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Walking Corpse	By : suomynonakun Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 7267 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Naruto grimaced as he pulled a shuriken from his shoulder. When you�re not a taijutsu specialist, fighting a battle without chakra was probably not the best of ideas.
Jumping from the relative safety of the wall and into the fray below was also probably not the best of ideas, but Naruto had never been known for his intelligence.
Konoha shinobi were falling all around him as Akatsuki and Sound members swept through the battle, overtaking the wall and infiltrating the village. Unfortunately, there was nothing they could do about it. There had been no reinforcements since early in the battle, and they were sorely outnumbered.
A Sound nin came at Naruto, swiping at him with a Katana. Naruto ducked under the blade, moving quickly inside the sword wielder�s defense and rising to punch him. The Sound nin stumbled back at the blow. He regained his footing and charged Naruto again. This ninja wasn�t nearly as skilled as Sasuke and the other Konoha Anbu; he swung fast and wild � there was no control behind his movements.
Naruto pulled out two kunai as his opponent raised his katana above his head, slashing downward. Crossing the kunai, Naruto caught the blade between the two small weapons. He kicked out his leg and pushed the ninja away from him, sparks flying when the sword slid backwards along the kunai.
Naruto tossed one of his kunai at the off-balance man, striking him in the heart and instantly killing him.
A distance away, Orochimaru watched Naruto, a grin stretching across Kabuto�s worn face. The young man was relying entirely on taijutsu, and the distinct chakra signature of Kyuubi had all but vanished.
�Orochimaru-sama,� a soft voice said suddenly, from his side.
Turning, he watched as his cloaked subordinate straightened from a bow.
�Kimi,� he acknowledged, �The Hokage is dead?�
�No, Orochimaru-sama.�
Snake-like eyes turned sharply to stare at her.
�Sasuke-sama wasn�t in the mood to play,� she said, either ignorant to, or simply ignoring, the sudden anger radiating from her master.
�Nobu and Takeshi?� he asked.
�Dead, Orochimaru-sama.� From under her hood, Kimi�s head turned to face him. �Shall I still go kill the Hokage?�
He shook his head, watching Naruto as he killed two more Sound ninja. �It won�t be possible for only one of you. Besides, Kimi,� Orochimaru said, as Naruto caught two kunai and sent them flying back at their thrower, �I have a new mission for you.�
~*~*~
�Tsunade-sama!�
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune looked up from the map of Konoha that was laid out in front of them. They had been discussing defensive tactics when Sakura had teleported into the hall where a large number of ninja were anxiously waiting for Sasuke and Hinata�s report before they could be dispatched.
�Sound has broken their alliance,� Sakura told the Hokage. Her hands clutched the edge of her chunnin vest, anxiously twisting the material. She wondered if Sasuke was okay, and she was worried for her friends fighting at the borders.
�What?� Shizune blurted in shock.
�Sasuke and Hinata were attacked by two Sound nins on the western border.�
Tsunade leapt to action. �Genma!�
The bandana-ed ninja to her left straightened, pulling the toothpick he�d been chewing on from his mouth. �Go to the eastern border and report back with the numbers of the enemy. Kotetsu,� she said, now addressing the man next to Genma. �Go to the northern border and do the same.�
The ninja�s were gone, reappearing moments later.
�Tsunade-sama,� Genma said, his eyes wide. �There are at least two hundred Sound ninja aiding the Akatsuki at the eastern border. Many have already infiltrated the village.�
Tsunade grimaced. She had waited too long. Quickly, she dispatched a large force of shinobi, hoping it wasn�t too late.
�Hokage-sama,� Genma said when she was done, �Orochimaru is there as well.�
Jiraiya began to perform seals, ready to teleport immediately to the border.
Tsunade�s hand shot out, clamping tightly onto the back of his shirt. �You will stay here until I send you out, Jiraiya,� she said firmly.
�I�m not going to let him get away again, Tsunade,� Jiraiya growled. �He�s done too much damage; ruined too many lives.�
�You go out there and things will only get worse,� Tsunade said. �You and Orochimaru are like two teenagers in a pissing contest. Somehow Manda and Gamabunta will be summoned, and half the village will end up destroyed before the two of you are through!�
Jiraiya opened his mouth to argue, but was cut off as two shinobi teleported in.
�Hokage-sama!� Neji said, his normal monotone voice now sounding nearly frantic.
Tsunade felt her stomach drop as she saw a limp Hinata cradled in his arms; a deep wound through her abdomen.
It was only when she heard Sakura gasp, �Sasuke!� did she notice her Anbu captain�s unmoving form hefted over Shikamaru�s shoulder. He was covered in blood.
Twenty-five. The both of them. Tsunade had seen too many young people lose their lives to war and battles. Her jaw clenched in determination. These two would not be added to that list.
�Sakura, see to Hinata. Shizune, help me.�
~*~*~
Naruto skidded to a stop mid-charge when a cloaked figure abruptly appeared in his path. The Sound ninja he�d been running at immediately backed away, disappearing into the battle, and leaving Naruto to face the mystery shinobi.
�Uzumaki Naruto.� The voice that issued from the depths of the hood was soft and melodious�definitely a woman.
�Yes,� Naruto answered, knowing better than to drop his guard.
�I have to kill you, Naruto-kun,� the woman said. �It won�t take long.� Naruto couldn�t see the face hidden within the cloak, but her tone was more than confident.
�And you are?� Naruto asked.
�I am Kimi of the Sound Four. Guard of the East Gate,� she said, pulling the hood of her cloak down and shaking her head to release her long raven locks from captivity. She was young, possibly his age.
So, Orochimaru had gotten himself some new guards to replace the ones his friends had killed and, judging by the power radiating from the small woman, the snake bastard had upgraded.
Naruto had lived most of his life on instinct, and every fiber of his being was screaming at him that fighting this woman without any chakra was a terrible idea.
It wasn�t until he saw several flying weapons stop in midair and fall to the ground that Naruto realized he had absolutely no choice. She had placed a barrier around them, not only keeping interferences out, but also keeping him in.
Outside the barrier, a ninja was shoved backwards as he blocked a blow with a sword. His back hit the barrier, and Naruto and Kimi watched as his clothes were suddenly set aflame. The man jerked forward with a scream that seemed inhuman, running in a panic through the battle as flames consumed him.
That�wasn�t good.
The barrier had left them with a small square of space to fight in, and he made certain to pay close attention to its location. It wouldn�t do to dodge something and run into it.
Kimi unclasped the cloak from under her chin and tossed it to the ground, revealing quite a bit of skin, some fishnet, and an extremely short skirt. Naruto�s attention was drawn to her hip, where a long metal chain hung coiled, two round weights on each end dangling against her thigh. A type of Manriki Gusari. Although they lacked sharp surfaces, if used correctly they were still quite deadly.
She unfastened the weapon, holding the coiled chain in one hand and using the other to begin spinning a weighted end. Kimi certainly wasn�t one for small talk.
She raised her arm, the large metal weight now revolving above her head. One wrong move, and she�d probably knock herself out, but Naruto was certain he wouldn�t be so lucky.
With a flick of her wrist, the weight came barreling towards him, chain gliding easily through her fingers. If the metal ball made contact it would probably smash his face in�best case scenario. He spun out of the way, making certain to keep his eyes on the weight as it rushed by him, so Kimi couldn�t strike him from behind when she pulled it back.
Naruto felt the breeze along his face as the weapon returned to its wielder. Kimi pulled the weight back right into a spin. Despite the noise on the battle outside of the barrier, he could hear the steady whoosh of the heavy metal ball slicing through the air. Keeping his eyes on Kimi, he felt in his weapon holsters for something that could help him, coming up with only half a dozen shuriken, several kunai, and a few exploding tags that would serve no purpose except blowing them both up in their small chakra arena.
Kimi began twirling the other end of the Manriki Gusari, the second weight now spinning at her side.
Staying at a distance put her at an advantage, but getting in close would be impossible. She had a weight for offense and another for defense. If he had a free range of movement it would be different, but when he had to concern himself with not only being hit, but also with being incinerated by the walls of her barrier�
He was in trouble.
The weight was released again, sailing slightly lower this time. Kimi aimed it well, sending it on a slant. He couldn�t dodge left or he�d be hit square in the chest, and he couldn�t go right since a wall of the barrier was no more than a foot from him. Down would place his head in perfect smashing position, and up would force him into contact with the relatively low ceiling of the barrier.
The ball hit him in the upper arm, and he bit back a scream as he felt his shoulder roughly dislocate from its socket, muscles and tendons ripping at the mistreatment. He had no time to worry about the injury, though, as she was pulling the weight back to her and he barely managed to avoid its second pass � as well as the barrier wall.
Kimi didn�t pause after the first hit, quickly sending the second weight out while Naruto was distracted with the return trip of the first.
Naruto�s breath was pushed roughly from his lungs as the second weight slammed into his stomach, breaking a few ribs in the process. He was shoved backwards by the force, heading fast towards the back wall of the barrier.
Using his good arm, he grabbed hold of the chain, wrapping it around his arm and pulling. Kimi�s arm jerked forward as he used the length of chain to stop his momentum before he could hit the wall.
Kimi yanked the chain, pulling him forward and ripping her weapon from his grasp. She�d begun spinning the other weight when he had been hit, and now that it once again had momentum, she used it. This one had been thrown like a lasso, and it circled around Naruto�s neck.
�You are a real pushover without chakra,� she stated.
Naruto�s usable hand flew to the chain around his neck, ineffectively trying to stop it from choking him to death.
With a sharp tug, Kimi pulled Naruto forward, causing him to lose balance and fall to his knees. She twisted the chain around her hand, tightening it, and almost fully cutting off Naruto�s supply of oxygen.
He reached for a kunai, something to throw at her to distract her, and, hopefully, allow him to loosen the chain from around his throat. Kimi caught his movement and twisted her body, raising her leg and stomping on the chain, pulling it down from midair to the ground. Naruto had no choice but to follow the chain�s path, landing face first in the dirt as the metal around his neck nearly crushed his windpipe.
The corners of his vision were starting to darken. Naruto�s consciousness was beginning to slip when he heard it. His blood ran cold. Laughter. Amused, but mocking. Then, a voice that he thought had been silenced with the Five Point Seal spoke in his mind:
�Are you done playing around, kit?�
~*~*~
�Dobe, get out of the way,� Sasuke said, glaring down at the young blond who was sprawled out in the middle of the training grounds.
A sliver of blue peeked up at him as Naruto�s eyes cracked open just slightly.
�Who invited you here, Sasuke-teme?� the genin asked, making no move to get up and out of his way.
�Nobody invited me, moron, I came to train.�
�So did I,� Naruto responded. �And I was here first.�
Sasuke crossed his arms. �Lying like a useless lump on the ground isn�t �training.��
�I�m taking a break, jerk.�
Sasuke took a closer look at Naruto, and realized the boy did look a bit more unkempt than usual. His ridiculous orange jumpsuit was full of dirt, and his blond hair stuck out in more places than usual.
�I didn�t think you�d be able to drag yourself out of bed this early to do anything productive,� Sasuke said with a sneer.
Naruto�s eyes opened fully to glare up at him, but he didn�t rise to the bait. Instead, he lifted his arm into the air, staring at either the back of his hand or the blue sky between his fingers.
Sasuke watched him in silence.
�I think I�d like to be like Haku,� Naruto finally said.
�What?� Sasuke said, completely taken aback.
Naruto elaborated. �When I was about to kill him��
Sasuke looked sharply down at Naruto. The other boy had never mentioned that he had almost killed Haku.
Naruto paused, contemplating his words. �He wasn�t scared. When it�s time for me to go, I�d like to be like that.�
�Don�t be stupid,� Sasuke said.
Blue eyes looked up at him in surprise.
�Everybody is afraid,� Sasuke told him. His head was turned, and he wasn�t looking down at Naruto anymore.
Naruto sat up, giving him his full attention. �Were you?�
The question was asked softly, without any hint of the usual teasing or satisfaction Naruto�s voice usually had when he thought Sasuke had a weakness.
Sasuke just shrugged.
�I was,� Naruto admitted.
Sasuke�s gaze quickly met Naruto�s. The blond continued. �When you fell, I thought for sure you�� he trailed off. �Don�t do that again, Sasuke, okay? I don�t want anyone to do something like that for me.� He looked away. �Besides you have goals. You can�t throw them away so easily.�
Sasuke understood that. He was an avenger. He had to stay alive and kill his brother. That was his one goal, his only ambition, and yet, in that fight with Haku, he�d been willing to give that all up to protect Naruto with his life. He still didn�t know why.
�Would you do it for me?� he asked suddenly.
Naruto looked up at him in confusion.
�Would you give up your life for mine?� Sasuke didn�t know why he was asking him this.
Naruto nodded without hesitation. �Nothing�s going to happen to you or Sakura-chan while I�m still breathing,� he said. �So you can rest easy. I�ll protect you.�
Sasuke snorted. �You�re the one who always needs protection, idiot.�
Naruto scowled before his expression became serious again. �Haku told me that protecting someone is what makes you become truly strong.�
�Then I guess with the amount of times I have to save your ass, I�ll be stronger than Kakashi soon,� Sasuke said with a smirk.
�I told you. I don�t want you to do anything like that anymore.�
�It works both ways, dobe. You can�t say you�ll protect me and not let me do the same.�
�Then why aren�t you?� Naruto asked.
Sasuke frowned. �What?�
�I need your help, but you�ve left me alone.�
�What do you mean?� Sasuke asked, looking around in confusion. When he looked back at Naruto, the blond boy was gone. In his place sat a red haired man. Naruto as an adult.
�You were right, Sasuke,� he said as he stared up at the sky. �I am afraid.�
~*~*~
Sasuke�s eyes flew open, and he found his vision obscured by a long ponytail of blond hair. The hair moved when its owner flicked it over her shoulder, to its proper position. Tsunade�s face suddenly hovered over his, brown eyes shining in relief. �You�re awake.�
Sasuke could feel the hard floor under his back, so it couldn�t have been too long since he lost consciousness. They would have moved him to a bed.
�How long?� he asked, making to sit up.
Tsunade pressed a hand to his chest, forcing him to remain still.
�They brought you in about twenty minutes ago. Shizune and I have healed your wounds, but you are in no condition to be moving.�
His mind flickered back to his dream. It started out as a real memory, but the ending�
The feeling that something was very wrong began to overtake him. �Where�s Naruto?� he asked, looking around in hopes that he would be nearby.
�He�s still in battle,� Tsunade said, looking away and opting not to tell Sasuke about the extra Sound ninja where Naruto was fighting. She didn�t want Sasuke going to the eastern border with Orochimaru being there, especially not after what Shikamaru told her about Sasuke�s use of the curse seal. Sasuke wasn�t even close to full strength and she was worried that Orochimaru could make use of that.
�I need to help him.� Sasuke tried to sit up again, but the Hokage�s strength held him securely in place. He shot her a withering glare. �Something is wrong,� he said.
�I�m sure he�s fine, Sasuke,� she told him, not certain at all if that was the truth. �If you go anywhere like this, you are going to end up getting yourself killed.�
Sasuke struggled, but he was effectively pinned to the floor. Had he been at full strength, he�d probably be able to get away, but Tsunade was right�he was too weak to move.
His head turned to the side to see Sakura tending to Hinata. The Hyuuga was pale and unconscious, but she looked like she was still breathing. Neji was standing nearby, his unblinking gaze never leaving his cousin.
Sasuke looked up at the ceiling, his unease growing. Something was wrong with Naruto and the �Old Hag,� as Naruto referred to her, wouldn�t let him go help him.
�You have to let me go to him,� Sasuke pleaded.
Tsunade looked down at him in surprise. She had never heard the Uchiha speak like that. He was begging. She opened her mouth to argue, when there was suddenly a huge blast of power from the east. In her surprise, Tsunade pulled her hand from Sasuke�s chest, and he took advantage of his freedom to leap to his feet.
�Sasuke!� Tsunade said, grabbing for his arm, but he used the little strength he had left to jump out of her reach.
Before he had a feeling, now he was certain. Naruto was in trouble. He sprinted towards the door, his hands already forming seals to teleport.
Tsunade didn�t try to stop him again, she knew she wouldn't be able to. Clasping her hands tightly together she looked out the window towards the east. She knew what Sasuke and everyone else did. That was Kyuubi�s chakra.
A hand gently fell on her shoulder. Blinking back tears, she turned to Jiraiya. �Go,� she choked out. �You have to stop him.�
Jiraiya nodded grimly, beginning his hand seals.
�Jiraiya?� Tsunade said. Her former teammate paused and looked at her. �Tell him I�m sorry.�
�He knows, Tsunade.�
~*~*~
�Release my chakra, you stupid human.�
�Not a chance in hell, bastard fox.�
Naruto could feel the chain tightening around his throat and wondered why Kimi didn�t just give it a yank, break his neck, and be done with it. She was toying with him.
His breaths were coming in hard rasps, barely able to get any air into his lungs. The chain was pulled tighter.
�If you do not let me out, you are not going to live,� the fox said smugly.
�I know. And I�m taking you with me.�
�I will not die here with you, human!�the fox roared inside his mind.
A spasm racked Naruto�s body as a huge wave of Kyuubi�s chakra surged within him. The Five Point Seal shattered and dread raced through him as fast as Kyuubi�s chakra.
No. People. There were too many people!
The little that was left of the fourth�s seal began to crack under the sudden extraordinary pressure the fox had placed on it. An image of Kyuubi flashed in his mind, a wicked grin exposing rows of razor teeth. Horror gripped him as he felt his nails and teeth sharpening even as he desperately struggled to gain some semblance of control.
But�after years of fearing this day�there was finally no control left to gain.
There would be no way back this time.
�Sasuke... I�m afraid.�
Then he saw nothing but red.
~*~*~
A/N: Ok, so now comes the time where I apologize profusely for the long wait and then apologize again for the cliffhanger. I promise the next update won�t take so long.
Besides, I have legitimate excuses! Finals, pinkeye (during finals week), huge computer crash (also during finals week), Anime Boston, and severe writers block really slowed this chapter down. But all is better now.
Just curious: did anybody else go to Anime Boston? It was my first convention experience and I had a blast. Myself and three of my friends dressed up as the four sensei. I was Kurenai (I think I may have been the only one there), and they were Kakashi, Gai, and Asuma. We even found ourselves a Neji and recreated the pose where the jounin all stop Neji from killing Hinata. Yeah, we�re geeks, but it was awesome.
Hitomi: I�m sorry about the spoilers, I didn�t mean to give anything away, but I did place a warning in chapter three that there would be spoilers up to chapter 242 of the manga, and I assumed that anyone still reading was up to date or didn�t care about the spoilers.
One final note. Many thanks, hugs, and kisses go out to Molly, my fabulous beta reader. Keep her in your minds while she edits the previous sixteen chapters for me. o.O
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