HELLO FOLKS! I've come with Chapter 8, the longest chapter yet! There will be some time spent in the Sand Village, but I guarantee you, it's not merely to fill time because I'm running dead on ideas. (sweat drops) They are there because Satoshi would have been killed if he stayed in Konoha, and I need him alive for the moment. So Enjoy, and Review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Currently, I've massed an army to take down the system, but they keep getting killed by some unknown...HOLY SHIT! NUKES! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (don't know why, but itonly shows one exclamation point, though there should be 5.)
Chapter 8: Possible Love? "I Can Defeat The Sand!"
(Hours from Sand Village)
Satoshi and Naruto were making pretty good time. They decided to turn in at about Midnight before they continued. At Noon the next day, Satoshi was amazed to see that Naruto was still asleep. (What the hell? I figured he would be a morning person…) Satoshi thought to himself.
He looked over to Hinata's sleeping figure, and smiled. (She should be awake by the time we get there!) Satoshi thought to himself, pulling out a scroll from his backpack, and a bowl of already cooked Ramen appeared.
Naruto immediately jumped up and devoured the Ramen. "You are a dope Naruto. Not only do you prove that there are dumb blonds, your also a sucker for Ramen." Satoshi said, his eyes in dots.
Satoshi and Naruto were just outside the Sand Village. They had been traveling for a few hours, and Satoshi wasn't all that happy. He had been lugging Hinata on his back, (He didn't mind, her boobs placed up against his back stopped him from complaining) and Naruto decided to travel at a rate that wasn't as slow as he would have liked it to be.
When they reached the village, Satoshi couldn't help but smile and sigh. Him and Naruto made it to the Kazekage's Tower, and met up with Gaara. Satoshi thought Gaara's Kazekage robes looked pretty cool. "Why do you need me Gaara?" Naruto asked, he didn't realize that he was being ignored.
"Why is he here?" Gaara asked, pointing at Satoshi. "Sorry Kazekage-sama. I needed somewhere to hide away since my head is wanted. I figured Naruto's best friend would take me in for a few days." Satoshi said, hoping to get sympathy by playing on him being Naruto's friend.
Boy was he wrong.
"If you want to use a spare house, you need to fight for it. I will determine if you can use it." Gaara said. Satoshi sighed and said "If I must. I'm not in a position to haggle."
Gaara lead Satoshi and Naruto to a clearing behind the tower that would be used for the battle. "We're here." Gaara said in his usual monotone. Satoshi had to admit, this was a pretty isolated place, and no one would be hurt. Gaara then pulled off his Kazekage's robes, showing his usual clothes, and he summoned a giant gourd.
He put the gourd on, obviously getting a O.o look from Satoshi. "You actually plan on using that gourd to fight?" Satoshi said. "Don't down talk it. That gourd stores Gaara's sand, and boy is it deadly." Naruto said, thinking back to the Chuunin Exams.
Satoshi shrugged and took his place across from Gaara. "I hope you know what you are getting into. If this fight begins, then you will be giving me free right to kill you." Gaara said, his seriousness scaring those around him. In the surprise of everyone, Satoshi started laughing.
"A life or death situation. Fine by me. I always wanted to fight Sand Gaara in a straight up fight!" Satoshi said, smacking his hands together, unsealing his fire. "You know of my intent, yet you still wish to fight?" Gaara said. Satoshi placed his hands into his pockets before he gave a reply.
"Of course, I was never one to run away from a fight. Doing that wouldn't allow me to see how strong I am!"
(In Konoha)
"So, Satoshi pulled a disappearing act after killing the Hyuuga clan leader?" Tyson asked. Neji nodded. "And he ran off with Hinata? Leaving only a note explaining that he will hopefully sneak back into Konoha, under the Hyuuga's noses?" Tyson asked, causing Neji to nod again. "THAT IS SOME STRAIGHT UP BULLSHIT!" Tyson screamed, and Neji couldn't help but have dot eyes.
"Did I forget to mention that said leader was a rapist?" Neji said, dot eyes still present. "AND HE DECIDES TO HIDE AWAY INSTEAD OF ALLOW THE PRAISES HE DESERVES? WHY!" Tyson screamed again, his eyes white this time. "Because he was already in bad blood with the Hyuugas, and Hiashi made it look like Satoshi raped her." Neji said, eyes still dotted, and a vein appearing on his head from Tyson screaming.
Tyson sighed and stood up. "I think I get it now. So, how long will Satoshi be gone?" Tyson asked. "Who knows, all I know is that Hinata is safe with him. He can take his time." Neji said. "You know, for someone who is pretty calm about all of this, your voice is pretty cold." Tyson said.
"It's a voice I can't help but use. Had it since I was 5." Neji said. Tyson sighed defeat and went to join Shikamaru and the others.
(Sand Village Battle Grounds)
Satoshi charged Gaara, intent on throwing some rapid punches. His plan blew up on his face when he saw the sand come up and block his punches without Gaara even commanding it. (Great!) Satoshi thought to himself, before the sand pulled him into the sky and flung him around like a sad little doll.
He was then thrown and landed on his feet. (Praise to cat skills!) He decided to change plans and threw some kunai with runes etched into them. The kunai embedded themselves into his Sand Shield and Satoshi sighed. He clapped his hands twice, and there was an explosion from the kunai, chipping away at his shield.
He was fast enough to get a blow on Gaara's face before the shield could recover. His fist was enough to break Gaara's nose, causing blood to trickle down. Satoshi congratulated himself in his mind, before he felt a sand fist punch him in the gut and then slap him into the ground.
He looked over to his opponent, and was demoralized to see him with a sadistic look on his face. (I think I knocked him off of the deep end…) Satoshi thought to himself. "I agree…" Gatto replied. Satoshi figured he might as well, so he activated the Tarogan.
He did the Shadow Clone Jutsu and 4 Satoshi's appeared. All the Satoshis charged Gaara. They ran at a speed that Gaara couldn't keep up with. Satoshi 2 tried to hit him from the right, seeing the Sand Shield barely stop him, but Satoshi 4 got him on the left. Satoshi 3 and 5 did the exact same thing. Then Satoshi 2 hit his right side again, and Satoshi 1 kicked Gaara in the jaw when the Sand tried to block left thinking it found a pattern. All the Satoshis then began zipping all around Gaara, beating his Sand Armor.
The Armor was slowly cracking, before he created an explosion of sand, killing off the Shadow Clones. When Satoshi appeared, he realized he was stuck in a coffin. "Now you will die by my Sand Coffin." Gaara said, evil in his voice. Satoshi was slightly worried. He had no plans on escape, but he had an idea.
"It looks like Satoshi is a dead man…" Naruto said. Before something that hasn't happened in years happened. "Don't dismiss Gatto's vessel quite yet, Kit." Kyuubi said. (He has a demon in him to?) "Not any demon, his demon is my best friend and rival in strength." Naruto was quite surprised. (I never believed that anyone else would be like me. He doesn't seem like he feels bad about it.)
"That's because he migrated from the Storm Village to the Sun Village. The Sun Village either doesn't know about the demon, or they are cool with the demon. That and he seemed to establish a friendship with the demon cat." Naruto at that moment gained a whole new respect for his friend.
Gaara then smirked, and raised his hand. "SAND BURIAL!" He commanded, or would have before Satoshi shot a lightning beam from his eyes, hitting Gaara before he could finish. The Coffin diminished, and Satoshi landed on his feet.
Satoshi then charged Gaara. Gaara's sand came up, but a chakra charged punch broke through the shield and hit Gaara head on. What surprised everyone was that he chipped a piece of his Sand Armor off.
Satoshi smirked and realized he could overpower the sand fighter. He kept bashing and bashing, continuously chipping away at the Sand Armor. After a few more moments, Gaara's armor had cracks all over it, and some uncovered parts. Satoshi charged again, this time, Gaara's sand took a swipe at him, and knocked his Smoke Grenades out.
They blew up, and they were both blinded. When the smoke cleared, Gaara's gourd was in Satoshi's hand. "Try hurting me with your damn sand now!" Satoshi said, throwing his gourd across the field. Satoshi then noticed that he couldn't move. "Now I got you, with the sand of this dessert." Gaara said.
"You control all the sand in this Village?" Satoshi said, confused. "It doesn't consume as much chakra to use the sand from my gourd. But with a little more chakra, I can use any form of sand!" Gaara said rather maliciously. "And now I can't move." Satoshi said. "But it doesn't end there!" Gaara said, an evil in his tone.
Hinata began stirring around the time Satoshi was pounding Gaara. She noticed she wasn't in Satoshi's apartment anymore, and the ground was sandy. She sat up and saw a cloud of smoke. She looked to her right, and Naruto was staring intently at the battle.
"Naruto-kun. What's going on?" Hinata said. "Oh, Hinata-chan! You woke up!" Naruto said. Though Naruto had rejected Hinata a year ago, they still held a close friendship. "What's going on?" Hinata said, her tone quiet as always. "Well, Gaara and Satoshi are fighting so he can have a place to stay for a little while." Naruto said. "I don't think he can win though."
"How did we get to the Sand Village though?" Hinata asked. "Satoshi carried you all the way here, after he healed you. He was really concerned about your health. You may not know, but after Hiashi nearly killed you, he told me he killed him." Naruto said.
Hinata was stunned to know that he was so concerned for her. She looked over and saw Satoshi was stunned, and Gaara had a menacing look in his eyes. "Now, appear Sand Chamber!" Gaara commanded, and an open coffin with spikes on the inside surrounded Satoshi, who couldn't move. "Any last words?" Gaara said.
"It ain't over yet. Even if I die, I will get the last laugh!" Satoshi said. Gaara started chuckling, then he outright laughed evilly. "Now, SAND SKEWER!" Gaara said, causing the chamber to close, and skewer Satoshi alive. His blood seeped through the chamber, and proved he was no more. Naruto and Hinata were left mute, Hinata having a distressed look on her face.
"SATOSHIIIII!" Hinata screamed, the tears flowing freely. "It's alright Hinata, he did his best. We have to respect that." Naruto said. Hinata rested her head into Naruto's chest, and let the tears fall. Gaara used the desert sand and put his gourd back on. "Sorry about your friend Naruto. I warned him." Gaara said. Then Gaara's gourd started shaking, and the gourd changed into Satoshi, who then tripped Gaara up and kicked his throat as he was falling.
To say everyone was surprised was an understatement, Naruto was stunned, and Hinata was amazed. "Hey Gaara, sorry about your gourd." Satoshi said. Gaara, barely conscious, opened the chamber and saw his gourd, destroyed. Gaara let out a quiet laugh, before he passed out.
"I guess I did it." Satoshi said, powering down. Naruto patted his friend on the shoulder. "You gave me quite a scare there, my friend." Naruto said. "Sorry." Satoshi said, scratching the back of his head. "Hey, Hinata, you woke up!" Satoshi said. Hinata walked over to them, sniffling.
"Umm, you okay? You look like you were crying." Satoshi said. Hinata then ran at him and started banging her fists into his chest. "Don't ever scare us like that again. We thought you were dead!" Hinata said, in between sobs. Satoshi embraced her and started shuffling her hair softly. "Sorry, I didn't think I would have to deceive like that." Satoshi said.
Hinata banged on his chest for a little while longer, before she merely started crying softly. Satoshi, realizing she fell asleep after a while, picked her up bridal style and told Naruto to grab Gaara. They both then took off for the Kazekage's tower.
(Kazekage's Tower)
After a few minutes Temari arrived. "Naruto, what happened to Gaara?" Temari asked, seeing he was bruised and beaten. Naruto pointed to Satoshi, who was sporting bruises as well. "Wait, you defeated Gaara?" Temari asked, surprise on her face. "It was no easy feat, but I need a place to stay until the heat cools down in Konoha." Satoshi said. "Why?" Temari asked.
Satoshi sighed, and explained everything to her. "So, you are most likely wanted for killing the head of a clan. That's bad." Temari said. Satoshi sighed, and shrugged. "It comes with being a good person going against a bad person." Satoshi replied. At this point Hinata began stirring and waking up. "Why is Hinata here?" Temari asked. "Her father tried to kill her before I intervened. I guess you could say I saved her life." Satoshi said, scratching the back of her head.
She sighed and picked up a set of keys. "Here, these are for that house at the base of the tower. You 3 can stay there for a while." Temari said. Satoshi smiled and said Thanks. "Oh, why is Hinata's eyes different. She looks like she has pupils." Temari said.
Naruto, who never noticed it before, looked and was amazed. "Whatever Hiashi did to her, all she got away with was her eyes being altered. But I think there is more to it. Hinata, can you use the Byakugan?" Satoshi asked. Hinata, confused, tried and realized she couldn't.
"I figure as much. This may be a long shot, but Hiashi sealed your Byakugan permanently. I guess you'll have to adjust to not having it anymore." Satoshi said. "But I can help you use your Jyuuken Style in a more effective way to your situation!" Satoshi said.
(Konoha)
"So Satoshi left the village. Round up the ANBU Black Ops. I want him found, and brought to me alive!" Tsunade said. Camp Konoha had been cancelled to take priority in finding the missing Sun nin. Tyson and Kasumi sighed, Neji told them Satoshi had a house near the Hyuuga Estate, and they were free to use the house as a home.
"So I see Satoshi is causing trouble yet again." Tyson said. "But whatever the reason, Kaji-kun is gonna be alright." Kasumi said. "I guess. Satoshi was always good at getting out of trouble." Tyson said. "We just have to leave it to him. He knows what he's doing. He never does anything without a plan."
(Sand Village)
If Tyson could read Satoshi's mind, he would be disappointed.
(This is the first time I made a decision without a plan or a way to improvise. I hope this doesn't spell out death for me.) "You are aware the ANBU are probably searching us out. We might be killed on the spot." (I bet the Hyuugas are ready to end my life.) "AH DUHHHH! You killed the head. YOU KILLED THE FUCKING HEAD OF THE CLAN WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES!"
Satoshi decided to end the conversation there and then. He figured he needed to get Hinata some clothes, and train her to fight without her Byakugan. Before he could leave though, he was confronted by Kankuro and Temari. "And what pleasure do I owe thee?" Satoshi asked. "You defeated Gaara. I personally want to see what you can do. I mean, you don't look all that strong." Kankuro said. "I want to see your power!" Temari said, brandishing her fan.
Satoshi put on a thoughtful look, before smirking. "Okay, but I have a stipulation. Should I lose, I will tell you a secret I may not want you to know. If I win, then I want Temari to try and ask Naruto out." Satoshi said. Temari gave him a WTF look before Kankuro said deal. Temari shot him a look, and he replied "Don't worry, we can take him. He can't beat us both!" "Secret Art, Carbon Clone Jutsu!" Satoshi said, creating a second Satoshi.
"Don't think he's a regular clone. He won't leave until I fuse him back into myself." Satoshi 1 said. "Hope you have secret feelings for Naruto…" Kankuro said, sweat dropping. Temari sighed. (I guess we just see what happens.) Satoshi thought to himself.
(Konoha)
Tyson was bored out of his mind. Kasumi decided to stay back at the house, so he wanted to do something. He wandered until he saw Rock Lee and Tenten in the distance. "Hey, I need a sparring partner. Do either of you recommend anyone?" Tyson asked. "How do you fight?" Tenten asked.
"I mostly use Taijutsu enhanced with Fire." Tyson said. Lee, hearing another Taijutsu expert, couldn't resist. "I happen to be a Taijutsu expert." Lee said. They both looked at each other, both waging a battle in their minds. (Victory!) They both said in their minds.
"Alright. I'll accept you challenge." Tyson said, getting into his Tae Kwon Do Stance. "Good. It's been a while since I fought fist to fist." Lee said, putting his right hand out, and putting his left hand behind his back. "I could say the exact same thing." Tyson replied.
ShadowRonin: That's Chapter 8 folks! Satoshi goes from one fight to another!
Satoshi: I BEAT GAARA! YES YES YES!
ShadowRonin: (sweat drops) There was no Shukaku though, so it doesn't really count.
Satoshi: (crawls into a corner to sulk.) Kill joy...
ShadowRonin: Don't worry my container friend. You'll make your name known by winning an important fight, with your opponent doing everything in their power to beat you.
Satoshi: Really?
ShadowRonin: Sure! Your the main character. Your only as important as the other Main Characters, since Orochimaru wants you dead, and Orochimaru will be paying you a visit soon! but not to inflate your head, Snake Eyes isn't who you use to prove your power.
Satoshi: ...Great...
ShadowRonin: So Read and Review my crowd of possibly 2 or 3 that actually review. LATER!