the assassins of the fire lotus.

Naruto woke to the sounds of combat he got out of the tent and found himself face to face With a girl in a black karate gi with a chain belt and bandages wrapped around her arms calves and over her Chinese shoes.

Naruto grit his teeth he knew this girl was an enemy she came at Naruto going for a strike aimed at his collarbone and he quickly reversed it into an arm lock and lie roundhouse kick.

The girl got up and attacked Naruto with a drilling punch aimed at naruto's chin Naruto took the hit and the girl laughed but then Naruto vanished leaving a rock that had a fist shaped hole in it and then Naruto appeared behind the girl who turned around not to see him before she looked down and at that moment Naruto executed a somersault kick that caused her to concuss.

She managed to catch herself.

Naruto had been developing his own tai-jutsu style and finally was about to get a chance to test it he shifted into a forward horse stance and he drew his arms into a circle assuming form.

The girl came at him and right as she did Naruto shifted his weight amplifying it with his chakra and letting loose a drilling punch to the girls gut fallowed by a multiple punch barrage then ended with a corkscrew roundhouse punch.

"Kū-ken: shippu-rasen-ken!" Shouted Naruto the punch sent her flying into a tree.

The girl got up weakly.

" You bastard that hurt now I'm going to kill you." Said the girl and she transformed into a human wolf hybrid.

She then attacked Naruto with a spinning right hook the punch would've knocked Naruto's head off if Naruto hadn't blocked Naruto shifted his weight assuming a cat stance then let out a multiple kick barrage ending in a circle kick fallowed by a rolling axe kick.

Naruto called out " kū-ken: tenchi-mawashi-kyaku!" ( Void fist: creation circle leg) The move was fast powerful and straight to the point.

The girl got angry and she charged Naruto.

" I'm going to finish this." Said Naruto who steepled his thumbs index and middle fingers then he channeled the Ninetails chakra.

Naruto got faster and stronger than before Naruto moved fast he executed a powerful spinning Uppercut as he called out " rasen-ryuu-ken!" The punch was so strong it broke the sound barrier five times over and Naruto sent the girl into the air before he executed a souten-ryuuken and then a 540 degree spinning roundhouse kick.

The girl was sent into the forest and Naruto came out of the woods striking her with a powerful step in straight.

The girl grit her teeth and then she kneed Naruto in the crotch Naruto winced but this gave the girl enough time to gather lightning around her fist.

" Take this demon fang strike!" The punch was aimed at naruto's heart Naruto did a ducking turn and came up delivering a corkscrew hook punch.

" Kū-ken: gyaku-senpu-geki" ( reversed whirlwind strike.) the punch was enough to knock the girl into a tree forty feet away Naruto created two clones and formed a larger than usual rasengan and then charged at the girl driving that sumbitch into her body.

" Here comes the big one; Giant Rasengan!" Shouted Naruto as he connected his attack the ball expanded to the size of about forty feet in diameter and it exploded.

The girl lay on the ground out cold.

Kokoro managed to get dressed and escape she ran to the place they were camping she found jiraiya and when he saw how scared she was he asked her what was wrong.

"The dark fire temple there here they're trying to capture Hayabusa and Naruto." She said.

" Well then let's give em hell." Said jiraiya.

The two were suddenly surrounded by twelve assassins all of which wanted to kill them kokoro stepped in a circular motion and raised her arms up into a tiger hand form.

The enemies attacked and she grabbed one by his collar and twisted while driving her palm heel into his chin causing his neck to pop loose.

She then span around an back handed an enemy in the neck before spinning around to deliver a slashing palm to the mains jugular killing him.

The assassins who attacks jiraiya were completely overwhelmed by the man's use of tai-jutsu the great sage of mount myoubuko had made quick work of his enemies by using a swift set of punches to vital opening's crossovers with powerful elbows and even a rasengan.

Kokoro had fought down to three enemies she decided to use her yasha-lion form and then with the power and speed of a lion she delivered a deadly kick into the first enemies neck snapping it in half the second enemy fell to the ground with the power of a side kick to the throat and then kokoro leapt back drew her hands into a circle and dashed forward thrusting her palms out into a double cupped swallow palm that when connected shattered the enemies diaphragm.

The group however we're soon surrounded by enemies all around and they had no choice but to escape however they realized that Naruto and hayabusa were still fighting jiraiya summoned gamakichi and the toad took kokoro and grabbed Naruto then they went to escape but before they could an assassin fired of an arrow that knocked kokoro of the toad fortunately her ninja chainmail protected her however she fell into the hands of the evil leader of the dark fire temple the evil master of the fire lotus Yami no ryufu.

Hayabusa had managed to regroup with his brother and God father but then learned of what had happened to kokoro.

He beat his fist against a rock.

" That bastard is going to pay I'll put an end to that evil cult as of today." I shouted.

Then I felt it as if the spring was crying I felt it's sadness and then I felt my soul reach peacefulness.

At that momenty eyes turned yellow my skin turned bone marrow white and a bunch of blue glowing seals appeared on my torso and arms.

( Think the demi-fiend from shin megami tensei nocturne.)

I finally accessed it my perfect sage mode the demon sage mode.

I felt the power of nature flow through me and now I would put this to good use.

" It seems the spring has chosen you to avenge it's honor and destroy that cult." Said jiraiya nodding in affirmation.

"Come on bro let's go." I said.

" Where are we going?" Asked Naruto.

" To the top of the mountain." Said I replied.

We sprang through the forest up to the mountains managed to get to the temple where we saw the cultist. We dove down and went full blown ape shit on them.

I spammed divergent fist and Shinmei-ken to take out the enemies while Naruto spammed suzaku's and ryuu-rasen-ken.

One enemy began attacking my trying to back me into a wall I parried most of his attacks until he threw a punch aimed at my head which I pushed to the side of my head while crossing my footwork with his and holding my free hand with his chest " senko-ken: shūn-sen-en! " ( flash fist: instant flash fist!) The one inch punch powered by the denjin-senko bloodline was powerful enough to kill the man in a split second.

The enemy was sent flying across the temple.

The enemies were them surrounded by two thousand shadow clones of Naruto and they fought to the bitter end although they were soon defeated within five minutes.

Then the big boss the leader of the dark fire temple master yami-no-ryūfū.

The master smirked as he pointed to the top of the temple where kokoro was suspended and tied up her robes were torn but she seemed unharmed otherwise.

Ryūfū approached me.

" I wish to test the boy who can summon demons and prove he Is nothing without them or his bloodlines." Said the master.

I smirked even without my bloodlines I could probably hold of twelve kagé level Shinobi with just normal ninjutsu and taijutsu.

" So you wish to challenge me okay then I accept." I said.

Ryūfū smirked and he held up three fingers.

" Three rounds the first will be our bodies the second our weapons and the third will be our Jutsu is that acceptable." Said the master.

" Yes very acceptable." I said

Now let's set up the ring

He mad a hand seal and the ground was formed into a stone circle and then it was molded into a combat arena.

" We'll see who comes out on top?!" Said the master.

Naruto and jiraiya stood in my corner and I began to get ready to fight.

" We shall see who is the superior man now Hayabusa." Said the master.

From the shadows in the temple a young man in a black cloak with a black cap stood watching.

" So he's also like me a demon summoned?" Said the young man.

" He seems to be on another level than our own?" Said a voice from the shadows.

( I'll give you three guesses to figure out who this young man is.)