A/N: Gate's is the advanced form of kaio-ken... As in it lasts longer. It's not as powerful.
Chapter 26
Naruto's white chi pulsed as his chi spiked. It turned a glorious bright red. "Kaio-ken!!!" Naruto's arms spread out to the sides. Lee tensed his body. His white eyes staring into Naruto's red darkened blue ones. Naruto pushed forward and rocketed forward.
'So fast...' Lee stepped back as Naruto was in front of him. A strong right kick to Lee and he was flying. Naruto took off like a firework.
Lee grunted under the force and prepared for the frontal attack. Naruto stopped and shot to Lee's right and over his head. Lee watched as Naruto drove a left kick to Lee's side. Lee flipped and landed. He jumped back as Naruto landed and rushed forward.
Lee jumped aside, deflecting Naruto's right hook. He then kicked Naruto in the back and the blond bounced along the ground but flipped back to his feet. Naruto's aura faded and then burst back to life.
'His kaio-ken has a limited time limit... Now's my chance to win!' Lee vanished. 'Tomon!' Lee's foot connected with Naruto's chin. And the blond flew up.
It was 9 to 9. The next hit wins!!
Naruto saw Lee appear above and attack with a right drop kick. Naruto vanished and appeared behind Lee and gave a palms clasped together fist drop. Lee glanced round and kicked to counter. The pair shock waved apart and Naruto growled before firing forward. Lee flipped and landed and jumped back.
Naruto hit the ground with both his hands, bouncing at the green clad lad. Lee flipped with a double kick which Naruto jumped. Naruto flipped through the air and landed on his feet as Lee flipped some distance away. Both push of the ground at each other.
Once again, everyone was forced to take cover as they attacked. The shockwave cracked the walls of the arena. The pair faced each other with a serious look. Their fists connected to each other still. Sparks dancing off them.
The ground cracked. And exploded where they stood. Lee swing with a right and Naruto ducked a kick as they dropped. He countered with a right sweep and Lee hoped before flipping and drop kicking. Naruto rolled to his left and put his left palm down. He swung both feet round and took Lee's dropped kick out beneath him. Naruto then turned round with full force. His fist glowing red. It died out as Naruto connected.
A large explosion whipped up and no one could see the outcome.
Slowly the smoke cleared and people looked on in awe.
Naruto's fist shook while he looked down. He looked up at the broken ground before him. It was split apart. It dug up to the arena wall and showed Lee lying with his back in the trench to the wall. His body resting in the impact. Lee hit the ground with a thud and a groan.
Naruto took deep breaths as his body calmed. He had used kaio-ken so many times to keep up.
Genma walked along the trench before looking down at the lad. He looked to Naruto. Who nods.
Ten to nine.
"Winner, Naruto Uzumaki!" Genma called.
Naruto walked along the ground as people began to register what they heard.
The ground began to rise as Naruto's chakra got to work. And his haroi fluttered through the wind from the ground to his hand. Naruto crouched down.
"You ok...?" Naruto asked.
"Ugh... If it's ok with you Naruto-kun... I want to sleep this off..." Naruto smiled at Lee's reply. As he stood, he'd make sure to talk to Goku about something to help Lee recover if he can. Naruto turned back to the crowd as he could only hear silence. He looked up.
He knew this would happen... Like with Goku. What they saw no one could figure out and didn't know of. This would only lead them to fear Naruto more. And try force him to show them what he did. So they could use it.
A light clapping could be heard. He glanced about. And saw Hiruzen smiling. He knew Naruto was strong. That's Gai wanted him. But what he's seen was spectacular for his age. Something he'd never seen before. 'Truly spectacular Naruto-kun... You've amazed this old man.'
"Yeah Naruto!" Naruto glanced up to the genin team. Kikan was waving his arm about. "That was amazing! I wish that fight had gone on longer!"
Naruto blinked. The smaller claps began to increase. Slowly the grounds began to fill with full on clapping and cheering.
'Maybe I was wrong...?' Naruto mussed with a smile. 'Maybe I will be excepted?'
"Naruto." Naruto glanced to Genma. "Do you wish to take a small break? Or move onto the next round. You will be fighting Garra next."
"I will go straight on." Naruto replied as Lee was walked off. Genma nods.
'You're not even out of breath... Heh, you'll go far... But we'll see...' Genma looked up to the balcony. Garra nods and appears in a swirl of sand.
"I look forward to killing you. Naruto." Garra stated as the sand swirl. Naruto smiled as he tied his sash up.
"Garra... I will make you see the light." Naruto stated as he got into stance.
'Garra... I've been to that level... I know what I will face. I will defeat you and show you the path I followed...' Naruto changed his stance. 'I will prove you're not alone...!' Naruto's chi flared.
"Begin!" Genma called jumping back.
Garra's sand shot forward and Naruto jumped back and took off to the left. The sand rushing behind him. Naruto glanced back and twisted. He thrust his palms forward and as the sand got in close. It dispersed by a high amount of pressured wind. Naruto then vanished and got behind Garra. His fist connected full on with the sand user and the boy was off.
'Garra's not going to be able to face this boy... He is far stronger than I foresaw... My plan will have to go ahead of time...' Orochimaru, posed as the kazekage acted. He pressed a button on the underside of his wrist.
"Something wrong kazekage? You seem tense."
"Just that I never expect Garra to have a hard time... But this child, I never expected to see in a genin level exam."
"Naruto-kun is unique... Has always been so... Ever since he turned ten..." The hokage muttered to himself in thought.
Kabuto, standing as an anbu glanced to the red light flickering in his mask. 'I guess even a genin can throw a spanner into the works... Now...'
Naruto skidded to a stop as Garra's sand tried to crush him. The sand maybe easy to evade... Much like how he had trained in the room of pain full fast flying balls. But Garra's sand has gotten faster it seems... Good thing Naruto has as well.
'He moved the sand on either his command... Which is faster than its own control. The power of the one tail...' Naruto jumped aside as he evaded another attack of sand and rushed forward. Garra formed a wall of sand and Naruto drew his fist back. The sand burst open with a rush of wind and Naruto flew through the hole and punched Garra in the gut. The ten flew back and impacted the wall.
The sand armour crumpled from the impact. Slowly Garra stumbled forward. He felt something come up into his mouth and he coughed. What was this? He had never felt his before? Was it pain? Slowly he lowered his hand and looked at the red liquid. He had only seen this colour on those he killed.
'Blood... This is... My...' Garra snapped. "Blood!" He yelled out as his sand became crazed. Naruto stepped forward only to blink. A white feather had passed his vision.
"What?" Naruto looked up. Naruto felt odd. "Shit..." 'Genjutsu...'
'Then allow me.' Naruto blinked as he felt the effect vanish.
"The fox...?" Naruto mussed as he touched his stomach.
'It takes one to break the control on another... If we work together... Genjutsu will be a thing of the past.'
"Thanks..." Naruto looked up as the hokage box exploded. The old man the and kazekage stood atop it.
"Shit the old man. Hang on!"
"Hold it!" Naruto froze at that yell... Laced with killing intent. Slowly he turned to Garra. His hand rolling round thick folds. "Your fight... Is with me!" He yelled as he body sprouted a long sand arm. Half his face coated in sand. "Go to him and I'll kill all you care for..."
"Tch..." Naruto grunted and looked once more to the now purple box. 'Oji-san... Don't go yet...' Naruto turned his attention to the sand child. "Garra... Why do this? Come back from the dark... Being alone only makes you weak... Those you care for make you stronger!"
"Shut up! No more talk! Agh" Garra rushed forward and Naruto jumped.
'He's faster.'
'Of course... Did you not think I was the only one who could increase your powers? The bijuu were not weaker... The sanbi demon you faced and the knight... Are children to us... Garra will not be an easy foe as he transforms...' Naruto flipped and landed on the edge of the walls.
'Then what should I do?'
'Though it will be more damaging to the village... Draw the child away. People can't be repaired as easily as walls and buildings. Just look around you...'
Naruto did. Smoke, Ninja from different villages, giant snakes.
The village was at war. And Naruto had his foe to face. Garra skidded onto the wall. His other arm now coated in sand. A large tail behind him. Only the legs and chest remained.
'Get to a deserted place. Find little life and fight there. Though it sounds harsh. The deaths of few don't matter to the deaths of many.'
Naruto took off. Garra grinned with a crazed look. "Why do you run Uzumaki?! Do you fear me? Do yo fear the power I hold? Only the ones who care for themselves and love only themselves... Are the ones who will stand strong!!"
Naruto glanced back. He jumped and flipped. He skidded to a stop. People glanced to the pair as the slowly moved to shelter.
"Why do you stand there? Do you fear the harm that may come to these fools if you try to attack?"
"No... I stand here because I was hoping you would have attacked me head on... So I could use this chance to get everyone away..." Naruto said as people moved quicker.
Garra smirked. "Then I shall attack!" Garra rushed forward. His right arm shot out and Naruto crossed his arms in front of him.
The impact was harder than he expected. And the people's cries as they ran echoed out under the crumbling building. Naruto coughed.
'I told you... The 9 bijuu... Are far stronger than you think. Don't let yourself be followed by simple human set levels...'
"Ok..." Naruto grunted as he stood. He glanced about the area. Shinbo rushed by as they mored to deal with the attacking forces. Naruto turned to Garra. He sighed removing his arms from his haori. He let the shirt dangle as he cancelled the gravity seal. He tensed his body. Garra attacked and Naruto ducked the right arm. He got in close and kneed Garra in the chin. As the boy's body left the ground. Naruto followed through with a double kick. The sand child flew back and crashed into the building behind him. Naruto glanced to his hands. 'Time for some fire...'
Garra growled as he stood his body now fully coated in sand. "Where are you Uzumaki!"
"Here..." Naruto spoke before behind Garra. His left arm coated in fire. Naruto twisted and backhanded the sand user out the building's side. Naruto jumped forward as Garra bounced. Naruto's right arm whirled with wind and hi punched Garra in the gut. He impacted the house behind and shot on through. The house collapsed from the sudden force. Naruto stood waiting.
Garra rushed forward. And swung down with both arms. Naruto jumped back and Garra landed in a crouch. Naruto's eyes narrowed.
'He's not moving... Why?' Naruto glanced down as the ground cracked. 'Shit!' Naruto side jumped as the ground exploded. Sand arms in the air. Naruto dashed down the alley as the sand dipped back down. Naruto jumped up and flipped onto the roof. Garra landed on the building opposite. Naruto was about to rush forward with the ground round the building exploded. Naruto looked about it.
"Did you think I could only use the sound I control? I can make as much sand as I want!" Naruto growled and began to spin. The sand shot at him and it turned to glass as the sand got caught in the raging inferno of fire. Naruto shot out the top and looked down at Garra. He cupped his hands back.
"Kaze!!!" Naruto roared as the wind whirled round him. "hameha!!"
Garra's eyes widen and he jumped back and flipped out off the attack range. Naruto landed on the roof an aura of red appeared and he shot forward. Hitting Garra full in the gut. The sand user hit the ground and the building with a thundering boom. Naruto landed with a light breath. He wasn't expecting a war. If so, he would have recovered.
Naruto's body reacted as the air round him shifted and he evaded the kunai and explosive tags. He landed and looked at the sound and sand ninja. Naruto got into an attack stance.
'Where some distance into the village? Had they got in ready to attack? If so, everyone's in more danger than we thought...' Naruto looked in the direction of the academy. 'I hope their fine...'
Naruto turned back to the ninja as they attacked. Naruto watched as they formed fire seals.
"Don't interfere!" Garra roared as a sand arm sent the men flying. Naruto turned to Garra. "I will fight with Uzumaki alone! Interfere and die!" Garra still had a crazed smile.
"You're strong... I want your blood... I'll give you my most powerful form and crush you like an ant!" Garra roared as sand covered his body in an explosion.
"This chakra..." Naruto spoke to himself as he covered his face. 'It's darker than others before.'
'I told you... We are above a normal level of demon. Bijuu are uniquely powerful...' Naruto looked up as his form was coated in shadow. He looked at the large beast before him. He never knew a demon was so big...
The large tail swung and Naruto jumped back as the buildings were wasted before him. Naruto landed in the rubble and looked up in awe of the sight.
"Hahahaha!! I'm free!!!" Naruto covered his face as the demon roared. Garra's form rest on the forehead of the demon.
'Wake the child...'
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Fuuton: Renkuudan!" Naruto summoned wind to protect him as it collided. But he was clouded by smoke. He jumped to escape and looked behind him.
The area had been totalled. 'I see ok... No more messing around!' Naruto crossed his arms. "I need some speed, I here goes!" Naruto yelled as he summoned chi.
"Renkuudan!!!" Naruto shot forward and the wind exploded round him. The shukaku cheered only for Naruto to shot through and land on the demons head. Naruto then rushed forward and kneed the sand user in the chin. Naruto then vanished as sand tried to crush him.
Garra growled as Shukaku roared to being sealed away. Garra looked up as Naruto appeared.
The large tail swung round and collided. Naruto impacted and hit the ground with a boom.
"Die!!!" Garra roared. Naruto's chi flared to life.
"Garra!!" Naruto yelled as he stepped side on. 'I'll finish this now!' Naruto cupped his hands back.
'Good... His demon level didn't peak when shukaku took over... Finish it now while he's still not fully ready!!!'
"Ka... me..." Naruto roared as he gathered chi. "Ha... me..."
"Fuuton: Renkuudan!!!" Garra yelled.
"Ha!!!" Naruto roared as the blue beam fired. It sliced through the wind and hit the head of the demon.
"No... This can't be... No!!!" Garra yelled as he vanished in the light.
The beam flickered and faded. The sand fell as Garra's form appeared in the beam. It smoking as the sand crumpled away. He hit the sand below with a thud and Naruto stepped forward to him.
Garra's eyes fell to him. "St-stay a-away from me..." Garra grunted as the sand around him tried to attack.
Naruto didn't even bat an eyelid to it as he walked. He looked at the form that was Garra. His eyes filled with fear.
"I know what it's like..." Naruto spoke. "I know what it was like to hate those around you... To be hated by those around you..."
"Then why... Are you not like me?"
"I was saved from my darkness... That night on my tenth birthday... I was almost killed. I was saved by one man and he kept me on the right path... I have people like him, the hokage, Iruka-sensei and more teammates... I have my fellow classmates and ninja. They kept me from the darkness..." Naruto stepped up beside Garra. "I can be your friend too if you want..." He held his hand out to him. "You just have to accept that you can't do everything on your own... Your friends are there to give you strength. And to help you went your down. Well Garra?" Naruto asked.
Garra looked at the hand. Slowly it rose to grasp the blonds. "Love is what makes people so strong?" Naruto smiled with a nod as he pulled Garra up.
"It is... Those you hold close to your heart. Will always make you stronger." Garra nods and stumbled. Naruto caught him.
"Maybe you should sit... I did give you one hell of an attack." Naruto said helping hum back down.
"Thank you..." Naruto smiled only to yell as he was knocked aside by a blast of wind.
"Garra... You ok Garra?" Temari called. Kankuro stood before the blond with his puppet at the ready. Naruto stood slowly as Kankuro tensed.
"Temari... Kankuro..." Garra spoke up. "Let's go..." Kankuro and Temari glanced to Garra, then to each other.
"I've had enough..." Both glanced to the blond and then took off. Naruto watched them leave. He sighed kicking the sand.
"I hope you see improve Garra... I want to fight you again someday..." He looked to the sky. "Now I've got an old man to help." With that he took off.
Elsewhere...
"Come on!" Kikan called as he and Sakura raced along to the academy.
The enemy forces had gotten in better than expected. They took off to make sure those at the academy were ok.
A kunai hit the wall and Kikan slid to a stop. Sakura skidded behind him. Both turned to the sand ninja. "Shit..." Kikan muttered. "They are too deep in... Konoha's messed up big time."
"Simple genin... This won't take too long..."
"Like hell it will!" Kikan yelled back at the insult. Kikan threw several shuriken in quick release and the ninja jumped away. They quickly threw kunai and Kikan's eyes widen at the tags.
'Shit!' But his fear was calmed as smoke was released. Kikan and Sakura coughed. 'Smoke bombs... Shit, where are they?' Kikan mussed as he stepped forward.
A whirling noise echoed out and large demon shuriken appeared in his site.
Time seemed to freeze. He could easily evade the shuriken... But, Sakura was only a meter behind him and he wasn't sure she could dodge it. If he took it on...
"Argh!!" Sakura gasped as a large shuriken imbedded into the wall beside her. She quickly turned to Kikan. "Kikan?!" Sakura called.
"Get... Out of here..." Kikan grunted out. His breath heavy. Slowly the smoke began to be blown away.
One of the sand ninja chuckled. "Looks like he took it to defend the girl..." The four chuckled as Sakura's eyes widen as it showed Kikan holding is right arm. A large red gash dug out his back. He glanced back with a smile.
"Sakura... Get out of here... I don't want to take another hit like that..." Kikan stated as his left hand glowed red as sparks heated the metal in his glove.
"Ki-Kikan..."
"Get out of here Sakura!" Kikan yelled turning to her. Sakura gasped. Kikan's skin had been melted by the metal gloves at the top. His right arm was limp was she looked through the large cut.
Kikan had at the last second used his right hand to deflect the shuriken's angle and path. But he couldn't move it far enough and it sliced clean through his right torso. Missing the lung just but leaving the right arm useless as it hung by only a small amount of skin.
"Kikan..." Sakura muttered at the sight. Kikan mearly turned to the other ninja.
"Get out of here... I've got one last thing I can use... Then escape." Kikan spoke as he grasped three metal orbs in his hand.
"Kikan..." Sakura could only get that word out. She didn't know what to say to the sight.
"Go!" Kikan yelled as he threw the orbs. "Kai!" The orbs exploded and the ninja jumped back. Both nothing happened. There was no weapon or anything.
"I told you to run! That was your only chance!" Kikan yelled as the ninja rushed forward. Kikan turned back to the four as his foot pressed down. "Fooled yah!" Instantly the ninja fell forward on their fronts.
The ground was covered in wires now full of static. Kikan glanced to Sakura. "I will say this again... Out of here! You're to protect the students with the teachers. We can talk later now go!" Sakura nods slowly and took off. Kikan sighed.
'3.... 2.... 1....' The static vanished. 'That healing used most of my chakra since I recovered... Sorry Sakura... Looks like we won't be talking again...' Kikan drew his large Kunai and held it tight. But his hand was shaky as he was still bleeding. His vision blurred. 'Damn...' The ninja stood and faced him.
"This boy's got nothing... You two go after the girl..." One spoke.
"Like hell!" Kikan yelled as he attacked. He was kneed in the gut and then kicked back against the wall. Kikan panted. His body was shaking as he tried to move. 'Move...'
"Go..." The ninja nod and begin to walk off. The other turned to the wire user and picked Kikan's kunai up.
'Move...' Kikan growled as his left arm twitched. The ninja chuckled as he raised the kunai up.
"Argh!"
'Move damn it!' Kikan's body was covered with static and he glowed.
"What?!" The ninja yelled as light filled his vision.
The two chasing ninja stopped as a sudden lightning blast went off at their comrade's spot. Both glanced to each other. None of them knew ration... They rushed back. They stopped and blinked.
The boy Kikan rested with his hand to the wall still. His body smoking his body limp. Before him lay two sand ninja. Both their body's fried to the bone. Skin charred, hair on end, eyes wide and staring out of the heads. Both were dead.
Both didn't get time to think of what had happened as suddenly black birds began to attack them. And then jonin of konoha took them by surprise. A medic landed by the lad and put a hand to his left wrist. She frowned.
"Is he ok?" One jonin asked as the other checked he corpses.
"I get no pulse... He's..." She stopped as Kikan gasped. His chest slowly rising and lowering. The medic could only blink. "He forced his way back from death..." She turned to the jonin. "Get me a medical team here fast. We can't lose him again!"
"Hai!" The jonin then took off. The medic formed seals and began to heal the wounds.
"Some will you have boy... I wonder what kept you going..." She muttered as she got to work.
Mean while with other parts of konoha. A large snake was in the midst of staring down a large toad. Having just lost a partner under that huge toad. Jiraiya stood atop it.
'Orochimaru made sure to have a strong attack...' He glanced out to the central point of the village. 'The shukaku vanished after that beam of light. The snake hissed and attack. 'Time to deal with this!'
"Sorry!" Naruto roared as he punched the snake up into the ski. He then grasped it by the snake. "I need this thank you!" The blond yelled as he swung the snake like a rope. He then let it rip in the direction of the large purple box. The snake hissing in panic with its eyes watering. Knowing what pain was about to come.
Naruto ran alongside it. He glanced to the snake with a grin and waved. The snake looked to the blond then hit the box. It rippled by the sudden large figure and the snake burst into flames.
As it did. The seal broke at one corner. As it took chakra from on the area closest. Naruto appeared before the fat sound ninja. "Say hello to pain..." Naruto punched the man and the man hit the barrier and roared in pain as he flew back in flames. The box fading along with the loss of their teammate.
Sarutobi watched as the barrier faded. But it was too late. He was in the middle of completion. The two shadow clones removed the 1st and 2nds souls into their own.
"Hokage-sama!" The anbu yelled. Orochimaru growled. His three ninja beside him.
"Sorry Orochimaru-sama... The barrier was broken."
"Hokage-sama... Leave this to us..." The hokage held his arm out.
"No... It won't matter. Leave this to me..." The hokage called. Naruto walked through the forest to the sight.
"Oji-san..." Hiruzen looked to Naruto with a small smile.
"Thank you Naruto-kun..." Naruto slowly glanced from the old man to the large white being behind him. Hiruzen blinked. 'He can see the shinigami? Only those who use this jutsu can see it? How is that possible?'
"We must retreat..." Orochimaru hissed. "We are no match for him now... Hehe... Till we meet again Sarutobi-sensei..." Orochimaru chuckled as he took off. His ninja following with his jutsu.
"Hokage-sama..." The anbu in the white cloak spoke. Hiruzen smiled.
"If time had been more in my favour... I wouldn't have to say good bye..." He gasped as his body toppled forward. Naruto skidded beside the old man.
"Oji-san!" Naruto called as he shook his shoulder. "Oji-san!!!" He looked up at the white being. It glanced to Naruto and snarled before it pointed it's blade at the blond. But it didn't go closer as the shinigami vanished.
There was a sad aura in the area. No one did a thing as they bid fair well to the hokage. Naruto's eyes water and he clenched his fist.
'Orochimaru... I will die you blood in my hands...' He growled.
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Woah.... Didn't see this ending... Yet... I will sort of go with the story.
I liked Naruto/Lee and Naruto/Garra/Shukaku fights... I hope it wasn't to poor... I promise I will do better now.
And diimortal... I hope you didn't mind this with Kikan. I'm still wondering on his pairing choice you gave. But things are sliding in motion I can't stop.
I loved my flying snake with air watered eyes move. That was comical. Haha!
I would like to point out. Any fight's now... Besides the possibility of Tsunade. Will be fairly low class to Naruto. Sorry about the village. But as we've seen in the manga... It's not t hard to rebuild.
The moment with Naruto's kamehameha was taken from what I saw of dragon ball burst limit. I'm so going to kick ass!!
If you see anything wrong. Feel free to tell me. Give you points on what you think so far of the work. It will always be taken into careful thought. Since db Naruto crosses are normally quiet hard to do with the level difference.
And Kyuubi's useful. And he'll keep being more useful as time goes by.
Time for the tsunade arc... I wonder what will happen with the two akatsuki... Hm...? Oh, thank you... This just in from the imagination department. One word describes Kisame's outcome.
Painful.