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Also a big thank you to Infinite Freedom who has been giving me lots of info and giving me ideas for future chapters. Now, on to the story!
Naruto and Rikku were staring down the biggest worm either of them had ever seen. Their eyes were the size of saucers and it seemed as if they were about to pass out from shock. And with good reason.
The monster in front of them was about twenty feet tall, and the two had no idea how long it was, because some of it was still underneath the ground. It was slowing moving back and forth, making it look a little more like a snake than a worm. The creature had a strange kind of mouth that looked like it opened in four different directions. The worm was a dark golden color, most likely to blend in with the sand. A lot of good that did for the dune buggy.
Naruto looked at the giant beast, and knew that he would actually have to fight it. There was no possible way he could outrun it, and there was no where to hide. Naruto reached down and grabbed his sword, although knowing it wouldn't do much good in this battle. He would have to summon something. A big fox. Actually, a huge one. The ninja knew that summoning a fox consumed much more chakra than frogs did. However when the shinobi tried to contact Kyuubi to ask for more chakra, he discovered that the fox was sleeping.
God dammit! What a time to take a nap! And what are the chances this thing is going to let me even try to wake him! The worm answered Naruto's question by lunging at him, moving much faster than one would expect for a creature of it's size. Naruto dodged to the right to avoid the monstrosity. But the blonde boy wasn't fast enough to avoid the creature's tail that had exited the ground from underneath him. It seemed the tail was much longer than the ninja once thought it was. Naruto was knocked high into the air, his sword flying. Rikku then fell from his arms and hit the ground about thirty meters away, struggling to get up again. The girl was too winded from the blow to move correctly, and she was forced to lay still on the ground, trying not to pass out.
In the meantime, Naruto used this time to try and contact the Kyuubi again. The shock from the blow seemed to have woken him up.
"Kit! What the hell did you do? I take a nap on what I presumed would be a boring dig, and I wake up to find you being attacked by a giant worm! A bloody worm of all things! How did you manage that?" Kyuubi's booming voice echoed out in the blonde's head.
Never mind that Kyuubi! I need chakra! I have to summon a fox. Now! Naruto thought desperately as he saw the worm preparing to attack again.
"Alright Naruto. Just don't kill yourself. Or I will never speak to you again! Obviously." Kyuubi said with dry humor as he began to channel demon chakra directly into the shinobi's system.
The worm wasn't going to stand idly by though. It had sensed that Naruto was the stronger of its prey, and decided to go for the immobile meal. Which was Rikku in this case. While the ninja was still gathering chakra, the fiend opened its maw, and started to suck in air. Creating a miniature tornado. The monster then pointed its mouth towards the girl, and began to try and make her come to it. Rikku began to rise off the ground, and being partly paralyzed at the moment there was nothing she could do. Naruto noticed too late what was happening, too focused on gathering energy for the summoning technique. When the boy saw the girl enter the monsters jaws, he felt like breaking down. He saw the creature swallow, and imagined her falling into its grotesque stomach. Naruto noticed soon after that she wasn't dead, however. The boy could still sense her chakra signature, although faint. The kyuubi had taught him to feel out signature, in order to pinpoint an enemy's location.
"Be careful kit! If you use a large summon now, you might end up killing the girl when you kill the fiend!" Kyuubi warned.
I know... I'll just have to summon something smaller for now and get Rikku out first. Then I kill the worm. Naruto thought determined.
Naruto started out by biting his thumb, and then he began to make hand seals rapidly. When the ninja finished, he slammed his hand into the ground, shouting "kuchiyose no jutsu!" Strange runes then began to appear from his hand, coating the ground just like every other time he used this jutsu. In a poof of smoke, a silver fox with two tails appeared. The fox was about the size of a horse.
"Hello, Naruto. My son has told me about you. My name is Tsukiakari. Pleased to meet you." The fox said, its voice definitely female.
"What? You're son? Oh, you must mean that tiny kit I summoned yesterday." Naruto guessed.
"Yes. Now, what do you ask of me?" She said as the worm started to once again turn its attention towards Naruto.
"You need to help me defeat that worm. Just don't kill it yet, my friend is inside and we must get her out first." The ninja said as he climbed onto the fox's back once Kyuubi told him to.
"Very well." She said as they took off at lightning speed, barely dodging the worm's headbutt. The two went around the worm, trying to find a weak spot. When none could be found, Naruto grabbed his sword on their second pass, then ordered Tsukiakari to circle in close. The worm may have been fast for its size, but it was still too slow to keep up with the fox. The monster lifted its tail up, and then dropped it, most likely hoping to crush the two. It was still too slow however, and the fox merely jumped and climbed over the tail. While circling the worm, Naruto held his sword out to the side. Using chakra to keep it lifted because he was to weak to lift it with just one hand. The sword easily started to cut through the thin hide of the worm, even though the blade was quite blunt.
The worm started to screech and moan in pain, while thick green blood started to pour from the wound Naruto was opening with Goukatoushin. The shinobi then felt the ground start to shake again, while the worm's tail seemed to have burrowed underground. The tremors then got worst, making it almost impossible to stay upright. The blonde boy then saw stone pillars begin to rise from the ground in random place, although all were around him. He correctly guessed that the worm was controlling the earthquakes, and the stone pillars as well. The spikes began to get closer, and Naruto with his summon had to move quickly from side to side to avoid getting skewered.
The demon vessel ordered Tsukiakari to rush up quickly and she did so. Naruto knew he had to get Rikku out fast. He didn't know how long she would last in there, and he couldn't kill the worm while she was in the stomach for fear of crushing her. When the fox had gotten close enough, Naruto jumped off and landed on the fiend itself. He then stabbed his blade into the creature repeatedly, all within the same area. Drawing more of the thick green blood he was quickly beginning to hate. Hoping the monster would eventually get sick and throw Rikku back up again. The boy eventually got his wish, the creature lurching back and forth, the maw of the beast opening and closing. Before finally, although covered with saliva and who knows what else, Rikku came out of the fiends jaws. Falling extremely quickly. He watched the girl fall, and his fox companion easily catching the blonde girl on her own back.
Knowing that his friend was now safe, Naruto decided to end this as quickly as possible. Using chakra, he easily scaled the worm, which was tossing around in pain. When he began to get closer to where he suspected the brain to be, the boy began to swirl chakra in his hand. Creating the famed Rasengan in his right palm. Naruto was glad he didn't mess up, it was still difficult to control it with only one hand. With a small smirk, the ninja leaped onto the creature's jaws, and planted the spinning ball of death right above it, where the eyes would have been if it had any. The chaka easily tore through the thin hide, just as his sword had, and slowly sunk deeper in. He could feel the Rasengan ripping and shredding through the monster, cutting into the even softer flesh inside. When Naruto believed he had gotten far enough inside he stopped the technique, letting the monster slowly fall towards the hot sand. The boy focused a bit more chakra to the soles of his feet, propelling him off of the worm and towards his fox companion and his blonde friend. The worm hitting the ground with a loud thud.
Walking towards the two, Naruto noticed that Rikku was awake, watching him. Although she was wet with strange fluids and slightly trembling, she was still smiling at him. Naruto smiled back at her and also got onto the fox, which was fascinating to the girl. She still didn't know where the giant fox came from. He held on to Rikku from behind, knowing that she could still very well fall off. After asking the Al Bhed girl the way to Home, the three set off. And, hopefully, in the right direction. After all, Rikku was passed out for most of the fight. Naruto still had some payback to dish out to those two Al Bhed bastards...
Thanks for reviewing everyone! Wow, my first fight scene! Cool! I hope I did alright. I hope everybody liked the fight. Ja ne!
Kuchiyose no jutsu: Summoning technique. A summoning scroll must be signed for this to work, and even then you can only summon the animal you made the contract with. It is possible however to have multiple contracts.
Tsukiakari: Roughly translated means 'moonlight.' I kinda like this name. I think that this fox will be the summon Naruto uses to ride long distances. Not so much fighting.
Worm: The sandworm. Anyone who made it to Bikanel Island should know about this one. Low defense, humongous HP. Its tail can cause earthquakes when drilled into the ground. In this story, it can also create stone spikes.
Rasengan: The prized technique of the Yondaime. It is quite literally a spinning ball of death and destruction. Unlike most other high rank skills, the Rasengan isn't all brute force. You don't have to push it hard into the enemy, because it causes very little surface damage. The brunt of this attack comes from its ability to rip and tear through an opponent from the inside out.
Mind Scan: Remember this technique? For the people who haven't forgot, you are probably wondering why he hasn't used this since the first chapter. The mind scan is a surprisingly simple technique for reading the surface thoughts of people. However, if a person is hiding a secret, or simply doesn't want Naruto to know something, he can't learn it from them. He can only tell the thing that is going through their mind the exact moment he does the Jutsu.