Chapter 23:The End of a Pair

Hey everyone. I'm back from camp and unfortunately I did not have a chance to write up there. First off I hate this chapter. I wrote most of it before I went to camp but if I start a new one it would take to long to go up so we'll have to just go with it.

I started a new story, and I think it's awesome. The story is much better written than this and very interesting, take a look at it. The title of the story is "Hope's Darkness". I plan on another update of this story coming out in a week.

Naruto stood alone in front of Sasori and Deidara. Gaara lay behind them an ominous looking statue sucking up what had to be the red heads demon.

"It's been awhile Naruto." Sasori growled. "I was getting impatient about when we would meet."

"Heh, that means you just can't wait to die, can you?" Naruto grabbed a scroll from his side. "Deidara your life will end here as well. You realize that of course. I will tear both of you apart! You should never have touched Gaara."

Deidara frowned, Sasori does not fear death but this kid could kill us if he fights us one on one. Better get ready. He slipped his hands into his pocket and let the malicious mouths devour some chakra filled clay. "Sure I do Naruto, but it's two against one. You think you can handle us both?"

Naruto grinned, as Minato and Sai appeared behind him. "Guess again," the blonde shouted charging the two Akatsuki members with his, hundred pound, fan now out. He spun sending a massive whirlwind at the two.

Sasori blocked the wind with his tail and Deidra was sent flying back. Sasori unshielded himself to see a disturbing sight. Naruto's eyes were fire red and his stoic figure was replaced with a demonic smirk. I see. So the demon has decided to protect his own. Very well, I will get straight fighting and will enjoy the battle.

Minato and Sai both pulled out weapons and sprang into action. The first moments of the battle were not slow and used to test the enemies strength. But quickly the battle began to heat up.

Minato was focusing his effort on helping Naruto with Sasori while Sai fought Deidrara. Minato tossed another kunai at Sasori who blocked again. Immediately Minato appeared in place of the kunai. "Rasengan!" Minato shouted slamming the blue orb into the back of the puppet Sasori hid inside.

Sasori humped to the other sided of the cave. "So Hiruko's gone. Let's see your next puppet." Minato baited in a friendly voice.

Sasori had already brought out the next puppet in his arsenal.

"The third Kazekage…" Minato exclaimed, "so you took him." The Hokage dodged a hundred senbon needles and pulled out a scroll and applied chakra sending out a ball of fire.

The puppet merely threw away the attack and launched one of its own sending a thousand arms at Minato. Naruto charged in and intercepted the puppet, fending off a thousand arms with his two katanas chopping them to pieces.

Sasori did not feel much with his puppet body, but he was starting to sense his life was in the balance.

Minato and Naruto continued their tag team assault destroying or dodging everything the puppet master sent at them. Sasori lifted his arms and flattened his palms. He was having trouble but he could handle it. A tube extended from the palm of each hand and a second later the hands were doubling as flamethrowers as fire jetted out the narrow tubes.

Sakura and Chiyo arrived too see Naruto twirl his katanas in a circular motion, spinning the blades faster and faster until it created a wind which shielded Naruto from the flame. Minato appeared behind Sasori and kicked him in the head.

"Naruto there are a bunch of scrolls on his back get rid of them and our job will be a whole lot easier." Minato dodged the scythe like wing which swung at him and kicked Sasori's right knee causing it to break off. Sasori wanted to smile as the leg fired a kunai from point blank range hitting the Hokage in the chest.

Naruto froze. Minato gave Naruto a weary smile, "Naruto looks like you'll have to finish him on your own". Then the body dispersed in a cloud of smoke.

"So I've been fighting a boy and a clone. Still they put up more of a fight then the Kazekage's pathetic brother."

Naruto glared at the puppet master as Sakura and Chiyo came up behind him. Sasori lifted his arms again as his leg reattached. "Hello granny, I see you've come to die as well."

Chiyo ignored the comment she had felt grief upon first seeing him when entering the cave. But she had no mercy to give. "What has he done so far?"

"Well we broke Hiruko, I destroyed the third Kazekage with a bunch of wind jutsus, and Sasori has been using about ever trick ever thought of."

"Well if you've like my tricks so far you'll love this one."

A stream of water shot out the tubes toward the three allies who jumped away. Sakura and Chiyo ducked behind two boulders while Naruto sank into the ground. Sasori twirled his hands condensing the water into a thin powerful burst. "Don't think you're safe."

The water cut the boulders in half and continued cutting everything in its path while Sakura and Chiyo dodged.

"Missed me," Naruto said coming up from behind Sasori and slicing off his hands before getting kicked in the stomach. Naruto got up quickly having braced for the blow and letting his muscles take the impact. "That was worth it."

Sasori waited for a moment for his hands to reattach giving Sakura and Chiyo the time to attack. Sasori turned at the very last moment and destroyed the two puppets charging at him but he was not fast enough to dodge the chakra enhanced punch Sakura sent into his chest breaking the puppet master into a dozen parts.

"Nice work, Sakura." Naruto said, as Sakura gave him a thumbs up. "So Chiyo-san, is he dead?"

Chiyo waited a moment and as the pieces began to reform the body of Sasori she laid out her answer, "no".

Sakura's eyes widened in fear as the puppet sped towards her, its blade like wing spinning dangerously. Naruto tried to catch up to the speeding puppet and realizing he wouldn't make it. Instead he threw two kunai each one breaking the thin pole which attached a wing to Sasori.

Sakura performed a graceful back handspring dodging the first wild spinning blade, but could not help but let the second graze her back.

"Perhaps I should have warned you. Every blade I posses is dipped in poisen."

Sakura did not let the threatening voice faze her, "Naruto deal with him for a moment I have an antidote".

"There is no antidote for this type of poison little girl." Sasori turned back to Naruto. "You were not nearly so annoying last time."

Naruto grinned, "It's a talent I've been refining". The blonde jumped into the air as Sasori pulled out his last scroll. Then with all the force he could muster he hurled a kunai at the scroll. Sasori moved the scroll away as the kunai exploded completely destroying the puppets right arm.

"You bastard child!" Sasori screamed in rage.

Naruto laughed closing the distance between them in a second and cutting the scroll in four with a katana swinging in from both upper corners of the scroll.

The teenager jumped back preparing his next attack. "Well I'll see you in hell Sasori." He smiled before creating a hundred clones all drawing their swords and charging. "Time to die Sasori!"

Naruto stood over the slaughtered Akatsuki member. I'm becoming strong!

Naruto turned to Sakura and Chiyo. "I'm gonna go find my dad. You guys help Gaara" He disappeared using shunshin jutsu.

Chiyo looked shocked and turned to Sakura not sure what to say. "He's always been incredible." Sakura stated, seeing the confusion in the elderly woman's eyes. The two moved to Gaara and began their inspection of the Kazekage.

Naruto found his father holding Deidra up in the air. The Akatsuki member was armless and in pain as blood continued to pour gush from his shoulder. "You bastards!" Deidra cursed before Minato's fist dug itself in to the Akatsuki member's stomach. "Hey Naruto." Minato said sealing the dying Akatsuki member into a scroll. "You dealt with Sasori?"

Naruto nodded, "Yes, he's dead."

"Good work! We need to get back to the village right away. So we'll check on Gaara quickly before heading out alright?"

Naruto figured they would be leaving. "Sure." A hundred thoughts rushed through the teenagers mind and he sprinted back to Gaara where he found Sakura and Gaara waiting for him.

"Gaara! You're alright." Naruto hugged Gaara tightly.

"Yes. Thank you, Naruto." Gaara said bowing his head slightly. "But Chiyo gave her life to bring me back to life."Sakura looked intently at the elderly woman who lay on the ground unmoving. The puppet master looked peaceful, happy with her decision to save the Kazekage.

Naruto informed Sakura that they were leaving and after saying good bye they departed.