Naruto
[ Anger. That's all I felt in those moments. Anger and rage. Kurama very gladly kept fighting for me. I offered my help but he refused. All I knew was that I had to kill four eyes and save Sakura chan. As I had said before, "How can I expect to become Hokage if I can't even save one friend..?"I wanted him dead. Oh Kami I wanted him dead. Every inch of my body was burning with the urge to kill. I knew it was Kurama, but part of it was my own rage as well. ].
A kunai came flying in the direction of the monstrous blond boy. "A kunai? Really, that's the best you've got? So insulting!" Kurama smirked and went to grab the kunai with his teeth just to show off and ended up injuring himself and Naruto in the process. Shimata...Itai...Kurama, watch it! "It was a paper bomb...Don't insult me, Naruto. I can handle much more than that.." A sandstorm of dirt flew everywhere, getting in Naruto's eyes but not seeming to do much else. Yes, the explosion had done some damage, but nothing that the ninetail's chakra didn't fix right up. What ended up causing Naruto to return, at least enough that he was more in control than the fox, was the words that infuriated him.
"I hope you realize that if you don't kill me, I'll have a lot more fun with my Sakura." The hell you will, four eyes! "I'll be doing things to her you could only ever dream of doing." I won't let you lay your filthy hands on her! "And you know what? she'll enjoy it more than she could ever enjoy you. She'll be happy when you're dead and out of her way." N-Nani.. The last sentence hit the young man hard.
Sakura chan doesn't want me out of her life...She's my best friend... The pink haired kunoichi's words finally started to reach him as he thought back on what she said. "Don't let him get in your head, Naruto!" Shaking his head, the Uzumaki tried to stand up but no luck. "No, stay this way. It makes it easier for me to attack him!" Well then start attacking and stop stalling! "Urasai!" he yelled, immediately beginning to close the distance between them. The blond ran at the silver haired man on all fours. The chakra formed what appeared to be four tails from the back and once more, a giant and deadly paw swiped at its target until Naruto noticed something from within the abyss of his own mind. Sakura chan! Kurama, forget him for a moment! "No! After I kill him, I will rescue the girl. Not a second before..." Dammit Kurama!.
Sasuke
"I am over here, brother." Uchiha Sasuke growled in anger as he saw he'd missed his target. Damn him! The thing that he'd sunken his sword into was not his brother, but a clone. With swift movements, the raven whirled around to meet his older brother, kunai in hand. It was going straight for his heart. For a moment, Sasuke's eyes widened and he jumped back, narrowly avoiding being stabbed in such a vital area. However, this did not deter him one bit. "Fireball jutsu!" The young man made hand signs and sent a giant fireball at Itachi, jumping back and grabbing hold of a paper bomb before hurling it at his target and waiting for it to explode so that he could use the kicked up sand and dirt to his advantage. This is the day, brother. In just mere minutes, you'll be dead!.
Sakura
Nai. Nai. Nai! This can't be happening. Naruto kun is alright...He has to be alright...Kabuto couldn't really kill him, right? I mean...That rasengan could have killed him if Naruto kun had aimed for his heart...Right..? Sakura was freaking out as she continued to torture herself with her own thoughts. This kind of torment was worse than Sasuke breaking every bone in her body a million times over. Emerald eyes twitching in anticipation and fear, the young woman painfully pulled herself to the crack in the door, attempting to see out of it. All she could hear was the occasional roar of Naruto/Kurama and a lot of clashing. There was even an explosion which made her mentally kill herself even more.
"Naruto kun!" she yelled, kicking at the door in anger. Shimata! Kami, tatsukete! The young woman was screaming in her mind over and over again.
Nothing was working. To make matters worse, the seal was undone, but it wasn't who normally came in that the kunoichi laid eyes on. Sakura soon came face to face with the snake sanin, Orochimaru. This was one of the only people in her life that she truly feared.
"Tsk tsk. Kabuto and Sasuke have had so much fun with you. Now it's my turn" His words frightened and angered her at the same time. I know I look pathetic, but does everyone really have to rub it in? With a defiant attitude, the kunoichi swallowed her obvious fear and reached for her pack at the hip. Too late. "Now it is time to join the others. Are you ready, Sakura?" The young woman only shook her head in response to his 'question.' She knew he didn't really want an answer, but she didn't care. The fact that there was a snake wrapping around her made this experience all the more more she struggled, the tighter she was held, but that did not stop her. Sakura did not stop struggling until they were all the way outside.
"Put me down!" she growled, wriggling against the thing that bound her. "Naruto kun!".
"I wonder who will die first..?" Sakura ignored him. Her fear no longer mattered. Her doubts no longer mattered. Nothing mattered except calming Naruto down and making sure he didn't mess up and die. Nai! I will not let Naruto kun die! I will not be that pathetic damsel anymore! I left that behind with my old life and I will not allow it to return!
"Naruto kun, yamete!" she yelled, wincing a few times as the snake tightened its hold and reminded her of her still half broken limbs. Despite the pain, she refused to cry out or even let it show. It wasn't important. Naruto was important. That was it. "Naruto bakero! Yamate!" Sakura could tell that her words were at least reaching the young blond because he looked towards her and she could see it in his eyes. It was still Kurama who was fighting, but Naruto could see her and that was what she cared about.
Her attention was only very temporarily diverted from her hoarse voice and the boy she so desperately sought to calm. Sasuke kun... Here she was just like back then. Sakura watched her two best friends fighting. Thankfully, it wasn't each other this time, but the fact that they were fighting while she was pathetically off to the sidelines and forced to watch, it was enough to make her blood begin to boil all over again. Sasuke kun is fighting his brother...Naruto kun is fighting Kabuto...and I'm forced to watch...Why am I so damn weak?! She could feel the tears stinging her emerald hues, but those were very forcefully pushed away as she bit down on her lip so hard that it drew blood. I'm dizzy from my own yelling...Why isn't he listening to me?! Naruto kun, Sasuke kun...kurasai...yamate!.
Kabuto
Kabuto had chosen his words carefully. His goal was to find a way into the blond boy's head until he was too far gone to be of any threat. Although it seemed like it had worked, it actuality it hadn't. The boy had to think about it however, which meant there was still hope for his strategy.
Although visibility was still a bit of an issue, he could hear naruto rudely yelled for the silver haired male to shut up. Each step towards him rang in his ears, noticeably not the run of a normal human. This was Kurama at work. At this point, debris had fallen enough for him to clearly see a four tailed naruto charging at him..however he could also see something else that left him frozen in place. His eyes widened in surprise as they connected with the girl he had been holding captive. This was the girl that should have been locked inside of her room and away from the battlefield.
There was no confusion as to how she got here because she was not free. A snake was wrapped tightly around her, squeezing at her already damaged body. He didn't have to see Orochimaru to know it was his doing. But why did he bring her out here, where she can be taken easier..?
His thoughts only distracted him for a moment, but in a battle that could mean life or death. In this case, it meant neither. It did, however, mean a lot of pain. He looked back to find a paw flashed in his face and before what happened had registered within his mind he flew back and into a nearby tree. His body slammed against the trunk and a loud snap echoed nearby him. It was not the tree that broke. Although his first instinct was to heal it, there were two problems with this. Firstly, the most important factor is that if he stopped or slowed to heal himself he would be more vulnerable. The second problem was a bit more long term. The bone that had broken was in his upper back, conveniently where he couldn't reach. He inhaled deeply, a sharp pain in his side, and knew he had also had a fractured rib. It could be worse was all he thought as he jumped in the opposite direction of naruto, just inches away from a fireball that shot past him and an explosion nearby.
Itachi
Although his attack was quick, it was not quick enough. Sasuke managed to back away with wide eyes and avoid the kunai, however it was a narrow escape. His brother shot a fireball at him and Itachi managed to jump to the side and out of the way, shooting the same jutsu his way. He saw a kunai with a paper bomb slice through the air in his direction and jumped up into a tree branch to dodge. When the bomb exploded, sand around him impaired his eyesight slightly. However, considering his eyes had been deteriorating already, he was well adapted to fighting without perfect sight. He knew where Sasuke was and threw several shuriken in his direction. It easily cut through the debris settling around them.
You are much faster now, Sasuke. However, not fast enough.
Orochimaru
He stood there, watching the fight. Sasuke and Itachi were moving too fast for him to properly observe, so his snakelike eyes darted back and forth, following Kabuto and the jinjuriki. Although Kabuto was good at dodging, he appeared particularly useless in the physical aspect of this battle. He assumed that was mostly due to the fact that Naruto was now in four tails mode, however he was still clearly not pleased. He was even more unhappy with the outcome when his right hand man seemed distracted by something and as such took a violent blow. He flew back against the tree and for a second a look of pain flashed in his persona. However, he managed to continue dodging.
Orochimaru frowned at first, but couldn't help laughing. It erupted in his chest and spat out like a serpent about to devour its prey. The nine tails jinjuriki was enraged, even more so because his precious Sakura was here. He wondered what his reaction would be when she was dead. He was tempted to do away with her now, but her whining and screaming out "Naruto" every five seconds was amusing. Not to mention he wouldn't waste his time and energy dirtying his hands with her. Instead, it was time for him to get involved with the real battle. Snakes slithered there way from behind the blond boy in his four tailed form, ready to entangle the boy. Not expecting this attack to be successful, he himself slithered as if he were a snack, headed straight towards him.