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The fight went on, and not many stunning developments were made

The fight went on, and not many stunning developments were made. However, Naruto had inflicted more damage on Sasuke than the other way around. But still, the two opponents were evenly matched; Naruto's drive to bring back Sasuke or die trying and Sasuke's hatred for his brother and the lust for him dead were the two main driving force.

Orochimaru was still nowhere in sight. Maybe something had finished him off? Or that hidden voice that had flung The weapons in the direction of Orochimaru had killed or incapacitated him? Either way, Kakashi was just glad he had more time to recoup.

And then there was Sakura. She had finished healing Kakashi's wounds a while ago, and once again felt useless and helpless to stop the fight unfolding before her. The fight continued on, and Sakura was useless.

Again.

With Naruto and Sasuke, both opponents were running low on chakra—although, Naruto still had an abundant source from a human's point of view. But that supply was draining quickly as he used it to propel him forward at only a speed the sharingan could gauge.

Naruto made another attempt to get the better of him by propelling himself forward with his chakra, this time aiming at his sword. If the blade broke away from its hilt, then Sasuke would have to rely on his jutsu and sharingan more, draining his chakra. Naruto could be an idiot at times, but he did have his moments of genius. Sasuke shielded his katana by leaping away from Naruto's target point. The weakness to the attack he had launched was that the momentum prevented him following his enemy; if he dodged, the attacker would crash into something to break his momentum. Naruto demonstrated this, hitting head-on into the tree where Sasuke had just been standing.

Damn…at this rate I'm going to have to release the henge. Naruto thought. "Sakura! Kakashi-sensei! Get out of the way!"

The two ninja immediately complied and jumped to the side quite a ways away. Naruto released the henge, bursting into a huge cloud of smoke. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. What now? He thought, annoyed. This Naruto…was completely different from the old Naruto.

When the smoke cleared, Sasuke gave a small gasp. He knew the fox was supposedly giant, but this…

Before him stood the Kyuubi no Kitsune of legend—the one whose tails could cause tidal waves and earthquakes. Kyuubi Naruto (A/N: I'm just gonna call him Naruto from now on, 'kay?) didn't waste any time starting with the brawl. Naruto swiped his claw at Sasuke, attempting to grab him, but Sasuke just barely dodged the swipe. Like I said, just barely. The enormous paw measured three times Sasuke's height, and Sasuke was running low on chakra. He showed his usual emotionless face, but his mask was beginning to collapse. He was panicked. There was no way he could take on the Kyuubi low on chakra. It took the yondaime…

Sasuke dodged another well-aimed shot of Kyuubi's fourth tail.

Naruto gave a frustrated grunt as he lunged his huge body to trap Sasuke. Sasuke saw it coming, and flipped over, but it was too late. His right leg was crushed with a sickening CRACK!

Naruto jumped up, fearing he had killed his teammate instead of just incapacitating him. Sasuke took the opportunity to strike another blow, but found that his right leg couldn't move. "Shit," He muttered. He lifted himself using his katana and left leg, using his katana as a crutch.

And then, a sword rocketed out of the tangled trees and shot right past Sakura and Kakashi. Sakura barely saw the sword before she heard a loud cry. She heard Kakashi swear, and turned her head back towards the battle. The sword, she realized with horror, had impaled Naruto's back leg. The user of the sword came flying out of the trees and landed in front of Kakashi.

Orochimaru! Sakura realized. The long sword was sticking out of Orochimaru's distended jaw, which was positively revolting. Orochimaru withdrew the sword, sending waves of agony through Naruto. as the sword slowly, painfully, separated from his leg. Naruto cryed out in pain. Sasuke saw his chance, and plummeted his sword down into Naruto—straight through his heart.

Naruto was killed instantly.

Sakura's eyes widened. Sasuke simply smirked, as if he gained pleasure from killing his closest friend—a second time. As far as she could tell, that blow had killed him.

The giant fox that was Naruto went limp under the tiny Katana and fell to the ground. His body crashed through trees, leveling the entire section of forests. Kakashi gasped.

"Sakura, get the medics!" Kakashi said urgently. Sakura nodded, on the verge of tears, and sprinted as fast as she could to Konoha. Kakashi knew that it was his duty to stay here and fight Orochimaru…even if it meant his death.

Sakura let the tears fall freely, now that there was no one around to see. She and Kakashi were alone now; a squad of two. That would never work. She also knew that by the time the medic nin arrived, Naruto's body would be cold. It would be impossible to save him. Now she was all alone.

The black-haired girl sighed. She knew that it would have come to this…perhaps, indirectly. That raven haired boy…Sasuke, as he was called, had just killed The nine-tailed fox—with a single blow!

"well crap, demon…looks like this isn't going to quite turn out as I hoped…"

You don't mean…You idiot, Tawainai! I couldn't stand up to someone like the king of all fucking demons, My and your life energy wouldn't be enough combined!

Well then maybe that girl's will…

Um, she's a human.

The nine-tails houses a human spirit…humans are capable of great things, when they wish it with all their heart. That girl… she loves that boy…

You're going soft on me.

Shut up.

"What?" Tsunade, who stood in front of a panting Sakura said. Naruto was dead? Again?

"We'll send for the medic team right away." She stood up and planted her hands firmly on her desk. "And I'm personally going to come with you."

Orochimaru just laughed. This uppity jonin thought he could beat a sannin? What a joke.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Kakashi stole a glance at the pink-haired girl running her way—with a medic squad and Tsunade behind. Tsunade's face turned on an angry look.

"Orochimaru! Say your last words!" The blonde female screamed. Orochimaru barely had time to draw breath before Tsunade's chakra-enhanced fist smashed into Orochimaru's face with another sickening CRACK!

Tsunade had pushed up on Orochimaru's nose, sending it flying into his nasal cavity and then brain, killing him instantly. Hey, it ain't a pretty way to die, but it worked.

The medic team cringed at the sight of the dead fox laying on the ground. No one really wanted to try to save such a beast. But Sakura pushed them out of the way.

I'm going to have to use that jutsu… Tsunade-shishou told me only to use it as a last resort…

But I guess this is a last resort.

"Secret technique: resurrection death manipulation jutsu!" Sakura cried. Her tears flowed again, regardless to who saw them. It didn't matter anyway, since sooner or later she would be dead.

The ANBU that had accompanied Tsunade were disposing of Orochimaru's body, Tsunade heard a shout:

"Secret technique: resurrection death manipulation jutsu!"

no…she wouldn't!

Tawainai's eyes widened. Crap, she thought, that girl's going to sacrifice her life!

I thought that's what you wanted to happen.

Shut up. I would rather die than her…after all…

They're destined to be together?

Yeah…kinda like you and me, I guess.

Sure.

Tawinai leapt from the cover of the tree down to where that pink haired girl was sitting. She showed no emotion; she was concentrated on her task. She closed her eyes, and started channeling her life energy into the pink haired girl. And then she felt something disturbing.

There's a demon inside her!

Rather…she was the demon all along, just sealed inside her…Our demonic chakra is stirring the beast!

She'll still be the same person, (Except for a small amount of bloodlust) only in a different body!

Well…it's either the demon unseals itself, or the girl dies…I would rather have the demon option.

Agreed.

So Tawainai continued channeling her energy. Sakura went from subtle changes first—her eyes changed from dull emerald to radiant blue. Her hair grew darker and darker, until it turned black. There were very few medic nin remaining at this point, and suddenly Sakura sprouted eagle wings, black as night. Her teeth grew longer. She was now as feral in appearance as Naruto.

Tawainai's life energy was almost completely drained. She struggled to keep her eyes open, keep breahing…

Heh…I guess when we get reincarnated, we may get to see the fruits of our labor.

Must…keep…eyes…open…

Must…breathe…breathe…

I…I hope…this won't seem…clichéd…

Keep breathing…keep breathing…

But…I always…always…

Sakura was a large, black wolf with eagle wings now, and small, purple spines were growing from the base of her neck. She grew larger and larger. Finally, she was as large as Kyuubi.

L…Lo…

Loved me?

Yeah.

And, finally exhausted, Tawainai fell to a heap on the ground, all life energy drained.

Me…Me, too…I always loved you.

Sakura yelped out in pain as tails started sprouting from her rear. 2…6…8…9…10.

Ten tails? And then, she fainted, Naruto revived and wide-eyed.

"So, what you're saying is that Sakura was always a demon, but that black-haired girl's demonic chakra merely awakened her true form?" Naruto said.

"That's what I'm saying…Kami, I need a sake…"

The ten-tailed wolf Sakura was laying in the largest area they could find. Sakura stirred, and opened her icy-blue eyes.

"What the hell happened?" Sakura said, seeing a mini-kyuubi, the hokage, and a slightly battered Kakashi.

"Well, to sum it up, you nearly sacrificed your life for Naruto here, then this black-haired girl jumped down and gave you all her life energy. That just happened to contain demonic chakra, and you happened to be a demon all your life, but had your true form sealed away. Her demonic chakra unsealed the true form, and you revived Naruto without being killed. You fainted, and we brought you back here. Savvy?" said Tsunade.

"Woah…"

"Yeah. And Sasuke-teme was taken off to the prison compound till the council decides what to do with him!" Naruto cried exuberantly.

"I guess that wraps up this adventure, then." Sakura said, laying her massive head onto the ground, sighing.

"Not quite." Naruto said. Naruto released the henge, revealing his fully-fledged form. Naruto leaned down closely to Sakura's ear. "You know Sakura, you look a hell of a lot sexier than before." He put his head up against hers.

"You too Naruto, you too."

FINE

Yes, we all love me. smother me with reviews and praise...and I severely regret the late update. it's almost 10 O' clock.

I feel like I grew as an author writing this. most of my other stories were poorly-written, cliched, and short. even though my life has been severely stressed and restricted during this fic, I strived to finish it. I did it for all you guys, not me. I would have been happy to abandon it, if I were selfish. yet I know that you all were waiting for my conclusion, softly, patiently. and I am grateful for that. I am so grateful...and I want to send you each a hug, because You all encouraged me. I might seem self-centered in my author's notes, but I'm not. That's not how I am.

Good luck and God Bless.

-Allison, from Missouri.