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Chapter 3

At first no one said a word. Even Sarutobi the strongest shinobi in the village dared even breathe. A few inexperienced were shocked into immobility while the veterans among the presnt who had witnessed such things done to people, the Toad Hermit, Kakashi, and ANBU shinobi among others silently cursed in their mind at the loss of a Konoha shinobi to nothing but sheer braising human stupidity.

They couldn't begin to comprehend what had caused the man to charge in like that without knowing the enemies strength or the supreme word of the Hokage himself. Such a thing was unheard of among well trained and experience shinobi.

As it was the shinobi had been successful in his suicide campaign. Such words where the in the thoughts of the hardened unsympathetic shinobi among them. Luckily for those select few those thought went unheard.

While various thoughts and emotion ran through in every shinobi present, Kurenai who was among the few shocked by the ease at which the boy had killed the man as if he were nothing, less that a nuisance, could not wrap their minds to what had just happened. Where a moment ago they had being negotiating now not even the charred remain of someone who had once been a shinobi of the Leaf could even be seen.

Some of shinobi who had been close friends to the man despite how twisted and angry the man had became after the incident from the man they had once known into something unsightly thought the death of the man was a blow no matter how significant the truth was that a few of them if none at all would grave for him.

The death of the shinobi also served another purpose. The ease at which Naruto had filled had shown how much the boy had been changed more so the power which Naruto had displayed was a reminder of how much demon containers could be.

Sarutobi and Jiraiya were one of the first to snap out of their inner turmoils.

Sarutobi tuned to his student with sombre tired eyes. "Jiraiya , Kakashi with me. Anko get Kurenai away from here."

Then turning to an ANBU member with a cat like mask, he said, "make sure no one interferes with this."

"Hai! Hokage-sama" they all said feeling the steel in the God of Shinobi's voice.

As everyone went about their given task, Jiraiya turned his sensei a question on his lips. However before any word could escape from his lips Sarutobi Hiruzen answer his question.

"You , Kakashi and I are going to wear the boy down. we need to make sure to exhaust his chakra before he can stop him. Something tells me the boy has yet to gain control of all the power he has gained."

Grinning widely Naruto savoured the feel of his first kill. Most of all he was pleased with how things where turning out. Despite the limitation on his chakra, his single tail a clear indication of that , what he had thus far was impressive and if only….

His controversial thoughts suddenly came to a halt when three shinobi suddenly appeared before him. Naruto narrowed his slited eyes at his at the trio before smirking, showing his canine teeth.

"Hmm so it's now you turn old man huh." He chuckled.

"Well I hope won't disappoint me like the idiot before you."

"Oh I wouldn't worry about that. In fact, Naruto-kun, when we are done..." Hiruzen said before shrugging ", you your thirst for battle would be sated."

Hearing this, Naruto let his grin widen further. This was looking very promising and he knew the longer he fought the better for him. his instincts where telling him the more he fought the more chakra his body would be forced to became available. There for in the long run fighting against stronger shinobi meant his chance of gaining all the power of the previous Kyuubi rose.

Ahh previous Kyuubi ….hmm…I like the sound of that, Naruto thought in glee within his mind.

"Indeed…" Kakashi added pulling his head-band away from his covered eye. "It's time to put kids in their respective place."

The old man of the trio, Naruto noted instead of saying anything to him the older shinobi instead lazily adjusted the gauntlet on his right arm before tightening his Leaf head-band on his forehead.

Somehow because of this simple action Naruto couldn't help feel insulted somehow. It was as if the man was looking down on him as nothing of consequence, like another random human along the myriad of humans. however before Naruto could utter any crude remarks the face of the man before shifter. As if a switch had been pulled masks of seriousness fell onto the shinobi's face giving Naruto pause at the sudden change and before Naruto could think anything of it the oldest of the three men suddenly vanished.

The battle had begun.

Despite having been caught off guard Naruto's reaction speed was just as impressive. using his keen sense of smell and hearing alone the young demon was able to follow the old shinobi movements and with that he was able to duck under a swing that would surely have left him seeing stars or worse comatose.

Using his demonic attributes enhanced with chakra as larger and potent than that of any know being, Naruto retaliated with frightening speed. Despite his height having been boosted by his transformation, Naruto didn't bother with trying for the man's torso or head instead his counter kick was aimed at the old man's legs hoping to cripple him or better break the old shinobi's weak bones from aging.

In fact, Naruto hoped, with this blow alone the old man's next step in life would be spent walking on leg supports.

With the man out of the fight he supposed the old geezer with the hones would be his next.

Naruto was so over confident with his powers so much that when his foot met empty air he was not only surprised but shocked. The word itself could not begin to encompass what Naruto was feeling at that moment. So great was his shock that he didn't react at all, he simply blinked baffled with his leg extended before him.

He didn't even feel the ground beneath him turn to a muddy swamp before his body started to sink down.

Eventually Naruto snapped out of his stupor with an uncertain nervous chuckle.

"Well for an old man you are surprisingly fast." He said before heavy chakra exploded from his body causing the muddy swamp that had been sucking him down to explored outwards in every direction.

"Commander we are ready." An ANBU said through his ear piece as he got into position.

"Ready here" another masked ANBU member said confirming his status and position.

"Ready commander" said an ANBU with purple violet, straight hair.

"Ready here commander" said the last and final ANBU member.

Once all the members of the squad where in position Tenzo said, "NOW" before beginning a set of hand-seals for a special barrier jutsu. Every ANBU located around the battle field in special selected points started going through the same hand-seals before shouting, "Five Way Sealing Barrier."

At the last set of seals, a line of chakra shot out of their finger tips from one ANBU member to another until a pentagon was formed enclosing the battle field with each ANBU acting as its 5 points before vanishing living an invisible shimmering thin barrier.

Kurenai clutched onto her friend as Anko dragged away.

"Anko do you think they are going to kill him?" she whisper shaken by the way things were turning out.

"I don't think so the kid is too valuable for the village to toss aside." Unlike me, Anko said making sure not to speak aloud the last part. Who knew who could be listening around this many shinobi? "Come on girl we don't want to be caught up in their battle." She finished pulling the red eyed shinobi by her hand.

As Anko dragged her way, Kurenai took one last look behind her, her soft heart wishing they wouldn't kill or seriously injure the boy. Despite having witnessed the child kill she couldn't help but be worried for his safety.

Naruto realising the old man was probably the strongest of the 3 decided to change his priorities. After all if things didn't go as one hoed it was better to adapt and try another approach instead of trying again meeting the same end. And this time his target was Kakashi, someone who Naruto knew had been his father's students before he had taken the seat of Kage of Konoha.

Vanishing in what most shinobi knew was an advanced form of a body flicker, a method of fast movement that required the user to vitalise and strengthen their body with chakra, Naruto using the potency of his chakra moved at speeds only a few could keep up straight for the youngest of the three.

In a blink of the eye Naruto appeared behind Kakashi a claw swipe aimed at the shinobi's masked face.

That speed is unreal, Kakashi thought barely able to keep track of the boy's boost in speed with his single Sharingan. The sentiment was echo by the thoughts of every shinobi that were standing watch outside the protective barrier.

However despite all this Kakashi was able to see the attack coming leaving him with enough time to shift his head from the attack letting the boy's hand wiz past his ear. Using the opening before him, Kakashi sent his own fist straight towards Naruto's open torso.

Seeing the attack coming towards him, Naruto used the amounts of chakra coursing through his body to body flicker away from the shinobi he had once called a brother. Thus when Kakashi's fist reached its target, Naruto had already vanished leaving only an after image in his wake.

"Damn the Kid is really fast. I can hardly keep up with the speed he is moving at", Anko said to her friend as they saw Kakashi hit empty air.

"Why don't they simply have the Aburame suck the chakra out of him?" Hana asked her traditional Inuzuka fang-like tattoos more visible in the sun light.

Anko turned to her friend slightly amused. "Come on Hana if what we know is true them who knows what would happen when those bugs come in contact with that kind of chakra. Beside the kid probably has enough chakra to feed their entire hives and I doubt that would put a dent on his reserves. The only thing they can do is to either knock the kid out and or seal off his chakra." She said turning back to the fight.

Grunting in annoyance Naruto decided to change his target. Still engaged in the body flicker he changed his direction blurring towards the old Hermit leaving another after image behind.

This time when he appeared he already had his attack committed, his leg extended towards the older shinobi. And just like with other attempts his efforts were thwarted by a painful counter technique from the legendary shinobi as the old man's white suddenly grew long, wrapping around him as it transformed in countless number of sharp needles.

Naruto bit back a scream as a wave of pain went up his body. The spikes had actually pierced through his foot.

Cursing loudly, Naruto leapt back making some distance between himself and the shinobi all the while glaring at the three shinobi his eye flashing crimson in suppressed anger.

Thrusting an open palm towards the three, Naruto gathered his chakra instinctually increasing its temperature in the process before launched his attack. Small controlled balls of flames appeared before his outstretched palm before launching at his targets in every direction hoping he could at least land a hit.

In a display of speed and acrobatics the trio managed to dodge every single fireball thrown at them. This didn't help Naruto's quall his rising anger at all.

"Kid would like to try again or is that all you have got?" Kakashi lazily taunted.

"TCH, why do you bring down that barrier if you want to see what I am capable of?" Naruto glared at the shinobi. His glare however turned into a frown when he felt himself suddenly felt his body freeze up.

He tried to move his fingers and failed.

Narrowing his eyes Naruto sent a surge of chakra into his body willing it to move and was successful.

Kakashi was surprised at how easily the boy had broken his illusion despite not having the knowledge to do so. But the kid is amazing; to be able to beat my genjutsu with brute force and no real training is nothing short of amazing.

Regaining the use of his limbs, Naruto quickly raised his arms in time to block a heel drop from the Hokage himself. Grunting in pain Naruto grabbed hold of the offending leg and swung the older shinobi away from him with inhuman strength. Of course just like every one of his attacks his throw accumulated to nothing as Hiruzen simply righted himself in mid air before landing gracefully without a show of discomfort.

Naruto felt a sliver annoyance raise and his anger drop a little. If he didn't know better these three where toying with him. Not only that but he was beginning to lose his temper. Snarling in anger, Naruto shouted, "If you want to play it that way then fine.", before channelling his chakra in a single point on his palm. a single a smaller sphere of purple flames appeared on his hand and once he was satisfied with its size Naruto then hurled it at Kakashi his anger behind the throw.

Unlike before and because of its size the ball of demon fire appear to vanish travelling at unbelievable speed before to Naruto's surprise and glee struck the weird eyed shinobi full on his chest before exploding brightly incinerating his whole body.

For a moment Naruto stared at rising pillar of flames Kakashi's body still visible inside the flames, its mouth wide open in a silent scream. As he watch a feral grin sketched itself on his face before he started chuckling.

"It seems that ….." Naruto started saying as he turning to the remain two shinobi only for the rest of his sentence to be cut short by blinding pain as a fist out of nowhere connect to his jaw with enough propel him a few meters away from where he had been standing.

Anko winced as the boy was sent flying through the air.

"Ouch that got to hurt." She commented in sympathy rubbing her own jaw.

"It seems they are toying with him." Hana added wincing in sympathy with her friend.

"uhuh it's like they are waiting for the right opening to strike." Anko nodded the raised an eye brow as the kid got up from the ground.

Naruto was angry.

Now he was certain the shinobi he was facing where toying with him. While he didn't know how the shinobi had survived his attack he was beginning to realise the gap in experience between him and the shinobi he had killed prior this battle.

Worse he came to a sinking realisation that at his current level he could even lay a finger on either of them.

His single tail shifting behind him, Naruto growled at the mask cover shinobi.

Despite a single tail's worth of chakra and even fire to call upon at will, Naruto was clearly out matched. In fact, as he jumped to his feet, he wondered if even with the second tail to draw upon he did even have a chance. Unfortunately the only way he could be sure was if the battle progressed longer so much that his second tail emerged.

Shaking the pain away, Naruto prepared to mold his chakra and before he could even begin he found himself on the defensive courtesy from another punch from the white haired Toad Hermit.

Aborting his attack Naruto ducked under the swing then used his height to send a kick at the shinobi which to his annoyance was lazily deflected aside.

A presence behind him had Naruto instinctively rolling to the side just in time to avoid another punch from Kakashi.

Coming out of his roll Naruto was once again saved by his enhanced hearing warning him of an attack from Hiruzen. Again using his speed Naruto disappeared and appeared a few meters away from the older man making some distance.

Before he could get into position a punch in his stomach left his gasping for air. Acting on instinct and desperation Naruto swung his tail instinctively letting his chakra flow into it causing it to double in length and size.

However the desperate attack failed to hit its intended target as Jiraiya who had felt the build up of chakra had made himself scarce.

Naruto cursed loudly as he once again found himself on the defensive with no time to send an attack of his own.

With expect control born from the innate understand of one's own abilities Naruto gathered demonic purple flames in his mouth until his checks and lungs swelled out of proportion with his stature.

Ignoring the other two shinobi, Naruto directed his next attack at the only shinobi in his field of vision, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Those watching the battle, outside the barrier visibly shudder as they felt the enormous amount of demonic chakra being molded by the child.

Judging his attack as ready, Naruto launched his attack without second thought.

Hiruzen watched the boy prepare his attack with interest. He had to say the boy surely was something else. The fact that the kid was already able to mold his demonic chakra to sure an extent spoke volumes of the kid ability.

Suddenly Hiruzen felt the temperature rise exponentially. Rather than become worried, Hiruzen simply raised one eye brow in curiosity wondering what the kid was up to now.

He didn't have to wait long. And he was amazed.

As he watched, Naruto opened his mouth, impossibly wide for a human before a stream of powerful purple flames shot out toward him even faster that the technique used on Kakashi.

This could be dangerous, the Monkey contract holder thought flashing through 4 hand-seal at impossible speed before an impregnable barrier of solid earth rose from the ground in time to intercept the jet of fire. Even then the amount of heat being generated by the flames was enough to convince the older shinobi just how dangerous the attack was.

Snarling in his mind for having been thwarted again, Naruto put more of his chakra into the jutsu hoping to melt both the old man and his barrier.

Kakashi watched the jet of flames seemed to lessen a bit then without warning the flow of flames rapidly intensified as if a valve had been opened. Peering at the Toad Hermit from the corner of his eye, Kakashi nodded. They had gotten what they had wanted therefore it was time to end this fight before anything happened.

He was glad they had erected a barrier as he could spot flames being stopped by the translucent barrier. Pushing that thought aside, he vanished in a burst if pure speed before appeared behind the kid then proceeded to send a power chop at the kid's extended neck.

Just when Naruto was about to added even more chakra into his flames, he felt a sharp pain at the base of his neck before darkness encroached his vision.

NO! I won't go down that easily, Naruto shouted in his mind willing the darkness away through unbreakable stubbornness. Applying chakra into the battle Naruto noticed the darkness start to retreat little by little.

As the darkness began to recede, Naruto felt his hand get pinned behind his head then being lifted up from the ground. Blinking in a daze and confusion, Naruto however didn't have time to do anything when he felt his chakra leave his control.

"I think that should do it for now." Jiraiya sighed slapping a Chakra-Suppressing Seal on Naruto's forehead.

"What have you done?" Naruto asked weakly feeling his power leave him. Since his awakening he had never felt this weak before. Even as he struggled against Kakashi he could practically feel energy drain out of him. What Naruto didn't know was that because he was now a being of chakra albet with a physical shell created of hardened chakra, chakra is what made him what he was and without it he was nothing short of an average human.

However that didn't mean he was becoming weak rather what he was feeling was nothing but the sudden loose of direct control of his chakra and his body not used to being without chakra was giving off the impressing of weakness.

"Nothing you should be worried about, Naruto-kun" Sarutobi answered looking at Naruto with regret. "Don't fight it this is for your own good."

"Nothing you say. Then why do I feel so...so" the rest of Naruto sentence was left unsaid as he finally lost his battle with the darkness. As darkness claimed his Naruto vowed to be no-one's puppet no matter how out classed he was.

"Tenzo you can drop the barrier." Sarutobi shook his head. "I think I am getting old for this kind of job." He added under his breath thinking about how the council would react to the new developments.

Knowing those fools for as long as he had been alive, Sarutobi had no doubt they would try to kill the boy or worse have him sealed then imprisoned. Then of course there was Danzo and his cohort who by now already knew what had happened and were already taking steps to procure Naruto for their own ends. What those ends were, Sarutobi was not sure but the only thing he was certain of such power in the wrong hands could cause disaster not only for the village but for the Elemental Nations combined.

He repressed a shudder when he thought of Naruto under the wing of the illusive Root organisation. While Danzou's Root division help the village by doing frowned upon missions, he didn't like the way the division went about recruiting and training its members.

Cutting the chakra keeping the barrier up, Tenzo did as he was order without question.

As the barrier fell, disappearing into nothing Hiruzen motioned Kakashi who had the unconscious boy in his arms to follow him.

"We need to strengthen the seal placed on both Naruto and the young lady while we still have the chance."Jiraiya said getting a nodded from the older shinobi. While didn't know how Kushina's seal worked he had no doubt Kurenai was the key and her presence could possibly be what he needed to strengthen the seal already on the boy. Sometimes he wondered what it would have been like if the Uzumaki clan had survived the war. Their knowledge in the sealing arts was something to behold.

Seeing the trio heading their direction, Kurenai and her group of close friends stood up and took a respective stance their heads slightly bowed.

With the battle done the ANBU started allocating lower shinobi to start with the repairs.

Using a mixture of different elemental manipulation, the most versed shinobi started levelling the ground with Tenzo the only shinobi capable of Wood manipulation went about growing new trees as every shinobi went about completing their orders.