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Writing: Italic: thought, Bold: Bijuu or summoning speaking.
"Life is a dream of madman.
Why are you scared of this madman?
It's only you." - Unknown
"It's not a sense of justice. Protecting my friends, and finding my own path is how I live life. If you measured good and evil deeds by current laws, I would be responsible for many crimes. The same way you like to hone your skills and live your own lives, for me too it's simply prolonging something I enjoy doing. That's why I only fight those that pique my interest; it's not justice at all. And if it means being able to protect a friend or becoming stronger, I don't and will not play fair. I'm a dishonest, cheating human being who hates losing." - Unknown
Kakashi didn't understand what he was seeing. Sasuke had not only figured out his second chakra nature, but had learned how to increase his speed with it. There was only one question buzzing in the one-eyed jonin's mind; who taught him. Gazing around, Kakashi knew that it wasn't any of the jonin who had a team, but that didn't help figure out the culprit. It could've been anyone, but for now Kakashi couldn't act on his impulse to search for the person. Staring down at Mikoto, Kakashi could still see he was first on her list of people to question. Leaning down, Kakashi got within distance to talk with Mikoto, without being overheard. "I promise you had nothing to do with this," Kakashi stated. "I honored your wishes and held back on teaching Sasuke, because you were afraid of his emotionally state." Mikoto's stare didn't back down. Sighing to himself, Kakashi said the one thing that he knew would convince her. "I swear on the memory of my best friend, Obito." Mikoto's eyes soon took on a guilty light, but Kakashi just eye-smiled at her. "I promise I will find out who taught him." Nodding her head, Mikoto looked back to her son's match.
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Chuckling at the mirrors around him, Sasuke took on a careless stance, stating one thing; he wasn't intimidated by Haku's jutsu. "Oh, so scary," Sasuke mocked with a cruel tone in his voice. Narrowing his eyes, Sasuke saw Haku hold senbon in her hand. As the girl threw the needles at the Uchiha, Sasuke simply leaned out of the projectiles way. "You are so slow to me. Have you learned nothing about the Uchiha?" Pausing to see if the girl would answer, Sasuke continued. "The Uchiha are the elite of this village. Our eyes can see everything!" Holding his arms out to express this, Haku watched Sasuke's eyes trail between each mirror. "Any attack you try, we know how to counter it."
"Is that so," Haku's cool voice reflected her uncaring demeanor.
Sensing that his words didn't intimidate Haku, Sasuke slapped his hands together and eyes closed. "Well, I guess I'm just going to have to show you," Sasuke slowly opened his eyes as his eyes glowed with chakra. "The power of the Uchiha clan!" Finishing his words, Sasuke saw Haku emerge from her mirror to attack. "Raiton: Ikazuchi Kashou (Lightning Release: Thunder Burn)!" Sasuke's body crackled with electricity as he got prepared to release his jutsu. Just as Haku fully emerged from the mirror, Sasuke unleashed bolts of lightning everywhere around the dome. Abandoning her task of going for Sasuke, Haku now was trying to avoid the bolts of lightning. As she successfully avoided the attack, Haku found Sasuke staring at her. Bringing her arms up, Haku blocked a kick from Sasuke, but was still sent out of her dome of ice mirrors. "Now that you are out of those mirrors I-." Sasuke stopped when he saw Haku's hand rise. Looking at the mirrors, Sasuke saw spears of ice beginning to emerge from the reflective mirriors.
"Hyōton: Oniaisuheki (Ice Release: Demon Ice Tears)," Haku closed her hand and at that second, the ice spikes fired at Sasuke. Everyone watched as spikes slammed into the area Sasuke was standing, but at the same time Haku's ice mirrors began to crack and shatter.
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Looking at Suigetsu, Naruto saw his friend smile at him. "She's been working on that for a while," Suigetsu said with a proud not in his voice. "If her speed can't get a kill, then leaving no place to run will." Nodding his head, Naruto had to admit it was a smart move. Using the ice mirrors as ammo, Haku could continue to fire spikes of ice until the mirrors broke or she ended the jutsu. But just as the barrage of spears ended, Naruto saw a twitch of movement. Noticing Naruto's changed demeanor, Suigetsu took a closer look at the arena. "He couldn't have avoided all of that, could he?" Staring at Naruto, Suigetsu didn't receive an answer only saw Naruto's concentrated stare.
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Haku stood up and was about to step towards the ice pile when she heard a jutsu being called out. "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" The fireball melted the ice as it came roaring towards the ice user. After snapping out of her intial shock, Haku slammed her hands together before she slapped the ground.
"Hyōton: Gizagiza no Kōri Kabe (Ice Release: Jagged Crystalline Wall)," As ice slowly formed on the ground in front of her, the fireball closed in. But before reaching her, a wall of ice with jagged edges erupted in front of her. Immediately placing her hands on the wall, Haku added more chakra to the wall to prepare for the attack. As the fireball hit square on, Haku watched as droplets of melting ice fell to the ground. Keeping her chakra focused on the wall, Haku continued to refreeze the melting shield. Seeing the attack coming to a close, Haku dropped her hands and surveyed the area in front of her. There were no signs of Sasuke or her ice spears. As her wall of ice finally crumbled and melted, Haku realized how tired she was. Using her Makyō Hyōshō and her Oniaisuheki, Haku's chakra was dipping dangerously low. Looking around, Haku still couldn't find a trace of Sasuke, until she heard the ground crumble beneath her. Jerking her head back, Haku narrowly avoided an uppercut by the Uchiha, but spinning in the air, Sasuke still kicked Haku in the stomach hard. Falling backwards, Haku skidded back on her side. As she slowed down, Haku noticed Sasuke's appearance. He had various cuts and gashes on his body, but had managed to avoid most of the spears.
Sasuke's Sharingan seemed to be glowing through his anger. "You are going to pay for that," Sasuke's muttered the threat under his breath. Haku breathes where heavy, but she could tell that Sasuke wasn't in any better condition.
"We can't keep going like this," Haku stated as she stood on two shaking legs. "I think this will be our last attack." Sasuke looked offended by Haku's words.
"You think I'm as weak as you," Sasuke growled out. "I have plenty of chakra left!" To prove his point Sasuke slammed his fingers into his tiger seal. Spitting out another fireball, Haku created a small version of her Gizagiza no Kōri Kabe. As the fireball collided with the wall, Haku could only watch as the ice slowly melted. Not waiting for the attack to finish, Sasuke jumped over the wall, intent on delivering an axe kick to Haku. Looking up at the Uchiha, Sasuke noticed the smile on Haku's face. Throwing a piece of paper in the air, Sasuke had a split second to realize what he was looking at; a paper bomb. Just as the bomb exploded, Haku's ice wall shattered. Both participants were consumed by the other's attack. The only sound that could be heard was the echo of the explosion. Realizing what had just happened to Haku, Naruto had just turned and caught Suigetsu.
"Calm down, Suigetsu," Naruto voiced as his teammate glared at him. "Wait for a second she might still be okay." Even through Naruto didn't fully believe that, he still didn't want Suigetsu to leave his sight. Turning back to the arena, Naruto saw Haku lying on the ground covered in burns, but Sasuke barely standing. His body covered in burns, same as Haku, but his right looked like it was sliced open by a sword. Sasuke's Sharingan had been deactivated, but his eyes looked dull as if he was asleep.
"I…am…Uchiha," Sasuke uttered under his breath before he collapsed on the ground as well. Releasing Suigetsu, both Naruto and Suigetsu jumped down to the arena to check on their teammate. Genma stepped up to both Haku and Sasuke and sighed.
"This match is a draw," Genma announced much to the crowd's shock. As Naruto and Suigetsu reached Haku, Naruto could tell she would be fine, but was going to be hurting for awhile.
"Haku, are you okay," Suigetsu asked, but only received a groan of pain from the girl. Seeing the medics arrive, Naruto tried to get Suigetsu away, but the boy refused. "I'm going with them." This didn't surprise Naruto as much as it should have, but he still had to ask.
"What about your fight?"
"It's against Dosu," Suigetsu stated. "Judging by what he did to Choji, I wouldn't stand much of a chance. My body would be nothing more then a magnet for his sound attacks." Nodding his head, Naruto gave Suigetsu a pat on the back. Departing with Haku, Naruto just stood in the arena watching them leave.
"Hmph," Genma coughed out getting Naruto's attention. "We have one last match before the next round can begin." Catching his meaning, Naruto returned to the balcony. "Okay because of Suigetsu's surrender; the next match will be Dosu vs. Gaara." Gaara wasted no time and appeared in the center of the arena. As Dosu walked to the stairs, he was grabbed by Naruto.
"Be careful, he isn't afraid to kill without mercy," Naruto warned as he released the boy and returned to his spot on the railing. Confused over why Naruto would warn him, Dosu just shrugged his shoulders and walked into the arena. Standing between the two combatants, Genma got ready to call the match, but before his arm could fall, Gaara's sand lurched towards Dosu. Seeing this, Dosu ducked underneath the tentacles of sand. Jumping to the side, Dosu continued to run and dodge the sand as he got farther and farther away from Gaara.
"Keeping me at a distance is at his advantage," Dosu thought as he grabbed his gauntlet. "But that doesn't make him safe." Feeling the sand wrap around his leg, Dosu gave his Gauntlet a flick with his finger. Producing a sound wave, Dosu channeled the wave into the sand. Pushing the sand off his leg, Dosu jumped out of its direction of travel and landed a few feet from hitting the wall. Seeing the sand lurching towards him once more, Dosu held his armored armor, as if it was a shield. Just as the sand came within distance of Dosu, he released a blast of sound waves. The center of the sand was pushed back until it revealed an opening. Jumping through the hole he had just created, Dosu turned and blasted another wave of sound; propelling him towards Gaara. "If I can get close, I can hit him with my Kyōmeisen (Resonating Echo Drill)." As Dosu got nearer to Gaara, a wall of sand erupted between him and his target. Firing off another sound wave, Dosu's eyes were greeted by a clone composed of sand. "If that Gaara was fake, then were did the real one go?" Skidding to a stop, Dosu took this time to glance around, but found nothing; except for the unmoving sand. Looking back to where the sand clone once stood, Dosu found a narrow hole big enough for Gaara to slip through. Before he could think anymore about the situation, the sand wrapped around Dosu armored arm. Blasting another sound wave, Dosu jumped back only to run into another sand clone. As the sand clone folded its body over him, Dosu couldn't angle his arm enough to hit the sand.
"Prove my existence," Looking in front of him, Dosu found the source of the voice. A figure began to emerge from the sand, as if it was apart of it. Gaara's smile was that off a madman possessed as he stared at Dosu. Glancing at the arm, the sand slithered its way around the appendage, but stay cleared of the metal itself. As Gaara began to close his hand, Dosu felt the sand harden and tighten around him. Seeing no way out, Dosu did the only thing that could save him.
"I give up," Dosu conceded, but Gaara just smiled even more as the sand continued to constrict. Fear gripped Dosu's heart as Gaara refused to relinquish his hold. Genma was about to charge in, when a yellow blur smacked into the restrained Dosu. Seeing his prey escape, Gaara glared at the intruder. Covered in Kyubi's chakra cloak, Naruto managed to pull Dosu out of Gaara's hold. Setting the boy down, Naruto turned his eyes to Gaara.
"What are you doing," Naruto questioned with authority in his voice.
"I'm proving my existence," Gaara answered. "Only by killing everyone will I finally prove that I exist." Releasing Kyubi's chakra, Naruto put his full attention on the boy.
"That isn't the way, Gaara," Naruto spoke in a leveled, but cautious tone. "What caused you to be this way?" Chuckling, as if Naruto just told the best joke, Gaara stared at the blond with a look of cold malice.
"I'll tell you how I love only myself and nothing else," Gaara said. "It all stared when I was born. You see my mother never loved me. Even my father wishes for me to die. He as sent so many different assignation attempts on me, but they have all failed." Naruto looked towards the Kazekage, but what he saw on the man's face, wasn't one of uncaring; it was one of sheer guilt. "So I decided that was my meaning in life. It was to kill and prove my existence by killing everyone."
"Gaara, you don't need to do that," Naruto yelled!
"Oh, and why not," Gaara screamed back. "The world betrayed me. I was left all alone, the only one I could trust was "mother". At that point, Naruto saw Gaara's sand twitch and knew who Gaara was referring to.
"Gaara, that's not true," Naruto reasoned with sympathy in his voice. "There is always someone. Someone out there cares for you Gaara. Whether it is your brother or sister, someone does care for you." Stopping after hearing Gaara chuckling, Naruto knew he wasn't going anywhere with the boy.
"Is that what you fight for," Gaara mocked with a yellow gleam in his eyes. "You fight for your friends?"
"That is the source of true strength," Naruto countered. "Fighting for yourself will only lead you down a dead end, but if you have just one special person to fight for; then you will know true power." Gaara didn't seem moved by Naruto's words only continued to stare him down. Just as Genma was about to interrupt, a strange event began to happen across the balcony. White feathers were floating everywhere. That was when the fighting began. Shinobi from both Suna and Oto began to emerge from the stands and attack.
"What the hell is going on," Naruto questioned, but jumped as Gaara's sand tried to grab him.
"My existence will be proven," Gaara's voice seemed to take on a much more savage tone to it. Up at the Hokage stand, Sarutobi glared at Sakin.
"What is the meaning of this," Sarutobi questioned, but Sakin didn't answer instead behind the elder Hokage did.
"This is what revenge looks like, dear sensei."
Sighing, Sarutobi jumped just as a kunai stabbed though his chair. Landing on the rooftop, Sarutobi saw Orochimaru and Sakin land next to each other. "So you joined forces with Orochimaru, Sakin," Sarutobi accused.
"What other choice do I have," Sakin asked with desperation in his voice. "The treaty that we have is slowly killing my village." Sakin's fists tightened at that thought. "No matter what I did I couldn't get our Daimyo to see reason. He is purposely cutting off our funds and decreasing our military strength. The only other option was war." Sakin's eyes had taken a downtrodden expression, as if the thought of fighting physically hurt him. That was when movement caught the Kazekage's eye. Looking back down at the stadium, Sakin saw his son's body slowly being covered in sand. "He can't turn here." Looking towards Kankuro and Temari, he saw they were already moving to relocate Gaara.
Seeing this, Naruto went to follow, but was stopped by Baki. Pulling out a kunai, Naruto got ready to fight, but Genma suddenly attacked the sand Jonin. "Go after them," Genma growled out as he deflected an attack by Baki. "Stop whatever is going on. We can handle things here." Nodding his head, Naruto headed straight where the sand siblings disappeared to. Orochimaru narrowed his eyes at the blond Jinchurki. Turning towards the Kazekage, Orochimaru already saw he was on his way to intercept.
"Good little servant," Orochimaru said loud enough for only Sarutobi to hear. "He wants to save his village; little does he know it will suffer the same fate as Konoha." Pulling a sword out of his mouth, Orochimaru's eyes gleamed in the light. "Now let us begin."
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As Naruto ran through the woods, he could fell someone following him, but ignored whoever it was and kept going. That was, until he saw something glittering in the sun. Naruto ducked just as a wave of gold dust sliced the air above him. Landing on a tree limb, Naruto turned to see Sakin land in front of him. "I'm afraid I can't let you interrupt my son," At the word "son" Naruto released a hair-raising growl.
"You have no right to call Gaara your son," Naruto spat out, staring at Sakin with accusatory eyes. "You tried to have him killed, what type of father are you exactly?" For the second time, Naruto saw a flash of guilt pass over the man's face.
"You're still a child, you just don't understand how the world works," Sakin answered as his gold dust gathered around him and Naruto.
"Try me."
Sighing, Sakin stared at Naruto as black rings appeared around his eyes. "My wife died giving birth to Gaara, but she didn't die cursing him; she died loving him," Sakin's eyes darkened. "The council wanted to use Gaara as a weapon, because of our low military force, which was caused by our Daimyo cutting our funding, but it was no good. As Gaara grew, so did his abilities, but it soon became clear he was a failed experiment." Naruto's anger flared at that point, but quieted it down. "Council ordered that I have Gaara terminated, but I still loved my children and my wife. So I decided to give Gaara one last chance to test his determination, but he failed and went on a rampage." Sakin looked at Naruto who was shaken slightly. "I had to choose between the village's safety or my son, I picked the village." The moment the words left Sakin's mouth, Naruto appeared in front of the Kazekage. Eyes wide, Sakin didn't have time to create a wall of gold. Receiving a viscous punch from Naruto, Sakin was sent into a tree cracking it in two.
"You are pathetic," Naruto roared! "You can't just stand there and think that you actions are justified!" Sakin looked on a Naruto pulled on Kyubi's chakra. "Do you have any idea how terrifying it must have been; to be hatred by everyone and not knowing why? If you loved Gaara like you said, then you should've done more." Making a fist, Sakin piled gold dust on top of the Jinchuriki, but a chakra arm grabbed him by the throat. Throwing Sakin across the tree line, Naruto burst out of his coffin of gold. Looking towards the dazed man, Naruto appeared in front of him.
"You think you know better," Sakin glared at the Uzumaki, but Naruto simply stomped on his chest. Gasping for breath, Sakin watched as Naruto turned towards Gaara's location.
"I was raised by Kinkaku and Ginkaku," Naruto answered and turned his eyes to the Kazekage. His shocked eyes said it all. "They taught me about what it means to be a Jinchuriki and helped me get a grip on Kyubi's power, but you sit there saying you did everything you could. To me that is just bullshit. You didn't do a damn thing, except treat your own kid like trash." Sakin looked away as he tried to get his breath. "I'm going to stop him and show him what it is like to have friends. Hopefully that will be enough if not then I will stop him, permanently." Eyes wide, Sakin tried to grab Naruto, but the boy had already vanished.
"Gaara."
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Stepping away from their brother, Kankuro and Temari were about to flee; when they heard a tree snap behind them. Turning towards the sound, they found themselves staring at Naruto. Taking a stance to fight, Naruto stared at the ready combatants. Turning his eyes to Gaara, Naruto eyes darkened. "I have a question for you," Naruto stated as he started to walk towards the sand siblings. "Do you protect Gaara because you think he is a weapon or because he is your brother?" The question stunned the two as they looked towards their younger brother with a twinge of fear on their face, but also sadness. Continuing to walk, until he was between Kankuro and Temari, Naruto stared at the two. "If you care anything about Gaara and want to see him happy, then let me through." Temari suddenly swung her fan at Naruto, who dodged it lazily.
"Yeah right," Temari yelled out as her fan unfolded. "You just want to kill him to stop our plan!"
"If I can help it I rather not kill another fellow Jinchuriki," Naruto stated with a sad undertone in his voice. "Especially one, who has suffered so much pain, now please let me help." Seeing Kankuro pull his puppet off his back, Naruto knew he was in for a fight, but didn't have time to deal with Kankuro and Temari. Watching as Kankuro's fingers twitched, Naruto dodged a barrage of poison dipped kunai. As Naruto stood, he saw Temari already swinging her fan. The gust of sharpened wind blades ripped through the trees, like a razorblade. Crossing his arms in front of his body, Naruto braced himself as he took the Futon jutsu directly. Seeing the boy receiving cuts across his body, Kankuro fired off another kunai barrage. But they never reached Naruto. Releasing a roar, Naruto was consumed by Kyubi's blazing yellow chakra. Shocked, Temari and Kankuro watched as the blond boy vanished. "I'm going to help, but you guys need to move." Turning behind them, Temari and Kankuro were shoved into two separate trees. Before the two could get up, Naruto summoned two Futon bunshins to keep them under control. Turning towards Gaara, Naruto dodged just as a wave of sand tried to consume him.
"Finally," Gaara's voice had a monotone, as if he was exhausted. "I'll prove that I exist by exterminating you." Sand swirled around the boy as it molded with his body. As the transformation ended, Gaara stood on the ground with a single tail and his right side transformed. "Now come to me and die." The sand shot forward, but Naruto just stared at the incoming wave of sand.
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Orochimaru and Sarutobi separated from one another inside the purple barrier. After beginning his fight against his former sensei, Orochimaru had his four of his shinobi erect a barrier to prevent anyone from interrupting them. "Seems that your strength hasn't wavered in the slightest, you decrepit old fool," Orochimaru mocked as he stabbed his sword into the ground.
"I will fix my mistake all those years ago, my foolish student," Sarutobi spun his staff above his head, before slamming it against the ground. Sarutobi charged at his student, but the man slammed his hands together. Two coffins erupted in front of the aged Hokage, blocking his path to the snake.
"You didn't," Sarutobi stuttered out, shock written on his face.
"Oh, but I did, Sarutobi-sensei," Orochimaru eyes glared at Saruotobi through the crack between the caskets. Sarutobi could only watch in anger as the casket lids opened. Staring back at him were Hashirama and Tobirama Senju. As the eyes of the former hokage opened, Orochimaru let out an inhuman laugh. "What irony, the current hokage is about to be beaten down by the previous hokage! Tell me, old man, where is this will of fire of yours now!" Sarutobi narrowed his eyes as he got ready for the tough battle ahead.
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Hitomi had Hinata and Hanabi by the hands leading her away from the fighting. Seeing the fighting begin, Hiashi told his wife to take their daughters and hide, but much to the three's agitation. As they turned a corner a kunai landed in front of the two. Looking towards the source, the two found themselves staring at ten Oto nins. "Well, what do we have here guys," The tallest of the group let out a small chuckle. "A mother and daughter out for a little stroll around Konoha." Shielding her daughters from view, Hitomi prepared to fight. Grinning, one of the Oto nins went to attack, but was stopped when he was backhanded by a very hard and metal object. As the man recovered from the blow, he saw the cause of his pain. Standing in front of the Hyuga family was Dosu. His headband was missing as were most of his bandages. From what Hitomi could make out, he looked to be burnt severely.
"What is the meaning of this, Dosu," One of the Oto nin questioned angrily. Ignoring the question entirely, Dosu looked at Hinata with a stare of intrigue and apprehension.
"Tell me are you a friend to that Uzumaki boy," Dosu questioned, confusing the Hyuga girl. Nodding her head, Dosu turned back to the Oto nins. "You asked me what I was doing. Well, the answer is two-fold; one I'm repairing a debt from Naruto saving my life and two, I'm getting revenge for my team." Sneering at the boy in front of them, the group got ready to attack.
"You are, but one child against ten trained killers," The apparent spokesman of the group said. "I think you should reconsider." Seeing no answer coming from the child, the group charged.
"You seem to forget," Dosu raised his gauntlet up to the sky." Sound has no range limitation." Swinging his arm down, Hitomi and her daughters watched as each man stopped and grabbed their heads in pain. Screaming some collapsed to their knees, while others had threw up. Seeing this, Dosu continued to swing his arm around producing the same sound wave again and again. Blood soon began to drip from the Shinobi's ears, before they fell to the ground and ceased movement. Rotating his arm, Dosu looked back at Hinata. "Tell Naruto we are even." Looking around, Dosu disappeared leaving behind the bodies of the Oto group.
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"This is getting us no were," Naruto groaned to himself. When the fight began, Naruto was sure he could've handled Gaara's sand, but when the boy transformed further; he began to turn the ground into sand. "Is this the power of Shukaku?" Grinning from ear to ear, Gaara prepared to launch another attack. "I tried the friendly approach, but now I get serious." Naruto pulled on Kyubi's chakra once more and got ready to clash with his Jinchuriki brother.
Next chapter; Jinchuriki vs Jinchuriki. Anyway I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and everything and if you any question please feel free to ask and I'll try and answer them as best as I can. Anyway, until next time.