CHAPTER 5 BATTLE ON THE BRIDGE

After a few days rest the bridge was nearing completion and the squad was on high alert for fox. Naruto was hanging out buy Kakashi while Sasuke and Kenma were on the far side of the bridge on alert as Tazuna worked on the bridge, and Sakura had stayed at the house to watch Inari and Tsunami.

"So who is this Fox guy anyway?" Naruto asked Kakashi while he stayed on the bridge

"He is a bounty hunter he looks for people with a price on their heads and he kills them or brings them in to collect that price." Kakashi said as he read his book

"I know what a bounty hunter is but what do you know about this fox guy?" Naruto asked

"He is a merciless bounty hunter that is very skilled." Kakashi said

"You're just repeating yourself now, but aren't you worried about going up against such a strong opponent." Naruto asked

"Don't worry he isn't that skilled in Ninjutsu so that is where we have the advantage." Kakashi said with a smile to put Naruto's worries to rest. Just then Kakashi's eyes shot toward the shore side of the bridge where a lone figure was standing in a hooded cloak.

"Shit, Sasuke Kenma he's here!" Kakashi called out to the rest of his team as they jumped over to him. In a defensive stance and pulled his head band up revealing his Sharingan "Kenma go protect Tazuna, Naruto go with him." Kakashi said and Kenma jumped back to Tazuna to defend him, but naruto stayed there.

"Oh three on one this isn't fair now is it." Fox said "how about we even the odds." He said causing Kakashi and Sasuke to tighten their stance getting ready for his attack. Just then Kakashi felt a pain stabbing into his gut. He looked down and saw Naruto holding a Kunai that was stabbed into him

"Yeah let's even things out then." Naruto said with an evil grin

"Why?" Kakashi asked as Naruto jumped away in only a way a ninja could and landed next to Fox as Kakashi fell to a knee

"Naruto what the hell?" Sasuke yelled out

"That isn't Naruto." Kakashi said struggling to get up

"What?" Sasuke asked

"It's a clone the real naruto is…" Kakashi began but was cut off by Fox

"Me." Fox said as he tossed his cloak off revealing a more muscular version of the Naruto clone with demonic eyes, a sleeveless black combat jacket, fingerless gloves, black combat pants with a belt full of pouches, black combat boots, and a pair of straight bladed wakazashis crossed on his back with the handles down.

"But how?" Sasuke said "why?"

"Needed to know what you were planning and to get my target out in the open." Fox said "Now shall we begin?" he said as he pulled out his swords and his clone brought his kunai up and they both charged fox going for Kakashi and the clone going for Sasuke.

Fox started with a fury of quick light attacks as Kakashi blocked and dodged them. while sasuke was holding back the clone.

"Wow the great Uchiha can't even stand up against a simple clone how pathetic." The clone mocked

"Shut up." Sasuke said as he jumped back and went through hand sign and spit a fire ball at him which he easily dodged.

"Wow not even close." The clone mocked as he charged again hitting Sasuke in the face launching him back.

'Damn't he's too fast.' Sasuke said to himself as he watched the clone run back and forth barely able keep up with his movements. Sasuke began to focus on the clone and it began to slow down 'what why is it slowing down?' he asked himself as he saw the next punch coming and grabbed the hand and threw him across the bridge only for him to land on his feet.

"Nice almost had me there and looks like you unlocked your Sharingan." The clone said as charged again and they were evenly matched and Sasuke was getting tired as he went but got in a good blow causing the clone to go up in a poof of smoke.

"Yes finally." Sasuke said out of breath as he turned toward Kakashi to help and took a step only to fall down from exhaustion.

"Looks like my student took down your clone." Kakashi said as he swung his kunai at the real naruto.

"Served its purpose and kept him out of our fight didn't it." Naruto said as he dodged another swipe from Kakashi and got some distance from him. But this is what Kakashi wanted as he whipped out a scroll and went through some hand signs then slammed it on the ground as he yelled "earth style summoning jutsu." There was poof of smoke and dogs jumped out of the ground and latched on to naruto digging their teeth into him holding him in place as Kakashi walked up to him going through some hand signs and his hand began to spark and pop with electricity. "I'm sorry." He said as he raised his hand up

"You apologizing to me or my father?" Naruto mocked his apology at this Kakashi's eyes widened in shock

"How do you…" Kakashi asked but his voice trailed off.

"Oh I know everything. A little friend told me about what really happened that night twelve years ago." Naruto said as Kakashi's eyes got even wider then slumped

"Both of you." He said with pain "chidori!" he called out as he slammed the attack into Naruto's chest and his body slumped down.

Clap*clap*clap* Kakashi heard clapping as he pulled his hand out of Naruto's chest, and looked over to see a short man with a cane and a bunch of thugs behind him. But what stuck out most was one of them was holding Sakura hostage.

"Leave my student alone." Kakashi called

"Well I was planning on using her as leverage to get you to back down and let us kill the bridge builder. But whoever that was that weakened you I would of liked to thank him but too bad he is dead now I can keep this little blossom all to myself." Gato said as he grabbed ahold of Sakura's breast and began to fondle it causing her to scream.

"Let her go and what are you talking about didn't you send him to kill the bridge builder." Kakashi yelled as he fell to the ground

"No never seen that one in my life." Gato said "my plan was to hold his daughter and her child hostage to get him to stop building and then demolish it and then kill him." Gato said with a sick smile "But this one got in the way and allowed them to escape but she will do nicely in my harem after my men kill you." He said as took ahold of Sakura and stated to slid his free hand down her body

"Hehe." Came an evil laugh from behind Kakashi. "so you finally show yourself you little toad." came Naruto's voice from his slumped over body that was being held up by the dogs "now I can finally get this job done, hey Gato just to tell you rapists are my most hated people on this planet and I hate a lot of people" Naruto said as his head shot up revealing his slit demonic eyes as he laughed and red chakra began to seep out of him

'I've seen those eyes before. No not agian' Sakura said to herself in horror as she saw the same events as before happening again.

Just then a pulse of demonic energy shot out from Naruto launching the dogs off of him and one crashed into Kenma knocking him out as he was running over to help. At this Naruto stood up and everyone saw as the hole Kakahsi had put into his should healed before their eyes along with every other wound he had gotten fighting Kakashi.

"He's a demon!" one of the thugs yelled as he took a step back getting a better look at him his blood red slit eyes, his elongated canines, his finger nails turning into claws and a wild look to his face.

"Stand firm." Gato ordered as Naruto took a step toward him then lifted his arm to see Pakun still holding on tightly to it.

Naruto brought the dog up to his face and stared the dog in the eyes putting absolute fear into the small dog.

"Sorry." It said with its mouth full and puffed into smoke.

Naruto turned back toward Gato and his men "they called me a demon in my home village, then I found out I had one inside me so I struck a deal with him he lives while I use his power to keep us alive and I became the thing the village feared most." Naruto said as he stopped "I became the fox of their nightmares. My name is FOX! I am the Kyuubi no Kitsune! " He said as Sakura's eyes widened and he vanished from their sight and then they saw he had his hand through Gato's chest and then brought his other hand up and ripped the head off the short man spraying blood all over Sakura and the thugs who after seeing their boss beheaded began to run or jump off the bridge to get away from him.

Naruto then turned toward Sakura and merely said "traitor." As the red chakra that was around him faded and his eyes closed and he slumped over on to the ground.

Watching this she fell to her knees and began shaking him "no wake up not again please wake up." She yelled as Kakashi walked up to her. she looked up and saw him looking down on them "no don't hurt him he was protecting me please all those years ago in the village I was the reason he was run out of the village." She cried into Naruto's body. "it was me he was protecting by killing that man but no one cared they only wanted to kill him."

"Come on Sakura." Kakashi said as he knelt down and put his hand on her

"No I won't leave him I won't betray him… not again." She said through her tears

"I'm not asking you to we need to get him some where we can treat him and see what is wrong with him." Kakashi said as she pulled up her head to look at the silver haired ninja.

"you mean you don't want to kill him for what he did?" Sakura asked with tear filled eyes "or for him being what he said he was?"

"No" Kakashi said "I will explain every to you when he comes to alright." He said with a smile

"Ok." She said as she looked over and saw Kenma and Sasuke begin to get up and come over to see what was going on.

END CHAPTER 5