Well here's the next chapter YAY
1Well here's the next chapter YAY!! Dum dum dum the battle with orochimaru is going to be finished in this chapter for sure!! Exciting conclusion or anti climatic battle... you be the judge! ONWARD! CHARGE!! COMENCE!! Awe you get the idea... warning this chapter contains bloody gory goodness. Be warned!!
"Don't you know you can't fight fire with fire?" Naruto sneered as he crouched getting ready for an attack.
Haku looked on stunned at the scene in front of him. "D-do you know what's going on?" he said,
voice quivering from the force of Narutos killer aura. Sakura shook her head in reply, not wanting to peel her eyes away from the fight.
Orochimaru's eyes widened as Naruto flashed forward and gave him a swift round house kick to the head. The snake man went flying into a nearby tree as Naruto went after him. Sakura watched as Naruto slowly took the fight with the snake man deeper and deeper into the forest, and further and further away from her view.
"He's leading him away!" Haku said stunned.
"I think I know what he's doing..." Sakura said voice quiet. Haku looked up eyes widening as he began to realize what Narutos plan was.
"This guys really powerful..." Sakura began. "And if Naruto can use all of his chakra in one big burst..." She allowed her sentence to trail off.
"…it will make him seem as if he's just as strong enabling him to lure Orochimaru away..." Haku finished solemnly.
"I think he's pulling a sacrifice..." Sakura gasped out loud.
Naruto moved Orochimaru into a small area that had a number of trees missing and finally, panting hard turned to face the dangerous man. "Ku ku ku!" the snake man laughed. "Pushing me further and further away from your friends in hopes that they can make it away? Well I have news for you, you accursed brat once I kill you, I will just go back and kill your friends!" Orochimaru laughed again as Naruto watched him.
The snake mans laugh was silenced when Naruto smiled and began laughing with him. "You think that's why I led you away?" Naruto laughed again "Well you're wrong! I led you away so that I could use this and not have them witness it!" Naruto stopped laughing as he bit his thumb. A few drops of blood dripped out before the wound steamed and closed.
Narutos hands flashed in seals as he jumped to dodge a kunai aimed for his head. Orochimaru recognized a few of the seals and knew instantly it was a summoning jutsu. Orochimaru let a number of projectiles go flying in hopes to stop the impending summon. Naruto dogged them smoothly and in one final leap he finished the hand seals. As he headed down to the ground Naruto flipped in mid air until he was falling head first, one arm stretched outward ready to slam into the ground to complete the summon. Orochimaru braced himself, arms crossed firmly over his chest.
As the smoke cleared in the field with Orochimaru, Naruto smiled. Although he was no longer covered in his fiery protection he was still at the advantage. Orochimaru had started a summon as well and now stood on top of a mid level snake summon, while Naruto stood on top of Kyuubi. The foxes tails lashed out knocking over a near by tree as it growled. All though Orochimaru was truly scared for his life he didn't show it. Instead he stood atop his snake stone faced.
"I don't know much about the way things may work out in the forest," Naruto began, "but I do know one thing... foxes eat snakes!" Naruto shouted out the last sentence with humor evident in his voice as Kyuubi began to charge.
Orochimarus snake hissed as it too charged. The snake lashed out its tail and the fox dodged, clamping its jaws around its long scaly stomach. The snake hissed in pain as it bit back, causing Kyuubi to yelp in surprise, forcing him to drop the snake.
After a quick lick of his now sore paw Kyuubi charged forward. Orochimaru launched a few shurikun at Naruto who was still standing atop the fox. Narutos eyes were closed and didn't move as the shurikun approached. Instead the fox lashed out one of his tails and batted them away like flies. The fox let out an angered roar as it lunged forward. The snake moved to the left as the fox attacked right, its sharp claws sliding along the side of the reptile. Orochimau watched the fox's movements very carefully as well as Narutos moves.
'That brat may have summoned the form of that demon but he still is the one controlling it. I may have the advantage if I'm tactical about this. Two separate brains vs., two bodies controlled by the same brain... although if I let my guard down for even a second he could easily end everything I've worked so hard to achieve!' Orochimaru thought to himself as he watched the fox.
He made a clone appear from behind the fox and it rose out of the mud and quickly went about his plan. The clone jumped into the trees as the snake distracted the fox. The clone then quickly jumped onto the foxes back and punched Naruto. Narutos eyes fluttered open and attacked the clone back as Kyuubi continued to watch the snake.
Kyuubi launched himself at the snake, digging its claws deep into its skin as well as flicking a tail over its back knocking of the mud clone. The clone melted leaving behind an explosive tag. Naruto noticed it a second to late as it blew him off of Kyuubi. Naruto was quickly loosing strength and couldn't stop himself from being thrown to the ground. Naruto grunted as he stood up.
"Well well well, are you getting tired?" Orohcimaru sneered. "Well you may be running out of energy but I still have plenty in me!" Orochimaru yelled as he jumped off of his snakes head and charged for Naruto.
"DON'T COUNT ME DOWN JUST YET YOU LOUSY SNAKE!" Naruto screamed as he charged his kunai at the ready. The two ninja clashed, but true to his word Orochimaru still had some chakra left. Naruto was over powered by the snake man and his kunai was flicked out of his hand. Orochimaru sliced down Narutos arm making the young blonde scream in pain. The kunai that Naruto had a hold of fell a ways away in a shrub. 'Damn it all! That was my last one! He might win!' Naruto tried to move his injured right arm and failed.
The wound that Orochimaru had inflicted started at the top of his arm near his shoulder, and ran down to his mid forearm, just a couple of inches above his wrist. The blood loss was causing him to feel dizzy and unbalanced. Orochimaru slammed an elbow into his gut, sending Naruto flying backwards. He kept his footing, although he stumbled and coughed up a bit of blood. Naruto spat out the bile and tried to retaliate. Orochimaru eazily dodged and gave him a slice up his back. Naruto gasped out a breath as pain ran through his body.
Kyuubi was having no trouble keeping the snake at bay after the deep wound from his claws. With one final bite the snake summon vanished in a cloud of white smoke. Kyuubi looked around and soon spotted Naruto fighting against the snake man. The fox also noticed that Orochimaru was paying no attention to him and decided to use this to his advantage. He slowly dropped to a crouch and began moving subtly closer to the snake man.
"What's the matter? No fight left in you?" the snake man said as he slashed at Narutos shirt. His sweat shirt was opened up reveling a sliced tee shirt. Orochimaru sliced at the fabric with ease even though Naruto dodged pitifully. The front of his tee shirt now completely cut open reveling his belly. Orochimaru smiled "Ahh so this is what that pitiful man used to seal that beast? Well then..." he drew his right hand back while his left inflected more damage to the blonde, after about a minute Naruto was thoroughly beat, bloody and battered.
"Now for the finishing touch! This will keep that fuzz ball at bay! FIVE PRONG SEAL!" and with that Orochimaru slammed his hand into Narutos stomach. Kyuubi jumped out of the bushes and ran towards the snake man but stopped abruptly when he saw what he had done. Naruto lurched backwards and a bit of spit and blood flew out his mouth.
"Y-you bastard..." he said on a shaky breath before his eyes closed and he slumped forward.
Orochimaru began to laugh but stopped cold when he heard a growling noise from behind him. The snake man looked up fear in his eyes evident as he stared at the fox. "How...HOW CAN YOU STILL BE HERE!" he screamed in a mix of anger and fear.
Kyuubi smiled showing a shiny row of blood drenched teeth. "Once I'm out, I'm given my own chakra supply. Therefore once the boy lets me free I'm not connected to him anymore!" Kyuubi charged forward pinning the snake man beneath a massive paw. Although he was only the size of an average two story building he still struck fear into the man when he spoke.
"Y-you can't kill me!" Orochimaru rasped out.
"Oh?" Kyuubi roared spraying saliva all over the snake man.
"We can b-be partners! I-I can help y-you! Y-you l-like destroying v-villages? I can give you the opportunity t-to seek revenge on the l-leaf village!"
Kyuubi roared at the man.
"We can share the glory of a new empire! I c-can use you power!"
"I ask you, why would I help a pitiful man like you? I am loyal to the kit there, idiot though he may be, he is still my responsibility! He showed me kindness even after all the threats and hurtful things I said to him. I will not show his trust has been misplaced!"
Kyuubi roared at the man beneath his paw and couldn't help but grin as he shook uncontrollably. Kyuubi slowly unsheathed his claws and dug them into the man. The fox wanted him to suffer. His claw slowly dug into the snake mans midsection effectively putting two large holes into him.
Orochimaru screamed in pain as the fox moved up a few inched and repeated the process.
Kyuuni's eyes brightened a bit as he dug out a scroll from the carnage. With his other paw he flicked the scroll over towards Naruto. "I would love to just leave you here to suffer and bleed to death but I know from experience you are a tenacious little cockroach." Kyuubi place his paw just below the mans quivering neck. He began to dig in a single claw effectively cutting his windpipe. Orochimaru gasped a last breath before his quivering body and screams stilled.
Kyuubi sneered. "How does it feel to have everything taken away from you in one small instant? That's what you asked the kit when you killed his friends, the closest thing he had to family. So now it's your turn to experience the pain he went through." Kyuubi whispered into the ear of the lifeless form. "And just to make sure there is no possible way for a revival!" Kyuubi flicked one of his tails angrily and a wave of excess flame washed over the mangled body incinerating it, turning it to ash.
All over the forest the other ninja could feel a change in the air. Almost as if a killing intent was emitting from the forest it self. One ninja however had a very different take on this change, the ninja laughed as he felt this change. He watched his teammates as shivers ran up their spines and laughed even harder. Then as he laughed he closed his fist killing his last victim. "What is this feeling? I must know! Mother, your sand longs for it!" as he spoke his teammates shivered again. Gaara of the Desert now had a new goal, and it made him laugh even more. His maniacal laughter echoed through the forest as birds fluttered away.
The fox, now huffing walked over to Narutos form. The seal still showed on his skin. Kyuubi picked up the bloody scroll in one of his tails. And put it in Narutos hand. After the release of his chakra for the flame wave Kyuubi was shrinking. He picked up Naruto in another tail and began to move him closer to where Sakura was. He hoped she was still close by.
Kyuubi got to the edge of where Sakura's scent was strongest and put Naruto gently down.
Kyuubi looked through the trees and saw her sitting in a hallowed log with Sasuke and Haku. He made a loud rustling noise and snapped a few twigs until he knew he got their attention. The Kyuubi let his remaining chakra be reabsorbed by the blonde.
Sakura looked up from Sasukes form as she herd a rustling sound. Haku stood up with her and they both went to investigate. "N-Naruto!!" Sakura screamed when she saw his body laying in the dirt. He was covered in blood, and his right arm looked to be in an awkward position but that's not what made her gasp.
Narutos shirt was sliced open and an intricate design was on his stomach. "Is... is he?" Sakura started but couldn't find the right words. She squeaked as the seal began to fade.
Haku stood up from examining the body "It's alright he's alive... barely..."
Sakura looked relieved but only slightly. She and Haku quickly brought Naruto back to the log to safely. "Do you think the snake guy did that thing that was on Naruto just like he did... what ever it is he did to Sasuke?" Sakura said as she placed a wet cloth on Narutos forehead.
"I don't think he gave Sasuke such an intricate hickey..." Haku said. "But he most likely did this to Naruto" Haku looked at what he had clasped in his hand.
"Look he has the other scroll!" Haku said holding it up.
Sakura took it gently as if it would break. She smiled softly. "We should move..." she said finally. Haku looked up confused.
"We have both the scrolls now; we should take them to the center of the forest. They'll be able to get the care they need there." Sakura said standing up and pocketing the scroll. 'I won't let them down! I'm tired of being told to sit and watch from the sidelines! I won't fail them!' she thought to herself.
Haku nodded and stood picking Sasuke up onto his shoulder easily. "I understand, I will help them even if it cost me my life!" Haku began to walk off. Sakura nodded and picked up Naruto in the same manner. She sprinted until she was in stride with Haku
While the pair walked they didn't take notice to the mark on Sasukes neck. It had begun to spin and was glowing slightly.
The walk to the center of the forest was grueling but they were thankful not run into any enemy ninja. They did however run into team Gai... they were in the area and had already managed to find their second scroll when they ran into Lee he had took them to Tenten and Neji and managed to convince them to help out.
Tenten and Neji now carried the unconscious pair while they all walked together. Sakura was silently thankful for what Lee had done for her, and made a mental note to repay him some how. They soon reached the center tower and parted ways with team Gai. Lee was droning on the whole way about how he will always protect his blossom of love, and was still doing so when Neji took him away.
They stood at one of the entrances to the tower and quietly pushed open the doors. They placed their friends on the floor and opened the scrolls after about five minutes of wondering what the poem meant. Sakura was thankful for many things at this moment. 1: her friends were all safe, 2: it only took them half a day to get to the tower after Naruto returned to them, and 3: Iruka sensei was there to greet them at the end of a long journey.
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And there you have it chapter 15 done and done!! Hope you enjoyed it! I find I write fight scenes better if I'm mad about something and having the basement flood up is just the inspiration I needed. He he well it wasn't as bad as it sounds... but any way review! And remember flames make great smores!