Pardon me, but my I have this dance?
As the X-men, Sannin and their troupe of kids arrived in what was a majestic scene, The kids all looked around and gazed in wild wonder at the mountain range they were in. Trees stood tall, like soldiers returning from battle, The wind seemed to talk to you, The warm sun burning down on them . But something was burning deep inside Naruto, a inner sense of danger was crawling on him. A battle sense long since honed, an instinct gained only when facing huge numbers of opponents. The Sannin left the children to meditiate and try to touch nature, but nature was touching them first. First it was Naruto, Then Laura and Rachel, In each of their minds a song was playing out,
And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need
Then Gaara and Temari had picked it up as well. Memories of past travels, images of being on the run for years. Smells of vicious battles, It was too familiar to be unreal. Unaware of not only the kids breakthrough on the skills and memories, but the now awakened Super-Adaptoid. A being created by a fragment of the power cosmic made tangible, it needed skills to fulfill it's destiny. Not knowing it was the children it sensed, It came to the clearing in a nonchalant manner. Not showing it's programming's flaws. It would take what it needed by force if necessary, without regard to life or limb.
And with dust in throat I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To the game you stay a slave
Cyclops spotted him first and approached the android carefully, while making handsign signals behind his back. The X-men gathered on Cyclops while the Sannin edged towards the children. Being more aware of nature chakra, They were silently stunned to feel the gathering energy. When the adaptoid made his offer and was denied. He attacked, quick and efficient, Angel and Beast, being more mobile fared well and escaped the first area strike by the adaptoid, Cyclops, Marvel Girl and Iceman did not. Jiraiya summoned 2 battle toads to guard Tsunade and the children. Well aware nature chakra was being built up, and once gathered, needed release.
Angel and Beast engaged in multiple hit and run strikes, slowing the adaptoid down but not disabling or deterring him. Jiraiya had gathered the 3 down and while Tsunade moved to heal them. The adaptoid had finished processing the absorbed abilities. With lightning precision, Beast and Angel caught full force Optic blasts, With no Marvel girl to catch him, Angel hit the ground hard. Jiraiya used a earth Jutsu To shield Angel, a second to shield beast, and a third to draw the adaptoid to defeat. A toad bound out to gather the wounded, but a telekinetic push made the toad go higher in the air than wanted and a Ice beam encased it in hard Ice in mid-air, the fall shattered the Ice , but an optic blast dispelled the Toad.
Roamer, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will
But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Now with the field knowledge for eliminate the other toad. The Adaptoid turned to eliminate the other. Tsunade sensing the plan as the first toad was dispelled, roared on punching and kicking with blows that would bend case hardened steel. The Adaptoid had just finished processing the abilities of the Angel and Beast, and started evading easily, then took to the air to finish the fight with Airborne strikes, Evading Fire Dragons and Mud Dragons easily. As the Nature Chakra reached a crescendo, Eyes on the Children snapped open, Memories pouring in, A feeling of being one with nature has spurred Sage mode to appear for Naruto. He turned to look, as saw the Sannin get struck repeatedly by Optic blasts with TK force preventing them from being flung away. Only their Chakra control and battle experience was keeping them alive right now. And worse yet, Naruto knew it.
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home
(And the earth becomes my throne)
And the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I've grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one
With a surge of Nature energy not felt by Naruto , since according to his memories, when he took 3 Kage Bunshin gatherer clones in at once and had Killed Madara. He turned, Not consciously, but on instinct. Raising his hands to feel the gathering wind, Gaara had stood up as well Earth churning around him Rocks becoming smaller, Small Rocks becoming Dirt, Dirt becoming a tentacle of motioned Unconsciously controlled from memories long forgotten. Suddenly , the air itself became visible, A wall of Razor Sharp Wind blades Exploded on the Adaptoid. Starting low to the ground and lifting it into the air. Naruto collapsed comatose, and would stay that way for 2 weeks. But as soon as the blades had hit the Adaptoid , the tentacle of earth caught the now shredded Adaptoid and A yelled "Desert Funeral" Crushed the existence of the adaptoid out, Tiny shards exploded through, producing cuts on all the chidren 50 yards away. Gaara collapsed in a heap as well cut, bloody and unconscious. What no one knew was the shards had hit Naruto while he still possessed large amounts of Nature Chakra, Connecting him to the very life force of the Planet, and that life force on instinct endowed it's wielder with the same ability. If Naruto had not had the X-gene to begin with, this wouldn't have happened. Tsunade had known he had the gene, but didn't know what power would awaken from it.
Anywhere I may roam
Where I lay my head is home
That's right
Anywhere I roam
Where I lay my head is home
(And the earth becomes my throne)
And the earth becomes my throne
I adapt to the unknown
Under wandering stars I've grown
By myself but not alone
I ask no one
It would be several hours before Magento, The Professor and the Brotherhood arrived to see 4 Wailing Children, 5 brutally injured X-men, 2 Unconscious Sannin, 1 Comatose Naruto and Silently standing Gaara, Tears flowing down his face as he looked to the sky as to ask Why? Why Us? Memories of pain and defeat. Not in sequence, Not complete, Not at this point wanted.
