"Is that your answer?"
A 'man' asked two individuals. This 'man' floated in front of the two individuals. He had pale skin and wore a white kimono. This man is known as Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of the Six Paths. This ninja legend sent his power through time to communicate with these two individuals. One of these individuals wore orange pants and jacket, with black highlights around his shoulders and arms. On his back rested a spiral. His short blond hair was held out of his face by a black forehead protector with the symbol for the Leaf Village on it. The other individual wore dark blue pants with a blue cloth covering his waist being held up by a purple rope belt. His high collared shirt didn't reach his elbows. His black spikey hair was free, but shaped his face.
""Yes"" The two spoke simultaneously.
"Eeeeeh. Sasuke-teme, what're you doing in my head?" Naruto angrily yelled to his right.
"This seems to be a shared mental space." Sasuke said as he looked around. "Is this another of your powers?"
"You both now have a piece of my power creating this shared mental space." Hagoromo floated in front of the two, the staff he was holding split into two and absorb into Naruto and Sasuke. A sun appeared on Naruto's right palm while a crescent moon appeared on Sasuke's right palm. Hagoromo started to fade away, however a smile remained on his face. "I am glad to finally see my sons working together after all this time."
And with that Sasuke and Naruto stood up with their recently revived bodies and simultaneously said "Let's go."
XxX
A young boy with reddish brown hair and a green suit was currently soaring through the air on a staff. This boy was Negi Springfield, a teacher at Mahora Academy Middle School for girls. This boy is also only 10 years old. That's right a 10 year old magic teacher is currently flying through the skies. Sure it's the middle of the day and someone might see him, but as a teacher and a mage he has a responsibility to find out what the source of that large surge of power.
"Oi boya. Get down here." Negi could hear someone call to him from the ground, and after looking he realised it was one of his students. Evangeline A.K. McDowell is an ancient vampire who has lived within the school grounds for the past 15 years, trapped by a seal Negi's father placed on her. She physically looked like a 10 year old girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore the standard brown jacket and tartan pattern skirt of the Mahora Middle School uniform. Beside Evangeline, stood another student of Negi's, who also wore the Mahora Middle School uniform. Chachamaru Karakuri, a green haired magically powered robot with obviously robotic ear like things.
Accompanying them is another magically aware teacher of this school, Takamichi T. Takahata. His has short grey hair and wears a brown suit. Takamichi has known Negi since his childhood.
"Evangeline-san, Chachamaru-san, Takamichi. You felt it too." Negi floated down and landed besides the three casually strolling through the streets of Mahora. Chachamaru bowed respectfully at her teacher.
"Indeed. The principal told us this might happen sometime." Takamichi spoke with a level of concern in his voice. "Although he never expected it to be in his lifetime."
"Waaah? The principal knows what this is?" Negi asked curiously. "What is it?"
"We're almost there boya." Evangeline warned. "Be ready for a fight, but don't show open hostility. We have no idea how strong he is."
"He?" Negi asked curiously.
"Quiet… we're here." Takamichi warned as he stood in an abandoned lot close to the World Tree. "I hope we are ready for this." Negi could feel the tension in the air.
"Since the principle is willing to free my power temporarily then he really is worried about this." Evangeline haphazardly commented. This scared Negi, it wasn't long ago that he fought against Evangeline at full power; he could barely say that he won, he was lucky that she was resealed before the fight continued. If she and Takamichi where sent here together, whatever they're here for is probably well out of his league.
Before Negi could voice his thoughts, cracks started to appear in the floor. A yellow light shone through the cracks, just before it exploded upwards.
"Finally free…" A confused blonde shot up out of the ground. Negi noticed that he was the source of the yellow light. Not only that but Negi could feel the hostility radiating off of him.
"Looks like he wants a fight." Evangeline commented as she charged forward. She made a claw of ice form around her hand and tried to attack the blond before he could get his bearings. However this did not go unnoticed by the blond who punched her in the gut sending her flying towards the World Tree. Chachamaru quickly flew towards her master and caught Evangeline before she was sent too far away.
"Dammit Eva." Takamichi had no choice but to fight now. He was about to charge forward when Negi stepped in between the two of them.
"Please wait, Takamichi." Negi asked as he opened his arms wide. Leaving his back to the blond was risky, but he was confident the blond wouldn't attack him. And he was right. The blond merely looked at the boy who was preventing him from being attacked and saw that they were not all his enemies. His yellow cloak disappeared suddenly much to Negi's delight, however it was not intentional. The blond fell to one knee and closed his eyes.
"Is this what chakra exhaustion feels like? This sucks…"
"My name is Negi Springfield." Negi approached the blond and stuck his hand out, to which the blond smiled and stuck out his hand in return.
"Naruto Uzumaki." The two shook hands just as the blond collapsed in unconsciousness.
XxX
"Hey dobe…"
"Eeeh? Sasuke-teme?"
"It appears this mind space is still open for us to communicate." Sasuke and Naruto stood relatively close to one another. All the space around them was empty.
"What exactly is going on?" Naruto asked. "I woke up the collapsed, and we were just on the moon fighting Madara… I don't understand…"
"It appears that we have been sealed for an extended period of time, all of our chakra has left our system while we were sealed, except for a little left over which quickly left me as soon as I awoke. I assume it was the same for you."
"I still don't get it…" Naruto rubbed the back of his head confused.
"We are in a whole new world Naruto. If we both unsealed at the same time something must be happened. And if we both unsealed…"
"Then Madara did too…" Sasuke nodded in reply.
"First thing we should do is gain as much information as we can. Are the Tailed Beasts saying anything?"
"No… I can't feel any of them." Naruto sounded extremely worried. "I wonder if they're alright."
"They probably disappeared with the rest of the chakra. We still have the marks on our hands so we probably still have the Sage's powers, just not his chakra anymore."
"So what do we do?"
"Learn as much as you can about this world and meet back here in 5 hours."
"It looks like I'm still doing as you say. See you again soon teme. Stay safe."
XxX
A man wearing a very similar outfit to Hagoromo floated high up in the sky, with both his hands clamped together. "Chibaku Tensei" Clumps of land and mountains started flying up around this man creating giant meteors floating in the sky.
"We gotta stop him." Naruto quickly placed his hands into his signature cross technique. With the new power up from the Sage of the Six Paths, Naruto now had his glowing yellow jacket, boots with chakra ears popping out of his head. Behind Naruto floated a halo of black gudodama balls. "Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Twenty more Naruto's appeared around the first, all similarly donning the Six Paths Sage Mode as the original. All of them started creating giant Rasenshrunkens as they prepared for the onslaught of meteors.
"Let's take it to him." A giant winged Susanoo appeared and 'grabbed' Naruto inside of him as it continued to fly straight towards the meteors. All Naruto clones through their attacks as ordered and quickly turned to the 'shadows' around them.
"WE GOT THESE FAKES! LET THE REAL ONES FIGHT THE REAL ENEMY!" One clones shouted as they started attacking the Limbo's around them. The original Naruto stood beside Sasuke in the centre of Susanoo.
"You couldn't have given me a heads up?" Naruto complained as he prepared for contact.
"The moon is the centre of the jutsu Madara wants to complete. If we give him time we lose." Sasuke coolly replied as he raised his hands to avoid all falling rocks, and Rasenshrunken explosions with relative ease. He got his Susanoo to shoot an arrow at the floating Madara.
"You think this is enough to stop me?" Madara casually made a gudodama turn into a shield and blocked the attack.
"Smash straight into him Sasuke!" Naruto said as he released his chakra forming a giant yellow nine tailed fox. The Susanoo quickly adapted to form a suit of armour around the fox. This giant fox swung its sword at the patiently waiting Madara, who merely blocked it with all of his gudodama, pushing him further into the sky.
"This fight is only beginning Madara." Naruto taunted.
XxX
"So… you attacked him when he first appeared."
"He was hostile. You said attack if hostile."
"Why do you think I only sent the two of you? Because I didn't want a fight. Why did I bother stamping all of these?" Konoemon Konoe is the principle of all of Mahora girls schools. His long white beard showed his age and apparent wisdom, and has eyebrows that can only be described as amazing. He was currently rubbing his hands which were sore from the constant task that he had to do to trick the seal to allowing Evangeline to have her full powers.
"Yeah yeah… I know, I'm gonna get punished… You know where I'll be." Evangeline walked out of the principal's office leaving Takahata with the principle.
"So Negi once again saved the day." Konoemon asked his loyal teacher.
"Indeed. It would have escalated quickly otherwise." Takahata regretfully nodded. He let his fear get the better of him. "Although it appears we overestimated his strength. He may have been radiating power for years but he quickly fizzled out after being freed."
"That may be the case, but I do not think we over exaggerated his abilities." He rubbed his beard as he responded. "I assume you know what power he uses."
"It felt exactly like Kankaho, except he didn't have to mould it together himself."
"Exactly. Are you familiar with one of the theories about the creation of magic? It states that before magic, people naturally combined a spiritual energy with their bodily energy, like the combination of ki and magic for Kankaho. But these people dies out, except the energy they used continued to float around in the air, without the bodily ki component, this power turned into the magic we harness today. If this theory is correct then this person is one of these people who existed before magic."
"Chakra. The power I use is chakra." Naruto stepped into the principal's office with Negi over his shoulder.
"I'm sorry principle. I tried to stop him." Negi complained as he struggled.
"I don't know about the rest of what you said, but it sounds like a long time has passed since I saw sealed away." Naruto placed Negi down inside the room and stepped towards the old man. This man emitted a feeling similar to that of the Third Hokage, so Naruto sort of trusted him. Also the fact he didn't order he be attacked helped. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, what's your old man?"
"Hohoho. Friendly already? Looks like I have to share the courtesy. My name is Konoemon Konoe and I am the principle of the school we are currently in. Naruto's face visibly cringed at the mention of the word school, but he wasn't a student here so he didn't need to worry about it.
"Takamichi Takahata." The man beside Negi reached forward and shook Naruto's hand. "Sorry about how things were before."
"Don't worry about it. It must have been weird seeing me like that for the first time. I tried to apologise to the little girl but she just ignored me." Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly as he sat down on one of the empty chairs.
"Don't worry about Eva-chan. She's just a little upset she didn't get to stay unsealed for long." Konoemon once again took charge of the conversation. "So Naruto-kun, would it be alright if I ask about your story, I mean, you are a guest on our school grounds." Naruto could read the undertones. He was still considered a threat.
"I want to, but this is bigger than just your school. I'm sorry old man but if you're going to want something you're going to need to help me first." Naruto bargained. He hated doing this but he couldn't trust him with something as big as Madara just yet.
"Hoho, fair enough. Then let's make this simple." Konoemon started releasing his aura much to Negi's surprise.
"Wow…" Negi was in awe at the sheer power he felt coming from the principle. He knew he was magically aware, but he didn't know he was this strong.
"I merely wish to know if you are a threat to the everyday life of my cute students and teachers."
"Of course not." Naruto instantly rejected.
"Okay then. I believe a long talk is in order, it's not every day you get to meet someone who may be the source of all magic."
""EEEEEHHHHH…."" Negi and a small ermine on his shoulder shouted.
"I dunno about this source of all, but I'm happy to talk about anything… as long the kid stays." Naruto trusted the kid. He is the reason there wasn't a massive brawl and possible innocents injured. When he woke up earlier in the infirmary, Naruto got Negi to take him to the principal's office, if unwillingly. The place may have been deserted, but the large number of condensed buildings let Naruto know that there are many people who live around here. From what Naruto could tell Negi wants what is best for the largest number of people if possible, very similar to he is and always been.
"What do you say Negi-kun?" Konoemon asked much to his amusement. Once again Negi has managed to win over an unexpected ally.
"Uuum… If you would have me..." Negi awkwardly approached Naruto and sat down on the seat beside Naruto. Takamichi stood on the opposite side of Naruto with his hands in his pocket. Naruto noted that this wasn't him relaxed but actually a stance, just in case.
"Excellent… well I guess I'll start by giving you something…" Naruto then went into an explanation of what he knew about chakra, chakra types, uses of chakra and then lastly fuinjutsu. "So I was in a state of nothingness for however long it was. My memories stop when I was sealed and started when I was stuck underground."
"This chakra is most interesting, I have heard of nothing so broad yet restrictive at the same time." Konoemon smiled with great interest. "From the sounds of it this chakra hasn't been around since before the start of recorded history, everything that was must have either disappeared, or hidden from sight because it was no longer needed. How much of this chakra can you use?"
"At the time… I was borrowing chakra, but I would have been one of only 3 people in that league at that time." Naruto honestly thought about that, he was normally one to brag about his strength, but the Sages power technically wasn't his. What Naruto neglected to mention was that he was nowhere near full strength. He should be a lot more recovered then what he is, but it's like his chakra just won't replenish.
"Ooooh that strong? So why and how were you sealed?"
"Nu uh…" Naruto shook his head. "Your turn. How long was I sealed for?"
"Honestly, I don't know. Earliest record of you was around the time the school was first formed back in the Meiji era. You see this school was built around you and the World Tree, so that was when you were first found." Konoemon stroked his beard while giving this information. He needed to be careful that he wouldn't tell Naruto anything possibly damaging to their current relationship.
"Uuum… Meiji?" Naruto tilted his head in confusion.
"Anywhere from 135 to 91 years ago." Negi chimed in trying to be helpful.
"However Evangeline, had never felt chakra before today so it's safe to say over 700 years at least."
"700 years… Wait that little girl is 700 years old?"
"It may take a bit of research, but I should be able to give you a more accurate time approximation by looking through ancient records and myth." Konoemon thought seriously, he was honestly really curious. It wasn't every day you get to meet possibly the oldest thing walking the earth.
"Everyone... I hope they lived a long life…" Naruto spoke under his breath. Only Negi was able to hear this.
"Principal. You could send him to the old sage in Kyoto. She might know more about this chakra then we do." Takamichi spoke up.
"Oooh that's a splendid idea Takamichi-kun. Naruto-kun, I don't know what you did back in your time, but would you like a job with me?"
"Well… back in my time I was a ninja. We took jobs for cash."
"Sounds more like a mercenary then a ninja." Takamichi commented.
"A mercer…what?"
"Don't worry about that Naruto-kun. That sounds like a mutually beneficial arrangement. You're going to need money to live in today's society as well as help from people you can rely on, and I have tasks that will benefit me. I have the perfect job opening for you."
XxX
"What the hell is a PE teacher?" Sasuke rubbed his temples while listening to Naruto's story. Once again the idiot had gotten himself into a ridiculous situation.
"I have no idea." Naruto shrugged. "So what happened with you?"
Sasuke thought for a second. "From what I've gathered I am in a place known as Mundus Magicus, but last I remember was being sent away from our planet…"
"Earth… they call it earth now." Naruto said matter-of-factly.
"I have a theory. I believe while we were sealed, we created this 'magic' and others naturally lost the ability to mould chakra since no one needed it anymore. Without the tailed beasts, nor chakra fruits nor evil masterminds the world didn't need ninja anymore."
"So when we were sealed we leaked out this 'magic'?"
"Yeah, and that became one of the new forces when war appeared again. So our little chakra is because others are currently using it, and to get back to our level of chakra will take a long time."
"That's not good." Naruto pondered for a second. "Wait… you never said what happened to you?" With that Sasuke turned away embarrassed. "Eh? Sasuke? What happened?"
"Not important dobe." Sasuke said as he disappeared.
"HEY! We never agreed when to meet up again…"
XxX
5 Hours Earlier
Sasuke opened his eyes. He had just spoken with Naruto shortly after waking up. He was also originally underground, but it didn't take long for him to use the remains of his Susanoo to burst out of the ground, much to the shock of the few people around him. Overexerting himself sent him unconscious, but not before he noticed that he was surrounded by a ruin. He realised that he now was in a completely different location.
"Where…" The room looked white, like clean hospital white. Sasuke hadn't seen anything like this since the time he fought Naruto in Konoha.
"Oooh? You're awake are ya?" Sasuke slid up to see a man standing beside his bed. He was wearing a white coat and pants. He was obviously a doctor. But what was unusual would be the fact that the man looked like a tiger. Orange fur where his skin should be, slit eyes and a mischievous smile.
"Tch…" Sasuke winced in pain.
"Whoa whoa slow down there tiger." The tiger replied.
"Look who's talking." Sasuke accidently retorted. "What are you?"
"Aaaah you're not from here are you? I'm just a doctor looking after the man who appeared in Old Ostia." The man turned his back on Sasuke to where a white desk lay.
"Thanks doctor, but I'm fine." Sasuke tried to get up, but once again struggled to do so. It's not easy to recover from chakra exhaustion. He wasn't Naruto, he doesn't just get back up instantly.
"It appears you're more injured than you think." The doctor pulled out a scroll and showed it to him. It was in a language he couldn't read. "If you please sign your name here it will cover the all costs before and after you sign it. It will be 5 Million Drachma."
"I don't know how much that is, and I don't have any Drachma." But Sasuke realised he didn't have much of a choice. He needed to figure out where he was and this man was the only way he would be able to.
"It's just a standard fee my friend, and you're more than welcome to pay it over time. I am a doctor after all, I'm not heartless." The man smiled as he handed Sasuke a pen, who quickly signed it, not realising what he had just done.
"Pleasure doing business with you my friend." The man reached into his pocket and pulled out a collar, and without giving Sasuke a chance to process what was happening, latched it around his neck. "You really are not from Mundus Magicus are ya?"
"Where?" Sasuke pulled at the collar as he watched the doctor walk towards to door.
"I'm really sorry about this man, but ya know business is business." The doctor opened the door to show Sasuke that he was not in a hospital, but a dark and dusty location. He was set up. "You just sold yourself into slavery my friend, for a very very ridiculous price. I wish you all the best." The man waved as he left and closed the door behind him. He didn't have to wait long before someone came to collect him and deliver him to where he will be working. Whenever Sasuke tried to resist, a man would chant something and send an electric shock through Sasuke.
XxX
"Hey… Is it getting harder to breath?" Naruto complained as he formed a giant chakra hand from the side of the combined giant Susanoo Fox.
"It appears the closer we get to the moon, the harder it is to breath." Sasuke replied while using the extra fox hand to create a Chidori. "Although our wind powers given to us from the Sage has made us able to breath using wind chakra. At least I think so. I would like to test it if we get a chance after this."
Naruto tilted his head. "How would that work?" Naruto created a Rasengan around the Chidori and used a gudodama to contain it in the shape of a spear.
"LIGHTNING GOD LANCE!" Naruto yelled as he threw the spear towards the giant Ten Tailed Beast flying closer to the earth then they were.
"I think we should talk before we name combination jutsu…"Sasuke watched as the Ten Tails wrapped its tails around the spear and through it back towards him.
"What's wrong with the name?"
"It just felt underwhelming considering how much effort it took."
"Well you can name the next one." Naruto watched the spear quickly approach them. However he made no attempt to move. "You gonna move us out of the way teme?"
Sasuke remained silent and waited for the last possible moment to open his rinnegan eye and swap the Armoured Fox's location with the Ten Tails, causing the spear to smash straight into it.
"You know… You seem more carefree then normal…" Naruto commented. Sasuke looked at him oddly as he gave chase to the fleeing Ten Tails. "Well… I mean, we are actually having a casual conversation in the middle of the biggest battle EVER. You would normally be serious at a moment like this."
"Honestly…" Sasuke swerved to avoid the approaching bijudama's fired by the Ten Tails. "I can barely believe this is actually happening. We are using the source of all chakra's power, fighting a monster that originally hunted this source of all chakra, in space. Although I guess since the Sage MADE the moon, it makes sense his power is taking us there."
"Let's be honest Sasuke. None of this is making sense." Naruto opened the jaws of the fox and spat out a bijudama of his own, hitting the Ten Tails and launching it towards the moon.
Sasuke just shrugged. "Let's end this."
XxX
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Naruto was rolling on the floor laughing his ass off. Sasuke came back a couple minutes after he left and finally told Naruto what he had been doing. "You… You sold youself… as a slave… AHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Shut up teme. It ain't my fault." Sasuke couldn't hold back his blush. This was in fact the most embarrassing thing he had ever done.
"Yeah yeah." Naruto finally picked himself up. "So what now?"
"There is this thing in New Ostia known as Prize Fighting. Essentially people fight for money."
Naruto quickly picked up where Sasuke was going with this. "And that's how you're going to get the money back, and get your strength back while doing it."
"Exactly…" Sasuke nodded in agreement. "We need to get our strength back to fight Madara."
"I have an idea about that actually. The Sage of the Six paths, who with his brother someone equally as strong, sealed away their mother who was stronger than both of them combined. The same way you and I were able to defeat Madara. You saw how the fight ended, we do have some time before Madara not only puts himself back together, but regains all the chakra he lost. I think we can train others to fight alongside us."
"Not a chance." Sasuke instantly rejected it.
"Why not?" Naruto seemed offended that his idea was instantly shut down.
"People from our time couldn't fight with us. Not a single person was strong enough. We need to use what we know works. Ourselves."
"But what if that is not enough?"
"Naruto. It has to be." Sasuke said as he turned his back on him. "But I know you're going to try it anyway. You always believe in people while I don't. I do it your way once, and I'm a slave. You do what you got to do, just don't forget, we don't have long."
"When should we meet next?"
"Honestly, I don't think we need to. I'm in a different world than you are we can't help each other, not yet."
"You always prefer being alone." Naruto sadly looked at his best friends back.
"We're both alone this time Naruto. Everyone we knew and fought for is no longer here." Naruto's eyes widened at this, he finally realised why Sasuke was actually talkative and more open with Naruto. They were the only two people from their time that they know. There is no one else, Sasuke is once again left alone by everyone he knew and maybe even loved.
"I'll be here occasionally. Check in whenever you feel like it." Naruto said to the fading back of Sasuke, who nodded just before disappearing.
XxX
"Ooooooiiii…. Uuzzzuuuumaaakkkiii-sssseeennsseeeiiii…" Negi waved his arms franticly at the cross legged eyes closed Naruto.
"Naruto"
"Eh?" Negi stepped back in surprise.
"Please call me Naruto, Negi." Naruto opened his eyes and stood back up.
"Hai Naruto-sensei."
"Sensei huh… It's going to be hard to get used to that." Naruto stretched a bit. "So what's up?"
"We've finished talking with the principal. You're going to be the assistant homeroom teacher for Class 3-A with me, and will be a cross the board PE teacher for the rest of the periods. As for the Kyoto trip, I've been given the address for the Sage we will go and meet. You will also accompany me in delivering a letter to the Kansai Magic…"
"STOP" Naruto raised his hand in front of Negi's face, causing the smaller mage to jump back a little. "I'm going to tell you now. I am not smart, and I currently know nothing about this world. So pretty much everything you just said is gibberish to me."
"Sounds like you're the perfect PE teacher." The littler ermine from before spoke up.
"Oh is this your summon?" Naruto raised his hand towards the ermine. "My names Naruto Uzumaki it is a pleasure to meet you. I don't know what animal you are though."
"Albet Chamomile the ermine. Pleasure to meet you."Chamo reached out and shook his hand.
"Chamo here isn't a summon. He's a friend." Negi smiled at the respectfulness Chamo was giving Naruto, although it's not surprising why.
"So what exactly does a PE teacher do?" Naruto asked the duo.
"You agreed to a job without knowing what it involves?" Negi asked curiously, and when Naruto gave him a guilty smile Negi just sighed. "I can teach you if you want."
"No don't worry about that just yet. I don't have to worry about that until we get back right?"
"That's the spirit." Chamo cheered, while Negi just shook his head.
"Hey Uzumaki-sensei."
"Naruto." Naruto turned to see Takamichi appear out of the principal's office.
"Naruto-sensei."
"Yes Takahata-sensei."
"Please, Takamichi. Being sealed and all, that would be the only outfit you have correct?" Naruto nodded. "I'll help you get equipped and set up then, we don't have very long before the shops close."
"I don't have any…" Before Naruto could finish he was interrupted.
"Money, we know. The principle will lend you some money, and hold a tab for what you owe him."
"Sounds good to me." Naruto smiled as he walked beside Takamichi. "See you tomorrow Negi-sensei, Albert."
"See ya whiskers."
"Later Naruto-sensei."
XxX
"I should have expected this." Naruto smiled as he stood across from Takamichi in an open arena. He now wore a completely different outfit. Naruto now wore a black suit jacket and pants with a white shirt and orange tie. This was magically tailored suit for combat created by the same person who makes most magically aware teachers suits on campus. Lining his jacket was rows of kunai and shuriken.
"This is an empty soccer field with stands that will hide everything we do from those around us. The principal will have the field fixed before it's used again by the students." Takamichi once again placed his hands in his pockets. This was the same stance he took earlier.
"This is the test right?"
"Of course. We're not stupid you know, we can tell that you're not at full power. We need to make sure you're capable of protecting the students."
"Fair enough. Let's get this over with."
Naruto launched himself towards the Takamichi. It's a good thing he didn't blink, or he would have missed the punch going straight for his jaw. Naruto barely managed to grab the fist with his left hand while launching his own attack with his right. Takamichi withdrew his other hand from his pocket and blocked Naruto's attack. The two grinned at each other as they both lifted their left leg and delivered a kick into the others gut, sending them both recoiling back.
Takamichi started delivering a fury of almost invisible punches at Naruto who either blocked or barely avoided every single one as he got closer. When he was close enough Naruto grabbed one of Takamichi's arms and flipped himself to have his legs around Takamichi's neck, and flip him onto his back, and then attempted to pummel his face. Before he could, Takamichi slid a hand in between Naruto's legs and sent a kick to the back of Naruto's head. Naruto was forced to roll off Takamichi in order to save himself.
"Is magic enhancing your strength and speed?" Naruto asked as he dusted himself off.
"It looks like it works the same way as your chakra." Takamichi smiled.
"If we go any further we're gonna have to pull out jutsu."
"For magic it's referred to as spells. I did say the field will need to be fixed. This is going to be more than a fist fight." Takamichi took off his jacket and urged Naruto to do the same.
"This is going to hurt in the morning isn't it?" Without having Kurama in him anymore, Naruto realised that he won't heal as fast anymore. It was then it truly hit him. His newest yet greatest friend was no longer with him, and may not exist anymore. A single tear rolled down Naruto's face much to Takamichi's confusion.
"You ready?" Takamichi noticed that Naruto's mind was wandering. He couldn't comprehend what he must be going through with everyone he ever knew being dead.
"Of course." Naruto once again smiled.
XxX
Naruto and Sasuke stood on either side of Madara. They were currently standing on the moon. Both Tailed Beast modes were deactivated and everyone was breathing heavily.
If this were back on the Earth, Madara may have fought a lot better than he is here. The moon may be the source of the jutsu, but it is impossible to reflect an eye off of the surface when you ARE on the surface. Not only that, but Naruto's clones had successfully sealed away all 4 of his Limbo shadows leaving Madara outnumbered 2 to 1. Not only that, but the victory conditions are stacked against him. For him to win he needs to kill both of them, fly back to earth and activate his jutsu. For them to win, they just need to touch him with their palms. Madara may be stronger, but everything is stacked against him in this final battle.
"Just let us seal you already dammit…" Naruto complained as he turned the gudodama's behind him into shuriken and let them fly. Using that opportunity Sasuke charged towards Madara, with a Susanoo arm protruding from his back.
"Why do you fight so hard? All I want is peace!" Madara grabbed Sasuke hand and pulled using him as a shield for the shuriken. But he didn't see Naruto following closely behind, giving Naruto a chance.
"Sage Art: Acid Rasenshuriken." Naruto shoved it into Madara's side and watched as it ate into his side while sending him flying. Naruto grabbed the off balance Sasuke and threw him away from the direction Madara was flying. "BURST!"
An explosion of acid ripped through the air, it ate into everything around except Naruto who used his cloak to block the damage. Sasuke was shielded by Naruto.
"Did that do it?" Naruto asked cautiously.
"Not yet…" Sasuke warned as he charged at the smoke. As the smoke started to clear, Madara could be seen barely held together. Pieces of his body completely disintegrated, not leaving much behind, but the Ten Tails within him was attempting to put him back together.
Sasuke quickly approached with a chidori in hand, but the clumps of Madara's remaining flesh got in the way, so Sasuke teleported to the opposite side of him and rammed his chidori into Madara's chest.
"Should we seal him?" Naruto asked as he approached, but to that Sasuke just shook his head.
"If we do that we die. The Sage's power is the only thing keeping us alive. So we kill him." Sasuke noted as he removed his hand from the unmoving ninja. "I destroyed his heart, and with a body like that, it should be over."
"Ha…. Haha…." The beaten and broken ninja started to laugh. "HAHAHAHAHA! You think this is enough TO STOP ME! HAHAAHAHA!" The hands quickly sprouted out of the ninja as Sasuke and Naruto jumped away. Madara quickly started going through seals.
"Dammit… We should have sealed him." Naruto complained, as he prepared for whatever jutsu was coming.
"I may not be able to beat you, but with the power within me, I will always be put back together." Madara finished up his hand signs.
"SEAL HIM NOW NARUTO!" Sausuke teleported both himself and Naruto beside Madara.
"TAILED BEAST EXPLOSION" Madara screamed as he transferred all of his and the tailed beasts chakra into explosive energy.
"CHIBAKU TENSEI" Left with no choice Naruto and Sasuke started the sealing before they were able to touch Madara himself.
Time itself seemed to slow. The explosive energy made contact with the sealing process and increasing the range of the seal as well as what exactly was going to be sealed. The explosion also started to push Sasuke and Naruto further away from Madara.
Hagoromo appeared out of nowhere with a sad look on his face. "If I don't activate the seal, then Indra and Ashura will once again die, and my kids will once again be used as a tool of enslavement. If I activate the seal, they will all forever be stuck, no longer able to exist. I cannot do that to my sons. I must change the seal."
At that moment all three ninja were surrounded by a sealing array. "I will make it so they remain sealed in time, until they once again wake up and continue their battle against each other. I will be unable to follow them to where they are, but I wish you the best of luck, my sons."
Naruto and Sasuke managed to hear everything that was spoken by the Sage of the Six Paths, not that they understood what was meant. They would not know as their thoughts stopped at that moment, the seal was complete. Naruto and Sasuke flew off into two different directions away from the moon where Madara remains. Naruto continued to fly towards to earth, while Sasuke flew off in the opposite direction, away from Earth.
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Naruto once again dodged a giant Kankaho fuelled downward punch, and then sidestepped two invisible punches before instantly creating a ransengan in his hand and using it to counter the next Kankaho punch. Naruto wasn't sure exactly when he learnt how to make a single handed rasengan, it must have been sometime during the war. The two attacks cancelled each other out, this gave Naruto enough time to create a cross with his fingers.
"Shadow Clones Jutsu." Six shadow clones popped into existence and all four Naruto's surrounded Takamichi. All three of them charged simultaneously.
"Seven Streak Great Lance Silent Fist" As they got closer, Takamichi consecutively punched all seven of them in one moment. There were six puffs of smoke and one Naruto sent rolling backwards.
"Hehehe." Naruto picked himself up with a grin. "I really don't have enough chakra for this."
"You're doing quite well with such a minimal amount though. Not many are as effective with Shadow Clones as you are."
"Oh? Shadow Clones is still a technique?"
"Yeah but nothing like yours, they can take more than one punch."
"Really?" Naruto's eyes started sparkling. "I NEED TO LEARN THAT!"
"I believe you pass. Should we wrap this up?" Takamichi asked.
"Not yet. I have something else to show you." Naruto kept a clone back from a while ago, just sitting perfectly still and out of sight in the stands. With less chakra then normal, it was hard for the clone to gather the perfect amount of chakra, but he managed to do so.
"Are you ready for Sage Mode?" Naruto asked as a small pop could be heard in the distance. Orange rings surrounded his now yellow eyes. "Don't worry. I'll go easy on you. We wouldn't want to destroy the environment now would we?"
"Don't underestimate me too much now Naruto-sensei." Takamichi smiled. "After all, I don't want to destroy the nearby buildings with the wind from my attacks."
"Next time, we definitely need to take this somewhere else." Naruto smiled as he started walking towards Takamichi. Naruto stopped when he was perfectly in range for his quick attacks. Takamichi sent out a quick attack which Naruto didn't even block. It hit him but he didn't budge.
"Oh?" Takamichi asked curiously. "It looks like you can take a proper hit." Once again he sent out a test punch, this time Naruto felt it and was pushed back, if he didn't turn his body to redirect the damage in time, he would have hurt a lot more.
"I really need my chakra back. You've been holding back a lot more than I thought." Naruto sighed. All of his earlier confidence was gone.
"Don't sell yourself short. I was once a part of the strongest group to ever exist, although I could never reach their level." Takamichi had a hint of sadness in his eyes. "Let's call this the final bout. You're definitely strong enough to be a teacher here."
"Thank you." At that, the two started throwing punches at one another. Blow after blow, the two continued to take more and more damage. Neither took a step, but both twisted and turned their body to avoid as much damage as possible.
Naruto was the first to fall. The second his knees hit the ground the attacks stopped.
"Dammit!" Naruto punched the ground with rage as his Sage Mode faded. "I can't stop him like this."
"If this is you weak, I shudder at the thought of fighting you at full strength." Takamichi asked as he reached out his hand. "But from the sounds of it, this 'him' you need to stop, if he was one of the three at your level, you're going to have to tell me about him soon."
"Yeah I know. Just not yet, I need to know more about the world as it is first." Naruto grabbed the hand and leaned on Takamichi slightly as they walked away.
"Do you have a place to stay tonight?"
"Nope. Was probably going to sleep in a forest somewhere."
"Oh? You can stay in mine until we get you a place."
"That would be awesome. I really needed a friend here."
"Oh and you consider us friends now?"
"We just beat each other for fun, for a solid hour. Of course we're friends."
"Hahaha. You know you do remind me of someone, I'll have to tell you about him later."
"I would like that… By the way is there anything I should prepare myself for tomorrow?"
"Uuumm… There is nothing I can say that will prepare you for that class. You're going to need as much luck as you can find."
The two walked off the destroyed field together. One completely battered and bruised, while the other barely a few scratches. It was clear they had a long way to go if they wanted to join this timeline.