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Chapter eighteen - Seki no jutsu, the trap of Haru…
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"Naruto?" asked Sakura as her friend start doing a series of hand signs.
"TAJŪ KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
As the blond-haired boy end his jutsu, a thousand copy of himself appeared in the dome and push back the enemy.
"Great job!" replied the pink haired girl as she took the many explosive tags off of her chest.
"Thanks!" said Naruto with a satisfy smile on his face.
"…"
"So, what's the plan now?" inquired the blond-haired boy.
"I really have no idea… But I need to put you in safety." concluded the girl.
"Ha, ha! Are you kidding me? I don't need any protection Sakura! I'll take them all.." brag the boy.
"Don't be ridiculous, you are a jinchuriki trap with a man who wants to extract the beast out of you to use it as a weapon against the rest of the world. I'm not saying that you can't take care of yourself, but that you need to protect the Kyubi. I'll put a special seal on you, but you have to help me here. Can you keep them at bay for a few seconds?" explained the pink haired girl.
"Ooh, I see. Well, humm… Okay but we'll have to do it fast, my clones won't last for long."
"Okay!"
Taking a scroll in the back of her medical bag, Sakura quickly open it and cut her index and paint the word 'barrier' with her blood. Sitting on the ground in an Indian style position, the girl joined her hands together and focuses her chakra on the scroll. Slowly, the word written on the paper begin to fade away and a purple aura start emitting from her right hand from the tips of her fingers to the base of her palms. Once it was completely dissolve, Sakura stand up and lift the shirt of the blond-haired boy who was now blushing and put her hand on his belly where his Shiki Fuujin seal was. The purple chakra begins to roll around the spiral until the pink haired girl hand return to normal.
"Woah! My seal is purple now!" said Naruto as he looks at his belly in awe.
"Yep!" replied the girl while replacing the boy's shirt.
"What is that suppose to do exactly?" asked the boy.
"Until the seal disappeared, no one will be able to take the Kyubi out of you. No matter what extracting jutsu they would like to use on you." answered the girl.
"And when does it stop?"
"When the creator decides to stop it or…" begin Sakura, hesitating to continue, "… when he die."
"I see…" whispered Naruto with a worried look.
As the girl stands up once again, a bunch of clones explode in front of them.
"What the …?" exclaimed the blond-haired boy as he looks ahead.
"I can't believe you're still using that ridiculous jutsu…" said Sasuke as he jumps on Naruto taking him away.
"NARUTO!" yelled Sakura in vain as the two begin to fight.
"I wouldn't pay them attention if I were you cherry blossom." spoke Madara as he appears in front of her.
"…"
"I have to admit that it was clever to seal us all in this barrier. Haaaa… The seki no jutsu… It has been a while since I last saw it. I think it was Akina Haruno who was the first to use it. She was a beautiful priestess once upon a time. Her job was to protect the two tailed monster cat when he wasn't used in a jinchuriki. Too bad her life had end so abruptly. But what impress me the most is that you have been able to master the ultimate power jutsu… Many people from your clan tried it and many failed. I saw it only once during the first ninja world war. The great lord Hikaru Haruno was the first and only member of your clan to use this forbidden jutsu. Only someone with a great chakra control and a vivacious spirit can used it. You really honour your clan Sa-ku-ra." teased the man, "But I'm done playing… Take us out now or you'll suffer in a way you don't even imagine."
"Tch… Like that's going to happen, if you haven't realise yet, your precious beasts are all trapped around my barrier, Naruto's clones are taking care of your minions, Sasuke's with Naruto and your little friends here won't even see it coming when I'll come at you." brag the pink haired girl with a smirk.
"Cocky I see…" replied Madara in an annoyed tone.
"Let's face it. You're trap in my jutsu and there's no way out."
Looking around, the Uchiha realised that indeed, the girl was right. The tailed beasts were all trapped in the walls of the dome and most of Kabuto's reincarnated bodies were slowly sucked in it too. Naruto and Sasuke were fighting like two mad men not to far away and he was alone with the pink haired girl, surrounded by clones of the blond-haired jinchuriki. Even if the chances of winning looked slim, Madara wasn't about to give up his plan. All he had to do was to get rid of the girl.
"Hn… You're dead little cherry blossom." growled the Uchiha before launching himself at her.
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On Naruto and Sasuke's side
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Barely escaping a punch, Naruto jumped back doing a flip to avoid a powerful kick from the Uchiha before landing on his two feet two meters away from the dark-haired boy. Then Sasuke ran back at him, katana in hand, slashing two or three clones in his wake. Trying to avoid the hit, Naruto slap the Uchiha's arm away from him and took the opportunity to give him a powerful punch in the stomach and activate his sage mode. Backing away, Sasuke use his chidori senbon on the blond-haired boy.
'Damn… At this rate, I'll be trap here forever.' thought Naruto as his clones throw themselves in front of him to protect him.
Once the rain of lighting senbon was over, Naruto sneak away from the pile of clones and attacks the Uchiha head on with a striking fist. Not impress at all since he was using his sharingan, Sasuke avoid the blow by an inch and took the wrist of the boy with his left hand and twist it.
"Nghh!" growled Naruto in pain.
"Pathetic… You're becoming more and more predictable with the years… To think that you would be able to land a hit on me with such an obvious attack… How stupid."
"Are you sure about that one?"
"Hn?"
"As long as I'm concerned you're bleeding, Teme."
"What?"
Touching his right cheek with his fingers, Sasuke was surprise to find blood dripping down his hand. It wasn't a big slash, but the fact that he hadn't notice it was even more troubling for the lone avenger.
"That was the frog kata."
"…"
"…"
"Hn. Wind type… I see, Dobe."
"Are you done yet?" asked the blond-haired boy in an annoyed tone.
"What?" asked Sasuke a bit surprised.
"You heard me jerk. I don't have all day waiting here that you finally snapped out of it. Sakura needs me now."
"…"
"You know what makes me angry? Is that after all of this time you still think that I don't understand you." confessed Naruto as he withdraws his hand from the Uchiha's grip.
"You don't understand a thing, I already told…" begin to growled the dark-haired boy.
"My father was the fourth Hokage…" blurted Naruto as he stared as his ex-team mate.
"Hn?"
"And my mother was the previous jinchuriki… And a close friend of your mother."
"What are you talking about?"
"My parents were unfortunately killed by Madara Uchiha the day I was born."
"…"
"It appeared that giving birth to a child was dangerous for the seal and he took this opportunity to extract the beast out of my mom and he release it on the village. My dad had to sacrifice his life as well as my mom's life to seal it again in me. When I lost control of the nine tailed beast when Pain attacked the village, I've been able to meet my father. The same happened when I start gaining control over the nine tailed, there, I met my mother. Even if it was for a short time, I had the incredible chance to meet them and never in my life have I been so happy and yet so sad. Even if it was for a short time, I miss them as if I had been with them my whole life. This pain you are feeling Sasuke, I feel it too. You're not the only one who had lost people close to you. I did too… My family had been taken away from me way too soon, just like you… and by the hands of the same man. Madara is planning on destroying this world Sasuke… My parents' death and yours were all part of his plan. Please hear my pray my friend, stop this non sense and come back to me, to us…" spoke Naruto as he grabs his friend's shoulder.
After hesitating for a few minutes, Sasuke back away from the jinchuriki with a sadist smirk on his face.
"Tch. You almost had me there Naruto, but I don't believe this shit… I don't care."
"I'M NOT LYING TO YOU, STOP TAKING HIS SIDE!" yelled Naruto now furious.
"KONOHA KILL MY FAMILY!" yelled back the Uchiha.
"NO! IT WAS ALL MADARA'S PLAN AND NOW HE'LL TAKE OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU'RE A STUPID MORON!" continued the boy as he grab the other by his shirt.
"Now this is really childish…" spoke a masculine voice.
Surprised, the two young men let go of each other and look at the intruder. It was Itachi. The Uchiha was attacking the remaining clones of Naruto, when he decided to take a minute to interfere.
"Sasuke, I told you already. Naruto's telling you too, Kakashi have tried too, heck even that girl tried. When are you going to stop?"
"THE DAY I'LL DIE!"
Exchanging a series of powerful attacks, Sasuke and Naruto start fighting again while the dead body of Itachi was drag away by a bunch of clones. After a few minutes of intense battle, Naruto push back Sasuke once again when a piercing cry stop him from going after the Uchiha.
"Sakura… Oh my god! SAKURA!" yelled Naruto as he ran back at her.
Not wanting to let his prey go, Sasuke tried to pursue him but a blurred figure stop him.
"What do you want Kabuto? I have things to do…" spoke Sasuke annoyed to no end.
"I don't think so Ssssasuke. For now, you will be mine…" explained the man.
"Does Madara knows of your little plans?" asked the Uchiha getting defensive.
"Of course and he agreed with it…" replied the snake man with a devious smirk, "It was a part of the deal."
"Then let's see you try."
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On Sakura's side
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"Damn…" said Sakura as she tried to heal the huge gape in her abdomen.
This man wasn't as easy as she thought, mainly because her ultimate power jutsu was starting to get low.
"Come on. Get over here." said Madara as he grabs the leg of the girl and threw her on the ground one meter away.
"Ngh!"
"SAKURA!" yelled Naruto as he crouches besides his friend.
To say she was in a bad shape would have been an understatement. She looks like hell… She was spitting blood, she was stab in the abdomen, a lot of blood was pouring out of her mouth, she was covered with bruises and her ragging breath was a proof of the intense battle that had take place moments before. Holes and cracks were covering the ground around the ninjas, blood spot scattered all over the place.
"You were busy?" asked Naruto as he inspected their surrounding.
"Heh! *cough*cough* Yeah…" replied the girl with a small bloody smile.
"Ha! Naruto! what a pleasant surprise." acknowledged the older Uchiha.
"YOU!" yelled Naruto as he pointed accusingly his finger at the man.
"Me?" teased Madara, feigning innocence.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THAT!"
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On Sasuke's side
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"Damn…" spoke Sasuke as he tried to free himself from the tight snakes ropes that were holding him down.
The fight had been tight and he was in a bad shape. To think he got caught because he wasn't concentrate. It was ridiculous. But there was too much going on in his head. Was it true what Naruto had told him? Was he wrong in believing Madara? He couldn't decide. In his head, a ton of emotions were twirling. He was so angry and yet so anxious. Maybe he was going mad. Who should he thrust?
"How funny… Wasting so many years for revenge…" said Kabuto as he rummage through his bag.
"What?" asked Sasuke.
"Well… Since you're going to die, I can tell you the truth…" spoke the snake man, stopping his acts.
"…"
"Naruto had this one quality that makes him so believable." started Kabuto with a smirk.
"…"
"His honesty."
And then it snap. A huge feeling of anger engulf the Uchiha, he was loosing it.
"I have enough…" spoke Sasuke, getting the snake's man attention.
"Huh!"
His sharingan begin to swirl and the flames of Amaterasu were releases, killing the snake in less than a minute. Hell would break loose when he'll get his hands on Madara.
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On Sakura and Naruto's side
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About to strike Madara with a Great Ball Rasengan, Naruto was on the verge of striking the Uchiha when Zetsu emerged from the ground and grab the blond-haired boy by his ankles throwing him away from the man. Surprised, Naruto harshly land on the ground piercing it with the rasengan. The ground split and an explosion almost blow the entire barrier. Once the dust had dissipated the boy stand up and looked at the man who had attack him with cautious eyes, when something caught his eyes. Trying to by pass the plant guy to get a better view, Naruto tried to kick him but was easily blocked. Nevertheless, his eyes caught what he was expecting. Madara was advancing toward the pink haired girl who was now crawling on the ground from blood loss and grab her by the hair before getting her up on her knees. Growling in pain, the girl tried to stay calm, but the pain was obvious on her face and that only fuelled Naruto's anger.
"MADARA! YOU SON OF A BITCH! LET HER GO NOW!"
Letting go of her hair, the man took the girl by her throat, suffocating her and grab a kunai, applying it at her throat.
"Now, is that better?" asked arrogantly the man.
"Mph…" grumbled the blond-haired boy in anger.
"Now let's get into business boy, shall we?"
"FUCK YOU!" yelled Naruto.
"Give me the Kyubi now or I'll kill this pretty girl." ordered Madara as he increased the pressure on the girl's neck to prove his point.
"Na-NA-RU-TO! DoN'T give HIM the demon. FORGET about ME!" tried to speak Sakura through ragging breath.
"NO!" firmly spoke the boy.
"NARUTO! GO AWAY!" ordered the pink haired girl.
"NO!" repeat Naruto.
"I'M NOT ASKING YOU! JUST DO IT!" barked the girl, now getting angry
"Come on Naruto... She's begging you... Let me kill her if that's what she wants." added the Uchiha.
"SHUT UP! SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS! LET HER GO! NOW!" said Naruto as he tried to stay determined.
"There's no chance with that." added Madara.
"NARUTO! IT'S NOT ABOUT ME OR YOU ANYMORE... IT'S ABOUT THE VILLAGE, ABOUT THE CITIZENS. THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU LET MADARA WIN, IT'S OVER FOR EVERYONE!" yelled Sakura trying to free herself.
"SHUT UP NOW!" yelled Madara as he chokes a little more the girl, to prevent her from speaking.
"Ghnnn!"
"I know about that Sakura, but... To me... You are as important as the rest of them, maybe even more... I won't give up on you because you think you should die for the benefit of the mass... To me... You're like the sister I never had... You are a part of my family just like, Sasuke, Kakashi, Sai, Yamato and all of our friends. You were there when I had no one left just like them... And that is why I consider you and the others as part of my family. Besides, I know how it feels to lose someone precious to you and I won't let that happened to our friends... That's why I can't give up on you or Sasuke... Believe it Sakura... I'll fight for those that are precious to me; even if I have to die in the end for it. Do YOU UNDERSTAND ME, MADARA?" spoke Naruto more confident than never.
"Naruto..." whispered Sakura in admiration for her friend.
"Well... Let's see if you can save the world... Naruto..." said Madara, now pissed.
"Oh I will do it... After all... It wouldn't be the first time that a Uzumaki defeat you, isn't it Uchiha?"
"Tch... Let's face it boy... You're all alone here... the only person left to help you is about to get killed by me..." started to explained Madara as his hold on the girl's neck started to grow firmer, "And you don't have enough power to escape Zetsu and to kill me next. It's over... Now give up."
"Never..." replied Naruto as he jumped on Zetsu and tried to hit him.
"You've made your choice..." replied the Uchiha while looking at the girl.
"I hate you will all my might..." whispered again Sakura as she tried to show her most terrifying glare.
"Ha! It's so nice coming from you." concluded the man as the kunai made its way toward the girl's neck.
"SAKURA!" yelled Naruto in horror.