The Lost Leviathan (NarutoxHighschool-DXD)

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"Talking" – 'Thought' – Furball's Speeches – MemoryLane/Names – (Thought Scenario) – Important

I've never mentioned Naruto's age because it never came up in a dialogue normally. He should be mid-late twenty if I estimated. Kunou was born when he was fifteen-sixteen, and she's around eleven-twelve at the current chapter I think.

=[The Serpent's Hand]=
(Part 2)

"Why were you so agitated before?" Naruto asked his right hand as he passed through the barrier. Sona and her peerages were left behind unconscious, but she likely to wake up when he returned. If not, he could always carry her away. "It's not like one of the five dragon kings could hurt you guys if it tries, right?"

"… Are you suggesting that I was afraid? You are wrong, Leviathan-san. Nothing can kill us permanently so we're not fear anything," Saiken claimed with a polite tone of voice. Death to the tail beasts was just another natural cycle they all went through one way or another. "If there is anything that causes us concerns, it is those treasured tools wielded by the sages. They are the only thing that can truly harm us enough and put us down, but we will always come back when enough time have passed."

"The sages are our only natural enemies. Before I was sealed away, I have died numerous of times against them just like the others, but it is meaningless. Unlike us, their numbers has dwindled down to nothing. How many are left now when there were hundreds?"

"Huh… I didn't know that. Well, it made sense – kind of. Since you guys are made entirely of chakra, only another type chakra can actually hurt you guys, right? But if only youkai can use chakra as a weapon then it's reasonable to say that all the sages were descended from youkai," Naruto said thoughtfully. He had some ideas due to the scroll in his home, but it never painted the complete picture. In addition, he wasn't concerned about what the creatures did during the time they were free since it had happened so long ago.

"… If you must know, youkai descended from us when humans were still only throwing sticks and stones around, living in a network of caves," Saiken revealed flatly, causing Naruto to raise a brow in surprise. "They were our creations as expendable troops to carry out orders without questions. I don't remembered who had started the whole process of creating mini monsters, but it most likely Kurama since it sounded like something he would do. Nevertheless, each of us copied and created our own version to fight with each other as well as using them to hunt down humans for amusement. But we made a mistake of creating too many and it got out of control as some broke away from our wills and gained individuality."

"Hmmm… is that why youkais like to scare humans? It's just for fun? Geeze… Anyway, I assumed those that managed to break away from your control eventually come back to free their brethren from enslavements?" Naruto asked as Saiken confirmed. "And in the end, you guys fought a lengthy battle with them, but since you guys cannot actually die for good, the outcome of whole war is no brainer. In desperation, they decided to seal you away for all times… talk about karma. Well, I'm not going to say you guys deserved it, but what the hell. You guys deserved it."

"I didn't say we didn't," Saiken snorted in a high pitch voice before becoming silent. Naruto used the time to run up the wall and landed on the roof that was overviewing the battle. As implied previously by the slug's analysis, the group of devil was being overwhelmed by the ten winged angel.

"As the battle continued, countless their kinds were sacrificed in order to make those treasured tools that could be used effectively against us. We had slaughtered plenty of them even if we were killed several times in the process. We would have eradicated every last one of them if one of us didn't screw up. Eventually, they figured out how to create seals with their own blood and used it to lock us away."

"Well, they were fighting for their freedom so their kind can have a better future," Naruto muttered as he paid silence respect to the treasured tools that were still scattered around the world as well as those that were safely stored in his pocket space. They were made of flesh and bones of heroes, who willingly gave up their souls and powers so their kind could have a chance to be truly free from the chains of oppression. "Against you guys, I would do the same. That or extinction, it's not a difficult choice to make."

"… Yes, but the freedom they've paid greatly for is only a mere illusion. They are tools and they will always be because our powers flowed through them. It seems like most of them have forgotten how to maintain both spiritual energy and physical energy in perfect unison, and favored one over the other. One day, we will exert our control again, and we will show them what their natural instincts are. They are weapons and that all they will ever amount to."

Naruto gulped at the blatant statement made by the slug. It was probably speaking for the rest of the tail beasts, but the information it gave had filled in a lot of missing gaps as to why senjutsu had driven many of the youkais insane. If their ancestors were created by the tail beasts then molding chakra meant they were returning to their original purpose, becoming the very weapons they were meant to be. In effect, weapons don't need to think, only to kill at their master's demand.

"Good thing you guys were sealed up then," Naruto chirped before returning to seriousness since he had grew up with the youkais of Kyoto and had made many fond memories. "I won't let you guys do that you know."

"… You do what you have to and we will do the same, Leviathan-san," Saiken said without any hint of malice before a series of high pitching noises could be heard. It was mumbling something to itself for a few seconds. "As to why I was annoyed before because your predecessor, the strongest sage I have ever met, used us as an experiment to see if we could be sealed forever in a Sacred Gear like some lowly creatures."

"He did? I thought God made them to show his powers? I mean the leader of the angels," Naruto asked while watching the battle and overhearing the conversation about the biblical God being dead. The creation of holy-demonic sword by one of the fighter – the short blond haired boy – was interesting since light and dark rarely played well together.

"That is not wrong. God did make the Sacred Gear for the humans, but who do you think provide the sealing arrays to the man so that sentient ones could be produced? The sealing techniques originated from Gyuuki as it is our power to begin with. The knowledge was stolen, and since that idiot Kurama granted them the power to use chakra without restrains so they would be more challenging to kill, our fates was sealed."

The slug was cursing the two strongest of their kinds for the absentmindedness before continuing. "If there were sufficient amount of energy provided like from a person's spirit and life force, the Sacred Gear could potentially seal most creatures within for an indefinitely amount of time."

"I see… hmmm… but since you are all still here, I suppose the old man had failed in his quest to permanently lock you guys away huh?" Naruto questioned.

"We are not like most creatures… and we cannot be sealed that easily. He'd tried with Shukaku first since Shukaku has the least amount of power among us…. It did not work out so well when Shukaku devoured the host's spirit and took over completely. Even if the real body of his was locked away in the Sacred Gear, his power was not. I don't think I need to tell you what happened once Shukaku took control."

"No, I don't think you need to. It probably quite gruesome," Naruto said as he had some ideas what would happen if that was the case. But if Shukaku was still within him then the sage must have successfully stopped the creature in time – probably. "Anyway, thanks for the chat, but I should bring Kurama back out. He gets grumpy if he was forced to sleep for too long."

"Likewise, Leviathan-san. I've enjoy conversing with you so we should do more often, and can we do face to face next time," Saiken suggested before trailing off as another took its place.

Naruto frowned the way each of the beasts had behaved. If he didn't know their story in depth from the words and warnings written by the sage, he would assume they were joking about their homicidal tendency. It was hard to stay mad at them since they seemed to care about each other, but that where their caring had stopped. Everyone else was fair game. He was the same as he only cared about his race wellbeing and those that he loved.

"It's about time! I've slept for so long and I don't want to do it again," Kurama roared angrily. "Why can't you keep me around while you talk to another one?"

"That is because you guys always fight when being too close," Naruto pointed out as he rubbed his right arm. He remembered the excruciating pain he felt when they fought within. They were serious at killing each other, but since they were nigh immortal, it made sense.

"Hey! That only happened one time! As long as it not the one that called itself a tails beast even only having one tail then I'm fine," Kurama quipped. "I can play nice with the rest, honestly."

"I doubt that. Even if you do play nice, you probably join force with the other one to overwhelm my consciousness before fighting for complete controls of my body," Naruto said as he dashed off the roof and spread his devil wings wide. Speeding toward the battle below, and with the momentum gained form the velocity, he unleashed kick with both legs against the fallen angel.

"Tsk, worth a shot," Kurama growled as it tried to figure out more ways to trick the cautious blond.

Naruto landed on the solid ground while Kokabiel growled in anger. The kick had caused the fallen angel to slide across the ground for several meters.

"Another one? These pests just kept on coming here. Fine, get in line and I will make it quick," Kokabiel sneered as he twisted the wrist of the arm he used to block the surprise attack.

Kurama hummed as he measured those that were in the immediate vicinity. "This is disappointing… the strongest one here is some crappy angel, and not even full set of wings yet. Well… not really, there's a heavenly dragon in that brown-haired boy, but its power is suppressed greatly."

"Please don't say that, my host has not reach his full potential yet, and even if he did, I'm not interesting in fighting you," replied the entity from within the crimson gauntlet with a cheerful tone. "Although I'm embarrassed to say that I'm proud of my host and his lecherous ways, he's definitely an interesting one."

"Hahahahaha, a puny dragon thinks it's a fight. Oh Great Red Dragon Emperor, you are mistaken – it's going to be one side slaughter."

"I didn't know you underestimated your ability that much," Ddraig replied sarcastically.

"What was that!? I'm going to rip you apart you weakling!" Kurama growled angrily. "You dragons think you're unrivaled when we were sealed? I will show you all when we take back this world from all the weaklings. Born from mass of powers? Fucking lizards! Don't make me laugh."

"I'm hearing another voice…? Ummm Ddraig? Who was that?" Issei asked with confusion while Naruto sighed.

"Just ignore it, breast-kun," Naruto said and clenched his right hand in shame while Kurama continued to insult the welsh dragon, who returned in kind with sarcastic verbal jabs.

Meanwhile that was going on, Rias Gremory was panting as she was running low on energy. Asia Argento was trying her best to heal Koneko with her Sacred Gear, the Twilight Healing, since the white-haired nekomata had suffered grievous injuries seconds ago.

"Did your brother come through, Buchou?" Akeno asked. "But why did he only send one?"

"Brother…?" Naruto mumbled lowly before checking out the buxom girl with long black-hair and tattered clothing that revealed much skin. If Kurama wasn't having a verbal argument at the red dragon, it would definitely make some lecherous comments at the girl.

"One is enough," Naruto added since it was better to let them assume thing on their own. "My name is Naruto by the way. Can I join in the fun? Also, I didn't get the memo of what I'm supposed to do when I get here, Rias-chan. Sooooo who are your peerages?"

Naruto noticed some people around him weren't devils. "That blue hair girl with the sword over there isn't a devil so can I kill her?"

The casual comment caused Xenovia to tense up as she gripped the handle of her sword tightly. Her instinct immediately kicked in as she blocked a deadly slash that came forth from the blond without warning. The massive broadsword shape like a giant butcher knife had just materialized in his hand as he swung his arm downward. Durandal held its own as a wave of destructive energy surged forward from within.

Issei and Yuuto froze up at seeing the new comer attacking one of their comrades while Kokabiel was amused at how thing had turned out.

Naruto was a novice in swordplay since he'd never practice it, but his insane speed coupled with his ferocity was enough to give Xenovia pause. With a powerful blade work, Duranbal shattered the weapon in the blond's hand, spraying countless of shards from the impact point. Even then, without using any time to check his weapon, the blond continued his assault like nothing had happened.

Xenovia was stunned when the reformed blade slashed through her body, causing her to stagger backward as blood seeped through the newly made wound. She would have been cut in half if her body didn't instinctively jump backward.

"Stop it you asshole! Xenovia-chan is an ally!" Issei shouted angrily. Naruto stopped his assault and complied with the demand while having a look at his own weapon. It took a whole day to find it in a scraps yard, and when he did, the only thing remained was the handle. Luckily it still functioned as intended.

"What happened? I thought I've broke it," Xenovia asked with shock as she used Duranbal for support.

"You did, Xenovia-chan," Naruto confirmed and pointed the sword at the girl. "Is that one of the holy swords forged by the almighty?"

"Yes… Durandal," Xenovia answered, holding her wound with one hand dejectedly. The recent revelation about God's demise by the fallen angel had unhinged her, and now her sword, the symbol of her power, had failed her.

"Hmmm… well, cool I guess. I had fun even if it was just short fight," Naruto said and pointed the weapon at the blond-haired petite girl. "You over there! Use your weird power to heal your friend or she's going to bleed out."

As he turned around and walked away, Xenovia called out. "Wait! You didn't answer me! What sword is that?"

"This? This is called Kubikiribōchō, the decapitating carving knife," Naruto said, holding it up with his left hand before punching the flat side with his right hand with as much power as he could muster. The devastating blow shattered the blade into fragments. Right before everyone's eyes, the blade instantly reformed while the metal shards were still littered around on the ground.

Naruto swung the undamaged broadsword around playfully like a child, who had found a new toy. "If your sword has the nickname like the Sword of Destruction, then I will call this the Blade of Everlasting. If it gets destroyed, no matter how severed, it will be made whole again. Don't think that only Gods and Maous can make magical weapons of unprecedented powers. The other can too! This is one of the treasured tools of the Youkais."

The priceless blade then vanished from his hand as he turned toward the crimson-haired girl. "Sorry about that, I'm all hyped up when I was given the assignment to this place. The wound is not deep so she will be fine."

Rias eyed the blond suspiciously. He was a devil, that much was certain, but his demeanor seemed like an act. She wasn't sure if he was a foe or fiend, but she was exhausted. His demonic aura showed he was of Ultimate Class, and since he was willing to help, she might as well make use of it. She introduced her subordinates as briefly and quickly as she could before asking: "Can you subdue him? He's too much for us."

"Yes I can, Rias-chan," Naruto said and saluted like an obedience soldier. "He will be gone soon."

"Me? Enough with the joke," Kokabiel called out as he was no longer amused. Steel like feathers sprayed forward in a wide arc, but Naruto passed between them with ease. He had seen much more problematic version from the cheerful Satan in a magical uniform. Her ice projectiles could pierce through steel so this was nothing.

"Hmfph, maybe I should get serious," Kokabiel declared as he sent forth a barrage of light spears this time. Naruto evaded them carefully before grabbing the thrust strike from the fallen angel with his right hand. The holy weapon rippled before breaking apart into flakes.

"… How could this be? How are you able to grab hold of my weapon?"

"Didn't you say God is dead so the balance between holy and demonic is broken?" Naruto questioned with a smirk. "Isn't that how Yuuto was able to make a holy-demonic sword?"

"… Are you paraphrasing me? That's not how it works!" Kokabiel roared in anger, but a punch right in the face sent the man away. He didn't fly very far as his legs were wrapped with fiery energy chains protruding from the bandaged arm of the blond.

"Yes I am, because you're stupid. Please tell me how you're going to start a war between the three factions again? I really wanted to know what going on in your tiny mind, great leader, who does not have full set of twelve wings?" Naruto asked before swinging and slamming the bounded man around on the ground like a yoyo. Naruto then threw the man away as he wasn't sure if he should kill or not.

"This battle is over. Go back to your faction before I change my mind," Naruto said as he walked away.

"Why not just kill him right there?"

"Impossible… you bastard… no one can beat me!" Kokabiel roared as he tried to stab the blond from behind, but Naruto sidestepped before lancing with his right arm into the angel's chest with a frown.

"Seriously…? I gave you a chance to walk away since I don't want to stir up trouble with your faction right now, but you don't want to take it and tried to kill me?" Naruto asked as the fallen angel gasped in pain. "You can devour him, Kurama."

"Kurama…? Who – ARGHHHHH…

Kokabiel screamed in pain as reddish tendrils enveloped him with eagerness. They ripped his body apart quite brutally while converting his soul into pure holy energy. Everything that was once the fallen angel was condensed into a glowing white orb as nine tendrils wrapped around it before vanishing with a swishing sound, leaving behind the blond.

"Thanks for the meal," Kurama complimented. It has been so long that he had forgotten what angelic essence had tasted like. "But what a disgusting taste! Give me something better next time!"

"It's not like I have to feed you, you know? You don't even need to eat so why bother?" Naruto snorted as he clenched his right hand. The angelic power he just acquired will be useful.

"What did you do?" Rias asked with a dark expression. She was surprised that the blond could touch a light spear without any repercussion, and now, he had literally eaten a fallen angel right before everyone, causing most of them to be speechless. "Did you just consume an angel? What are you?"

"This is their unique ability to consume everything and use it to supplement their own power limitlessly, partner, so remember it well," Ddraig warned Issei. "Those demons would have devoured all things until there is nothing left in the world if they weren't stopped."

"He was asking for it, and I am not your enemy, Rias-chan, unless you want me to," Naruto said with a devilish smile before leering at Issei. His gaze caused the boy to shiver in fright since that was a horrible way to die.

Naruto pondered while examining the brown-haired boy's posture. "Issei, what do you taste like?"

"I'm not delicious! I swear!" Issei tried to change the blond mind with a whole body gesture. Naruto chuckled and shrugged as he had his fun. The battle was over and he should go kidnap, err… bring Sona to her sister.

"Well, I've accomplished my task," Naruto muttered as he averted his eyes from Issei since the boy wouldn't be a challenge. He wanted to know where he stood against the Dragon God as he wanted to fight the gothic girl all out one day to put his mind at ease. She was the only person who had defeated him even if he wasn't as strong then. A loss was still a loss in his opinion, and a sensible person would call that desire an infatuation. "Hmmm… or am I? I wonder what about him."

"Get down here you stupid dragon! How dare you look down upon me?" Kurama roared as Naruto looked up at the sky.

A laugh came back before a speeding object crashed into the earth with a thunderous boom, shaking the area. It had shattered the weakened barrier completely in its passing. Fear and nervousness ran throughout the area as the white dragon knight had landed. Spreading all eight of its energy wings wide, it hovered up from the ground like a glorified divine being while the dust settled.

"Well, this is an odd coincidence," the white knight said. "Nice you see you too, red-one."

"Under the circumstances, I'm glad you are here, white-one," Ddraig replied, reminding Albion that even though they had their differences, mutual enemies took precedent. The tail beasts only wished to destroy everything that was not them, and with that kind of thought, they had devoured countless dragons in the past. While it was a good thing that they annihilated the evil dragons, they simply didn't stop there. "Our battle can be postponed for another time. When was the last time we've fought together?"

"I'm not interesting in joining force with you," he replied. "I will take care of it on my own."

"I'm really being underestimated am I? These weaklings sure have grown arrogance in the time I was sealed away. Please let me out so I can wipe this area off the map along with them!"

"White Dragon Emperor… the vanishing dragon," Naruto said before everyone else could speak up. He was interested about the white dragon since its host's demonic aura was stronger and more potent than his. It seemed like there were a lot of people with vast amount of power at their disposal.

"The name is Albion," Albion corrected as Naruto chuckled.

"Albion is likely the name of your dragon. You're a devil underneath all that armor," Naruto said as he concluded that the devil was of pureblood rather than a reincarnated one. "How is a devil like you got his hand on a Sacred Gear?"

"I don't need to tell you anything," Vali replied flatly. He was tasked to bring back the renegade fallen angel to the real leader of the faction, Azazel, with force if needed. He didn't have to anymore since the target had gotten killed and consumed. "But I am thankful to you for getting rid of Kokabiel. I never like the man much."

"No problem, but in return, do me a favor," Naruto asked as Vali looked at Issei before turning back to the blond.

"Why do you wish to fight me?"

"So I can see where I match up against the one who stands above the heavenly dragons," Naruto answered. "You know who I'm talking about right?"

Vali knew who the blond was talking about as Ophis, the Dragon God, was his actual leader since he was part of the Khaos Brigade. Her power was so vast that even both the Ddraig and Albion combined was a mere nuisance. With that said, she admitted defeat without even trying to fight her only adversary, the Great Red.

"You wish to fight the infinite dragon?"

"Is that what she's called now? Well, yes I supposed I do. She took something from me years ago, and I just want to return the favor," Naruto said cheekily, rubbing his right shoulder before giving a dismissive shrug. He would have died if the Sage of the Sixth Paths did not save him when Ophis vaporized the mountain without a second thought. He remembered he accepted his death then as he was depressed at losing everything, but it seemed like his journey had not ended.

"Say, do you know where she is right now?" Naruto asked hopefully.

"No," Vali said as he struck the blond without holding any strength back.

Naruto blocked the first with his right hand as Kurama grunted within.

"That's a mistake," Vali notified as his gauntlet glowed brightly while the illuminating wings on his back was expelling large amount of energy. Naruto arched a brow at the display before he was stuck again. The speed of the attack felt much faster this time as he couldn't block it properly, thus he had to evade as it narrowly missed him by. Vali continued the assault without giving pause, forcing the blond back across the courtyard slowly.

Naruto was having much harder time than he thought against a heavenly dragon. After evading dozens more attacks, he took the imitative and retaliated. But to his shock, the white dragon grabbed his fist with little effort and sent him into the air with a powerful uppercut. His body arched along the air before he flipped upright and landed on his feet while panting.

"You are only as strong as a mid-class devil right now," Vali notified while radiating light as Naruto blinked when he felt much weaker than before. "One of my abilities is Divine Dividing. It halved the power of those I touch every 10 seconds and added it to mine. You only become weaker the longer we fight while I get stronger."

Everyone else was speechless as they watched the fight from the sideline. The blond had taken out Kokabiel with little effort, but he was slapped around by the white dragon.

Vali continued his assault as Naruto tried to defend himself badly. He finally crumpled into a heap after getting the air knock out of him.

"Why didn't you tell me about that ability? How much time has passed already?" Naruto asked in annoyance.

"Because it's fun to see you fail and probably to teach you a lesson. You're full of yourself lately after your victory against her," Kurama said mockingly even though it was very arrogance itself. There were many techniques in the world that could still affect them, but Kurama played a convincing mute when it came to those. "Also if you die, will I be free at last?"

"If I die, you're going to be forever sealed in my corpse, unable to do anything else. Would you want something like that?" Naruto retorted lowly as he flipped upright and re-engaged the white dragon again while accessing the newest power he acquired. Even though he was greatly weakened due to the vanishing dragon's ability, he found the fight was exhilarating.

"What!?" Vali would have grown bored with his opponent if his arm wasn't impaled with multiple small light spears. Dozens more holy projectiles materialized around the blond before they were blasted forward. Vali evaded them with care as they were targeting vital part of his armor. He only realized they were a distraction when a sphere slammed into his side from his blind spot, drilling into his scale mail with ease.

Vali grunted in pain as the holy energy the attack contained penetrated all the way through and wounded his body. With a hook that was far too fast for his opponent to avoid, he sent the blond backing away while activating divine dividing.

Naruto coughed out blood as he pulled himself up again.

"How many times did I get halved?" Naruto asked, panting tiredly. He had never felt so weak and slow before. In contrast, Vali was still in his top shape as he used his power and magic to fix his armor and heal himself.

"6 times," Kurama said calmly, feeling its total energy pool had diminished greatly. The vanishing dragon had absorbed an enormous amount, but it couldn't utilize the acquired energies. Those energies were then expelled by the white dragon's wings and into the surrounding. "My power level is around Isobu right about now. Two more times and I will be as weak as the idiot."

"I see… you're awfully calm, Kurama," Naruto said while forming flaming rasenshuriken his hand. It took longer than usual, and before he could form it completely, he was pummeled into the ground with a powerful strike, shattering the earth. His consciousness was wavering from the shock, but he tried to pull himself up. "Damn it… everything feel so slow. I can see him coming, but I can't react fast enough."

"That is my power. If you can't beat me then there's no chance you could challenge someone like a Dragon God," Vali pointed out while looking down at the struggling blond.

"Everyone seems so full of themselves these days," Kurama stated arrogantly. "Hey, idiot, he has been using Balance Breaker the whole time, why don't you sync up with me to show him whose is the boss fairly. I promise I won't try to take you over… much."

Naruto panted heavily as he contemplated the offer from the demon. His ability got halved again so he was probably as strong as a low-class devil. Balance Breaker was the ultimate state of activation, thus a stronger manifestation of a Sacred Gear's power. To think it was an unintended ability when God created them. He chuckled as his own synchronization was also a flaw, never intended by the Sage of the Sixth Paths, as he wasn't supposed to talk to the beasts.

"Alright, let's kick his ass," Naruto said.

With the declaration, fiery energy erupted out of his body as he felt rejuvenated. He stood up straight in one swift motion as his blue eyes turned crimson red before narrowing into slit. Whiskers marks began to form on either side of his cheeks as an energy overcoat enveloped of his body entirely. Finally, with an animalistic roar, a shockwave of pure chakra exploded outward as he entered partial bijuu mode.

Vali was surprised when the blond sent him back with a very fast flying kick. Using his wings, he flew forward again and did a flying straight, but Naruto blocked it with both arm and legs in the air like a feral animal. Vali blinked before nines energy arms came forth from the reddish coating and pounded him several times each before he was kicked away by the blond. The battle had been turned around as Vali was getting the beating of his life. His white dragon armor began to form cracks at several places from the spam of devastating attacks.

"Why is it not working, Albion?" Vali asked as his wings continued to expel the power it just absorbed through divine dividing. It should have weakened his opponent, but instead, the blond seemed to be unfazed and was getting stronger with each passing seconds. Vali gritted his teeth and pondered if he should enter Juggernaut Drive at the cost of his own life force to take down this opponent.

"I don't know, I've been halving his power every ten seconds, but he recovered them as quickly as it was lost," Albion replied with noted shakiness. "He has passed his normal level, but it's not stopping. I believed the longer he's in that state, the stronger he gets."

Even if Vali was absorbing the blond's power with each divine dividing, thus returning his power to maximum level again, his Sacred Gear won't able to handle much more punishment as numerous spherical orbs rammed into him simultaneously. Before he could fly away, he was hammered into the ground as his energy wings were ripped apart.

"I think that's enough, Kurama," Naruto muttered as he landed back on the ground. He felt his consciousness was on the verge of fading away. It hadn't been a full minute since he entered synchronization with Kurama, but it was already taken its toll. "We have made our point so let go of me already!"

Kurama pondered about the request before growling lowly. He complied reluctantly and let go of his hold on the blond's mind before retreating back to the arm. The seal was returned in its place before the beast hummed in satisfaction. "Hahahahaha, puny dragon tries to challenge me. Take that! Next time, I will just kill you outright!"

Naruto exhaled deeply, feeling the excessive power coursing through his body. He brushed his attire and stretched his body. He allowed Vali to recover before asking: "So what do you think about it now? Do I have a chance?"

Vali sighed as he admitted his defeat. It wasn't the end of the world, but he wanted to know how the blond had bypassed his divine dividing. He checked his scale mail armor as the cracks mended slowly while he materializing his energy wings again. "First, answer me how did you do it?"

"No way, why would I tell you about my ability?" Naruto replied.

"If you do, I will tell you where she is," Vali offered.

Author Note:

Ophis is in next chapter? Who knows, she's more or less popped up once in a while before her story really gets moving. I've already hinted how Naruto and Kurama bested divine dividing numerous times during the fight, and I blatantly stated what happened to all that energy as well. Moving on, Naruto seems to do thing randomly, which is weird huh? ^-^b