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Last time:

He pulled the left sleeve of his shirt down to reveal a strange black marking. "Creep Orochimaru put this on me. I don't know why though. Lately I heard that someone called Sasuke had joined him. If Orochimaru isn't here, I'll get Sasuke to send the message." He quickly pulled the shirt back up. "Please Naruto-sensei."

Naruto looked away in thought. "Okay but if I say to leave the area than leave the area."

"Hai!" Kurogashi said excitedly.

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"Why is Kurogashi with you?" she asked.

"Coz He's a boy like me," Naruto replied.

War!

He stared at her with concerned eyes. He knew she wanted to do this but what if she was injured or kidnapped. He would have no idea about it. "Make sure you are careful okay? I don't want you or the baby getting hurt." He gave her a tight hug.

"I will. If anything happens, I'll make sure I'll contact you." She pulled away from him. "You need to go now. Protect the Land of the Whirlpool the way you would for Konoha." She gave him a quick kiss. "Be careful!"

Naruto waved good bye and ran off with Kurogashi. He wanted to transfer chakra to his feet but couldn't. Kurogashi wouldn't catch up with him. He jumped to a rooftop to see what had been going on. Not much had happened but loud roars were heard. He frowned and moved on. "Kurogashi, what power do you have?"

"I was given the Heaven Seal. I was a test subject for the stronger version of it. Instead of having two levels, it now has three."

"What do you mean by three levels?"

"The original seal had two levels. The first level gave the user a boost of power. The second level changes the user's appearance and gains a bigger boost of power. The third level, of the new version gives the user godly powers for a short time. I was only a test subject so that creep might've lengthened the time of the godly power."

"Let's just hope Sasuke doesn't have that seal."

They finally arrived at their destination. Weird looking men ran through the village. Some had swords made of bone. Naruto caught sight of Sasuke. He had finished giving the orders and hid in the woods. One of those weird looking men came up to him with a sword in his hand.

"Naruto, am I right? I hear you are strong."

"Who are you?" Naruto asked angrily.

"Kimimaro." He shoved the sword towards Naruto who dodged out of the way. Naruto blocked a kick which was aimed at his temple. Kimimaro attempted many punches and kicks but only a few were successful.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Four clones appeared in a cloud of smoke.. The four clones came up from behind, each one kicked him up higher into the air.

"U!"

"Zu!"

"Ma!"

"Ki!

The real Naruto jumped into the air. "Naruto Rendan!" He landed a kick onto Kimimaro's chest. He attempted to lift his foot away but realised it was stuck. He looked down and saw his foot trapped in a cage of bones. "W-what's going on?" he yelled into the air. Kimimaro grabbed his foot and smashed him into the ground.

"My kekkei genkai," he answered. He slowly walked towards, aiming the sword at Naruto's neck. "We can manipulate our bones to create weapons." His bone touched the skin of his neck.

"Naruto-sensei!" Kurogashi cried. His favourite sensei couldn't die.

Kimimaro cut the neck before it went POOF.

"A shadow clone?" Kimimaro said to himself.

Kurogashi sighed. 'Naruto-sensei.'

"Behind you!" Kimimaro turned. He saw a sphere of spinning chakra in Naruto's hands. "Rasengan!" He shoved it into Kimimaro's back, throwing him hard into a wall.

"Wow," Kurogashi whispered.

"I'm not done yet." Kimimaro stepped up, coughing up blood. Kurogashi thought for a while.

"Naruto-sensei, you go on! I can handle this guy."

"Kurogashi, you can't, you're only a student," Naruto protested.

"I may be a student but it doesn't mean I don't have the strength to help you. Now go!"

Naruto sighed and ran off to where he last saw Sasuke. Kurogashi did have the Heaven Seal. As he transferred chakra to his feet, he prayed that Kurogashi would survive the fight. Kurogashi was a precious person of his.

The screams she heard were horrible. She wanted to leave the place but she couldn't. She promised to herself and to Naruto that she would do whatever she could to help. While bandaging up a sprained wrist, she couldn't help but wonder whether Naruto will defeat Sasuke or not. 'Naruto will defeat Sasuke! I just hope that he doesn't go loose.'

"Now don't carry anything heavy. It should be okay in two weeks," she instructed.

"Arigato!"

The girl ran off to find shelter while she smiled. 'Another person helped,' she thought. Her happiness didn't last too long though. A tight grip held her shoulder. Instantly, she transferred chakra into her brooch. A dome began to spin around her, making the person lose their grip. She turned to see a grinning man with a sword made out of what seemed to be bone.

She stood up and ran. Even with the dome around her it was dangerous. She needed to find some place safe before she couldn't use anymore chakra. Her time was little. The dome began to falter and disappear. The man stood in front of her, still having that wicked grin on his face.

"Come girl, the master wishes to see you."

Hinata shook her head. She knew the master was Sasuke. 'Why am I so scared? Is it because I am tired from the use of chakra and I won't be able to do anything? Or is it because my fear of him stills stands?'

The man pulled something out. It was like a head. Tears streamed down her face, 'It must be Mika's mother!'

"If you don't want to end up like this bitch, follow my instructions."

It was Mika's mother…head. She saw a resemblance between the two. What shocked her more was that half her dream was coming true. 'I shouldn't have left Naruto's side!' The man gestured her to follow him. Too scared to fight or run, she followed his orders obediently. As they walked, she thought of what Naruto might've said to her. 'Don't run away from your problems.'

'I guess I have to face this myself.'

She followed the man until they entered a large cave. In front of her sat Sasuke with Kabuto next to him. He grinned and ordered the man away. "It's nice to see you again Hinata. I see the baby is due soon."

She stood in her place silent. She didn't know what to do or say. Her mind was in chaos, completely forgetting of what she was to do when anything happened to her.

'Naruto,' she thought.

Kurogashi's seal was activated. Markings that looked like raindrops covered his entire body. Kimimaro grinned and activated his. Their fight was about to begin. "Give me your best shot!"

And that is it for chapter 15! Sorry it came out a bit late and sorry if the fighting scenes aren't any good. I was never good with writing fighting scenes.

Hey, I've been addicted to Fruits Basket lately, especially to the KyoxTohru pairing. I want to write something about them but I don't know what. Sorry about this random thing. Fruits Basket shouldn't be mentioned in a Naruto story.

Anyway, please review and enjoy the New Year!