Cross-post from my archive.
Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, Hinata Hinata, Jiraiya, Kitsuchi, Nagato, Nine-tails, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto
Summary: Naruto and his yearmates face Nagato, who seems unbeatable until Naruto negotiates again with the Nine-tails and releases part of his seal.
Meta: Drama, Action, I-4
Wordcount: 4966
( It's Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You - Chapter Fifteen )"Whatever peace you may have made with your beast does not change the actions of your village," the man said in a weirdly classroom-lecture kind of tone. "They sacrificed a newborn to make a weapon of the land's spirit and further sacrificed your life every day after that to their own fears. Is that not so?"