Tail Beast Vs. Jinchuuriki
I faced Gaara ready to go as I got on my hands and feet.
Gaara went to attack Sasuke Sakura and Neji first.
"Guys get out of the way," I shouted.
Neji got Sasuke and jump out of the way but Sakura wasn't so lucky as she got pinned to the tree.
"Sakura," I shouted.
"We got to do something," Sasuke said.
"No let Naruto handle this," Neji said, "Naruto I hope you got a plan."
Gaara case and to break apart on the arm leaving the claw pinning Sakura.
"What do these people mean to you?" Gaara asked.
I look at Sakura, then turned toward Sasuke and Neji. I thought about Hinata Choji Kiba Shikamaru and Kuroda as Takashi's words of trust played in my head.
"These Sakura Sasuke Neji, and everyone else, they're people I can trust, and who trust me," I answered, "Because that's what friendship is, people who trust each other."
I went to attack but Gaara swipe his tail at me.
I summoned one of my tails and wrap around a branch saving myself.
I pulled myself back on the branch and look at Gaara. Half of Gaara's body now was almost completely transformed.
I bit my thumb, made the hand signs and slam it on the branch. "Summoning Jutsu!" I shouted.
Shippo appeared on the branch. Shippo look toward Gaara and was surprise.
"Naruto why did you summon me?" Shippo asked, "And whose that guy?"
"That guy is the Jinchuuriki of the one tail Shukaku," I responded.
"Oh yeah I remember him," Shippo responded.
Gaara was set as if he was about to throw something.
"Sand Shurikan!" Gara shouted throwing balls of sand at us.
I grab Shippo and tried to dodge the attacks. I was hit by a couple but manage to still stand.
"Shippo, there a guy with pale eyes with long hair tied in a loose ponytail and another with markings on his body. Go to them and tell them to keep an eye on the sand siblings," I ordered, "If they move out of the area tell them to do the same."
I look at Gaara's eyes and recognize them as I had the same eyes before I met Takashi and Kuroda. After all I was hated because of who my father was, and I didn't make things any better by pulling pranks on everyone around me.
However the one person who had the chance to kill me, let me live, and send me to find a friend amongst the humans, was the chief, and thanks of him I met Kuroda at the stand, and Takashi at their place. Both of which taught me what it means to have friends, what it means to have trust in others.
Then Neji Hinata and Hanabi came to Mt. Oinari with Hiashi and although Neji and I didn't start off real well, we did eventually became friends.
Then I came to the leaf village and came to be friends with Lee, Tenten, Shikamaru, Choji, Sakura and Sasuke, and, thanks to Kakashi-sensei, I learn how to use my trust to work with others as a team and over come anything.
Then I look at Gaara who had no one to teach him what it feels to have people care about you and what its like to trust.
"You called yourself a demon and yet you trust others," Gaara said, "To be strong you have to only trust yourself and only care for yourself."
I took out a scroll, bit down on it, and made the hand sign, "Fox Demon Transformation Jutsu!"
I transformed into my true form with all 9 of my tails whipping around. I jump at Gaara ready to attack.
"Wind Style: Sand Blast Jutsu!" Gaara shouted and blew a gust of wind the blew me into a tree.
Even though I was in my true form and much stronger, the landing hurts.
"Since you're in your true form I'll play with you some more," Gaara said and send some Sand Shurikans.
I used one of my tails to wrap around the branch fell side ways to hang on it as the attack miss.
Gaara send more attacks and I dodge each one with speed.
I transformed back to normal deciding now was the moment to use one of my best techniques. I pulled out a kunai with paper bomb wrap around the handle and placed it in my mouth. I took a scroll and a tag to attack.
I choose to fight Gaara, and now, even though I'm fighting him, I decided I'll be the one to teach him what Takashi taught me.
"Fox Demon Clone-Transformation Jutsu!" I shouted. There was a huge puff of smoke as I transformed into my true form and there were demon clones around the area.
"Fox Demon Clone and Shadow Clone Jutsu!" I shouted.
Several shadow clone and demon clones appeared around me.
We went to attack but Gaara took most of the clones out. I transformed into a bat and flew behind Gaara transform back to normal and struck Gaara in the back with the Kunai.
Gaara struck me with his tail but I smirked as the paper bomb went off in an explosion.
I used my tail to grab a branch and move up on top the branch.
"Gaara," Kankaro and Temari responded.
The smoke cleared and sand was collapsing from the damage.
"Why is Naruto fighting like that?" Sasuke asked, "And why aren't we helping him out?"
"Naruto feels that he's the only who must fight against Gaara," Neji said, "Something about Gaara's past."
"I know what you mean," Shippo said.
They turned to the 2-tail fox.
"You see Tailed beast were feared across the land because of their powers, and when they're sealed in a human the human is easily thought as the demon sealed inside them," Shippo said.
"I heard about this, those people known as Jinchuurikis live a solitude life," Sasuke said, "So Naruto must feel like he's the only one who stands a chance because he lived a life of a demon, and knew what it really means."
"True strength isn't born from solitude and hatred, its born from working with others and protecting something important to them," I said. I remember how the chief said his friends died protecting Mt. Oinari from my father, Haku who sworn to protect Zabuza, Kakashi who never disappointed us, and thought about everyone whose fighting for the leaf.
I summoned my true strength and pulled out two scrolls and bit down on one of them.
"Fox Demon Clone-Transformation Jutsu!" I shouted.
There was a huge puff of smoke and I was transformed into my true form with hundreds of demon clones around me.
"Now you'll get the taste of my strength," I growled.
The clones hit Gaara into the air as some including myself tackled him into the ground. We kept tackling him to he landed on the ground.
Some of the clones jump down to the ground and hit it with their tails causing things to shake up.
Just then sand shot up everywhere as Gaara fully transformed into the Shukaku. He destroyed all my clones as I transformed back to normal.
Meanwhile Minato was getting ready to go into battle when he sense danger coming from the forest. He remember about the three prong Kunai Kakashi said he gave Naruto and decided to go and help.
As for me, Sand started swirling around and covering me, as I made my choice to use my strongest jutsu with the chakra I had left.
"Naruto," Sasuke shouted.
I place my transformation scroll back in my mouth and made the hand signs.
"Sand Coffin!" Gaara shouted.
"Fox Demon Transformation-Summoning Jutsu!" I shouted.
The sand broke a part as I transformed into my ultimate version of my true form.
At that moment Minato appeared in a yellow flash on my head.
"Naruto is that you?" Minato asked as he was surprised to see me in this form.
"Yeah, what are you doing here lord Hokage?" I asked.
I sense huge amount of chakra over here and thought you guys could use my help," Minato said, "And by the looks of it you need it."
Neji was watching in amazement at my strongest form and saw Minato.
"The fourth Hokage is here," Neji responded.
"Lord hokage the boy name Gaara he's…" Naruto said.
"I know, and I have just the jutsu that can help," Minato responded, "So how about the two of us tag team?"
"Okay but I want to talk to Gaara when its over," I agreed. I ran strait at Gaara-Shukaku full speed. I tackled him but it hardly did a thing as I skidded away.
Gaara appeared on the head of the Shukaku and made the hand sign.
"He isn't," Minato thought.
Temari and Kankaro ran off to safety. Neji took Sasuke and run off as well.
"Possum Jutsu!" Gaara shouted.
His body went limb and the Shukaku was awaken.
"I'm finally released, and look it's the Nine-tail fox, looks like I get to show off," Shukaku responded.
I groaned at the sound of it as it seems the Shukaku doesn't know about the truth about my father.
Wind Style: Wind Bullet Jutsu!" Shukaku shouted and fired a bullet of wind from his body.
I jumped out of the way avoiding the attack.
"Naruto do you know any of your father's attack Jutsus?" Minato asked.
"No," I responded.
Minato sighed as he took out a three prong Kunai. "Listen Naruto, leave the attacks to me, just run strait to the Shukaku and get a good hold on him with your teeth, I'll deal with the rest," Minato instructed.
"Okay," I responded.
The Shukaku fired more air bullets but Minato use some kind of trick with the three prong Kunai causing the attack to disappeared and reappear behind us.
I landed behind the Shukaku and ran strait toward him. I bit down and grab hold of him.
Minato use the moment to jump in of Gaara and made some hand signs. "Beast sealing jutsu!" Minato shouted and hit Gaara on the back. Gaara woke up and screamed.
The sand started falling apart as transformation reversed itself.
I transformed back to human form normal size on a tree as Gaara landed across from me.
"Now's the time," Minato thought disappearing in a yellow flash to send the signal.
At the stadium the leaf ninjas there took down the enemies.
At the barrier Sarutobi was unable to pull out all of Orochimaru's soul and was barely alive.
"Your plans are about to fail, by now Minato has send the signal," Sarutobi said.
"You're talking foolishly sensei, the strength of your village is gone," Orochimaru responded.
"You failed once again to understand the leaf's will of fire," Sarutobi said.
The signal was launch and the remaining shinobies Jiriaya send word to stay put headed out to battle.
Somewhere in the village Hiashi took out many men with his Kaiten. "As long as the Hyuga clan stands, the leaf won't fall," he said.
Inside the village Choji's father Choza, Ino's father Inochi, and Shikamaru's father Shikaku were working together. Choza was a chubby man that look like an older version of Choji but with longer hair and armor on his body. Inochi had his blond long hair tied as we worn a jacket over his ninja vest. Shikaku was like Shikamaru with ninja clothes and vest.
"Full Body Expansion Jutsu!" Choza shouted. His body grew taller than the size of the buildings around him.
Shikaku had his enemies caught in a shadow possession jutsu. "Shadow Strangling Jutsu!" Shikaku shouted. The shadows grew in a form of a hand and strangled his captives.
"Mind Destruction Jutsu," Inochi shouted making the handsign. Without passing out he forced one of the enemies to attack his comrade.
"The leaf's Ino-Shika-Cho is back," Shikaku said.
"Reminds me of the good old days," Inochi agreed.
Shino's father Shibi who was older wearing goggles and jacket was attacking his enemies with his insects.
Kiba's mother Tsume who was a Jonin with spiky dark hair, his sister Hanna who had strait long hair and Chuunin, and their dogs were working together to fight their enemies.
Lastly the Anbu black ops were fighting off their enemies.
"Power is not obtained by the number of ninjutsu, but the number of the people who are willing to risk everything," Sarutobi said, "And now I'll take your Ninjutsus away since I can't seal your whole soul."
The death god cut through arms of Orochimaru's soul and it was sealed in Sarutobi as he died. Orochimaru's arms turned black and useless.
Enma removed the sword before disappearing.
The four sound ninjas took Orochimaru and jumped off.
Kabuto revealed himself before he and Baki left.
At my end Gaara and I jump at each other. I summoned my tail and wack Gaara into the ground.
The sand collapsed from the claw holding Sakura and Sasuke caught her.
"I'll go tell Naruto," Neji said before running off.
I landed on my hands and feet next to Gaara.
"I will not let my existence disappeared," Gaara shouted.
I didn't listen as Takashi's words ring in my head.
"I was like you once," Naruto said, "I was hated because I was the Nine-tail's son, I thought the only way to get them back was to pull pranks."
Gaara started at me surprised.
"Then I met someone name Takashi, who was a student of Kuroda's. He told me that Kuroda was stabbed by his own teacher and friend, and then painted a painting called the Symbol of Trust, before killing himself. Takaashi told me that he thought the man painted it as his way of showing his trust. Takashi was killed, and I found the criminal who killed him, all because Kuroda trusted me enough to find them," I said, "I don't know what exactly happened to you, but I can tell you this. Trust, happiness, everything a person needs to live, is pointless if you don't have someone to share it with, and when you find that someone, then you'll be amaze how much stronger you'll become because you'll no longer have that solitude of loneliness to hold you back."
Neji heard every word I said and smiled. "That's enough Naruto, Sakura is free," Neji said.
Kankaro and Temari jumped in front of Gaara as they also heard what I said as well.
"Don't worry, we're here to help Gaara," Temari said.
I smiled as I understood what they mean.
A couple of days later we had a funeral service for the third Hokage and everyone else that died. Everyone was wearing black suites.
News of what happened between Gaara and me had already spread across the village and now everyone knew about my Ultimate form. Surprisingly though, instead of people seeing me as a monster, I was saw as a hero who helped the fourth Hokage stop the Shukaku.
Kuroda and the chief was there in respect for those who died.
I heard crying and look to see it was Konohamaru. I remember that Konohamaru was the third Hokage's grandson. Iruka comfort Konohamaru as best as he could.
Kakashi however was at a stone showing respects to a teammate of his name Obito. Minato knew where he was but didn't blame him.
Jiriaya was watching and remember back in his Genin days with Orochimaru and third teammate, a Konochi name Tsunade, when they were being taught by Sarutobi. They would do the bell test and the one who didn't get the bell would be tied to the post and every time Jiraiya was that one. He headed to the funeral service as Minato made his speech as fourth Hokage.
"The third Hokage died doing the one thing he would wanted to die, protecting this village with open arms. Everyone else who had died had done the same," Minato said, "Our numbers and strength may have weakened, but the will that got everyone here through the attack hasn't and as long as we keep will of fire burning, their deaths, our memories of being with them, will never die. As long as it lives their deaths will never be for nothing."
I smiled as I agreed to every word he said.
After the funeral service I headed off with my teammates.
"I can tell that Naruto took those words personally and I can't blame him," Kuroda thought.
"Naruto only been here in a short time, and he already gain the respect and trust of almost everyone around him," the chief thought.
A/N: I know I just updated this story today but I kept going. I told you I had things planned out.
Next Time: Promotion time for those who proven themselves worthy in the Finals. But celebrations cut short when Sasuke's brother Itachi and his partner Kisame from the hidden mist village comes for me. Fortunately Purvey sage and me are going on a mission for Minato to get someone called Tsunade. Something about getting to her before Orochimaru does. Oh well I can handle this and anyone else that gets in my way. How will things turn out? Read to Find Out...