Whaz up ladies, gents an' other! This many chapters without any serious bicthin' 'bout how I roll, *I sniffle with a tear in my eye* is an achievement in an' of itself for me! I'd always hoped that my stories would be liked enough for me to get passed the 30 marker, an'...*I sniffle again* here I am an' I'm not cryin', 'kay?! I've dust allergies, an' I'm not sayin' that as just an excuse, I'm dead serious I've got these allergies that are absolute Hell for me.
Judgin' by my own reaction to the title, resistin' the urge to laugh my ass off an' sprain a lung, I'd say someone readin' this chapter's title's probably dyin' of laughter at this. Now I'm not suggestin' date-rape, crack, meth or whatever the fuck else there's around that I can't think of off the top of my head. This is Naruto's time without takin' a swig of his flask, the flask that holds his ramen an' foxnip mixture, which means stupid's walked through the door!
I've been thinkin', which is dangerous I know, but I've gotta think if I'm gonna keep writin' an' I've made a decision, a pretty big one too...When this story reaches its peak, it's gonna stay there. There's not gonna be a fallout if I can help it. *My eyes narrow to slits as I stare at the bloodmoon* THIS'S THE FARTHEST I'VE GOTTEN AN' AS LONG AS I CAN KEEP FINDIN' INSPIRATION THIS STORY AIN'T GONNA DIE 'TIL I, AN' I ALONE SAY SO! Pointless yellin' aside, let's get started. *My slitted eyes linger on the bloodmoon, expectations in my amber-green orbs*
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'Paraphrasin'
"Normal Speech"
"Demon speech or Inner Sakura"
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He awoke to the feeling of seals crawling over his skin, a familiar feeling but these seals weren't friendly, nor were their creators as he opened his vulpine eyes slowly since he didn't want to alert his captors of his return to consciousness. The sight before him was of the hunched-over man painting seals around the large fox that was Naruto with an intelligent silence. Watching over the sealing procedure was-"Itachi. You're just as much of a bastard as you were when we were kids." The coherent words left Naruto's throat as he shifted back into human form with the paint smearing on the ground as he shrank his body back to normal, making the seal-painter growl and glare at the Kitsunin.
His only response was to stare blankly at the fox-in-a-boy's-clothing he'd called friend in his youth before he started a conversation out of boredom and honest to goodness curiosity, "...How's Yugao-chan these days?" Naruto averted his eyes at that, trying to find something else to stare at but his old friend's piercing gaze and unstoppable stare made him relent with a reigning sigh.
"She misses you, that's obvious since you left her...Anyway! When I told her about our connection by ancestry, she wouldn't talk to me for a couple of weeks and I think she still doesn't wanna talk to me 'cause she hasn't made any advances. The day I told her, she stared at me before just, how did you put it?-Shut down basically. She started staring off into space for a few minutes before she returned to normal and explained that at one point she thought I'd make, and I quote, 'nice boyfriend material had I not been already in a relationship'. Also, Hayate died from his sickness..." His somber tone was met with a small glint of remorse in Itachi's eyes at the mention of his ex-girlfriend's lover.
"I see. You mentioned to me during our fight that Sasuke's being apprenticed by Orochimaru, is it because he hopes to kill me?" A snort escaped Naruto at that question, "No! He just wanted to abandon his village and the girl who loved him! He left 'cause he wants to kill you, yes, but he also wants to defeat me. I showed him up and now he thinks that Orochi-teme can make him strong enough to defeat something he doesn't understand. Also, Yugao-chan asked me that should I run into you on the highway to Hell to tell you, ahem!" Having cleared his throat, he yelled, "'YOU'RE NOT GETTING OFF THE HOOK THAT EASY, FUCKER!' Yep, you could just feel the love when she yelled that had you been there."
Itachi let a small smile come across his face at his ex's all-or-nothing personality. That had been part of the reason he accepted her offer to go on a date, and that had been part of her charm, but now they walked two different paths so that love could never be anything but a distant memory. Naruto spoke up again, "I'm sorry to say this to you guys-wait, no I'm not, hehehe!-but I won't be here much longer..."
As if to emphasize his point, a rumble echoed within the small cave they'd found on a nearby island. Naruto smirked at those he could see, "...I think you're about to have company...!"
Flashback: the arena with everyone else, three hours
Isaribi kept punching the ground, her Suiton chakra slicing into the stone and dirt, causing it to crack and sever. It was several minutes before she stopped, but even then the killer intent she exuded was making the ground weak beneath her. The jinchuuriki in the arena were trembling with anger that one of their own had been taken right from underneath their noses while they were fighting, no less! The Konoha no Juichinin and those among the audience who Naruto had touched were filled with a menagerie of negative emotions, making Amaru gasp in unwanted euphoria.
Steeling their resolve, the demon vessels took their leave of the arena intent on finding their lost brother. It was the appearance of Tsunade, ever persistent to be acknowledged and not looked down upon, in front of them that they stopped reluctantly. "What're you doing, Hokage?!" The question came from Fuu, acting in charge-ish as she and Naruto had been the closest out of them all.
"Stopping," She said sternly, "you seven from rampaging throughout Mizu no Kuni when you don't even know where the Akatsuki took Naru-teme! If you go charging in, you're as good as dead and he'll be the same. You can't find them, not in the numerous uncharted islands this country's made up of." Amaru moaned again, the negative emotions around them leaving her unwillingly on Cloud 9.
"I'm-oh-the Reibi jinchuuriki. The Reibi is literally-ah!-made of anger and other such negative-oh, yes!-emotions. I'm going to be our compass...Kami, that feels-mmm!" Although her moaning and sighing was a bit of a mood killer, the seriousness in her eyes that was able to stay there let Tsunade know that they knew what they were doing. "Okay, but what about when you get to them? There are seven of them and they took down the stronges-?!" That made the remaining jinchuuriki start laughing darkly, "STRONGEST?! NARUTO?! HAHAHAHA! Naruto-kun's strong, of that there's no doubt, but he ain't got shit on the rest of us. We excel in different areas. Amaru's a medic, Tailsy Yugito an assassin, Yagura a strategist and or a charger in the heat of battle, Utakata's supportive and can get us out of trouble if we can't take the heat, Bee's a swordsman and highly adaptable. And me," She pointed to herself, a stern expression fixed on her face as she looked the Godaime Hokage in the eye.
"I'm a tank in a bitch's clothing." To prove her point, she focused youki into her fist before slamming said fist into the ground, making it crack and fly apart within a ten meter radius. Tsunade's eyes widened as she saw what the mint-haired young woman said was true, when Isaribi spoke up, "I'm coming too!" They looked to her and the jinchuuriki nodded, tiny smiles gracing their lips as they started walking passed the buxom blonde woman who was constantly against their boy. That's when the sound of the other Konoha-nin came to them, "Count us in to-"
"No! This is family business, not meant for you idiots. Hell, I know that the dark pink-headed Otonin's related to Naruto and she's welcome to join, but she won't because of her belief in independence. Our family, our problems, our fights, and not for you. So back up kids and let the grown ups take care of this!" Gaara's words stung as the group left the arena, walking up the outer wall and following Amaru as she started to get a hold of herself.
"...He's not too far, a several kilometers to the north and to the east by five degrees, let's go!" They nodded, transforming into their jinchuuriki or fusion forms for less travel time and more ass kicking. Do we have a plan yet, Fuu? If so, what is it? Yagura's question was serious as ever while said flier was silent for a couple minutes. I don't know. All I know is that we've gotta get Naruto-kun back before they can commence whatever they've got planned, and I for one don't wanna see one of us dead because of some dickwads! SO LET'S PICK UP THE PACE!
Her mental shout was filled with passion, not lust but a loving concern for the young man who'd become a huge part of her life during his trip with Jiraiya. The others were silent and inwardly plotting what they'd do to the Akatsuki if their boy was hurt...
Back at the arena
The Konoha Eleven was stuck where they stood, confusion and hurt in their eyes at the cold shoulder. Anko looked down at the group of kids who'd volunteered for Naruto's rescue mission, a blank stare on her face as she stared. Inu noticed her silence and asked softly, "What's eating you? You're never this quiet, Anko." She looked to him with conflicted feelings in her chocolate irises.
"It's just that," Her words were hesitant and carefully ordered as if she might mess something up if she didn't. "I want to help, but I know that they won't have need of me and that I'll just get in the way. And yet..." Fearful, motherly tears fell from her face. "I can't wait for others to rescue my gaki, he's my responsibility and I shouldn't have to be relying on others to take care of him!" Her tears were heartfelt as Kakashi wrapped his arms in a reassuring hug that caught her by surprise.
Not far away, Tayuya was bristling at the bastards who had the gall to hurt the descendant of her family's ancestral allies and friends, practically family. Jiraiya and Orochimaru were staring into the wilderness as if they would be able to see the Akatsuki from their place in the Kage Box. Onoki and A were also somewhat miffed about the situation, but for different reasons. A because Bee had directly defied his orders to not leave his side while the Tsuchikage was angry that the jinchuuriki had all left, meaning that he couldn't take them out to make his village the strongest. Haku had awoken and was glowering out into the wilderness, praying that his first rival would survive.
End flashback
Naruto's stomach growled in desire for his hip flask, making him reach his now snouted-head down to reach the flask in his mouth. He then carefully placed it on the floor, interrupting the hunched man's sealing again while he unwound the cap. He then pulled it back into his mouth and pointed his head towards the ceiling, drinking the flask's contents with a contented sigh.
Kisame, ever curious and a proud drinking champion in his former village, grabbed the flask as soon as Naruto placed it back down and took a whiff of the stuff and was higher than the clouds. "HOLY SHIT, THAT'S STUFF'S STRONG! WHAT IN THE FUCK IS THAT, I'VE GOTTA GET ME SOME OF THAT TO SMOKE!" (I'm makin' a reference to Ted in a bit, sorry to anyone who hasn't watched it)
Naruto smiled as his plan entered phase two, "Oh, it's just a little something I made called Mind Rape, and it's kinda mellow compared to what else I made one time. Three other batches that should never touch the market for the survival of the human race. I tested them on adults, 'cause you never know who might buy it, and I-hehehe-I kinda overdid it on those three..." He hanged his head in shame, making Itachi smirk inwardly as he saw what his old friend was planning while Kisame waltzed right into the trap.
"What were they called, maybe I've heard of your work?" A chuckle left Naruto's throat as he listed off the names he'd come up with, "The softer one's Demon Panic, pretty easy to use at first until after a second and then-WHOOM!" His shout made the hunched man lose focus again and growl a warning. "A gigantic kick to the balls by Kami herself...That, my friend, was soft on the body. The one that was right in between universally illegal and just drug trafficking was called 'They're coming, they're coming'. It made people think they were running from a mob of naked sluts who were so desperate for a dick that they would do just about anyone. That one made quite a ruckus, believe me! Hahaha! And the last one...Ohohohoho! The last one I called This Is Permanent, and I shit you not, it was!"
The shark-like man listening to the Kitsunin now looked extremely intrigued, "What did it do to be 'universally illegal', hmm?" Naruto started to laugh hysterically as he rolled on the ground and over the seals, "IT SENT THE SUBJECTS INTO COMAS BEFORE DYING OF HIGH-INDUCED HEART ATTACKS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Kisame looked to his partner questioningly, "Is that even possible?" All he got was an honestly unsure shrug, knowing Naruto it might just have had that kind of effect on people. (When I heard the last name, I just couldn't stop laughin/ my heart out!)
Naruto looked to the wall that made up the shabby doorway with an odd look, "Why's there no hole in this wall...?" He then smirked, making Itachi's eyes widen and rush for him.(Cue: Imagine Dragons-Warriors) Right before they could do anything about him, however, the wall was literally fisted into rubble. Fuu stepped forward, her armor glowing and her resolve steeled. The others followed suit soon after, making Isaribi reveal her Kaima Form. A fin grew from the crown of her head while scales grew out of her skin at her cheeks, arms, and legs. Her teeth became serrated and shark-like, her fingernails became sharp like a Bluegill's dorsal fin, and her hands and feet became webbed.
Gills grew from her neck, a thin shark's tail grew from her tailbone while causing her no problems with her attire and her feet became three toed with her ankles raised and the balls of her feet being the only part of each foot to touch the ground. (Think of a raptor's feet with the heel an' ankle bein' elevated while the balls of each foot were actin' as the entire foot) She snarled at the bastards who'd try to kidnap her foster-father, making Naruto smirk in pride before closing his eyes and shifting to his youki-covered werefox-like form that was his six-tailed fusion state.
Bee's form was the one they hadn't seen yet and it was quite the sight. His feet went onto their balls before morphing into cleft hooves, his legs bent at a strange angle at the knees, the skull of a bull grew around his head and his fingers fused until he was left with only three, meaty digits. He let four tails generate from his tailbone, allowing his form to be covered in bloody youki as fur grew from under the liquid like grass does during the winter. The horns that grew from his temples were sharp and barbed at the tips, promising the most painful wounds possible for every time impaled on someone.
The members of Akatsuki stared in shock at their intruder's audacity, "YOU GUYS GOTTA A DEATH WISH, YEAH?!" Naruto, Isaribi and Bee all glared heatedly at the former Iwanin. Iwagakure had had a hand in the near genocide of Naruto's entire clan and ancestral comrades; Iwagakure had stabbed Kumogakure in the back during the war; and Iwagakure had been the ones to attack Konoha. Isaribi's loyalty was to Konoha and its innocent, but the list made her now-cold blood start boiling!
"So a piece of scum from Iwa decides to show itself to face the ones who've been scorned by treachery! Ya fools ya fools are gonna pay for y'all's wretchery! YEEEEAAAAHHHH!" Bee's warcry/rap got the others to launch themselves at those who would try to take their lives. Their vengeance wasn't going to be averted and everyone in the Elemental Nations, thanks to the cameras, could figure that out with ease. (Uncue music. I suck at writin' fight scenes, an' I know y'all're hatin' me so I'll make it up later with better fights in later chapters, 'kay?)
Three hours later
The explosions, tidal waves, whirlwinds and roars went silent. Slowly at first, before stopping altogether. The silence made the air thick with tension until-"WE'RE BACK, BIIIIIIITCHEEESSSSSS!" Fuu broke the wall down with a punch and Naruto shot a small Bijuu Dama at the 'offending' wall of stone. Everyone in the stadium was pale with fear and shock, while Konoha's shinobi were relieved and somewhat embarrassed at his destructive nature.
(Cue: Imagine Dragons-Demons. Not the best inspirational music, but sue me!) Naruto was leaning against Fuu's shoulder, bruised and beaten with an equally, if not more, hurt Isaribi hanging from his jaws by the scruff of her neck. The other jinchuuriki were beaten to Hell as well, making a select few shinobi run down to them with urgency. Utakata's student named Hotaru, the Konoha no Juichinin, the senseis from Konoha, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Shizune and Tonton, Yugito's team, A, Shinno, Kankuro and a worried-for-her-technical-cousin Tayuya were the ones to meet them at the broken wall.
Slowly, injuries suffered from his old friend hindering movement, Naruto placed his reverted-to-normal-foster-daughter on the ground at his feet before Fuu stopped him from falling. She gave him a look with a smile gracing her face as she leaned her head on his chest for support while he leaned on her smaller frame. "No falling on my watch, Naruto-kun, not unless it's on my terms. You still owe me for the strip club fiasco, Lover." (Uncue music) That made everyone, everyone who heard it facefault. Naruto only chuckled before he held his ribs in pain, making areas of his body erupt in small fountains of blood. The other demon vessels followed suit, their bodies realizing that they had suffered injuries.
The medics of the group at the wall, minus Amaru, went to heal the injuries of the jinchuuriki before their wounds started to repair themselves. "Damn," Naruto groaned painfully, "I always hated Itachi's love for fiery kunai and shuriken. Even we were Gaiden he loved doing that..." He was then struck over the head, courtesy of Tayuya and Temari.
"BAKA/BAKA!" A dark chuckle escaped his throat, making his friend with benefits grin from her place on the ground with her minty-green hair over her eyes. "You shouldn't of said that!" The Kitsunin rose slowly, Tayuya's fist still on the back of his head next to Temari's fan, his eyes glowing slightly with pent up aggression. His ancestral cousin pulled her fist back and glared at him in case he tried anything while the woman sent to woo him into marriage was stuck in place as he stared her dead in the eyes at stage two of his Kitsugan.
"...'Ello, Poppet...! RAWH!" A wave of air passed her by as she was stuck there, trapped in his eyes. "You don't attack a powerful shinobi without reason out of the blue unless you've gotta a death wish, and even then it's iffy on that! So tell me, indulge me," His tone made everyone weaker than him tense up while the other jinchuuriki were smiling psychotically at his show of aggression. Although they seemed psychotic, the smiles they wore were actually caring by their standards, and the reason was that one of their own was starting to warm up to others besides them.
"Why'd you strike me outta nowhere? I ain't done shit to you and you come at me with a blow to the back'o the head, so I'll ask again: Why'd you hit me?!" His staring morphed into a glare as he went to bite her throat out, his jaws turning into a fox's maw in the process. Temari's eyes widened before she jumped back out of reflex, making Naruto bite air and revert his snout back to normal. He smirked triumphantly, "FINALLY MASTERED IT! HAHAHAHA, TOOK ME FIVE YEARS, BUT I FINALLY MASTERED IT!" As if to prove his point, he showed his right arm before it changed to that of a vulpine equivalent of his forearm.
Out of the blue, a transparent and ethereal cube went flying towards the group but was redirected by a wave of sand from Gaara. The cube then went flying at a petrified Ino, FOXY-KUN HELP! Naruto's eyes shrank in shock as he responded almost before she thought that. The Kitsunin appeared in front of her in a burst of speed, causing him to be caught in the cube instead of the frightened flowershop employee. A roar left Naruto's throat before he slammed his clawed hand into the cube's walls, forcing his youki-diluted-into-chakra into the wall before pulling it and the energy making up the cube back into himself.
(Cue: TFK-The End is Where We Begin) Glaring, Naruto turned his attention to the only person who could do that, his Kitsugan blazing at level two. "TRAITOR," He appeared at Onoki's side and made a clawing motion at the diminutive man, sending him flying out into the open air above the stadium. "BACK-STABBER," The enraged kitsune-hearted-shinobi transformed his legs and stepped onto thin air testingly before launching himself at the man who'd dare hurt one of his precious people. "CLAN-KILLER!" Just as he said that, he kicked the flying Kage down the ground with his paws shoved into the short man's stomach.
He staid there, crouching on the Kage's stomach with a stern glare that was reciprocated by the traitorous bastard. "You should know this by now, Ryotenbin no Onoki..." A snarl rose within the Kyuubi jinchuuriki's throat before coming out as a wave of youki, making the surrounding ground break up and blow away. "NEVER PROVOKE A JINCHUURIKI, ESPECIALLY ONE WHO'S POWER IS BEYOND YOURS! I'M THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO DESTROY THAT WHICH HAS HURT ME AND SHALL TEAR THE SKY ASUNDER, SO STAY OFF MY KILL LIST! It doesn't matter if you're from another country, village, or race. You could be a friend, a foe, Hell you could be my relative and I'd still hate you...So take a fucking," He grabbed the man by his head and started to lift him off the ground, squeezing his skull while doing so with a bloodthirsty grin plastered on his face.
"Hint! DON'T ATTACK THAT WHICH IS MINE OR ANY OF THOSE CLOSE TO ME!" Naruto threw the man into one of the walls as he strolled over nonchalantly but with a purpose. The crazed look in his eyes and threatening of a Kade made the cameras zoom in on him, getting everyone who saw him to feel fear or hatred in Iwa's case. But what he said next stopped any protests dead in their tracks before they could be spoken, "YOU SEEM TO LIKE THE IDEA OF ATTACKING 'RANDOM' SHINOBI OUTTA THE BLUE SO HOW'S ABOUT I DO THE SAME?! AND I'VE GOT THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THIS OCCASION, TOO! HAHAHAHA...'IF' I GO THROUGH WITH THIS, REALIZE IT'S YOUR OWN, DAMN-HAHAHAH!-FAULT!"
Naruto stopped as he held a hand to his chin in mock thought with a cruel smirk on his face while his eyes drifted back to the Kage Box, where Onoki's wide and fearful eyes followed as they rested on his granddaughter. "...Kurotsuchi...!" The smirk on his face grew into a Cheshire Cat grin, threatening to break his face while the other jinchuuriki lost their crazed expressions and dawning serious scowls in case they needed to stop Naruto. "You know that broad by a first name basis, huh? Who is she to-Wait, hahahaha, a minute! She's your-HAHAHAHA-really?! YOU'D BRING YOUR OWN FAMILY TO A PLACE WHERE SHE COULD GET KILLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU?! YOU'RE EVEN STUPIDER THAN I THOUGHT, NINGEN!"
Nice job, Kyuubi, now we can say it wasn't me who killed the bitch and her older-old man! Naruto's thoughts made the daiyokai kitsune puff out his chest in pride at the fact that he'd be able to say he claimed a life even while within his vessel, "Indeed. You cannot have all the glorious fun now, Kit, and that's not going to change anytime soon..." But if you're going to kill them, at least let me kill the old one. He tried to hurt my family and almost killed my friend So HE'S MINE! The larger fox nodded, his left ear twitching at the volume of his container. Also, let me do something real quick, I wanna send chills down some spines...
Kyuubi gave his jailer an odd look of curiosity as he lowered his large visage down to look the smaller fox in the eye, "And how would you plan to do that?" Outside Naruto's mind, the Kitsunin's eyes closed before opening abruptly and with a new entity behind them. With an unearthly voice, Naruto's voice left his body like it wasn't his as he stared at his slitted orbs befell Temari, Ino and Fuu. "Like angels singing with a million voices...The end, is where we begin! It's crawling back when we run away, run away..." Naruto fell silent as his alter ego took over his body.
The cruel smile became unnatural, literally reaching his ears as youki flowed over his skin and six tails sprouted from his tailbone. "THAT'S BETTER, MOTHERFUCKERS! How's it that I'm stuck with the weak ones when Kit's always getting strong, entertaining opponents?!" The dark being looked to Kurotsuchi mischievously before appearing at her side in a burst of speed enhanced by compression of power. "HEY, BITCH!" She started and turned around to see him flicking her off, his glowing, white eyes catching her in their horrifying gaze.
"What would-HERGH!-happen if I just so happened to do..." He clawed at the air in front of her, sending her flying to the ground in the arena, where he would join her had Zabuza, Doto, and Shibuki not stepped in front of him and held him at knife's point. "Don't even breath, Demon!" The possessed blonde looked to Shibuki blankly, "Why not? Do you want me to-" The sounds of gasping left his throat as he started acting like he was talking, "I FORGOT HOW TO BREATH!" Naruto was laughing inwardly at Kyuubi's hilarious antics, YOU-HAHA-YOU SHOULD MAKE A BOOK ON BEST JOKES IN THE WORLD! HAHAHAHAHHA!
Onoki and Kurotsuchi were silent this whole time, fear overriding anything else while those in Iwagakure were at the edges of their seats in terror of what this soon to be Jonin would do to their Kage and his granddaughter. All of the Elemental Nations were still in anticipation of what would be done and who would make the first move, tension so thick it could be cut with the toss of a ball! They stood there, stiller than statues and wound tighter than an extremely tight coiled spring..."Very well, Ningen, I'll let them live and keep Kit off of them. But make one more offense to my container and I shan't hold his leash so tightly! THAT GOES FOR ALL WHO WOULD THINK THAT JINCHUURIKI AND THAT WHICH THEY AREN'T ARE TO BE TOYED WITH. SO LET IT BE KNOWN, THAT FROM THIS DAY ONWARD, WE STAND OUR GROUND AND ON!"
Fuu, Yugito, and Amaru looked up now, shadows overcasting their faces so that one could see half of their faces. "OUR!" Bee, Gaara, Yagura and Utakata were covered in shadows as well as they rose their heads to stare to their boy. "OWN!" Far away, two older shinobi looked up from their places in dimly lit environments as they heard the Kyuubi's voice through their prisoners' links to him. "TERMS!" All at once, they rose their voices and released every ounce of their Killer Intent as one heart beating and one sense of pride. An uproar was felt throughout the Elemental Nations, some familiar and others not so much, but all supporting and agreeing with his words. The cameras zoomed in on each of the jinchuuriki individually before flashing to black!(Uncue music)
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That's a motherfuckin' wrap ladies, gents an' other! I know y'all're hatin' me for not showin' the fight between the jinchuuriki an' the Akatsuki, but I don't have enough confidence or experience to make it look good. The best I coulda done with how much faith I've got in myself is the Naruto/Haku fight last chapter. An' I'm sorry 'bout how short this chapter is, I'm runnin' low on inspiration for my first, original arc. As always: R&R, no flamin' my ass, constructive criticism an' SEE YA-GOOD NIGHT!