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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY THE KEEPER OF THE WORLDS: This chapter is dedicated to you because you told me your birthday date. And as another gift aside from this chapter, I will be putting a picture on deviantart of Naruto and Sakura after the timeskip!
Sorry for not posting it yesterday. My phone/alarm was a douchebag and so I didn't wake up after my supposed hour long nap. Instead, I woke up at 2 AM. It was great that I got 8 hours of sleep but seriously? Anyways. Belated birthday gets belated gift. *hands over a cyber cake* this too, by the way.
Okay, birthday celebration over. If you want me to sing you a birthday song and give you fanart dedicated to you, give me your birthday in the reviews or by PM.
Furthermore, this chapter will be slightly confusing because the it will be skipping back and forth between the chase itself and aftermath of the chase. Review Response later:
ALSO it's an uber short chapter because it's just the fight between Sasuke and Naruto
Previously on The Namikaze Legend:
The five shinobi waited at the gates as Minato started to walk towards them. Naruto stood in full battle outfit with his sword strapped to his back. Turns out, the vast use of summoning the damn sword during the Chuunin exams caused the seal to break down a little. Naruto didn't get a chance to put it under maintenance yet hence the sword on his back rather than in a seal. Kiba stretched his arms above his head while Akamaru yipped. Shikamaru yawned and looked up to the sky while Chouji started feasting on his chips. Neji stood perfectly still next to Naruto, who was also standing like a statue.
"Well, you five," Minato started, "Bring Uchiha Sasuke home."
All five saluted and just as they turned around, Sakura came running.
"Wait!" she breathed.
"Sakura?" Naruto turned around.
"She caught her breath in front of him and then started to cry.
"B-Bring him home, please! His one of my teammates, you can't...you can't let him go!" She cried.
Naruto smiled softly as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Don't worry, Sakura. I'll bring him home for you and Konohamaru. It's a promise of a lifetime."
He released the hug and mock saluted just as he turned around. The five shinobi jumped and sprinted off into the trees, leaving Minato and Sakura at the gates.
"GET ME FIVE STRETCHERS THIS INSTANT!"
"WE NEED TO OPERATE IMMEDIATELY!"
"SOMEBODY GET THE HOKAGE!"
"Oh my kami, five patients. All of them are in critical condition..."
"Who brought them back?"
"Some Sunagakure Genin and Hatake Kakashi..."
"I heard the Hokage's son was one of them."
"Yeah, and the other ones were part of major clans, some even clan heirs..."
"But one was a jounin! How did this happen?"
"We can probably ask after they're healed."
"They don't look like they can heal. Those looked fatal. Did you see the blond kid with a hole in his chest?"
"All because of the Uchiha Heir...It must be hard on Mikoto and Fugaku..."
"Both sons..."
"Shhh, the Hokage is here. I heard he was friends with them..."
Minato flashed to the hospital the moment he heard the five were back. His eyes darted around, noting the main lobby was too quiet for comfort.
"Hokage-sama!"
Minato turned around to see a nurse bursting through the doors.
"This way! Hurry!"
Minato followed her as they ran down the halls towards the intensive care unit.
"Sir, all five are in critical condition-"
"My son. Is Namikaze Naruto all right?"
"He...he's the worst. He had a huge cavity in his chest."
Minato swallowed. How did this happen?
A few hours back:
Naruto jumped through the trees as he chased after the scent of Sasuke. He was close and judging by the surroundings, he was still in Hi no Kuni, just around the borders near the Valley of the End. Naruto inwardly scoffed. What a fitting battle ground. Of course he couldn't just let Sasuke leave without a fight. It takes a lot more to hide your chakra signature from the Kyuubi and Naruto could pinpoint the little chuunin trailing him.
Naruto came to a halt when the waterfall came in to view. A quick glance and he focused in on the little black blur at the top of Uchiha Madara's head.
"Teme!"
The blur stopped and turned around.
"Dobe..."
Naruto took swallowed as he slowly advanced. If all worked out in his plans, he could give Sasuke one last gift before the Uchiha left.
"You really plan on leaving, Sasuke?"
"Naruto? What are you-" what are you talking about?
Sasuke almost flinched at the heartbroken sound of Naruto's voice, like the jounin was actually questioning why he was deflecting. It put him on edge. But the malicious smirk that grew on his sensei's face caused him to narrow his eyes.
"Sasuke...you know that little Kabuto isn't going to give you the power you want..."
"It's not power I'm after, it's revenge." If he's gonna play that way, Sasuke has to return the acting...right?
"Revenge? Please. You couldn't hurt a housefly with the power you're at...at least, not enough for him..."
Sasuke growled. Naruto was taking it too far
"What do you know about him?"
"I know everything about him. Hokage's son has it's advantages. I know about your family. I know what he did. I know what you did. Hell, I even knew his last parting words to poor little sasuke..."
"Shut up."
"Though he came to me before he defected. Telling me that I should join him, to defect together and kill off the rest of the Uchiha..."
"You don't know what you're saying."
"Though I have to say, if I didn't have family, I would have joined his crusade."
"SHUT UP!"
"Kill the rest of them that is, you sick, lowlife, bastards."
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
"What is it Sasuke? I'm not afraid of you, if that's what you're thinking. I'm jounin, you're still a little genin, barely a chuunin if you ask me. I don't even have to lift a finger against someone like you."
"You're wrong. You were there-"
"We can lie, you know. Lie for the common good. If it's to get a little shit like you out, we'd be happy to oblige"
"Naruto..."
"I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that rogues can talk to me in such an informal way. It's Namikaze Naruto. I don't think I ever gave you the permission to call me that."
"What are you doing, Naruto? I thought that-"
"Thought what, that I'd be friends with a traitor? Who do you take me for? I have reputations..."
Sasuke choked. He stepped back.
"Naruto?" His voice went to a whisper.
"As a jounin of Konohagakure no Sato, I declare you, Uchiha Sasuke, a missing nin and hence action against the defected must take place. If you do not comply, I will be obligated to kill you...but hey, let's skip that action and say you didn't comply. There's no one around to stop me..."
Naruto charged a rasengan and flashed to Sasuke using the chain around the Uchiha's neck. Sasuke saw it coming and quickly dove to the right but was caught in a knee and was sent flying across the water.
"What's wrong, Sasuke? I thought you were getting stronger to fight Itachi."
Sasuke slowly got up from the water surface and took in gulps of air. Why was Naruto doing this? Was he betrayed by his own village? By his sensei? By his friend?
"Stop it!"
"Why aren't you fighting back, Sasuke?"
"Naruto, please!"
"You lack the hatred..."
Sasuke flinched. He dodged a few more fast punches and jumped away.
"Run away...run away..."
Sasuke's heart began to pound as he let out a cry of agony before charging in towards the blonde.
"...and cling onto that pitiful life of yours..."
Sasuke's hand exploded into a spark of electricity as he charged towards Naruto.
"YOU FUCKER!"
Naruto flashed behind him and kicked him away.
"You aren't worth it...you never were..."
Naruto charged and started a volley of kicks. Sasuke deflected each one and was finally pushed away when Naruto sent a kick to his solar plexus. He fell to a knee before snapping his head up to reveal two eyes swirling with the Sharingan. Naruto almost flinched before charging forward, using the same routine. This time, Sasuke was able to counter and break one of Naruto's shoulder with several hits. Naruto backed away, clutching his shoulder as he winced, never leaving his eyes on Sasuke.
"Those eyes...Itachi had the mangekyou...do you even know what that is?"
Sasuke clenched his teeth and balled his fists. He charged forward with several Katon jutsus.
Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!
Naruto flashed behind the fireball, still facing Sasuke. The Uchiha then released his weights
"Kai!"
"It's useless! Do you really think you're faster than the flash's son? I know all about your training weights!" Naruto yelled.
Sasuke sprinted forward at his new found speed but Naruto was right, it wasn't enough. Naruto dodged and countered, bruising Sasuke's arms as he tried to hit Naruto. Sasuke jumped back and flew through his handseals.
Raiton: Kaminari suzume
"I TOLD YOU, ALREADY! I FUCKING TAUGHT YOU THOSE JUTSUS! YOU REALLY THINK THEY CAN WORK AGAINST ME?"
Naruto encased his hand in wind chakra and batted the lightning sparrow with a flick of his wrist. Sasuke tentatively stepped back before jumping forward.
"I can read your movements, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME NOW? THE UCHIHA ARE BETTER THAN THE LIKES OF YOU!"
Sasuke charged and Naruto frowned before dodging Sasuke's hits, which were getting heavier and heavier.
Sasuke inwardly frowned. What was Naruto doing? It was like he wasn't taking him seriously at all! Sasuke could tell Naruto wasn't going all out. It felt like a small spar like the usual training, nothing serious. Nothing serious.
"DON'T FUCKING UNDERESTIMATE ME!"
In a fraction of a second, Naruto lost concentration and Sasuke found his opening, sending a chidori into the blonde's chest. Sasuke's eyes began to spin before a third tomoe appeared. Naruto clutched Sasuke's arm but slumped, clenching his teeth as he tried to focus on Sasuke's face and his whispering words.
"It's complete. I have the complete sharingan now...I'll show you, the Uchiha are lowlives, they aren't bastards, we're important to Konoha. I don't care what they say. I'll kill Itachi and regain the honor of the Uchiha clan. I'll kill you and then I'll kill Itachi."
Sasuke's eyes widened when the grip on his arm became tighter.
"Is...that all...you got? You couldn't...even scratch me..."
Sasuke backed away, attempting to take his arm out but Naruto's grip was vice. The water beneath began to shake before hundreds of clones shot out of the water and started homing in on Sasuke. Sasuke's eyes swirled and he shifted into stance despite Naruto's hold. Sasuke kawarimied just as the clones fell upon the two. Sasuke began to fight the clones several yards away from where he kawarimied, not noticing the slumped form barely above the surface of the water. All of a sudden, the clones began to pop out of existence and Sasuke felt a cold chill run through his spine. The water began to vibrate around Naruto as feral red chakra began to pour out of the chest wound, instantly healing it. The slumped form began to get up, slowly standing straight. The chakra began to encase the blonde, taking form of a fox.
"Is this one of your fox jutsus again, Naruto-sensei? You're not very original-"
"This...is the Kyuubi."
Sasuke suddenly flew back, not noticing that he was watching an after image before. Naruto growled as he let a roar rip through his throat. He appeared in front of Sasuke and grabbed a fist full of the Uchiha's shirt before ramming Sasuke into the statue of Madara, leaving a crater from the impact caving into the foot of the statue.
They were face to face as Naruto pinned Sasuke. Sasuke's sharingan noticed the red slits in Naruto's eyes. The demonic chakra encasing Naruto began to burn Sasuke as he writhed and cried in agony under the burns. Sasuke winced as he tried to look Naruto dead in the eye again.
"I don't...know...why I ever listened to you...you would never understand me...you would never know what I went through...YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ITACHI DID!"
Sasuke almost flinched when Naruto's eyes softened for a fraction of a second before returning to it's glare. He swore he was imagining it but he couldn't shake the feeling that Naruto wasn't putting his heart into this fight. A voice began to nag at the back of his head. He doesn't take you seriously, no one does. He thinks you're not worth his time
Sasuke violently ripped out of Naruto's hold and shoved the jounin hard against the chest, launching him back into the other side of the waterfall, embedding Naruto into Hashirama's statue. Sasuke sent enormous amounts of chakra to his shoulder.
"Sasuke! Don't!" Naruto reached out to stop Sasuke but the Uchiha only grinned with malice.
A flame pattern began to spread across Sasuke's face and his body began to morph into a grotesque form with gigantic wings shaped like hands. His skin turned a muddy brown and a cross was spread across the bridge of his nose. He outstretched his arm and began to gather chakra. It started to cackle and the sound of thousands of bird began to ring in the air. Naruto stretched his arm out too and began to create his rasengan. Naruto involuntarily swallowed as his mouth went dry.
"Do you know how Uchihas get the Mangekyou Sharingan like Itachi?..." Naruto whispered.
The two charged forward each cocked their techniques back, ready for impact. At the last moment, Naruto whispered the answer and the technique in his hand dissipated. Sasuke's eyes went wide and tried to change the angle of his technique but it was too late. The course was predetermined and his cackling arm shot straight through Naruto's heart. The blonde smiled.
"We got the blonde boy stabilized..."
"Good, we have the other four stabilized as well..."
Minato let out a sigh of relief before he slumped back into his chair. Kushina sat next to him, sleeping as the tears on her cheeks had yet to dry. Minato gently shook her out of her slumber.
"Kushina...Kushina..."
"Mmmh?" She opened her eyes slowly, wiping away any excess tears.
"They say Naruto is stabilized. He'll make it. Everything is going to be okay..."
Kushina jumped and hugged Minato.
"Thank kami." She breathed as she held tighter.
Minato hugged back and rubbed her back.
"I know..."
a few hours back:
Sasuke looked at the motionless body in front of him. The pool of blood surrounded the blonde, spreading like wildfire. A few drops of water fell on Sasuke's shoulder before the downpour began. It was raining; the sky was crying. Sasuke dropped to his knees in front of Naruto before he cried out, letting his tears blend into the raindrops. Soon, the clear water that rolled down his face began to turn blood red, his eyes began to spin into a pair of inverted mangekyou sharingan with three intersecting ellipses.
You kill your best friend.
an:/ Okay short chapter. Well, I guess short in my definition but normal in terms of this story. Naruto didn't die obviously, I'm not gonna kill him again. But Sasuke believes that and as long as he believes that the mangekyou will manifest
I didn't include the fights between the sound four+Kimimaro and Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, Neji, and Lee+Gaara & co. because it goes canon and I don't have the creativity nor time to write it all out.
DEVIANT ART NAME: Aerotyl
If you wanna check out the preview of what Naruto and Sakura look like, I just posted several pictures on my deviant art. One of the pictures I posted is Sakura and Naruto in the timeskip, well, Sakura and the back of Naruto lol. It's a birthday gift for Keeper of Worlds. I will be posting more pictures at another time.
HAVE YOU FREAKING SEEN THE NEW FANFICTION LAYOUT! WHAT DA FUC- of course you've seen it...you're on it BUT IT ISN'T KINDA WEIRD AND UNUSUAL! YES IT IS...DON'T LIE
Spring break is here for me so...new chapter soon?
Review Responses:
The Keeper of Worlds: I'm sorry I missed your birthday by a day TT TT. I love Kingdom Hearts too! hey hey heyyyy. You get fanart and a chapter dedicated to you...and perhaps a one shot...later
SakuraFairy 1990: Yeah, Naruto knows and you're gonna see how he felt next chapter! I think your name is creative. It adds a personal touch to it. Your backstory behind it isn't boring so the name obviously isn't either! I used to have a cherry blossom tree in front of my old out but we had to take it down...and then we had to move TT TT
xdevil-childx: Yup Yip
Showtime09: Movies are inspiring indeed, which movie were you watching? or do you not remember? If you graduated in 09 does that mean you're a college senior now or something of the likes? Everyone's older than me! DX
DarkBlackHeart: I...agree ;)
Zatheko: I agree with the Inari thing. yesssss
Killijimaru: NOOOO ARE YOU TRYING TO DRIVE ME UP A WALL WITH INSANITY?! Narusaku comes up nextttttttt
Battle neurosis: Wait till you read this chapter hahaha..ha...this is horrible, they're all too short
Tsuukiyomi: I'M NOT YOUNG...okay maybe...fine, I'm pretty young BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT! Lol, I have no idea why Sakura or Konohamaru can't know but they just can't...maybe I'll find an excuse and put it in the next chapter...we'll see
Typrophecy: Or does it have something to do with your name?...just kidding. I'm more likely to do something with Inari. I know there's a prophecy with Naruto but I feel like it just doesn't blend
Foxxel: I don't like tomatoes NO WAIT KUSHINA, I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE TH-AGKENRDKS NKALFJ sorry, Kushina just face planted me into the keyboard. Carrying on...Well, foxy foxxel, your name looks awesome, and nesie sounds like nessie like the lochness monster...just putting it out there...anyways
Degevron: Aww thanky ^.^ *blush* I'll see what I can do with the training trip. Undoubtedly yours, Aerotyl
entityoffire: Thanks?
Guest: I think I should check myself into an asylum BECAUSE THIS APPEARED ON MY OTHER STORIES! WHAT THE HELL DOES SUPERT MEAN GODDAMN!
AwesomeSauce: Next chapter...yup yup, just wait for it
Guest: Alrighty then, opinion taken accounted for...
Killijimaru:...DIDN'T YOU ALREADY REVIEW BEFORE HOLY CRAP NO SUPERT! washroom? Area of creativity? Definitely a creative place to be creative...
Guest: Really? God ACT are gonna freak me out. I totally forget what standardized test are like too. Ask me about the SAT right after I take them and I'll just sit out there with my tongue stuck out, drooling as I stare off into space. Hahahaha...and the laughter dies down into sobs.
NARUSAKU NEXT CHAPTER OH YEAH just wait for it guys...
Aerotyl over and out.