Chapter 18
~ To Naruto and Fukasaku ~
Both Naruto and Fukasaku stood still as they focused on searching for negative energy in hopes of tracking down the intruders. Naruto started feeling a dark negativity aura in a certain direction and traced it back to some men wandering around trying to keep their presence low. He was suspicious though, a couple of weak goons couldn't have gotten in so easily. So he kept searching until Naruto found a sinister energy tracing back to very familiar chakra. He opened his eyes quickly as he realized the direction of where this person was heading.
"Geezer-sage! One of them is heading for Nee-Chan!"
"I felt another one heading towards her but from a different direction. (Name)-girl seems to be their goal. Let's split up so we can prevent them from reaching her." Fukasaku said as he gathered other Ninja roads and looked at Naruto to make sure he understood what he had to do. Naruto nodded to him with a determined expression. They both scattered, running head on towards the enemy.
On the way towards the familiar chakra, Naruto had been running into the groups of henchman. Since he could not make his usual amount of shadow clones, he decided it would just be quicker to splash them all with Toad Oil and keep moving forward. Eventually, the sight of the person he had been chasing cane into view. Naruto's eyes widened when he saw a female figure with white hair. It only confirmed his suspicions.
Naruto managed to get close enough to lunge towards her and tackle her down. As soon as he saw this person's face, his eyes only widened.
"You're that fake jinchuriki that tried to kill my sister!!"
Kyokan only scoffed at him before knocking him off of her. They both quickly stood and stood in a brief silence. Naruto was serious as he watched her carefully for any moments. Kyokan smirked at Naruto as a result.
"Oh please, your sister is just as fake as me. I'm tired of having to chase her, and have everything I ever do involve her! It almost looks like I'm obsessed with the bitch." Kyokan shook her head while frowning. Naruto was growing angrier the more she spoke. He vanished which caused Kyokan's eyes to widen and quickly guard the side of her face as suddenly Naruto's foot appeared hitting kicking her and sending her flying. She slowly got up while grunting and felt an enormous amount of chakra from Naruto which caused her to start to shake. Kyokan felt like she was in front of the nine-tails as it growled in her face.
"Look at this weak imitation." Kyuubi scoffed as his chakra slowly engulfed Kyokan, making her feel like she was suffocating. She fell on her knees as his presence faded, panting from what felt like a lack of air. She cursed under her breathe from the difference in strength. 'What makes him any different than me... what's the missing piece to fill the difference in power?!"
"As if you had any right to be talking shit on my sister's name! You should be lucky she didn't finish you off because she's a good person!" Naruto clenched his fist as he spoke proudly about you, only causing Kyokan's frustration to increase. She lunged towards Naruto as they engaged in hand to hand combat. She noticed that any hits that had landed on Naruto only left scratches which only made her angrier. When Naruto decided to stop playing around, he then punched Kyokan in the abdomen, leaving her winded as she dropped to the ground.
"Nee-chan... is more real than you could ever be!" Naruto said as he stood and looked down at Kyokan. She could only curse in her thoughts as she realized she was nothing without her power that Orochimaru had given her. Chakra started to envelop around her as her anger took over. The ground started to slowly shake from the energy she were giving off. Kyokan stood up and clenched her fist as she was slowly transforming into her beast form.
"Why is it always the same bullshit all over again... What makes them more powerful than me... more important than me... WHAT MAKES YOU ALL MORE SPECIAL THAN ME?!" Kyokan yelled as tears escaped from her eyes. Naruto flinched as he felt her chakra and negative energy increase. Barely standing his ground, Naruto started noticing that he getting weaker, which meant his time in Sage mode was almost up. 'I have to stop her no matter what...'
Naruto summoned a clone until a sudden sensation came over him. Next thing he knew, he was standing right in front of the caged Kyuubi that was glaring at him with his glowing red eyes. Naruto only had a frustrated look on his face when he realized what was going on.
"What do you want, Kyuubi? I don't need your power, ya know." Naruto spoke while frowning and squinting his eyes to the fox spirit. Kyuubi began chuckling as he grabbed the bars of his cage.
"You think you'll last long fighting her without me? Face it Naruto, you need my power. That little power those toads gave you won't get you far in a fist fight with her." Kyuubi spoke as he slowly sent his red chakra past the cage. As it got near Naruto, he turned around and clicked his tongue as he walked away from the Kyuubi.
"Yeah right, watch and learn that I can manage just fine without you!" Naruto spoke as he slowly returned back to the fight and made the shadow clone hand signs to release one of the clones that had been meditating from a distance, restoring his Sage mode in the process. Naruto started remembering the last time he saw you fight against Kyokan and remember the more she was angry the less she was focused in battle. He smirked as he caught her attention and confused her with the expression on his face.
"The difference? We're just better than you at everything. That's why you lost so easily to Nee-chan and now you're gonna lose to me!" Naruto taunted as he grinned with triumph in his expression. He was successful in annoying Kyokan, even more, to make her lung towards him. He got serious as he quickly dodged her and punched her into the ground causing a small crater to form.
"Got her!"
Naruto smiled until he saw Kyokan raised from the crater with and glare at him. He had a poker face when he realized that he didn't punch her hard enough to knock her out.
"Guess not."
~ To (Name) ~
You were sitting up, holding Rai as he slept, and just watched him while smiling lovingly at him. A sudden warmth filled your chest as the more the minutes passed the more your love for your baby increased. But what would've made the moment perfect was if Kakashi was here to be a part of it and share the same feelings as you for your son.
You sighed but then noticed the crystal ball showing the Great Toad Sage images of a battle. You grew curious and continued to watch until suddenly the Hokage stone faces appeared in the distance as a giant crater replaced what was supposed to be the Hidden Leaf. The color in your face faded as you realized the attack on the Leaf had begun. The timing of everything couldn't have been worse. You were currently weak and nursing your child as everyone else struggled to survive. Then your minded went straight into thinking about Kakashi. That sensation you felt as if something terrible had happened to him was all you could think about as tears fell and stained your cheeks.
You set Rai down on some blankets and secured his comfort before you struggled to make your way to the crystal ball. The Toad Sage knew you were watching but did nothing to prevent you from coming towards him and seeing the massacre the Leaf was facing. He knew he could not hide the situation any more from you. You dropped to your knees as you saw Tsunade and members of the Anbu in front of six people wearing a very familiar cloak. Fear struck your heart when you recognized one among them as Pain, the "Leader" of the Akatsuki. You knew he was only labeled as the leader when the true leader had been Madara. However, that did not mean Pain was weaker than him but rather his beliefs and view were being manipulated by Madara.
"Pain... H-He's destroyed the village..."
"There was a reason why Fukasaku and Jiraiya asked you to stay in Mount Myoboku... to protect you and your child from being murdered in front of the people who hold you dear to their hearts." Your eyes widened from his words. You began to shake as you hugged your nails into the dirt and cry softly. You have never felt more helpless in your entire life. Everyone you knew and love... you didn't even know if they had survived the attack.
Suddenly, the Toad Sage tried to grab Rai with his tongue before the ground under him exploded. You got up and was shocked to your core when you realized the place you left your baby was reduced to a hole. You almost panicked until the Toad Sage had brought his tongue in front of you, along with an unharmed Rai crying from being startled from the loud explosion. You quickly grabbed your son and held him close to you as tears nearly escaped you again. For a single second, you thought you had lost him. You held him and rocked him as the need to protect him filled your motivation. Then Gamakichi appeared in front of you and acted as a shield as the enemy levitated from the hole. Your eyes widened as you recognized the smirking man in front of you.
"S-Satoru?!'
~ Time Skip ~
"GIANT RASENGAN!"
Naruto yelled as he landed the attack on Kyokan and caused her to scream in agony as Naruto had sent her flying. But as she was in the air, a cloud of smoke surrounded her as she disappeared. Naruto threw his hands in the air as he was panting due to wasting his energy.
"Oh come on!"
"Naruto-boy! Bad news!" Naruto turned around as he heard Fukasaku in the distance coming with other large toads behind him. They landed in front of Naruto which caused him to stumble back on the ground. He rubbed his side as it stung from the impact of the fall.
"The man I had tried to stop from reaching (Name) disappeared along with her chakra!" Naruto's eyes widened as soon as he heard Fukasaku's words echo in his head. Time had stopped for him as he only felt his heartbeat grow faster due to panicking. Naruto turned and started running towards where he last felt your chakra. Fukasaku and the other toads followed behind him.
"Nee-chan!" Naruto yelled as he arrived at the scene. His eyes widened from the hole in the center. He then heard someone groaning in the distance and saw Gamakichi rise from the rubble along with the Toad Sage.
"Gamakichi! Are you okay? What happened? Where's Nee-chan?!" Naruto yelled as he jumped and landed in front of them. Fukasaku and the other arrived and were shocked at the setting in front of them.
"Naruto, we have a much larger problem occurring right now that needs your attention." The Great Toad Sage spoke as he pulled out the crystal ball he had been protecting. Naruto clenched his fist as his anger was rising.
"What do you mean?! Did Nee-Chan get kidnapped?! What could possibly be more important than trying to rescue her?!"
"The Village Hidden in the Leaf is currently under attack by the Akatsuki." The Toad Sage said bluntly as he wore a serious expression. Naruto's eyes widened even more. He began to shake in anger and frustration and punched some rubble while cursing.
"I promise we will come up with a solution to save her. But for now, our main concern should be saving whoever we can in the Leaf." The Toad Sage spoke before he pulled out a box and handed it to Naruto. He could only frown as he received the box because he could only think about how his sister gone again.
Naruto opened the box to find a red cloak with black flames on the ends of it. He observed the cloak in awe because he thought it was cool and resemble both the cloak of the Fourth Hokage and his late sensei Jiraiya.
"A gift to prove you have successfully mastered Sage mode and surpassed not only (Name), but Jiraiya himself." The Toad Sage said as he watched Naruto clench onto the cloak. He slowly put it on and reminded everyone of the Fourth Hokage in that split second. Fukasaku and the other watched with smiles on their faces as Naruto pulled out his ninja headband and tied it on his forehead. He looked at the Toad Sage with determination.
"I'm gonna save both the village and Nee-chan! And no less than that!" Naruto spoke with courage as he held up his fist in front of the Great Toad sage, receiving only an approving nod in return. Naruto and Gamakichi approached the other toads while Fukasaku dropped down to Naruto.
"Naruto-boy, get into Sage mode and start preparing now for the battle to come. Also... be prepared for the amount of injured and deaths you may encounter. For it may include people you hold dear. No matter how hard it gets... never get consumed by hatred, Naruto-boy. If you do, then there is no hope is surviving the battle and saving (Name)-girl. Understand?"
Naruto jumped onto Gamakichi and sat down before giving Fukasaku a response.
"I promise. I'll save everyone!"
A/N: TWO CHAPTERS IN A ROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could write like this regularly. Hope you enjoy it!
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