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I love the response guys. Really good. Also thanks for hanging on while I was taking forever. That had to happen because I was totally new to fighting scenes. This one is massive. I read up a lot on star writers so I think this is decent. I am new to all of this so scenes like these will take less time later. Anyways it's time for what you've been waiting for. This one will be a masterpiece, hope you like it. Review too.
"Oji-san!" Naruto ran into an old man's outstretched arms, laughing as he tried to reach his small arms around the old warrior for a big hug.
"I see you've grown stronger than the last time you hugged me Naruto-kun. I don't think I can breath."
The blonde responded by a fit of giggles as he continued to cling onto the third hokage. "Oji-san, today is an important day, do you know what it is?"
"Of course Naruto-kun, happy fourth birthday." The grandfather figure reached inside his robes to pull out a scroll titled: To Naruto. Naruto's eyes closed as he gave the brightest smile he could give. Everything was so happy. As long as everything stayed like this…
"Taichou." Naruto abruptly stood up, his senses going into overdrive as realization of what he was doing sunk in.
"Report boar." Naruto's voice, even through a communication device, still brought chills into the ANBU. So much so the ANBU needed a few seconds to compose himself before reporting.
"Sir, there seems to be no movement at all by the west ridge. All areas within a hundred meter radius are clear."
Naruto processed what he heard before switching frequencies on his device and speaking again. "Tora I want a report of your surroundings."
A moment later Tora's voice rang through Naruto's ears. "All clear sir. Also sir I've tried to contact Nibi but she's not responding."
Naruto's stone face slightly cracked as he remembered what he had done to whom he regarded as one of his very few friends. "You need not worry with her. I sent cat on a different mission than reconnaissance. Keep your eyes open and report anything you see." A chorus of "Hai" was heard before nothing. Naruto sighed as he perched on a cliff overlooking the north side of Kikio Pass.
"To believe I actually was delving into my memories… pathetic." He continued scouting the ridge, but his thoughts were glued on the same subject. Eventually he was once again sucked away into memories as he remembered all of the good times in Konoha… and how they were taken away from in one vicious swoop.
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"W-why? Oji-san p-please don't let this happen. Help."
The old leader looked at the four year old Naruto sadly as he bent to one knee placing his hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Sometimes one must do things they truly do not want to do Naruto-kun. Please, I don't want this for you, but I have no choice."
Naruto's eyes widened as he turned once again to stare in fear at the bandaged figure before him. "It's good you remembered the accord Sarutobi. Do not fret. This will perhaps be the best decision you ever made as hokage."
Sarutobi glared at Danzo in hatred as he slowly stood back up. "I am still in power so watch your tongue. I will be watching you Danzo. If you abuse him, I'll kill you… that I will swear."
The war hawk mostly kept his poker face, only allowing a small smile to form. "I look forward to you honoring such a threat Sarutobi."
"Do not test me. What happened with Orochimaru has taught me to strike any threat without mercy regardless of their affinity to me… old rival."
The smirk adorned on Danzo's face evaporated before being replaced by a neutral gaze. "I see, come then Namikaze work must be done."
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Naruto was once again thrown back into reality as an explosion rocked the ground, creating a small tremor. "Boar report! An explosion was just seen and felt in your area." Naruto's order was left unanswered as static filled the transmission. "Tora are you with boar? What's your location?" Once again the sound of static was all that was audible in the radio. "Hn." Gathering his thoughts, Naruto rushed to the seen himself, bent on finding out what was the catalyst for the explosion.
"My my these guys were too easy Itachi. I mean you think the ANBU team of the kyuubi jinchuuriki would be a little more trained. Well I guess all the talent is the captain's."
"Hn. You are correct in your assumptions of his team save one member Kisame. Watch for the cat ANBU."
"You should watch for me instead." Both Akatsuki members tilted their heads upwards, their eyes now glued on to the visage of Naruto perched on a cliff. Naruto's attention however was on his downed comrades. So many missions… What am I feeling?
Meeting Itachi's and Kisame's gaze Naruto set an unreadable expression on his face before straightening up. "It seems you two already are here. Well then in the name of the third hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen as well as Konoha I hereby sentence you to death."
"Not one for words huh jinchuuriki," Kisame taunted.
"Kisame, stop acting foolish. You forget you or me alone cannot defeat him. We must approach him together, focused."
"Of course, you need not lecture me Itachi. I unlike you however wish to have a little fun with our prey."
Without a word Naruto immediately launched himself at the two rogues initiating the first attack, punching Kisame in the face. The attack connected, propelling the swordsman back against a rock wall, leaving Itachi to fight the demon shinobi.
"Prepare yourself Naruto-kun." Itachi struck low first by trying to sweep Naruto's feet but the blonde nin jumped over it before round housing Itachi in the head. Itachi ducked only to find Naruto's other leg to be speeding to his position. Itachi crossed his arms and braced for impact. Not being disappointed, Itachi was flung away by the kick, the impact almost shattering his arms. He, like Kisame hit the rock wall hard, causing a large amount of stones and debris to bury him and Kisame in a rockslide.
"How foolish. Perhaps you two should leave now if you want to play ninja. I am insulted." Naruto stood straight up. His arms crossed themselves as his black cloak flailed in the wind.
"Can't have that now can we." Kisame's voice reached Naruto's ears from under the rubble. His tone lacked all playfulness verifying his seriousness.
"No we can't. So be it Naruto." Right after Itachi said those words the two nukenin's chakra began to grow. Naruto started to smile as the clouds overhead moved right above their location. The chakra became so palpable it began to manifest as a swirling tornado around the mound of rocks Itachi and Kisame were in. The tornado reached all the way into the clouds before diving back down.
When the chakra stream hit the ground the resulting explosion rocked the ground and the entire canyon. Naruto's smile only grew as he stood his ground, debris flying all around him, his cloak now blowing widely behind him. As the dust cleared Naruto saw two figures in the center of a ten-meter crater.
"Finally, test me, monster of the mist, demon of Konoha."
"With pleasure." Both nins replied. The battle had truly begun.
"This should be interesting eh captain?" An Iwa ANBU joked as he looked down on what could be the biggest battle of the age.
" Kisame was not supposed to be here. Regardless keep your eyes on Namikaze men. Even though those two are putting out massive chakra signals… his is much greater." Yukina hissed before resuming her watch on the fight from a distance. Live Naruto… So I can kill you myself.
"Impressive chakra output, but not good enough." Naruto's made his hands into an X and exhaled. At first nothing happened, then the storm flashed above. Lightening struck all around the area as the heavens brought down hail and rain on the three powerhouses.
A dark chakra seeped from Naruto. It's color indiscernible due to the sudden darkness however with a quick look from the sharingan, Itachi discovered the color to be a royal blue or navy almost.
"Are you curious of why my chakra is so different Itachi? Allow me to sate your curiosity. You see this is my hybrid chakra. A mix really of mine and Kyuubi's chakra. Packed with more killer intent and toxicity as any human's however it is lower than Kyuubi's. If you two prove worthy I may use his chakra."
"You're arrogance amuses me fool." Itachi responded coldly setting himself in a loose stance.
"As is yours sempai."
"No more words god damn it you are going down!" Kisame war cry resounded throughout the canyon as he sprang forward from the crater his sword on his left. He disappeared from sight only to reappear in front of Naruto. Swinging his blade as hard as he could, Kisame aimed for Naruto right side to disable him.
Waiting to hear the crunch of bone, Kisame instead could do nothing but remain speechless as Naruto blocked his sword a foot away from his body with the back of his arm. All the while Naruto's expression did not change as he continued to eye Itachi, completely ignoring Kisame.
"I believe I was still speaking to sempai, insect." Naruto vanished before Kisame's eyes before his eyes bulged out of his skull in pain and he was projected in the ground. Without mercy Naruto vanished again only to slam Kisame in the back with his knee.
As Kisame struggled to get up Naruto stood above him. He raised his hand parallel to the ground before a hidden blade jutted out from inside his cloak sleeve onto his hand. Before the killing blow was made a hand grabbed Naruto's, and Naruto had to drop the blade to flip over as a kunai stabbed where his stomach once was.
Not wasting a second Itachi, whose hand still gripped Naruto's, swung Naruto away before starting a series of hand seals. "Katon: "Ryuuka no Jutsu." A giant dragon emerged speeding towards the flying Naruto.
"Mizu Toku" shouted Naruto as an equally large water shield appeared from the air itself dissipating the dragon. Naruto and Itachi both went into a series of hand seals while running side by side, Itachi on the ground and Naruto wall walking. "Ibuki no Kazeryu" shouted Naruto.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" retorted Itachi.
"Kamaitachi no Jutsu"
"Jinrai no Jutsu"
"Enough, Tsume no Amakakeru Ryuu" growled Naruto.
"Your consistency with futon surprises me, it will only rush your undoing, now Katon: Karyu Endan."
The canyon was soon raining boulders down on the running pair as their continuous attacks decimated the surroundings. One boulder almost hit Naruto, had he not summoned his sword to slice it twine.
"Now I will finish this, Kaze no Yaiba." Naruto black blade soon elongated into a wind sword, a range no less than five feet.
"I will humor you then, Uindoken." Itachi nodachi also lengthened with wind as the two warriors eyed each other before disappearing. The clash of ninjutsu forever marked the earth as the wind blades slashed through the very canyon itself.
Dust kicked up as a massive megalith slid from the canyon wall. Through the dust though a dark haired figure wearing a black robe with red clouds and a blonde haired figure in all black with a black trench stood backs to each other, still in their finishing sword katas. Suddenly the blonde started to chuckle. It was low but the other warrior seemed to have heard it. The chuckle escalated and soon it erupted in a mad laughter.
"ahahAHAHahah…sempai. The tides are changing. Your superiority to me has long since past. Finally after all this time my greatest question has been answered. I am the strongest sempai… and you know it.
As if on cue Itachi went on one knee as a diagonal slash mark imprinted itself from Itachi's right shoulder all the way to his left side by his waist. Blood seeped into the earth as Itachi focused on staying conscience.
"Y-you think you can take me Naruto? I have shown you nothing."
"Neither have I."
"What?" Naruto turned around to see Kisame. Or what could be Kisame. It seemed the man fused with his sword. He looked more shark than human. Naruto turned to Itachi again to see him gone.
"Over here Naruto-kun." Naruto's eyes widened as he felt Itachi's chakra behind him. How are they so fast? I couldn't notice them. What is this? A kick to the back broke Naruto's musings as he was rocketed into the rock wall, breaking the outer surface of the wall and leaving an imprint of the blonde.
Climbing out slowly Naruto assessed the situation. "I see now. The mangekyuu sharingan. A boost you needed to surprise me.
"I'm getting tired of being ignored child." Naruto glanced to his right to see Kisame, who was in his shark form.
"My apologies Kisame-san, but sempai and I have a score to settle." Naruto face betrayed nothing and Kisame soon found himself fidgeting under Naruto's dead gaze.
"Kisame I realize we must work as a team but I must see for myself which one of us is the better." Itachi's voice mirrored Naruto's in tone.
Hahaha… they're like brothers. "So be it. I will wait until you are finished with your fun."
Naruto's eyes flashed as what seemed to be anxiousness. "Come Itachi-sempai. Show me why the Uchiha were feared.
"Now now Naruto you forget." Itachi smiled a grim smile before hardening. "The Uchiha are still feared."
No sooner had Itachi said that the two disappeared, the only indication that they were still within the vicinity was the occasional flash of two swords and a clang. Every punch the two warriors traded resulted in a small sonic boom. The first to stop his speed was Itachi as he stood clutching his head.
"So the eyes are getting to you? Should a ninjutsu battle suit you?"
Itachi snarled. "Don't patronize me Naruto! Amaterusu!"
A cloud of dark fire erupted from Itachi's right eye and headed towards Naruto, intending to melt the blonde.
"That's not enough." Raising his right hand towards the fire Naruto muttered a seal before a black hole of sorts materialized on his hand. "Fuuja Fuuka Houin."
"Impossible." Itachi could only stare on in silent awe as the strongest flames to ever exist were sucked into Naruto's hand.
"I think it's time I stepped in." Naruto turned to regard the voice but was too late as he was hit with a 1000 gallons of high pressure water. He slammed against the wall and was unmoving, but Kisame would not take any chances. "Itachi find high ground I'm turning this canyon into a river."
"Hn." Itachi quickly composing himself before jumping up to look down the cliff as Kisame filled the canyon.
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Kisame smirked as he submerged himself in water with the shinigami of konoha. "You cannot contend with me in this arena boy. This is the ultimate setting for one of my… skills."
Naruto still had not responded since he was slammed into the wall and for a moment kisame thought the invincible shinobi would just drown. Such a thought was dashed though when Naruto suddenly jerked up, his hands already going through a series of handseals.
"Kaminari-ha." A literal wave of lightening traveled at high speeds towards the shark shinobi.
Fast Kisame swam away to the right only getting nicked by the wave. The small hit was enough though as kisame felt pain he never thought possible. "Aahh, what is this jutsu. I didn't even get directly hit yet…"
"It's not over." Naruto appeared behind Kisame bear hugging the nin. "Chidori Nagashi."
Kisame mouth opened as a silent scream escaped him. His pain subsided though as a different feeling invaded him. Rage.
"Y-you b-bastard you dare hurt me in water! Enjoy this boy. Tajou Sui no same!" A hundred water sharks appeared in the water before charging Naruto.
"Impressive, but this will not be enough." Naruto held both his hands out before his palms started to glow. "Tajou rasengan dangan." The sharks one by one were incinerated as Naruto launched tens of rasengans at the sharks.
Kisame grit his teeth under water before smiling. "I should've known… however this is where your arrogance kills you. You have not breathed since we've been here. While that is very impressive you will need to breath soon. This jutsu will finish you. San no arashi."
Naruto watched as the blue water turned into a yellow green color.
Kisame smirked. "This jutsu will turn all liquid into an acid. Do you understand now jinchuuriki! Your skin is being corroded as we speak! And if you take a breath and the acid gets into your mouth your finished."
Naruto closed his eyes to avoid blindness, but Kisame's comment caused Naruto to tilt his head at Kisame in what could to amount to curiosity.
Kisame smiled knowing Naruto's unspoken question. "Oh if you think I would receive the same affects your wrong. The acid is actually made from my blood."
Naruto's eyes clenched, wincing as his skin did feel highly agitated. He couldn't even defend himself as Kisame delivered a massive punch to Naruto's side before upper cutting Naruto in the chin. Expecting the fourteen year-old to cry out in pain, Kisame was surprised to see Naruto's mouth still closed, his face set in extreme concentration.
"If you think you can mentally block what I'm going to do to you your wrong. I'll break your jaw and make you swallow my toxin."
No fool and that is your final mistake.
Naruto's eyes shot open locking on to Kisame, but allowing the toxin to invade his pupil and blind him. Kisame would have made fun of this act had he not have been punched across the toxic river slamming into the rock wall. Forming two kage bunshins, Naruto spread his arms wide, allowing his clones to make one of the most powerful combination jutsus in his arsenal.
I will make you feel true power
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Itachi squinted as he gazed at the murky water trying to gauge what was happening. "Hn I must use the sharingan." His eyes bled into red and Itachi clutched his head. However his eyes widened at what he saw. Naruto seemed to have two objects, one in each hand, and both were emitting a massive amount of chakra. This is big. I must find higher ground. Jumping up to the top of the canyon he spotted the Iwa team on the other side of the canyon, observing the water like him.
He scanned the group until his eyes caught one of importance. My my this will prove to be a problem. I know this girl will threaten Naruto's plan. I cannot allow that.
Just as he was about to engage the Iwa team a rumbling originating from the water shook the surrounding area like a 10.0 earthquake.
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Kisame couldn't believe what he was seeing. "T-this is impossible. The yondaime himself couldn't do what you're doing with his element never mind with multiple elements. How can you do this?"
Naruto's eyes were starting to burn away but Kisame could still feel the demon's gaze on him. Slowly Naruto brought the rasenshuriken and the karyusengan together. Fusing the two elemental rasengans instead of blowing up the fusion created an even bigger ball of energy. Kisame shook in fear. I must flee. The power that ball is emitting can kill me ten times over.
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"Taichou what is this chakra. It's so powerful."
Yukina's eyes were wide with awe. "This is bad we must retreat to a safer distance. He has never used this much chakra before."
"What about Itachi taichou?"
"He is not attacking so we shall not either. Let's retreat.
Then they felt it.
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Naruto suddenly flung the orb at Kisame. Half way from reaching the missing nin Naruto's hand he used to fling the ball clenched. The explosion that resulted was catastrophic. Like a nuclear bomb a mushroom erected from the water high into the air. The Iwa team and Itachi both were blown away.
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Itachi cracked his eyes open. He got up slowly. His body ached, but he disregarded the feeling to finding out what happened to Kisame's and Naruto's battle. Standing up he surveyed his surroundings before realization struck him. Where is the canyon? A crater the size of Konoha itself lay in front of him. Naruto you surprise me even now. Deidara would be so jealous.
Coughing alerted him to the Iwa team as they shakily stood up. Gauging their distance to be twenty meters from him, Itachi turned to find the two missing people.
"I-Itachi, help me." As if on cue, laying under a massive boulder was Kisame. He was worse for wear as his skin displayed multiple third degree burns. Itachi kicked the rock off of him and helped Kisame up, but Itachi noticed Kisame's right leg to be fractured as well. He is done it seems. Now I must contend with him.
Debris suddenly scattered everywhere as a figure appeared. Itachi saw through the smoke and mist the man to be kneeling on one knee. "Kisame get up we must finish this."
Kisame was no longer fused with his sword as he separated with the sword to use it as a shield for the brunt of Naruto's blast. "I don't know if I can be of any assistance Itachi. I am a swordsman after all."
"Hn"
"If you two are tired then why don't you take a rest? We'll kill you be sure of that, but our real business is with the bastard over there."
Both Itachi and Kisame turned to look at the Iwa team, particularly the captain. "So you come to avenge your constant losses and failures against Naruto… Yukina."
Yukina growled as she glared into Itachi's cool glance. "I will make you eat your words Uchiha. For now though it's time for our mission and if you interfere you will only die sooner. Today is the day he dies," She hissed.
"You know I'm surprised Kisame… No one has ever survived the Chōshinsei. Not even entire villages. Very surprised indeed. However Kyuubi gave me my eyes."
All attention focused on Naruto as he continued to kneel, breathing hard.
Yukina smiled as she looked at Naruto's battered form. "So, you are human. I guess everyone has a limit. I must say though I expected a better performance from you Namikaze."
Naruto's hard breathing suddenly stopped. It seemed from his stiff posture he never noticed the Iwa team. The air was too rich in chakra to notice anything.
Naruto's main of red blonde hair ruffled as he shakily stood on his two feet. All the while Yukina continued to lock on to Naruto, a fire in her dark orbs as she watched Naruto right himself. Naruto's breathing soon slowed into normal, finally looking up Naruto saw his greatest obstacle. "So…the tables have turned. How quaint."
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Yukina winced. The look Naruto was giving her was innerving. Like always he gave her his stony look however this time she saw something else. Curiosity. Quickly remembering what Naruto said now, Yukina smiled. "Yes I do believe so demon. However unlike you the assassination I'm about to perform is for the good of the world. Monsters such as yourself… you have killed too many to continue existence." Yukina bit back coldly.
Naruto's head cocked to the side as if he was studying something he didn't understand. "Who do you think you are Yukina-hime?"
Yukina was startled by the question, not ready for it at all. Composing herself quickly she stood straight with a look of determination on her face. "I am Yukina Obunaga, Princess and protector of Iwa."
Naruto's eyes held mirth as he digested her answer. "You… are a fool."
Yukina's face quickly turned red as she seethed in anger. "What did you say?"
Naruto kept his demeanor and stood nonmoving, staring the princess down. "Must I repeat myself fool girl. It is already quite pathetic you know not who you are."
Yukina's hands squeezed together. He infuriates me. How can he stand there, with a straight face, after everything he's done. "Who do think I am then?"
A second later a Yukina's left ear was assaulted by the hot breath of the jinchuuriki. "Why a monster of course."
Yukina turned, a blade in her arm as she swung to decapitate the blonde, but her blade met nothing. What where is he? Up no, left, right…down!
Yukina jumped up as Naruto ejected himself out of the ground on the same spot she occupied moments ago. Naruto met Yukina in the air and a flurry of punches and kicks were traded. Naruto punched at Yukina's jaw, while Yukina dodged kicking Naruto in the stomach. Naruto parried the kick with a jab from his elbow to the knee.
Yukina cringed in pain as she closed her eyes for a moment from the pain. The moment was all Naruto needed as he grabbed her leg and threw her hard to the ground below.
The ground shook and gave way as a crater ten meters across was created with Yukina in the epicenter. "Is that all you have hime? I expected more."
Yukina quivered in rage, but suddenly smiled. "You have yet to see me Naruto. Prepare yourself for a most humiliating loss."
Naruto's curiosity piqued. What could she have that could match me? His question was soon answered as Yukina crossed her arms and black markings appeared all on her skin.
Naruto's stared in what could be described as a mixture of alarm and fascination as he recognized the markings.
"So you used gravity seals? Do you hate me so much you are willing to possibly shorten your life?"
Yukina merely stared at Naruto, her eyes burning with hate. "I would burn in the deepest hell if only it would mean your death."
Naruto's head tilted downward, his red golden locks shadowed his eyes and expression. Yukina barely heard it. It was soft but it was growing. Is he… laughing?
Suddenely as if answering Yukina's question Naruto threw his head back and cackled. "HAHAHAHAHAH! Is this it? Is that all that you have to offer, girl? If you truly hate me your power would be much more powerful. Come girl, I will show you true hatred."
Yukina rocketed at supersonic speeds, determined to wipe the unnatural smirk off Naruto's face. They met in a fiery display of chakra as their blades clanged together. As they locked swords with only inches apart from each other the two fighters separated.
"I have dealt with you enough. I am impressed by your strength though. So much so I will show you one of my strongest jutsu." Naruto extended his hand to the side and his arm started to distort. The arm changed from an appendage to a deadly blade as chakra enveloped the arm. "This girl the strongest blade I can make. Feel honored to meet a variation of the Kamikaze no Yabia, Kaze no Yari."
Yukina grit her teeth and concentrated. In speeds unrivalred she flew through hand seals, "Tekkai: Kyūkyoku no bōei." Yukina's body hardened even further, giving her the appearance of a diamond statue."Show me your worst, it's time to settle this."
Naruto crossed his blade around his chest before launching himself at Yukina intending to chop through her and her jutsu. "Perish." Naruto swung at Yukina as she stood still waiting to see if her jutsu would hold. Naruto disappeared and reappeared behind Yukina. The sound made Naruto smile. He had finally done it. True to what he heard Yukina gave a gasp before falling to her knees. There lay from her collar bone to her waist a cut from Naruto's blade.
"You are finished." Naruto turned his back on Yukina and headed off to kill the rest of the Iwa ANBU until something caught his eye. What? Where is the rest of the Iwa team? Did they abandon her?
"If you want to know about my team they are in a safe location. What I'm about to do may change the scenery. Be honored I will show my best jutsu. Something my father couldn't master."
Naruto face held shock as his head turned around to see Yukina's fist driving into his skull. "Gōremu no kurushimi!" Naruto face contorted against Yukina's blow. The force was unreal. Even Tsunade's strength rivaled this power. The blonde was slammed into the ground as the earth parted quickly to allow further penetration.
Yukina pulled her hand back to look at her handy work before her hand lit in chakra once more. "Gōremu no finissha!"
"Argh ack." Naruto spit out a glob of blood as her fist impacted his stomach. She jumped back and Naruto immediately flipped himself onto his stomach on his hands and knees as he coughed and threw up blood. Darkness spread as Naruto tried to cling to consciousness but to no avail he slumped over. Yukina sighed in exhaustion. She started to fall until a hand stopped her from her descent. She turned to see her team, shining in admiration for her victory. Her victory over him.
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"To think such a girl had the strength to bring you down. What a change of developments."
"This body is weak. I should've trained my body more. Now everything is ruined. My work and my dream."
"There's is one option for you left."
"I refuse. I do not feel the need for such drastic change."
The kyuubi chuckled before crossing his paws and leveling a stare on Naruto. "Do not be foolish. Remember what humans have done to you. Do you truly want to still be a part of them? Do you not wish to cut your shackles once and for all and be free of this cage of human servitude?"
Kyuubi's voice resonated throughout the room as silence met the question. Naruto opened his mouth to retort until memories once again plagued his mind. The words, the harshness, and the punishments. He was already inhuman. Now his one chance to change the world for the better is slipping away because of that girl.
That girl… my plan was perfect… She has ruined everything. All my plans, all my dreams. No I can't let her. I WILL NOT LET HER!
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"Hey Jiji?"
"Yes Naruto-kun?"
"Can I ever achieve my dreams?"
"Of course Naruto. If you are strong enough, with the right motivation everything you desire can be yours. Many people have the drive, but not many people have the strength to mark the world. I can see it in you Naruto. You hold much strength. You will mark this world. One way… or another."
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Getting up slowly Naruto's headband untied and fell from his face. Time seemed to stop as the headband continued its descent to the ground. Naruto seemed to not care as his head remained down, his golden locks now casting a shadow over his eyes. As the wind blew Itachi's now mangekyuu sharingan met Naruto's.
"Kisame."
"What is it?"
"We must retreat."
"What the fuck are you talking about!"
"This is different… my eyes locked on to his. Every fiber of my being is screaming to run."
"What? You're scared? That' preposte-"
Kisame's retort was interrupted as a massive chakra erupted from Naruto. The chakra rose up to the sky and expanded. It was as if it was a mist. It was everywhere.
Itachi looked around before wincing as his skin suddenly felt irritated. One look from his sharingan gave him the answer. "My god." Itachi's voice was subdued and faint but Kisame caught it.
"What now?"
"The power…how is this even possible? What is he?"
Kisame eyes widened exponentially as he gauged Itachi's reaction. I've never seen him like this. What the fuck is happening? "Itachi what is this tell me now!"
"He's manipulating this mist like substance that's covering Kikio Pass. Inside this cloud is a toxin that's corroding the skin on our bodies slowly."
Kisame's eyes widened. That's like my attack. Did he really learn it from experiencing it? No matter though.
"A mist I can handle Itachi. Do you really think a water based attack is something to be afraid of, especially since I'm here?"
Itachi remained frozen though, causing Kisame to narrow his eyes. "Kisame… this is not a mist. This toxin…this is his chakra."
Kisame's eyes bulged as he digested this. "T-that means his chakra levels are... I've never seen this before from anyone. He's like a bijou on his own. We can't handle this."
A laugh soon rang around them. It was a dark deep baritone laugh. Yet it was cold and evil as well.
"Hehehehehe mhmhmhmhm. You have pushed me too far, perhaps I underestimated you. No matter. I will deal with you bitch, and your group, now. Allow me to show you a state I have never once before gone to. It is rather…Inhuman.
Itachi's eyes widened as he understood what Naruto meant. So you really did it. You're a real demon now.
Naruto turned to the Iwa ANBU, his eyes now closed. "Prepare yourselves. I will not allow you to ruin all I have built. No one has even seen me never mind survived me in this state."
Naruto suddenly threw his arms back and yelled as nine tails sprouted from his back. Opening his eyes he leveled a stare at the Iwa team. Yukina could not help but back away as two angry fox-like blood red eyes glared at her. "Now then let us begin."
Naruto lunged at the group. He disappeared mid flight and appeared behind the six man ANBU force, skewering one man on his hand.
"Hawk!" shouted Yukina before needing to duck under a swing. "Initiate pattern delta now!"
The five remaining Iwa nins surrounded naruto In a pentagon formation before simultaneously making the same hand seals.
"Gogyou Fuuin!" All of them shouted at once. The ground formed a glowing pentagon before it began spinning, closing in on Naruto, who stood patiently with a look of boredom on his face. Ignoring his look, Yukina grinned as the seal completed itself sealing all foreign chakra from the opponent.
"Kyuubi cannot help you now Namikaze! Finally you can answer to your crimes." Yukina laughed out as steam came off of the demonic blonde.
Yukina continued to laugh until her laughter was met with a dark chuckle.
"Eheheheeheheh. Who said I was using Kyuubi's chakra?"
Yukina's eyes bulged as she struggled to process what she heard. "T-that makes no sense that would mean this demonic energy…is…yours." As she finished her sentence she realized what she was dealing with. Sensing Yukina's realization Naruto decided to voice it.
"Yes Yukina I turned into a demon. A half demon or hanyo. Either way I am something more than any human alive."
Yukina bit back in disgust. "Why? Why would you willingly make yourself into a monster?"
Naruto's eyes averted downwards as painful memories started to flood his mind. He looked up once again meeting Yukina's glare matching it with a glare of his own. "One such as you should not ask such questions hime of Iwa. You cannot pass judgment on one like yourself."
Yukina recoiled and scoffed. "How dare you compare me to you? You, a miserable soulless demon, and I, one who fights to end war and bring peace to the world of ninjas."
Yukina's comment was met with silence and she silently congratulated herself for putting the Namikaze in his place. However as she saw her opponents face contort from a stony look to rage she questioned her choice.
"What do you know of me? I've had enough of this talk. I have had enough of you! I'm going to kill you Yukina Obunaga."
He launched himself at her for the first time with emotion, snarling as he swung his arm towards Yukina. Yukina was shocked at the first reaction from the blonde, but was quick to flip over the swing. Her teammates backed away, but Naruto's hand formed a chakra cloak and used it to launch a secondary swing. This time not all of the ANBU escaped as one was captured in Naruto's grasp.
The blonde glanced at his squirming catch before squelching his hand and watching his chakra hand squeeze the life of the nin. Turning to the now four-man squad he spread his legs and started to gather chakra. After accumulating a large amount of chakra, Naruto all at once shot the chakra through pores on his body, as they quickly formed floating bubbles of chakra in the air. The bubbles suddenly started to compress and form together until the now purple ball of chakra was small enough to eat. Opening his mouth Naruto swallowed the ball before expanding. Groaning Naruto got on his hands and knees before locking on to Yukina and the others. With a mighty roar he launched his attack.
"This is going to be big. Such concentrated chakra can definitely kill us. Stand back." Going through a set of hand seals Yukina slammed her hands to the ground before a humongous slab of stone, a football field long and a football field wide erected from the ground in front of the group. The block did not stand strong long though as the Ikaku suru yō na bōru hit the rock, resulting in a shockwave so massive it sent all the other Iwa ANBU as well as Kisame to their knees. From the debris Naruto rushed Yukina, drawing his sword out of his cloak sleeve. Yukina obliged by summoning her own two swords before engaging Naruto in a kenjutsu battle.
"Your skills are not enough girl. Your too predictable." Yukina snarled and lunged at Naruto forgoing her swords and tackling him.
Naruto smirked as he stood his place. "My my how the strong fall so far. You are truly pitiful."
"Speak for yourself"
Rock soon engulfed himself and Yukina and he realized what Yukina was doing. "So you plan on taking the battle underground huh? That's why you lured me into the quick sand here? Okay I'll humor you."
Even though they both were stuck in the quick sand, they gave each other no time to recover as they fought taijutsu. Since their feet couldn't move though the fight soon became a slugging match with the winner the one who took the most hits.
The quick sand gave way and Yukina and Naruto landed away from each other panting from exhaustion. Naruto began to laugh. His laughter soon grew and Yukina became enraged.
"What is so funny!"
Naruto didn't stop laughing however.
"Shut Up!" Yukina screamed out putting all her killer intent into her words.
Slowly Naruto stopped laughing before looking at Yukina. "Your skills have dulled girl. I have merely been playing with you the entire time. I must say I thought you would get stronger after the beating I gave you a month ago. I guess you don't value your life as much as I guessed."
Yukina didn't answer but rather closed her eyes and focused. A moment later she was encased in diamond. Opening her eyes she inspected her diamond body before looking at Naruto who was growling at the new challenge. Getting into stance Yukina ushered the blonde to come. "Our fight has only just begun and don't think I haven't learned any new tricks… demon."
They both disappeared and a flurry of punches and kicks impacted, their power reverberating across the walls of the cavern they fought in.
Naruto ducked under Yukina's jab and managed multiple hits since Yukina's speed dropped because of the diamond. To no avail Yukina's juggernaut form with stood Naruto's assault only to launch her own one hit landing on Naruto. Naruto slammed into the ceiling wall, his body stuck onto the rock wall as he cringed in pain.
Landing on his feet, Naruto studied his opponent. Her eyes were different. Ultimate confidence. Was there something he did not know that she did? Remembering his dream Naruto's chakra spiked to unbelievable levels and ripples of dark crimson chakra oozed from Naruto eventually forming a tornado of chakra. "I applaud you… no one has done this to me before. You are a master of your bloodline. However I am the master of an ageless bijou. I will show you the extent of my power. If you have any inclination to live then I suggest you make this attack your strongest one as well."
Yukina smiled in anticipation before beckoning Naruto to come. "Let us end this for real then. Our best and strongest attack. Come my greatest foe. Show me why some call you immortal."
"With pleasure." Naruto grit his teeth as his hand started to glow an ominous gold. The hand was soon engulfed by the light color before it was tainted as the palm of Naruto's hand dyed a deep black. "Akuma wa yashi: Shikei senkoku." Naruto's muscles clenched and tightened as the blonde struggled to maintain the jutsu. Suddenly twenty feet around Naruto was impacted and a five-foot crater formed around the blonde. It was as if god's fist punched the Shinigami of Konoha.
As the dust lifted Yukina saw Naruto's hunched figure. There, on his hand was a pitch black orb. It looked evil and tainted from the aura it was surrounded with. "Hime… prepare yourself." Naruto took off like a bullet speeding towards Yukina, his eyes locked on to Yukina like a predator to his prey.
As Yukina watched her doom approach she closed her eyes and placed both of her hands down on the ground. Chakra gathered on her feet and soon a torrent of power resonated in the earth.
"It is too late Yukina. I win." Naruto plunged the orb in Yukina's diamond plated chest. The explosion rocked the earth. The cavern lighted up in fire and power before everything incinerated. Kikio Pass was no more as all that remained of the once gigantic canyon was level ground and craters as far as the eye could see.
Among the rubble there was an explosion before a skeletal figure made of chakra emerged. Inside the figure Itachi and Kisame stood, both weathered and exhausted. Surveying the land they both traded glances, their thoughts completely different.
Had it not been for susanoo… Naruto…Please be okay….
Fuck this shit
Like wise one hundred meters away a single Iwa ANBU emerged worse for ware. He knew he shouldn't have been alive. At the last moment the fuku taichou sacrificed his life for him and buried him as the explosion destroyed everything.
I must report to the Tsuchikage at all costs. First though I must find Yukina-sama.
As if on cue a sound alerted both the akatsuki and the Iwa nin and both took off toward the disturbance. As they reached the sound they found the largest crater. In the epicenter were Yukina and Naruto. Naruto was standing before a coughing Yukina as she struggled to her hands and knees.
Naruto's hand he had used for the jutsu was nothing more than bone and ripped flesh. He disregarded the hindrance though to instead focus on his opponent. Yukina had received massive wounds. Burns racked her body as well as multiple fractures in various places of her body particularly the chest. Her most vicious wound was the hole where her left lung used to be. Naruto continued to watch the princess as she coughed torrents of blood. Despite what he had said earlier Naruto felt no satisfaction in this. Rather there was an inner loathing in him for what he had done. He winced as she fell on her face again after the fourth try to stand.
"It's over." Naruto started. "Perhaps if you yield now I will allow your teammate to rescue you pitiful girl." This only made Yukina laugh. Her strangled cackle confused Naruto until he heard her explanation.
"Your foolish… when I said this is the end I meant it. You showed me your best move… now I will show you mine. Kinshi geijutsu: Terafōmā: Kōzō shōtotsu!"
A rumbling from beneath both Naruto's and Yukina's feet began as a tremor rocked the earth. "What have you done?" Naruto struggled to stand as exhaustion started to take its toll on him.
"It's quiet simple really. My greatest technique is a forbidden jutsu handed down from one Obunaga to the next when the predecessor of the jutsu deems the successor ready. Father gave this jutsu to me for the sole purpose of using it to destroy you demon. Even with this hole on my breast I am filled with excitement as the world will soon be rid of the demon that is Naruto Namikaze!"
Naruto tried to run but his body gave out as he fell to the ground and all he could was wait for the inevitable. "What is this?" I don't understand how you are effecting the earth so much?"
"The jutsu I used is designed to make two tectonic plates in the crust of the earth collide. This results in complete destruction. Global power. This area will be a super volcano and it will take all of us down."
Naruto stared into the scarred land with a hollow look as he contemplated the situation. "To think there can be such a jutsu to use the earth itself… such power. Who am I to play god when there was such a ninjutsu in my enemies' hands. How foolish. I truly believed I could finally achieve happiness."
Memories flooded Naruto's mind as his life flashed before him. He had a choice. He had never given up. From taking the council's every command to fighting and killing since he was a toddler. "I will not die this way."
Naruto glanced up at Itachi and there. Eyes met.
Go my friend
Itachi nodded to his best friend before turning to Kisame. "We leave."
"Right."
The two disappeared via shunshin. After the Iwa ANBU assessed the situation he realized there was nothing he could do and resolved himself to live to report everything. His shunshin brought Naruto and Yukina all alone as magma started seep from the ground.
Yukina smiled as blood leaked from her mouth. I die an honorable death. With my greatest enemy.
"I will not accept this. I will not. I will NOT!" Naruto screamed as power flooded his chakra coils. He knew he could not shunshin. His view was distorted since he was in the crater and he only had one shot left. With a massive yell the ground erupted in crackling. Naruto continued to scream as the ground shook even more. "I will LIVE!" The image of the demon fox appeared behind Naruto as he brought his hands to his pouch for a hiraishin kunai.
Yukina's eye's widened as she realized what would happen. She forced herself up on will power alone as the earth cracked and separated showing the soon to be volcano. She jumped and latched onto Naruto just as he launched the kunai randomly.
"No you fool you ca.." Both Naruto and Yukina disappeared just on time as the volcano erupted showering the entire area in magma.
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"I'm so sorry Tsutchikage-sama. Naruto Namikaze has been eliminated but so has your daughter. I am the sole survivor."
Aoshi's eyes grew as he tried to digest the tragedy. "How… how did she die?"
"She died a the most admirable death as she activated the forbidden jutsu and trapped herself and the Namikaze in the eye of the volcano."
Despite the situation Aoshi smiled as tears slid past his face. "You always knew how to leave your mark Yuki-chan. Rest well. Now it is up to me to finish this."
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"What?"
"Yes I saw it all with my own two eyes. Naruto Namikaze and Yukina Obunaga are both dead. His clones took me somewhere safe, but tied me up so I wouldn't interfere. When they disappeared I knew he had died."
Sarutobi, Koharu, and Homura stared on as Yuugao explained as Konoha's greatest asset and soldier was destroyed.
"I never thought anything could kill him… well at least he died bringing the Obunaga heir down. Let us use this to our advantage." Koharu didn't miss a beat as she proceeded to brush Naruto's demise away. Sarutobi looked distraught but kept silent as he stared on silently grieving. Homura however agreed with Koharu and the two started to discuss strategy.
Yuugao couldn't take it, she ran out of the room as hatred filled her heart from the elders lack of care for Naruto. This will end. I will avenge your death Naruto-kun. I know just who to talk to as well.
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"You fools… the Kyuubi jinchuuriki is dead?"
"There was nothing we can do. Those two were too powerful for us. It was as if we were genin again with them being kages. Even you would have di.." Kisame was cut short as a hand shot through his chest and out the other side. Kisame's eyes widened before pain ripped his hand out of Kisame and watched as he died.
As pain turned to Itachi, said man immediately averted his eyes from the rinnengan. "Itachi… You will teamed up with Deidara. Sasori will work on our information department fully with Zetsu. No more mistakes. We can only pray the Kyuubi manifests itself again into the world soon."
After excusing himself Itachi stood outside the hideout. It was raining hard as Itachi stared up at the clouds.
"You know, you may be a bastard who killed his family and has no taste for art, but from my view it looks like your crying un."
Itachi turned to Deidara slowly. "Silence fool. And by the way, the Kyuubi jinchuuriki made an explosion so big it doubled your self portrait you pseudo artist."
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Deep in an unknown cave a figure awoke. "Ah my head… wait." Naruto's mind went into overdrive as he realized what this meant. He was alive. The hiraishin somehow worked. He was alive… but that must mean… he quickly looked around and soon his eyes spotted her. There on the ground unconscious was his worst enemy. A person who single handedly ruined everything he had planned. A woman he both respected and hated above all. The princess of Iwa. Yukina Obunaga.
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