Chapter 39 Human
Naruto slowly stood up as the dust began to settle, though the dust Naruto could make out shadowy figures of wolves and dogs fighting cats.
"This isn't good." said Naruto as he sneezed as the dust got into his nose. "I didn't want this."
"Too bad." growled Sasuke as he appeared out of the dust. He was still on all fours and was snarling like a wild cat. "I will rip your head off and eat you entrails."
"Wow…you need to calm down." said Naruto with a grin as Sasuke lunged forward.
Meanwhile Neji and Tenten along with a group of wolves and dogs smashed into the left line of the cat army. The cats while they outnumbered the wolves and dogs however the cats were caught by surprise, they were stunned and confused from the underground paper bombs and when the wolves hit them they were caught flatfooted. The wolves ripped through the front lines however the cats would only be stunned for a moment and soon they where back fighting.
"This is getting harder." growled Tenten as her claws racked though the neck of a smaller cat.
"No matter." said Neji as he cut down a lion man; he stepped over the body to see a cheetah woman only with dark brown fur with pale white eyes. However something was different about her she seemed more human, her brown fur was falling off.
"Neji?" asked Hanabi Hyuuga as she looked at her cousin. "What is going on?"
Before he said anything another cat jumped her biting her neck killing her. The man looked more animal like then human, the cat then pulled Hanabi's body away all on all fours.
"What is going on?" asked Neji as he looked down at his own arm to see that his fur was falling off. He turned to see his mate only to see her entire back was now pink. All around the cats and the canines where slowly changing either to a more animal like or more commonly taking on a more human like nature.
Everywhere across the battlefield the scene was repeating itself the people's who minds where now totally animal began to either run or attack everyone nearby. Those who had gained their humans minds where either stunned, confused or they kept attacking out of pure confusion. Some fell to the ground in pain as they changed totally back in a few moments while others were going in phases.
"The bird." said Shikamaru as he looked up at the large white inc bird before looking at his now totally human hand. "They have been spreading a cure….they are trying to change us…'
For a moment he just stood there not sure what to feel, part of him wanted to snarled in anger for changing him but the sight of the strangely familiar pink flesh.
Well behind the lines in the heart of the cat civilian camp, Hinata stood with her children watching as the white bird flew overhead.
"Mom what is going on?" asked her youngest daughter
"Something good." answered Hinata as she rubbed the back of her neck, where a small patch of human skin was now visible.
Meanwhile Naruto jumped out of the way of yet another one of Sasuke's attack.
"I will….rip out your gut and eat you." growled Sasuke as Naruto smiled.
"Tell me Sasuke how do you feel?" asked Naruto as Sasuke showed his teeth."Wild more animal like and less human?"
"You did something." snapped Sasuke as Naruto smiled. "The kunai."
"Yes, the kunai that I planted in your neck wasn't meant to kill it was met to change you." Said Naruto "A little gift from Tsunade….it's a was coated with a serum made out of your DNA sample Kabuto gave her to study. Within a couple more minutes you will be nothing more than an animal, a large animal but nothing more and the best part is that it can't spread."
"I will kill you." said Sasuke in a mix of his voice and a roar.
"Bring it on, in a couple of minutes you may totally forget about me." Said Naruto as Sasuke growled as he got onto his back legs, it seemed less natural for him as he charged forward only to have Naruto whip out a kunai, Sasuke's claws smashed against Naruto's kunai.
Meanwhile the battlefield was become more chaotic as more and more people where regaining their humanity. The only major group that wasn't changing was the horses support unites under the command of Lee.
"What is going on?" asked an aid as he looked toward his commander.
"The cats have be removed from play." answered Lee
"Do we attack?" asked the aid
"Attack with what?" asked Lee "We are support unit and while we are stronger then the humans they outnumber us and if Naruto is any judge we can't infect them. No….order all our units to fall back and send word to all of our race protecting the villagers to gather all the supplies and head to Kuda island. Unlike the Dogs I prepared to protect my herds."
"Yes, sir." said the aid "What of the bears and other races."
"They are not my concern." said Lee as the horses began to pull away at the same time the bears and the other races like the monkeys where all going their separate ways. The army was disappearing from the battlefield as more and more people where turning human or at least mostly human. Almost all of them had kept their tails while others had kept the ears, claws or teeth. The people who had kept their human minds hidden for months or years had started fighting back against those who were not fully human or the 10% in which the cure had turned them into nothing more than large animals.
Outside the battlefield the camps behind the lines where in an estate of panic as they ran around confused at what was happening. While everyone was freaking out wondering what was going on Temari lied down beside her kids in the small tent the kids were stunned and confused as they turned into human.
"Mom….what is happening to us?" asked her only son as he looked at his totally humans and legs
"Son, you can't stop so just come here." ordered Temari
The battle was calming down as more and more people finished turning either back into the human form or totally animal. Now they were in a different kind of panic as they rushed to cover their privates. Luckily scrolls began to fall out of the sky as they were dropped by Sai. People figured out that they had to open them only to find the old clothing that the Sand had left in their bases when they abounded it. It wasn't much but it was something and that was better than standing in the middle of a field in the nude.
"Rasengan!" yelled Naruto as he slammed his rasengan into Sasuke's side who roared in pain as his he flew backwards landing on his side.
"You know Sasuke I don't really want to kill you but since you are going to be nothing more than an animal it will be alright." Said Naruto "Besides you caused so much pain…you need to die."
"Are you talking about Hinata or everyone else?" asked Sasuke
"You hurt Hinata on so many levels but this isn't just about her." Said Naruto
"Isn't it?" asked Sasuke "I picked her for two reasons one she was good breeding stock and two it would drive you up the wall. However I should have gone after Sakura shouldn't have I however I really thought you had gotten over her."
"Even though I love Sakura-chan it didn't give you the right to rap her and everyone else you hurt." said Naruto "Well it will end here and now."
"I don't think so because I still have enough Chakra and human mind to do this." said Sasuke as he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"He shouldn't have enough chakra to do anything." thought Naruto as the sound of chirping birds filled the air. Naruto's eyes widened he could just tell that Sasuke's blow was within inches of the middle of his right side. If he moved back it would cut across the front of his chest and hit his heart, a move forward and the blow would land on his spin killing him as well. A blow in the center would still kill him. He was trapped with no way out….he was going to die.
"Sakura-chan, Airi, Kushina, Riki." thought Naruto as he turned his thoughts to the love of his life and his three young kids. They would never know him but at least they would be human. "I love you."
The blow never came as Sasuke was plowed into the ground by fist he never saw coming.
"Sakura?" asked Naruto as he looked at Sakura as she stood over Sasuke with a fist raised as she hit Sasuke again.
"Did you really think I would sit this one out?" asked Sakura as she jumped off the stunned Sasuke.
"But how did you?" asked Naruto
"Sai dropped me off." answered Sakura as Naruto looked up to see Sai flying overhead. "Now let's end this son of a bitch."
"I don't think that will be needed Sakura-chan." Said Naruto as Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Look."
Sakura looked down to see the once mighty Sasuke Uchiha, the greatest traitor in the history of the leaf lying on his side blood rolling out of his mouth. He looked like nothing more than a very large cat, there was almost no trace of ever being human, the only part that was left as a link to the person they once knew was the red Sharingan eyes which where just glazing over in death.
"How?" asked Sakura
"His arm." answered Naruto as Sakura looked at to see the hand which once held the chidori which was meant for Naruto had been broken by Sakura's punch so much that arm had become free hanging and must had snapped back and hit Sasuke with his own Chidori.
"I killed him." Said Sakura
"I thought you wanted him dead?" asked Naruto as he worried for a moment.
"Ya…but I always thought you would be the one to kill him while you were trying to save me." said Sakura with a smile as she laughed "However I killed him saving you. Is it opposite day?"
"I don't care." said Naruto as he grabbed his vixen and kissed her their ears listening for any sign of danger as they enjoyed the kiss. The sound of footsteps caused the two of them to separate as they noticed a large number of people watching them. Slowly a silver haired man with a miss fitting uniform and a rag over one eye and another rag over the lower part of his face. A silver wolf tail moved behind him as his sharp black figure nails glinted in the sun.
"Naruto what is going on?" asked Kakashi as he and everyone else looked at Naruto and Sakura.
"That is going to take some explaining." answered Naruto as he looked around to see two groups of civilians coming toward the battlefield. Temari in the lead of one group and Hinata leading the other.
"And a lot of time." added Sakura "But the important thing is that we are human."
I hope you liked this chapter and who I had kill Sasuke, in most of my stories Naruto is the one who kills Sasuke and never did I write that Sakura killed him. Now until next time which will in all likelihood be the last chapter. Thanks and please keep reading. Wilkins75.