Great! The story is getting more exciting to everyone! Well, most of them, anyway. I have a few answers to some of you.

To DemonWolf666: He he... sorry about that. I didn't notice that the last chapter was starting to be an OcHarem. But don't worry, in this chapter, you'll find out something that will please you... well, whenever if you're pleased or not.

To the DragonBard: It doesn't look like you like my story very well. But hear this, yes, I know that Lee is the deadlast, but can we have two deadlast instead of one? If you don't like my story, then read other stories than this.

Be patients, my friends. The romance will soon be here. So, enjoy!

"Speaking"

'Thought'

Flashbacks

"Inner/Demon Speaking"

'Inner/Demon Thought'

Jutsu name

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Only the OCs.

Chapter 2:

Facing powerful opponents

The two teams, Naruto's team and Ichigo's team, are heading somewhere in the forest, to find some teams that they could steal the scroll from. However, they haven't found a single person. It's been a few hours and they still can't find a single team. Ichigo and Naruto sighed. "What the hell..." they said at the same time.

The rest of the team looked at them. "What's wrong, you two?" asked Sakura.

"Man! It's been a few hours and we still haven't found one person! I'm sick of this! Might as well drop in, anyway." said Ichigo.

"Yeah... Me too." said Naruto, agreeing with Ichigo, but he doesn't agreed with the drop in part. "But who cares?! We have to do it anyway! Because I'm not gonna give up! I have to try!"

"You really... are energic, huh, Naruto?"

Naruto grinned. "Heh! That's right! Even it takes a long time to find them, I'll never give up!"

Ichigo sighed. "Well, might as well get in the action. Because I'm not gonna let my friends fail! And that's my nindo!" He smiled.

"Yeah! And I'm gonna succeed the exam! Then, I'll become Hokage! Then, I'll make everyone eat ramen!" As he said that, Sakura and Ino ran into him and hit him on the head. "Oww! What was that for?!" he whined.

"You idiot! That's not gonna happen in life!" yelled the angry Sakura.

"Not even in your dreams, idiot!" yelled the angry Ino.

"Why?... Why do you always have to hit me?" Naruto whined.

Watching the scene, Ichigo felt sadly for Naruto. 'Poor guy... Those two really hated him, huh? Man, I wish they could love him just once.' he thought. He looked at Tenten and Temari, who doesn't look like they're enjoying it. 'Those two hated him too? Man, how many of them hated him?' He then looked over Hinata, who looks like she's sad for Naruto. 'That girl... Is she the only one who didn't hate him? Does she... like him?' Then, he had an idea. A perfect, yet perverted, idea. He grinned.

Aizen noticed Ichigo's grin. He then asked to himself, 'What is Ichigo thinking about? That grin doesn't look like it is... good.' Aizen then decided to ask Ichigo what is it. "Is there... something you have in mind? What are you thinking about?"

"Aizen... It looks like I have to play as a matchmaker. For Naruto's team to be... You guess it."

Aizen then knows what Ichigo was thinking. "Wait... You don't mean...?" Ichigo's grin widened. Aizen can only looked at him with emptiness. "I... didn't say anything." He said to himself.

'He he he he he... Pretty soon... The kunoichis will fall to Naruto's charm... They will all fall in love with him... He he he he he!' Ichigo thought. But just when he's about to think of a plan, he felt a sting in his head, feeling a powerful energy. Kaname felt it too. They both stop walking.

The team noticed it and looked at Ichigo and Kaname. "I-Ichigo-san? Kaname-san? W-what's wrong?" asked Hinata.

"Kaname-chan... do you felt it too?" asked Ichigo to Kaname.

"Yes... A powerful chakra coming from afar." said Kaname.

"This doesn't look good. We need to alert the others immediately."

"Yes."

Ichigo looked at the team. "Guys, we need to come up with a password, right now."

"Huh? But why?" asked Ino, getting confuse.

"The enemy might use a jutsu that'll seperate us. and that he'll use Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Jutsu) to immitate one of us to fool ourselves. So we have to come up with the password so we can know who's real." explained Ichigo.

"Oh! Now I get it! But... why now? Shouldn't we come up with it later?" asked Tenten.

"No. I get the feeling that someone might attack us now."

"That's right. Ichigo and I can sense chakra from far away. And those chakra... are a lot." said Kaname.

"So, we need to come up with a password?" asked Temari.

"Yes. We have to hurry. The enemy might attack us at any time." said Ichigo.

"Ok. Let's hurry." said Sakura. "So, who's gonna make the password?"

"I'm thinking..." Ichigo grinned. "... Naruto. He's gonna make the password."

"WHAT?!?!?!" shouted the kunoichis.

"Wait, me? Are you sure about this?" asked Naruto.

"Of course! In fact, you make a great passworder. Your move, my man. What's the password?" asked Ichigo as his grin widened.

"Well... I'll try. Ok... here it goes." Naruto tries to think about something, a password that no one has ever heard of. Then, he found it. "I got it!"

"So, what's the password?" asked Kaname.

"The password is... Ramen!" That's a bad password. Sakura and Ino once again hit him on the head. "Oww! What did I do?!" he whined.

"You idiot! The password isn't going to be the ones you like the most!" yelled Sakura.

"Yeah! Think of another password!" yelled Ino.

'...Maybe I shouldn't have let Naruto making the password. It makes the kunoichis hate him a lot.' Ichigo thought as he sweatdropped.

"Uhh... I'll try." Naruto thinks of another password. He found it. "I know! Chicken flavored ramen!"

"Uhh... Naruto, I don't think that's going to be good. Because... everyone will know the password, if you chose the ones you like the most. Try... choosing a longer password. a phrase, to be exact." explained Ichigo.

"Oh... Ok! I think I found one!" Naruto began to said the phrase for the password. "The ramen is not going to be good, without some ingredients in it. There are different kinds of ramen. And most of all, all the ramens are delicious. Even the noodles are delicious. If you put the right ingredient in it, the ramen will taste great."

Hearing this, the team have nothing to say. The password sounds... ridiculous, but it's worth a try. "I... think it's alright. I got it all." said Ichigo.

"Me too." said Sakura.

"Well... ok. I guess it's alright." said Ino.

"I agreed." said Hinata.

"Well, it's worth a try." said Tenten.

"Sounds ridiculous, but ok." said Temari.

"Ok, I got it." said Kaname.

"Alright." said Aizen.

"In that case, let's go!" said Naruto.

"Alright! Let's move, everyone!" ordered Ichigo to the team. Everyone nodded and they continued walking down the path.

Meanwhile, far away from the team, Shikon and Saruka are walking in the opposite side of where Naruto and the others are. That's when they both felt a surprise power. "Saruka... Do you felt that?" asked Shikon to Saruka.

"Yes." she answered.

"That power... Hm hm hm hm hm... Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm getting excited on this! Another fight, against someone that I can kill!" he laughed.

"I'm excited too. Come on, Shikon. Let's go find those guys."

"Hm hm hm hm... But first, let's use a jutsu to blow them away." Shikon used severals of hand seals before shouting, "Wind Style: Tempest of the Terrible Skies Jutsu!" He began blowing a huge wind at the front.

Back to the Naruto team, Ichigo felt a slight wind on him. "Hey guys? Do you feel something?" he asked the team.

The team looked at him with confusion, until they too felt the wind on them. "That's weird. I thought the forest has no wind in here." said Ino.

Then, they felt that the wind got heavier, and heavier. Kaname realized something. "That's because... it's a jutsu!!!" Kaname knows now that someone has used a jutsu to attack them. As the wind got a lot heavier, a heavy gust came in their way.

"Everyone! Incoming!" shouted Ichigo. But the gust got them. They have been flew away.

After the gust stops, Shikon and Saruka steps in the path where the gust blew. "Hmph! What a pity. There's no one here." said Shikon, disappointed about all that.

"Don't worry, Shikon. I am sure that someone has already been here. If we search for them, we'll kill them like a bug." said Saruka to Shikon.

Shikon grinned evilly. "Ha ha ha ha ha! I guess you're right. Now... let's find them, shall we?" Saruka nodded. They continued their way to find the people they are searching for.

Just around the bushes, it is revealed that Kaname, Sakura and the rest of the kunoichis are hiding in the nearby bushes, to soon find someone who attacked them. "So... those are the guys who attacked us... and that chakra... That's the same chakra from before." said Kaname.

"Kaname, what should we do? It looks like those guys are strong." asked Sakura, getting a little afraid.

"Don't worry. I'll keep our guards up. We have to keep it if Ichigo, Naruto and Aizen found us. We were seperate from the boys."

"I just hope they can find us here. I felt helpless without them." said Ino.

"Keep it together, Ino. Those guys can't find us like this."

"Oh, can we?" The kunoichis heard someone from behind. They turned around and saw Shikon and Saruka, who smiled devilly. "I'm sorry, but your little hide-and-seek plan won't work. Now, that we have found half of them... Saruka, find the rest of those worms!" ordered Shikon.

"Of course." Saruka then left, leaving Shikon to the kunoichis.

Shikon laughed sinisterly. "Well, let's play a little game, shall we?"

Kaname got in front of the kunoichis. "Girls! Get back! I'll take care of that guy!"

"Aww... Afraid with a little, cute boy like myself? Ohh, that hurts me..." Shikon sarcasmily said. "... But not for long." Suddenly, he punched Kaname on the face, sending her flying a few miles away.

"Kaname!" shouted the kunoichis.

"Don't worry, I'll won't hurt your protector... but I'll hurt her very much!" He charged at Kaname, who's trying to get herself back up. However, Shikon caught her on the neck, choking her. "He he he he he... I'll break your little neck like a snake getting choke by a human!"

"Ugh!... No... You won't kill me!" Kaname formed severals of hand seals and place her hands on his chest. "Take this! Ninja Art: Pyre Seal!" A seal appeared on his chest.

"Hm? What is thi-" He's about to finish what he said, but the seal blew up, sending him flying. "Ugh!" he groaned.

Kaname landed softly on the ground. "Ha... Ha... Got you!"

However, Shikon quickly got back on his balance and landed on the ground. "Sorry, but your little trick won't work on me, you little bitch!"

Kaname grinned. "I'm not done with you yet!" She formed multiple of hand seals and ended it with a tiger hand seal.

Seeing this, Sakura realized that the tiger seal is for Katon jutsu. She shouted to the kunoichis, "Everyone, be careful! She's using a Katon jutsu!" All the kunoichis quickly covered themselves, as Kaname is ready to use the jutsu.

"Here I go! Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu)!" She blew a large fireball at Shikon. When the fireball is about to reach Shikon, she smiled. 'Great! I finally caught him!'

However, Shikon smiled. He shouted, "Guardian Deflect!" A green sphere appeared all around him and the fireball hit it, instead of Shikon.

Kaname gasped. "What? That's impossible!"

Shikon cackled. "It doesn't only protect me from anything, it can also deflect!" The fireball suddenly turned the tables and flew right at Kaname.

"What the hell?!" The fireball hit her.

While the fireball began to burn her, Shikon laughed manically. "Ha ha ha ha ha! Yes! Burn in hell! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!!!" He continued to laughed, until the fireball ran out and it revealed Kaname, who is still alive. "Hm? You are still alive?" Then, he smiled evilly. "Hm hm hm hm hm... Well, that's too bad. Because you're going to die right now!" He walked towards Kaname, delivering the next blow.

"No... I won't die... Not like this..."

"Say "Goodbye", Konoha nin!" Shikon was about to land his fist to her, when someone threw a kunai at him. He easily evaded it and looked at the direction where it flew. He sees Sakura and the rest looking afraidly at him. He laughed. "Weaklings. No matter how hard you tried to defeat anyone, you are still the most weakest ninja of all."

"You're... You're not gonna kill her, you bastard!" yelled Sakura, feeling little confidence.

"And who's gonna stop me? You're just a bunch of weak kunoichis!"

That's when Temari decided to fight. "Weak kunoichis? I'll show you who's weak, you sound bastard." She stood up and pulled out her enormous fan from her back. "I'll show you that no one, and I mean, NO ONE mess with a ninja from the sand!" She opened up her fan, revealing three purple circle. "Everyone, leave this to me. I'll take him down in a minute."

"B-be careful, Temari-san!" said Hinata, couraging Temari.

"You, kid, are going down!" yelled Temari at Shikon.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! How can you defeat me with this fan of yours? You are such a weakling!" laughed Shikon.

Temari smirked. "Hm hm... You haven't experience the true power of my fan." Shikon seems confused at this. "Take this! Kamaitachi no Jutsu (Wind Scythe Jutsu)!" She flapped her fan, making an enormous wind on Shikon.

"Hm?!" Shikon was flying in the air. Then, severals of slashes appeared around Shikon, injured him. "Groaah!!!"

"Ha ha... "Weak" you say? Well, sorry, but I'm not much of a weakling!" Temari smirked as the wind cut the body around Shikon. As the wind cease, Shikon fell down on the ground. "Goodbye, bastard." However, for her, he poofed into a wooden log. "Huh?! Kawarimi no Jutsu (Substitution Justu)?!"

"No... I'm afraid that I'm the one who's going to say, goodbye to you." She heard someone. She tried to turned around, but someone landed a blow on her neck. She fell down unconsciouly. The kunoichis gasped, as they looked up from them to see Shikon, with a terrible smile. "Well, that's two down. And..." He looked down to the remaining kunoichis. "... four more to go." The kunoichis only looked at him with fear. Shikon's smile widened, as he's about to land a powerful blow at the kunoichis, when...

"Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu (Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu)!" He heard someone shouting. He looked above him and saw a flame of dragon coming towards him. He quickly evaded it, by jumping away from the kunoichis. "Sorry that I'm late, Sakura-chan. I got stuck on the vines of the tree and all, and I'm glad that I found you." Everyone looked up from them and see Ichigo, standing on the branch of the tree, with a nervous smile.

"Ichigo!" shouted Sakura happily. She was happy that Ichigo came here to save her.

"Ha ha ha... Sorry about that!" Ichigo still has his nervous smile. Then, he looked at Shikon, with a serious face. "You..."

Shikon smiled evilly. "Another weakling... How many of them are there?" he asked to himself.

"That same chakra I sensed... So it was you who use a jutsu to seperate us from my friends, is that it?"

Shikon cackled. "Of course."

Ichigo then looked at the injured and now, unconscious Kaname laying on the ground. He gritted his teeth. "You... You hurt Kaname-chan, do you?"

"And what if I am?"

"You're gonna pay... dearly." He jumped from the branch and charged at Shikon, using a technique. "Take this! Hou'ou Tenku (Rising Phoenix)!" He launched a kick at Shikon, with his foot in phoenix flame. "Burn!" he yelled.

However, Shikon disappeared from Ichigo's sight. He hit the ground. He desperately searches for Shikon anywhere in the area, but with no luck. "Fool." He heard Shikon said. Before he could take the chance to turn around, a kick hit his face. He was sent flying.

"Groaah!!!" Ichigo groaned. Soon, he regained his balance and landed on the ground. He was both surprised and angry. "How the hell?"

"Such a weak ninja." Shikon reappeared a few feets away from Ichigo. "I was surprised and bored that you have use a technique from a swordmaster."

Ichigo gasped. "How did you...?"

Sakura and the rest are very confused about what Shikon said. Use a technique from a swordmaster? What does he mean? "Swordmaster? Who is that swordmaster?" Sakura asked the remaining kunoichis. They all shrugged as a sign of "I don't know".

"How did I know that this is from a swordmaster, you're about to say? Well, I'll give you a hint." Shikon said, as he lift his hand and turned it into a fist. Then, his fist is filled with mysterious energy.

Ichigo gasped, as he knows that technique very well. "T... That's...!"

"Majinken (Demon Fist)!" Shikon launched a powerful shockwave at Ichigo, with his fist.

"Kuh!" Ichigo quickly evaded the shockwave and landed back on the branch of the tree. "No way! But that means..."

"Yes. I was also taught by the same swordmaster as you. But unlike you, I am far more powerful than you, with the teachings of the swordmaster."

"That's impossible! The swordmaster would never teach someone like you! Why did he taught you?! Does he know that you're evil?!"

Shikon cackled. "Fool. You have never thought about the swordmaster's true self. You thought the he's from the light... But in reality, he was not just that."

"Huh?" Ichigo becomes confused about what Shikon said. "What're talking about?"

"He is from the light AND darkness. He is the twilight swordmaster. A master who is from the light and darkness. I cannot believe that you didn't know that, fool. He is not a hero, nor a villain."

"This... this can't be... I can't believe this... He taught you because you're from the darkness?"

"Yes..." Shikon again cackled. "That's enough chitchat. Now... where were we?... Oh, yes!" In a quick spped, he appeared in front of Ichigo, punch his stomach. Ichigo groaned of pain. Then, Shikon kick him on the sides, sending him flying to a tree.

Ichigo regained his balance and landed his feet on a tree. Then, he thrust himself foward, flying towards Shikon. He tried to hit him, but Shikon disappeared from him. He landed on the branch. "Dammit! I can't hit him! He just couldn't stay still!" He looked around him to find Shikon. But he's nowhere to be found.

"Over here!" He heard Shikon said. He looked above him, where he heard him, and found him, using a technique. "Die! Yousoushuugeki (Eagle Dive)!" With his feet, he made a spinning kick with it. Ichigo quickly evaded it and landed on the ground. Shikon also landed on the ground, when he broke the branch with his technique. "I'm surprised that you have evaded my attack. But this time, you won't be so lucky." He started to form severals of hand seals.

"Huh? A jutsu?" Ichigo asked.

As Shikon finished, he shouted, "Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu (Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu)!" Suddenly, a water dragon was founded behind Shikon. "Die!"

As the dragon is getting closer to them, Ichigo gritted his teeth. "Shit!" He quickly formed severals of hand seals and shouted, "Doton: Doryuheki (Earth Style: Mud Wall)!" A giant wall of mud appeared in front of Ichigo. The water dragon hit the wall, as it collapsed. The water rained down around the area. Ichigo panted. "Damn... This guy is really hard to beat. With the teachings of the swordmaster and the jutsu he has, it'll be a lot tougher to beat him. I need to form a strategy." As he said that, he heard Shikon shouted.

"Aqua Edge!" Suddenly, a water like saw flew straight at Ichigo.

"What?" Ichigo quickly evaded the saw, but it nick his leg. Ichigo fell down, as he groaned in pain. "Dammit!... He can use magic too? But how? The swordmaster never taught me magic."

He heard Shikon laughed. "You are quick. You have barely evaded and block all my attacks. However, you haven't seen what I am made of!" Ichigo can hear that Shikon was forming severals of hand seals.

"Dammit!... This can't be good. I need to think of something, fast!" He tries to think of something to finally hit Shikon. He had found it. "I got it! But... Can I do it?" He stood up, with a slight pain on his injured leg. "I'll have to use Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Jutsu). This might be the most dangerous thing I have to do. If I succeed, I'll deliver a strong blow on him. If I fail, I'll be killed. It looks like I have no choice. And I hope that I have some chakra left." He looked closely at Shikon, if he had finish the hand seals.

Then, Shikon finished his last hand seal, smiling like a maniac. "Ha ha ha ha ha! This jutsu will destroy you into a million pieces! This is the end of your life, brat!" Te entire body of Shikon is now filled with dark energy, somewhat dark chakra. "Fire Style: Inferno Fireball of Hell Jutsu!" He blew a very large fireball at Ichigo. "Now you die!"

As the fireball got closer to Ichigo, he quickly formed a ram seal. "Don't fail me! Shunshin no Jutsu!" The fireball hit the ground where Ichigo is.

A few miles away from the fight, the remaining kunoichis can only watch the battle from afar. When they see Shikon blowing a large fireball and it hit Ichigo, Sakura gasped. "No... Ichigo..." she said. She now has tears in her eyes. "ICHIGO!!!" she cried as she tries to run to the battle, but Tenten hold her off.

"Sakura, don't! You have to stay here! This is too dangerous for you!" Tenten said.

"But Ichigo! He's...!"

"He'll be fine! He'll never die like this. I'm sure of it! You have to believe."

Sakura calmed down, as she now believes that Ichigo won't die like this. "I... I hope you're right."

Back in the battle, Shikon watched as the spot where Ichigo is burned like in hell, as he laughed. "Bwa ha ha ha ha!!! This is the end! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!" He continued to laughed as long as he wants, when the fire was gone and it revealed the burnt ground. Shikon noticed something. Something... not quite what he has expected. "Hm? That is weird... What is going on?" He iddentifies the burnt ground, to find some burnt body parts. However, he have not found anything. "This is strange... No body parts..." That's when he realized something. "Wait... The fireball didn't hit him! If he wasn't here, then...!"

"I'm right here!" He heard Ichigo shouting. He could not have time to turned around, when Ichigo, with no burnt marks, hit his face with his fist. He fell down on the ground. Ichigo grinned. "Ha ha! It works! My plan worked! I got ya!" He laughed as he had succeeded to hit Shikon on his face. He then saw Shikon standing up. He gasped. "What... the hell...?"

What Ichigo saw was rather shocking. Shikon's face has a crack mark. Shikon touched his face and feels the crack on it. He looked at Ichigo angrily. "You shouldn't have done that." Suddenly, he grabbed Ichigo on the neck with his quick speed. "You shouldn't have hit my face, brat." He threw Ichigo to the area where the kunoichis hide themselves.

Back in the area where the kunoichis are, they then saw Ichigo crashing on the ground. "Ichigo!" said Sakura happily. She is happy that Ichigo is ok. When she's about to ran towards him, she felt that someone is holding her shoulder. She looked behind her and see Ino holding her shoulder, while looking at the direction where Ichigo flew, along with the other kunoichis. They have a pretty fearful face. Sakura was confused at this, but when she followed the direction, she gasped. She saw Shikon with a crack on his face. "What..." She said softly.

Ichigo stood up and looked at Shikon. "What... what are you?" he asked.

"As you can see, the face you have hit was an armor, a shell." said Shikon.

"What...?"

Shikon touched his face, as he continued to explain Ichigo. "This skin... is a shell of my body. It is not my true skin. Only a shell."

"Wait... If that wasn't your real skin, then... You're a demon?"

Shikon chuckled. ""Demon"... That is what the people of my village called me... However, I am not a human, nor a demon. I'm neither. As you can see, I was born... with no family." He walked towards Ichigo, as he continued to explain. "I was an orphan of hell... I was feared around the village... No one would want to take care of me... No one wants to save me from eternal destruction... Because... I am... a nothing."

"A nothing...? What do you mean?"

"No..." Shikon is now in front of Ichigo. He grabbed him on the throat and lift him up.

"Ichigo!" cried Sakura as she tried to help him, but the kunoichis hold her off.

"... I am more than just a nothing... I am a nightmare... I am the terrifying creature that no one has ever saw... Not even me..." Shikon threw Ichigo to the ground. He then turned to the terrified kunoichis. "I am a killer... I am a creature of the night... Now... Let's see what happens..." He put his hand in front of the kunoichis, as he prepare a devestating blow on them. "... When I'll burn your precious kunoichis into dust!"

The kunoichis gasped. Ino then alerted everyone. "Girls, we have to get out of here!" They nodded. They tried to stood up, but then, they cannot feel themselves moving. "W...what the...?"

"W...what's going on?" asked the terrified Hinata.

"I... I don't know... Whatever it is... our bodies won't move!" said Tenten.

"... No way... it feels like... someone must have force us to stay here..." said Sakura.

Shikon grinned like a mad man. "Ha ha ha ha ha!!! You cannot escape! I use my powers to control your bodies, as they do not move. Now die!"

"NO!!! Don't kill them!" shouted Ichigo.

"It is too late!" Shikon was about to deliver a powerful blast on the stranded kunoichis, when suddenly, a kunai flew out of nowhere and hit Shikon on the back, sending him off guard. "Guuh!" he groaned as he lost his control on the kunoichis. As he can no longer control them, the kunoichis ran away from him. Shikon touched the kunai that hit his back. He pulled it out as he groaned of pain. "Kuh...! Who... threw this?"

"I did, you sound bastard!" Everyone heared someone shouting.

The voice sounded familiar to Ichigo and the kunoichis. "That voice..." said Ichigo.

"Could it be...?" said Ino.

"No... It couldn't." said Tenten.

"It's... It's...!" said Hinata.

Everyone looked above them and saw Naruto, standing on the branch, with his usual goofy smile and a few bruises. "Heh heh! Sorry that I'm late for the party, guys!" said Naruto.

"Naruto, you're here!" shouted Sakura happily.

"Yep! And I just came here just in time too!"

Shikon groaned. "Another... brat? How many of them are there?!"

Naruto looked at Shikon, with a couraging face. "So... You're the guy who tried to hurt my friends, huh?"

Shikon cackled. "... You should have run while you still have the chance, brat... Why are you appeared proudly when I'm about to burn your heart?!"

"Because, you jackass..." He layed up his hand and turned into a fist, as he place it towards Shikon. "... even if I fight a bastard stronger than me, I'll never give in! Not even one bit! Dattebayo!"

'Naruto... I knew you'd come... Beat that guy's ass, Naruto!' thought Sakura proudly.

'He... What an idiot... but I'm glad that he's here, though.' thought Ino.

'Naruto-kun...' thought Hinata.

'That Naruto... He's amazing.' thought Tenten.

Ichigo chuckled. 'Looks like... I'm not alone after all.' he thought.

After a couple of few glances, Naruto shouted. "You're MINE!!!" He jumped off of the branch and charged at Shikon. Can Naruto defeat a powerful enemy such as Shikon? The battle is unavoidable.

End of chapter

Done! Phew! I hope you guys like this chapter! And I just hope this story doesn't end up like my other story "Dimensional Hero", which is a failed story I made.

I have nothing to say in the end, but like I said, the romance will soon be coming. So wait just a little longer.

Ja ne! And review Kudasai!