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Chapter Fourteen: War

Throw on your break lights
We're in the city of wonder
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise (If you must falter be wise)

Naruto smiled at Sasuke. He then perked up and looked at the windowsill. There, in his hood with a scythe, was Kakashi. Tonny and Tanny hovered near his shoulders. Sasuke blinked, confused by their arrival. "Kakashi, what are you doing here?" He asked. Kakashi wasn't looking, or listening, to him. His gaze was trained on the blond Halfling by his side.

"What are your plans, little fox?" He asked coldly, eyes trapped on the clear blue of the whiskered child. A grin came to Naruto's lips. He opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by Kakashi snapping, "I won't take 'Nothing' for an answer. Everyone knows what clever little things you foxes can be."

Naruto chuckled and turned on his heels, walking away. His tail swayed behind him lazily, his arms linked together against his back. He then turned and looked at Kakashi with a charming, wide grin that revealed his white teeth. "I can't answer the question then, Kakashi. If I say 'Nothing' you'll be suspicious but if I were to say I were then you'd try to force it out of me. It's a lose-lose situation for me." He sighed, shaking his head in feigned disappointment. A deep, animalistic growl erupted from Kakashi's throat.

"Are you planning to sabotage the current plans of Sakura-Sama?! If you are then you must surely wish to see a war take place between the realms. Your existence itself is a direct contradiction to all codes and regulations! Should you upset the balance anymore then you'll surely be put to death, you disgusting little mutt!" Kakashi snapped harshly. Naruto's smile faded, his eyes turning red. His teeth seemed to point more. His nails lengthened. His whiskers darkened, becoming much more prominent on his cheeks.

"If you don't bite your tongue, Kakashi, I'll beat you like your mother did! Or, better yet, I'll tear off the wings of your lovely little mortician's daughter before you have a chance to spar words with her! Would you like that, Kakashi?! Would you?!" He snapped, his voice becoming warped and hoarse. Sasuke shuddered at the energy seeming to vibrate from Naruto's very bones. Kakashi threw one arm in front of himself as Naruto jumped into the air, plowing right into him. The two crashed threw the glass and began to fall. Sasuke darted over to the window sill, Tanny and Tonny now hovering near him, as the trio watched the scene unfurling below them.

Kakashi's wings came out, a pale silver color that matched with his hair. He flapped hard, trying to stay airborne. Naruto's fangs and claws were burrowed deeply into his arm, crimson blood dripping to land in the dirt. Naruto was growling like a crazed beast, dragging and ripping at Kakashi's skin through the torn fabric of his shirt sleeve. Kakashi twirled himself and threw Naruto to the ground. The fox merely turned himself and landed on his feet, crouching down like the animal he was. "Showing your true colors now, eh, Halfling?" Kakashi laughed venomously, smirking wickedly at the snarling monster.

"We need to stop this!" Sasuke snapped, looking up at Tanny. Tonny was getting excited and yelling at Kakashi to rip Naruto apart. Tanny seemed decently tame, looking between the competitors worriedly. She turned to him, her eyes alive with her fears. "Can't you do something about of this, Tanny?!" Her eyes welled with tears at his harsh tone. With a snap of his fingers, Kakashi's scythe appeared in his grasp. Kakashi and Naruto were about to go at it.

"Kakashi! Stop!" Sasuke jerked and looked toward the old tree in Naruto's front yard. Resting on the very tip of one branch, green eyes shimmering with rage and contempt, stood Sakura. A harsh wind was whipping around her, sending her hair around her head like aggravated snakes. Her wings were spread out like an angered raven. Her lips were set in a straight line.

"Sakura, thank God you showed up! You can make all this pointless fighting stop!" Sasuke stated happily, a smile turning up his lips. Sakura's eyes remained hard and stony on him. He twitched, his smile faltering as he stared up at her. She growled lowly, her teeth visible.

"Sasuke…Shut the hell up!" She hissed flatly. Sasuke felt a sharp, painful stab at his heart. Why was Sakura being so cold to him? Sure he'd come to help out Naruto and hang out at his party, but that wasn't cause for her to be so unforgiving, was it? "Kakashi, step down this instant. This fight…Is between me and the bastard fox." She stated, floating gracefully to the ground. Kakashi growled bitterly but hopped back, his weapon disappearing with his forced surrender.

Naruto began laughing in that deep, twisted rumbling voice. "You think you can beat me, Demon Princess?! What a laughable plight!" He mocked loudly, his eyes watching her with humor. They began to return blue. Suddenly a loud crackle echoed in the air around them all and a small cut appeared on Naruto right cheek, right below his last whisker. Blood began to slowly ooze free of it. In Sakura's hand a whip had materialized. Naruto's eyes retreated to the bright crimson, their rage trapped on the rabbit girl threatening him.

"I usually use this to hunt souls, train new arrivals and teach Kiba how to mind his little sister's privacy, but I've never used it to remind a demon of its proper place. And now, Fox, either get on your knees and beg my forgiveness or prepare to suffer a horrible death." She ordered, her head high and body erect. A wicked grin turned up Naruto's lips, revealing his teeth, still slightly colored with Kakashi's blood.

"Make me, bitch!"

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Kiba walked up the corridors of the Arrival Dock swiftly. "Hello, Master Kiba." One maid stammered nervously, bowing as he passed. He ignored her and walked up to the Gatekeepers. The two males looked over at him before bowing as well.

"Hayate, Genma, open the Living Gate immediately! That bastard Halfling is causing quite an uproar and I need to tend to my little sister." He snapped loudly. Both nodded, one letting out a small cough, and they rushed over to the large metal gates. The black metals was twisted and snared, looking like a cage of thorns. At the top was a red rose, spread open and willingly embracing. In the center was a small gem. The gem scanned the people entering from the human realm. It would write and print an immediate record of the person's entire life for the Judges of the Court to glance over and question them on. It shimmered a bright blue, signifying the entrance code had been but in, and a small creaking echoed as the gates parted to permit him exit. The vine crawled back, brushing against each other and letting out an ear splitting screeching.

Kiba growled, not wanting to wait the time it took the gates to separate and permit others escape from below. He glared at the gatekeepers. "We can't do anything about it. Just hold your horses, Kiba-Sama." Genma stated bluntly, switching the sides the toothpick he always had in his mouth from the right to the left side. The gates came to a halt, shaking the ground. A young maid toppled over and fell, her skirt going up and revealing her panties. Kiba took a quick glance before letting his jet black wings out and taking off for the human realm.

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The fight was over. The winner had been revealed. The loser…Would the loser now die. Without thinking, Sasuke jumped over the side. He was still in his Shinagami form. His wings spread out and kept him from crashing to the earth and dying. He ran to the defeated party, fear turning his stomach inside out. "Sakura!" For the love of God, one of her wings had been ripped clean off! He knew losing wings killed an angel, but what of a demonic Shinagami? Could that kill them too? Sakura had implied it, but he never imagined this.

Naruto was back to normal. He didn't show the slightest signs of remorse. He laughed darkly, a small chuckle that caused his chest to heave a little, then turned and retreated to his house. Kakashi was already to stop the bleeding wing, pushing his own dark robe to it. Blood was running freely from the dark fabric. Sakura's eyes were glazed and half closed, like when Sasuke had found her burning inside her own mind. She was gazing past them. Sasuke was getting sick with the amount of blood still raining down from Kakashi's cloak. Kakashi looked at him. "Our wings are like a humans tongue. You know how if you bite off the tip it bleeds until you die? That's what are wings are like." He explained, as if sensing the unasked question.

"Sakura!" Someone screamed as they rushed over. Sasuke was shoved aside by the other person. He was about to snap at the newcomer to back off, but he recognized him almost immediately. It was Kiba, the male Shinagami that Satan had adopted as his son and thereby making he and Sakura brother and sister.

"Kiba." She whispered weakly. A low growl came from Kiba and he glared at Kakashi. Kakashi met his gaze with a guilty look.

"Take her back below this instant! Take her lost wing! There is still a chance of saving her!" He snapped. Kakashi nodded and picked Sakura up, a small cry of pain coming from her parted lips. Tanny and Tonny grabbed the damaged wing and the group disappeared. Kiba turned and looked at Sasuke, a scowl and glare in place. "So you're the mortal who stole my sister's heart. I'll be back to tell you of her status." He stated flatly before he too disappeared. Sasuke opened his mouth and then closed it, looking at the pool of blood from where Sakura had just previously been.

"I'm so sorry, Sakura." He whispered, looking up at the starry sky. He wanted to pray for her, but felt it would do him no good. What was the point? She was Satan's daughter. Didn't that mean that God had forsaken her years ago?

TBC

Yup, it was a fight! Also, I'd like to thank mangamaniacgurl and kattylin for the virtual pudding! My mom read the reviews over my shoulder and bought me SnackPacks! So, thanks to these two marvelous people, you can expect this story to be rockin' your worlds! Next time you'll see the more shoved along outcome! Until then!