Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Crow: Takai Kitsune ❯ Dance of Death ( Chapter 4 )

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The Crow: Takai Kitsune By The Wolf Demon

Disclaimer: The Crow is owned by James O'Barr and Dimension Films. Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto, Viz Media, and Cartoon Network.

Author: Well, I'll be CM Punk'd. I'm sure all of you enjoyed the last chapter but now it's time to get back to the action. Naruto and Sakura are now lovers and finally consummated their love toward one another. With Dosu and Zaku six feet under, Naruto is just another step closer to getting vengeance on Orochimaru but it seems he now knows the secret of our Fox/Crow avatar's weakness. And what does he got planned for the loud mouthed ninja? Plus, a new character enters the plot, I won't reveal who he is but I will say he's somewhat of a pervert. Now, let's start our dramasterpiece now!

Chapter 4:
Dance of Death

(Breakfast Den)

Choji was sitting by himself, eating some pancakes, sasauge, and some eggs and swigging down some orange juice. Although Choji had lost some weight over the years thanks to a strict diet, sometimes he would still be teased about his weight by Ino and Shikamaru. Naruto came to the Breakfast Den to buy some breakfast for Sakura while in disguise. He ordered some riceballs. He sat down while the chefs were makings some riceballs. Naruto saw Choji in the corner, eating food. He decided to have some fun with him. Naruto got up and sneaked into a restroom so no one wouldn't know what he was going to do. Naruto transformed himself into his Sexy Jutsu form. Choji scarfed down some eggs as he saw a beautiful woman with blonde hair tied in pig tails coming toward his table. He became aroused since she's naked.

"Hey, big boy," female Naruto said sultrily.

"Huh?" Choji asked as he tried to swallow his food and fell off his chair.

"I knew you'd fall for me, Choji," female Naruto said.

"Oh, God," Choji said as he grabbed his crotch.

"Turned on by me, huh?" female Naruto asked while looking at the bulge in Choji's pants. "I love to stay but gotta go, sweetheart."

He blew him a kiss and walked off. Naruto reverted to his normal form while everyone were under the table after seeing what he did to Choji.

"Here's your riceballs," The chef said from under the bar table.

"Thanks," Naruto said while paying for the food and left.

Choji got up as he realized who the sexy woman really was. "Wait a minute! I know the only dude who does the Sexy Jutsu and he's dead! Naruto, I'm gonna kick your fucking ass for that!"

Choji ran out of the resteraunt while the chef screamed at him. "Hey, ya didn't pay for your food!"

"Put it on my tab!" Choji yelled.

When Choji ran outside, he didn't find Naruto anywhere except his two team mates, Ino and Shikamaru.

"Done stuffing your fat face, Choji?" Shikamaru asked.

"Shut the fuck up, Shikamaru!" Choji shouted. "Did you see Naruto anywhere?"

"Naruto? Isn't he dead?" Ino asked.

"I know that blonde haired bastard was here," Choji said. "He pulled a Sexy Jutsu on me and disappeared."

"Come on, fat ass. Ya know damn well Naruto is dead," Shikamaru said.

"I'm not fat, I'm big boned!" Choji yelled.

"Whatever you say, Cartman," Ino said.

"To hell with ya both!" Choji shouted. "I'm gonna go find that retard, he could be staying at Sakura's house for all I know!"

"That reminds me, I'm going to pay Billboard Brow a visit," Ino said.

"This I gotta see," Shikamaru said.

Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji went to Sakura's home to find out if Naruto is really there. Ino knocked on the door. No response. She knocked on the door harder until Sakura answered it.

"Hey, Ino-pig," Sakura greeted.

"Cut the shit, Billboard Brow. Where's Naruto?" Ino asked.

"Naruto? Naruto ain't here," Sakura denied.

"Of course that bastard's here!" Choji shouted. "That retard ruined my breakfast time by doin' that stupid Sexy Jutsu!"

"This is becomin' such a drag," Shikamaru said. "Look, Sakura, we all know Naruto's dead and coming here was a waste of god damn time. Sorry to have bothered you."

"Hey, dudes!" Naruto called out while standing on the roof.

"Hey, jackass! Come down here so I can kick ya in the nuts!" Choji yelled.

"Oh, please," Naruto said. "Don't make me hurt you, Cartman."

'I hate it when people call me that,' Choji said mentally.

"Well, I'll be damned," Shikamaru said. "Naruto's back from the grave."

"What the fuck is going on here?" Ino asked.

"Nothing, Ino-pig. Thought I should tell you I had sex last night," Sakura said.

Ino's eyes bugged out and her jaw dropped to the ground. "What!? Are you fucking serious!? Naruto's a corpse, you sick fuck!"

"So what if I'm a corpse?" Naruto asked. "That has nothing to do with me being able to please a woman!"

"Isn't it basically necrophilia?" Shikamaru asked.

"I'm walking dead," Naruto answered offhandedly. "Somehow, I doubt whoever made up that word was thinking about guys like me."

"I...I can't believe Billboard Brow lost her virginity before me!" Ino shouted. "It ain't right!! You just couldn't have lost your virginity to this loser!"

Naruto sighed. When he was alive, he would have been pissed off enough to yell something about being Hokage and having everyone's respect. Being dead, however, had given him a new perspective on life; mainly that it was too short to waste yelling at everyone who disrespected him. Besides, he had Sakura's love at last, so what did it matter if her loudmouthed friend disliked him?

"Next thing ya know, he'll probably bang her in his Sexy Jutsu form," Shikamaru remarked.

"That would be hot! Hot Lesbian Action!" Choji shouted.

Sakura blushed. She didn't consider herself a lesbian in the slightest but she had to admit that she was curious as to how Naruto looked when he performed his Sexy Jutsu.

"Knock it off, you fucking pervs!" Ino shouted. "If you think you have won this round, Sakura, think again. I'll hook myself up with a guy and I'll bang him like you did to Naruto. Now let's beat it, you guys!"

Ino grabbed Choji and Shikamaru and walked away from the house with them in tow. Naruto jumped down from the roof as he said, "Shit, she sure shut up real fucking fast."

"She'll never get a guy," Sakura said. "Beside, who wants to date her if she has the face of a pig?"

"Yeah, ha ha ha," Naruto laughed.

(Konoha forest)

Anko and fellow trainer Kurenai were swimming in a lake somewhere in Konoha forest. The two teachers came to the lake to relax for a while and plus, Kurenai's students went to the Dethklok concert and she had nothing else to do. They wore two piece swimsuits: Anko wore a solid black swimsuit while Kurenai wore a red swimsuit with blue stripes. As they were taking turns splashing each other, a man dressed in samurai garb watched them from behind a tree.

"Oh, yeah," The man said with a perverted grin on his face while taking a few pictures with a camera. "Oh, yeah. That's right."

As soon as they got out of the lake to dry off, Anko and Kurenai noticed a flash from the distance. They felt as if they were being watched.

"What the fuck was that?" Kurenai asked.

"I don't know but I'll find out," Anko said.

Anko searched for the source of the flashes. She spotted the pervert hiding behind a tree as she shouted, "Ah ha! I found you!"

"What the fuck!!!" The pervert samurai screamed and took off.

"Get the fuck back here!!" Anko screamed as she and Kurenai gave chase.

The samurai ran as fast as he could, only to stop in front of a bramble patch. He was now cornered. Anko and Kurenai caught up to him as Anko declared, "What the fuck were you doing, you fucking pervert!?"

"Yeah, and who are you!?" Kurenai shouted.

"Um, my name is Jiraiya," the pervert said. "I'm looking for someone."

"Yeah, who?" Kurenai asked.

"A kid named Naruto Uzumaki," Jiraiya said.

"Oh, him," Anko said. "He's staying at Sakura's home."

"Thanks," Jiraiya said.

"Before you leave, hand over that camera," Anko said.

"But..." Jiraiya pleaded.

"You better do it," Anko demanded.

"Oh, all right," Jiraiya said in defeat and gave Anko his camera.

"Thanks," Anko said but before she could tear out the film, the camera turned into a toad.

Anko and Kurenai screamed as the toad jumped out of Anko's hand and hopped off. They looked up to see Jiraiya standing on a tree banch, smiling and waving at them.

"It's been fun, ladies but I gotta go find Naruto," Jiraiya said. "Caio."

Jiraiya disappeared into the forest as Anko and Kurenai grunted in disgust.

"Men. You just can't trust them," Anko said.

(Konoha Village)

Jiraiya walked around the village, searching for Naruto. He asked around town for Sakura's home. He was able to get some directions without going into his pervert mode with all the pretty girls around him. Jiraiya arrived at Sakura's home but before he could knock on the door, he saw something through the window. He saw two kids making out on the couch, one kid was a girl with short pink hair while the other kid was a boy with spikey blonde hair. Jiraiya smiled upon seeing this.

'Oh, yeah,' Jiraiya said mentally as a goofy perverted grin cracked his face. 'That's right. Just keep on doing what you're doing. Tee-hee.'

Jiraiya began to feel his sexual arousal coursing downward and out of impulse, he undid his pants. Sakura pulled away upon seeing a man out her window with a large toothy grin on his face.

"Sakura, what's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"Pervert!!!" Sakura screamed.

Sakura got off of Naruto so he could see what's going on. He saw a man peeping out the window. Jiraiya screamed like a little girl as Naruto ran out the door and caught the peeping samurai with his pants down. Naruto grabbed Jiraiya by his underwear and gave him an atomic wedgie.

"What the fuck are ya doing here, pervert!?" Naruto shouted.

"Ow! You're hurting my ass crack!" Jiraiya yelped.

"Maybe this should teach you not to come peeping on couples, asswipe," Naruto said. "Now, what the hell are you doing here, old man?"

"Ow. I'm...ow...looking for a Naruto Uzumaki," Jiraiya said.

"I'm him," Naruto said as he released Jiraiya.

Sakura walked outside as she asked, "Naruto, what's going on?"

"Well, hello," Jiraiya said as he pulled his pants up. "Tell me, sweetheart, ever been with an older man?"

"Back the fuck off, freak!" Sakura shouted.

"Oh, how much I love my women all nice and feisty," Jiraiya purred as he put his hands toward Sakura. "Come here and give daddy a little kiss."

Before Jiraiya could grope Sakura, she beat the crap out of him. Various bruises were all over his face while blood poured from his nose not due to his beat down but due to sexual arousal.

"What a woman!!" Jiraiya shouted excitedly.

"Just who the fuck are you, old man?" Naruto asked.

Jiraiya got up. "I'm Jiraiya the Toad Sage. I came here looking for you, Naruto."

"What do ya want with me?" Naruto asked.

"I've heard you were having problems with Orochimaru," Jiraiya said.

"How do you know about Orochimaru?" Sakura asked.

"He and I go back a long ways," Jiraiya said. "But there's no time for ancient history. I've come here to prepare Naruto for his upcoming battle against Orochimaru."

"I don't need your help, old man," Naruto said. "I can handle him."

"In your present state, I think not," Jiraiya said. "Orochimaru is capable of ripping you apart, even with the combined powers of the Nine-Tailed Fox and the crow."

"I don't care!" Naruto declared. "He will pay for what he did!"

"Don't be brash, boy!" Jiraiya shouted. "Under my tutelage, you'll be able destroy that bastard."

"What about removing the Nine-Tailed Fox within me?" Naruto asked.

"I'm afraid that's impossible," Jiraiya said.

"What?" Naruto asked shockingly.

"Any attempt to remove the demon within you could result in your second death," Jiraiya said. "I'm sorry, Naruto."

Sakura was thunderstruck upon hearing what Jiraiya said. She collasped to the ground and felt like crying. The thought of Naruto dying a second time was just...too much for her.

"Naruto..." Sakura said sadly.

Naruto walked up to Sakura and kissed her cheek. "Don't feel bad, Sakura."

"How can I not?" Sakura asked. "Either you spend the rest of your life bound to that monster or you die again . . . and I don't want to have to go to your second funeral."

"Don't talk like that," Naruto said softly.

"Just...leave me alone for a while," Sakura said as she ran into the house.

"Sakura..." Naruto said before Jiraiya interrupted him.

"Come, kid. Give your girlfriend sometime to cool off while we train," Jiraiya said.

"Train?" Naruto asked.

"Yes," Jiraiya said. "As I said before, with your current strength, Orochimaru will tear you apart. I will harness both your fox and crow chakras. Now, walk with me."

"All right but let me say good-bye to Sakura first," Naruto said firmly.

"Ok but make it brief," Jiraiya said.

"Thanks," Naruto said as he walked into the house.

Sakura cried in her bed as she heard a knock on the door. "Sakura? It's me. Open the door."

"Go away!" Sakura screamed through her tears.

"Please...talk to me," Naruto pleaded. "Just open the door and talk to me."

"No!" Sakura shouted.

"Sakura, don't act like this," Naruto said. "Remember that magical moment from last night? You and I made love for the first time. Are you willing to let that slip away because of what Jiraiya said?"

There was a few seconds of silence but to Naruto, it felt like a long time. When Sakura opened the door, her eyes were red and puffy from her sorrow.

"Naruto . . .I don't want you to die," Sakura said. "I know the Nine-Tailed Fox has caused you so much pain and I know it's totally selfish of me to ask you this but if it'll keep you alive, then hold onto it!"

She surprised him by hugging him tightly, her phenomenal strength making it difficult for him to pull out of her grasp. "I can't see you die again, not after what we've shared!"

"Sakura..." Naruto said while couldn't think up anything else to say.

Then again, words did not need to be said. Actions spoke far greater volumes and so Naruto embraced Sakura, comforting her with his presence. "I'll stay with you, Sakura, for as long as I can."

They stood at the entrance of the door and held each other for a long time. Back outside, Jiraiya waited for Naruto to come out and begin his training. He was getting a tad impatient for waiting on Naruto. Soon enough, Naruto walked out of the house, ready for his upcoming training with Jiraiya.

"About damn time you came out here," Jiraiya said. "Tell me, how'd it go with your girlfriend?"

"None of your damn business," Naruto said firmly.

"Oh, come on," Jiraiya complained. "Did you mount her? Did you do a little sucky sucky?"

Naruto gave Jiraiya a Three Stooges eye poke. "That's none of your damn business! Pervert."

"That hurts," Jiraiya complained. "Come on, kid. Time to begin your training."

(Sound Village)

Kin was meditating in her quarters. Not long had passed since her two comrades, Dosu and Zaku, were killed by Naruto. Because of this, she wanted vengeance. Orochimaru walked in and interrupted Kin's meditation.

"I see you're preparing yourself, Kin," Orochimaru said.

"Yes. Naruto will pay for killing Dosu and Zaku," Kin stated.

"I know a way to get to Naruto," Orochimaru.

"How?" Kin asked.

"Target the one who cares for Naruto the most," Orochimaru said.

"Who might that be?" Kin asked.

"Why Sakura, of course," Orochimaru replied.

Kin smiled. "I'm sure that would piss him off."

"You won't be going alone on this one," Orochimaru said. "Sasuke will be joining you."

"Why?" Kin asked.

"It's been a while since he last seen Naruto and he does need to stretch his legs a bit," Orochimaru said.

"Ok, Orochimaru-sensei," Kin said. "That bastard won't know what hit him."

(Konoha forest)

Jiraiya trained Naruto long and hard for his upcoming fight against Orochimaru. He had Naruto sign a scroll in his own blood to pass down some of his techniques but before he could have his young pupil to summon Jiraiya's giant toad servant, Gamabunta, Naruto had to burn off his excess chakra by doing Shadow Clones and doing his trademark Sexy Jutsu which got Jiraiya very sexually excited. When Naruto finally mananged to burn off his chakra, he was able summoned a toad but only not Gamabunta, just a tiny tadpole.

"You little bastard," Jiraiya said. "You call that a summon!?"

"I'm trying my best, Jiraiya-sensei!" Naruto shouted. "I'll try again!"

"Fine," Jiraiya scoffed. "You better summon something other than a tiny ass tadpole."

"Ok," Naruto said as he summoned another toad but this time, a tadpole with legs.

"Naruto, you are pissing me the fuck off," Jiraiya said.

"Yeah, well, I'm pissed more the fuck off!" Naruto yelled. "It has legs, goddamn it! Legs! Which means I can summon a more grown one the next time, you perverted asshole!"

"You think you can summon a grown toad, eh!?" Jiraiya shouted as he grabbed his pupil. "I don't think you burned off your normal chakra! I know what I'm gonna do with you!"

Jiraiya dragged Naruto to a nearby cliff as he said, "Let's see if the Nine-Tailed Fox can save you from this."

Jiraiya tossed Naruto off the cliff as a black bird flew past him and followed Naruto toward the rocks below.

'Bastard!' Naruto thought angrily. 'All right, Fox, you've fucked up my life for the past fifteen years that I've held you in me, so it's time to pay the piper! Give me your goddamn chakra so I can make the fucking summon!'

The Nine-Tailed Fox laughed, a horrible, grotesque rumbling sound. 'You're a bold little brat, demanding my chakra like that. I'd kill you if I could, but I might not be able to preserve your soul a second time. Here's your damned chakra!'

Naruto suddenly felt an explosion of power from within him as his chakra surged far above the levels to which he was accustomed. Feeling confident in the new power, Naruto performed the hand seals required for the summoning of the King of Toads, Gamabunta.

"Where am I?" The giant toad asked.

"Gamabunta, I presume?" Naruto asked.

"Who the hell are you!? Where's Jiraiya!?" Gamabunta shouted.

"I'm your new master now, Toad King," Naruto said. "Get used to it."

"Kid, whoever you are, get off my head or I'll swallow you whole!" Gamabunta shouted.

"Forget it, I'm your new master and you'll do what I say!" Naruto yelled.

"I don't think so!" Gamabunta declared as he hopped off with Naruto riding on his head.

While Gamabunta hopped away, the crow looked on from a tree branch as the Nine-Tailed Fox said through the crow, 'Nice use of my chakra, boy. Perhaps I do need you after all. You're a part of me as I'm a part of you.'

The Nine-Tailed Fox/crow flew off his branch and went after his host and the giant toad. Gamabunta rampaged through the forest while Naruto held on. The Fox/Crow avatar refused to let go of the giant Toad King. Jiraiya saw Naruto and Gamabunta coming his way. Gamabunta stopped as he asked, "Jiraiya, what's the meaning of this?"

"You may not have known this, my friend but I'm not longer your master," Jiraiya replied.

"What are you talking about?" Gamabunta asked.

"Naruto signed a contract scroll," Jiraiya said. "You are now his servant."

"How did he get the power to summon me then?" Gamabunta asked.

"He's a very special boy," Jiraiya replied.

"If I'm his servant now then show me his name on the contract," Gamabunta said.

"Very well," Jiraiya said.

Jiraiya laid down the contract scroll on the ground and showed his former toad servant Naruto's name as proof.

"If I'm going to be this brat's servant then I must abide by the contract," Gamabunta said. "I thank you Jiraiya for my years of service to you."

Soon enough, Naruto jumped off the Toad King as he disappeared into thin air. Jiraiya smiled at his pupil as he said, "You've done well, Naruto. You've finally used the fox demon's power to summon Gamabunta. I'm very proud of you today."

"Aww, shucks," Naruto said. "It was nothing."

The crow landed on Naruto's shoulder and cawed. The Nine-Tailed Fox said through the crow, 'Naruto may have gotten a small sample of my power but he will feel the full extent of it all. Soon, I'll consume the boy and his body will be mine. I will rampage through Konoha once again!'

"What a pretty bird," Jiraiya said as he tried to pet it but it nipped his finger. "It bit me!"

"I don't think he likes being touched," Naruto said.

"Hello, Naruto," A sinister female voice greeted.

"You," Naruto growled.

"Long time no see," Kin said.

"What the fuck you want, little girl?" Naruto asked.

"I've come here to kill you," Kin said.

"You're too late, bitch," Naruto said irritably. "I'm already dead."

"Oh, no? I can kill your bird and take your powers," Kin said. "Or I do something much worse."

Kin moved aside to reveal Sasuke holding Sakura hostage as he held a kunai blade against her throat.

"Naruto, help me!" Sakura screamed.

"Let her go!" Naruto screamed.

"We'll let her go, if you beat me in battle," Kin said.

"And if I refuse?" Naruto asked.

"Then I get to slit your girlfriend's throat," Sasuke said.

"Let her go! Now!" Naruto shouted.

"Only if you kill me," Kin said.

"That'll be arranged," Naruto said.

"First things first," Kin said as she gave Sakura the kiss of death and smiled. "I hope you didn't mind I gave her some tongue."

"Fuck you!" Sakura screamed.

"Shut up!" Kin shouted. "All right, Naruto. Time to battle."

"Time to die," Naruto said.

Naruto charged at Kin with ferocity while she stood there with calmness. Before the Fox/Crow avatar could tear out her throat, he felt something looping around his wrist, legs, chest, and waist. Naruto found himself bound by Kin's strings.

"What's the matter, sweetheart? Can't move?" Kin asked. "Struggle all you like but my new strings will only get tighter and tighter."

Naruto struggled from his restraints as Kin pulled out a bell from the pocket of her ninja outfit. She began to ring the bell in her hand. The ringing caused Naruto's eyes to blur and disorientation had set in. In his hallucination, Naruto saw the Nine-Tailed Fox taunting him behind his cage.

'Every person in this sad and pathetic world doesn't tolerate your existence, boy,' The fox demon said. 'You've always been alone. No one doesn't care about you, not even Sakura. Why don't you just give in to my power and become the monster you're destined to be?'

"Never!" Naruto screamed with pure rage.

'You're truly nothing, Naruto!' The fox demon roared. 'You're nothing but a failure! You will fail in your quest for vengeance on Orochimaru! You will fail in rescuing your beloved Sakura! You're a failure just like your father!'

"Who the fuck gave you the right to talk about my father?" Naruto asked. "And how do you know him, anyway?"

'No one told you who your father is?' the fox demon asked mockingly. 'Of course they didn't! They didn't want you to know who he was because if you knew, they would have no choice but to treat you with the respect and fear you so rightfully deserve as my vessel! Your father is Arashi Uzumaki, the Fourth Hokage, the bastard who trapped me inside you!'

"The fourth Hokage is my dad?" Naruto asked.

'Yes. He was the reason why I'm in here,' The fox said. 'He deserved to die when he imprisoned me. I piss on his god damn grave! Like I'm gonna piss on Sakura's.'

"BASTARD!" Naruto screamed, a crow-shaped aura of blue chakra surging around him. He broke free of the genjutsu and shouted, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Instantly, twenty or more doppelgangers appeared.

"What the fuck!?" Kin screamed.

"You can do much better than that, Kin!" Naruto shouted. "Your mind tricks won't work!"

The twenty-plus clones surrounded the area as Jiraiya stared in shock and awe.

"Incredible! He managed to break free from that genjutsu using the crow's chakra!" Jiraiya exclaimed.

"Think you can hide in your Shadow Clones?" Kin asked. "I'll find you and destroy you!"

"Go ahead and try!" The Shadow Clones said in unison.

Kin went on the attack on the doppelgangers. Each time she attacked a Shadow Clone of Naruto, they would poof into nothing. Soon enough when she encountered the real Naruto, he gave her punch in the face. Kin grabbed a handful of needles and threw them at Naruto. He dodged them with surgical precision but he didn't dodge Kin's elbow shot to the jaw. Kin was about deliver a kick but Naruto blocked it and smacked her in the chin. The Fox/Crow avater grabbed the female sound ninja and bind her with her own strings. Naruto then grabbed Kin's needles and said, "Tell Dosu and Zaku I said hi in Hell."

Naruto threw every single needle at Kin, impaling her in the arms, legs, stomach, and chest. Kin died from her wounds soon afterward.

"Release Sakura now!" Naruto demanded.

"Haven't I been true to my word?" Sasuke asked as he released Sakura. "Go."

"Naruto!" Sakura screamed excitedly and hugged Naruto tightly.

"Are you ok, sweetheart?" Naruto asked.

"Yes," Sakura said.

"How cute," Sasuke said sarcastically. "Naruto, if you wanna face me and my master, meet us at the Sound Village. We'll be looking forward to your arrival."

Sasuke cut Kin's corpse from the strings and carried her body away as he disappeared into the woods. With Dosu, Zaku, and Kin dead, Naruto can finally get vengeance on Orochimaru.

"Kids, let's go," Jiraiya said. "All this death is making me a little sick."

Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya returned to the Hidden Leaf Village to rest up for the upcoming trip to Otogakure. When they got to Sakura's home, the trio saw Kakashi and a group of Genin standing in front of the house.

"Kakashi, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked.

"I saw your battle against Kin in the woods," Kakashi said. "Not to mention heard about your trip to the Land of Sound."

"Kakashi discussed this with all of us and we decided to join you," Neji said.

"No way," Naruto said firmly. "This is my fight."

"Why should a jaw jackin' retard like you get all the fun?" Shikamaru asked.

"I agree with Shikamaru on this one," Kiba said.

"You have always told us to be at our best," Rock Lee said.

"Now it's our turn to pay that back to you," Shino added.

"And one thing's for sure, we all want Sasuke to pay for turning his back on us and Konoha," Choji said.

"We're behind you every step of the way, Naruto," Hinata said.

"So what'd you say?" TenTen asked. "Would you let us aid you in taking Orochimaru down?"

"Fine," Naruto said. "You can come. Just don't get in my way."

"I was about to say the same thing with your girlfriend here," Ino said.

"One question, how the fuck are we gonna get to Otogakure?" Kiba asked.

"That's easy," Naruto said as he did the appropriate hand gestures and used the fox's chakra to summon Gamabunta.

"May I help you, Naruto?" Gamabunta asked.

Everyone gasped upon seeing the giant Toad King sitting in front of them.

'I think I'm about to crap my pants,' Choji said mentally.

"Everyone here needs a ride to the Land of Sound," Naruto said.

"Ok," Gamabunta said. "Hop on."

"No way I'm riding that thing!" Ino screamed.

"Shut the fuck up, Ino," Sakura said. "How else are we gonna head to the Land of Sound?"

"Whatever," Ino said.

As everyone got on Gamabunta's back, Naruto asked, "Jiraiya, are you coming with?"

"No," Jiraiya said. "I'll stay here for awhile. I'm done with death for one day."

"Suit yourself," Naruto said. "Just don't do anything perverted. See ya, dude."

With that said, Gamabunta told everyone to hold on tight then hopped away from Sakura's house while destroying a few buildings and scaring a few people in the process.

Jiraiya smiled. 'Naruto, you've made me proud today. You proved to me that you have guts and determination. You were never alone in this world; you have friends who care about you and are willing to help. Most importantly, you have a woman who loves you very much.'

Meanwhile, the crow flew above Naruto, Sakura, and co. The Nine-tailed Fox possessed bird said mentally, 'It doesn't matter how many friends you have, Naruto. Your mind, body, and soul will be mine and no one will stop me from destroying this world.'

To be Concluded...

End note: The fourth chapter is complete. Orochimaru's three student minions are now dead and Naruto is ready to destroy Orochimaru but one person stands in his way: Sasuke. The worst of it all is The Nine-Tailed Fox is ready to possess him and wreak havoc. How'll Naruto deal with Orochimaru and his inner-demon? The fate of Naruto's sanity hangs in the balance. Will Sakura's love for Naruto save the day? Wait 'till the final chapter, my fellow wolves and Crow-ites. Enjoy the dramasterpiece.

May the wolf spirit guide thee...