Chapter 44 is here! I took Easter Sunday off, sorry :P
Now then, for my reviews
RSfan - I am actually French Canadian, so LA RESISTANCE indeed ;) as for Naoto, maybe :P anyway, thanks for the review and hope you enjoy 44
Gravenimage - Thanks for the review, i hope you like 44 :D
electoraljew2 - x20 -Wow, lots of reviews :P but i love it lol, i will try to answer to them all, no, i suck at fighting, so the fiction is driven by the story behind it, rather then the fighting :P, yes Sasuke was a jackass in the beginning, i assume by the time you read this that you will know how Sasuke turns out ;) , Indeed, KibaxHina was intended :P also noticed that fanfiction posted that review 4 times lol, yes, i am up to date with the manga, it is a crossover fic :P although i will admit that when i began, i had no idea it would be, my intentions were to simply have a small story about Naruto and Sakura bringing Sasuke back home and turning him back to there side, well, my imagination decided to take off, and well...this happened :P, i can't say that i have seen many fics with the same type of contact as mine was, but i mean i have not read that many with contracts, however, i am sorry that you though it was overused, hope it didn't ruin things to much for you, i don't know who the Mizukage is at this current moment, but my story is not 100% Cannon, its cannon up to the second time they try to save Sasuke, yes when i began this story, i was about 10-15 chapters behind lol, yes i have read the newest chapter, can't wait for the next one, and don't be to hard on Yuki ;) She just had a crush on her sensei, like many girls have in other manga's :P anyway, just like Sasuke, by the time you read this, you should have found out about Yuki and not hate her anymore ;) Yes i knew that Jiraiya had died in the manga before i began my story, but since my story is only cannon up to the second attempt to save Sasuke, Jiraiya never went on that mission of his ;) Yes Sakura was captured, but not easily, and they didn't have the chance to use her against Naruto as you now know, anyway i hope thats everything, i may have missed a few things, i hope you keep on reading enough to reach this chapter :P Anyway thanks for the constant reviews and i hope you keep enjoying the story
naru-ca-titan - yeah, i was holding him back until the very last second :P and lol at the bunny :D as always thanks for your review :) and hope you like 44
narusaku305 - Thanks for the review, i don't know what kind of fight this is going to be, i will be the first to admit that i suck at fighting, if i decide to do a sequel "if you guys wish for one" i may make it just about the story, but i don't know yet, i haven't given it much thought so far, but i am interested in making a sequel, anyway i hope you enjoy 44 :D
Chi-Neko - Thanks for the review, and yes, i am also a bleach fan, so i am enjoying my own story very much :P anyway hope you like 44
JDog335 - thanks for the review, and thanks for the comment :) hope you like 44
RairyuuBlade - thanks for the review and lol :P i decided to take it easy for the Easter weekend, so i didn't go crazy with updates hehe, hope you like 44 :)
Cecixx19 - Thanks for the review and comment :) hope you like 44
This chapter was revised on June 4th 2017. Most grammar errors should have been addressed (Hopefully :P) I did a few enhancements and changed a few things around but the story remained unchanged
Saving old bonds
Chapter 44 (Revised)
The resistance began their attack on the defenders. The night were outnumbered but they were not going to give up without fight. The only people who remained still were Sasuke, Itachi, Sakura, Naruto and Toshiro for the resistance. Ichigo, Kisuke, Byakuya and Retsu for the night
"This is your final chance Kurokage, you are outnumbered, you have lost this battle" Sasuke told him
"Funny, I believe you were in the same situation when we attacked Konoha. Tell me, did you surrender?"
"No, but remind me, who won that battle?" Sasuke added
"He didn't win! He used a coward's way out and sent me to the future because he could NOT defeat me" Naruto said in anger "Had he not thrown me into the future, he knows that we would have won. Why do you think he refuses to send me back?" He added
"Enough of this! Did you come here to fight? Or are you going to talk!" Ichigo said in anger.
Everyone launched their attack against their designated targets
Sasuke was attacking Kisuke with anger "You are going to pay for what you have done!"
"You seem to have a lot of repressed anger towards us" Kisuke said as their blades clashed together
"I hate all night ninja's but you hold a special place in my heart!" he said in anger as the two continued to fight
"Oh? And what have I done to win such an honour?" Kisuke asked as he ducked away from an attack
"You killed one of my close friends!" Sasuke told him
"Really? Well can you be more specific? I have killed plenty of you resistance scum" Kisuke answered back while he swung his blade at Sasuke who dodged it
"five years ago, he was leading a group of resistance members. He attacked one of your convoys. his only goal was to take the food without harming any of the merchants. But we had no idea that you and your division would be there escorting them. When he realized that he was not attacking a simple food caravan he ordered the retreat, but you pursued him! He stayed behind to give the rest of his team the time they needed to get away!" Sasuke said as the two were locked together pushing against each other's blades
"Ah yes, I remember him. The wood type ninja wasn't it? He was a great challenge but eventually, he fell like so many others. I predict the same future for you!" he said as he kicked Sasuke forcing him to jump back
At the same time Sakura had begun her own attack against Retsu, the fourth division captain. She was using her Kunai to strike at Retsu's blade, using her chakra to make the blows more powerful. Sakura was a bit surprise, it seemed too easy "I knew that you were a medical ninja and not a combat type, but I figured that a captain would be tougher then this…" Sakura told her
"I have no desires for combat, however you won't be able to defeat me either. In my entire time as a captain I have never won, nor have I ever lost a battle. I am a medical Nin, I pride myself on how many lives I have saved" She simply answered her
"That is something I can truly respect, I am also a medical Nin. However, I also have fighting skills, my team knows that they can depend on me in any situation. whether it's to save their lives or fight alongside of them" she said as she kicked Retsu in the stomach forcing her to take a few steps back
"Do not get me wrong, I have fighting skills as well. However, I do not feel the need to use them to cause pain to the others. I leave that to the others and since I do not care about inflicting pain. I can concentrate on my defence. No one has been able to defeat me, ever" she answered back as she blocked another attack from Sakura
"That's because you never faced me before!" She said as she took out an extra Kunai and thrust it into Retsu's arm
Toshiro was standing across from Byakuya. The sixth division captain stared into the tenth division captain's eyes "Toshiro, I don't understand! You were the most loyal one of us!"
"Sorry Byakuya, I didn't want to do it but it's the right thing to do. I only wish you could see that" Toshiro said sadly
"What is so bad about what happened twenty years ago? I seem to remember you celebrating with all of us when we defeated Konoha!"
"I was a kid fallowing orders! Hell, I wasn't even a teenager! I had twenty years to think about that night. I had twenty years to think about what we did to their people! And now I have a chance to undo some of it. Byakuya, can't you see that we don't belong here?!"
"Just because you do not agree with what our lord has decided doesn't give you the right to betray him! How can you stand there and call yourself a night shinobi! I won't allow you and your band of renegades to destroy what we fought so hard for" he said while taking out his blade
"I was hoping that it wouldn't come down to this Byakuya. I thought you of all the captains would understand me. I know for a fact that you were also against this invasion as well"
"Yes, I was. But like I already said, it doesn't give me the right to betray my country. I would do anything the Kurokage asked me to do, like a true night shinobi"
"Then you are a fool Byakuya, fallowing orders blindly without questioning them only because they are given to you by the Kurokage is wrong. I love my country, I love my friends, Ichigo has been my best friend since birth but I cannot fallow him right now. I refuse to kill innocent people just because he told me to!" Toshiro said as he took out his blade "Byakuya, whether you want to or not, things are going to change!"
"You think that our lord is just going to send him back? He would rather die!" Byakuya said in anger as he charged at Toshiro. Both their blades clashing together
"You are underestimating these people Byakuya!" Toshiro said as he pushed his blade against Byakuya's blade
Itachi and Naruto were still standing in front of Ichigo. The red chakra still radiating from his body "So, it's two against one huh? Can't say that I blame you really. I would be afraid of facing me alone as well if I were you" Ichigo said with a laugh
"Your taunting is useless, we are not here to fight you. We are here to force you to send him back" Itachi simply answered back
"Of course, because we all know that your pathetic excuse for a Hokage cannot beat me" Ichigo said as his grin grew wider
"Itachi, I want you to stand by. I will beat him within an inch of his life and once I am done with him, then you can use your Sharingan on him" Naruto said in anger
"Hokage Sama, don't you see that this is what he wants? He is trying to provoke you and he is succeeding. Don't play his game we are not here to do battle with him, remember that!"
"You're talking as if I cannot defeat him Itachi, I beat him twenty years ago and I can do it again!" Naruto answered back
"But he has become more powerful since then, think about it. During the past twenty years he has had time to train and gain new abilities, your powers on the other hand have not changed since you last fought him!"
"When we last fought I barely unleashed my full power. Truth is, my powers were still new to me. I will admit that I have yet to unleash my full potential but I know that I can beat him!"
"Hokage Sama, don't allow pride to blind you from our goal!"
"I know our goal all too well. Once I return to my time I will return with all my injuries, he will already be drained of almost all his chakra. I won't have a chance to beat him into submission like this again" Naruto added
"It doesn't matter! This will have never happened and it's not like you're going to remember any of it anyway!"
"I don't care! I am asking you to just allow me to have this one battle, allow me to vent out my frustrations. I know that in the end it is meaningless but for now, it has meaning to me"
Itachi let out a sigh knowing that Naruto's mind was made up "As you wish Hokage Sama" Itachi finally said bowing his head "I just hope this isn't a mistake…" he whispered to himself
"Are you done talking? I was beginning to get bored here" Ichigo said with a smug smile
"Well, you now have my undivided attention. But you will have to excuse me if I finish this quickly. I don't have any time to waste with you" he said as he began concentrating his chakra, the red aura around his body intensified as multiple tails began to form until there were four
"I see, well then my turn. BAN-KAI" he said as he is transformed into his ban-kai form
Naruto wasted no time in attacking him. And to the Kurokage's surprise he disappeared from his sight. He felt something hit him in the stomach but he couldn't see it, and once again something pierced his right leg as blood began to spill out. However, Ichigo could not even sense him "How can this be. He is so fast that I am not even able to see or sense his chakra. I guess he wasn't bluffing, its time I show him some new tricks of my own then" he thought to himself. He began concentrating his chakra, using his hand to pass from one side of his head to the other revealing a mask of some sort. His eyes had become yellow and black
Naruto attacked him with his Kunai going for the arm holding the Katana, but Ichigo stopped it with his other hand, grabbing it without injuring himself. Naruto was surprised, they stared at each other "What's wrong? you look surprised" Ichigo said grinning from behind his mask
Meanwhile, the large explosions from within the city were loud enough to wake up a sleeping Naoto. Her eyes slowly opened as her head felt like it was full of led and being continuously pounded on by a large hammer "Owe, my head…" she said as she tried to massage her temples to relieve some of the pain "What happened last night?... I don't remember anything" she simply said as she stumbled out of bed. She reached for her bag and searched for her medical kit, she opened it and took out a few pills and swallowed them quickly. Her hair was a wreck, her eyes were full of visible blood vessels. She forced her body to the bathroom and began splashing her face with cold water. She looked at herself in the mirror "I look horrible… I think I could use a few more hours of rest" she told herself "I hope I didn't do anything…Stupid last night" she said trying to remember her actions "I need to get some liquids and food into my system to help get over this hangover" she walked pass her night uniform and noticed that they were still wet from the night before "What the hell did I do last night?!" she asked herself as she put the clothing back so it could continue to dry
She let out a large sigh as she poured herself a cup of water and quickly drank it up; She felt the entire building shake as well as an explosion that made her head spin "Maybe I shouldn't drink that much anymore, it feels almost like an attack…An attack? Why do I have the feeling that I am forgetting something" she asked herself as her headache came back with a vengeance. She opened the cupboards, she didn't know what kind of food she would find since this wasn't her house. She was happy to find a cup of instant ramen "Mom would kill me if she saw me eat this for a breakfast, but I need to eat something and fast. It won't make the hangover go away, but it will help make the pain more bearable" she said as she opened the seal on the sup and began pouring water inside before heating up the mixture. After a few minutes she smelled the cup "this smells heavenly" she thought to herself as she broke apart chopsticks and began eating her favorite food
Once again, the entire building shook as a few things fell to the ground "Wait a minute, this isn't just my head pounding…Wait the attack! That's right, the resistance is attacking" she quickly ran for her clothing and changed into them, even though they were still slightly wet. she tied on her headband and picked up her blade before running out from her room
End Chapter 44