It's like seeing Naruto charging in for a shoulder tackle, and before he does that he snaps into a complex Taijutsu move that Sasuke couldn't counter or copy. He couldn't see it coming because it was simply too fast.
Sasuke rolled under Naruto's leg before another thunderous axe kick split the ground. Sasuke stood up, panting a bit and looking at the blonde's back. Sasuke watched as Naruto cracked his neck.
Naruto was still toying with Sasuke. He could have destroyed him in an instant, could have knocked him out at any point he wanted to and completed his mission. Why then did he continue to toy with Sasuke? Naruto didn't know. Naruto turned on his heel and watched Sasuke, his eyes cold.
He felt nothing about this battle. Naruto had nothing to prove by beating Sasuke. In fact, the only tie he could really say he had to this fight was keeping a promise to Mikoto and to keeping Orochimaru from getting Sasuke's body. Kyuubi's chakra wasn't even flowing through him anymore.
Naruto cracked his knuckles flexing his fingers to do so as he stared at Sasuke's eyes.
Sasuke stared at Naruto's eyes, his breathing getting shallow and his pulse quickening. Why did the blonde's eyes remind him so much of Itachi's eyes? He could feel his fear building and he felt a slight emptiness. It was worse than Zabuza's killing intent, all those months ago.
"Still need more power, don't you Sasuke-kun…. Kuku… Draw upon the second stage, show your enemy why they are but a stepping stone in your path to greatness." That voice was in his head once more. Perhaps it was even deeper than before.
Sasuke shuddered as he tapped into the Cursed Seal more, actually letting it flow through his very being.
Naruto felt even more dispassionate about the fight even as Sasuke collapsed onto the ground, clutching his neck. His skin turned to a sickly brown color of all things. His sclerae turned black, even as he bore the Sharingan. His lips were a dark blue color. Naruto shook his head looking at the star shaped black mark in the center of Sasuke's face; it was a perfect bulls-eye point.
Naruto was briefly surprised at the sight of the wings that ripped from Sasuke's back. That would have him at a slight disadvantage. Not even close to enough of a disadvantage to give Sasuke the win though.
Sasuke got back up on his feet; he was a good ten feet away from Naruto. He flipped through three hand signs and generated the chakra at his hand, black electricity starting to generate around his hand. "Chidori!" he screamed out, racing along the ground as his Jutsu gave a screeching sound so true to its name.
Naruto shook his head, noting how Sasuke had used his wings to generate some force to push himself along with. Naruto dodged the Chidori, spinning around Sasuke's form. An axe kick to Sasuke's spine drove the other boy down. Naruto ground his foot into Sasuke's spine, getting the boy to let out a groan of pain.
"I've had enough of this bullshit Sasuke." Naruto said and stepped up onto Sasuke's back and grabbed the wings. Naruto growled out as he began to pull on them, getting Sasuke to squirm and scream in obvious pain. Naruto heart popping sounds and soon the wings lay limp, the muscles literally pulled apart.
Naruto cocked his fist back, before he drove it into Sasuke's head, making the Uchiha's face bounce off the rock, knocking him out.
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Naruto shook his hand briefly before he looked at the Cursed Seal. He knelt down and touched it, already forming a key seal in his mind. The medic in his mind, made by the large amount of Medical Jutsu he could perform, was already figuring a way to withdraw the enzymes that kept Orochimaru's influence over the bearer of the seal.
In ten minutes, Naruto unlocked the seal and destroyed the enzymes. He hefted Sasuke's form, his reverted form, and started the long march back to Konoha.
Eventually, Naruto met up with Kakashi and Pakkun, who silently turned and followed Naruto as the blonde walked. Naruto paused when they got to a forest of bones and sand. Given that Naruto didn't see a skewered form of Lee or Gaara, Naruto deduced Gaara had been there by the sheer amount of sand, Naruto figured that they had already started heading back.
Naruto kept going, coming across the form of some nameless wannabe that was crushed under logs, the logs split with wind chakra.
Naruto visited each and every battlefield of the Oto Nin that had attacked, with the exception of one. But that was because Kiba had taken that guy off a cliff.
Naruto eventually made it back to Konoha and he took Sasuke right to the hospital. Sasuke was taken to a room with ANBU guards around it.
Naruto sighed and plopped down next to Shikamaru who was twiddling his thumbs waiting. Naruto inclined his head to Temari, who no doubt had been dispatched to help out. Naruto would have to deal with her soon enough.
"Choji?" Naruto asked Shikamaru; jerking his head to the ER they were in front of.
"Yeah," Shikamaru said. "Neji was brought in, I heard it was bad. In fact I think Kiba and Akamaru are the only ones still conscious that got badly injured."
Naruto looked down to Shikamaru's broken finger and stood up. "Well, I know a thing or two about medical Jutsu. Let me go see if I can help." Naruto headed into the ER. Some raised and muffled voices later, and soon there was nothing, worrying Shikamaru some more.
Naruto walked out about twenty minutes later, looking strained. "Not know Shika." Naruto said and took off down the halls, going to Neji's room. He had important orders.
The operations were delicate procedures, both of them. Shizune and Tsunade were both doing their absolute best with some of the best medics helping. Naruto was essentially useless to both of them except for one thing.
Naruto was a massive source of Chakra, and he could be a battery of sorts for six different Medic Nin at once.
Naruto walked out first of all the Medics from Neji's room, seeing Hiashi and Hinata there. He wiped the sweat off his face for a moment, keeping his face blank. "I'm not the one to be asking. Shizune-neechan will be out in a moment." Naruto said before walking away.
Naruto found an empty bench and just sat in it. He heard a slight 'clacking' sound and turned his head to look at Jiraiya. "Good job Gaki." The Sannin said and sat down beside him.
"Thanks, I suppose." Naruto said and rubbed his face a bit.
"So how's your first S-ranked mission's success feel?" Jiraiya asked somewhat amused.
"S-ranked?" Naruto asked incredulously. The most he had was an A-Ranked which had been the Wave Clusterfuck.
Jiraiya nodded. "Originally, it had been an A-ranked, low A mind you. Group of enemy Nin, and Oto is most assuredly an Enemy, coupled with the fact that you were retrieving a Clan Heir. Throw in who said Clan Heir was being kidnapped by, and the official story will be that he was kidnapped, as well as the fact that the enemy had reinforcements, you have the makings for an S-ranked Mission." Jiraiya clapped Naruto on the back. "So good job."
Naruto held his face in his hand. "Whoa…" he said and shook his head. "It kind of just feels surreal to be honest with you." He said.
Jiraiya nodded and clapped Naruto on his shoulder again. "Well, enjoy the downtime. Everyone gets a mandatory two week vacation after an S-ranked mission."
Naruto looked up to Jiraiya. "How'd you know about all the details though?" he asked.
Jiraiya looked back to Naruto. "Already talked to the Nara kid." He said before heading off.
Naruto shook his head, barely able to believe what he did. He looked up at the ceiling and sighed softly before giving a grin. It all worked out pretty well, no one but the enemy died.