Song of The Lotus Flute - A Naruto Fanfic

Song of the Lotus Flute (Chapter 8)

Chapter 8 - I’m Home

Both young men prepared themselves.  “I hope you’re ready for this Naruto.”

Instead of arguing about the name, the kitsune just smirked.  “Speak for yourself.” A moment later he was gone and Sasuke was looking back and forth.

“You’re going to have to do better then that!” Kyo was behind him deliberately giving away his position.  “It’s not gonna’ be any fun if you hold back.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t.” Sasuke activated his sharingan and tried to keep up with the fox boys inhuman speed.  The next thing he new they were lodged in battle.  “Who’s holding back now baka?” Sasuke blocked a punch then dodged a kick.  Kyo growled falling to his hands and feet like an angry wolf.  He was right, why was he holding back-he had chakra to spare, it was just that-

“Chidori!” Kyo’s eye’s grew-he’d seen this before!  The crackling lighting was coming at him and he jumped out of the way, clean over Sasuke’s head.

“… I’ll break every bone in your body!” he glared repeating the words in his mind. 

“You couldn’t even if you tried!”

“Eeeerrr-” he came at him snatching a kunai off the ground.  Sasuke dropped the chidori and blocked with his own, each of them trying to get a hit in.

‘You idiot-what are you doing hear?’  Sasuke accused him.  Mirror’s and ice…  Sasuke was injured with sharp needles…

‘Why-why-I didn’t ask you to do it!’

‘Ugh-How should-I know?  My body just-uh- moved on its own.’

‘Sasuke!’

“You’re not afraid are you Naruto?” Sasuke shouted taunt as he jumped back launching shirukan at him.  Kyo blocked them with his tails.

“Shut up!” With that his tails began to grow, and they struck out at the Uchiha.  Sasuke tore threw one with a new chidori before getting rapped up by another.  Kyo dragged him in front of himself so they could face each other.

“Sasuke-Naruto!”

“Sakura stay back-this is our fight!” Sasuke ordered, feeling Kyuubi’s chakra burning him.  He hadn’t felt this much bloodlust since the seal had almost been completely broken a year ago.  Naruto roared at him and in a moment it was a sound of pain.  Chidori had just gone through his chest.  He eye’s momentarily blue stared back at Sasuke.

“This has happened before…” 

Sasuke was looking at him with hard eye’s trying to ignore Sakura’s screams.  No one could get close to the battle with out Naruto’s tails striking out.  Sasuke hadn’t wanted to do it; plunged chidori though his best friend’s chest for a second time.  But it wouldn’t be fair to Naruto if he held back, and if this was the only way to get him to remember, then he’d done what he had to.

Kyo ripped the boy away from him and threw him panting.  His wound bled as he stared at the Uchiha, his eye’s the old Naruto’s; deep azure blue.

“… all of you…” he was looking around him like he was seeing them for the first time.  The memories were still such a blur…   

All nine of the previous rookies were there including team ten.  Kyo felt himself fall to his knees, looking at his bloody hands and realized it wasn’t just his own.  He was covered in the blood of his comrades.

Kyo looked pleadingly up at them.  “I…” he fell forward and was suddenly caught in someone’s arms.  Tears were streaming down his face.  There was a soft hand on his cheek and he was looking into deep green eyes.  They had tears in them to.  Kyo cringed.