"Sasuke, stay out of this! I'm going back home and you won't stop me!" As much as Naruto wanted to return he wanted Sasuke to go with him. It was tempting to fight the Uchiha and to even drag him back but he knew that the return of the Jinchuuriki was far more important. And he also didn't know if Madara had truly gone yet. The masked man's chakra was quite difficult to sense if it weren't for his teleportation.
"Still a baka, I see." He leapt down from the statue and landed heavily atop the water. "I've been wanting to fight you for some time-"
"What the hell are you talking about!? We've fought before and you know it!" Naruto fought to keep a tear from falling. He didn't want to fight. All he wanted was to get back to Konoha.
Sasuke walked over to the blond and pushed his lips forward until it touched his ear. (I bet you thought this was turning into a yaoi, huh?)
"Last time I didn't kill you."
Naruto's whole body froze as sweat poured down from his forehead. kill me...
The Uchiha moved from his position and chuckled softly. He sighed and returned to his emotionless face. "Get ready, Naruto."
He pulled a kunai from thin air and sliced at the blond's head. In the last second, Naruto ducked to the side, only receiving a thin streak of blood on his right cheek.
He-he's really trying to kill me!
"Shit!" His sage mode had wore off and he was loosing chakra by leaping out of Sasuke's reach. His sword was drawn and was easily conducting an electrical current straight through the blade. "I can't do anything but dodge!" The blond was growing frantic with every passing moment. His body was growing hot and sweaty from the excessive strain put on his chakra system.
"Kurama!"
"I just need a moment longer-kid, watch out!"
Naruto concentrated back on his movements to see that Sasuke had gotten behind him and had instantly struck the sword cleanly through his right shoulder blade. The blood splatter bounced off the water's surface before slowly drowning underneath.
"Khah!" The Uzumaki coughed out a spray of blood and fell to his knees. The sword was violently pulled from his flesh. "Ghaaahaaaa!"
"I suggest you get serious or the next time it'll go straight through your heart." The Uchiha stepped in front of him and placed some space between them; placing himself in a fighting stance. His sword's blade covered in blood.
Naruto clutched his arm and raised his head, careful to avoid the now-activated-Sharingan. Damn it! He's really serious this time! His emotion has completely changed. He's out for murder!
"Hey, kid. How about we finish this once-and-for-all?"
"Right." But I won't kill him...
Naruto was surrounded by a yellow flame, his clothes changed, and his hair lengthened. The last of his transformations were his eyes and whisker-like marks. (Bijuu mode.)
(For added intensity listen to: Madara VS Naruto.)
Sasuke stood there for a moment with no sudden reaction until a slight smirk crossed his face. "Now you're getting serious as hell!"
What's with him!? "Sasukkeee!"
"Naruutttoooo!"
"Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura was struggling to keep up with the rest of the rescue team. She was too worried about her teammate. She could feel a strange chakra as well. Something to powerful to be just one person...
Kakashi sighed and slightly glanced her way. "Yeah, I know." He turned back around. "I can sense it, too. Kiba."
"On it!" The teen called from further ahead. He was running alongside his dog whom constantly whimpered and barked; causing them to shift direction continuously.
The white dog barked.
"What is it, Akamaru?"
The dog whimpered.
"wakatta, wakatta." He turned his head and called to Kakashi. "I'm getting some real strange feeling. We're still a bit far off, though."
Kakashi nodded.
The pink-haired Kunoichi's heart skipped a beat. "You don't think-"
"Sakura." Iruka raced over to her side and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. He's strong, I know he'll be alright."
Sakura nodded. I just hope so.
Naruto ran after the Uchiha. They were racing across the water fall's edge chasing one after another, tail to tail.
He-he's really trying to kill me!
"Naruto, Calm down! You know this already. It's different from the last time you fought him, you know. That Madara changed him."
Right.
Naruto was behind Sasuke, chasing him in circles atop the water. A massive Rasenshuriken in his hand. He had to get Sasuke out of his way so he could return home. Every time Naruto tried to run into the shelter of the forest the Uchiha would come from no where and attempt to strike at him with his Chidori.
Sasuke had suddenly turned to face the blond and stopped in his tracks.
Now I've got you, Sasuke!
But-wait...he has...he's- The Uchiha was smiling softly at him. His Mangekyo Sharingan activated.
Naruto ignored it and threw the technique at the teen. In a matter of seconds it reached him only to be caught in the hand of a purple skeleton. A whole corpse now stood behind him.
"How do you like my Susano'o, Naruto?" He began to walk forward, toward the blond.
"D-don't come any closer!"
"You afraid?"
"L-like hell I am!" I am afraid...I want to get back to Konoha and that's it!
Sasuke rushed over to the teen, the technique still behind him, now wielding a sword as well.
"Naruto, my chakra! I'm afraid you'll have to wait for me to replenish it."
Now's not a good time! The cloak around Naruto disappeared and he slightly fell to his knees. "Dammit-"
Sasuke sliced at him with his sword, but Naruto;s hidden clone leaped into the way and grabbed at it by the blade while another clone ran full speed at him, Rasengan in his hand. Sasuke stabbed the first Shadow clone and it quickly dispersed. The second clone blocked the Uchiha's swing, pushed its Rasengan onto the blade and somehow, somehow cracked the sword right down the middle.
Sasuke looked at his half-sword. "Bastard." The large corpse thrust its weapon, slashing Naruto's side, barely missing his organs.
"Katon, Gokakyou no jutsu!" A blast of fire came from the Uchiha's mouth.
"Ghah!" The flames had nearly burned Naruto's entire face if it weren't for him placing his hands in the way at the last moment. My eyes, they burn!
The two teens leaped back, keeping a deep space in between them. They stood still for a while before the both of them coughed out a spray of blood. They both fell onto their hands and knees and lay there gasping for air.
Naruto's eyes were slowly becoming blurred. He was completely out of Chakra and so was Kurama as well.
Sasuke's eyes were slowly becoming blurred. He was completely out of Chakra from using his Sharingan too much.
The blond couldn't take it any more. He tried to keep staring at his old teammate before his eyes screamed from medical attention. He could feel blood dripping out. He plunged his hands into the water and scrubbed it against his eyes.
This is it! Sasuke lunged for the opportunity and ran for the blond. He grabbed him and placed him onto his back so strong that he nearly sunk deep into the water.
"Ghuh...Khah!" Naruto's head had been pushed under and he swallowed up a lot of the strange tasting water. When he opened his eyes he was shocked to see the broken blade at his neck and Sasuke sitting over him. A look in his eyes...almost like...that time when we learned about the Unison sign. That same lonely look again.
That same look...that wasn't for me. Something deep in his heart.
Author's note:
Sorry if the fighting scene isn't what most expected. I have trouble describing fights. Gomen! Gomen!
Anyway, please review.
Arigato!