Title: Halloween World - Scourge of Time
Author: Spaceman
Distribution: Please Ask
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
WARNING
This story contains digivice style profiles.
Like Digimon it gets repetitive.

CHAPTER 09: ENTER THE MAELSTROM - Part 1

Sankuro no Kuni

High above the skies of the land of black sand, the sky explodes with energy. The once peaceful sky turns black and shakes the earth with thunder. In the center of the darkness, a spiral forms like the eye of a hurricane. The island acts like in the grip of a monster storm, the waters of the ocean rising up and the trees torn from the earth. The black sand that gives the island it's name is sent by the fierce winds into the dark sky above.

In the center of the cyclone eye, a point of blinding light grows, crackling with a thousand continuous lightning bolts from across the sky.

Suddenly, a sphere of energy forms and shoots from the center. The sphere over twenty meters of diameter hits the earth at a hundred eighty six thousand miles per sec and creates an shock wave of flame that wipes out all life on the island.

In the center of the crater, rapid transformations are taking place.

When Angel, Drusilla, Spike, the Digidestined, and there Digimon were in the Digital World, a parallel universe created from data inside the Earth's electronic communication networks, they existed as pure energy. When they arrived in this world, they arrived as pure spiritual energy. Spiritual energy needs physical energy to remain stable in this reality, so they naturally absorbed an equal amount of physical energy into there pure spiritual bodies converting them into creatures of pure chakra. The chakra then changes and they become physical creatures once more with the excess chakra sealed within them.

It's interesting to note that theoretical total mass-energy conversion of one gram of matter is greater than the the yield of the Fat Man atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II. That is because a nuclear bomb only breaks atomic bonds, it doesn't convert matter directly into energy. If people could make matter to energy bombs, a dollar bill would enough to destroy a city.

The combined chakra of three adult vampires,eleven young humans, and fourteen Digimon converted directly into heat energy would be enough power to reduce the surface of a planet into molten glass several hundred times over

Inside the crater, the vampires, humans, and Digimon continue to change as there bodies adjust to having chakra flowing threw every cell of there body.

Digimon revert from there Ultimate forms to there smaller child forms except for Ryou's Digimon who after separating from there fused form of Justimon becomes Cyberdramon, Angel's Lucemon, which doesn't devolve at all, Drusilla's Lilitha who only reverts to her adult form, and Juri's Regulumon that becomes adult-level Leomon. As the energy swirls the air around them, glowing marking appear on there bodies, then fade leaving them with several odd tattoos.

The Humans can't move as pain and pleasure flash threw there systems. The chakra burns there skin, forms tiny tears in there muscle tissue, and causes micro fractures in there bones. Then the chakra accelerates healing repairing the damage. This cycle repeats for a hundred time, the only visible sign is the the seizures and skin flashing red-purple as it's destroyed and repaired over and over. Unknown to them, while there bodies heal rapidly, there cells don't age a second while in the crater.

The vampires are the most effected by the chakra.

In this world, Chakra is used by humans known a shinobi or ninja. In Taijutsu (body techniques), they use the physical aspect to enhance there physical abilities allowing them to jump great high, lift many times there body weight, and move at speeds beyond the range of normal human eye sight. In Genjutsu (Illusion techniques), they can manipulate the chakra in the body of another to alter there senses and perceptions. In Ninjutsu, they release there chakra in the form of elemental attacks such as fire, lightning, earth. water, or wind based attacks.

Vampires don't drink blood for no reason, they drain there victims energy. They drain the physical energy of a person to sustain there own physical existence as a demon spirit inhabiting an animated human corpse. The demons are also vulnerable to spiritual energy because it drains there physical power. Crosses and holy items gain spiritual energy from a person's faith in the them or from a higher spiritual being blessing them. Without energy the body is extremely weak and if the demon's spirit is removed, the body collapses into dust or ash

The chakra regenerate and destroys there bodies at the same time. The immense life energy grants power beyond the limits of the old ones, but the spiritual energy burns every trace of the demon taint from there cells. Finally, a compromise is reached.

Angel, Spike, and Drusilla collapse, breathing like the normal humans. Strange slash-like markings appear on there faces in the same places as the "game face" ridges and underneath there clothing more seals glow before fading back into the skin.

As the sky clears of the strange cloud, the sun shines down on the crater, but doesn't harm the former Earth vampires.

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Hours later

The vampires are the first to awaken from the arrival.

"What happened?" says Angel pushing himself of the ground which is covered in near microscopic glass beads. He nearly slips on the strange surface.

"Shut up, Peaches." says Spike, "I haven't felt this bad since I feed on that druggie."

"Spike?"

"Yes, Dru."

"It's Noon."

The three vampires look up and see the sun shining down on them. They feel warm from the sun's heat, especially since they are wearing dark clothing. In this intense sunlight, they should be bursting into flames. Now that they think about it, they shouldn't have even work up since they should be ash in the faint wind that's blowing.

"Are you going to sit there all day?" says Angel's Lucemon partner.

The young Lucemon has changed since his short time in the Digital World. All of his feathery wings have vanished leaving a blue-eyed blond human with blue tattoos. He's still dressed in his white clothing and gold bracelets.

"What happened to your wings??" asks Angel

"They retracted." says the angel Digimon, "I can bring them out, but I feel like I'm conserving energy."

Lilitha in the form of the feline BlackTailmon runs into Drusilla's arm.

"Can we please find some shade. Black fur on a black sand desert under heavy sun is NOT a good idea."

"Too hot for you Kitty Cat?" says Blaze in his Impmon form. A Digimon based on a fire demon can handler the heat better than most creatures

"Go suck your tail."

Takato, Ruki, Jenrya, and Juri are the next to wake up with abrasions, sun burn, and friction burns. The Digimon are quick to help there partners. The red reptilian Guilmon helps push Takato to his feet and kitsune Renamon helps Ruki to her feet. Leomon picks Juri up bridal style, before placing her on the ground. Terriermon can't help Jenrya to his feet because of his small size, but he does jump on the boy's head and use his immense ears to form some shade.

"I feel like I was hit by one of Guilmon's fireballs." states Takato wincing at his burns.

"How would you know, Googlehead?" says Ruki

"Never tickle the nose of a fire-breathing lizard."

Cyberdramon helps Ryou to his feet. When Ryou looks around, he quickly determines his location.

"We are not in a Digital World."

He then gets hit in the head with a stick thrown by Ruki.

"My CD collection for some sunscreen." says Masaru, wiping off the volcanic black sand from his pants.

"Sunscreen?" asks Agumon

"I'll explain later."

Yamato, Mimi, and Izumi are next to wake up, but they are not only suffering physical pain. Another of the Digidestined died in the battle with Belial and now they are feeling the impact. In battle they could bury the memories to fight the darkness, but now the memory of Joe leaving a crimson trail on a wall and his partners end at the claws of the demon lord Digimon burns there minds.

Gobumon, Palmon, and Tentomon offer sympathy, but they are also grieving. Both humans and Digimon feel the same loss for those two friends.

"TK!/KARI!"

Everyone turns to see Tailmon and Patamon looking at there partners, who are curled into the fetal position in pain. Sweat is pouring down there faces as they cry in pain. Slowly veins bulge and the back of there clothing bulge outward.

Then suddenly the tremors stop and they return to normal, and pass out again.

"I don't know what that was, but I know it isn't good."

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The Beach

The group slowly makes there way to the Sankuro beach carrying the unconscious Takeru and Hikari with there partners, Patamon and Tailmon looking extremely worried

"This place is an island. " says Angel run up to Spike and Drusilla, "I managed to run around the entire rim..No signs of life except for a few pieces of rotting drift wood."

"What does that mean, Takatomon?" asks Guilmon

"It means we are stuck here unless we can build a raft or someone sails by on a boat." says Takato, "This is a big problem."

"I think there's enough wood for a signal fire." says Ryou, holding a few broken tree branches.

"There another problem." says Ruki, "How do we explain the Digimon. Renamon is good at hiding and it's easy enough to explain cats, dogs, and maybe a giant beetle, but how can you explain dinosaurs or a giant anthropomorphic lion in pants?"

"We need more information." says Juri looking nervous and almost hiding in Leomon's arms.

Suddenly, Spike Digivice glows and shows a holographic screen. As he touches the screen, the other Digivices beep like cell phones and all but the unconscious TK and Hikari answer.

The first picture is a world map. It shows a large land mass with peninsulas divided into different colored countries and different place marked. In the center in red is Fire Country with Konohagakure no Sato (Village Hidden in the Leaves), Valley of the End, Otafuku Gai, Tanzaku Gai, Border town, and Port city marked. To the East, in tan, is Wind Country and Sunagakure (Hidden Sand), to the Northwest in brown is Earth Country and Iwagakure (Hidden Stone), and to the far Northeast in grey is Lightning Country and Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud). North of Fire Country in purple is the small Land of Rice Fields and Otogakure (Land of Sound), between fire and the Northern Ocean. Between Fire and Earth country is the Land of Grass in green with Kusagakure (Hidden Grass), between Fire and Wind is the long River Country in blue, and between Earth and Wind is Bird Country in cream. Rain Country in light purple with Amegakure no Sato (Hidden Rain Village) borders Fire, Earth, Wind, Grass, River, and Bird Country.

The map expands to shows a small group of islands to East called Wave Country and a group of larger islands in the Far East with the central one called Wave Country in pale blue and a place called Kirigakure (Hidden Mist). The end of Fire Country peninsula connects with a crescent piece of land called Tea Country in green with Degarashi Port marked. Opposite to the inner side of the crescent across the bay is Nagi Island with the Modoroki Shrine and O'uzu Island with Todoroki Shrine connected by an area marked to the South of both Tea Country and O'uzu island is a group of islands in sea green marked Sea Country with the central marked Haha island with the off center capital, an island to the North marked Taro Island, and one to the South marked Kiko Island. There is also a Jiro Island to the Northwest directly south of Tea Country's southern Port City.

The Map then zoom in on a island between Wind and Tea Country, close to the Fire and River Countries. The place is marked Kurosuna-no-jima, Island of the black sand and there are flashing indicating for each Digivice.

"So, we have a map." says Spike

The others stare at him for a moment.

"Why are all the major places called Hidden villages?" asks Takato

Izumi clicks on the screen hitting a icon marked World Profile. The screen may be composed of light, but the Digivice sensors reacts to fingers and manipulate the images to show clicking buttons.

"Elemental Countries. A feudal Japanese style society divided into many countries each ruled by Daimyou with major powers sharing there power with the leaders of hidden villages. The hidden villages are NINJA villages that act as that country's military. Current technology is modern 20th to 21st Century, but lacks certain technology such as firearms and automobiles."

Izumi clicks on NINJA and the screen splits into three. There is a lower rectangular screen for text, a vertical rectangular display showing a 3D image of man dressed in a green flak jacket and black pants with black rubber sandals, fingerless gloves with metal plates on the back, and a weapon pouch secured to one leg by bandages. On the forehead of the faceless man is a headband with a metal plate. The third image is a eight sided (octagon) spider web marked Stats with the eight points marked Nin, Tai, Gen, Int, Str, Sp, Sta, and Seal.

Izumi clicks a key-shape icon and an explanation scrolls down.

Nin = Ninjutsu - attacks and defense techniques using chakra
Tai = Taijutsu - hand to hand combat
Gen = Genjutsu - ability to cast or see through or dispel illusions
Int = Intelligence - ability to plan, strategize,analyze and overall knowledge
Str = Strength - strength with or without chakra
Sp = Speed - speed with or without chakra
Sta = Stamina - basic equivalent to amount of chakra
Seal = Seal - speed of seal sequences, number of techniques, chakra control and channeling

"What's chakra?" asks Yamato

Izumi clicks on the world and more text appears.

"Chakra is the energy used to perform Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. Chakra is a combination of energies and comes from two places: (1) the body energy inherent in the trillions of their cells and (2) the mental & spiritual energy gained from exercise and experience. To perform a jutsu, the ninja will bring out and release these two energies. The amount of chakra required for a technique will vary depending upon its size and complexity. Each ninja has the potential to better utilize an elemental Ninjutsu style."

The 3D image of the ninja becomes a translucent red body with glowing blue lines and dots going threw out the body, forming a spiral on the stomach and loops near the upper arms. The figure becomes animated and the blue energy flows into patterns. The figure marks several hand signs, while inhaling concentrating the energy, the chakra in the chest, then blows out releasing the energy as a ball of fire.

"There are five chakra elements - Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Lightning - like the five largest shinobi countries. It is also those countries who have the most masters of that elemental type. "

Suddenly, another screen appears. It reads "World Clothing Upgrade is Ready, click to download."

Spike is the first one to touch the screen. As he does the screen completely shatters and dissolves into a shower of blue and purple light particles. The shower spreads across his body changing his clothing as they flow over. When the light clear, he's now shirtless with a long black jacket and have white bandage-style wrapping (sarashi) around his abdominal area. He's dressed in dark pants with black boots and fingerless black gloves with plates on the back.

Drusilla is the next to change. Her cross between a Victorian period look and the Kate Moss heroin chic fashion look transforms into a odd Miko uniform consisting of a hakama (pants), a kimono shirt, and tabi (traditional split toe socks). She also wears a thin white haori (thigh-length kimono jacket) called "chihaya". A traditional miko wears red and pure white with the long white sleeves representing purity, but Drusilla is red and pure black with red-and-black ribbon in her hair.

She does a spin in front of Spike to show off her new dress.

Angel's Upgrade screen bursts before he can touch it. When the light clears he's wearing a tight red shirt and black pants secured by a belt and black bandages around the legs and red tobi. He also has black arm protectors and a long black jacket with the red kanji for Tenchi (Angel) on the back.

Takato is now dressed in a black shirt and shorts with black arm bands and a dark blue with a pullover hood. His goggles have also changed from yellow rim to reinforced black rim.

Ruki is now dressed in a dark green shirt with fishnet sleeves, a wide brown belt, and black pants that stop several inches above the bandage wrapped ankles. She also has the same arm bands in dark red.

Jenrya Lee is now dressed in a black shirt with an dark orange flak jacket, grey armbands, and dark brown pants.

Juri is far different from her regular yellow shirt and green dress. She is now dressed in hooded tan coat and dark green pants. Her partner Leomon has also changed gain a long black coat that rests on his shoulders and a black sarashi (A/N: think Bantyoleomon)

Masaru Daimon is wearing a black shirt and black pants with an open dark red flak jacket. He has hands and forearms wrapped in bandages with fingerless gloves over them. The gloves not only have metal plates on the back and metal knuckle caps.

Yamato is now dressed in a tight sleeveless black shirt with a black scarf, black gloves, and black pants. His hair has also reverted to the wild spiky mess it was when he was younger and first entered the Digital World.

Mimi is dressed in red shirt, black shorts, and toe-less black boots (sandals with leg guards). She also wears pink guard over the shorts, elbow guard, and gloves

Izumi is dressed a black shirt with dark grey pants covered by a hooded dark green rain jacket.

Takeru and Hikari awaken in time to touch there screens by accident.

Takeru wears a dark green kosode (short-sleeved under-kimono), a black kimono and dark green hakama. His hat has also change from it's original form into a bucket hat that shades the eyes.

Hikari's clothing transformation almost gives Takeru a nose bleed. A fishnet body suit with a light brown leather mini-shirt, long fingerless fishnet gloves, and a long tan jacket.

Ryou's clothing doesn't change at all beyond the red bandanna around his neck lengthening into a long red scarf and his sneakers changing like the rest, except Takeru and Mimi into black rubber toe-less sneakers (modern sandals). Takeru's foot wear are more traditional sandals made of wood.

"New outfits." says Ruki, "That still doesn't help us!."

Suddenly, they all hear the clanging of a bell and see a small ship going by the island. On the front of the boat is a Japanese man in his forties dressed in a loose coat, pants, and sandals with a Hachimaki over his balding head. The traditional head band has the Slogan "Tea Country Exports Number One in the South Sea".

"Ninja! Did your ship crash? Do you need a ride??"

"YES!"

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A few minutes later on the ship

"He don't get many shinobi this far South." says the old man Enko, "The island of the black sand was actually found by a Suna nin after he was shipwrecked during a storm, but no body has returned in fifty years."

"Thank you for your help." says Hikari, politely.

"You don't seem surprised by our partners, old man." says Masaru, waving at Agumon.

He's elbowed by Mimi for his rudeness.

"My daughter Nami hired a Konoha ninja to escort her to and back from Nagi Island, and ended up falling for him. She kept on hiring the same ninja for other long." says Enko drinking his tea, "After he lost a leg fighting a Nukunin (Missing Nin) from Kiri he retired and married her. Satoshi told me about his village and mentioned summon animals and partners."

Enko scratches his unshaved chin, then notices the raised eyebrows.

"There's this clan called Inuzuka who have dogs as partners, some of older smarter ones can even speak like humans. There's another clan, Abu... Aburame, they actually have insect partners living inside there bodies." says Enko shuddering at thought, "There's also the Densetsu no Sannin (Legendary Three Ninja). Jiraiya can summon giant toads, Tsunade can summon giant slugs, and Orochimaru can summon giant snakes. Oh! The person who gave them that name, Ame Leader Hanzo could summon giant Salamanders."

Enko looks at Leomon.

"Never heard of a humanoid cat or are you human with a Hijutsu (secret technique) or one of those Kekkei Genkai (Blood Inheritance Limit)?"

"It would be hard to explain." says Leomon. He never lies, but it doesn't mean he can dodge the question.

"Don't mean to pry." says Enko, "Satoshi said those Inuzuka had a secret technique that allowed them to take canine traits like claws and fangs.'

'Those Kekkei Genkai are also too strange, not to remember. Those Hyuuga in Konoha have these white eyes that can see 360 degrees and threw walls! I heard there founder Shodaime Hokage (First Leader Fire Shadow) could combine Earth and Water and manipulate plants. He grew trees by just placing his hand on the ground. I even heard about Kaguya, that extinct clan from the Land of Water. They could rip out there own bones and use them as weapons!"

The mention of "ripping out your own bones" makes several of Digidestined pale.

"So when are we going to hit land?" says a green-looking Blaze, clearly sea sick.

Enko is startled by the little devil talking, but then smiles.

"My next stop is a port in the Kaze no Kuni (Land of Wind), near the Kawa no Kuni (River Country) border. From there you can go to Suna or Konoha or what ever your village is. Hope it isn't Ame (Rain). That's a nasty civil war going on."

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Kaze no Kuni - The Land of Wind

Enko's boat soon arrives at the port town. Enko proves to be very kind and generous by giving the group enough money for a small meal at a local restaurant.

The group sits around a large table and try to come up with a plan.

"We need to decided where we go from here." says Angel looking at his Digivice map under the table. He knows the people have technology excluding fire arms and automobiles, but he doesn't know how they'll react to extremely advance holographic technology.

"We could go to one of those Hidden Villages." says Takato sharing his meal with Guilmon.

"and become ninja??" says Ruki as Renamon hides in the shadows.

"Everyone already believes we are ninja with our Digimon." says Jenrya, "It might be the only safe option."

"OK, then which one." says Masaru, "The closest village is Suna here in the wind country and I don't want to spend my time in a desert any more than I have to."

"The next closest is Ame, but that country is one with the civil war. I seriously doubt they would trust us and even if they did we would get caught up in the battles." says Izumi, "The closest after that is Konoha."

"The one with all the weird special techniques and bloodlines?" asks Mimi

"It's more peaceful than the others with no major expansionist movements." explains Izumi, then noticing the blank looks, "They don't spend there time invading others. Also, with that level of diversity, they are more likely to accept us. At worst, the council would see us as another tool to be added to Konoha arsenal."

"What about killing?" asks Hikari, looking down, "If we become Ninja, we'll have to kill people eventually."

"All Digidestined, with the possible exception for Angel, Spike, and Drusilla, are close to our Digimon." says Yamato, "We know they are more than sentient computer data, they are living creatures."

"Thanks." says Terriermon sitting on Jenrya's head

"We have also killed Digimon to survive. In the case of the Tamers, since there Digital World doesn't have a Primary Village and Digimon absorb the data of others, they knew the Digimon wouldn't be reborn." says Yamato, "We are willing to kill Digimon to protect others and we consider them people."

"So we should be able to kill humans?" asks Masaru

The group, excluding Angel, Spike, Drusilla, and there partners, look upset at the rationalization.

"When I got my soul back, I felt guilt for crimes I committed as Angelus, but I was still willing to kill a bandit that attacked a nearby traveling group" says Angel, "It's better to carry the stain than to let others die."

"Don't look at me" says Spike, drinking hot chocolate and marshmallows, "I earned my name from torturing people for fun."

The human Digidestined have odd looks on there face. They didn't have time to think about it in the Digital World, but the Scourge are demon-possessed animated corpses, actually blood sucking evil vampires with only Angel possessing a soul.

Suddenly, a group of fourteen men armed with spears and swords rush in. They are all tall and muscular to various levels with dirty hair and skin, many old and new scars, elaborate tattoos, and many small weapons like daggers. There feudal clothing also looks old, having been cut and torn, the resewed many times by semi-skilled hands.

The next to enter is a beautiful woman standing five foot four, a hundred five pounds, with very pale skin with several green marking and long yellow-brown hair reaching her waist. She's wearing a black shirt, dark green jounin vest, black pants, and the same black ninja sandals. She also wears a black bandanna, black goggles, and a long grey cloak with red markings. She has a holster of throwing daggers strapped to her upper right leg by bandages and bandages also cover her lower legs and her right arm from elbow down including the fingers.

Drusilla Digivice beeps and displays stats on the woman.

Ren Karekusa
Kusa Chunin "Withering Princess"
Nin - 4.0 Tai - 4.5 Gen - 2.5 Int - 5.0 Sp - 2.5 Sta - 3.5 Seal - 1.5
+B-Rank Nukenin from Kusagakure No Sato
A former kunoichi wanted for the death of Grass Daimyo's brother. She is skilled Taijutsu fighter enhanced by Suiton and Doton Ninjutsu. She is known for Bankon no Oukoku (Kingdom of Entwining Roots) a plant growing from her right arm and controlled by her chakra.

"Alright you bunch of scum, there's a rumor Sorano is hiring ninja. Burn his restaurant into the ground. I'll kill the old man personally."

Ren turns and is shocked to the Scourge, Digidestined, and there Digimon partners. at a table.

"Thirteen!? How the !#$ did Sorano afford that many when he can't afford our protection! KILL THEM!"

The first thug armed with a sword tries to slice the sitting Angel, but the vampire knocks the blade away with his plate, then smashes it across the man's scarred face. Angel then jumps up from his table and catches the man's arm with his right arm as he tries to slice with a backhanded swing of the blade. Angel then rams his right forearm into the man's elbow, snapping the hyper-extended limb. As the man let's go his blade, Angel grabs it then rams the hilt into the back of the bandit's head knocking him out.

Bandit number two, a small thin man armed with a pair of butcher knives tries to attack the dark miko. Drusilla's form seems to blur, causes the blades to only pin a hair ribbon to the table. The small bandit does have time to reach as a delicate hand wraps around his throat, then cuts it open in a flash.

Most mobile torture equipment is very light like daggers, thumb screws, and hooks, but Spike earned his name from using heavy iron railway spikes meaning he enjoys working with his hands. Spike grabs the wrist of the third bandit holding a short sword and snaps it. He then pulls the Bandit down, while ramming the edge of his open hand into the thug's throat crushing the trachea. While the bandit grasps his throat, Spike kicks the fool knocking his head back, then throws a punch to face. The master vampire strength punch shatters the bridge of the nose and sends bone fragments into the brain.

Bandit number four armed with a Yari (Japanese straight-headed spear) attacks Takato, but Guilmon releases a fireball into the man's face. The man screams in pain holding his badly burnt face, then attacks Guilmon full of rage. Takato stops the man's charge by smashing a liquor bottle from another table over the man's head. The bandit stumbles long enough for Guilmon to use a rock breaking blow to snap the spear and a tail whip to send the man into another table.

Guilmon rushes over to Takato to see if he's alright, but the stubborn number four pulls a dagger and tries to stab the reptile Digimon's back. The youngest Matsuda hits the bleeding bandit in the face with another bottle, which gives Guilmon enough time to turn and fire another fireball. The high proof alcoholic contents of the bottles proves to be this world equivalent to Everclear and Barcardi 151, turning the criminal into Flambé.

Bandit number five attacks Ruki with an axe, only for Renamon to appear in front of him. With a cry of "Fox Leaf Arrowheads", she summons a cloud of razor-sharp shards that she fires at the bandit. The criminal cries in pain before the Digimon Tamer delivers a brutal kick to the crotch and a punch to the face that sends the spiky haired bandit flying into another table.

Bandit pulls out a small throwing axe and tosses it at Ruki, but Renamon leaps into the air her feet and hands a raging inferno of blue flames and slices. She lands with one blowing paw at the Bandit's throat. Behind her the sliced pieces of the axe land on the ground, along with his severed hand. He looks up into the kitsune digimon's eyes and screams as if facing the legendary kyubi no kitsune.

Bandit number six has spiked brass knuckles over his huge fists and tries to crush Jenrya's skull like an egg. Jenrya is an extremely skill student of Tai Chi Chuan and is able to flow with the blows and re direct the hits. When the bandit is an awkward position, Terriermon uses his Blazing Fire attack to shoot rapid fire energy blasts from his mouth into the goon's face at point blank range. Number Six blinded and burnt badly, screams and waves his arms around wildly. Terriermon uses his small size and agility to get close and use Petit Twister, spinning around he creates a green tornado blowing the bandits feet out from under him. A blow from Jenrya knocks the bruiser unconscious with a kick.

Bandit number seven doesn't even try to attack Juri, instead swinging his sword at Leomon with his sword. Leomon counters with his own lion king sword and the two begin short sword fight. Finally, Leomon proves to be far stronger and causes his opponent's blade to snap. As the bandit falls to the ground, he pulls a dagger and tosses it at Juri. Juri manages to mostly dodge it, but it manages to create a small cut her arm. Leomon brings his sword down hard enough to crack the floor beneath his feet.

Cyberdramon leaps onto Bandit number eight before Ryou can react. The violent Digimon then proceeds to tear the bandit apart with it's claws and fangs. Ryou pales as Cyberdramon rips off the Bandit's head, remembering how many of Milleniummon's Evil Digimon threatened to cut off his head.

Bandit number Nine is very fat, covered in leather and metal armor, and carries a huge round shield with a serrated edge and four spikes in the center. A shield which he uses to block Agumon's Baby Flame fireball and his Surudoi Tsume claw attack. Masaru and Agumon manage to avoid one of the center spikes as it shoots out propelled by a gas mechanism.

Agumon uses his more powerful Baby Burner using the powerful stream of fire to turn the shield red shot. Masaru is the next to attack using his powerful punch to smash a cold water jug into the center of shield creating a massive cloud of steam. The steam blocks the fat bandit's vision so he can't see Agumon's next attack. Baby Claw, the strongest of Agumon's claw attacks, strikes the shield nearly breaks it. Bandit Nine drops the shield as the gas mechanism blows out hurting his arm. Then Maseru and Agumon both attack at the same time, delivering a double punch that knocking the bandit out several meters away.

Yamato blocks Bandit number Ten's sword with a meat knife long enough for Gobumon to smash his "Little Horn" into the Bandit. Gobumon is disgusted and horrified to realize his horn is stained with blood and spinal fluid, but Yamato takes advantage and sends the broken bandit tumbling.

Bandit Number Eleven tries to use his club, but Palmon grabs the bandit with her Poison Ivy attack, using her whip like claws to throw him clear of Mimi. When the Bandit tries to get up and grab his club, Palmon grabs the club and swings it around, smashing the bandit's own weapon into his own thick head.

Bandit Number Twelve makes a mistake attacking Izzy and Tentomon. He's a thin man with many tattoos, piercings, many earrings, many rings, and thin chains and bells in his head and hair. He also wields a metal cord with a spearhead tip at the end as a weapon.

Tentomon releases a full charge Petit Thunder attack after Izumi receives a deep cut. The massive rod of electricity from his antenna hits the cord and travels to the Bandit's body. The electricity arcs from the cord to the rings to all the other pieces of metal. When the light show dies, the bandit's charred body with the still red hot pieces of metal still cooking his skin.

Bandit Number Thirteen is a skilled swordsman and manages to wound Takeru several times and knock him to the ground. He did make the mistake of underestimating the flying hamster creature. Patamon fires a couple Air Shots, the balls of compressed air are not much stronger than large punches, but are enough to cause the twin sword wielder to drop one of his blades and stumble back. He tries to stab the creature with his other sword, but the little Digimon child grabs the tip in it's teeth.

Number Thirteen swings the blade down knocking the Digimon off and embedding the blade in the floor. It is only then that Thirteen realizes Takeru has picked up his sword and leaped to his feet. He tries to retrieve his blade, but Takeru is already turning into a swing. Takeru brings the sword down into Number Twelve's neck, nearly getting caught in the spine before tearing it out.

Number Fourteen has knocked Hikari to the ground and is fending off her feline partner Tailmon's physical attacks. The adult level Exalted Beast Digimon's punches and kicks are powerful enough to knock down larger adult Digimon like giant T-Rex-like Digimon Greymon. The Bandit wielding a Guan dao (Kwan dao or large Chinese halberd) appears to have some training in Chakra and manages to stop blow after blow.

Suddenly, the Bandit is hit in the back several times and turns to see BlackTailmon Lilitha smirking at him. Then Tailmon's kick sends him flying over a table. Tailmon throws a look that says "What was that? I thought your kind hated mine?" and Lilitha throws a similar look that says "Only I get to beat on you.".

The Fourteenth Bandit jumps up and attacks Hikari with his spear before the two cats can react. The curved blade is stopped only inches from Hikari's wide open eyes and the reason for the sudden stop. Takeru still stained by his own opponent has one of his arms in front of the Bandit's chest. Takeru holds one of Number Thirteen's swords, the blade piercing out the back of the bandit.

Takeru looks coldly into the Thirteenth Bandit's eyes, his own eyes shaded by his bucket hat, then he pulls the sword, slicing the blade out of the bandit's body in a violent spray. The last Bandit falls, dead before he hits the ground.

Ren Karekusa, the Withering Princess, stares at the group coldly. She has removed her cloak and pulled off the bandages on her right arm. The arm is a mix of green and grey with many bulging green and purple veins. On his forearm is a mass of thin dark green almost black plant tendrils with tendrils wrapped tightly around the wrist and going into the flesh. The grey hand ends in long dark green nails. She makes several hand signs with her left hand and points her right at the floor between her and the heroes.

"Hijutsu: Bankon no Oukoku - Bankai!" (Secret Art: Kingdom of of Entwining Roots Full Release!)

If the Digimon and there partners could see chakra, they would see an immense aura form then flow into the vines on her right arm. The mass of tendrils explodes into a one meter diameter spherical mass before shooting as a hundred vines into the floor. What remains on her arm is a huge snow white lotus blossom with tendrils wrapped around her wrist and going from the stem into her arm.

Suddenly, the tendril vines shoot from the ground in the form of two meter tall vertical spikes. The heroes avoid the plant, but not the injured and dead bandits. The plants also attack the few customers that didn't flee the building when the battle began. The plants tear threw there bodies causing the few living ones to scream in pain before they die. The group can only watch as the plants begin to drain fluids and energy, and the bodies begin to get thinner, withering away into lifeless dry husks.

The white lotus on Ren's wrist changes from snow white to light pink and veins spreads across all of her exposed skin. Her skin darkens, her muscles increase in size, and finally, her long yellow-brown hair turns dark green. She pulls off her goggles to reveal gold eye with sclera (whites) now pitch black.

"The Kingdom devours fools, draining them of there fluids and energy." says Rena, her voice almost demonic, "As it's Queen, my Chakra and Stamina is also increased. Now die, Fools!"

Ryou on Cyberdramon's shoulders and Masaru and Agumon together run forward hoping to stop Rena before she has a chance to attack. Rena does several hand signs...

"Doton: Doryuu Taiga!" (Earth Release: Earth Flow River!)

... and the ground beneath her opponent's feet turns into a river of mud. The two humans and two Digimon sink deep and flow back pass the Kingdom spikes that stand like bamboo reeds in a river.

Cyberdramon gets too close to one of the spikes and thorns extend cutting his shoulder badly.

As the lotus on her arm turns a slightly darker shade of pink, Rena does hand seals and inhales.

"Fireball!"

"Fox Leaf Arrowheads!"

"Blazing Fire!!"

"Fist of the Beast King."

Rena spews a line of mud onto the ground in front of her, which grows into a large purple-color mud wall. The wall blocks the concentrated ball of fire, cloud of razor-sharp shards, a stream of energy blasts, and the lion-shaped fire blast.

"Doton: Doryuu Heki" (Earth Release: Earth Style Wall) says Rena with a savage grin, then walks onto the liquid mud in front of the wall, walking on dirty water. "This one I learned from a Kiri Nukunin."

"Hijutsu: Kirigakure no Jutsu" (Secret Art: Hidden Mist Technique!"

The entire restaurant is filled with a thick fog making it impossible to see. The fog combined with the mud and tall thin plants makes the inside of the building seem more like a marshland or grassland.

The real battle begins, when both Masaru and Cyberdramon cry out in pain. They are hit by blows possessing superhuman strength and sent flying into spine-covered pillars. Ryou and Agumon are the next to be knocked down by super fast kicks.

Guilmon is grabbed by the tail and smashed into Takato. Renamon jumps into the air to avoid an attack and to perform her own Wisteria Punch, only for Rena to hit her by a complex combo. Ruki avoids her partner's falling form, then gets a punch to the stomach and a spinning back kick that sends her threw one of the few remaining tables. Jenrya receives an upper cut that nearly sends him into the ceiling and does make a Terriermon impression. Leomon shields Juri as Rena rains down hundreds of punches, each powerful enough to shatter concrete. The force is so great, Leomon slides back across the floor with Juri backing up behind him. As they near the back wall, Rena does a kick so powerful Leomon smashes into the concrete with Juri sandwiched between him and the wall.

Yamato, Mimi, and Izumi jump clear as another Kingdom spike explodes from the ground where they were. Gobumon, Palmon, and Tentomon avoid there own spike. Tentomon fires his Petit Thunder and Gabumon fires his Petit Fire, but the blue ice-like flames and electrical blast only cause minor damage, which then regenerates before there eyes.

"Hijutsu: Bankon Yari!" (Secret art: Entwining Root Spear!)

Suddenly, each of the spikes unfolds like a plastic Christmas tree, then each branch extends into six meter long razor-sharp spikes. The Digimon and there partners are nearly impaled, but manage to dodge the long lethal spikes by dropping to the muddy ground.

Rena appears in front of Hikari and Takeru grabbing both of them by the throat and raising them into the air. She is about to crush there throats, when Tailmon's claws pierce the side of her face and a burst of compressed air hits the back of her head. Distracted, Takeru swings the sword in his hand hitting Ren's side. Rena drops the two and jumps back into the thinning fog.

Suddenly, the top of a broken table shoots out the of the fog and hits TK and Hikari in the chest, knocking them against one of the walls. Rena walks out of the fading fog and picks up the bandit sword dropped by Takeru. Her face and side have completely healed leaving behind the spilled purple blood. She swings the blade and makes a thin cut across Takeru's forehead.

"I'm more of a taijutsu person. My kenjutsu (swordsmanship) is rusty so this could be very messy." says Rena, her eyes filled with sadistic glee, "I like messy."

As the fog fades, Angel, Spike, and Drusilla stand behind Rena, but are unable to move. There feet are stuck to the ground by a sticky liquid.

"Mizuame Nabara" (Starch Syrup Capture Field)

Rena looks over her shoulder and explains, "My Kingdom sucks up water and chakra so I can't keep Kirigakure going for long periods. I just needed you all in the correct positions for my Kingdom's Bankon Yari to completely immobilize. I also put down that line of liquid to stop attacks from behind, thanks to the Kingdom you can't even use water walking to avoid it."

Rena makes several hand signs and yells "Doton: Yomi Numa" (Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld), and the three vampires sink into a massive swamp that appears beneath there feet. The effect doesn't last long as the chakra is reabsorbed by the Kingdom, which grows larger. It leaves the three vampires half-buried in the thick dark brown swamp.

"Just in case you were smart enough to jump out off your shoes."

"DIVINE FEET!"

A spear of light shoots threw Ren's torso, burning a hole straight threw. Ren turns, foul purple blood dripping from her chest and mouth, to see the Lucemon with his feathery wings released.

"Tenchi??" (Angel??)

"My name is Gabriel Light Lior"

Suddenly, a black spear appears inside the hole in her torso, preventing it's regeneration. Lilitha in her mask-less LadyDevimon form stands behind Ren.

"and my name is Lilitha." says the demonic Digimon licking a drop of red from Ren's face, "POISON!"

Ren's screams as her chakra and remaining stamina is converted into a tainted dark energy that burns her coils and flesh. Black energy crackles across her form and her skin begins to bubble and blister. The pink lotus on her arm is covered in black energy similar to electricity, changing from pale pink to dark green and back several times.

The Kingdom of the Entwining Roots reacts her poisoning. The sharp spike, once hard as iron, crack and crumble into gray dust. The once dark green pants themselves leak water and wither away into yellow-brown husks. The kingdom finally dies completely, collapsing into foul water and dust

On Ren's arm, the green veins covering her body have turned black and her skin turned ash gray. Ren's long hair has turned grey-white and the plant on her arm as withered into a mass of black and dark brown. The skin around the roots is peeling away like a rotten banana peel. The lotus flower is pure white again, but the petals are falling.

Lilitha pulls out her darkness spear and Ren collapses to the ground. She looks up with the glow fading from her golden eyes at the gathering group.

"Didn't ... even see them... coming." says Ren, black fluid running from her mouth, "Your good shinobi... Your worth.... more than my.... fool head is?"

The light fades completely leaving empty black eyes and her body withers leaving a mummified husk. The last petal falls to muddy ground.

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END OF CHAPTER OF TIME 09
END OF ENTER THE MAELSTROM - Part 1
Next... ENTER THE MAELSTROM - Part 2

INFORMATION FOR READERS
Element Cycle
Chakra elements with = meaning "is stronger"
Suiton (Water)=Katon (Fire)=Fuuton (Wind)=Raiton (Lightning)= Doton (Earth)=
If you Pokémon fans are wondering how Lightning beats Earth, the original Five Chinese Elements, know as Wu Xing, are: Water = Fire = Metal = Wood = Earth
Metal chops Wood and Wood parts Earth (think tree roots going threw a rock face)

CHAPTER 10: ENTER THE MAELSTROM - Part 2

Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire)

Blaze in Impmon form jumps from tree branch to tree branch, his small form blurring at times. He runs from his attacker holding a precious package

Suddenly, Spike appears with a black bladed sword. and tries to cut Blaze in half. Blaze jumps over the blade, but the sword does manage to do threw the tree Blaze was standing on. The thick dull blade doesn't cut threw the tree, instead it smashes threw causing the top half to topple.

Blaze releases a massive crimson fireball from his mouth, which Spike avoids, but the tree he was standing on is covered in flames. The tree then explodes from it's own superheated sap.

Spike releasing a shower of metal spikes that nearly impale his partner, then explode like grenades.

"Knock it off!" yells Jiraiya as Mimi and Yamato use Suiton Jutsu (Water techniques) to put out the growing fires.

As Blaze lands next to Lilitha, he uses a spark from his finger to lite a cigarette.

"You just had to steal Spike's supply of Grass Country Cigarettes." says Lilitha the BlackTailmon

"It's better than that Weed we got from Rice Country." says Blaze the Impmon

"Monkey see, Monkey do" says Gabriel the Child Lucemon.

It's been years since, the Scourge, Digidestined, and there Partners appeared in this world of elements. In that time they have made two friends, who have become there teachers in the way of ninjutsu. Now the group is en route to Konohagakure no Sato (Village Hidden in the Leaves), Fire Country's ninja village and home of there friends.

In the lead is Naruto Uzumaki. He's a fifteen year old boy standing five foot five with blue eyes and blond hair. He's currently dressed in a black and orange jacket with black sleeves, orange pants with his Kunai holster strapped around his right leg with bandages, and the common black also proudly wears a black headband on his forehead with spiral leaf symbol of Konoha

Naruto is a very special ninja. He's the son the Legendary Yondaime Hokage (Fourth Leader Fire Shadow) Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, the lone surviving Kunoichi of Uzu no Kuni (Land of Whirlpool). On the day of his birth, the village was attacked by the most powerful of Bijuu (Tailed Beasts), the Legendary Kyubi no Kitsune (Nine Tailed Demon Fox). Yondaime used a Kinjutsu (forbidden technique) to sacrifice his soul to the Shinigami (Death God) to seal the Kyubi. No object or adult could contain the demon lord, so Yondaime sealed the Kyubi into Naruto with the naive hope that he would be treated as a hero for saving the village from the fox's wrath.

The Yondaime's wishes were ignored and Naruto was treated like the fox reincarnated. It was only the laws of his grandfather figure Sandaime Hokage that saved him. Since they couldn't hurt him, the people tried to ignore him, which lead to Naruto playing pranks to get people to acknowledge his existence.

It was after the failed Genin (Beginner Ninja) Test that his potential began to show. When he was tricked into stealing the Scroll of Forbidden Seals and told of the Kyubi by the traitor Mizuki, he rescued his friend and sensei Iruka using Kage Bushin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique). He managed to use a Jounin (Elite Ninja) level technique he learned in mere hours. Naruto became Genin with teammates Sasuke Uchiha - the emo survivor avenger of the famed and destroyed Uchiha clan- and Sakura Haruna - a pink-haired Sasuke fan girl he had a crush on.

It was in Nami no Kuni (Land of Wave), that he learned protecting your precious people makes you strong from a faux Onnin (Hunter Nin) Haku who died to protect her master, A-Class Nukenin (Missing Nin) Zabuza. It was the courage he showed and inspired in the others, that resulted in the bridge they protected being named the Great Naruto Bridge.

The second person is over fifty years old, but looks much younger, standing six foot three, one hundred ninety three pounds, with dark eyes and a long mane of white hair spikes. He also has red marking under the eyes and grey head band with small horns and the kanji for oil. He wears a dark green kimono with a sleeveless red haori and sandals.

The second person is Jiraiya, the Toad Sennin (Toad Sage), and Densetsu no Sannin (Legendary Three Ninja). He, Slug Sennin Tsunade, and Snake Sennin Orochimaru were famous warriors of Konoha until they broke apart. Tsunade developed hemophobia after the deaths of her brother Nawaki and lover Dan, and lost herself in vanity, drinking, gambling earned the name Legendary Sucker. Orochimaru became obsessed with learning all the jutsus in the world and becoming immortal. He became a missing nin after his inhumane human experimentation was discovered. Jiraiya set up a spy network to keep track of Orochimaru and other groups, but he also spent his time consumed by perversions. He became a self-proclaimed Super Pervert spying on women bathing and writing a collection of very popular pornography known as Ichi Ichi Paradise (Come Come Paradise).

Naruto meet Jiraiya while he was training with temporary sensei for the final part of the Chunin (Journeyman Ninja) Selection Exam. His teacher Ebisu caught Jiraiya spying on the women's hot spring and tried to stop him, but was sent flying by one of Jiraiya's giant summon toads.

It was Jiraiya who taught Naruto Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique), which Naruto used to defeat another Jinchuriki, power of human sacrifice - a term used to describe humans with demons like bijuu sealed in them. Gaara of the Desert was suppose to be the ultimate weapon during the Suna-Oto (Sand-Sound) Invasion of Konoha, but Naruto defeated him and changed his heart, allowing him to see the light at the end of the darkness he lived in.

It was Jiraiya who took Naruto on a mission to find Tsunade to become the Godaime (Fifth Leader) Hokage after the death of Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi at the hands of Orochimaru. He proved himself to Tsunade by perfecting the Rasengan (Spiral Sphere) technique to defeat Kabuto, a servant of Orochimaru who was with the injured Orochimaru looking for Tsunade to repair the snake-teme's arms.

It was after the failed mission to retrieve Sasuke, who had left Konoha seeking Orochimaru for power, did Jiraiya take Naruto on the three year training mission. The reason was not only to become strong enough to rescue Sasuke from Orochimaru's grasp, but to protect him from the Akatsuki Organization. The Akatsuki are a group of S-Class Nukunin who seek to rule the world and send teams of two to capture the Jinchuriki and few non-sealed Bijuu.

Jiraiya looks back at the group and is still amazed by the progress made by each of one made. Normally, they would be too old to become ninja, but there massive chakra reserves pushed there development allowing them to become extremely skilled in there fields. He's guesses he shouldn't be surprised considering in three years, Naruto went from Dead-last in the Genin graduates to his successor. He can only imagine Naruto's friend/teammmate Sakura has grown under Tsunade's care and training.

Angel's style is Primary Ninjutsu (elemental atk/def), Secondary Taijutsu (HtH Combat) , and he has learned minor Genjutsu (Illusions) and Fuinjutsu (Sealing). Jiraiya managed to test there two chakra affinities, using the paper test for primary, and paper test plus a special seal to suppress there primary affinity to get a second. Angel has a lightning affinity and water affinity, which is troublesome since most lightning jutsus are found in hands of Konoha's enemy Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud). It was only chance that allowed them to encounter a Kumo Nukunin and the ninjutsu scrolls he stole from his village.

Angel's partner Gabriel is very human, so he was able to learn a balance of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu with an strong kenjutsu and fuinjutsu. As an angel-type Digimon he's seems to have natural talent with seals and a affinity from lightning and wind - based techniques.

Spike's style is mostly taijutsu since he lacks patience and is the type to work with his hands. He can still do Ninjutsu and with his affinities for Fire and Lightning he can cause a lot of damage. He once killed a bandit using a cigarette using a Katon jutsu he invented himself. A cloud of smoke and burning ash that burned the inside of the bandits lungs causing him suffocate.

He carries a small collection of shuriken, hand held throwing weapons, and carries a larger supply sealed into scrolls hidden inside his clothing. He's become skilled in Shurikenjutsu, esp Bo Shuriken which is appropriate since there metal throwing spikes. For close range, he was an odd double-edged long sword, semi-dull, but three times thicker and heavier than a normal blade of it's type.

Blaze is also heavy into taijutsu since his Child Impmon hands can't form the needed hand seals for ninjutsu and kenjutsu, he has managed to develop several techniques involving explosive tags that have leveled old building and one forest. He even developed one seal less Katon Jutsu. In his Ultimate form of Beelzubumon, he's skilled Fire and Lightning techniques, but he prefers his weapons and hands.

Drusilla style is Genjutsu combined with a usually skill not found far from Suna, Kugutsu (Puppetry). The mad woman's skill at genjutsu is easily a match for Konoha Genjutsu Mistress Kurenai, but her insanity and other talents allow her to shatter the minds of most people. He army of puppets controlled by chakra strings not only attack and defend, but enhance Genjutsu using psychoactive poisons.

She's skilled with water and wind and possesses limited ice manipulation ability. It's rare since Hyouton in a near extinct bloodline that was nearly wiped out in Mizu no Kuni (Land of Water) Bloodline Massacres. There is also the ninjas of the Yuki no Kuni (land of snow), but there jutsus are reliant on chakra armor they wear.

Lilitha as Tailmon has a natural talent for taijutsu and seal-less genjutsu , which stems from her types very physical fighting style and ability to hypnotize. As LadyDevimon and Lilithmon she's extremely skilled at using one hand seals and water-based ninjutsu

Takato is primary ninjutsu, secondary taijutsu, and minor genjutsu. It's believed his close connection to Guilmon is the reason for his extremely strong affinity fro Fire (fireball) and secondary affinity for earth (rock breaking).

Guilmon is heavy into taijutsu, since he lacks all forms of genjutsu and ninjutsu. Jiraiya was able to develop a seal placed on both Takato and Guilmon that allows them to share power. A seal, which the group knows as the Hazard symbol.

Ruki is also primary ninjutsu, but her secondary is genjutsu instead of taijutsu. Not to say, she can't kick ass at hand to hand combat, but her connection to the kitsune Digimon Renamon has given her a strong affinity for illusions. She's skilled in wind and water affinity techniques, which allows her slow past her opponents and slice them to pieces.

Renamon is skilled taijutsu user with talent in modified hand seal (she lacks one finger on each hand) Fuinjutsu, which stems from her perfected form of Taomon, and modified seal Genjutsu which comes from her Kitsune nature. She can cause many effects with her seals and her brush. In there fused form of Sakuyamon, Ruki and Renamon are balanced skilled in Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, and Fuinjutsu

Jenrya was skilled in Tai Chi Chuan before becoming involved with the Digimon adventures. As a result his primary is Taijutsu and a secondary in Ninjutsu. He was a strong affinity for Lightning and Wind. He's a defensive fighter, avoiding his opponent's attacks and wearing them down before attacking.

Terriermon is weak in all forms of ninja arts, but has developed a taijutsu form for his child form based on reflexes and agility, his adult form Gargomon based on strength and Rapidmon based on speed. None of his forms can do ninjutsu or genjutsu because they lack the ability to create hand seals with the exception of there fusion form of MegaGargomon.

Juri is a very surprising girl. Thanks to her connection to Leomon, she was become very skilled in Taijutsu. Her style somewhat resemble the Inuzuka's style of fighting, but feline based instead of canine. Her ninjutsu is most fire and earth techniques linked to her feline forms, but she also has some skills in genjutsu and ijutsu (medical techniques)

Leomon is skilled in Taijutsu and Kenjutsu, developing a sword style based around his beast king sword. He can also pull off high level Fire techniques as Leomon, high level Water and Wind techniques as IceLeomon, Regulumon' s skill with Fire and Earth, and Elecmon's lightning gives him a very diverse ninjutsu style.

Yamato is heavy Ninjutsu fighter with good Taijutsu and weak Genjutsu. He also has a level of Suiton (Water Release) Mastery approaching the levels of Nidaime Hokage (Second Leader Fire Shadow) and the Mizukages (Water Shadows). He's also skilled with Wind techniques, which combined with his partner's affinity for ice allows him to create massive Hyouton Jutsu (Ice Release Techniques).

Gobumon lacks most ninja skills, but due to a seal developed by Jiraiya he can channel his energy into Yamato and he can combine his attacks with Yamato's water attacks to frozen hell for there opponents.

Mimi is one Jiraiya is worried about. She's a Ninjutsu fighter with secondary skills in Genjutsu and Kenjutsu (Weapons). What's important is she possesses Mokuton (Wood Release), a rare bloodline ability once wielded by Shodaime Hokage (First Leader Fire Shadow). It's a lost bloodline and Orochimaru once tried to recreate it experimenting on babies, which resulted in only one surviving. He's worried what the idiots on council would do to Mimi, so he taught her many Earth and Water techniques, so she doesn't need to show off her plant-based techniques.

Palmon lacks Genjutsu or Ninjutsu, but possesses a large amount of Taijutsu which is common for the less human Digimon. She is also skilled with Composite weapons such as Kusarigama, Nunchaku, and sansetsukon (three sectioned staff) and "Soft" Weapons such as whips which is understandable considering her vines. Her higher forms Lilymon and Rosemon possess high level genjutsu and ninjutsu with the same affinity for earth, water, and wood based jutsu.

Izumi is a strange one, going on and on abut computers and electronics, before he became serious with his ninjutsu training. He's severely lacking in Taijutsu, but extremely skilled with lightning- and earth-based ninjutsu. He's so skilled in Ninjutsu he's also developed a weak magnetic ability similar to the Iron Sand ability used by the lost leader of Sunagakure, Sandaime Kazekage (Third Leader Wind Shadow). He uses his ability to manipulate fine metal wires into complex patterns. He's also skilled in illusions and shurikenjutsu - art of hand-held throwing weapons.

Tentomon lacks most ninjutsu skills, but Kabuterimon, MegaKabuterimon, and HeraclesKabuterimon can use high level lightning based ninjutsu with modified seals for his non-human hands. He also uses a unique taijutsu style which incorporates it's legs, four arms, and sharp wings. Jiraiya says it's a display that would make an Aburame cry like Gai about flames of youth.

Takeru is the swordsman of the group, possessing skills at the level of Kirigakure's Seven Swordsmen. He's also skilled in Taijutsu with an incredible amount of strength and speed despite his size. He also has a minor skill in wind and lightning ninjutsu which adds to the lethal nature of his blades.

Patamon is mostly useless in his regular child form. He has learned to use his energy to increase his flying speed from below walking to falcon level speed and can now use dropped bombs and blow darts designed to handle the high pressure he can generate. As the very human Angemon, he's also skilled in kenjutsu, taijutsu, and wind and water based ninjutsu.

Hikari is the medic of the group. She's extremely gifted in Ijutsu and Jiraiya has been able to get scrolls sent from Tsunade and her friends in the medical community. She's also skilled in Genjutsu and water- and earth- based ninjutsu

Tailmon is an adult Digimon skilled in feline taijutsu, but her perfect form Angewoman and ultimate form Angewoman are skilled in Ijutsu, Fuinjutsu, and Genjutsu. She's also possesses high affinity wind and lightning techniques in her angelic humanoid forms.

Takeru and Hikari also possess limited form of photokinesis, the ability to absorb, generate, and manipulate photons (waves/particles of light). Jiraiya can only guess that it's some form of emerging blood line and it has proven useful enabling them to produce blinding flashes, cloak an area in darkness, or blend into the background without releasing the chakra of a camouflage technique.

Ryou and Masaru are both heavy taijutsu with minor ninjutsu and kenjutsu skills. Ryou has an affinity for Primary Wind and Secondary Lightning, while Masaru is extremely strong in Fire techniques and has Earth as a secondary affinity.

Cyberdramon and Agumon are both heavy taijutsu fighters, which doesn't change in there Justimon and ShineGreymon forms. As Justimon, Ryou and Cyberdramon can due one hand seals for fire level fire techniques and ShineGreymon can also do high level fire techniques since only that form possesses the appendages for hands seals.

Jiraiya remembers how they meet the group in the Land of Wind and somehow Naruto convinced him to help the train the rather large group.

He had been "researching" at a local hot spring, when he spotted an orange-haired beauty with immense chakra levels, but before he could get a better look at Ruki, he was attacked by Renamon and Palmon. In the end,m the girls managed to tie him up and were debating what to do with the super-pervert when Naruto arrived and didn't help matters by calling him Ero-Sennin. Then, Naruto said maybe he could teach them a couple techniques for the price of not castrating them.

They explained they were from a distant place and wanted to become ninja of Konoha since it was the most hospitable of the hidden villages, but had no formal training. In the end, Jiraiya figured if he could teach the legendary Minato Namikaze to be Hokage and his dobe (deadlast) son Naruto to Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique) and use the Rasengan (Spiral Sphere), he could take a little time to teach the basics to the group.

He looks at Spike and Takeru, or rather there unique swords. They carry the blades with ease despite there weight.

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Flashback
Training - Kaze no Kuni. Three Years ago

The group is currently in a small village around a blacksmith's forge. The smith stands nearly six foot and is very muscular with short black hair and dark eyes. He's dressed in black boots, leather pants, and a wide belt. He also has leather bracers, a leather headband, and a pair of dark goggles.

"So why are we here, ero-sennin?" says Spike using Naruto nickname.

"Don't call me that in public!" says Jiraiya, vein pulsating, "You all may possess massive chakra reserves, but your bodies lack the ability to fully use that energy. So we are going to buy some training weights from Ichiro and also get some basic weapons."

"I have as few new things for you Jiraiya." says Ichiro, "There's a limit to the amount of weight you can place on a human body before it begins to break down. Normal human bone breaks at over six hundred pounds, so I ended up creating a new seal."

"A new seal!? I only taught you enough Fuinjutsu to seal objects into scrolls for storage." says Jiraiya

"Wait a moment." says Takeru, "I thought only certain people could be taunt Ninja techniques?"

"Ichiro was a very rare child. His parents were Nukunin from Ame and Iwa (Missing Nin from Rain and Rock). His Iwa father ran because the Tsuchikage wanted to dispose of him using a suicide mission and his mother was Kunoichi that almost ended up the slave of a Daimyo. The two managed to avoid the Onnin (Hunter Nins) long enough for Ichiro to be born. Eventually, the hunt died with the civil war in Ame and the political problems in Iwa"

"My parents are now retired under new names, but they managed to teach me some of there ninja skills in case I ever encounter a enemy ninja. Thankfully, the first time I encountered a ninja, a Suna Nukenin, Jiraiya was there to save my butt. I made him some weapons and equipment at a lower price, which became even lower when he offered to teach me Fuinjutsu." says Ichiro pulling out a scroll and handing it to Jiraiya, "Theses are my two creations. I want you to have them."

Jiraiya opens the scroll and looks at the kanji on the top.

Fuin: Hageshiikaze Kuuatsu (Seal: Strong wind air pressure)

"The first technique places a seal on a training weight that effects the air around the user. A fully charged seal of that size would make moving threw the air as hard as moving threw water. It's also cumulative, meaning you can use multiple seals to further increase the air resistance."

Fuin: Shirahaken (Seal: White Feather Sword)

"The other technique changes the air around a heavy sword or other weapon, decreasing wind resistance and it's weight. It's a counter to the first technique, but has potential such as wielding a Zanbatou like a kunai dagger. It doesn't effect the kinetic energy of the weapon, so while the blade may be light in the user's hand it's still extremely heavy to the opponent."

"How would changing the wind effect a sword's weight?" asks Izzy.

"It doesn't really." says Ichiro, "It manipulates the wind to lift the blade, making it seem lighter to the user. It's complex in that you are manipulating the perceived weight with out effecting the dynamics of the weapon beyond air resistance."

"I'm impressed, Ichiro" says Jiraiya, "What are the limits?"

"They both require large amounts of chakra, at least Jounin level, and most ninja have become dependent on other styles by then. Also, most ninja would buy light weight weaponry as opposed to a heavy blade."

"Where did you get the idea for these?" asks Jiraiya rolling up the scroll.

Ichiro leads them into the forge pass the collection of swords and other bladed weapons to a black metal table in the back, which is bolted to the floor. On the table are two unique swords.

The first sword is a large two-handed double-edged longsword with a thick black blade and a dark red hilt. A closer look reveals the entire sword except for the grip is composed of a solid piece of dark metal. The blade is dull, but it's thick and looks designed for crushing opponents.

The second sword is more traditional Japanese sword resembling a Shikomizue, concealed sword disguised as a cane or walking stick with a black saya (sheath)

"It happened a year ago. My son had a special treasure chest, a simple metal box filled with stones and coins he had collected. I never learned why he stopped dragging it around until after that day. Apparently he found some extremely cool looking, but extremely heavy stones in a sea cave. There was an accident that day and the chest, which my son left in the Forge, was broke. Several items, including many of those special stone fell into the crucible."

He places a finger on the thicker blunt blade.

"Me and my assistant found the chains near breaking and poured the small amount of molten iron into a simple sword mold. When the melt cooled, we found an extremely heavy black blade. The metal proved to be too hard and durable to damage, so we couldn't sharpen the blade. We tried to melt it down, but ten times the heat used to forge it wasn't enough to melt it. In the end, I wrapped the hilt and created the prototype Shirahaken Seal."

He turns back to the group.

"My assistant said maybe a ninja would use it for weight training and I ended started a discussion on how much weight a body could withstand without massive chakra reinforcement. Hageshiikaze Kuuatsu was the result of those talks"

"What about this blade?" says Takeru, running his finger over the cane sword.

"I experimented with the stones remaining in the Treasure chest. After six months, I managed to create an alloy of steel and the purified metals I found in the stones and extend it's malleability long enough to mold it into an extremely sharp blade. I was also able to add the completed Shirahaken Seal to the sword."

"How much do they weight?" says Angel

"The second blade to the user would weigh just over two pounds, but Shin Shirahaken actually weighs over 550 pounds." says Ichiro, watching there faces closely for the reaction.

"That's ten times the weight of a Claymore!"

"What's a Claymore??" asks Ichiro confused.

"It's a type of sword found in the country across from my homeland." says Angel, "A two-edged broadsword with a average length of fifty five inches and a forty two inch blade."

"The metal from the rocks was insanely heavy, but made them virtually indestructible. No matter the amount of heat, cold, or force applied those blades will never break or even dull. If your interested, the first blade Kurosaiganki weighs over 800 pounds, but if the seal was fully charged it would be 8 pounds to the user."

Spike walks over to Kurosaiganki (Black Rock Crusher) and places his hand on the blunt edge.

Takeru touches the Shin Shirahaken (True White Feather Sword).

Blaze and Patamon look at each other, then nod.

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Flashback End

There large amounts of chakra composed of spiritual and physical energy allowed there bodies to adapt to the weights at an accelerated rate. He also ended giving Naruto a set a special Hageshiikaze Kuuatsu weights.

Jiraiya didn't know that history was changed, as Naruto's own power grew instead of becoming reliant of the Kyubi's chakra.

Ruki runs up a tree followed by Renamon and tries to get a better view of the surrounding area.

Flashback
Training - Kaze no Kuni. Three Years ago

"Your group possess massive chakra reserves I haven't scene beyond S-Class Ninja and Naruto. The problem is you don't know how to focus your energy and use your chakra efficiently."

Jiraiya stands on the side of tree, parallel to to the ground. He stands on the vertical surface as easily as one would stand on the solid ground. He then walks up the tree until he's upside down standing on the underside of a tree branch. There aren't many trees in Wind Country, but this Resort Oasis imported several. It also has several hot springs, which is why Jiraiya knows the layout so well.

"Tree climbing. A ninja gathers chakra on the bottom of there feet and uses it to stick to the tree. Too little chakra and you slide off, too much chakra are your blown off. The greater chakra control you possess the less of energy is wasted and your skill using your techniques increases."

The group turns at a whistle and sees Naruto standing on the surface of the pool. He stands on the surface of the water without breaking the surface tension as if standing on wet concrete.

"Water Walking. It's a more advance chakra control technique. A ninja must not only push chakra down to hold him or herself out of the water, but must control the flow across the surface. It gets even more difficult with flowing water."

"Not bad explanation, Naruto." says Jiraiya, slightly annoyed.

"If you can do it, any one can, Ero-Sennin."

Jiraiya tosses a kunai at the water beneath Naruto's feet, the throwing dagger contains enough chakra to disrupt the flow and cause Naruto to fall in the lack.

"Hey! What was that for!?" yells Naruto coming to surface, soaked and with the Kunai held in his hand.

"Training." says Jiraiya

"What do mean training!?"

Jiraiya has an odd look on his face, then has an evil smirk.

"Kunai balancing."

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Flashback End

Jiraiya remembers the creation of the oddly efficient chakra control training method.

A ninja balances on one finger on the tip of double-ended kunai sticking out of the ground. You need very precise control to prevent your fingers from being pierced by the razor sharp blade and to keep it balanced, while you keep yourself balanced. There are many other versions with one of the most advance include hanging upside down from a tree branch by toe tip on dagger and balancing on the surface of the pond.

What's shocking is Naruto managed to master that form of chakra control despite the Kyubi constantly messing with his control. What's even more shocking is even after witnessing Naruto's Kunai Training, several other members of the group also mastered the training.

It was also this training that allowed Naruto to finally have enough control to form the Rasengan one handed without the need for a shadow clone.

As they approach his home village, he notices Drusilla is playing with one of her dolls.

Miss Edith. A small doll with fancy foreign clothing of nobility and very long black hair. Jiraiya shudders at the little doll remembering a group of bandits who tried to attack Drusilla when she and Lilitha were alone. The little doll animated by chakra strings used her sharp fangs and nails to blind them and cover them in cuts. When Jiraiya and the group found Drusilla, Lilitha had broken there legs and arms, and auditory hallucinogenic poison made the lullaby sung by the doll pure torture and eventually death.

He remembers the day when they found the cave.

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Flashback
Drusilla's Discovery - Kaze no Kuni. Two Years ago

Jiraiya, Naruto, and the Scourge with there Digimon are walking down a sandy cave tunnel.

"Ero-Sennin, where are we?"

"Don't call me that!" says Jiraiya, "I learned about how Nukunin used these caves as hide out. They were wiped out in a Onnin raid, but maybe we can use them as shelter.

"We wouldn't have too if you hadn't spied on the headman's daughter!" says Naruto, "We were all banned from the town since you couldn't resist peeking."

"My research is important. How do you think I pay for those hotels!"

"I here the wind whistling." says Drusilla

"She not going crazy... crazier is she?" asks Jiraiya.

"No Idiot. I can hear the wind too." says Liltiha walking up to a wall and walking into a hidden area. Drusilla flows and ends up pushing on the hidden wall, causing it to collapse. It reveals a dark hidden chamber with several scrolls on shelves, a set of tools, and a humanoid dressing on a table.

Drusilla and Lilitha walks over to the table expecting to find a corpse, instead they find a human size doll. The wood is polished mix of red-brown and yellow coated in dark lacquer. It's body is tall and male with wide shoulders, a narrow cylinderal waist, and fully opposable hands. The numerous joints are covered by black fibers and it also has a wig of black hair which reminds Drusilla of those odd wigs the nobility use to wear except pure black instead of flour white.

She looks at it's head closely and sees a pair of amber color eyes and a fan-like object on the forehead made of the same material

"Newton."

"What?" says Liltiha to her vampiress partner.

"Sir Isaac Newton. What must go up, must come down. Like people."

Drusilla extends her chakra into the doll and eyes and fan marking light up with the color of fire. The body shakes like a person having seizure as Drusilla powerful energy flows threw the wood and mechanisms giving life .The doll rises like a monster out of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

The right arm twitches, shakes, and slowly rises. The forearm snaps open and a folded metal fan (tessan)the length of the forearm shoots from it's compartment. The fan opens wide in the puppet's hand showing the tough fabric between metal spikes. Then, each of the spikes shoot out like darts or arrows into the walls.

Drusilla watches as dark green, most likely liquid poison, drips from the holes the metal spikes made in the walls, then she smiles.

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Flashback End

Drusilla and Jiraiya found the secret Kugutsu (Puppetry) shop of a Suna Nukunin. While the late ninja had not been as powerful or famous as Akasuna no Sasori (Sasori of the Red Sand) or the other famous puppet masters of Suna, he did have a very extensive collection of technique and construction scrolls. According to what they could find, the ninja was trying to develop powerful puppets but lacked the needed chakra capacity and talent. He was caught during a supply run, so the Onnin never discovered the secret archive.

Drusilla proved to have a natural talent for creating and using puppets. Combined with extensive genjutsu and poison training, she was become a very scary Kunoichi.

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Konohagakure no Sato - Village Hidden in the Leaves.

"It's been been more than two years."

"So it has."

",,," Jiraiya watches as his companion jumps to the roofs, "Heh... Always rambunctious..."

"Hey!"

"Helllooo, Konoha!!" yells Naruto on top of a tower, "You haven't changed at all!!"

"Yeah!!" says Naruto calming down slightly, then he notices the Hokage's mountain has changed. They have added the familiar face of the Godaime Hokage Tsunade Senju, "Ha ha ha! Tsunade-obaba's up there now!"

"All grown up, eh, Naruto."

Naruto and Jiraiya turn at the voice to see Kakashi sitting lazy on a roof reading his Icha Icha Paradise.

"Kakashi-sensei!!" says Naruto, then he leaps over, "...Sensei, you look exactly the same too!"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot...!" says Naruto as he lands, the reaches into his carrying case, "I have something for you..."

"WHAT?! NARUTO... YOU..."

Naruto is holding a shiny new book with the picture on a humanoid in the thinkers position surrounded by three thought balloons with crossed out hearts. The title is Make-Out Tactics.

"It's the latest in the make-out (Ichi Ichi) series, y'know." says Naruto, "The first in three years! Figured you'd like it, even though it's probably totally boring..."

Fool... It's cuz your're still a kid, thinks a pouting Jiraiya, Plus, that is an ultra rare advance copy...

"So that's Naruto's sensei." says Angel appearing behind Jiraiya.

Kakashi looks down and sees sixteen people and twelve strange animals. They include a group of bipedal lizards (one wearing a fur coat and another in bad-ass leather), a imp-like creature, a couple a bipedal cats, a plant creature, a giant ladybug, a dog with rabbit long ears, and a golden kitsune!? Leomon can be mistaken for a human with a bloodline limit and Gabriel looks human with his wings retracted.

"Who are they, Naruto?" staring at Renamon in particular.

"Those are friends I made during my training trip, Kakashi-sensei" says Naruto, "They want to become Konoha shinobi. The three oldest ones are Angel, Spike, and Drusilla. There partners are Gabriel, Blaze, and Lilitha, respectively. Next are the Tamers, Takato, Ruki, Jenrya, and Juri. There partners are Guilmon, Renamon, Terriermon, and Leomon. After them are the Destined, Yamato, Mimi, Izzy, Takeru, and Hikari. There partners are Gobumon, Palmon, Tentomon, Patamon, and Tailmon. The two in the back are Masaru and Ryou and there partners Agumon and Cyberdramon."

Kakashi clears his head and corrects himself fourteen ninja and there partners

"Show of hands..." yells Naruto holding his hand up, "Who wants Ramen?!"

Surprising it's not juts Naruto holding up his hand, but several digimon as well.

"As promised Kakashi..." says Jiraiya as Naruto runs towards Ichiraku's Ramen Stand, "He's all yours."

Kakashi looks up from his new porno book. "..."

"I suspect the Akatsuki will make their move soon..." says Jiraiya, "so I'm going back to gathering intelligence."

"WHOA!!"

Naruto stares at the beautiful pink-haired Kunoichi before him

"S..Sakura?"

"!!" stares Sakura, "Hih? Naruto?!"

Birds chirp as the team mates get over there shock. Kakashi, Naruto, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the newcomers with there digimon gather.

"Wow.." says Sakura, "Almost didn't recognize you. We've both really grown, huh?"

"If you say so! You don't look any different to me!" says Naruto

"Smooth kid, could you be any more oblivious?" says Jiraiya

"Well, maybe you're taller than I remember..." says Sakura

Tsunade turns to Jiraiya

"So who are these people, Jiraiya?" asks Tsunade, "I thought you were having one on one training with Naruto?"

"I found them in Wind Country near the River Country border." says Jiraiya, "They came from a distant land, but don't know how to get home. They attract attention with there partners, which everyone in there land possesses, so they decided to become shinobi. As far as chakra is concerned, the weakest of them has more energy than the both of us combined."

"All right! Enough with the emotional reunion. says Tsunade, "Kakashi."

Kakashi closes her book and looks at Naruto and Sakura

"Wow, it has been a while. From here on out, you two are going to be part of team kakashi again. Not as sensei and students. But as equals. Fellow Konoha Shinobi"

Kakashi holds out a pair of jingling bells. The same bells Kakashi used for there first team exercise, the one that determined if Team Seven would actually become a team.

"Now... I want to see how much you've both grown." says Kakashi, "The rules are the same as we first met. Attack as though you mean to kill or you'll never stand a chance!"

At the same time, Tsunade and Jiraiya face the large group.

"Both Naruto and Jiraiya have confidence in you." says Tsunade, "While, Naruto gets tested by his sensei, I'm going to have a few of my men test your abilities.

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Training Grounds

Angel, Spike, and Drusilla stand in front of three Chunin with there partners waiting on the sides.

The Konoha ninja are the first to act.

Number one rushes forward, gathering chakra in his mouth, and he then releases a constant stream of fire from his mouth.

"Katon: Dai Endan!" (Fire Release: Great Fireball)

"Raiton: Kaminari Iki!" (Lightning Release: Thunder Breathe!)

Angel counters by releases spherical blasts of lightning from his mouth. The balls of electrical plasma collide creating a sphere of superheated air between them that detonates into a impressive fireworks display and a earth-shaking thunder that can be heard across Konohagakure no Sato.

Ninja number two is a heavy taijutsu fighter, but so is Spike. Number two spins down for a kick to the head or upper body, but Spike slides out of the way, then delivers a kick to the side. Number two recovers, blurs with speed and tries to attack from the side. Spike grabs the fist in front of his face and twists it down and brings his knee up, into the ninja's descending face.

Number three, a Kunoichi, makes several hand signs and Drusilla watches as a giant fireball descends from the sky and engulfs her in flames. She jumps back surrounded by a dark blue mist almost like smoke and lands back to a tree. The branches of the tree grow and wrap around her binding her as the Kunoichi melds from the tree with a kunai ready to strike. The Kunoichi brings the blade under Drusilla's throat but the woman dissolves into a cloud of blood red sakura petals

The Kunoichi is shocked that Drusilla escaped Magen: Jigoku Gouka no Jutsu ( Demonic Illusion: Hell Fire Technique) and Magen: Jubaku Satsu (Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death)

"Magen: Beni Sakura Chire " (Demonic Illusion: Crimson Sakura Scatter)

The Kunoichi searches for the source of Drusilla's voice, then watches in horror as parts of her body begin to dissolve into blood red sakura petals. She tries to release the genjutsu, but fails.

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The Tamers (Takato, Jenrya, Ruki, and Juri) face shinobi numbers four to seven. The tamers are with there Digimon, except for Juri who told Leomon to only watch. She wants to prove herself to him and to herself that she is no longer someone to be juts protected, but an actually partner who can protect him as well.

"Katon: Dai Endan!" (Fire Release: Great Fireball)

"Fireball!"

"Doro Gaeshi!" (Mud Overturn)

Number four strikes his hands on the ground causing a rectangular wall to rise up to defend him from the two massive fireballs emitted by Takato and Guilmon. The heat from the combined fire attacks is enough to bake the wall and turn it red hot.

"Rock Breaking!"

"Taishouken!" (Crushing Victory Fist)

Number four is blown back in a shower of burning hot stone shrapnel and dust, as Takato and Guilmon tear threw the wall in a explosion.

Ruki and Renamon vanish into clouds of leaves before Number five can reach them. Suddenly, the falling leaves swirl and fly towards the shocked shinobi cutting him deeply in several places.

"Futon: Chiruochiba Shuriken Nami!" (Wind Release: Falling Leaves Shuriken Wave!)

"Fox Leaf Arrowhead!!"

The razor sharp leaves are joined by glowing crystals that penetrate armor and skin.

"Suiton: Suijinheki!" (Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!)

Number five makes a strong of hand seals and releases a jet of water that forms a barrier around the ninja to stop the crystals and leaf shuriken. He thinks he has time to think, but then he notices his clothing and armor is soaked with blood. Slowly, the swirling wall of water turns blood red and he's filled with feel.

"Scared?"

Number five's mouth opens in a silent scream as Renamon arm extends from the blood on his chest and grips his throat. Renamon's head and upper body also meld from the blood and look at the terrified ninja in the eye. The flesh on Renamon's face melts away to reveal the face of the Kyubi no Kitsune.

Outside in the trees, Ruki watches with an evil smile and says "Magen: Ketsueki Kitsune (Demonic Illusion: Blood Fox) Success"

Jenrya avoids the sword attacks of Number six's sword, he manipulates the movements of his opponent redirecting attacks, then tosses the ninja away from him. As Number Six lands he pulls an umbrella from his back holster.

"I learned this technique from interrogating a rain nin, demon lover." says Number Six with a smirk, "Jouro Senbon!" (Sprinkling Needles!)

He tosses his umbrella into the air, which then releases a torrent of needles. As the shower falls they change direction with Number Six hand movements to attack Jenrya from all directions

"Chibi Shihana!" (Little Death Blossom!)

Terriermon leaps off Jenrya's back glowing green and forms the green twister of his Petit Twister, then begins spin in different directions forming a sphere. Then a shower of energy blasts explodes from the surface of the sphere in all directions

"Raiton: Jiheki!" (Lightning Release: Magnetic Domain!)

Jenrya moves his hands in complex pattern leave glowing trails of misty blue-white plasma.

There is an explosion and the dust and smoke clears to reveal an unharmed Terriermon landing on Jenrya's head. Most of the needles have been blown away from young ninja to be, the rest float in the air, orbiting the the Chinese fighter.

Jenrya whips her arms and the needles still floating around him are flung like a hundred javelins at Number Six. Number Six blocks most of the needles, but several pierce the edges of his body. One of the last poofs to reveal a henged Terriermon who then fires a energy beam at point blank with a cry of Blazing Fire!

Juri stands in front of Number Seven. Number seven is a large scar-covered slightly heavy built ninja with thick iron forearm guards and triple-thick Anbu body armor.

"Ladies first." he says, mocking her.

"Hijutsu: Kemonoouhi Hitomane!" (Secret Art: Beast Queen Mimicry)

Juri's body grows larger and more muscular like a mythical amazon. Her long brown hair lengthens and changes to a shade of blond. It's also become wilder like the mane of an 80s rocker. She also gains sharp claw-like nails, fangs, and amber cat-like eyes. Juri moves not like an innocent girl, but a large predatory cat.

Number Seven's eyes widen remembering the times when Hana Inuzuka used Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four-Legged Technique) to beat the crap out of him during training. He looks into Juri's golden cat-like eyes and suddenly finds himself attacking. He doesn't know he's under the effect of Juri's Kinme (golden eyes) technique.

"Katon: Genzou Shishimai" (Fire Release: Phantom Lion Dance)

Beast Queen Juri form dissolves into a dozen red images like ghosts and passes threw and pass Number Seven's attacking form. The red phantoms recombine into a solid Juri behind him. Number Seven freezes in place as a network of claw-like burn marking appear on his body and clothing. He then collapses in pain. He tries to recover but the pain is too intense and he can't move certain parts.

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"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu" (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!)

"Suiton: Suijinheki!" (Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!)

Ninja Number Eight (like I'm going these guy's names) releases a stream of fire which erupts into a large sphere of flames. Yamato blocks with a huge wall of water that extinguishes the flames.

"Mizurappa!" (Violent Water Wave!)

Yamato forms the hand seals and fires a strong jet of water at his opponent. Number Eight jumps into the air to avoid that the water jet which shatters several training dummies, a boulder, and digs a trench in the ground. Number Eight throws several kunai with attached explosive tags, but Yamato avoid the blasts by replacing himself with a Mizu Bushin (Water Clone).

"Hyougen!" (Field of

Jutsu/Technique List (Long One)

Dai Endan (Great Fireball)
The ninja will first gather the fire into his mouth and then spew a giant breath of fire constantly at his opponent.
Raiton: Kaminari Iki (Lightning Release: Thunder Breath)
Angel shoots balls of lightning out of his mouth.
Magen: Jigoku Gouka no Jutsu ( Demonic Illusion: Hell Fire Technique)
Jigoku Gouka no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique that causes its target to see a vision of fire. The victims of the genjutsu will believe they are being engulfed by a torrent of fire and flee their location for safety.
Magen: Jubaku Satsu (Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death)
The target is captured by a tree and the user will appear from the tree with a kunai.
Magen: Beni Sakura Chire (Demonic Illusion: Crimson Sakura Scatter)
An illusion that makes the target believe there dissolving into sakura petal. The illusion also tricks the brain in believing they are in pain to prevent the user from dispelling it.
Doton: Doro Gaeshi (Earth Release: Mud Overturn)
After striking the ground with their hands, a large wall of earth will rise into place as defense. The defense is not perfect though, a hard or drilling impact can puncture the wall.
Taijutsu: Taishouken (Crushing Victory Fist)
Takato focuses on a weak spot on a target, gathers chakra in his fist, then releases the energy on that spot. Extremely effective against solid inanimate objects esp rocks and stone walls.
"Futon: Chiruochiba Shuriken Nami!" (Wind Release: Falling Leaves Shuriken Wave!)
The ninja will use wind chakra to gather fallen leaves with there chakra forming a layer of ckakra on the side of each one. This gives each leaf strength, the ability to fly, and an extremely sharp edge as they fly at there target. The effectiveness varies because you need different pressures to cause a leaf to fly and equal to cut.
Suiton: Suijinheki! (Water Encampment Wall!)
The ninja will first do a string of hand seals and then proceed to blow out a jet of water from their mouth to act as a water barrier from incoming attack.
Magen: Ketsueki Kitsune (Demonic Illusion: Blood Fox)
Ruki's personal Genjutsu causes the victim to see blood from the smallest cut to appear to cover everything, the causes Renamon to appear from the blood on the body in the most horrific form the victim can imagine.
Jouro Senbon
Jouro Senbon is a Ninjutsu technique that is utilized by Rain ninjas. After hurling their umbrellas into the air, they will unleash a torrent of needles. Using their chakra they can guide these needles towards their opponent.
Chibi Shihana! (Little Death Blossom!)
Terriermon chakra enhanced combo attack. He does a triple axis Petit Twister forming a green sphere, then fires enhanced shots from Blazing Fire attack in all directions.
Raiton: Jiheki! (Lightning Release: Magnetic Domain!)
The ninja generates a magnetic field using there chakra like an ovoid aura, which can be manipulated by the user's movements. Any metal or highly magnetic object entering the field can be manipulated by the user. The field can also be used to manipulate the direction of energy blasts.
Hijutsu: Kemonoouhi Hitomane! (Secret Art: Beast Queen Mimicry)
Kemonoouhi Hitomane is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by Juri based on the Inuzuka clan's Shikyaku no Jutsu. It deepens her connection to Leomon, allowing her to gain a feline-like appearance. Her speed and agility are increased, but not as much as the Inuzuka, but she possesses far greater strength and durability.
Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four-Legged Technique)
Shikyaku no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by the Inuzuka clan. After forming the needed hand seals, chakra begins to emit from the body of the clan member and they take on a more canine-like appearance. These body changes give them increased speed and agility.
Magen: Kinme (Demonic Illusion: Golden Eyes)
A genjutsu technique that can be released from eyes while in Kemonoouhi form. It cause humans and animals, allies or enemies, to attack agressively with or without courage. It almost the reverse of Kanashibari no Jutsu (Temporary Body Paralysis Technique), which uses killing intent to freeze an opponent.
Katon: Genzou Shishimai (Fire Release: Phantom Lion Dance)
While in Kemonoouhi form, she creates illusionary fire clones. She rushes by the target, faster than they can react. The phantom pass threw the target and leave burns in the target. At low power, it disables enemy ninja by superheating the nerves and muscles in certain lines. At high power, it cuts them apart like super-heated katana blades.
Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!)
The ninja does the necessary hand seals, draws chakra from their mouth into their chest and them immediately exhales it. They then blow a stream of fire which erupts into a large sphere of flames. To better manage the flames the ninja will bring their hand to their mouth to control it.
Suiton: Mizurappa! (Water Release: Violent Water Wave!)
After forming the needed handseals, the ninja will expel a strong jet of water at his opponent.
Hijutsu: Hyougen! (Secret Art: Field of Ice and Snow)
Yamato channels his chakra to Gabumon who releases a freezing blast after Yamato has released an water attack to flood the area. It slows down or traps enemy ninja.
Hyouton: Garouga Nadare! (Ice Release: Hungry Wolf Fang Avalanche)
Yamato uses energy from his partner and creates a Ice technique. Yamato causes water to wrap around his arms, then whips them causing the water to extend over the enemy, The water then descends as thousands of ice fangs that piece and freeze the target.
Doton: Doryuu Keikoku! (Earth Release: Earth Style Canyon)
After doing the needed hand signs, the ninja places his hands on the ground causing it to split and collapse into a canyon under the target's feet.
Suiton: Takashio! (Water Release: Surge (Flood Tide))
The ninja inhales then releases a torrent of water that floods the sorrounding area and wash away weak opponents with a strong current. It creates a river in a narrow area.
Doton: Dochuu Eigyo (Earth Release: Underground Fish Projection)
The ninja can meld themselves into the ground and swim threw it like a fish.
Doton: Daikazan! (Earth Release: Mud Volcano) Future technique
The ninja places his hands on the ground causing the sorrounding water to be absorbed into the rising earth, then released as an explosion of boiling mud.
Hijutsu: Ayatori Amedangeki (Secret Art: Cat's Cradle Electric Shock Web)
Izzy and Tentomon form a web of wire around the targets, then they channel chakra/Petit Thunder into the wire to create an electric web that shocks the enemy even if there victims don't touch the wires.
Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique)
Kirigakure no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by Hidden Mist ninja. The ninja causes the area surrounding their target to be covered in fog. The low visibility allows the ninja to silently and secretly assassinate their target.
Magen: Tougarashi! (Demonic Illusion:Chilli Pepper)
An illusion that causes the target to believe they are having vision and breathing problems, as if being hit by military grade pepper spray.
Magen: Yasakani no magatama! (Demonic Illusion: String of Jewels)
Creates illusionary flames like Hitodama, the souls of the newly dead taking form of mysterious fireballs. The blue flames illuminate the blades of illusion copies (bushin), while hiding the true ninja.
Raiton: Denkaken (Lightning Release: Electric Surge Sword)
The ninja builds up an electrical charge in his sword or blade then releases it upon impact. It can disable a person with an electric shock and force a person to release there weapon.
Magen: Amanohagoromo (Demonic Illusion: Angel's feathered robe)
A powerful genjutsu in which Hikari raises her arms causing a storms of white feathers to blow pass the target. Everything dissolves into white light leaving the target in a sense-less white void.
Katon: Housenka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Mythical Fire Phoenix Technique)
The ninja does the necessary hand seals and then emits a series of small fire balls. The ninja can also hurl a projectile which is covered in these same flames. To the opponent the attack appears to be only the balls of flame, they do not see the hidden threat within the flames. Meaning that even if the flames are put out, the projectiles still converge on the target. The flames can be used to cover different projectiles like shuriken or kunai.
Katon: Taiyoukaken! (Fire Release: Sun Flame Fist!)
Masaru gathers fire chakra in his fist until the air around it ignites into plasma then throws punch that releases a destructive shockwave burst of red-gold flames. At close range it crushes and incinerates a target, at long range it creates a firey wall that can for short periods stop Katon, Raiton, Sution, andf Projectile attacks.
Taijutsu: Seiryuu (Azure Dragon)
An special taijutsu technique named after Azure Dragon of the Eas, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. Like the other Four Symbols, the Azure Dragon corresponds to seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon. Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail, and Winnowing Basket. In the technique each star means a hit, for a 26 hit combo.
Kasumi Bakudan no Jutsu (Mist Bomb Technique)
An alternate version of Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu which fires balls of compressed combustible mist at the target or targets. It they come in contact with fire before they detonate, they explode into huge fireballs. If they detonate, they cover the area in thcik mist until a spark is added.
Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu (Mist Waltz Technique)
The ninja does a string of hand seals and then proceeds to blow a large combustible mist at the target. When the mist hits flame, it will ignite in an explosion of fire.
Gouryuuka no Jutsu (Great Dragon Fire Technique)
After forming the needed hand seals, the ninja will expel dragon head fireballs at their opponent. These powerful fireballs can punch through concrete.
Doryuu Heki (Earth Style Wall)
A defensive Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Earth Element. The ninja will do the necessary hand seals and then spew a line of mud onto the ground. The mud will then grow into a large mud wall to help defend against incoming attack.
Toomegane no Jutsu (Telescope Technique)
Toomegane no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by the Third Hokage. Using a crystal ball, the Hokage is able to view events transpiring around Leaf Village.

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