Naruto's POV (South Bandit Camp Exit - Land of Fire)
'It's not a deal, brat. It's something you and others have forced upon me.' The beast countered bitterly.
'You rather risk death or a fate worse?' Naruto asked, now furious. The beast locked eyes, it took more willpower than he wanted to admit to keep it going. But the fox rolled its eyes annoyed, it seemed it had seen something in Naruto's eyes.
'I liked you much better when you were an angry brat. Take what you need; just know if you lose control, I'll destroy everything you love…' The beast warned.
Naruto nearly screamed as the corrosive chakra covered him nearly instantly. The pain was indescribable, as the chakra coated him from head to toe it felt like it burnt away the skin beneath. His mind felt focused and yet distant, there was no happiness, joy, mercy. Only unrelenting fury, why was he so mad… why did he need this power… Naruto's now red and glowing eyes locked onto his victim. Because this man needed to die, but before he could die, Naruto would make him suffer for hurting his friends…
Jozu, realizing what he was doing, slammed his blade down quickly. But the Kyubi, amped Naruto, caught this on his forearm. The blade met with and and chakra and bounced off, not even chipping the limb. Naruto ignored it however as he slammed his fist the mans face. Naruto grunted annoyed as the blow sent the man flying. As he chased after his prey a moment of lucidity occurred.
'This form hurts. I can't keep it going safely. Every second, I nearly lose myself in hatred. Need to end this now!'
Naruto chased after him as he held his blade behind his head. His chakra cloak seemed to go into his tanto as he got close. Naruto smiled at Juzo, who was still helplessly flying through the air.
"Uzumaki Style: Raging Blood Wave!" He screamed as he slashed downward, creating a wave of red energy that hit Juzo, causing an explosion. The already powerful technique had only grown more so with the beast's influence. The explosion was massive, sending Naruto flying back, the blonde landed in a heap in front of his friends. As flames and chakra burned away the opposite side of the forest.
Ino stared, shocked, at Naruto's actions and how he must have done them, but before she could say anything, the horror returned.
"God damn, not too shabby at all. It hurt like hell; if it wasn't for leader-sama, it would've done something." Juzo said his cloak was gone in the front, revealing burnt skin and deep and slash wound. Despite it, he seemed unbothered. Juzo appeared above the downed Naruto preparing to lazily cut off Naruto's leg. The blonde could only watch barely consciously. Happy at least he would suffer first…
"GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!" A busty blonde woman quickly appeared within Jozu's guard. So fast she was that he barely managed to wedge his sword before her fist. He planned to deflect her punch and counter. But the second she first touched his blade, it shattered. Bits slicing into both of them. The woman, unsurprised, continued her momentum, landing a follow-through punch. The force of the blow made Juzo cough up blood as he flew back. The fragments of his blade cut him and the woman. The blood seemed to be absorbed by the giant blade that quickly reformed. "This is the turf of one of three Sannin. Tsunade Senju! The Leaf and its inhabitants are my allies. So if you intend to kill today… it's your funeral." She said simply; she stood in front of the three downed Genin.
"Tsunade, a legendary warrior. I didn't expect someone so… lively. Sorry to do this, but Leader-sama said no risk." Juzo said as he climbed to his feet. A basket-sized bruise on his ribs showed the damage Tsunade had done. Yet, to the shock of the various Leaf shinobi, it faded. "Too sloppy today, Kisame will never let me hear the end of it." He then simply sheathed the giant blade on his back and ran.
"HEY, YOU LITTLE SHIT GET BACK HERE!" Tsunade screamed as she charged.
"Isn't she here to help us?" Ino asked from across the clearing. She received no answer from her teammates. As Naruto barely hung on suffering from using the Kyuubi's chakra, and Neji was only now waking up.
Kakashi's POV (Nearby Bandit Camp - Land of Fire)
Kakashi knew he was likely outgunned here. Maybe back in his prime anbu days he would've been able to hang. But now, being inactive for a year as a sensei, he simply wasn't at his peak anymore. He had been training to achieve it again, but it was slow. Kakashi wondered if this was how his Genin felt when they fought…
Kakashi feigned a slash high before firing off a leg kick. Kisame didn't even bother to dodge or check it. He merely tanked the powerful kick while swinging his wrapped instrument at him wildily. Kakashi jumped back and weaved hand signs as he did. "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" A boulder-sized flame raced toward Kisame. He merely smiled as he slammed his sword into it. Kakashi panted as he watched the blade absorb the fire. The only damage it achieved was burning off the bandages.
"Say hi to Sammeheda." Kisame chuckled as the burning bandages fell and revealed his strange blade. It looked like a massive bundle of purple scales, as if the hide of a shark had been used to form it. "Ninjutsu isn't very effective against me."
Kakashi grits his teeth as he signs his next jutsu. "Oh really? How about physical attacks?" He asked before screaming. "Earth Style: Rising Stalagmite!" Large pillars of earth suddenly rose around Kisame, who merely smashed any that came close. As the attack ended, several of the pillars towered around Kisame. "Oh, but we're not done! Earth Style: Sudden Avalanche!" The pillars suddenly shattered into pieces, filling the sky with debris. Kisame smiled widely as the smashed earth fell all around him. As the world fell, dust filled the air for an instant before Kisame's voice rang out.
"Water Style: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
The earth was blown away from the water. An absurdly large wave was spat out from Kisame's mouth. It quickly filled the clearing, knocking over trees as the forest became an ocean. Kakashi managed to jump over the water and stick to it. But Kisame was on top of the wave and was already within Kakashi's guard. He swung Samaheda diagonally. Kakashi barely dodges before the sword swells and cuts through his clothing and the top layer of skin on his shoulder. It was painful, but Kakashi held his cool until he felt how low his chakra had become. The sudden loss made him drop into the water. The blade could absorb chakra by touch!
'Water Style to the highest degree. An odd sword that seems to shave and absorb chakra. And physical abilities that put me to shame.' Kakashi thought as he sent chakra to his exposed Sharingan. 'Can't afford to hold anything back!' Kakashi's three tomoe Sharingan turned into a shuriken-looking design. "Mangekyo Sharingan!" He called defiantly. But to his shock, five sharks were heading towards him. Kakashi looks past them to see Kisame looking down from the surface. Kakashi knew he may be screwed, but he wouldn't go down alone!
"Kamui!" He called out desperately as the sharks closed in. Kisame merely quirked a brow before suddenly his arm appeared to be sucked in by a portal. With a scream of pain, it was torn from Kisame's body. The water was dispensed as an unconscious Kakashi lay on the ground with several bite marks showing he had not escaped unharmed.
"I never expected a decent fight from a Jounin. I'll remember you, Kakashi Hatake." Kisame said as he lifted Samaheda to the wound. The sword seemed to phase into Kisame for a moment before he pulled it back. A fully functioning arm in place of the stump. "Not bad at all. Been a while since anyone landed anything clean on me. Anyway." He raised his blade to finish the helpless Kakashi but was suddenly floored by a flying body. The two rolled against the ground in a tangle of limbs. It was Juzo! Had he last to the nine tails?
"Sorry, but they're with me," Tsunade said defiantly as she stood before the two men.
Kisame and Juzo rose. Kisame merely chuckled at her arrival, even more so at Juzo cursing weakly.
"That makes more sense, if you had lost to that little upstart. I'd be taking the Executioner's Blade for myself." Kisame said playfully. "I won't lie and say she's an easy mark, but-"
"No, leader sama said no risk. We can't afford setbacks." Juzo countered. "She is a legend after all, even two on one we couldn't be certain she wouldn't overcome us."
"Well, not disagreeing with him," Kisame replied. "Let's leave then."
"YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" Tsunade challenged as she flew towards the two.
"That's where you're wrong," Juzo said as he revealed a summoning scroll. It poofed as it summoned a red-haired young woman. Her purple-ringed eyes seemed to scan them all before she pulled a scroll that covered the two men and herself.
"God will judge you one day." She said simply as the scroll sucked the three of them in before poofing away.
Tsunade sighed at them getting away. She then turned to the unconscious Kakashi, lifting him up on her shoulders with a sigh. She was being punished for being too kind. Since she now had to deal with and escort Sakumo's brat and his brats to the leaf. She knew Hiruzen would've had a word if he heard she let Leaf shinobi die. She supposed it was time to visit Shizune anyway. But to think that a mere sudden impulse had lead to all of this.