understand the premise, but it didn't matter. She had to do something or he would kill her. Although only taking three blows, they were stronger than any taijutsu she had ever encountered, save the Raikage. She still had some tricks to use on this bastard. He rushed back in, eager to continue the taijutsu match where would be no competition. She could not allow that.

"Fuuton: Chikyū konagona ni." She whispered, before slamming her hands into the ground. The ground rocked and shook beneath Naruto's feet. He jumped upwards to escape, but he quickly realized his mistake. Wind burst through the rock and sand beneath him, showering him with debris and strong gales of wind. He could feel his body being battered by the combination of elements. But this was only the beginning of the attack. He was forced over 20 feet in the air by the jutsu. Turning over to look at the sky so he was on his back, he was met with the sight of the girl holding the swirling tornado like jutsu in front of her, both arms out straight as if holding something at bay. Naruto growled and hardened his face. He had to do something, or the combination of the forces would tear him apart. He couldn't form a shadow clone to throw him out, because it would instantly be hit by all the surrounding debris.

"Alright then, time try it out." He whispered, beginning to form a Rasengan in his hand. She yelled and let go of the jutsu, the blades moving straight for him. He held out the Rasengan and focused on his perfectly swirling chakra. In an instant he broke the patter, while sending a huge amount of charka toward the sky and his target. The result was an incredible explosion of wind and chakra, storming right at the blades and their user.

"Futon: Rasenbāsuto!" He yelled, the incredible force pushing him against the rising wind beneath him, cutting his back and legs. Kira was astonished at the power of his technique as it easily overpowered her blades, she being unable to alter their path in time. She had no time to dodge as the typhoon like wind and chakra slammed into her. Sending her reeling in the air, body crippled with broken bones and deep lacerations. She tried to scream in pain, but no sound left her open mouth. She fell hard, crashing through braches, colliding with a solid thud on the twisted earth. Her opponent also fell hard, crashing down on his back, the earth ripping winds having subsided. She watched in horror as the demonic man rose to his feet, despite all the wounds he had received. She tried desperately to leave, but was unable to. She could not get up past her knees. She watched in a mix of fear and admiration as her unbelievably strong foe walked over to her. His right eye was once again covered, hiding his red eye as his left was back to a deep blue. A kunai was removed from his pocket and he bent down onto one knee, lifting her gently off the ground. She had given up. He could see it in her dull, lifeless brown eyes. He slid the kunai against her throat, readying himself to end her life. Sadness filled him. He still hated assassinations. She had done nothing to him. Hell they might have fought together at some point during the wars. Now he was about to split her throat. He growled in self-annoyance. He had to do this. He had done it many times before, why couldn't he now? 'Shes just like you… You don't have to kill her…' A deep voice said somewhere within his psyche. 'Shut up fox.' He grumbled in reply. 'You don't have to kill her. Take her in. You've defied him before, just make some excuse up. You want to interrogate her on how she developed her technique… Besides, shes hot.' Said the kyubi, smirking at its container and partner. Naruto growled. 'I'm engaged asshole.' He shot back, trying to silence the fox. It seemed to have no effect. 'I know that Hyuga isn't right for you… And you do too.' The fox growled back. Naruto cut the communication and returned to the task at hand. He stared at the missing-nin for a second, kunai still against her throat. She stared at him with lifeless eyes, waiting for the end. He clenched his face and slid the kunai through her throat. Warm blood flowed onto his arm, and to the ground. His face became emotionless as the young girl slid from his arms to the dirt, already soaked in red. He felt a sense of disappointment and pity resonate from his partner.

Hope you enjoyed it. I think it's a better overall chapter, but who knows. Sorry if it's too much fight for you, but I really don't care. Well, I guess I shouldn't go quite that far, but you get the idea. Later- Cetsibius