Glory of The Prince

Naruto Fan Fiction

Standard disclaimer applies, the only thing I own here is my ideas, not Naruto, I don't own historical figures, Sparta or Pankration

Italics are dreams, thoughts or flashbacks.

Bold is Kyuubi or some other supernatural force speaking

-Chapter Thirteen: The Battle For Konoha Part Two-

Finally Sasuke shouted for them to retreat. Naruto and Suna had one the first round. He climbed on Kyuubi and rode back to his home, killing retreating enemies with spear thrusts from fox back.

That was how the first battle that was fought for Konoha ended. Suffering significantly fewer casualties than their enemy. Only one hundred of the fifty thousand men were killed, and only two hundred injured. Naruto was glad, there was an estimated one thousand deaths to the enemy numbers. They received the message from Naruto that they could take their men from the battlefield. They cleared the corpses away, and the smell of burning flesh was smelled from miles around.

Naruto stood outside with his army, He again saw Sasuke-Siares' men approach, they were full on charging this time though, the Krypteia led the lines and stayed steady as they were charged, Naruto was sitting atop his tenant, spear at the ready. He charged with ferocity and Kyuubi jumped into the lines, tearing flesh with his claws and fangs. Naruto struck men with his blade, his sword in the other hand he struck the lines as the Phalanx attacked the front.

The battle then took an unexpected turn. The Phalanx broke, but the Spartan men charged fearlessly into the lines, Naruto leading like a charioteer. He met Sasuke and Siares in the midst of the battle. They again attacked on fox back, Sasuke continually attempting to kill Naruto with Jutsu. Naruto launched himself from Kyuubi's back, Rasengan formed, he thrust it through Sasuke's shield. The metal and wood splintered sending shrapnel in all directions. Sasuke caught the arm, and smiled.

"You chose offense." Suddenly Naruto's body went numb with electric flow. "Wrong choice." Naruto fell to the ground, his men falling behind him, but they still put up a fight, killing many of the enemy as well. Naruto wobbled to his feet, feeling a kick slam the wind from him. "Did you think you could win?" Sasuke struck him again. "I've got a demon now too." Sasuke kicked him again, Siares was clearly losing the fight between him and Kyuubi though. "If I killed you and that monster, I'd win this battle." He then charged a Chidori, pulling off Naruto's helmet, he grabbed his long hair, pulling him up, he spoke "I will have this battle, take Konoha and then Suna, and then the world." He thrust his hand forward, only to feel it stopped. Naruto looked at him defiantly.

"Not a chance, I've killed you once, now I'll do it again." The red chakra began to flow from him, forming tails, five total. "You are a demon, I have control of one, the stronger brother, and the one who killed the younger." Sasuke felt the chakra sucked from his body. He then felt a powerful fist crack his armor. Naruto then punched him again, this time in the face, and again in the face, knocking his helmet off. "You thought you could have all that power the easy way, but no, power is something you work for, that's why you always failed." Naruto picked up his sword, seeing Sasuke draw his, he smiled. "You wish to challenge me in a contest of the sword?"

"You know the answer." Sasuke lunged, intending to plant a thrust into his chest, but felt his sword batted aside by a powerful swing. The same swing came down, but was blocked by Sasuke, Naruto kicked him in the leg, causing him to stagger slightly, then stepped forward, thrusting, when Sasuke stepped back, Naruto then rolled to Sasuke's right side, under his blade and as he came up, used his left hand to draw his knife and plant it in Sasuke's right shoulder, effectively disabling the arm. Naruto was knocked back with a powerful kick. As he stood, he saw Sasuke pull the knife from his shoulder, stop the bleeding then switch his sword hand. "That knife is a great annoyance. But, you haven't fought a person who is good with their left hand before have you?" Naruto stood, seeing Sasuke raise his blade with his left hand. "You see, while I was in the underworld, I met this wonderful man, he taught me how to use a blade with my left hand. Why you may ask? Because if you have no right arm to use and can still fight, then you should use your left. Now what you don't know is that anytime one parries with their left hand, the back of their enemy is exposed, thus making it easier to kill them." Sasuke stepped forward, the Kusanagi he'd reclaimed before his death coming down swiftly. Naruto blocked and pushed the blade aside, punching the exposed ribs of the dead Uchiha, he then kicked him back, picking his knife up. He held it in his left hand.

They dueled for a long time, Sasuke easily deflecting each blow, Naruto fared equally.

Gaara had, over the years learned a close range fighting style, one with a katana, he'd made sure that every man knew how to fight close range combat, so as not to create a weakness in that way. He currently slew his enemies with grace that was rare for the Kazekage.

Kakashi was not faring well, he suffered a cut to his leg that made moving difficult. He'd stopped the bleeding but it was still hard on him. He was firmly planted in place though, using his sword to cut down enemies.

Ichigo fought along side Steelios and his men, they fought like animals in single combat, and even more like the Titans of old in large scale combat, felling multiple men in heartbeats. Ichigo was using his sword currently, cleaving armor and bone as though nothing had opposed him. Steelios had a huge grin on his face. Combat was where a Spartan belonged.

Sakura watched the hell that was combat from the Archer's perches on the wall. She saw all this that happened, at one point she even swore she heard Rock Lee shouting about the "Flames of Youth" as he punch, kicked and generally pummeled enemies into oblivion.

Naruto was not having an easy time fighting Sasuke. Kyuubi was however faring much better. Siares suffered many injuries from claw and fang, they did heal visibly though as the fight waged on. Sasuke retreated into the field of men. Siares also retreating. Kyuubi knelt on his front paws, showing that Naruto was supposed to mount him.

"Boy, use a fire jutsu. Burn these abominations into cinders!" Kyuubi growled. Naruto flashed through hand seals, finally ending in a shout.

"Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" Naruto then expelled an enormous ball of flame, several times larger than this jutsu usually did due to the demonic chakra that flowed through him. Enemies screamed in agony as their flesh melted from their flesh, He then made clones of him and his mount, which continued to slaughter the Demon Shadows as he chased their general through the mass of soldiers. They ran west.

They ran far from the soldiers and Konoha, leagues of forest blurred by as they finally stopped somewhere familiar.

The Valley of the End.

"So, you want to end it where it all began then?"

"I'm going to end it where I fought and won my freedom." Sasuke dismounted from Siares. He brought his spear this time, he also had a shield, black like obsidian with a bright red eye in the middle. Naruto brought his spear and sword down.

"I'm going to end it here, you're going to die and stay dead this time."

"No, you're going to die, and I'm going to remain the immortal ruler of the world." Sasuke dashed forward, thrusting with his spear to have it deflected by the Hokage's shield. Naruto stepped around the spear thrust, and tried to strike at Sasuke's unprotected sides. He failed as the Uchiha batted his spear aside with his shield, he'd hung the shield from his shoulder, giving him limited mobility, but it allowed him the use of his right arm for his shield.

Naruto stepped back, holding his spear above his shield, he thrust at Sasuke several times, each pounding his shield, but weakening his defense. Naruto dropped his spear, drawing his sword, he swung once, hitting the shield, then again, swinging low this time in an attempt to strike the exposed knee, Sasuke pivoted on his rear foot. He swung his blade, carrying the momentum from the pivot. Naruto blocked, and kicked low, into Sasuke's leg, causing him to stagger as the Spartan moved to strike, Sasuke rolled back, coming up onto his knee, he sheathed his sword and picked up his spear.

"You think that with only your left hand you can beat me? Hah!" Naruto dropped his shield, he also removed his helmet.

"You're cocky Naruto. Never get cocky." Sasuke stood, striking with his spear, Naruto dodged, caught the spear against his armored chest with his arm.

"No, I'm not cocky, I just know it's undeniably my fight to win." Naruto snapped the spear with his arm, catching the broken shaft with the point and holding it like a sword. "Now You'll die." The Hokage stepped in and cut the shield strap, rendering the shield a weight on his dead arm. He then brought the spear through his other arm. "In the underworld, you can see your family again. Unless your sins prevent you from crossing the river Styx." Naruto raised his sword. "Goodbye again, my once brother." Naruto's blade fell, decapitating the last Uchiha. Naruto pulled a coin from his pocket and placed it under his tongue(1). He set fire to his body, cremating him in the fashion of his ancestors the Greeks. Naruto saw that Kyuubi had struck the killing blow on his younger brother. He set fire to him as well, simply because Kyuubi liked fire.

"Boy, what troubles you?" The nine tailed beast asked.

"Sasuke, what caused him to be so wicked?" Naruto contemplated.

"It is simply how some people are." Kyuubi replied.

"No, not him, he was righteous once, but then he changed." Naruto remembered his once brother. "Come, we need to return to the village, the army may need us." Naruto said to his tenant who allowed him to mount him.

-back in Konoha-

Kakashi had seen Naruto chase Sasuke into the woods, he was expecting that he return soon. The battle went well, suddenly the Demon Shadows had gotten weaker, they also seemed to be less organized, their forces were pushed back and ultimately the remaining thousand or so retreated. Every soldier that could perform a fire jutsu burned the corpses of their foes after all the allied dead were removed from the field. Sunset was fast approaching, Kakashi continued to watch the west gate from above, searching for any sign of Naruto.

Just as Kakashi was about to turn his back and leave, he saw the shining red fur of the nine tailed fox. Next he saw the dark shining silver of his armor, Naruto had returned, carrying the sword of his enemy. Kakashi went to meet him.

"Naruto, we won! We pushed back the remainder of the army that we didn't kill off!" This was the first time he'd heard Kakashi excited.

"I managed to kill Sasuke, I brought his sword, I want to keep it in my mansion. He was once my brother, I want to remember who he was, and when Kohana gets older, I want her to use her father's sword. Regardless of the wicked past it carries." Naruto looked somewhat depressed.

"Well then, I believe Gaara and your fiancée want to see you."

"Okay, Kakashi, I want you to be my best man, if that wouldn't be to much to ask."

"I'd be honored to Naruto." Kakashi would have smiled but his mask prevented it to be shown.

"I'll tell Sakura, She's been wondering who I'd choose, I've got to go though." Naruto rode through the gates on the back of Kyuubi, the soldiers in the streets cheered his name, Naruto had always wondered what it was like to be treated like a king returning from war, and now he knew.

Naruto found Gaara with his men, sitting in his tent with a bandaged arm.

"You got a scratch there eh?" Naruto joked.

"Nothing that's worth mentioning, just a sword across the arm." Gaara smiled slightly. "I wanted to see how you were doing, Everyone saw you chase the Uchiha off the battlefield."

"I'm not fine, but I'm very glad that we won. Plus I'll be a husband and father soon. Kakashi is my best man, and Kohana is already like a child of my own."

"It seems that you have a good life ahead of you."

"I do, Say Gaara when do you plan on getting married?"

"I already am."

"What?!" Naruto was incredibly surprised.

"I'm married to a woman named Matsumoto Rangiku" Gaara smiled, he'd never really thought to mention it.

"You coulda told me!" Naruto grinned. "Well I guess that since we're so far away from each other it's hard." He turned "Sakura wants to see me so I've got to go, I'll see you friend." He then bowed to Gaara and left.

Sakura saw Naruto approaching and she ran to meet him, she greeted him with a passionate kiss that showed that she missed him and was worried about him.

"Sasuke is dead for good this time, I brought his sword. Kohana is going to use it when she's older, if she chooses to be a ninja."

"I heard that you'd chased him west, is it true that you guys went to the Valley of the End?"

"Yes, we fought and I killed him there."

"Then we have reason to celebrate then! Did you choose your best man?"

"Kakashi is my best man."

"I knew you were going to choose him. He and Gaara are the only ones that you'd really choose, except maybe Ichigo."

"Don't forget Jiraiya. Though it would be dangerous to put him in a room with that many women. You have a lot of friends."

"Yeah, that lecherous man would try something. Let's go to sleep, I can tell you're tired."

"I am indeed, though I need a shower first."

"Okay, but then please come to bed."

"I will."

-Chapter Thirteen: End-

Author's Note: Sasuke's dead…again, and for good this time. This is the last real chapter that has anything to do with the story line, I may make a short chapter to close it all, maybe make it like ten or fifteen years from this one's end. I'll likely do that.