[Fic] It’s Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You – Chapter Fourteen

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Aburame Shino, Akimichi Chouji, Haruno Sakura, Hinata Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Jiraiya, Nara Shikamaru, Nine-tails, Sai, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Yamanaka Ino
Summary: Naruto is figuring out how to work with the Nine-tails, but Akatsuki is getting bolder. Shikamaru brings them word of the attack on Fire Country and when the new Akatsuki team finds the Island Turtle Jiraiya is the next to pay for facing them.
Meta: Drama, Action, Angst, I-5
Wordcount: 5163

Naruto sighed. "Nine-tails keeps glaring at you; it's distracting. Though it is kind of funny when you both get pissy about my technique and he gets all pained about having to agree with an Uchiha," he added reflectively.

( It's Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You - Chapter Fourteen )