Howl of Konoha Book II

When The Wolf Bares It's Fangs

It was weird. This transformation was a lot more painful than my last attempts had been. This jutsu was created by one of my ancestors many years ago. The jutsu allowed for me to take on the physical properties of a wolf for use in battle. However, this was at the expense of a large amount of chakra. Although the Himura Clan were powerful not many were able to cast such a strong jutsu. Thus the clans sealed it inside a scroll and left forgotten in the library where I happened upon it.

Sasuke and Itachi's expressions were of pure shock. Never would they have expected I was capable of casting such a strong jutsu. The Uchiha had their sharingan eyes whilst the Himura could transform.

I menacingly dropped my head and brought up my back. My lips drew back revealing large canines and the look in my black and gold eyes was one to kill. My growls vibrated in my chest and throat as I took a step forward on a large paw.

Sasuke flinched back, puzzlement and fear danced in his sharingan eyes. I noticed his grip tighten on the hilt of his sword, his body too petrified to move.

Itachi on the other hand was quick to wipe the questioning look in his eyes. Now he just stared back at me, his eyes are void of anything. It was the same look he had when he slaughtered my clan.

My eyes flashed from a new wave of anger and I ran at him. I let out an ear-splitting bark and my large body collided with his. I was fast in this form and in the blink of an eye my fangs sank into the flesh of Itachi's arm. The man grunted and his body tensed from the pain. My grip tightened as I shook him from side to side like a rag doll. My fangs continued to tear into the muscles of his arm, blood flowing into my mouth. Itachi managed to get away from me by casting a substitution jutsu. The arm I once had was now a mouthful of ravens. I spat them out in disgust, feathers were caught in my teeth and blood dripped from my lips.

My gaze landed on Itachi's figure knelt to the ground a distance away, his hand clutching his injured arm to stop the bleeding.

"Damn you, Itachi." I growled through the mind link. "If you had just stayed as you were I would've killed you quickly."

"It'll take more than a simple bite to kill me, Natsuki." He croaked. The older Uchiha was covered in wounds, the stab I made at his gut still bleeding profusely.

"I'm not stupid. I can smell the blood, you're covered in it." I gave him a look of triumph. "You already have one foot in the grave."

Itachi managed a smirk, "This battle is far from over yet."

Sasuke - who had been silently watching from afar - snapped out of his daze and narrowed his eyes at both me and his older brother. "No it isn't for I will be the one to kill you."

I watched as Sasuke clapped his hands together and wove a series of hand signs.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" He chanted and fire shot out of his mouth in a large fireball.

I jumped to safety, Itachi following suit. However, after my attack the older Uchiha was left sluggish in his movements. Sasuke followed up with a chidori that sent both brothers through the roof of the building. Their bodies were incased in a thick layer of smoke that completely obscured my view of the battle. Pushing off with my back paws I rocketed through the opening. Just as I broke free from the smoke a fire jutsu headed straight for me. Angling my body to the side I narrowly avoided the brunt of the attack - my fur, however, was singed at the tips.