True Path of a Jinchuuriki Ch 16: Alternative (Revised)
(Italics: Thoughts / Flashbacks / Dream sequence. Bold: Title and Kyubi's / Demon's / Inner Characters's Speech. Underline: Time Skips)
Naruto and Sasuke stood across from one another, a few hundred feet of distance between them without a single soul in sight to witness the beginning of a duel of epic proportions. Naruto clenched his fists as he narrowed his gaze at his opponent. Sasuke laughed at this gesture in a sinister tone, an expression of sheer insanity written across his facial expression. "Why are you getting so serious before we've even warmed up?" The entity possessing Sasuke asked in a mocking tone. Naruto shut his eyes as he clenched his fists so hard blood trickled down his wrist. "Although he was a traitor and sold his soul to the darkness Sasuke was still a brother to me, and using his body like a puppet is unforgivable!"
Naruto roared, his eyes suddenly opening to reveal crimson slits where his cerulean eyes were mere moments before. A cloak of crimson chakra radiating from his body as his fingertips and teeth shape-shifted to demonic claws and fangs. Sasuke grinned at this display as he too revealed a fraction of his true power, a sudden pulse of sinister black chakra surrounding his body in a hundred foot radius, a barrier of chakra caging the two shinobi in a cloud of petrifying darkness. Sasuke separated himself from the darkness, the barrier staying in place as he hovered in place, Sasuke's sharingan activated although strangely enough it seemed different from Itachi's, the six pin wheels merging into two triangular patterns, an overwhelming energy radiating from his body that would have destroyed the mind and body of any mere human being instantly no matter how skilled they were in the shinobi arts.
"This is twenty five percent of my true power, more than enough for a warm-up!" Sasuke roared, an after-image of Sasuke fading as he lunged forward in an inhuman burst of chakra-enhanced speed, punching Naruto hard in the stomach as he sent him flying downward, impacting the harsh, cold earth as he skidded to a halt about fifty feet away from the point of impact. "I know an attack so minimal couldn't harm the Jinchuuriki of the Nine Tailed Demon, now get up and fight!"Sasuke roared, his eyes glowing a demonic crimson as waves of black chakra pulsated from his body fluidly almost as if it were a rhythm of nature itself. Naruto rose to his feet, a demonic look on his face as he roared and charged forward in a sudden burst of speed, white eyed as Sasuke punched him hard in the gut, blood trickling down Naruto's chin he grinned victoriously, the form of Naruto vanishing in a cloud of white smoke.
The ground beneath Sasuke suddenly trembling another form of Naruto bursted upward from the earth, slamming a spiraling orb of crimson chakra upward against his chin. An explosion of chakra blinding their vision as Sasuke's body flew straight upward at high speeds. As Sasuke flew upward he shifted his gaze, two forms of Naruto above him using the direct sunlight as a shield. One of the forms of Naruto vanishing in a cloud of smoke as Naruto held an extremely large, concentrated orb of condensed, unstable crimson chakra, the chakra lighting aflame as the Kyubi's energy elementally composed the attack, slamming it as hard as he can into Sasuke's chest. "Demon Rasengan Combo!"Naruto roared, Sasuke's form burning uncontrollably as he crashed down into the earth, leaving a crater and tremor upon impact. Naruto used his chakra to decrease his speed, nearly hovering in place a few moments as he landed on the ground, gazing ahead at the smoldering crater.
A few minutes later a humanoid form emerged from the hell fire, his eyes glowing a demonic pale blue as his body took on the demonic transformation with the power of Orochimaru's curse mark. His humanoid body a slick black and his hair surprisingly remained undamaged, he narrowed his gaze at Naruto as he reached his arm forward and extended his hand outward, a chidori of blue flame expanding in his palm as a current of electrical energy formed around it as a barrier. "Playtime is over!" Sasuke roared, using his wings and chakra to boost himself at his opponent, slamming the orb of chakra into Naruto's stomach, sending him flying upward into the sky in a sudden burst of energy, the force of the attack parting the clouds as Naruto flew through the sky faster than his body could handle.
Sasuke suddenly appearing above him and slamming his elbow downward into Naruto's stomach, sending him crashing down into a mountain, the landscape being leveled as a result. The form of Sasuke hovered in the air as he gazed downward, his winds flapping on instinct as he breathed heavily due to fatigue. He closed his eyes and smirked, opening them again suddenly as he began to laugh. "I'm impressed Jinchuuriki! You can par with me on equal ground with twenty five percent of my true power. Although if you truly do wish to defeat me you have to understand you don't have enough strength to accomplish the task, but then again you're not one to listen to reason or logic, isn't that right Naruto!?" Sasuke yelled downward, chakra reenforcing his vocal cords as his words echoed throughout the empty battlefield.
As the dust cleared from below the form of Naruto appeared, growling like an animal as a cloak of crimson chakra surrounded his body, three fox tails of demonic chakra extending outward as he assumed a fierce offensive stance as he stood his ground on all fours. Sasuke smirked from above him, flying downward at high speed as a maniacal look was carved into his facial expression. "Now that's more like it!" Sasuke roared. For a split second time froze as a pulse of chakra shot through Naruto's body. "Naruto... What that being says is true you do not have the power required to fight him in equal grounds, give in to me and relinquish to my powers..." Naruto was in a daze, intoxicated with the fox's power as he slowly nodded, agreeing to the fox's terms.
As Sasuke flew downward he was forced backward by a powerful pulse of energy, a barrier of spiraling crimson chakra surrounding Naruto, his body taking on a more drastic transformation as he took on the appearance of a miniature version of the Kyubi itself, four tails spiraling outward as a demonic roar escaped his lips. As orb of black chakra forming in his mouth as he gazed upward, Sasuke's eyes widening as his Sharingan activated. An explosive amount of demonic chakra bursting upward all at once in the form of a lethal energy beam. As the energy dissolved the form of Sasuke appeared in front of Naruto, grabbing him by the throat as a cloak of dark chakra surrounded Sasuke's body.
Naruto choked hard as the fox's power dissolved around his body, almost like broken armor crumbling under pressure. His vision blurring as he spat up some blood, helpless as his enemy held his life in his hands, literally. "Do not worry Jinchuuriki I have no intention of killing you, I want you to witness the opening of the Gate of Eden." As he said this the barrier of darkness chakra surrounding the battlefield dissolved, the Konoha Fortress destroyed as a white light shot upward into the sky, the same light filling his vision. H-Hinata-chan... He thought to himself as he lost consciousness...
Three Months Later...
Tsunade sat down at her desk with a heavy sigh as she pulled out her secret Sake stash, uncorked the bottle and proceeded to consume the bottle's contents. Putting the empty bottle down in disappointment wishing she had bought a bigger bottle. It had been three months since Naruto disappeared without a trace, Hinata of course was the one who keeps insisting they keep searching, her fear was that he somehow managed to enter the Gate of Eden, the bridge between the two worlds. If so she'd have to send a team of shinobi to investigate, she could only hope her actions would not cause a repeat of the First Great Ninja War... "Shizune!" Tsunade called out to her assistant.
The sound of footsteps approached, her office door swinging open as the form of Shizune emerged from the doorway. "Yes Lady Tsunade?" Shizune asked in response to her name being called. Tsunade gazed upward at her assistant and friend. "Bring me Hinata Hyuuga, Kakashi, and Rock Lee."
Four Hours Later...
Kakashi, Hinata, and Rock Lee stood in front of the site where the Konoha Fortress, gazing outward at the scared landscape as a tall gateway came into view, only about ten feet wide but taller than the eye could see, even with the Byakugan. A white light radiating from the gateway as they approached, the gateway almost appeared two dimensional almost as if the gateway was a rip in time and space itself. Kakashi, Hinata, and Rock Lee all turned to one another, nodded in acknowledgment and took a deep breath as they rushed through the gateway, a blinding white light filling their vision.
A young boy walked down a beach, a carefree expression on his face as he trailed a stick behind him in the smooth sand, the serene sound of the ocean waves music to the boy's ears as he ventured further along the wet and sandy landscape, as the boy was walking something had caught his eye. A person was washed ashore about ten feet away from him, the boy ran ahead to the person to get a batter look. The person appeared to be a man at least fourteen years older than he was, clad in a full-body black travel cloak with long, spiky golden locks of hair covering his face from view. The boy shook the man, attempting to wake him up. "Mister are you okay?" The boy asked.
The man slowly began to stir, coughing hard a moment later as he got to his knees, his vision blurred as he opened his eyes. "Mister are you alright?" A young boy's voice asked as his vision came into focus. The golden haired man turned to face him, the boy had a cheerful yet genuinely concerned face, was rather small and slender, brown eyes and spiky black hair his only features worthy of note, dressed in a pair of blue overalls and a white t-shirt. "Where am I...? Who am I...?" He asked the boy.
Three Hours Later...
"So you don't remember anything? Where you're from or even your name?" The golden haired teenager gazed at his feet with an empty look in his eyes. "I'm sorry..." The man replied. The twenty year old raven haired woman frowned at him, a sad look in her eyes. "Something terrible must have happened to scar not only your body but your memory as well." The women walked over and embraced the golden haired man. "Don't worry you're safe here..." The man was stunned by the woman's kindness. "I'm sorry to burden you with my health..." He said to her. The woman merely pulled him into a tighter embrace in response. "Not another word, you're welcome to stay with us for as long as you like..."
One Week Later...
A young boy ran down the beach laughing, coming to a sudden halt and turning around. "Hey Kitsune hurry up! I don't want to be late for supper!" The boy yelled to the golden haired man trailing behind him, he merely smiled at him. "Don't rush yourself Naru, you might hurt yourself!" The man referred to as Kitsune yelled back, Naru gave him the name Kitsune because he said he was sly like a fox. After about twenty minutes of travel they arrived at their small shack on the beach, Naru smiling widely as he rushed toward the door, opening it suddenly. "Sister we're back!" Naru called out as he entered, Kitsune trailing behind him and entering a minute later. "Welcome back!" Naru's adult sister smiling at them as they enter, Kitsune smiled and entered the kitchen, taking a deep breath as he inhaled the scent around him.
"What's cooking Hana?" Kitsune asked with a sly grin on his face. "It's almost done but I ran out of a few ingredients and need you and Naru to run into town to pick them up for me, be careful on your way there and back." She said with a sweet smile. After about twenty minutes of travel down the long, sandy shore they arrived in a small fishing town, all the houses small, simple and made of wood. As they walked through the center of town everyone appeared to be busy and going about their daily lives, it was almost peaceful. After some looking around they found the local general store and walked inside, Kitsune pulling out Hana's list and beginning his search for her requested ingredients.
Forty Five Minutes Later...
Naru and Kitsune walked home side-by-side, a bag of groceries in their arms as the walked down the long, sandy shore. As they were walking the sun began to set, the clouds shifting to shades of orange, yellow, and red as the ripples of the ocean made it a sight that not even poetry could ever hope to describe. Kitsune felt glad to live in such a happy and peaceful place. A few minutes later the small shack by the shore that both Kitsune and Naru recognized as home came into view, as they got nearer they heard Hana scream along with the sound of glass shattering. Kitsune and Naru rushed inside, heading toward the source of the scream. As they entered the kitchen they found Hana pinned against the wall, three men dressed in all black suits with sunglasses and black hats standing in the center of the Kitchen, one of them holding Hana down as the other two shifted their gazes to view their newcomers.
"What the hell are you doing! Let go of my sister!" Naru yelled, and angry look written across his facial expression. The two men didn't say a word and drew their weapons, a slick black pistol in each of their right hands. Their gazes shifting to Kitsune. "First name Kitsune, Last name unknown, origin unknown. Our government has no record of your birth or your existence for that matter, you are considered property of the United Alliance and have two options, you can come along with us quietly or we will have no choice than to capture you with force." As they said this they raised their guns at Kitsune, before he could react however Naru threw his arms out and shielded Kitsune.
"Kitsune run!" Naru yelled, his voice suddenly drowned out by the sound of gunshots. Kitsune's eyes widening, Hana's as well as Naru's lifeless body fell to the ground with a thud, a pool of blood forming beneath his body. As Kitsune replayed the scene is his mind over and over again he felt something in him trigger, a pulse of energy escaping his body as demonic crimson chakra began to swirl around his body, his cerulean eyes shifting to red slits as his teeth and nails shape shifted to demonic claws and fangs, getting down on all fours as an animalistic roar escaped his lips, the men frozen in fear as Kitsune appeared in front of them and sliced through their frail bodies with his claws, piles of carnage littering the once peaceful home.
Kitsune shifted his gaze at Hana, her eyes widened and shaking with fear. "What the hell are you!?" She nearly screamed, and with a burst of chakra-enhanced speed he escaped the shack and ran ahead into the proceeding darkness, no past or future to look to for guidance, just the present.
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: Well that chapter was certainly strange, to be perfectly honest I haven't thought about anything further than the opening of a gateway to another world, and I've even revealed the people in this world have achieve the technology necessary to create fire-arms. I have a lot of interesting ideas and don't worry the Brotherhood of Darkness isn't invincible as powerful as they are they're only human, besides Madara and the being possessing Sasuke of course. Anyway I love writing this story so if you love reading it a REVIEW would be most appreciated!
Peace! - DL555