Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Kyubi Defeated: A new begining ❯ Re-Living The Past---Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )
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By: dragoon-tyjet 
Sauske's memory of the day he fought with Naruto after his defeat or Orochimaru.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Martial Arts / Adventure / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.15.2007 | Updated On: 08.22.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 357 | Status: Work In Progress
Sauske's memory of the day he fought with Naruto after his defeat or Orochimaru.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Martial Arts / Adventure / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.15.2007 | Updated On: 08.22.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 357 | Status: Work In Progress
Re-Living The Past------------------------------------------------
“Sa uske! This time I’m bringing you back for sure. I won’t let you slip away from me again. We know that you want to find Itachi but you should let us help you!! If you try to do this all alone it will just end up destroying you. PLEASE SAUSKE!!!!” Naruto shouted as he faced his former partner and friend. Naruto stood in the midst of a crater. Surrounding it was a dense forest. He and Sauske had been fighting for more then four hours now, and Naruto was reaching the limit of his normal chakra.
“Naruto if you continue to interfere I will kill you with out mercy. Now step aside and never bother me again.” Sauske said in a cold, deadly voice. Naruto knew that Sauske would kill him, if he continued but it didn't matter. As long as he brought Sauske back to Konoha, then everything was perfect. But in all fairness he wanted them both alive when they returned.
“NO I can’t do that. I would rather die than watch you leave again. You were like a brother to me, and you left to fight alone. STOP THIS NOW SAUKSE!!!!” Naruto shouted as he dive rolled to the left to avoid a barrage of kunai and shurikens from Sauske.
“Naruto you truly are a fool. Very well if you would prefer death then I shall give you just that.” Sauske said as he began to unsheathe his sword from its case.
Naruto barley had time to blink as Sauske launched himself at Naruto and with blinding speed cut him down where he stood. But all that happened was a loud bang and a cloud of smoke replaced where Naruto had been standing.
'Damn it was only a shadow clone.' Sauske though as he began looking around for signs as to where Naruto had gone. Spotting some odd signs here and there he sighed and said.
"Naruto if you insist to continue this I will kill you the next time. You forget that with my sharingan I can find you no matter where you hide. And no matter how fast you are, it will never be enough.” Then turning to look out into the area around him Sauske’s eyes suddenly changed from there regular white, to a fierce crimson.
“Well then Sauske I guess I’ll just have to beat the crap out of you to point where you can’t fight me when I try to take you back.” Naruto shouted making his voice echo from what seemed like every crack in the crater that the two had created.
'But damned he’s right', thought Naruto. 'That sharingan is gonna be a pain in the ass to deal with. But I didn’t spend the time training with Kakashi-sensi goofing off. If I can hit him with my ultimate jutsu then he won’t be able to do anything. Though I’ll have to hold back about half of its total power otherwise I might kill him. Damnit if only he would just come back on his own.'
While Naruto tried to think of a way around that, he didn’t notice that Sauske had moved into striking range.
“What the hel…SHIT!!!” Naruto shouted as he jumped from the tree he was standing on, as a blazing black fire ball hit the place where he had just been standing. Just barely managing to dodge Sauske’s Amaterasu Technique, Naruto fell to the ground with a thud. The tree he was just standing on, burst in to a burning black flame and was cinders in seconds.
“Well now Naruto I think I shall end this now.” Sauske said as he leaned over the fallen Naruto, sword sheathed. 'How is he gonna kill me with the sword sheathed?' Naruto thought as he looked at Sauske. Then he noticed something that shocked him to the very core. Sauske's sharingan had changed. It looked identical to Itachi's now. And as Naruto looked up in fear at the eyes he had so longed to see Sauske spoke one word.
“Tsukiyomi!!!”
Naruto found himself being swallowed into a dark void. Fighting with all his strength to get out, he struggled to resurface. But it was no use, he was being pulled deeper into it.
As he tried to scream his lungs filled with the black liquid and he felt his breath start to suffocate. Then as soon as it began it was over, and Naruto found himself gasping on his hands and knees, sitting on the ground while a weird red sky with black clouds shone above him. As Naruto tried to understand what jut happened he felt his arms and legs grow heavy and finally pulled into the ground.
“What the hell!!! Why did I become so heavy all of a sudden?” “Damnit I can’t move an inch….WHAT THE!!!!” Naruto cried out startled. Naruto looking down, realized his arms and legs had been bound to a cross, and the cross was slowly raising itself into an upright position taking Naruto with it.
“What the hell is going on!!!!!” He shouted as the cross arched all the way to a ninety degree angel. But even as he said it he knew what had happened. Sauske had sent him into the Tsukiyomi, The Illusionary Underworld that the Uchiha could create with there eyes. 'Itachi's speciality' Naruto thought as he hung there on the cross.
“Shit!!! How do I get out of this..... WHOS THERE?!!!” Naruto shouted franticly, finally noticing the presence of the two people standing in front of him, shrouded in mist.
The figures step from within the mist and Naruto let out a startled cry. “Sakura!! Sauske!! What are you doing here???” He shouted as they began to move closer. 'Something’s not right. Those two can't be Sakura and Sauske they're too young.' He thought as he watched the two figures step towards him, drawing closer with each movement.
The figures remained silent but begin to move closer to Naruto. Both drew there kunai knives and moved into striking positions.
“Wait!!! STOP WHAT ARE YOU DOING…..NO….NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.” Naruto shouted trashing and tugging violently at the ropes that bound his arms to the cross.
Both the figures lunged and stabbed their kunai into his heart, then with a cruel malicious look on their faces they twisted the kunai around and up, yanking them out of Naruto's chest.
“AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!” Naruto screamed as he felt the pain coarse through him. His throat felt like its on fire, he's screaming so hard. His breath is catching but he doesn't care. Then the pain ebbs and disappeared.
Panting and gasping for breath, Naruto can finally see that there is one more person standing behind them. The Uchiha Sauske he knows is standing there watching, a pleasant smile on his face.
“Sauske! Damnit, stop. Stop this plea….AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Naruto screamed out as once more the two jabbed their kunai into his heart and then wrenched them out again.
“Naruto I promise you a hell like you've never experienced. You will die over and over again by your friends. Your most trusted companion, one by one will take their kunai and stab it into your chest...into your heart. I will show you truly how worthless that friendship you hold so dear really is!!!” 'Sauske sounds like he's enjoying doing this to me....but that can't be true. He and I.....'
“No….Yo..u can’t mean tha……..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Naruto let out another horrified scream as two more figures joined the Sakura and Sauske already standing before him.
"Kakashi-sensi, Iruka-sensi...no. PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!" Naruto shouted as he watches the two new figures draw their kunais and begin to circle him like the others.
“Oh but I can!.”
With that the four ran forward and drove their kunai into Naruto's heart again and again. Screaming in agony Naruto was forced to watch as more and more of his friends appeared, and one by one drove their kunai into his heart. And Naruto, utterly powerless to stop it felt every stab one thousand times more then he should have. For a countless number of days Naruto was tormented by Sauske, while held prisoner in the illusionary hell he had created just for him.
“Boy You are weak. Release me and I can save you from this hellish torment. If your mind is shattered then I too will be lost forever." Spoke a voice deep from within Naruto.
'No I can fight it , I know the real Sauske is still in there somewhere. I know he would never do this to me.'
"Well I don't care what you know or think. Whether you like it or not I’m ending this!!!! I refuse to die, before I take my revenge on the world!!!!!!” The voice bellowed.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Naruto screamed as he felts the beast inside him stir. It was going to surface. 'I need to hold it back. I will not have it kill Sauske. I will have control over my on body!'
But it was too late. As one of his tormentors made to stab him again , Naruto released three of the nine tails of the Kyubi. Then a fourth. Naruto’s body suddenly and violently arched up, a scream of untold pain escaped his lips as he felt the poisonous chakra start to form around his entire body until nothing of Naruto remained. His tormentor backed away sensing danger, but it was too late, The Kyubi Naruto ripped free of its restraints and cut down the tormenting figure who moments ago was about to stab him in the heart. Then continuing his slaughter the Kyubi Naruto ripped through its tormentors one after another letting there blood seep into its fanged mouth. Then laughing he faced the only remaining tormentor. Sauske drew back startled, and began to feel and odd sensation. Fear. He was afraid of the creature that stood before him with its fangs bared ready to rip into his soft flesh. Then the Kyubi Naruto let forth a one last mighty bellow before it charged at Sauske. Sauske sensing full well the enormous bloodlust rising from the Kyubi leapt back and activated his cursed seal. Then as the familiar darkness coated his skin he unfurled his wings and flew into the air. But the Kyubi who had been expecting this, lunged and caught a hold of him mid air. Then with a sickening crack it ripped off Sauske's wings and sent him plummeting towards the ground below. Hit the ground with an earth shattering crash, and Sauske had barley managed to stager to his feat, before the Kyubi struck out again. Sauske was just able to defend against the next blow from the Kyubi. But then, as he watched in horror, the blazing red beast sprouted two more tails. With a mighty roar it lunged towards Sauske, bellowing.
“ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !”
But with that one mighty roar The Kyubi Naruto shattered the illusionary realm that Sauske created.
“WHAT?!!!!! HOW IT THIS POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Sauske shouted finding himself back in the real world.
Kyubi Naruto now with six fiery tails swinging back and forth behind himself, looked around confused and disorientated. Then its mind cleared and it noticed Sauske once more. Bellowing in rage it rushed towards Sauske.
“Yes release me! Let me kill!!! That’s it!! DO IT!!!” Cried the Kyubi as it felt Naruto's influence weaken even more.
“NO!!!!!!” Naruto screamed and suddenly the Kyubi felt and overwhelming force. The word comes from nowhere and everywhere and bursts forth from Naruto’s lips like a bomb. Startled Sauske jumped back afraid of getting hit by the chakra filled blast of air.
“You!! I won’t let you harm Sauske!!!!!” “ You shall not harm him ever!!!” Naruto screamed as he fought against the fear and anger he had against Sauske for what he had done. He channelled all that emotion into his fight for control, and slowly Naruto started to regain control of himself even with six of the nine tails swinging about him. His chakra skin started to dissolve and Naruto was once again human. His eyes remained a shining blue, not the usual red that changed when he used the Kyubi’s chakra.
Naruto stood gasping inside his mind looking at the beast through the bars of its cage. "No I shall not submit to the likes of you BOY!!!!" The Kyubi snarled and banged against its cage in fury. "Stupid Fox YOU WILL DO AS I SAY!!" Naruto shouted now fully in control. Of his emotions. Then turning Naruto stepped out of the room slamming the door behind him.
“Alright Sauske, you really pissed me off now.” Naruto shouted as he faced Sauske once more.. Then as Sauske watched in utter amazement Naruto turned and ripped away all six of his tails. Crushing them into a ball Naruto absorbed the chakra. His body began to glow sapphire as he charged chakra.
Then turning to face Sauske once more he spoke. “Sauske I was hoping I wouldn’t have to use this but you left me with no choice!” Naruto shouted as he dove away from Sauske. Then Naruto created three clones, and while Sauske stared in wonder, had them begin to form the resengan..
"So that’s still your ultimate jutsu is it Naruto? Well that thing wont....wait something’s wrong with this new one." Sauske said as he watched Naruto shaped the chakra into points and stretch it out like a star.
'Its got pointed ends,' thought Sauske. 'That is not like his others, what did he do to it??'
Then he starts to feel it, the wind is rushing into Naruto’s hand, and with every passing second the resengan starts to resemble a shuriken. ‘Well it doesn’t Matter if I stop it from being completed then he can’t…’
“Now Sauske witness my ultimate jutsu!” Naruto cried out as the two clones disappeared. Then Naruto dashed forward slowly at first. But then as he neared Sauske Naruto suddenly vanished. Appearing behind Sauske Naruto moved with blinding speed and smashed the resengan into Sauske’s chest.
'What? I could only catch a glimpse of his movements with the sharingan. He was too fast for even the mirror wheel eye to keep up. WHAT IS HE???' thought Sauske as he felt the impact of the resengan hit. The reaction was instantaneous. Sauske was forced up into the air and as he hung there inside a torrent of wind he felt hundreds of thousands of little needles strike and pierce his entire body.
“WHAT IS THIS!!!!!” He shouted, but over the wailing of the gale he was trapped in, he could barely hear his own words. Then it was over, and he was falling. Falling towards the now rushing ground. He landed with a thud at Naruto’s feet. Looking down Naruto noted that one of his arms felt numb and as hard as stone. Sighing he reached down ad picked up Sauske. Then draping the semi-unconscious Sauske over his shoulder Naruto spoke into his mike. and contacted the rest of his team.
“Mission accomplished guys. We can head home now.”
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“I see, so that’s what happened." Jiraiya said as he let the knowledge fully sink in. "Well Naruto certainly showed his true powers there. But I’m surprised that you used the Tsukiyomi on him like that. No wonder he spent the next few months avoiding people.”
Nodding Sauske said. “Yeah I felt really bad after I came back. Sakura was all over me the second she heard I was in the hospital. And Naruto he avoided everyone for a few months. I went through a lot of rehabilitation, and when I came out I learned that Naruto was missing and that no one had seen him for a couple of weeks. They said that since I came back only three people had seen him, Tsunade, you, and the gate keeper. They told me Tsunade was sending him on a mission that only required one ninja to do it. I went to confirm this with Tsunade but her eyes gave it away. It as a lie. I knew that after what I put Naruto through he had gone to live outside Konoha for a while.” “I immediately went to follow him but I couldn’t keep up with his movements. When I finally managed to track him down and saw him, he was laying in a cave in the Konoha mountain ranges twitching and screaming as though someone was stabbing him over and over.”
“ Yes you came and got the Anbu soldiers to retrieve him. If I’m not mistaken he wounded all of them in combat.” Jiraiya inquired.
“Yes but they managed to subdue him and he went through some mental rehabilitation for a while.” Sauske replied.
Nodding Jiraiya spoke. “Yes I can remember those days well too. I was constantly at his side trying to get him to remember the truth. He kept speaking to the damned Kyubi and almost every night at least three of its tails were freely flipping about him. It took two months but finally he was able to fight off his demons and re-open himself to everyone.” Turning Sauske and Jiraiya noticed Sakura standing right behind them.
"Sakura! I asked to speak with Jiraiya alone." Sauske hollered as he watched her thinking about what she had just heard. Shaking his head Sauske asked. “Sakura you were there when they wheeled him in after his fight with the Anbu, what did you think happened to him??”
“Well I never though Sauske had used Tsukiyomi on him, so I figured he was just breaking down because he had finally achieved hi goal of returning Sauske. I was surprised to learn that he had advanced his sharingan to that stage.” “After I found out what really happened I was really worried about Naruto, and it was about the time he came out of the hospital that Jiraiya left with him for their training journey.”
Nodding again Jiraiya replied. “ That’s right, we did leave right after Naruto got out of the hospital. Tsunade wasn't happy about it, but I convinced her to let us leave.” “And now that I think about it, Naruto and I were suppose to meet tonight. So I had better head to Anbu headquarters and get him.” As he said this last bit he quickly looked down at a watch that contained a smiling frog that’s arms moved and pointed out the time. Spotting it, Sakura sniggered.
"It was a present from Naruto, along with a couple of girls and three bottles of sake. He really is a great guy to know you know." Jiraiya said laughing. Then turning he said. "Alright well I’m suppose to met him in five minutes so I’d better leave now."
Nodding Sauske spoke. “Alright well if you need to meet Naruto go ahead, we shall see each other again soon enough.”
And with that Jiraiya left in a cloud of smoke.
“ I cant believe Naruto went through so much pain and is still able to live the way he does.” Turning Around they spotted Shikiamru sitting in the tree right above where Sauske had his conversation with Jiraiya. Then as he hopped down Konohamaru and Hinata stepped out from behind the tree.
"You guys!!!" Sauske bellowed as he looked at the three with anger. But seeing the looks on their faces he dropped it. Sighing he turned and spoke to Sakura. "Deal with this please."
Turing she was about to speak when she saw Konohamaru staring at the ground. Tears of remorse and sadness were falling from his face to the ground as he thought of all the times he had made fun of Naruto. Then in a whisper he spoke. "I never knew Naruto-neechan had it so bad. He's always smiling and acting cheerful but inside he must be torn to shreds."
“I know what you mean Konohamaru, but he’s one of the greatest ninjas that will ever come along. The fact that he was able to deal with all those things and still remain how he is, is proof of that.” Sakura said as she bent down and wrapped her arms around the young ninja's form.
Then turning Sakura spoke. “Hinata, your father wanted to see you and Neji so you will be accompanying us back to Anbu headquarters. Your Father and Neji are already there waiting. Also Shikiamru, Temari is on her way here to see you, and the Kazakage is coming as well. Please let them know that Naruto has returned. I know Gara will want to speak with him.” Then straightening herself she looked at Konohamaru. Taking her mask off so that he could see her face she smiled. and placed a finger over his lips as he was about to say her name aloud. Then replacing the mask on her face she turned and rushed over to where Sauske was standing. Turning she saw that Konohamaru was smiling once again as he turned to walk away.
“Good-bye Konohamaru, you keep out of trouble now.” Sakura shouted waving her hand at the now departing genin.
“Will do Sakura-neechan.” He called back, and then hurried towards the ramen shop.
"KONOHAMARU!!!!" Sakura shouted as he dashed away laughing. Sighing she turned and looked at Sauske. "Time to go?"
"Time to go" He replied, and then making sure that Hinata was with them, the three darted down the street. To everyone else it looked like three blurs moving by.
Standing alone Shikiamru stood watching his friends racing towards the entrance gate to Konoha.
'Well better go talk with Temari. But man are women troublesome.' And laughing Shikiamru made started to make his way towards the hokage's office, knowing that Tsunade would know where to find the Kazakage, and Temari were.
“Sa uske! This time I’m bringing you back for sure. I won’t let you slip away from me again. We know that you want to find Itachi but you should let us help you!! If you try to do this all alone it will just end up destroying you. PLEASE SAUSKE!!!!” Naruto shouted as he faced his former partner and friend. Naruto stood in the midst of a crater. Surrounding it was a dense forest. He and Sauske had been fighting for more then four hours now, and Naruto was reaching the limit of his normal chakra.
“Naruto if you continue to interfere I will kill you with out mercy. Now step aside and never bother me again.” Sauske said in a cold, deadly voice. Naruto knew that Sauske would kill him, if he continued but it didn't matter. As long as he brought Sauske back to Konoha, then everything was perfect. But in all fairness he wanted them both alive when they returned.
“NO I can’t do that. I would rather die than watch you leave again. You were like a brother to me, and you left to fight alone. STOP THIS NOW SAUKSE!!!!” Naruto shouted as he dive rolled to the left to avoid a barrage of kunai and shurikens from Sauske.
“Naruto you truly are a fool. Very well if you would prefer death then I shall give you just that.” Sauske said as he began to unsheathe his sword from its case.
Naruto barley had time to blink as Sauske launched himself at Naruto and with blinding speed cut him down where he stood. But all that happened was a loud bang and a cloud of smoke replaced where Naruto had been standing.
'Damn it was only a shadow clone.' Sauske though as he began looking around for signs as to where Naruto had gone. Spotting some odd signs here and there he sighed and said.
"Naruto if you insist to continue this I will kill you the next time. You forget that with my sharingan I can find you no matter where you hide. And no matter how fast you are, it will never be enough.” Then turning to look out into the area around him Sauske’s eyes suddenly changed from there regular white, to a fierce crimson.
“Well then Sauske I guess I’ll just have to beat the crap out of you to point where you can’t fight me when I try to take you back.” Naruto shouted making his voice echo from what seemed like every crack in the crater that the two had created.
'But damned he’s right', thought Naruto. 'That sharingan is gonna be a pain in the ass to deal with. But I didn’t spend the time training with Kakashi-sensi goofing off. If I can hit him with my ultimate jutsu then he won’t be able to do anything. Though I’ll have to hold back about half of its total power otherwise I might kill him. Damnit if only he would just come back on his own.'
While Naruto tried to think of a way around that, he didn’t notice that Sauske had moved into striking range.
“What the hel…SHIT!!!” Naruto shouted as he jumped from the tree he was standing on, as a blazing black fire ball hit the place where he had just been standing. Just barely managing to dodge Sauske’s Amaterasu Technique, Naruto fell to the ground with a thud. The tree he was just standing on, burst in to a burning black flame and was cinders in seconds.
“Well now Naruto I think I shall end this now.” Sauske said as he leaned over the fallen Naruto, sword sheathed. 'How is he gonna kill me with the sword sheathed?' Naruto thought as he looked at Sauske. Then he noticed something that shocked him to the very core. Sauske's sharingan had changed. It looked identical to Itachi's now. And as Naruto looked up in fear at the eyes he had so longed to see Sauske spoke one word.
“Tsukiyomi!!!”
Naruto found himself being swallowed into a dark void. Fighting with all his strength to get out, he struggled to resurface. But it was no use, he was being pulled deeper into it.
As he tried to scream his lungs filled with the black liquid and he felt his breath start to suffocate. Then as soon as it began it was over, and Naruto found himself gasping on his hands and knees, sitting on the ground while a weird red sky with black clouds shone above him. As Naruto tried to understand what jut happened he felt his arms and legs grow heavy and finally pulled into the ground.
“What the hell!!! Why did I become so heavy all of a sudden?” “Damnit I can’t move an inch….WHAT THE!!!!” Naruto cried out startled. Naruto looking down, realized his arms and legs had been bound to a cross, and the cross was slowly raising itself into an upright position taking Naruto with it.
“What the hell is going on!!!!!” He shouted as the cross arched all the way to a ninety degree angel. But even as he said it he knew what had happened. Sauske had sent him into the Tsukiyomi, The Illusionary Underworld that the Uchiha could create with there eyes. 'Itachi's speciality' Naruto thought as he hung there on the cross.
“Shit!!! How do I get out of this..... WHOS THERE?!!!” Naruto shouted franticly, finally noticing the presence of the two people standing in front of him, shrouded in mist.
The figures step from within the mist and Naruto let out a startled cry. “Sakura!! Sauske!! What are you doing here???” He shouted as they began to move closer. 'Something’s not right. Those two can't be Sakura and Sauske they're too young.' He thought as he watched the two figures step towards him, drawing closer with each movement.
The figures remained silent but begin to move closer to Naruto. Both drew there kunai knives and moved into striking positions.
“Wait!!! STOP WHAT ARE YOU DOING…..NO….NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.” Naruto shouted trashing and tugging violently at the ropes that bound his arms to the cross.
Both the figures lunged and stabbed their kunai into his heart, then with a cruel malicious look on their faces they twisted the kunai around and up, yanking them out of Naruto's chest.
“AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!” Naruto screamed as he felt the pain coarse through him. His throat felt like its on fire, he's screaming so hard. His breath is catching but he doesn't care. Then the pain ebbs and disappeared.
Panting and gasping for breath, Naruto can finally see that there is one more person standing behind them. The Uchiha Sauske he knows is standing there watching, a pleasant smile on his face.
“Sauske! Damnit, stop. Stop this plea….AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Naruto screamed out as once more the two jabbed their kunai into his heart and then wrenched them out again.
“Naruto I promise you a hell like you've never experienced. You will die over and over again by your friends. Your most trusted companion, one by one will take their kunai and stab it into your chest...into your heart. I will show you truly how worthless that friendship you hold so dear really is!!!” 'Sauske sounds like he's enjoying doing this to me....but that can't be true. He and I.....'
“No….Yo..u can’t mean tha……..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Naruto let out another horrified scream as two more figures joined the Sakura and Sauske already standing before him.
"Kakashi-sensi, Iruka-sensi...no. PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!" Naruto shouted as he watches the two new figures draw their kunais and begin to circle him like the others.
“Oh but I can!.”
With that the four ran forward and drove their kunai into Naruto's heart again and again. Screaming in agony Naruto was forced to watch as more and more of his friends appeared, and one by one drove their kunai into his heart. And Naruto, utterly powerless to stop it felt every stab one thousand times more then he should have. For a countless number of days Naruto was tormented by Sauske, while held prisoner in the illusionary hell he had created just for him.
“Boy You are weak. Release me and I can save you from this hellish torment. If your mind is shattered then I too will be lost forever." Spoke a voice deep from within Naruto.
'No I can fight it , I know the real Sauske is still in there somewhere. I know he would never do this to me.'
"Well I don't care what you know or think. Whether you like it or not I’m ending this!!!! I refuse to die, before I take my revenge on the world!!!!!!” The voice bellowed.
“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Naruto screamed as he felts the beast inside him stir. It was going to surface. 'I need to hold it back. I will not have it kill Sauske. I will have control over my on body!'
But it was too late. As one of his tormentors made to stab him again , Naruto released three of the nine tails of the Kyubi. Then a fourth. Naruto’s body suddenly and violently arched up, a scream of untold pain escaped his lips as he felt the poisonous chakra start to form around his entire body until nothing of Naruto remained. His tormentor backed away sensing danger, but it was too late, The Kyubi Naruto ripped free of its restraints and cut down the tormenting figure who moments ago was about to stab him in the heart. Then continuing his slaughter the Kyubi Naruto ripped through its tormentors one after another letting there blood seep into its fanged mouth. Then laughing he faced the only remaining tormentor. Sauske drew back startled, and began to feel and odd sensation. Fear. He was afraid of the creature that stood before him with its fangs bared ready to rip into his soft flesh. Then the Kyubi Naruto let forth a one last mighty bellow before it charged at Sauske. Sauske sensing full well the enormous bloodlust rising from the Kyubi leapt back and activated his cursed seal. Then as the familiar darkness coated his skin he unfurled his wings and flew into the air. But the Kyubi who had been expecting this, lunged and caught a hold of him mid air. Then with a sickening crack it ripped off Sauske's wings and sent him plummeting towards the ground below. Hit the ground with an earth shattering crash, and Sauske had barley managed to stager to his feat, before the Kyubi struck out again. Sauske was just able to defend against the next blow from the Kyubi. But then, as he watched in horror, the blazing red beast sprouted two more tails. With a mighty roar it lunged towards Sauske, bellowing.
“ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !”
But with that one mighty roar The Kyubi Naruto shattered the illusionary realm that Sauske created.
“WHAT?!!!!! HOW IT THIS POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Sauske shouted finding himself back in the real world.
Kyubi Naruto now with six fiery tails swinging back and forth behind himself, looked around confused and disorientated. Then its mind cleared and it noticed Sauske once more. Bellowing in rage it rushed towards Sauske.
“Yes release me! Let me kill!!! That’s it!! DO IT!!!” Cried the Kyubi as it felt Naruto's influence weaken even more.
“NO!!!!!!” Naruto screamed and suddenly the Kyubi felt and overwhelming force. The word comes from nowhere and everywhere and bursts forth from Naruto’s lips like a bomb. Startled Sauske jumped back afraid of getting hit by the chakra filled blast of air.
“You!! I won’t let you harm Sauske!!!!!” “ You shall not harm him ever!!!” Naruto screamed as he fought against the fear and anger he had against Sauske for what he had done. He channelled all that emotion into his fight for control, and slowly Naruto started to regain control of himself even with six of the nine tails swinging about him. His chakra skin started to dissolve and Naruto was once again human. His eyes remained a shining blue, not the usual red that changed when he used the Kyubi’s chakra.
Naruto stood gasping inside his mind looking at the beast through the bars of its cage. "No I shall not submit to the likes of you BOY!!!!" The Kyubi snarled and banged against its cage in fury. "Stupid Fox YOU WILL DO AS I SAY!!" Naruto shouted now fully in control. Of his emotions. Then turning Naruto stepped out of the room slamming the door behind him.
“Alright Sauske, you really pissed me off now.” Naruto shouted as he faced Sauske once more.. Then as Sauske watched in utter amazement Naruto turned and ripped away all six of his tails. Crushing them into a ball Naruto absorbed the chakra. His body began to glow sapphire as he charged chakra.
Then turning to face Sauske once more he spoke. “Sauske I was hoping I wouldn’t have to use this but you left me with no choice!” Naruto shouted as he dove away from Sauske. Then Naruto created three clones, and while Sauske stared in wonder, had them begin to form the resengan..
"So that’s still your ultimate jutsu is it Naruto? Well that thing wont....wait something’s wrong with this new one." Sauske said as he watched Naruto shaped the chakra into points and stretch it out like a star.
'Its got pointed ends,' thought Sauske. 'That is not like his others, what did he do to it??'
Then he starts to feel it, the wind is rushing into Naruto’s hand, and with every passing second the resengan starts to resemble a shuriken. ‘Well it doesn’t Matter if I stop it from being completed then he can’t…’
“Now Sauske witness my ultimate jutsu!” Naruto cried out as the two clones disappeared. Then Naruto dashed forward slowly at first. But then as he neared Sauske Naruto suddenly vanished. Appearing behind Sauske Naruto moved with blinding speed and smashed the resengan into Sauske’s chest.
'What? I could only catch a glimpse of his movements with the sharingan. He was too fast for even the mirror wheel eye to keep up. WHAT IS HE???' thought Sauske as he felt the impact of the resengan hit. The reaction was instantaneous. Sauske was forced up into the air and as he hung there inside a torrent of wind he felt hundreds of thousands of little needles strike and pierce his entire body.
“WHAT IS THIS!!!!!” He shouted, but over the wailing of the gale he was trapped in, he could barely hear his own words. Then it was over, and he was falling. Falling towards the now rushing ground. He landed with a thud at Naruto’s feet. Looking down Naruto noted that one of his arms felt numb and as hard as stone. Sighing he reached down ad picked up Sauske. Then draping the semi-unconscious Sauske over his shoulder Naruto spoke into his mike. and contacted the rest of his team.
“Mission accomplished guys. We can head home now.”
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“I see, so that’s what happened." Jiraiya said as he let the knowledge fully sink in. "Well Naruto certainly showed his true powers there. But I’m surprised that you used the Tsukiyomi on him like that. No wonder he spent the next few months avoiding people.”
Nodding Sauske said. “Yeah I felt really bad after I came back. Sakura was all over me the second she heard I was in the hospital. And Naruto he avoided everyone for a few months. I went through a lot of rehabilitation, and when I came out I learned that Naruto was missing and that no one had seen him for a couple of weeks. They said that since I came back only three people had seen him, Tsunade, you, and the gate keeper. They told me Tsunade was sending him on a mission that only required one ninja to do it. I went to confirm this with Tsunade but her eyes gave it away. It as a lie. I knew that after what I put Naruto through he had gone to live outside Konoha for a while.” “I immediately went to follow him but I couldn’t keep up with his movements. When I finally managed to track him down and saw him, he was laying in a cave in the Konoha mountain ranges twitching and screaming as though someone was stabbing him over and over.”
“ Yes you came and got the Anbu soldiers to retrieve him. If I’m not mistaken he wounded all of them in combat.” Jiraiya inquired.
“Yes but they managed to subdue him and he went through some mental rehabilitation for a while.” Sauske replied.
Nodding Jiraiya spoke. “Yes I can remember those days well too. I was constantly at his side trying to get him to remember the truth. He kept speaking to the damned Kyubi and almost every night at least three of its tails were freely flipping about him. It took two months but finally he was able to fight off his demons and re-open himself to everyone.” Turning Sauske and Jiraiya noticed Sakura standing right behind them.
"Sakura! I asked to speak with Jiraiya alone." Sauske hollered as he watched her thinking about what she had just heard. Shaking his head Sauske asked. “Sakura you were there when they wheeled him in after his fight with the Anbu, what did you think happened to him??”
“Well I never though Sauske had used Tsukiyomi on him, so I figured he was just breaking down because he had finally achieved hi goal of returning Sauske. I was surprised to learn that he had advanced his sharingan to that stage.” “After I found out what really happened I was really worried about Naruto, and it was about the time he came out of the hospital that Jiraiya left with him for their training journey.”
Nodding again Jiraiya replied. “ That’s right, we did leave right after Naruto got out of the hospital. Tsunade wasn't happy about it, but I convinced her to let us leave.” “And now that I think about it, Naruto and I were suppose to meet tonight. So I had better head to Anbu headquarters and get him.” As he said this last bit he quickly looked down at a watch that contained a smiling frog that’s arms moved and pointed out the time. Spotting it, Sakura sniggered.
"It was a present from Naruto, along with a couple of girls and three bottles of sake. He really is a great guy to know you know." Jiraiya said laughing. Then turning he said. "Alright well I’m suppose to met him in five minutes so I’d better leave now."
Nodding Sauske spoke. “Alright well if you need to meet Naruto go ahead, we shall see each other again soon enough.”
And with that Jiraiya left in a cloud of smoke.
“ I cant believe Naruto went through so much pain and is still able to live the way he does.” Turning Around they spotted Shikiamru sitting in the tree right above where Sauske had his conversation with Jiraiya. Then as he hopped down Konohamaru and Hinata stepped out from behind the tree.
"You guys!!!" Sauske bellowed as he looked at the three with anger. But seeing the looks on their faces he dropped it. Sighing he turned and spoke to Sakura. "Deal with this please."
Turing she was about to speak when she saw Konohamaru staring at the ground. Tears of remorse and sadness were falling from his face to the ground as he thought of all the times he had made fun of Naruto. Then in a whisper he spoke. "I never knew Naruto-neechan had it so bad. He's always smiling and acting cheerful but inside he must be torn to shreds."
“I know what you mean Konohamaru, but he’s one of the greatest ninjas that will ever come along. The fact that he was able to deal with all those things and still remain how he is, is proof of that.” Sakura said as she bent down and wrapped her arms around the young ninja's form.
Then turning Sakura spoke. “Hinata, your father wanted to see you and Neji so you will be accompanying us back to Anbu headquarters. Your Father and Neji are already there waiting. Also Shikiamru, Temari is on her way here to see you, and the Kazakage is coming as well. Please let them know that Naruto has returned. I know Gara will want to speak with him.” Then straightening herself she looked at Konohamaru. Taking her mask off so that he could see her face she smiled. and placed a finger over his lips as he was about to say her name aloud. Then replacing the mask on her face she turned and rushed over to where Sauske was standing. Turning she saw that Konohamaru was smiling once again as he turned to walk away.
“Good-bye Konohamaru, you keep out of trouble now.” Sakura shouted waving her hand at the now departing genin.
“Will do Sakura-neechan.” He called back, and then hurried towards the ramen shop.
"KONOHAMARU!!!!" Sakura shouted as he dashed away laughing. Sighing she turned and looked at Sauske. "Time to go?"
"Time to go" He replied, and then making sure that Hinata was with them, the three darted down the street. To everyone else it looked like three blurs moving by.
Standing alone Shikiamru stood watching his friends racing towards the entrance gate to Konoha.
'Well better go talk with Temari. But man are women troublesome.' And laughing Shikiamru made started to make his way towards the hokage's office, knowing that Tsunade would know where to find the Kazakage, and Temari were.