The Newest Member (A Naruto-Akatsuki Fanfic)

Chapter 25: Fall of The Cherry Blossom

The city center was a molten crater of fire and debris, it was hard to believe such a wreckage had once been the busy streets of one of the most advanced cities it the Ninja world. The eight Tailed Kyuubi stared down at the puny mortals below, they all looked like toppled chess pieces to him. He had reached the grand power of his eighth tail and repelled the devastating fire's of Kakashi and Sasuke's fireball attacks. He spotted out the torn expressions of Sasuke and Shikamaru, almost feeding off the pity they now felt, all there attacks had meant nothing to this grand force of eternal hatred. Was there any use in fighting back against this powerful beast that held Naruto

'No ... This is Naruto, I have to realize he is beyond saving'

Tsunade saw the fear in her fellow Ninja, she knew something had to be done, the battle was far from over and the last thing they needed was fear and hopelessness among the group. She looked at the snaring fox, the child she once

"Get ready, this is not the end and we are far from done. You are all some of the leaf Ninja's best fighters, Don't forget it. Naruto made his choice, and we have made ours. Finish him once and for all !"

The Ninja raised their heads and patted the debris from their body, they all looked pumped and ready to fight again. The Kyuubi had waited long enough, it lunged at Sasuke and Kakashi with claws outstretched, ready to turn them into sharingan kebab's. They leaped to the side and scaled a nearby building, drawing the Kyuubi away from the others as they all scrambled to battle positions. Kakashi and Sasuke dodged as a fist smashed into the wall behind them as the Kyuubi climbed up the building after them, its mouth open and snapping at them with each closer step.

"WHY ARE YOU RUNNING ? ARE YOU NOT KONOHA'S ELITE HAHAHAHAHAHA !"

One of the Kyuubi's tails came down like a striking scorpion, tearing a large hole in the building between Kakashi and Sasuke, they were separated and vulnerable. Sasuke knew what had to be done, he looked at Kakashi and tapped his eye, Kakashi moved to lift his headband, Sasuke shook his head and pointed at himself. Kakashi began to realize what Sasuke intended to do

'Amaterasu ...'

Kakashi charged the Kyuubi, dodging and rolling from side to side as lamppost sized claws struck down at the ground. He gripped his forearm and charged his Raikiri, its howling screech sounded in the war-torn air as he charged towards the Kyuubi, a well placed blow to one of the Kyuubi's legs would cause it to lose balance and grip on the building and fall. Hid hand collided with the fleshy muscle of the Kyuubi's leg, the Raikiri sizzled as the eight Tailed fox's skin was shocked, the shock caught the Kyuubi by surprise and it leaped off the building to avoid any more damage. It hit the ground on all fours and roared up at them. Sasuke closed his eyes and let his Chakra flow into his right eye, getting ready to release

"AMATERASU !"

Black flames billowed from his eyes as a long trickle of blood ran down his cheek, the forever burning flames surged towards the Kyuubi like a black storm cloud, about to engulf him completely. The Kyuubi turned around as if about to run from the flames, Sasuke felt a deep sense of triumph grow within him, there was no way he could outrun it. The Kyuubi raised all 8 tails and fanned them downwards in a enormous gale force blow, sending Debris and buildings into the flames, catching the debris on fire and stopping any flames from reaching the Kyuubi. Worse yet, the black meteors were flying towards the tower they stood upon

"SASUKE, RUN !" Kakashi roared as salvo's of Amaterasu engulfed debris and shrapnel collided with the side of the tower, burning and crushing it all into oblivion