Chapter 23 is up.
Yeah I know, I am late to update once again T.T. I am sorry, but it won't be long, since we are nearing the end of this story now :)
There can still be voted on the endings. But if I have time and suchs I might write a sequel anyway ;)

Warning: I'm awful at writing fighting scenes T.T. i think it deserves a warning o.o

Anyway enjoy this chapter ^^!

Previous chapter:
Naruto tries to break free from the extraction seal. While Tsunade and Konan reached Nagato, who was near dead. Itachi and Sasuke went looking for the cabin where Naruto was being kept. But Madara had erased everything from Naruto's and the kyuubi's mind and had let the kyuubi free from his seal.

Nothing could bound the blond here anymore, no memories nothing and with the kyuubi not sealed away in that body, the extraction was definitely going quicker.

Madara stood up, he felt Itachi and Sasuke coming close to the cabin. Time to lure them away.
He ran outside towards the two other Uchiha's .

"They wouldn't be in time to save their precious jinchuuriki." Madara said, while he grinned.

chapter 23:

The clash of the Uchiha's

Itachi and Sasuke:
Sasuke followed his brother, cause Itachi knew this place better than he did.
Sasuke then felt some chakra, coming towards them.
"Sasuke!" Itachi warned. They both knew who it was. They could tell, it was Madara.

Sasuke glared a bit. Why would he come towards them? They both stopped and then saw Madara landing in front of them. He watched them, amusement was evident in his eyes.

"So you ended up coming, Itachi?" Madara said. "Somehow I knew you would be foolish enough to come for the kyuubi container," Madara shook his head softly. Not understanding why they would go so far for the blonde.

Itachi looked at Madara. He hadn't activated any genjutsu or anything yet, but Itachi knew if they wanted to get past this point they would need to bring the other Uchiha down.
Sasuke stood next Itachi, while watching the older raven in front of him.

Madara grinned, they were looking for an opening, anything that could get them past and to Naruto.
"Even if you go there and find Naruto. You think I would let you get away with it, Itachi?" Madara asked, looking at Itachi. Which still didn't move.

"Even if I have to kill you here Madara. I will. If it gets me Naruto back." Itachi's sharingan flared. Madara noticed the anger in those eyes. Anger that will most likely cloud his judgement in this fight. Itachi wouldn't be able to win like this. Then Madara looked towards the younger Uchiha, standing next to Itachi. Uchiha Sasuke.

Somehow he had always being a weak Uchiha. He grew up without Uchiha's around him, so Madara couldn't blame him. "You don't have the strength to kill me, let any touch me."

Sasuke glared. Madara was sure he would win this fight easily. But Itachi wouldn't back down. Sasuke knew this and he too didn't want to back down. Naruto's life depended on them.

"And that is why you are going to lose Madara." Sasuke looked back in shock at his brother, who had said such words.

Madara simply grinned. "If you are so sure about that, come and get me then Itachi."

"Sasuke." Itachi said softly. Sasuke gave a small nod. He would only back Itachi up. They were going to fight Madara. Itachi didn't want to risk losing Sasuke while trying to save Naruto.

Sasuke took one step back, while Itachi didn't waste any time and moved towards Madara.
With a kunai raised he attacked the elder Uchiha. Madara didn't move when he saw Itachi coming towards him. Like that attack could kill him, it couldn't even hurt him. Did Itachi really think he could win like this.

Madara stepped away sideways, when Itachi noticed this he moved too and raised his leg to kick Madara backwards. Madara grinned while he blocked that attack.

Itachi closed his eyes briefly, before opening them. Madara glared as he noticed the Mangekyo sharingan.
"Amaterasu".

When Madara heard that Itachi was serious, since he was releasing his Amaterasu. Madara chuckled, while he too activated his mangekyo sharingan.
"Susano" Madara's susano immediately attacked. Itachi jumped backwards away from Madara and his susano.

Sasuke watched this and jumped sideways, in one of the trees, as he watched his brother and looked for an opening in Madara's defences.
Madara was quite clever to have countered it with his susano.

Itachi had told him a bit about madara's skills. As they were most likely the same.
Itachi glared and tried to attack the susano with his amatersu, knowing that it would have most likely no effect at all.

Madara noticed the amaterasu touching his susano. He didn't know that it would have any effect. But if his susano was gone then it might be devastating for him. He looked at Itachi. He moved the susano's hands towards Itachi.

Sasuke noticed this and watched Itachi. But then Sasuke noticed that Itachi too had called fort his susano and blocked the attack.
Madara chuckled. Wise move. Susano vs susano.
"If this is all you got, then the little blond will be dead before we are finished here." Madara stated, as he watched Itachi's reaction.
He saw no real reaction, but his eyes showed his determination. He wasn't going to let Naruto die.

Madara grinned. It was a matter of time. He just needed to make sure that Itachi wouldn't get past this point. Sasuke looked at both of them. It looked like they had forgotten about him. He moved backwards a bit and went further ahead. Itachi wanted to make sure Naruto was safe.

Itachi had asked him if he could find any opening to go ahead he needed to take it and get Naruto to safety. This was his opportunity.

Itachi felt Sasuke move. It didn't seem that Madara noticed it. Even if he did he didn't seem to mind.
"I wonder if that's ok." Madara stated softly, as he turned his head around and felt the younger Uchiha move away from them.

He then looked back at Itachi. "Quite clever, but you didn't think he would get near the cabin would you?" Itachi glared. Of course Madara had prepared something. He was an Uchiha after all. And a careful one it seemed.

Sasuke reached a small open place. He saw a cabin and felt incredible chakra coming out of it. The kyuubi's chakra.
Sasuke moved forward. He was a bit careful now. He didn't know if Madara would have set up some traps around the cabin.

When Sasuke finally reached the door, he slowly opened it. When he had opened it completely everything went black.

Madara felt that his jutsu at the cabin was being activated, while he pulled Itachi's susano backwards who had attacked his.

They were fools thinking that they could win this fight. Itachi moved his hands while he backed away and created a big fireball that went straight to madara. Madara's susano took the blow. Madara's eyes widened when he felt Itachi moving towards him again. The susano's clashed. Madara felt the force behind Itachi's susano. It was quite amazing, but not enough.

Madara looked down back at Itachi. Then he saw those flames of Amaterasu forming again. Itachi was really going in the for the kill. His anger and all other emotions were visible in his eyes.

Madara grinned. "Love is a weakness, Itachi… you will lose. No matter what you do."
"I won't let you take Naruto's life." Itachi simply said.

Madara shook his head and closed his eyes. "That's not what I meant. But if your brother ever comes out of my genjutsu then maybe you will find out."
Itachi glared. So he had set up a trap and Sasuke had fallen into it. This couldn't get any worse.

"If you fight for love, you will always lose. And that is what creates this circle of hatred. Don't you agree Itachi?"

Itachi glared at the elder, knowing how he thought about this all. "I would have rather loved and lost it, then living as a corpse like you, Madara."
Madara chuckled. "So I am corpse then. You don't think I don't feel anything?" Madara closed his eyes. "Even I have feelings, Itachi. So that is rather harsh isn't it." Madara said while he grinned.

"It's the hard truth. The person I see standing before me right now, has discarded all his feelings." Itachi stated.

Madara didn't react at these words, but then a small smile was formed on his face. "I guess that's true. But with no love, I feel no pain, I feel no hatred."

Itachi glared. "You feel nothing Madara." Itachi almost spat. "You could kill thousands of people and not even care about them or their families at home. It is you, who is a monster. And not Naruto."

Madara's smile faded as he watched Itachi. "And because I am a monster, you will never be able to win… how do you expect to win against a monster."

Itachi looked at Madara and to his susano, his amaterasu was still around it, engulfing them both. But it didn't change anything. His amaterasu was not strong enough to go past the susano's.

"You have no way to win. I am sure you realize that by now." Madara stated, pulling Itachi's thoughts back towards the raven in front of him.

Itachi pulled back a bit and then let his susano attack Madara/Madara's susano again.
He needed one damn opening. If only Madara let his guard down for one second it could be enough.

He hoped Sasuke had better luck. If Sasuke could get free of that genjutsu then he could reach Naruto.

"Itachi!" Someone screamed. Itachi's eyes widened a bit. That voice it was Tsunade's. With all the trees down because of the fight. he looked at her. Next to her was Konan and another male which Itachi didn't recognize, but when he noticed the rinnegan he assumed it was Pain-sama.

Itachi turned his eyes back at Madara, who looked at the other's. "It seems we got company." Madara looked back at Itachi, a grin on his face.

Itachi had made one mistake. To let the younger Uchiha go ahead. All alone and how weak he was. He wasn't able to completely counter the genjutsu.

The others moved slightly closer to the two Uchiha's. "I'm sorry we weren't able to save Naruto, Itachi." Nagato said softly. Itachi didn't react. " We will save him now." Konan said as she walked forward.

With them around maybe Itachi could find an opening in Madara's defences.
He saw many paper pieces flying and encircling the susano in front of him. Tsunade walked forward too. "Go Itachi, you must go and find Naruto."

Madara looked at them all. He had felt the younger Uchiha was starting to counter his genjutsu. But he knew they would be heartbroken if they found out what had happened to Naruto. But he briefly wondered if he needed to get back to the cabin. But he doubted they would let him leave. he grinned a bit, altho it went unnoticed by the other's present, because of the flying papers from Konan that surrounded his susano.

Itachi looked at the Hokage, she knew they were going to fight against Madara. If Madara wanted they would be dead by now though.

Itachi saw that the susano moved as all the flying papers were discarded around it or destroyed.
Nagato moved forward although his body was a bit weak, he pushed Madara away. Itachi saw that for one moment his susano flared.

His amaterasu was still around it, weakening it. They could win this. But he knew that he needed to go to Sasuke and Naruto. He didn't know how it ended with his younger brother. He would surely kill Madara if he had hurt any of them.

"Itachi, go now!" Nagato screamed at him. Itachi looked at Madara. Tsunade was attacking him, getting his attention. They all created this opening so he could get to Naruto. "Thanks." He slowly murmured, but Nagato still heard it and smiled a bit.

Itachi jumped forward, towards the cabin and where Sasuke and Naruto were.
He didn't know if they could take down Madara, but right now he was more worried about Sasuke and Naruto.

Sasuke:
 After some time, Sasuke felt that he finally countered the genjutsu.
After regaining his breath he looked up. He saw a seal on the ground, but Naruto was nowhere to be found. "What the.." Sasuke said, while he walked further in.

Sasuke looked down at the seal. It was most likely used for extraction the kyuubi, but why was Naruto nowhere to be found. Sasuke looked back. He remembered when he walked in he had felt the kyuubi's chakra. So Naruto had to be here. But if he had been caught in the genjutsu before that, there was no guarantee.

"Dammit. Where the hell did you go too Naruto." Sasuke cursed.
As he ran back outside and looked around, trying to find any traces left of the kyuubi's chakra, since it would be easy to find it's chakra. But he found none at all.

In the distance he could hear sounds from fighting. But then he felt his brother coming closer, Sasuke's eyes widened a bit at this. Then who was fighting madara? The Hokage and the Akatsuki nin?

Sasuke jumped forward, going to his brother.
"Sasuke!" Itachi screamed, when he saw the younger one.

"Itachi. Naruto isn't in the cabin anymore." Sasuke said, while he jumped back towards Madara.

Itachi looked at his brother's back. Itachi then looked back at the place, he was near the cabin and he jumped forward. When he saw the cabin and indeed noticed the seal, he knew this was the place Madara had showed. This was where Naruto had been.

He felt chakra inside there. A lot. And it wasn't Naruto's. It was the kyuubi's…

Itachi glared, and closed his eyes. Were they too late. Was Naruto gone. But that didn't explain why there was no body at all. Itachi backed away from the cabin and he immediately ran after Sasuke.

When he reached the fighting site again. He felt Sasuke's anger, directed towards Madara.
The other's seemed in shock and Madara showed no emotion at all.

"Tell us where he is dammit!" Sasuke screamed at Madara. "Where have you hidden him, you bastard!?"

Madara didn't reply, he just stood there, then he noticed Itachi was back too. When Itachi saw those eyes looking at him, he noticed something wasn't quite right.

Sasuke felt that Madara's attention was away from him and he turned around and saw Itachi standing behind him. Itachi saw tears in his otouto's eyes. He felt like crying too, but he didn't show it. Naruto wasn't dead, it couldn't be. There was no body.

Madara chuckled. Everyone looked back at him. Sasuke glared at the elder Uchiha.
"I bet there was no body right?"
Sasuke stepped forward. He wanted to kill the other Uchiha.

"YOU BASTARD!" Sasuke didn't think straight anymore and created a chidori, charging for Madara.
"Sasuke no!" Itachi warned, but he saw Sasuke moving forward ignoring his warning.
Tsunade noticed this too and her eyes widened. But then everything seemed to stop. Sasuke stopped, his eyes widened. Madara moved his eyes towards the place where he felt the familiar chakra.

Sasuke followed the gaze of the other Uchiha. "Naruto…?" Sasuke asked, not feeling certain. Since the other's chakra seemed messed up.

the figure moved forward, his eyes were looking at the ground. Madara knew there was only one possible explanation. The kyuubi has taken over. He had erased everything from Naruto. Naruto was gone.

Itachi moved forward, so he was standing next to his brother. He looked at the blond in front of him. This wasn't Naruto. He felt the kyuubi's chakra, leaking out of the body. It was Naruto's body. But it felt like Naruto was far gone.

Sasuke moved forwards. " Naruto!" He tried again, knowing it wouldn't made a difference at all.
The blond male in front of him didn't move at all.

Madara moved forward. "Kyuubi?" He asked.
The blond male moved and looked up. Itachi cringed when he saw red instead of blue eyes.

Sasuke backed away and looked at Itachi. Who also seemed hurt and shocked by this.
Naruto's eyes moved towards the elder Uchiha.

"Madara-sama?" He asked slowly. Madara grinned. It seemed that his genjutsu had worked.
Everyone was taken aback by how he had addressed the other Uchiha.

"Don't worry. I am sure you have a little headache right." Madara asked, while he smiled a bit.
The kyuubi grinned a bit, while he grabbed his head. "A little bit." Was his reply.

Madara looked at Itachi. Sasuke shook his head. What had happened. The kyuubi seemed close to Madara.
"I got free from that seal in that small cabin…" The kyuubi said softly.

"Ah. Good. Shall we go then?" Madara said. Knowing it was better to leave this place.
"Do you think we would let you get away?" Tsunade said, moving forward towards the Uchiha.

Naruto's body moved and he stood between Madara and Tsunade in. Nagato's eyes widened, as did Konan's. Tsunade stopped and looked at the small blond in front of her. those red eyes staring back at her, daring her to move closer towards Madara.

Madara grinned, while he watched the young boy protecting him. Then he looked back at the other two at his other side. Sasuke stood there, not knowing what to do, not knowing what to feel.

Itachi looked quite the same.
"I think you know what I mean now. Itachi?" Madara asked. The young blond looked back at Madara and then towards the other two.

"Naruto could always control the kyuubi. At least his body had always been his." Tsunade stated.
"So you going to explain what you did to him now, uchiha!?"

Madara looked back at the hokage. They all seemed to want the small blond back.
"I will say only this. Uzumaki Naruto is gone." Madara said.

"I don't believe that!" Sasuke screamed.

Madara grinned looking back at Sasuke. "Well let's say only his body is still here."

Sasuke glared. Only his body…
"What have you done?" a cold voice asked.

The blond boy who had been looking at Tsunade for in case she would try to attack Madara again, looked back when he heard that voice.

Itachi glared, he noticed that the blond male had reacted to his voice or to what he had said. Itachi didn't know.

Madara grinned. "There are more ways to break a person than you could possible know. What would you think if I was capable of changing people's memories."
Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Changing people's memories…?"

"That's right". Madara replied.
The kyuubi moved forward a bit and looked straight back at one raven, his long hair in a ponytail, an Akatsuki cloak surrounding him. He felt familiar. An Uchiha, just like his master Madara.

Itachi noticed that the young blond was staring at him. It only went unnoticed by Madara.
Tsunade looked back at Konan and Nagato, they too noticed a small change in the way Naruto had moved. He had reacted to Itachi.

"You are wrong. Even if you change people's memories. There is something you can never change." Itachi replied.

Madara looked at him. "And what would that be, Itachi?"
"People's feelings." Itachi replied, still looking at those red eyes. He so wanted to change them back to blue. Those blue eyes he had fallen in love with.

Madara glared a bit and then followed Itachi's gaze. He then noticed that the kyuubi was acting strange.

"Kyuubi?" Madara asked, pulling his attention back to him.
The young male looked up. "We leave now." Madara reached out his hand to grab Naruto's arm.

The kyuubi gripped his wrist instead. "Don't touch me." He threatened.
"You! You need to listen to my commands, not the other way around." Madara threatened back.

The kyuubi watched those eyes, that sharingan. The kyuubi felt the person in his mind. The person that was stuck there. Somehow he knew that was Naruto. This body. It didn't seem his body. His mind couldn't understand.

In his mind he saw all these memories, together with the elder Uchiha. He had followed this male everywhere. And those memories seemed far away. Too far… like it wasn't real.
The boy inside his mind, seemed more lost.

"You are going to challenge me, kyuubi?" Madara asked, his sharingan flaring dangerously.

The kyuubi didn't reply. His hand was still around the other's wrist. And he put a little more pressure there, as he glared up. "Something isn't right." The kyuubi snarled.

Itachi and Sasuke watched this. They didn't know what exactly had happened. No one of them did.
Madara had pulled some strings and it seemed that even the kyuubi didn't know everything about it.

The kyuubi felt himself pulled back into his mind. The boy was sitting up now, when he looked up he noticed blue eyes. "Who are you…?" the voice asked.

"I am the kyuubi." He replied, moving forward to the bars. He touched them and looked down at the small blond. That body outside was his. "And you?"

Blue eyes looked down again. "I don't know…" was the soft reply he got.
"You seem down." The kyuubi said, while he moved down, also sitting on the ground.

The kyuubi looked around. This place… he looked up at the seal that held down the gates. Something was terribly wrong.

"I have lost my mind. I can't remember anything." The kyuubi looked back.
"What do you remember though. There must be something, even a small detail." The kyuubi said.

The young blond looked up. His eyes empty, dull. "Nothing… like I said I remember nothing."
The kyuubi sighed. This was going to be hard. "Shall I show you what's outside."

The blond male looked curious. "Outside?" he asked. He looked around, wondering where outside even was.

"Yeah just watch." The kyuubi pulled the young male with him, hoping that he would remember something.

The kyuubi still looked at Madara. Madara finally pulled his arm free from the kyuubi's grip, as the kyuubi backed down a bit.

His red eyes looked at the elder Uchiha then moved towards the blond female, with the two Akatsuki members next to her. then he moved his eyes towards the two other Uchiha.

He hoped deep down inside the blond would recognize something, any of the people around him, except Madara of course.

His gaze went back to Madara, who only looked at him. He lost interest of it all it seemed. His eyes glared a bit at the kyuubi in front of him.

"Time for you to learn who is your master." Madara said, while he once again activated his mangekyo sharingan.

The blonde's red eyes widened, as he also heard a scream deep down inside him.

End of this chapter ^^
Sorry that I was so late with updating once again!
We will be nearing the end! So far I only have two votes on the ending.
Good ending both of them! Let me know what you want, next chapter will be the last one.

It's a miracle xD I actually have finished a story then lol…