Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes piercing the darkness ❯ To be hunted ( Chapter 12 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Ahh, it didin't take me long to start this chapter, mostly because I'm excited about it. I've actually been thinking about this chapter for a while now and I'm pretty sure you guys are gonna hate me for this one. But first for the many references I made.

Family Guy: I actually quoted this show alot during the last chapter, from Naruto screaming RAPE!! To JJ teaching Naruto to walk on water.
Yugioh: Man this one was fun to do, JJ and Jiraiya playing Yugioh was a stroke of genious to me, and I loved it so much I made an effort to remeber it. Mostly because it was so out of place in this world that I felt like it needed to be done.
Bleach: I'm pretty sure any fan of the show may have noticed this one. Kind of because I didn't take any drastic steps when making this a reference so it was mostly the same. And what I'm taking about is when the first guy tried to jump Hinata. If you don't know what I'm talking about just look up when Rangiku first showed up to Ichigo's school.

I don't have much to comment about here and I don't have much to say, but I'm sorry. This is going to be a tough chapter, why? It's because it's to face one of my greatest weaknesses as a writer. I'm not going to tell you now, I'll just leave that to the end of the chapter, but by then you'll already know what it is. For now just read and please don't stop until it's over.

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Chapter 12: To be hunted.



JJ walked down the road with both hands tucked into his pockets as Naruto eyed the large group of shinobi preparing for something. As they all nodded in understanding they moved out in great numbers in the same direction.
Naruto: What do you think that was about?
JJ: I don't know, but it looks like somebody's got six stars.
Naruto: What does that mean?

He asked in curiousity.
JJ: Don't worry about it. We said we'd be meeting up with everyone out in the training feild right?
Naruto: Yeah, Lee was able to get out too, right?
JJ: Yeah, are Sasuke and Raizen coming?
Naruto: Dude, I don't even know where they are, how can I ask?

He said walking onto the training grounds where everyone awaited them. Much to their surprise however, Sasuke and Raizen were both sitting in the far back.
Sasuke: Sup'.

He said lifting one hand as everyone else stared at the two late arrivals.
Naruto: What are you doing here!!??

He shouted at he queit friend. Sasuke shrugged and replied.
Sasuke: Kakashi told me to come here, something about being a kid for once in my life.
Choji: What does that mean?
Raizen: Basically it means I'm taking a day off, go do something that doesn't involve me.
Sasuke: That's pretty much it.

He said crossing his arms. Raizen felt something creepy along him, it felt like he was being watched. He quickly made a glance over and caught Sakura staring at him.
Raizen: Is something wrong?
Sakura: Uh.

She uttered as she backed away with a blush.
Sakura: Nothing, it's just you seem a little different.

Sakura's comment brought attention to Raizen, who simply backed away.
Kiba: Yeah, you look bigger, not fat, but stronger.
JJ: Now that they mention it.

He said sitting down next to Mika as Naruto found himself a place next to Hinata and Hanabi.
JJ: Who have you been training with?
Raizen: Uh, that doesn't really matter does it?

JJ noticed the tone in Raizen's voice meant for it to be secret. Others were poised to press the issue, but JJ smiled and said.
JJ: No, I guess it doesn't.

His action quickly desolved the situation before it could start. Raizen sighed heavily, but before he could relax Yukari stared at his face. Raizen backed away, causing Yu to move closer.
Raizen: Um.
Yu: You know, if I didn't know any better I'd swear you were an Uchiha.

Naruto, JJ and Sakura all jumped at that comment as Raizen quickly laughed it off as a joke.
Raizen: I'm guessing that's a compliment, but there's no way.
Yu: I know.

She said sitting back.
Yu: But there's something weird about you.
Ishi: Yukari-chan.
Yu: Huh?

She said turning to the older girl.
Ishi: Maybe you should stop pestering Raizen-kun, there are plenty more people to bother, let's leave him alone for now.
Yu: Alright then, where were you Oniichan!!

She said pointing her finger in his face.
Sasuke: Somewhere.

He replied coldly, most people would have been intimidated by that, but Yukari wasn't, she shouted.
Yu: BAKA!!!!!

Sasuke jumped back in shock and stared at his little sister as she stood above him.
Yu: How many times have I told you, no secrets!!!
Sasuke: You're not the boss of me.

He shouted back slowly losing his cool. All around him stared in confusion at the side of Sasuke they had never seen before. Yukari usually never had a reason to hang out with the older children, but because Hanabi was watching with a smile, she had seen it before. Yu had a deep attachment to her brothers, and since Sasuke was the only brother she had left she tended to mother him, and him disappearing from the hospital out of nowhere scared her.
Yu: Now apologize!
Sasuke: No.

He replied with a frown. Sasuke looked away from Yukari, who kept her eyes pointed at him. Sasuke peeked over and caught a glance at her before looking away once again, but alas his eyes once again went toward her and he began to sweat.
Sasuke: Sorry.

He said in a low tone of voice, but loud enough for her to hear. Yukari smiled and held her hands behind her back as she said.
Yu: You're forgiven.

Everyone sat on the verge of laughter, but held it back out of fear of insulting Sasuke Uchiha, but one spoke out.
Neji: The great Sasuke Uchiha, brought to his knees by a little girl. It's so ironic it's pathetic.

He spoke without fear as Sasuke stared at him with and upward glare before looking away and retorting with a smile.
Sasuke: What's ironic is that those words were spoken by the person who's more whipped than a trained stallion.

Lee, uncharacteristically tried not to laugh at his friend as Tenten held back laughter of her own, Neji blushed deeply and stood to his feet with a shout.
Neji: What was that Uchiha!?
Sasuke: You heard me.
Neji: I'll let you know, I wear the pants in my relationship!
Sasuke: Please, if you were any less the man in your relationship, you'd be wearing a tutu.

This time laughter erupted from everyone, but Hinata simply looked the other way and chuckled. Neji stepped back and activated his byakugan as Sasuke responded by activating his sharingan. Both boys dropped into their stance as they prepared for battle, suddenly two snakes emerged from nowhere and wrapped around the boys. Ishi stood between them with the snakes emerging from her sleeves as she looked at them both.
Ishi: Stop, today is supposed to be a day for us to relax, if you go any further, I'll be forced to step in, are you ready for that!!??

She asked with a glare that silenced the entire feild. As she spoke a flame began to slowly raise in front of them. Both boys deactivated their bloodline limits and Ishi removed her snakes.
Ishi: Good.

She said with a smile and walked away from them as the both suddenly collapsed and Sasuke said suddenly.
Sasuke: I don't blame you anymore.
Neji: She's not the delicate flower she pretends to be.

Everyone else was just overwhelmed by Ishi ability to bring the geniouses of konoha's famous clans to their knees, and how she barely even had a second before she activated her jutsu. Ishi may not have looked like it, but she was becoming a very powerful shinobi. Lee smiled as he set his crutch to the side and sat down, he wasn't able to train anymore, but he was determined to move, sitting around wasn't at all something he was used to, and he wasn't going to get comfortable with it anytime soon.
Lee: It feels nice out today.

He said looking at the sky gaining attention from everyone around him.
Kiba: Yeah it must suck being cramped in that hospital room.

Suddenly Lee's smile dropped and he slouched over, sulking under a tree. Kiba re-evaluated his words, mostly because of the stares coming at him from everyone else and he said silently.
Kiba: My bad.
JJ: Com'n Lee, Claire-sensei said she'd heal you eventually, you just have to tough it out for a while.
Lee: But how long is a while?

He asked looking back at JJ who sweated and looked away.
JJ: It.....varies.

And with that comment Lee went right back to sulking.
JJ: Okay so maybe that didn't help.

He said with a frown on his face. Raizen walked over to Kiba and whispered.
Raizen: Hey, who's the new girl in your life I keep hearing about?

Kiba smiled and turned to his friend.
Kiba: Her name's Yura, and she's hot. She's a half demon too.
Raizen: Really? What about-

He asked with a blush as he sqeeuzed the invisible breasts in front of him as Kiba stared back.
Kiba: C-cup.

He replied with a smile while holding one eye closed. Raizen stepped back and held out his fist to Kiba.
Raizen: Much respect, pound it.

Kiba knocked his fist into Raizen's and both burst out into laughter.
Sakura: Boys are such idiots.
Ino: Tell me about it.

Naruto smiled as he looked at his friends, they all seemed to be having so much fun.
Hinata: Naruto-kun, what's wrong?

Naruto looked at her as everyone else folowed suite and stared openly at Naruto, who replied.
Naruto: Kakashi-sensei was right.
Sakura: What do you mean?
Naruto: Maybe it is good for us to be kids once in a while. We have the rest of our lives to be shinobi, but only a few more years to be kids.
JJ: Well, we all grow up eventually so I guess I never really take the time to think about it. They do say though, kids think about being adults while adults think of being kids. It's good to enjoy now, because you can always go forward, but you can never go back.

He stated with a smile. Naruto smiled back as suddenly he dropped his smile and looked back. Naruto stood to his feet and turned to walk into the forest.
Mika: Where are you going?
Naruto: I'm gonna go take a leak.

He said blatantly, causing most of the girls in the area to blush as JJ shouted.
JJ: Too much info.

Naruto chuckled as he walked further into the forest. The second he was out of sight his expression changed into a glare as he weaved through the trees and into a clearing.
Naruto: Show yourself!!!

He shouted into the opening. What greeted him afterwards was a black blur that quickly enveloped his entire being. Naruto's eyes lost focus and all he could see was a dark face with yellow eyes standing in front of him. Suddenly he felt as if his insides were being shifted around inside him. The pain wrapped his entire body in mind numbing agony. Naruto grabbed tightly onto his heart and suddenly the pain in that area went away, but sadly, everywhere else was still in intense pain JJ eyes snapped open quickly landing into a glare as he stood to his feet in a sprint. No one understood why he started running, but Mika recognized it, she called it the big brother instinct, JJ would instinctively know if Naruto was in trouble and run to his aid, but even before him were Hinata and Hanabi, all running like mad dogs. Without even asking what was happening everyone else followed behind them, even Lee who would've won the fastest man on crutches award for how fast he moved. Naruto fell to his knees and grabbed his heart, and the action suddenly caused the pain in that area to go away.
Naruto: What's happening to me?
JJ: Naruto!!!

He called out rounding the corner and staring down at him. Hinata and Hanabi quickly checked him as everyone else scanned the area.
Neji: There isn't anyone else here besides us.
Kiba: And if there is he's definitely good if he can get passed my nose.
Naruto: Get away from me.

Everyone turned to Naruto who growled at his friends.
Sasuke: What's wrong?
Naruto: Get away from me!!!!!!!!!!

He shouted as a suddenly light emitted from his body and overtook everyone in the area, causing all it touched to fall unconcious.

[Flash]
Neji awoke and rubbed his head as he slowly rose from the damp floor. He looked around and found that he was in the middle of the street and there were large buildings all around him. Instictively, he activated his byakugan and looked around, he could see everyone, but some were further than others. The closest however were his teammates and Ishi. Neji took a single step and suddenly his body became heavy and keeping his byakugan active became exceedingly painful. Neji deactivated it and walked down the road a little further.
Neji: Lee.

Lee stirred from his sleep and looked up at Neji before standing up. Neji's eyes went wide when Lee stood in front of him and Lee asked holding his head.
Lee: What's wrong?
Neji: How are you standing, your wounds...

Lee looked down and checked himself, his wounds were gone. He looked around and tried to find everyone else, but all he saw was Tenten. Lee walked over to her and tried to wake her up.
Neji: Lee, everyone else is within five meters from here, I don't know exactly where, but-

Suddenly something closed in on him within a flash. Neji's eyes dilated and suddenly he became racked with pain. Neji's body stopped hurting and he suddenly stood to his feet.
Lee: Neji, we have to find-

Tenten sat up and looked in the same direction as Lee, but no one was there. Lee helped Tenten to her feet and then he looked around.

[Flash]
Ishi rubbed her head as she slowly stood to her feet. Quickly looking around she tried to evaluate the situation, but suddenly her power began to go wild. She was reading someone's mind, but she didn't know who. All she saw was darkness wherever she looked, and suddenly two pairs of white eyes.
Ishi: What's going on?

She said holding her head in pain as she growled. Her eyes once again became her own and she looked down the road to someone staring at her.
Ishi: Neji-kun?

She asked as her vision finally came into focus. Neji's eyes were cast toward the ground and slowly he slouched to her. Ishi instantly noticed that something was wrong. Neji finally closed the distance and then he stared up at her. His eyes were maniacal, swaying from side to side as he breathed deeply and smiled at her.
Neji: Ishi-hime.....run.

He said despite his face. Ishi stepped back as Neji grabbed onto his head and smiled. Grizzly claws ripped through his fingertips and he turned his gaze back to Ishi as he swung his claws at her with intent to kill. Ishi barely dodged it.
Ishi: Neji-kun what are you doing?

Neji didn't answer, his body just started to attack her on it's own. Ishi leaned back and dodged another slash before it reached her. Neji reached after her and grabbed onto her neck, trying not to let the claws reach her just yet. Ishi frowned and cycled through a round of handsigns, but suddenly found that she couldn't produce chakra. Neji pulled his arm back and slammed his claws into Ishi chest. Ishi coughed blood and looked deeply into Neji's eyes. She placed her hand on his forehead just as he jammed his claws deeper into her chest.
Ishi: I see....

She said weakly. As she began to lose sight she used the last of her strength to give a solid push on Neji's mind, casting out the thing possessing him. Neji regained his senses and caught Ishi before she could fall.
Neji: ISHI-HIME!!!!!!

He called out, only to get no response. Neji held Ishi tightly in his arms as red hot tears flowed down his face. With a glare of pure fire he turned back to the creature Ishi had pushed from him.
????: Sorry, but she was a nuisance, she had to be eliminated in order for the game to play out.
Neji: I'll kill you.

The creature looked down at Neji, not in the least frightened by the fact that it was a ten foot tall mass of black chakra. It seemed to take a form, but the way the chakra flowed around it showed that it had no true form.
????: You may wait until the game begins, but if you insist on dying now I'll gladly send you to where that girl is.

Neji stood to his feet, oozing with malice as he glared daggers at the monster. No more words were said, Neji charged into battle fully prepared to kill the thing that had taken Ishi from him using his own hands.

[Flash]
Naruto slowly rose to his feet as his brain slowly recovered from the pain he had felt before falling unconcious. He looked around at all of his friends before scanning the area around him. Only a dim light illuminated the entire area, but it was enough for him to see the buildings and his friends.
Naruto: Hinata-hime?

He called out as he scanned the area further.
Naruto: Hanabi-hime?

His words caused both girls to stir from their slumber. Naruto looked over to them with a smile before he quickly made his way toward them.
Sasuke: Where are we?

He asked as he stood to his feet holding onto his head and Yukari lifted herself up beside him. Raizen stretched and gazed at the people in front of him as he answered Sasuke with a shrug. JJ walked over to everyone as he slowly dropped his aura eye and grimaced in pain.
JJ: I don't know where we are, but I can't feel my chakra, and I can't transform either. Wherever we are someone didn't want us to fight them.

All eyes aimed at JJ tried to test what he had said, and much to their dismay, they couldn't summon their Chakra and any form of bloodline limit activation caused unbarable pain.
Ino: What's going on, how did we get here!?
Sakura: All I remember is a light hitting me and then nothing.
Shikamaru: Same here.
Kiba: Guys, where is everyone else?

He asked as the group noticed that of all of them four were missing, Neji, Ishi, Lee, and Tenten.
Lee: Naruto-kun!!!

He screamed out as he and Tenten ran toward the larger group of people. Naruto and the others turned to him as the question ate away at them.
JJ: How are you walking?

He asked as Shino nodded to both of the new arrivals.
Tenten: We can wonder that later, have you seen Neji?
Choji: He isn't with you?

Lee shook his head and stated.
Lee: No, he was, but then he vanished suddenly.
????: Do you mean this person?

All eyes turned to the origin of the voice. A large black figure walked down the hall dragging something in his hand.
????: I'm sorry, but Neji won't be joining us.

JJ instantly caught on to what was happening, but everyone else seemed to be lost.
JJ: Is that Neji you're holding?

Shock gripped everyone at JJ's comment.
????: Maybe.

He said as he tossed Neji's mangled corpse to the group in front of him. Tears filled Hinata and Hanabi's eyes as they looked at their broken cousin's lifeless body as everyone else was filled with unspeakable rage.
Naruto: Who are you?

He growled as his eyes burned with anger.
????: Don't look at me like that, I simply wanted to play a game with you all.
Sasuke: What?
Hinata: Then why?
????: This game is simple, it's called "to be hunted".

He said gaining another look of shock from the young genin.
????: Neji broke the rules and attacked me before the game began, and all because I forced him to kill that pretty white-haired girl.

Massive amounts of killing intent fell upon the creature speaking to them.
????: Did she mean something to him.

All standing among the group prepared themselves for battle, but before the charge could be made JJ held his hand in front of them all.
JJ: What are the rules of this game?

He asked with a clear face as Naruto shouted.
Naruto: JJ!!!!
JJ: Will you answer me?
????: Of course, my name is Minatsuni, I am a demon, and I desire one thing, watching all of you suffer as you slowly die. So the rules are simple, I will allow you all the chance to run and I will hunt you, This entire area is filled with many rooms and corridors that lead to one place. However to make things interesting, even if hunted by the lion a rabbit can always escape to the rabbit hole, correct? so if you can make it to the exit of this place, you live. And there are also safe rooms spread along this entire area, if you enter them I will not chase you inside, but their is a limit to how long you can hide in there before I lost patience. So will you play?
JJ: Yes.
Mika: WHAT!!!!????
JJ: Grow up.

He said with veins of anger showing on his head, showing that like everyone else he was also pissed off about what he had seen, but as the most experienced shinobi among them he was responsible for their safety.
JJ: We can't summon chakra, we can't transform, and even our bloodline traits have been silenced. We have no chance of fighting this thing. Even if we used ninja tools we'd only stall it.

He said speaking with clarity in his voice.
Minatsuni: That's right, I have taken you all into the void, a place where demons rule and I intend to kill you all. So please make this fun for me.

JJ's eyebrow twitched and he shouted.
JJ: Bulllshit!

Minatsuni looked at the boy curiously and lifted a questioning eyebrow.
JJ: I grew up around the void, and I've gone inside it many times. I am the guardian of the void, and I know that I, Naruto, Hinata, and Hanabi wouldn't be effected by the void's power because we aren't human. You're so full of shit.

Minatsuni stared at the boy with a glare as JJ slowly pulled his sword from his back.
JJ: Naruto, you guys, did you hear the rules? Good. Because I want you to start moving right now.

Shock swept over the entire group as they stared at JJ.
Ino: What're you talking about?
JJ: The game's started and I want you to win. Naruto, know this, I don't really get what this means, but when I was able to use my aura eye, I saw everyone's auras, but yours is all around us. No matter what you see, no matter what happens, you must live. Do you hear me? Now all of you run.
Mika: No!
Sasuke: I agree, I'll stay and fight.
Choji: There's no way, I'm going to leave you here.

JJ turned back to his friend and leveled a glare that oozed of rage. Never before had they feared JJ, not even when he first became a dragon, but right now, they were terrified.
JJ: I said run, if you're in so much of a rush to die, I'll kill you all myself.

Deep down they knew he didn't mean it, but the face he looked at them with said that he would. Raizen nodded and led everyone away from JJ who smiled as they finally left.
Minatsuni: A valiant sacrifice, wasted, you know I'll kill them all.
JJ: No, you won't, you seem to be so a little over confident.

Minatsuni's body began to emit a dark charka that began to reach into the sky.
Minatsuni: It's because I can afford to be.

Naruto's group ran up a fleight of stairs constantly looking back down to JJ as he fought the monster that planned to hunt them down like sheep. Minatsuni slammed his massive hand into JJ and knocked him into the building that the others were in, causing it to shake furiously. JJ slowly rose to his feet and charged into a tackle that slightly push Minatsuni back into the streets behind them. A chuckle escaped the demon's lips as he flung JJ across the street like he was nothing. Raizen looked down and frowned before he nodded his head.
Raizen: Sasuke.

He said gaining the gaze of everyone around him. Raizen turned with a smile before saying.
Raizen: I'm gonna go buy some time, protect Sakura for me. And Kiba look after Sasuke, he tends to overdo it.
Sakura: Raizen you can't.
Kiba: Rai, what are you doing man?

Sasuke tried to grab Raizen, but he freefell back down to the ground his hand could reach him. Raizen spun down and pulled free his shuriken before slashing down the back of the demon, who simply smiled in return as the wound healed like new.
JJ: I thought I told you to run.
Raizen: Well, I'm kind of my team's leader, so I'm not used to following other people's orders. Especially those who are only a few months older than me.

JJ smiled slightly as he said.
JJ: Then you'd better be ready.
Raizen: Yeah.

He said as both charged at Minatsuni. Raizen felt sluggish, his speed a demonished drastically, he couldn't run circles around the demon who seemed to find the late realization the boy had humorous. Raizen tried to move to it's side, but Minatsuni's eyes followed his every move. JJ jumped in behind it and slashed at it's neck, much to what he expected, it did very little damage to it at all. Minatsuni reached back and swatted JJ like an annoying bug, causing him to slam into the ground with such force that he created a crater. Raizen tried to back him up, but a swift punch to his stomache crushed him through the wall of the building behind him. JJ struggled to lift himself as he coughed up fountains of blood. A dark shadow loomed over him, giving him little time to recover. JJ turned upward with a slash that quickly got knocked away, as a massive hand grabbed tightly onto his neck and lifted him into the air.
Raizen: Dammit, I'll kill you!!!!

He shouted as he leapt for Minatsuni, who only smiled as spikes launched from his back and ripped through Raizen's body, sending him flying back into the wall. Impaled and lifeless, Raizen stared emptily through the dark world as Naruto's group stared on in complete shock. Sasuke tried his best to muffle Sakura as she tried to scream or at least call out to the boy, hoping to gain an answer, however he himself was trying not to react to what he had seen. There was a solid understanding though, it was already too late, nothing they did at that point could help Raizen. Kiba stared blankly as the others tried grudgingly to make him move.
Minatsuni: Well that's another down, not too far off for you either.

JJ smiled as he slammed his sword into the demon's neck, causing no damage, but enough to say what he couldn't. JJ's eyes peered up to his friends as he closed his eyes and prepared. Minatsuni, displeased by the boy's unwillingness to beg. A warm hand grabbed onto JJ's skull as he chuckled finally excepting what was about to happen. A squeeze and a crushing sound echoed throughout the entire city, all stared down at the demon as he dropped JJ's body to the ground and looked up at them. All heisatated to move, Minatsuni smiled at them and laughed into the sky at the fear he saw in their eyes.

[Ten minutes later]
Minatsuni didn't even try to chase them, it was what they saw as him trying to enjoy their torment. Waiting, they all sat in a safe house that they managed to retreat to three buildings further down. All sat in silence, save for the sobs coming from a few of their comrades. Sasuke looked over to Sakura, crying ceaselessly, then to Kiba who still seemed to be processing what happened. Naruto kept opened and closing his fist as he stared on with rage as both of his himes cried. Mika held her head in silence as she stared at the ground.
Choji: What now?

He asked breaking the silence.
Ino: I d-don't know.

She answered through her sobs. Lee stood up and shouted.
Lee: We must fight it!
Naruto: I agree.

He said in a growl causing all faces to turn to him.
Naruto: If we can kill it-
Mika: Shut up, Naruto.

She said matching his earlier growl. Naruto turned to her with his teeth grit ready for a fight to start.
Mika: Don't look at me like that, I'm just itching for a fight and if you're willing to scratch it then I'll gladly let you. Don't be stupid, JJ let himself get killed so that we wouldn't have to. Don't spit on his sacrifice.

Naruto stepped back, hating what she, but understanding what she meant.
Shikamaru: I agree.

He said breaking his silence.
Shikamaru: JJ was always smart and even though he joked around alot, he always knew what he was talking about. He seemed to believe that Naruto was the key, I don't know what that means, but I got the feeling from that, that he knew something we didn't, something he couldn't explain. I'll bet my life on him being right. JJ told me once, that there are many different types of demons, all broken into a class much like our missions. The classes are D, C, B, A, S, and SS. Yubiki is one from the double S class meaning she's one of the strongest, a ruler of her realm. However something is different between her and this demon do you know why?
Sasuke: Simple, from the stories we heard long ago, Yubiki fought the village herself, this demon resorted to using underhanded tricks. From what you're saying, there are no demons like that among the strong ones.
Shikamaru: Correct, meaning that Minatsuni knew something, if he didn't pull this-
Choji: We probably could've killed him.
Shikamaru: Naruto, you and JJ fought against a SS class demon didn't you. I think that this demon imitated the power of a stronger demon by making us weaker, unfortunately, this plan worked. That's the problem, JJ would'nt have died like that if he could've had a fighting chance, the problem is we don't have a fighting chance either. As much as I hate to say this, JJ was right about even the worst part, the only way we'll be able to live, is to play the game, be hunted, and escape through the rabbithole as he put it. Otherwise, we'll just die for no good reason. Plus there's one thing that gets me, he said he killed Ishi before she even knew what was going on, and that set off Neji, this means she was a threat to his game, like her power could have destroyed hs entire plan. However we don't have time to muse on this we have to do something.

As much as they hated hearing this, they knew Shikamaru was right, they were fighting a losing battle and the only hope of victory, was escape.
Tenten: What do we do?

She asked Shikamaru, finally lifting her head.
Shikamaru: First, we need to turn on the lights.
Sakura: We can't do that, if we turn on the lights it'll be able to find us.
Shikamaru: Look at it like this, that thing came straight to us in darkness that we could barely see where we were, It's safe to assume that that thing can see us no matter what we do. Even if the lights were on he'll find us, but we can't see in the dark and Naruto, can you activate your byakugan?

He asked instead of asking one of the hyuuga girls. Naruto nodded and attempted to use his byakugan before he succumbed to the pain and shook his head.
Shikamaru: Just like I thought. The thing is, we can't just go out as a group and turn on the lights, only one of us can do it.

Everyone looked at one another and thought on who should go out.
Naruto: I'll do it.

He said still holding onto his head. Shikamaru looked at him with a sullen gaze before he shook his head.
Shikamaru: It can't be you, we need you and we can't have you needlessly risking your life. Besides, in your current mindstate it'd be a bad idea to send you out there. I don't think you've ever lost someone close to you before and you might do something stupid.
Sasuke: I'll go.

He said bringing attention to himself.
Sasuke: I think I have a good grasp on the situation.
Yu: Oniichan, maybe you should-
Sasuke: I'm calm right now Yukari.

He said as he walked to the door and grabbed the knob.
Sasuke: If I'm not back in twenty minutes, you know the rest.
Shikamaru: Yeah.
Sasuke: When the lights come on, make your way to the next safehouse, if I find my way there I'll meet up with you.
Sakura: Let me come with you.
Sasuke: No, you stay here. Trust me, I won't let my emotions get the better of me. Because I'll kill it when we get out.

He said gaining looks of agreement from everyone else in the room. Sasuke turned the door knob and walked through into the hallway. It wasn't until Sasuke found himself outside that he realized that he didn't know where to turn on the lights. He knew there had to be a breaker somewhere and that was usually down in the basement, and if his horror movie knowledge was accurate, that was just the perfect place to get killed. Sasuke took a deep breath as he rolled along the ground, away from the jaws of the demon coming down for him. Minatsuni reacted his fangs and smiled at the young Uchiha as he slowly backed away from him.
Minatsuni: Hehe, I hope you're cream-filled.

He said as he slowly walked after Sasuke with delight on his face. With a quick flick of his wrist Sasuke launched a kunai into the demon's face with enough force to tear a chunk of his skull off. Minatsuni smiled as his face slowly regenerated and licked the blood from the side of his face as he looked back down the hall finding nothing, but darkness where Sasuke had once stood.
Minatsuni: Finally a prey who runs, it's so boring when they fight back.

He spoke as he stulked his way down the hall. Sasuke ran with everything he had, and then began to wonder if the demon had been changing the landscape of the building, he couldn't recognize anything. Sasuke came to a fork in the road and stopped briefly to catch his breath as he chose which route to take. The dilapidated walls above him creaked and moaned as dust fell around him. Sasuke's eyes wnt wide as he rolled away from the collapsing ceiling and the demon standing amongst the rubble. Minatsuni smiled through the cloud of dust and puched into Sasuke's chest, sending him flying down the right hallway. A loud crashing sound came from the hall as Sasuke collided with the wall at the far end.
Sasuke: Dammit.

he said as he lifted himself. Once again he rolled to the side just in time to dodge an attack sent his way by the vicious monster hunting him. In one swift motion Sasuke went from his roll into a sprint. Wasting no time Sasuke quickly made his way into every hallway he saw, not wanting to be an easy target, but this soon became his defeat as he ran into a dead end. Sasuke gazed back and saw Minatsuni slowly walking over to him.
Minatsuni: Seems this is game over for you.
Sasuke: Not quite.

He said as he pointed out an explosive tag under the demon's foot. The resulting explosion blasted a hole through the wall which Sasuke used to escape. Minatsuni stood in the explosion, smiling as the smoke cleared around him.
Minatsuni: I'm enjoying this game more than I thought I would.

He said as his body form a strange blob and flew down the hall. Sasuke made his way down the hall, wondering when it would end. One more footstep led him to the end of his path, nothing lay in front of him but a dark pit.

Sasuke looked back as Minatsuni changed back to his normal form and stalked over to him.
????: Look out!

Sasuke looked behind Minatsuni as Kiba dived into his back and knocked him into the pit. Sasuke watched as the monster fell and both boys nodded to each other as they, without a word between them, made their way down the hall. Their paces picked up as they heard something moving behind them at an alarming pace. Minatsuni had climbed back up and he had taken the form of a giant mouth with hundreds of legs spreading out to each of the walls around him as he ran down snapping wildly at the two boys Kiba reached down in his pocket frantically until finally he found what he was looking for.
Sasuke: What are you doing?
Kiba: I don't have chakra right now, but I'm guessing he does, so I'm gonna make that bastard OD!

He said as he launched the many food pills from his pocket into the demon's mouth causing it to quickly hit the ground in pain. Minatsuni writhed as Kiba grabbed Sasuke and led him to a path he had found looking for him. Sasuke ran down the stairs as Kiba looked behind them and then followed Sasuke down.
Sasuke: That was a nice plan.
Kiba: Tell me about it. It won't die from that, but that'll definitely buy us a few minutes. Do you know where you're headed?
Sasuke: Of course not, what are you doing here?
Kiba:......Rai asked me to look after you, I can at least do that for him.

Sasuke didn't answer, after both boys finished catching their breath they made their way down the fleight of stairs before them, much like Kiba had thought, it led into the basement. Pipes laid everywhere and light was scarce and the entire room screamed "you're gonna die down here!". With a solid understanding of this both boys walked forward as they searched seperately for the breaker switch. Each step gave a slight splash, leading the boys to believe that there was water under their feet.
Kiba: I found it.

Kiba whisper-shouted to Sasuke who nodded back to him as he walked over. Sasuke looked at all of the switches and exhaled deeply as he reached over to the breakers as Kiba did the same. Both lifted the switches and watched as the lights shot on, not only for the building, but for the streets outside as well. Naruto's group looked up and nodded at one another as they quickly formed behind the door and opened it, without delay they made their way into the hall and ran to the next building.
Sasuke: We did it.
Kiba: Now what?
Sasuke: I didn't think that far.

He said as he backed away from the breaker and gazed around the room. Sasuke's eyes shot wide as Kiba finally turned back to him. Kiba soon joined him in shock as he realized, they weren't walking around in water, it was blood. The entire room was covered in blood, even the breaker switch was covered in blood and now so were they. The blood suddenly started to flow and turn black as it all gathered to a single place on the floor. Kiba and Sasuke both moved away from the spot and stared at the rising puddle, that soon grew a mouth.
Minatsuni: You caught me off guard with those pills boy.

He growled as he slowly took his own form. Minatsuni's face showed that he was clearly not amused by Kiba's attack. Sasuke looked back to the stairs and nodded to Kiba who nodded back before both broke into a sprint. Minatsuni tried to move, but he was still being affected by the food pills he had eaten earlier, he crused as he fell to his knees and watched the boys make their way from the basement. No second was wasted, never once did they look back. If Minatsuni had recovered, they knew what would happen.
Kiba: Down there!

He shouted as he pointed down to the streets. Kiba and Sasuke both ran outside and not missing a beat Minatsuni crashed through the wall after them. For the first time since they started running, they looked back, and caught the horrifying sight of the enraged demon, still slowly recovering from the overflowing chakra going through his body. Minatsuni slid into the next building and roared at the two boys who once again put themselves in motion. Now that the lights were on they finally got a chance to see the area, the building around them were tall, but only a select few had doors on the ground level.
Naruto: Sasuke, Kiba!!!!

Hearing their names both boys looked up to the building at their right. Naruto was standing on the roof motioning for them to come to that building. Making a quick b-line, they ran for the building and charged through the door as Minatsuni slowly gained his balance back. The boys quickly weaved though the halls and ran up the stairs to reach the others. Sasuke heard the rest of the group calling to them and they followed the voices. As they ran down the hall Sasuke noticed that he had passed someone really close to him.
Sasuke: Yukari!

He shouted as he came to a stop, looking at the girl who stood fearlessly in front of the demon charged for her.
Yu: Oniichan, I'm going to use it.
Sasuke: No, get over here, you know what that does to you!
Yu: Yeah, but I'm going to hurt anyway, so why not. Com'n you bastard, try and kill me!

She shouted as she closed her eyes and Minatsuni closed in on her. When she opened them a sharingan was activated, a ring hung over her pupil lined with daggers that went over even into the white of her eyes. Minatsuni stopped and stared at her as she suddenly collapsed to her knees. The demons stared at her in wonder, she didn't do anything, why waste time, was she sacrificing herself? Shaking off the questions in his head, he walked forward.
Yu: I wouldn't come closer if I were you.

Ignoring her warning Minatsuni stepped forward and a wire snapped. A long wire tore from the wall and wrapped around Minatsuni's neck and daggers slammed into his throat before exploding, tearing his head from his shoulders. Sasuke smiled and lifted his little sister in his arms as she fought to stay concious.
Sasuke: Are you alright?
Yu: No, combined with the normal pain I feel from using that and being here, I'm in a world of hurt right now. I placed more traps, I'll to guide you trough them before I faint.

Sasuke nodded, understanding the extent his sister was going through to do this. Minatsuni recovered from his wounds and stared with anger at the fleeing trio, who all seemed to be doing alot of weird motions as they escaped each time he took a step another explosion went off, all intricate and unique in their design, even though he was enraged by it, he had to be impressed by whatever that girl had just pulled off. Shortly after she managed to guide them through the traps she had set Yukari passed out and Sasuke looked back to Kiba who seemed to be trying to pinpoint the location of the others. They had gained alot of distance, but surely enough Minatsuni was once again coming right after them once again.
Naruto: Over here!

Naruto said as he held his hand out to them from the end of the hallway. Sasuke and Kiba gave a burst of strength and charged for the door as Minatsuni quickly closed the gap. Sasuke dived through the door and Naruto grabbed onto Kiba before he pulled him through the door in one quick tug. Minatsuni's mouth almost went through the door before a shock went through his body. A loud roar pierced the ears of the young genin as Minatsuni slowly backed away.
Sakura: Are you alright?
Sasuke: Yeah.

He said as Hanabi quickly made her way over to Yukari.
Shino: I'm gald you made it back Kiba.
Hinata: You ran off without telling anyone.
Kiba: Sorry.

He whispered as he looked over to Sasuke, however one of their group had noticed something. Lee stared at the door and shouted back.
Lee: Guys, do you remember what he said about the rooms?

All turned to him in confusion.
Ino: What about it.
Lee: He bluffed us, it's not that he won't come after us in here, it's because he can't.

All eyes went wide at the new revelation.
Shikamaru: That makes sense, maybe his powers have limitations, things he can't do, like giving us a fair chance to get away from him. Maybe his powers have rules, like he can't keep us here if these rooms don't exist.
Naruto: But that still leaves a problem, all that's solved was that we can stay in these rooms as long as we want, but soon enough we'll get hungry and then we'll die anyway.

Naruto's input silenced the entire group.
Naruto: And even if we waited that long, do you want to run on an empty stomach. We need to escape and we can't do that here.

Shikamaru held his hand to his chin.
Shikamaru: The hallway outside, it split into three different directions right?
Tenten: Yeah.
Shikamaru: Then the plan is simple. We can't stay as a group anymore, we'll just be a bigger target. So, I suggest that we all split up from here.

It was something they all knew was coming, but it was still hard to accept.
Shikamaru: Three groups, we all choose who comes with us and each group will have a leader. I'll lead my group and I choose my team and Mika.
Naruto: I'll lead my group, I'll take Hinata and Hanabi-hime, Shino, and Kiba.
Sasuke: I'll lead my group and I choose Yukari, Sakura, Lee, and Tenten.

Everyone sat over with the person that chose them and nodded at one another.
Hinata: You guys are one short.
Shikamaru: Well, we don't have much choice right now. Listen, if you find the exit, wait for the others. If you even get the slightest inkling that Minatsuni is coming after you, don't hiesatate to leave, I mean it, assume everyone else is dead and go on your own.

All looked at one another and smiled to their friends.
Shikamaru: We'll start when Yu wakes up, everyone be ready. We may not see each other again.

[One hour later]
Everyone said goodbye to their friends and split off into all directions as Minatsuni watched from afar.
Minatsuni: So the roaches scatter.

A menacing smile came to his face as he sat up, Naruto's group was his first target. Akamaru struggled to keep up with Kiba, who quickly stopped to help his small friend.
Kiba: You okay?

He asked his dog as he slammed his feet into the ground and brought himself to a halt. Kiba jogged back to the small dog and reached down for him, however before he could grabbed him a black shadow latched onto Akamaru's leg before dragging him back as he barked loudly in objection. Kiba dived for Akamaru, but came inches within grabbing before failing to do so. Akamaru was dragged down the hall before he gave a final sickening whelp. Kiba stood in shock as he called out to Akamaru. All that greeted him however was a large shadow darkening the corridor , rushing after him, however as hard as he tried, he couldn't outrun the darkness, he didn't even have time to scream. Naruto looked back and gazed at his group before he asked.
Naruto: Where's Kiba?
Shino: He was right behind us a second ago.

He said as he scanned the area, suddenly a dark figure came running down the corridor. All prepared themselves for something bad to happen, but soon dropped their gaurd when they noticed that the person was someone they recognized.
Kiba: Sorry it took me so long, it, it got Akamaru.

Naruto looked down, something wasn't right about the situation.
Kiba: We have to keep moving okay, just, let's go.
Hanabi: I'm sorry about Akamaru.
Kiba: It's okay. Let's move.

He said once again as he cast his eyes to the ground and walked forward. Naruto shook off his worry and began walking once again, Kiba never brought his gaze up from the ground, causing Hinata to grow worried. Hinata placed a hand on Kiba's shoulder and said with reassurance.
Hinata: It'll be okay Kiba-kun. We'll find a way to get through this.

Kiba placed his hand on Hinata's and said silently.
Kiba: You were always there for me.

Kiba turned to Hinata.
Kiba: Thanks Hinata.

He said as he peeked back at the rest of the group. Kiba smiled at them and then ran back down the hall with Hinata's hand in his.
Naruto: Hey!
Shino:....

Naruto took off after Kiba as Shino simply pushed his glasses higher up the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes before he looked over to Hanabi who had also noticed something was wrong. Both cast their eyes to the ground before they chased after the two runaways.
Hinata: Kiba-kun, what are you doing?

Kiba stopped and turned to Hinata slowly before he pushed her back against the wall. Hinata tried to move, but Kiba held her there.
Kiba: Hinata, I love you.

Hinata blushed deeply and stared at Kiba.
Kiba: I've always loved you.
Hinata: K-Kiba-kun now isn't the time for this!

She shouted as she tried to push him away.
Kiba: What's wrong Hinata, why don't you give me a kiss?

He said as he opened his mouth and small black hands reached out for Hinata. Hinata screamed and pushed harder against Kiba until Naruto sent a punch directly into his face.
Naruto: What the hell is wrong with you!?

Kiba stumbled back and wiped his mouth as he asked.
Kiba: What's wrong Hinata? Is it how I look? I can change that for you, how is this?

Kiba opened his mouth and two hands appeared on each side. Both hands grabbed tightly onto Kiba's cheek and ripped his body in two as Minatsuni emerged from the corpse.
Minatsuni: Much better.

He said as the children stood motionless in shock. Naruto stepped in front of Hinata as he stared down at Kiba's body and growled at the murderous demon.
Minatsuni: Are you angry, didn't that friend of yours tell you not to fight me, you know, the one whose skull I crushed.

Naruto snapped, so many had died right in front of him, he wanted to fight, but Shino's hand tapped his shoulder. Shino grabbed tightly onto Naruto shoulder and tossed him back.
Shino: I am your opponent.

He said to Minatsuni with no emotion on his face.
Minatsuni: I can taste it, pure hatred! Your face hides your emotions, but you're really angry aren't you.

He said taking a step forward. Shino moved slightly, but managed to dodge a slash Minatusni took at him. As easily as Minatsuni took everyone out, he seemed to be playing with Shino. Shino stood tall as he reached into his pocket, all that could be seen was shuffling, but Hinata knew he had something planned. Minatsuni reached down and grabbed Shino who calmly waited until the beast opened it's mouth. Shino pulled a small flash bomb from his pocket and threw it into the ceiling, blinding the demon, before he launched a kunai straight through it's mouth. Minatsuni released his grip around Shino who hit the ground and swiftly rolled to his feet an prepared his next move. Another kunai flew throught the demon's body, Shino didn't leave even a second wasted. Minatsuni felt something thin connected to the kunai when it went through him and a distinct small, gasoline. Minatsuni stared down at Shino as he pushed his sunglasses up once again and slammed a kunai connect to the other end of the wire into the ground and lit it. As the flame went higher up the wire it finally reached the kunai Shino had carefully wrapped with an explosive tag. Minatsuni's eyes bulged as the explosion inside his body went off, spreading him everywhere as far as the eye could see.
Naruto: Shino, you-
Shino: No, he's still alive. You all should run.
Hinata: Shino-kun come with us.
Shino: It's already too late for me.

He said pointing down to a large shadow amassing under his feet without looking down to it himself. Naruto frowned and shouted.
Naruto: Shino, MOVE!!!!
Shino: I can't.

He said looking back at them slightly.
Shino: I've already tried that. I want you all to leave. Don't stay here and give him a chance to get to you. Naruto, I'm counting on you to look after them.

Naruto stepped back and nodded before he grabbed tightly onto both of the girls at his side and started running. Shino removed his sunglasses and closed his eyes.
Shino: After all these years of controling my emotions, I die because I let them get to me. Ironic.

He said with a smile as a large mouth opened under him and snapped upward on the entire left half of his body, leaving the rest to fall slowly to the ground. Minatsuni hit the ceiling and his legs slowly formed on them as he stared down at his handiwork.
Minatsuni: I kind of liked that kid.

He said as he wiped his mouth.
Minatsuni: He was delicious.

He said as he erupted into laughter, laughter that echoed throughout the entire area. Never once did his mind tell him to chase after Naruto, he wanted to have more fun first. He closed his eyes and sensed out the closest group.

[Shikamaru]
Laughter spread throughout every building in the area and it didn't take a genious to figure out who it was making the sound. Shikamaru cringed from the rooftop his team now stood on.
Mika: I think we should start moving.
Ino: Good idea.

Shikamaru peeked to the ground and signaled for everyone to follow him. Mika led the others behind him and checked every single direction before they jumped to the next roof. Minatsuni didn't even pretend to be stealthy. He just laughed as he slowly walked after them. Without even looking back, all gained an understanding of the situation, and with that understanding, they started running. Minatsuni quickly picked up his pace and charged after them with a rumbling laugh coming with his every step. Choji jumped to the next roof and rolle down as he looked for his group mates. Ino jumped down after him and found herself gripped tightly in his strong arms as he waited for Shikamaru and Mika to emerge. Once they did Choji lifted Ino higher and made off faster than any big guy had ever run before.
Ino: Choji?
Choji: I won't let you go, don't worry!

He shouted as leapt to another roof. Ino clutched tightly onto Choji as he jumped and Mika quickly pulled away a stray pipe from the ground and launched it into the window of the next building.
Mika: Jump!

Shikamaru didn't bother to question it, nor did anyone else, they all just jumped through the window as Minatsuni launched several pikes at them. Once they landed they realized that the room they stood in was different from the others they had seen, and for some strange reason they stood in a dining hall. Choji landed inside the building and fell to his knees. Ino looked back and saw that one of the pikes had hit his left shoulder.
Shikamaru: Dammit!

Choji let Ino go and urged the other to runaway without him. Mika quickly looked around and snatched a large piece of cloth from the wall before wrapping it around Choji's arm.
Mika: Let's go.

Ino grabbed onto Choji and held him up as Minatsuni came after them from higher up, crashing through the ceilings until he made his way to them. The fleeing team quickly made their way through the large dining hall they had landed in. Weaving passed tables and ducking slashes coming at them, all made it to the door. Minatsuni smiled as he crashed through it behind them. Shikamaru looked down the hall and smiled, another safe room sat right in front of them. Mika looked to the side and grabbed the leg of a table mid-sprint and launched it at Minatsuni, who just knocked it away as he croutched to the ground and took the form of a wild tiger. Very little time was left to them now.
Mika: Hurry up.

Choji stopped and turned back to Minatsuni as he pounced at them. Choji pulled back his right hand and slammed it into Minatsuni's face before he could catch them. Minatsuni slammed into the back wall and rolled to the ground. Choji may have lost all of his strength, but since Minatsuni had changed his size and mass, Choji could still throw his weight around, with amazing results. Choji took a few steps back and turned around as Minatsuni brought himself to his feet.
Minatsuni: When I kill you, I'll make sure to devour every morsel fatboy!
Choji: Screw you!

No one wasted any time taking advantage of the window Choji had opened for them. Minatsuni slowly stood to his feet and whispered something as they closed the door behind them. Not even a single sound came from Minatsuni as he vanished, not willng to wait any longer for that group when there were others he could hunt.

[Sasuke]
Lee watched the back at all times, never leaving a chance for Minatsuni to sneak up on them. Sasuke kept the front, making sure that they kept on the right path.
Sakura: Do you see anything?
Sasuke: Just more rooms.

He said to the scared girl behind him. Yukari kept her eyes on the situation around them. Her eyes were sharp, nothing could get by them, but something managed to. A shadow appeared under Yukari and Sasuke's eyes went wide in terror as he quickly grabbed his sister's arm and flung her back just as a large scythe swung from the shadow and slashed the entire hallway in front of them.
Sakura: No.

She said as she slowly backed away from the hand. Sasuke and Lee stepped to the front and readied themselves for anything, anything but what happened. The scythe turned into a hand and slammed into the ground, crushed the remaining area. The building began to shake, no doubt it and everything in it was about to come crashing down.
Sasuke: Get out now!!!

He shouted back to everyone who quickly made their way through the collapsing building, he hated it, but they were walking right into his trap, he wanted them to go down to the streets, and they had no choice in the matter. As they made it back to the stairs Minatsuni stood in front of them with an evil smile. Sasuke backed every one away, they couldn't go back, but going forward meant death. Lee quickly looked around and smiled.
Lee: Sasuke!

He called out to his friend. Tenten looked back to Lee and smiled with him, a window stood in one of the room beside them. With a quick turn Sasuke made his way for the window, leading his team behind him.
Sasuke: Jump!

He shouted to everyone as he watched back at Minatsuni who stared at him with interest. Sasuke waited for everyone else to jump before he got ready to, but Minatsuni finally started moving, he wanted Sasuke, the prey that had escaped him earlier. Sasuke didn't jump, he was thrown from the builing, into the building across the street. Sasuke bounced from the building and hit the ground hard. As he slowly stood to his feet Minatsuni made his way to the ground with the others. Sakura and Yu looked over Sasuke as Minatsuni looked to the side.
Minatsuni: You can thank your friends. They managed to piss me off, and then get away, now I need something to take it out on. Sasuke, I guess I could kill you first, but maybe I should start with the little one first.

Yukari flinched at his words as Lee stood in front of the group.
Tenten: Lee.
Minatsuni: Don't worry bowlcut, I'll kill you soon enough, right now I want the one with the weird eye that makes traps.
Yu: My eye doesn't make traps.
Minatsuni: I don't care, all I know is that your eye pisses me off. This is your sister isn't it boy?

Sasuke's face snapped up and he glared at Minatsuni with rage.
Minatsuni: I doubt you'll get far with that injury you just got, and seeing as you have good friends, I doubt they'll leave you here. How far do you think they can carry you?

Sasuke's rage continued to grow until he growled out in anger. A strange black mark stretched from his neck and spread around his body.
Sasuke: If you touch my sister I will show you a hell you've never even dreamed to be possible.

Minatsuni stepped back, something wasn't right, black chakra started to spill from the boy, but his chakra should have been sealed. On the other side of the city Naruto's eyes bulged as he collapsed to the ground, holding his head as black chakra began to spill from him too.
Hinata: Naruto-kun!
Hanabi: Naruto-kun, are you okay.

Sasuke's battered body all but forgotten he lifted his sister and made off in the opposite direction. Minatsuni didn't give chase he stood watching.
Minatsuni: These children are something else, it doesn't look like they've realized, but maybe I shouldn't play with that boy too much.

He said as he started to walk away, but suddenly he stopped. Minatsuni turned and waved his hand upward, sending a wave of dark chakra after the fleeing children, Tenten noticed and tackled Lee away from it, knocking them both into a building, ater which the doors shut behind them and locked them inside.
Sasuke: Lee! Tenten!!

Lee smiled at Tenten and shouted back to Sasuke.
Lee: Don't worry, we'll find a way out of here, keep moving!!!!

Sasuke nodded and made his way away from the watching demon, displeased that he would once again have to delay a kill. He could feel the spirits of the previous group and he smiled, now he could repay the boy for his attack.

[Naruto]
Naruto felt the pain of the black chakra subsiding. Hinata looked down at him as he slowly stood to his feet.
Hanabi: What just happened?
Naruto: I don't know, I just....started hurting.

Naruto shook his head and remembered everyone who died for him to get to where he was, his eyes turned cold and he started walking forward with the whisper.
Naruto: Let's keep moving.

Naruto walked forward as the corridor grew larger. Hinata stared to the side and turned with a glare. Naruto jumped in front of her and waited.
Tenten: Naruto, is that you?

Naruto released a breath as his friend grew closer and then Hanabi stepped back, Naruto soon figured out why.
Naruto: Prove that you're Tenten! If you can't, then don't come any closer.

Lee finally caught up to Tenten and stared down in confusion at their friends.
Lee: Oh, Naruto-kun, I'm glad to see that you all were youthful enough to get away.

Tenten looked over to Lee and Naruto's group all narrowed their eyes.
Naruto: N-Nevermind, what happened with you guys, where's Sasuke?
Tenten: We got split up when Minatsuni came after us.
Lee: Why'd you guys look at me like that?
Hinata: Um, because Lee-kun is the only one who would say such embarrassing things.
Lee: Embarassing?

He asked holding a finger to his chin. Tenten looked around and asked in curiousity.
Tenten: Where're Shino and Kiba.

Suddenly the faces of their newly found friends grew grim. None gave an answer, but the silence was enough.
Tenten: I'm sorry.
Naruto: Yeah, if you want you can come with us, but promise me you won't do anything stupid.
Lee: Hai.

Naruto smiled at his friends and turned away from them as he walked down the hall leading the others behind him.

[Shikamaru]
After confirming that Minatsuni had left the area, Shikamaru's team made their way from the safe house. It had been a few minutes and they felt the rumbling coming from the area for a minute, they prayed for their friends, but they had to keep moving. The found themselves in front of a sliding steel door and once inside the room they stood in an art room. Paintings and portriats of people hung on the walls around them. Mika cringed at the sight of the pictures as they walked passed them.
Mika: It's like they're watching us.
Ino: Tell me about it.
????: Maybe we are.

One of the paintings spoke to them suddenly all of the paintings started turning to the children.
????: We demand a sacrifice, someone who will please our stomaches.
All: And we choose.

All of the paintings started to blur until they took a solid form, all were Mika. Chills ran through the girl's body, and she didn't wait to see what was about to happen. Shikamaru looked around for a door, but there was only one aside from the one they came in, and it was at the far end of the room. Hands reached from the paintings and stretched after the young children. Shikamaru reached the door first and motioned for the others to hurry.
Ino: Com'n!!!

She shouted to Choji who was still nursing the wound on his shoulder. Mika saw the hands turn away from her and rushed after Choji and in an act of unselfishness, she pushed a kunai and slashed them away from him, falling right into Minatsuni's trap. Mika felt her jacket being tugged and she dropped it as she continued running. She was only minutes away from the door when the arms latched onto her legs. Shikamaru saw this and grabbed tightly onto Mika's hand as Choji and Ino did the same, together they managed to pull her through the door, but not away from Minatsuni's grasp. The tug of war over Mika lasted for about a minute before Mika shouted out in pain.
Mika: Just, just run, forget about me!!
Shikamaru: I'm not leaving you here.

Minatsuni smiled in all of the pictures before his face stretched in front of the children. He said in an evil voice.
Minatsuni: Fine, you can keep that half.

After hearing that Mika's eyes shot open and Minatsuni viciously shut the sliding steel door on the girl's torso, effectively spliting her in two.
Minatsuni: You've earned it, oh, and I'll be coming after you soon so you may not want to mourn too long.

All three stared at Mika's torso before Shikamaru growled and grudgingly tried to move his friends, to say that they were scared, would have been an understatment. The sound of footsteps echoed throughout the long hallway as they ran with everything they had, but to no avail, they soon hit a dead end, all that laid in front of them was a single opening and a large chasm, they had reached the end, and nowhere in sight was the exit, they had gone the wrong way, Minatsuni had trapped them.
Shikamaru: We're going down.

He said shocking his two companions. Shikamaru didn't waste any time waiting for their opinion. He pulled a thick wire from the side of them and wrapped it around the ring of a kunai before he slammed it deep into the floor in front of him.
Shikamaru: Go!!

He shouted to Ino, they didn't have much time and their options were limited to say the least. Ino jumped at his shout and nodded before she made her way down the rope. A few seconds on her way down Ino shouted back.
Ino: There's an opening down here, we can get out from here.
Shikamaru: Good. You're next choji.
Choji: You should go first, I'm injured anyway, I'll slow you down.
Shikamaru: Choji, I'm the leader and we don't have much time, GO!!!!!

Choji frowned as he grabbed the rope and said silently.
Choji: Shika, you're coming right?

Shikamaru placed his hand on Choji's shoulder as he smiled and said.
Shikamaru: No.

With that said he pushed Choji from the ledge, with both his injury and his weight, Choji wouldn't be able to climb back up. Slightly before pushing him Choji could see Minatsuni standing behind Shikamaru. Shikamaru isolated himself from his friends and looked to the ceiling.
Minatsuni: You know what happens next right.

Shikamaru didn't turned, he just closed his eyes and smiled.
Shikamaru: What a drag.

He said as the footsteps behind him quickly closed in. Choji stopped himself in front of Ino and frowned as he looked back up. Ino stared at Choji's face as tears dripped from them and he said in a raspy voice.
Choji: Let's keep moving.

Ino's eyes filled with tears as she watched Choji walk on, she knew Shikamaru wasn't coming. Now around them was a surrounding covered in strange diamonds, they figured it was what the entire city was built upon, neither knew why, but they understood that slowing down would mean death.
Shikamaru: So, you guys weren't going to wait for me?

Choji and Ino stopped and turned with a smile, through the darkness they saw Shikamaru's face staring back at them, but nothing else. Fingers moved to Shikamaru's lips and moved them as the words came.
Minatsuni: What troublesome friends.

He said as he carried Shikamaru's head in front of him and tossed it at Choji. Choji reached out to Ino and tried to run, but Minatsuni quickly moved in front of him and slammed the back of his fist into Choji's face, sending the boy spinning back into the diamonds behind him. Minatsuni picked him up by his neck and slammed him into a spiny diamond and sealed him to the wall as Choji screamed out in pain. Ino wanted to run, but she didn't want to leave Choji behind.
Choji: Ino, RUN!!!!

At his word, she tried, but Minatsuni grabbed tightly onto her neck.
Minatsuni: Remember how I said I'd eat you, boy? I've changed my mind, I know something better.

He said as he started to run his hand over Ino's body. Choji growled at him and Minatsuni smiled at the boy's grief.
Minatsuni: You love this girl don't you?

Ino just looked at Choji as if waiting for the answer to that herself. Choji held out his hand and tried to reach Ino.
Choji: Please, I'll beg, just don't hurt her. You want me to suffer right, please leave her out of this.
Minatsuni: I didn't hear an answer.

He said as he sqeeuzed on Ino's neck. Choji looked away and smiled.
Choji: No, I don't, most times I can't even stand her. She's not important to me at all.

Minatsuni released his grip and Ino began coughing as she stared at Choji.
Choji: I don't care what you do to her, all she is to me is a team mate.

Ino loked away from Choji and Minatsuni loosened his grip. Choji looked away from Ino, he didn't like what he'd said about her, but he needed to. Minatsuni placed his finger at Ino's leg and roughly stabbed it into Ino's thigh, gaining a sharp yelp from the girl. Choji's head snapped up and his eyes went wide.
Minatsuni: It's not nice to lie. You just said you'd beg me to spare her, if she meant nothing to you, you wouldn't go that far would you.

He placed his finger at Ino's heart and smiled back at Choji.
Choji: Okay!!!

He shouted.
Minatsuni: So you're going to answer me, you said you were willing to beg right, well get started.

Choji looked up at Ino and then down to the ground.
Choji: Will you spare her?
Minatsuni: Sure.

Choji cast his eyes to Minatsuni.
Choji: Yes, I love her...she means everything to me. I'll die, I'll do anything, just please don't hurt her. Please, let Ino go.
Ino: Choji.
Minatsuni: How sweet. I'll make sure you see every moment of her death.

Both children's eyes shot wide.
Choji: But you said-
Minatsuni: I never said I'd keep my word did I? Right, Ino.

Ino frowned and looked away as Minatsuni slammed his finger into her shoulder. Ino didn't screamed this time, she just bit her lip and took the pain.
Minatsuni: What's this? You're not going to call out to him or scream for help.
Ino: I won't even whine. I-I'm not g-going to give you the satisfaction.

She said with defiant eyes. Choji tried to pull himself from the wall, even though it caused him great pain. Ino muffled another scream as Minatsuni stabbed his finger into her stomach, then her chest. He tortured her slowly, all with a straight face, he wanted to hear her scream, he wanted to hear her beg like the boy had done, so why didn't she? True to her word, even as he continually pierced her body, she never screamed out. Choji in his rage, managed to pull himself from the wall and charge at Minatsuni. Choji slammed into Minatsuni's back and knocked Ino from his grasp. Choji watched as she fell to the ground covered in blood and he ran to her. Choji used the last of his strength to make it to Ino, before his legs gave out. Choji lifted Ino and turned her to him, the pain was too much, she didn't scream, but she was crying. Choji wiped away her tears and lifted her up.
Ino: Choji?

She said reaching for his face.
Ino: Get out of here.
Choji: No, I can't even if I wanted to.

He said placing his hand over hers.
Choji: I won't leave you.
Ino: Choji, are we going to die?
Choji: Yeah.

He said being truthful, causing the injured girl to laugh.
Ino: I'm sorry.
Choji: No, if I die, I rather, it be with you.

Choji leaned down and Ino leaned up, both locking their lips together in one passionate final kiss before Minatsuni stretched his finger through Choji and Ino's hearts together.
Minatsuni: How boring, she really didn't scream. Whatever.

He said with a straight face before he walked away, giving only one more gaze to the couple. Shikamaru's team, had been exterminated.

[Sasuke]
After splitting up with Lee and Tenten, Sasuke, Sakura, and Yukari managed to gain considerable distance into the labyrinth that was the city. Sasuke gazed at an old phone hanging on the wall. With a frown he picked up the reciever, only to gain nothing more than an empty hissing.
Minatsuni: I'm on my way. be ready for me.
Sasuke: Dammit!!

He dhouted out as he punched the the phone hanging on the wall, seeing his hand go through the false wall around him.
Yu: Oniichan?
Sasuke: There's another room over here.

On the other side of the wall was a path that led toward a large staircase.
Sakura: Do you think this is the way out?
Sasuke: We've been going around in circles anyway, we might as well try something different.

He said as he led his team up the stairs in front of them. He steadily made his way up the stairs and smiled as they arrived on a floor with a large ball room, at the very least they would have room to get away from Minatsuni. Silence gripped the entire room, something that was unsettling. They could hear the echo from even the slightest footstep, but something else came from behind them that made them even more unsettled, the sound of breathing, they were all ninja, they were trained to silence their breathing in intense situations, right now being one of them.
Sasuke: RUN!!!!

He shouted as all three of the children took off into a sprint, Minatsuni realized that he had startled his prey and took off after them. All followed behind Sasuke who was hoping for another burst from Orochimaru's seal, but nothing was happening, all he could do was run. Sasuke reached back and grabbed onto both girls tightly as he hastened his steps. He was no where near as fast as Raizen, but the adrenaline pumping through his body was making him far faster than he had ever been, even with chakra. Sasuke charged through the door to the ball room and threw both girls in front of him.
Sasuke: Start running!
Sakura: Where?

She said looking back, iin front of them was a large hole in the rest of the wall and nothing around. Across from the was another buidling and a window, but below them was a pit so deep that they couldn't see anything, but darkness below. Sasuke cursed aloud, they didn't have much time before Minatsuni caught up to them.
Sasuke: We have to go for it.

Sasuke lifted up Yukari and much to her displeasure, he threw her the rest of the way across the chasm as she screamed her head off. Yukari landed on the ledge and screamed at her brother as Sasuke said silently.
Sasuke: I wasn't sure if that would work.
Sakura: Huh?
Sasuke: Nevermind, Yukari, find something to throw back.

Yukari quickly scanned the area and found a long cloth that she wrapped around pole across from the older children across from her and Sakura jumped across as Sasuke looked back and wondered Why Minatsuni hadn't come through the door yet.
Sakura: Sasuke-kun!!!

She shouted for him to follow her. Sasuke stopped his musing and jumped over to the cloth, which slowly started to rip under his weight. Sasuke pulled himself up and both girls started running, until the sound of something crashing through rock caught their ear, quickly followed by the sound of piercing flesh. Sasuke looked back and saw Minatsuni staring at the from the other building with his claws pertuding from the wall and also, through Sakura's chest. Sasuke ran for her, but Minatsuni quickly retracted his claws and pulled the girl into the darkness abyss below. Sasuke stared down in shock, still trying to reach for the girl, who was already gone. Minatsuni laughed at Sasuke before he quickly made a jumped for the other ledge, but once again he saw the strange look in the young girl's eyes. In a strange flash Yukari simply turned around and walked away with Sasuke walking slowly in behind her, and Minatsuni awoke with dozens of explosive tag wrapped Kunai in his body. The resulting explosion sent him crashing back into the building and spiraling down into the pit along with Sakura, even with his power to heal he felt completely winded by the little girl's attack. For a good moment, he did not move, he laid face down in the spot he had fallen down into, cursing the little girl and her infernal sharingan. Minatsuni stood to his feet with a primal roar that shook the entire city from it's very core, and shook five children even more.
Naruto: That was him.
Lee: Yeah, we should move.

Naruto's group had taken a route through the sewers. Yukari during her attack had inadvertently knocked Minatsuni right down with them. As the children sped up they found themselves in a large boiler room, with what seemed to be an elevator shaft on the other side. Not long after they started running, an enraged Minatsuni came crashing through the door behind them. Not even a pause came from him as he ran forward and sent a massive backhand into Lee's face, sending him flying back through the many pipes behind him. Minatsuni was going after someone in specific this time. He rushed at Naruto and grabbed tightly around his throat before lifting the boy and roughly slamming him into the ground. Naruto struggled to break from the monster's grip, but to no avail. Minatsuni never saw the other four children coming at him from the side with pipes in their hands. With one good collective swing they knocked Minatsuni from Naruto who sat up with a cough. Naruto grabbed a pipe as well as he walked toward Minatsuni. One good upward swung sent Minatsuni stumbling back, while Hinata jumped up to his head and thrusted the pipe into the demon's neck.
Minatsuni: Why?

He asked himself, somehow these children were able to fight him, even without their powers. Willpower was their single driving force, the will to live and for their friends to live with them, it was enough to help the fight. Lee held his pipe in the fire of the furnace and waited as his friends pounding on Minatsuni. Once he felt it heating up he threw it as a javelin through Minatsuni's chest, making the demon scream out in pain. All of the other children mimicked Lee action and laid nine steaming hot pipes into Minatsuni's body. Lee watched Minatsuni suffer and then looked back at Naruto.
Lee: We should get going.

Naruto nodded as he led Hinata and Hanabi toward the elevator. Tenten looked at Lee and tightly grabbed his hand, knowing full well what he was planning. As Naruto and his himes stood in the elevator he called out to Lee who quickly ran over and closed the door on his friends. With a smile he pressed the button and sent them up, ignoring their screams of protest. Tenten hid away, allowing the illusion that she had gone with them. Minatsuni stood from the pipes and smiled.
Minatsuni: Another fool sacrificing himself so loosely.
Lee: I will be your oponent.
Minatsuni: Is that so?

He asked as he charged after Lee before slamming his hand over the boy's throat. Lee quickly grabbed another pipe before he could be thrown and slammed it into Minatsuni's neck. Minatsuni showed his dislike of what Lee had done by slamming his back into the furnace behind him. Lee screamed out and continually slammed the pipe into Minatsuni's throat until finally the grip over him was loosened. Lee fell to the ground and growled as he quickly tackled Minatsuni into the furnace he had just been slammed onto. Minatsuni growled at the pain and held his hand over Lee's back preparing to pierce his body, but before he could Tenten dived at Lee and pulled him away from the finishing blow. Minatsuni stared in curiousity as the girl appeared from nowhere. Tenten lifted up an explosive tag and smiled, Minatsuni gazed around himself in shock, there was a tag on almost everything in the surrounding area. Tenten held up Lee as he grabbed her tag along with her and smiled.
Lee: I'm sorry I got you into this.
Tenten: What do you mean? We're a team right? We have to stick together. I won't leave you, not now, not ever.

Lee chuckled at Tenten words as Minatsuni made his way over to them. Both shot him a glare of pure malice before an explosion went off that sent Minatsuni crashing through ten walls before he finally stopped. Naruto quickly pulled the girls from the elevator before the explosion could reach them and he ran down the hallway while holding the girls down. As the shaking finally subsided Naruto stood to his feet and looked down before saying.
Naruto: We have to get out of here okay? We can't slow down now.

Both girls sullenly nodded to him as he started down the hall, then he stopped. Something was different about this hall, there was only one path, leading in one direction. Naruto ran down the hall with glee as he finally reached the end of the game. A the end of the hall was a gap crossing over to what he could see as a portal. The gap was slightly higher up from where Sakura had met her end, and now they were going to escape. Naruto smiled and turned back to the girls.
Naruto: We're almost there.
Hanabi: But that's pretty far, do you think we can make it?

She asked as she looked down into the deep pit. Naruto smiled and said with certainty.
Naruto: I know we can, I'll go first okay?

Both girls nodded and Naruto took a step back. After a deep breath Naruto ran with everything he had and gave a solid push he had sent himself flying through the air. Naruto landed to the other side with a roll before he smiled back at the girls.
Naruto: See, you can make it.

He said holding his hand out to them. Hinata and Hanabi both nodded before they, much like he did, got a running start and leapt from the ledge. Naruto smiled at them and then his smile dropped and time slowed down. Naruto stared at them with fear in his eyes and neither girl could figure out why.
Hinata: Naruto-kun.

She called out to him in slow motion, giant jaws had appeared above and below the two girls and before they could finish their jump, the jaws came crashing down on them.....repeatedly. Naruto could do little more than watch as Minatsuni pulled back and laughed at him before slowly walking away to find another way around to him. Naruto's eyes filled with tears and he screamed out into the sky, feeling an agony he never thought was possible. An hour had passed since that moment, Naruto sat in front of the portal, never once thinking of crossing into it. Naruto looked at the ground and blinked at the emptiness around him, in the time it took him to blink Minatsuni was standing in front of him.
Minatsuni: You're not going to escape?
Naruto: I don't care anymore. Just get it over with.

He said in defeat. Minatsuni reached down and grabbed tightly onto Naruto's neck.
Minatsuni: You think it's gonna be quick? After the humiliation my clan has had to suffer because of you!? No, you're going to feel this!

He said as he threw Naruto through the wall behind him. Naruto slowly picked himself up as he coughed up blood and Minatsuni slammed him against the wall before he roughly punched the boy through the wall. Naruto once again rolled to the ground and looked up the ceiling before casting his gaze to Minatsuni as he slowly walked toward him Minatsuni reached down and grabbed for Naruto before something flew at him from behind. Sasuke leapt onto Minatsuni's neck and repeatedly dug at his throat. Minatsuni tried to throw Sasuke off, but a dagger ripped through his leg. Sasuke frowned as he flipped from Minatsuni's back and shouted.
Sasuke: So that it? You give up!!!!???? What did everyone fight for!!!!???? You waste everyone's lives like they're nothing!!!!!! Naruto!!!!!

Naruto's eyes shot open and he sat up before he reaized he was laying in water, only about ankle high, but still enough to get him wet. Naruto looked around the room and his eyes shot wide. Everything suddenly made since, all of the moments fell into place from one single puzzle piece. Naruto's mind started to race.
Shikamaru: That means somehow Ishi's power was a threat to him.
JJ: I don't know what's going on, but your aura is all around us.

Naruto held his heart and then he remember when the light had first overtaken him, he held his heart and the pain in that area went away. Now Naruto was enraged, he stood to his feet dripping of chakra. Minatsuni turned to him in fear.
Naruto: You attacked me, and killed my friends...my himes. In my mindscape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He screamed, you see, the room he now stood in was the same room Yubiki had cornered him in so many years ago. That room was in his heart along with the portal to freedom, Minatsuni's desire to make Naruto suffer was going to be his own downfall, for in his mindscape, Naruto was god, not a god, but THE god. Nine tails appeared behind Naruto, then ten and slowly it grew.
Naruto: Get out of here.

He said to the only two friends he had left. Both nodded and Yukari stood with pure evil in her eyes.
Yu: Prepare to be hunted.

Before she and her brother smiled and left through the portal.
Minatsuni: No, don't.
Naruto: Oh you think it's gonna be quick? You're gonna feel this!!

He shouted as thirty tails appeared behind him. He took a form of demon fox that had never been precieved as possible. He stood 100 meters tall his body was made of armor and his eyes were of fire. Naruto roared and slammed his hand down n Minatsuni with such force it caused a fissure in the ground around them. Naruto grabbed Minatsuni and threw him overheade before he launched a blast that would destroy the entire planet if it had been aimed toward the ground. Minatsuni fell flacidly to the ground and slowly called his dissipatng body back to one piece. Realizing that the roles had been reversed Minatsuni scattered to the portal behind Naruto, whose massive hand followed behind him. Minatsuni managed to get through the portal, but only slightly before Naruto hand locked around his neck.

[Outside of Naruto's Mindscape.]
The doctors were baffled, all of the children had suddenly collapsed in the forest and their seemed to be no real cause. However at some pont, they stopped breathing all together. Yubiki stood over Naruto and watched carefully as suddenly something emerged from his body and he hand lashed out to grip it's neck. Naruto's eyes shot open and he hurled the demon in his grip through the window to the side of him before he transformed into his four tailed state. Naruto quickly jumped from the window after the demon and slammed his hand into it before it could hit the ground. A crater resulted of the boy's terrifying attack and immediately after his first attack slammed his fist into the demon's face, sending him sailing into a back alley. Naruto rushed after him and corner Minatsuni before suddenly Yubiki appeared behind him and placed her hand on his head, canceling out his transformation. Naruto fell to his knees and looked at Minatsuni's real form, he was a three-tail fox, he was one of his own clan. Yubiki walked in front of the demon and said.
Yubiki: It's been a while Minatsuni.
Minatsuni: Lady Yubiki, I came here to free you of this human curse, please let us obliterate this human village and return to the void.

Yubiki sighed and turned away from the demon.
Yubiki: You attack someone I care about to help me, you dishonor my name Minatsuni. Was that your intent?
Minatsuni: I don't, please lady Yubiki, forgive me.

Without a single pause Yubiki walked over to Minatsuni and placed her hand over his head.
Yubiki: Death.

She said as she pushed forth a small amount of chakra and burst Minatsuni into every direction, with eyes cold as steel. Naruto frowned with a spiteful glare before he turned away from his mother and made of in the opposite direction.
Yubiki: Naruto.

She called out to him, but the boy didn't turn to her.

[One hour later]
Naruto wondered around aimlessly until he found him sitting on his father's head atop the hokage mountain. That spot had an amazing veiw of the village and for reasons he didn't know, he felt at peace sitting on top of his father head. At the moment he couldn't bring himself to peace, no matter how hard he tried, his friends, they were....
Naruto: Dammit!

He shouted to the ground.
Yubiki: They're awake you know.

Naruto's head snapped up and he turned to his mother.
Yubiki: According to what the Uchiha children told us, when everyone was sucked into your mindscape they all fell unconcious, and then all started dying at the exact point they died in your mind. JJ figured it out though, you see, if you died they would've died regardless of whether they survive in your mindscape or not. By surviving you carried their souls back out into the real world with you. However it seems the only ones who remember what happened are the two who made it out, and that psychic girl, but it's mostly because of her powers. Everyone else completely forgot.

Naruto turned back to the village trying his best to let the words his mother said sink in. Yubiki walked over and sat by Naruto's side, ignoring the fact that she could smell several scents around them, Naruto seemed as if he didn't notice, maybe it was his fragile mindstate.
Naruto: Mom, I saw them....die. Right in front of me, Kiba, Shino, JJ, Raizen, Lee, Tenten, Hinata and Hanabi too, they........Why did he attack me!? He was one of our clan, he hunted and killed everyone for no good reason. How could he attack us?
Yubiki:.....There are many holes in the treaty, many that can be exploited. Such as, I am not bound by the rule of not killing humans and neither is the Orochi. Because we are and were bound to a human, you are still human, so if I were to attack a human, it would be the will of the human I am bound to. However a demon attacking you isn't out of the question because you're also a demon, so you are free game for anyone who desires to attack you, in other words, you are not protected by the treaty.
Naruto: Huh?

Was all he could say before he started to look away.
Naruto: Then why did he get away with attacking the others?
Yubiki: Because he took them into your mindscape, think of it as an indirect attack, if you were to die, you would've killed them, not him.

Naruto taken aback by Yubiki's words, but he pressed on, however before he could ask his next question Yubiki stopped him.
Yubiki: You spoke to me Gaia's words remember. "You've turned alot of heads, not only by demons, but gods as well, and that's not always a good thing." This is probably the first of many encounters you'll have with enemies of this sort. Because, never before since Jinzuki Uzumaki has a demon and a human created a bond with the demons that you and I share. It is because of this bond, not the seal, that you continue to gain my powers. Minatsuni wanted to kill you because he detests the thought of a human gaining fox demon powers. And, something else.
Naruto: What do you mean?

He asked.
Yubiki: What am I to my people?
Naruto: Their leader.
Yubiki: In other words, I am what?
Naruto: Something of a queen.
Yubiki: If you are my son, then what does that make you?
Naruto: Prince.

Suddenly it stuck him, why he was such a big target, why Minatsuni wanted him dead, why the gods and demons were so interested in him.
Naruto: Mom, am I?
Yubiki: That's right, the second you started calling me mother, you unwittingly became the heir to my throne. Even if I were to have another child, you are my sole heir. Minatsuni and many others probably don't like the thought of a humanbourne child becoming the ruler of a high ranked demon family.

Naruto's eyes shot wide as he stood to his feet, it wasn't the fact that he was the heir that bothered him, but instead what it meant.
Naruto: But the successor must kill the previous ruler in order to take the throne.
Yubiki: Yes.
Naruto: NO! I won't do it! I don't want to lose anyone else ever again! I'll never do that!

Yubiki snapped up to her feet as well with a growl as she shouted to the boy.
Yubiki: This is a tradition that has carried on for millenia, you dare to insult me by refusing this honor, I had to do it too, are you saying you're better than me you little brat.

Naruto simply backed away, and casted his eyes down as the tears he'd been fighting back slowly started to fall. Yubiki caught herself and reached out to Naruto before pulling him into a gentle hug.
Yubiki: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you. You've had a rough day and.....maybe I shoudn't have told you that right now. It's okay Naruto, I've seen it before, feel free to cry.

Naruto held back for a moment before his arms latched around his mother and let everything out. Naruto normally wouldn't cry, but he had seen things that day that wouldn't ever leave his mind, sometimes it was okay to cry. Never once did Naruto notice that his friends all gathered to see him. They had heard all, seen all and experienced the shock of seeing the proud Uzumaki, Kyuubi heir, cry for the first time.
JJ: Naruto.

He said as he leaned back against a tree casting his gaze to the sky as Sasuke closed his eyes. Hinata and Hanabi cried with Naruto, this was also the first time they had seen him cry so completely. All else just watched, Naruto cared enough about all of them to cry for them, yet at the moment, they could do nothing more than watch.


Chapter 12 end

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Preveiw: Naruto: It's time, are you ready Hinata?
Hinata: Yes, please do your best.
Naruto: Easier said than done, especially with....
Hinata: Please.
Naruto: Alright, let's show the world what we can do.

Next time on eyes piercing the darkness: Don't hold back! Chunin exams final round.

Sarutobi: Let the final rounds begin!





I know, by now you know, but my greatest weakness as a writer is killing off my characters. I hate doing it, I never do either. If you're mad because your favorite character died in this chapter, well tough, because so did mine. I decided long back that I wouldn't play favorites in this chapter because it would be unfair to everyone else if I allowed my faves to live, but killed off everyone elses. And as far as why Hinata and Hanabi died at the end, that was because I'm pretty sure there were people who got deep into this chapter and thought I didn't have the guts to do it. And for those pissed because Sasuke and Yukari lived while no one else did, know I didn't pick them. While Yukari is one of my personal favorites, Sasuke isn't. I don't hate Sasuke, but I don't neccessarily like him either. I'm nuetral on him, and in order to choose to characters to live without being bias I asked my brother to randomly pick two names from the list, someone who hates anime and sees it as nothing more than perverted, mindless, meaningless banter that was drawn on paper and slapped up for geeks with no lives to whack off to, his words not mine. He choose those two names off random. So I used it, but how ironic is it that the two he picked were related. Everyone he didn't pick had to go. Truthfully, it killed me to do this and I hated the way some of the people died, but like I said before, I wanted to face something I can usually never do, therefore, most character death in this chapter had to be horrible. Or I wasn't really doing anything by doing this, originally though, this was intended to be it's own story instead of just a chapter of some other story, I came up with it a long time ago and then I wussed out and never did it. What brought it back? Well as much as I hate to admit this, it was disturbia by Rihanna. I heard the song and thought, "this reminds me of something I came up with a while back." Then I decided to throw it into this. If you read back you may notice a lot of tie-ins to the song.

So if you're mad at what happened in this chapter, don't blame me, Blame Friday the 13th, Blame Rihanna, blame anything but me because I'm not at fault. Okay I am, but dammit I needed to do this. Also this chapter kind of rekindled my Resident Naruto flame, so I will be rewriting Resident Naruto and posting it on Fanfic.net. I'll change it to narrative format, but that will and I repeated WILL be the only story I do that on, cause truthfully I don't believe people have a right to tell me how to write my stories. It won't happen too soon, but it is happening. Look for it. The thing that reminded me most of Resident Naruto is what I called filler dialouge. When character's spoke just so that I could break up the paragraph or just to show that they aren't mindless drone set up just to die. Filler dialouge I only really use during action scenes and the like, which is because I usually don't put much thought into what people are going to say at times like that. And yes, I realize the irony of b=me making this chapter while halloween is just around the corner. For those of you who want, just think of this as the halloween special.

There will only be one Omake this time. Why? Because, this was a serious chapter and I doubt anyone wants to laugh after that, and I had to take myself out of the funny mood to write this chapter. So only one Omake is to be made and that's because it was the reason I did this in the first place.

Musical Omake: Disturbed!

In the solid darkness, nothing could be seen except an abyssmal black that enveloped the entire area and everything in it, until slowly a group of eyes opened in a single area. All stared deep into the darkness and smiled.
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Sakura: What's wrong with me?
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Ino: Why do I feel like this?
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Hinata: I'm goin' crazy now!
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum

Tenten: No more gas in the rig.
Ishi: Can't even get it started.
Yukari: Nothin' heard nothin' said.
Hanabi: Can't even speak about it.
Mika: Out my life, out my head.
Hinata: Don't wanna think about it.
Ino: Feels like I'm going insane.
Sakura: Yeeeeah.
Ishi: It's a theif in the night to come and grab you.

Neji looked around and sharply turned as a shadow enveloped his entire body.
Ishi: It can creep up inside you and consume you.

Neji gripped his head the pain overwhelmed him
Ishi: A disease of the mind, it can control you.

Neji's head snapped up as sharp talons ripped through his fingers and Ishi gripped her chest.
Ishi: It's too close for comfort.

Sasuke and Kiba stood in the very bottom of the city and threw up the breaker switch, exstingiushing the darkness around them. Wind blew from the streets and flew up to the roof where all of the girls stood waiting.
All: Throw on ya breaklights, we're in the city of wonder. Ain't gon' play nice, Watch out you might just fall under, better think twice! Your train of thought will be altered, so if you must falter, be wise!

Naruto head pulsed and images appeared behind the girls, displaying the falling moments of all of their comrades.
Ishi: Your mind's in disturbia.

She said as the lights flashed and showed the wounds on her body before quickly disappearing.
Ishi: It's like the darkness is the light.

Slightly after, behind her Neji's last moments played behind her.
Sakura: Disturbia, am I scarin' you tonight.

She said as Raizen's final moment's played out behind her.
Mika: Disturbia, ain't used to what you like.

She said as JJ's final moments played out behind her.
All: Disturbia, Disturbiaaaaaaa.

Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum

All of the girls closed their eyes and vanished, reappearing slightly after in the art room. Each picture showed of the boys in their group.
Tenten: Faded pictures on the wall.

At her words the boys reached out of the pictures and pulled themselves from the images on the wall.
Boys: It's like they're talkin' to me.

Sasuke picked up the reciever on the phone to the side of them and cursed.
Mika: Disconnection on the call.
Sasuke: The phone don't even ring.

He said punching the wall, revealing another room on the other side. He motioned for the others to follow him and with a nod, they did.
Ino: I gotta get out, or figure this shit out!
Hanabi: It's too close for comfort. Oooohhhhh.

Hinata turned as the darkness slowly closed in on them.
Hinata: It's a theif in the night to come and grab you.

She said as Kiba's body was enveloped by the dark ooze chasing him.
Hinata: It can creep up inside you, and consume you.

She said as the ooze flew down Kiba's throat.
Hinata: A disease of the mind, it can control you.

She said as he pinned her against the wall and repeated his actions before his death.
Hinata: I feel like the monster.

Hinata flicked on a switch behind her that shot on extremely bright lights that blinded Kiba long enough for her to get away.
All: Throw on your break lights, we're in the city of wonder.

all of the fleeing children managed to make it back down to the streets as they looked back at the possessed Kiba in pursuit.
All: Ain't gon' play nice, watch out you might just fall under. Better think twice, your train of thought will be altered, so if you must falter, be wise.
Hinata: Your mind's in disturbia!

She said as behind her, Kiba burst apart down the middle.
Hanabi: It's like the darkness is the light.

She said as a shadow devoured Shino's entire left side.
Mika: Am I scarin' you tonight?

She said the lights flash and revealed the giant split in her torso, before another flash hide it from the world.
Ino: Your mind's in disturbia.

She said as a scythe flew forward and split Shikamaru's head from his body.
Ino: Ain't used to what you like.

She said as a needle stabbed through her's and Choji's chests, Choji fell to the ground, Ino however kept running.
Mika: Disturbia.
Yukari: Disturbiaaaaaa.

Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum

All around the girls the entire world became enveloped in darkness, leaving the isolated from the rest of the world. They held theirs and closed their eyes as the boys began to be ripped apart around them.
Hinata: Release me from this curse I'm in.
Tenten: Try to maintain, but I'm strugglin'.
Sakura: And you can't go, go, goooohh.
Ino: I think I'm gonna oh, oh, ooooooh.

She said as the floor under her collapsed into nothing and they all began falling into a deep pit.
Ishi: Throw on ya' break lights!

She said as claw marks appeared through her body.
Hanabi: We're in the city of wonder!
Hinata: Ain't gon' play nice.

She said as teeth marks appeared on her and Hanabi.
Sakura: Watch out you might just go under.

She said as holes appeared in her chest.
Mika: Better think twice.

She said making a peace sign as her body split into two.
Ino: Your train of of think will be altered.

She said as stab wounds appeared all over her body.
Tenten: So if you must falter, be wise!

She said as the flesh began stripping from her bones. The light quickly left the entire pit, leaving nothing seen, but the eyes of the girls aligned in a perfect circle.
Mika: Your minds in disturbia!
Ino: Disturbia!
Hinata: Am I scarin' you tonight?
Tenten: Disturbia!
Hanabi: Ain't used to what you like!
Sakura: Disturbia!
Ishi: Disturbiaaaaaa!

Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum
Bum bum be dum bum bum be dum bum

All of the girls closed their eyes as a loud thud followed, shortly after the lights returned, showing nothing bodies strown across the floor as Minatsuni stood among them laughing loudly into the sky.

Omake theater end.

Bong bong bong bong.
Ino: Hello all out there.
Sakura: And welcome to character introduction corner!
Ino: I'm your host, Ino Yamanaka.
Sakura: An I'm your host Sakura Haruno.
JJ: And I'm your host, Norugi Suzaku.
Ino: And we're going to......wait since when!?
JJ: Since when what?
Sakura: Since when were you a host?
JJ: Well since, I'm the author I have to be here so I can introduce things about characters that you can't.
Sakura: Why?
JJ: Because I own the show.
Sakura: What? How?
JJ: Because I invest my money well. Now are you guys going to introduce our guest or are you going to ask questions all day?
Ino: Oh yeah, anyway, today our guest isthe one and only Yukari Uchiha.

She said as the curtain opened on the blushing girl.
Sakura: How are you?
Yu: I'm fine, thank you.
Ino: Can you tell us a little about yourself.
Yu: Okay, my name is Yukari Uchiha, I'm ten years old and I'm still in the academy for the time being.
JJ: Okay, now can you tell us your stats?
Yu: Yes.

Strength: 9
Endurance: 8
Speed: 14
Weapon skill: 20
Chakra: 9
Ninjutsu: 20
Genjutsu: 20
Taijustu: 17

Yu: That's about it.

She said with a blush.
JJ: That's pretty good for someone your age.
Yu: Thank you.
Sakura: You always carry that dagger, does it have any significance?
Yu: Yes, this was given to me by my eldest brother. He asked me a question before he left. He made me promise him that I'd always stay as innocent as I am. I promised him and the next morning when I woke up, he had this lying beside me. I don't keep it because I want Itachi to come back, but because it was a promise I made to him while I still considered him my brother.
Ino: Deep, what's your strongest justu?
Yu: It's called the phoenix blade jutsu and a link to the dragon rain jutsu. Phoenix blade engulfs my entire blade in flames and gives it the property to burn anything into cinders, but before that power can run out I hold my blade into the air and send the flames soaring high before they rain back down, burning everything with a hundred feet of me.
JJ: What about that special sharingan?
Yu: You noticed that?

She asked looking away.
JJ: Yeah, can you tell us about it?
Yu: Yeah, after Itachi left, I figured that if I wanted to defeat him I would have to overcome his mangekyo sharingan. So I decided to create one of my own, I just didn't know how. One day I heard of the nature of special sharingan, they're usually gained by sacrifcing something. So I activated my sharingan and stabbed myself through the chest. As the doctors tried to save me I made an effort to keep my sharingan active throughout the entire ordeal. When I woke up from it, everything around me stopped. My sharingan is called the demon's eye. It allows me to stop time around me and move at blazing speeds. However, because of the nature in which I made this sharingan, it has many drawbacks. Using it causes pain, and at the present, my limit is ten seconds, after that the pain becomes so overwhelming that I faint. That would be very inconvient in battle.
Sakura: You can say that again.
JJ: Yeah, but what about your other talent.
Yu: You know about that too? How do you know?
JJ: I know all!!!!!! Now answer.
Ino: Yeah what is it?
Sakura: Tell us.

Yukari blushed deeper and turned away before she whispered.
Yu: I can play guitar.
JJ: Well I might add.

He said as he placed in a tape and displayed Yukari playing.
Yu: How did you get this?
JJ: I see all!!!!!!!!!!!

Yukari turned away and hid her face as she heard herself play on screen. The entire time both of the older girls were intoxicated by the sound of the Uchiha rock goddess. Ten minutes later Yukari tried to face the older kids, but couldn't bring herself to do it.
Ino: You're a god!!!!!

She shouted to the younger girl.
Yu: Huh?
Ino: How did you do that? That last riff was amazing and at ten years old. You have to play for me sometime.

JJ pointed to Ino and mouthed the words, "She loves rock and roll."
Sakura: Does Sasuke-kun know about this?
Yu: I haven't told anyone, but Hanabi-chan. Can we talk about something else?
Ino: Oh yeah, what's your favorite hobby?
Yu: Playing guitar.

She said looking away again.
Ino: I don't think she likes talking about it.
Sakura: Don't worry, in this day and age it's good to have a talent because just being a ninja.
JJ: True, I sing.

All of the girls looked at him and paused before asking.
All: Can we hear?
JJ: Not on your life.
Yu: That's not fear!
Ino: Yeah!
Sakura: Meanie!
JJ: Hehe, now it's time to tell everyone a little more about Yukari.
Ino: How?
JJ: By using my amazing fourth wall breaking ability.

He said as he turned to the screen and coughed into his fist.
JJ: When I first came up with Yukari it was in Resident Naruto 4 and she wasn't originally in the story, I cam up with her in chapter 5, it was one of the rare moments when I gave in to my impulses. The reason was because I'm not gonna lie, I never really foresaw Sasuke coming back to the leaf, so in this story, I had a clear veiw, that later in the next story, Sasuke was going to die and so was Itachi, but I thought to myself, "wouldn't that extinct the Uchiha clan." I didn't want that, so I came up with Yukari. And Im not gonna lie, she quickly became one of my favorite characters. I had a clear intention for her, she was going to be the sweet little sister of the otherwise tough Uchiha boys. One of the biggest differences in this story is that Yukari, because of the time she spent with Sasuke's team, fell in love with Naruto, and was very open about it. Another thing that's different is that Yukari was also very happy-go-lucky in Resident Naruto, whereas in this she's more serious. She still has happy-go-lucky moments, but not as much as in that story. Yukari also, in this story as well, has a deep fear of being abandoned. She's crippled by it and it's the only fear she has. Mostly because, while she was close to both her brothers, she was closest to Itachi, who mentored and trained her. Itachi escorted her from the village so that she wouldn't see what he had to do, but alas, she returned at the moment before he left. Yukari among the young children is the strongest, so strong in fact that she can defeat even some of the older genin. In resident Naruto 4 she was older and much more powerful, whereas she wielded a blade given to her by Naruto after his return from the hidden darkness village, and she also held a deep hatred for Sasuke as well as Itachi and both became her most hated enemy.
Yu: Really?
JJ: Yep, you're a pretty messed up girl.
Yu: I am not!

She shouted back to the chuckling boy and playfully pounded him.
Ino: So, Yukari I guess that means you'll be involved in a lot from now on.
Yu: Wasn't I already?
Sakura: Not as much as you could've been.

She said causing Yukari to sulk.
Sakura: I didn't mean that in a bad way.
JJ: You're a big meanie.
Ino: Yeah.
Sakura: But I-
Ino: Anyway this has been Character introduction corner, I'm Ino Yamanaka.
JJ: I'm Norugi Suzaku and that person over there is Sakura Haruno.
Sakura: Wait.
Ino: I thank our guest Yukari Uchiha for coming.
JJ: And we're sorry that our rude host hurt her feelings.
Sakura: I'm not-
Ino/JJ: So good night everyone and shine eternal.
Sakura: No, you can't end it like this!
JJ: Too late we've closed. Just be glad it didn't end like the sopranos where it cut to black in mid sent-

Character introduction corner closed.