Saki: The new chapter is out everybody.
Kakashi: (reading Icha Icha) …Why am I doing this again?
Gai: Naruto and Kurumi's youthful flames have burned so bright that they are now sleeping blissfully!
Saki: (looks at Gai with wide eyes) I feel… weird.
Kakashi: You'll get that a lot. Don't look directly at him. It's more powerful if you do.
Gai: Ah my youthful rival! How about a challenge?!
Kakashi: (looks up from book) Hm? You say something Gai?
Gai: (crying) As hip as always, my rival!
Saki: Um… Anyways, here is the next chapter, Sage Form Unleashed!
Beta'd by: Frozen-Tundra88 and Juubi no Ryuu
Saki stopped dead in her tracks as her heart clinched painfully as she heard Naruto within her mind. She nearly fell to her knees from the pain alone, but she managed to keep herself up. Taking a few breathes, she looked in front of her, only to see the three she was traveling with looking at her.
Jiraiya knew something was up as he looked at Saki. He knew the snake built her as the lay out in her designs, so there was no doubt she had stopped as something had happened. "What is it Saki?"
The brown haired angel shook her head as she gripped her chest as her heart continued to pound horribly. "I… I don't know. I just heard Naruto-kun and he sounded as if he was in pain… But he didn't sound like himself either. I also feel something is wrong with Kurumi but I can't tell what."
As both Kakashi and Gai were confused by this, Jiraiya's eyes narrowed as he knew something was up. Knowing Saki's abilities better than even she probably did, he placed his hands on her shoulder. "Close your eyes and focus on both of them. You have a program that will help us find them quicker if they're in danger."
Saki looked at the white haired man in shock as she didn't know that she had such an ability before nodding and doing as she was told. Focusing on her master and sister, her heart began to pound more before an overwhelming dark feeling overcame her and she dropped to the ground and began gasping for air.
She could feel the three besides her surround her in worry. Slowly picking herself up, frightened at what she felt, she looked in the direction she knew they were. "They're just a few miles from here in that direction. But the feeling of darkness surrounds both so deeply, I can't tell where they are exactly."
"Good enough. Kakashi, Gai, you make sure Saki is all right. I'm going ahead as there is no doubt they're using Kyuubi's power right now." Jiraiya spoke with a firm tone as he looked at both the jounin.
Neither argued as the Toad Sage leapt off faster then either could keep up with. Saki looked on in worry, but knew from the man's voice everything would be all right. She just hoped it would be as she began to follow with Kakashi and Gai flanking her.
Kisame really was not feeling very good right now. He could not get to Samehada and he was currently being mauled by the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki as he jumped in front of his path when he attacked Itachi. He thought it was a good idea as his partner had to deal with the girl that just grew black wings.
Now he knew better as the kid was insanely powerful. Their spy had informed everyone that the brat's strength with one tail was equal to that of an average jounin and he based each tail as an equivalent power boost. He was severely mistaken as the brat with four tails was far too powerful to match with his own strength, especially with his sword. In fact, he had to get his sword to stand a chance.
The bright side was that the brat wasn't moving very much, but at the same time, that was a problem as he was only a few feet from his blade. He had attempted to call Samehada to him, but it wasn't working very well as it kept getting knocked back by a flailing tail. Getting very annoyed, he knew he had to set the field so he could defeat the nine tail brat.
Using his personal jutsu, it almost seemed like he began throwing up gallon after gallon of water. After only a moment, the entire area they were in was a foot underwater.
Kisame smirked as he called his sword once more and this time, it merely used the water to float back without Naruto attacking it. Picking it up, he was ready to try and attack again when he noticed a huge output of chakra being formed in front of the nine tail brat. His face fell knowing that there was no way Samehada was going to protect him from this and at the last second, he substituted as a large blast of red chakra destroyed the area he was standing.
Itachi did not like what had just happened. One moment, the girl was down and out from Tsukiyomi. The next, she was up with unreal power radiating off her and Uzumaki had now summoned four tails. He could tell Kisame was having a very hard time with him and he was having the same thing with the black wing angel.
Every time he even tried to get near her, a barrier of black energy surrounded her and knocked him back or reflected his attack. Not to mention that she was firing red chakra blasts from the arc of her wings and they were far more accurate and powerful than before. While he knew he could still win, it was becoming an uphill battle as he did not know her weaknesses and her power was growing every second.
As the orb began to darken and he could no longer see the angel within it, his blood froze as he could feel the raw power being generated within it and knew if the attack that was coming hit, he was dead. Seeing the energy being built and aimed at him, he knew there was only one way out of this. He would have to fight power with power.
His right eye began to bleed as his vision focused onto the orb before a blast of black chakra erupted and headed straight for him. He didn't waste a second as a massive amount of chakra surged from his body and went straight to his eye. "AMATERASU!"
The black chakra from the blast was suddenly smothered by black flames and the two seemed to battle for a moment before the chakra was extinguished by the intensity of the flames.
Itachi began to pant heavily as he put far more chakra into his Amatersu then he normally would. He only had enough chakra to use another Tsukiyomi before he would pass out. There was no choice, he had to get out of here and alert their leader of what happened. The situation was too out of his reach to calm and it only got worse.
Jiraiya could feel the raw amount of chakra being used and knew it was mostly Kyuubi's. He didn't waste a second as he summoned two old toads as soon as he jumped into the battle.
"Pup, what is… Oh hell. Okay, this isn't good." The elder male toad said before he saw the dark angel and the four tailed Naruto.
The elder female toad only nodded in agreement as she looked up at the white haired sage. "Shall we fuse before we deal with this?"
As soon as Jiraiya nodded, the two elder toads jumped onto his shoulders before his image began to change. His nose enlarged and grew warts like there was no tomorrow while black lines, similar to Kankuro's face paint, covered his face. Even his eyes turned gold and his iris became rectangular.
Faster then anyone could see, Jiraiya appeared next to Kisame as soon as he substituted and knocked the Mist missing nin to the ground with a single punch. As soon as he jumped back to his feet, he found himself on the wrong end of a powerful assault and was sent flying back in front of an enraged Naruto, who was charging for another chakra blast.
Kisame had no choice but to block this one as the energy made contact with his sword before an explosion rocked the earth. Kisame was knocked back as his sword cracked and many of the jagged teeth were shattered from the collision.
Itachi cursed as he barely managed to avoid another chakra blast from Kurumi and knew this was not what he needed. He knew the toad sage's strength was beyond his and he was already drained as it was. He was ready to try and flee before, but now he had no choice as he ran over to Kisame.
Jiraiya, however, saw this coming and jumped in his path. "Uchiha Itachi, you are not getting out of here alive."
The Uchiha said nothing as he looked at the white haired sage while making sure that neither Naruto nor Kurumi attacked him. He could try and use Tsukiyomi on the man as he was looking him dead in the eyes, but it came down to survival and he could not use it without paying the ultimate sacrifice as there would be no escape from the two behind him.
Closing his eyes, he turned into a flock of ravens and reappeared besides Kisame only to have a long tongue wrap around him. Sending an electric surge through his skin, the older male toad was forced to let go as Itachi grabbed Kisame and stood up. "You are not the one with that power, Sage."
In a swirl of ravens, Itachi had vanished, leaving Jiraiya alone with the dark angel and the four tailed Naruto. Turning back on them, he knew this wouldn't be easy and he had no clue on how to tame Naruto from his rage. He knew he had to get through Kurumi as she was the rising threat as she could use all the power within her heart. "All right, what's the best course of action on stopping the girl?"
The elder female toad looked thoughtful for a moment before nodding to herself. "A prayer to weaken the barrier before using a suppression seal."
"With her out of the way, then we can deal with your latest student. Luck has it he isn't moving." The elder male toad spoke as he glanced over at the growling Naruto as his four tails waved madly behind him.
Jiraiya cast a look at him before nodding as he knew the stress of the form was causing the boy excruciating pain as he was not ready for it. Turning his attention back to Kurumi, he disappeared just as a blast of energy passed through where he was and into Naruto. Naruto was barely fazed by it but let out an earth shattering roar as his eyes turned onto Kurumi and began gathering chakra for his next attack.
Appearing behind her as she was still recharging, Jiraiya clasped his hands together and closed his eyes before he started chanting a small prayer. Each word seemed to do nothing at first; however, slowly the barrier around Kurumi began to slowly dissipate. As soon as it was wide enough for him to enter, he jumped through with his hands glowing and tapped her on the chest.
The reaction was instant, the dark energy around Kurumi began to dissolve as her hair lightened and her black wing began to vanish. Thanking his lucky stars that she wasn't too far gone, he caught Kurumi as she fell before lying her down as his attention focused to his newest apprentice as the boy growled loudly at him.
His eyes widened as he saw the chakra growing in front of him before it shot out towards him. The elder toads wrapped Kurumi with their tongues and threw her out of the blast as Jiraiya defended himself with an earth wall. The wall did little for protection, but it was enough to get Kurumi out of harms way as Naruto seemed ready to pounce when it happened.
"Master…"
Jiraiya's eyes focused onto Kurumi as her blue eyes looked towards Naruto overridden by Kyuubi's chakra. It also drew the fox possessed boy's attention to her, but unlike the time before, Naruto did not try to attack. He simply looked at her with a tilted head before his attention was brought back towards Jiraiya and he roared once more and leapt towards him.
Managing to get out of the way, Jiraiya was ready for the worst as Naruto was besides Kurumi once more, but instead of attacking her, his tails simply wrapped around her and brought her next to him as he continued growling at him. Jiraiya was in a state of shock before realization dawned on him. "Shit! The fox knows its other half is sealed within her!"
"Maybe that is for the better, don't you think, ma?" The elder male toad spoke as he looked at the possessive hold the nine tailed fox held Kurumi as she passed out.
Ma nodded as she saw the scene. "Yes Pa, it is best to stand back and let the chakra fade away. As long as the other half of the fox is within her, the fox will not harm her and do anything to protect her. Do anything to provoke him and we will incur his wrath."
Beginning to understand the situation, Jiraiya walked back and reverted back to his regular form to show he wasn't a threat to Naruto. Seeing that this appeased the fox boy, he watched as Naruto laid on her stomach while keeping a watchful eye for any one that would come to try and harm them.
Minutes passed and Kyuubi's chakra left Naruto's system and he was left lying over Kurumi. Blood covered his skin but he would recover as it wasn't life threatening as the fox regenerated all the blood used. Even his hair was a dusty brown and red from the blood dried in it and the blood still flowing.
"Time to take them home, pup." Pa spoke as he jumped off Jiraiya's shoulder with Ma before walking over to the young boy. "He looks so much like his father… We'll be back to train him in a years time. Minato wished for Naruto to take over both his and your legacy."
Jiraiya nodded as both Ma and Pa disappeared in a plume of smoke just as Saki arrived with Gai and Kakashi flanking her sides. "Naruto-kun! Kurumi!"
Stopping her before she could get to them, Jiraiya looked over at the two jounin before motion them to the two unconscious teens. Looking back at Saki, he sighed lightly before smiling softly. "They'll be alright Saki. We just have to get them home to rest. You did your part and if it wasn't for that, I don't think either would be okay."
As Gai picked up Naruto and Kakashi lifted Kurumi onto his back, Saki nodded as she looked at the two in worry before following just behind them.
Gai: (still crying) That was such a moving chapter!
Saki: Is there an off switch for him? If not, I'm going to shut myself down.
Kakashi: (reading once more) I wish… I've had to deal with this for almost every day of my life since I was ten.
Saki: …I pity you.
Kakashi: I accept your pity.
Gai: Ah my precious student, Lee, is coming to join us!
Kakashi: (eyes widen) End it quickly!
Saki: (hurried voice) Everything is quiet in Konoha as Naruto and Kurumi recover. But they won't have long to rest as it is time for Jiraiya to train Naruto on the next chapter of Steel Angels and a Blonde, Time to Leave.
Kakashi: (faster voice) And for all you readers out there, review if you like something or see something that is amiss. Got to go… NO, HE'S HERE!
Lee: GAI-SENSEI
Gai: LEE! (hugs Lee and sunset appears)
Kakashi: NOOOO!!! (turns to stone)