Mother of all Things
Kayuga Ootsutsuki was the original owner of the third eye. It gave her powers unrivaled at the time and was the true creator of Nijustsu used by ninjas today. She possessed the eye until her son the Sage of the Six Paths usurped it from her, only by the skin of his teeth managing to retrieve it from his more powerful mother. Since that day she had been trapped deep in the earth by her son's powerful ninjutsu. Every day he lived he expended his power to keep her trapped but when he died she was freed. Free to take back what was her's.
She stood over everyone starring at them with blank eyes. Finally her attention came to Tenten, who Neji was holding in his arms. He wiped her face with his fingers and when she opened her eyes she saw his face looking down at her in concern.
"YOU!" she pointed to her and called." Thank you! It is because of you have been summoned here to retrieve what was once mine." The group flashed their confusion to each other.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked.
"I am the mother of all things." She said waving her arms back and forth, her long white sleeves dragging across the floor." I am Kayuga Ootsutsuki." However in the modern world of the ninja none knew her name for any trace of her was erased by her own son. Thus those she spoke to were at a loss. Her face dulled." I am here for my eye." Her eyes scanned the ground and she saw the shining ball looking up at her. But before she could bend down and reach for it Naruto put his foot down and stood before her." Give it to me." She said in a harsh pleas forcing a smile.
Naruto though to Hagorormo then Lee and Tenten, all wielded great power with the magical third eye. He would not fight another like that again.
"No." Naruto said. Her smile disappeared." The eye is too dangerous for anyone to possess." His friends stood by his side, ready to back him up when he called. Kayugua forced a smile despite the awkwardness of the situation, keeping a soft elegant voice.
"But I am it's rightful owner, it belongs with me." She held out her hand as if expecting them to hand it to her.
"No." Naruto said in a command." Be on your way."
"I was not asking you." She said in a forceful tone. Then with a twitch of her index finger the eye shot out like a bullet from under Naruto's foot and into her hand. Her smile grew wider than ever." At last." She gasped. She held the eye in her hand and brought it to her forehead.
"GET HER!" Naruto yelled. His followers did as they were told and jumped to attack. But the eye was already inside her head and now her full power was given back to her. She held up a hand and her attackers were knocked to the ground. They looked up to see her standing above them, like a God.
"Let's not fight." She said with a shake of her head." Let us have peace." Her words were soft and unlike those who had the eye before her she spoke with no malice in her voice." Let us have peace."
The black clouds rumbled above and lightning struck in the distance. The onlookers shielded themselves from the raging winds. They watched as Kaygua's third eye began to change. Inside it was the Byakuygan, Sharigan and Rinnegan. All three visual justu's combined and she turned her attention to the sky. Up there was the moon and the crowd watched as the symbol of all three jutsu's appeared on the moon. Kayuga smirked." Welcome to my world." This is who Tenten would have become had she kept the eye longer, but even with that power she couldn't do what was about to happen.
And as a smile grew across her face the entire world went black as her jutsu took control of the world. It grew black and none could escape it, to look up into the sky and gaze upon the moon with it's symbol was to immediately be taken in. All were taken into a world parallel to their own, a world made inside the mind of the victim. None could escape it. Not Naruto, Sakura, Kiba, Neji or Shikamaru. All fell victim to it, all but one.
Hinata opened her eyes sometime later to the bleak image of the village. She picked herself up and looked around. She saw no people and there were no sounds, not even the sound of the wind. So she began to wonder around looking for someone or something to explain what had happened.
The last she remembered Kiba had fled to be apart of some big battle. That was nearly an hour ago, but she didn't know how long she'd been asleep for. And her wandering around the village didn't show any signs, finding no trace of what had happened.
Storm clouds roared above her. But now finally she found something, or someone. Looking up she saw a woman with long purple hair flying above the village. She laughed maliciously, her voice echoing around the village. She shot out her arms, causing lightning to shot down and destroy a rock on the earth.
Hinata said nothing as he watched her in the air until she went out of sight. But after she saw her fly off she continued on her way. She looked out into the village and saw people, solid as ice standing there.
"Excuse me." She said in a soft voice approaching the first man she saw. "Do you know what is-" He cut short as she walked in front of the man and what she saw shocked her. The man had a pale look on his face and his eyes were deep purple. But it wasn't just him, all the people around her had the same look on their faces.
Thunder rumbled and lighting lit the black air for only a moment. And Hinata saw in that short instance, the village all around her and all the people in it in a strange trance. Now she was frightened and shrunk back in fear. She didn't know what to do or what was going on. She didn't have the strength or the wisdom to whether this. But then she thought of her husband Kiba, her cousin Neji and the Hokage Naruto. They'd know what to do.
Hinata stood up and activated her byakuygan, looking for their familiar energies. Lo and behold amongst all the smaller more feeble ones, she spotted five strong ones that burned like the sun. They appeared to be at the Hokage's mansion.
Without another though Hinata made her way to the mansion. But as she got closer she found the energies not coming from inside the mansion but on top of it. So she changed her course and made her way to the roof. There she came to a frightening sight.
Five pods of a spider like webs, wrapped tight and close together. Hinata reached out a hand and touched the closest one only to be dealt a slight shock. She jolted back in fear more than pain. She knew the answer to whatever the problem at hand was to awaken the five warriors in these pods. She'd need strength, wisdom, courage, and the leadership to combat this threat.
She reached again for the pod ignoring the pain that grew stronger the deeper she pushed her hand. Then suddenly she hit something, something warm and soft. She pushed her other hand into the web and tore it apart revealing none other than her husband, Kiba. His face was bare in the wind but his eyes were shut as if he was sleeping. Strength, to overcome the enemy.
"Kiba." She said softly." Kiba wake up." He did not respond. He looked as if he was sleeping but deep inside his mind he was trapped inside a prison of reality.
Rock Lee dreamt he had beaten not only Neji but Kiba, Choji and even Naruto. He stood atop a pile of his defeated foes while women wowed all around him.
Ino dreamt she was the most beautiful women in the world and was worship as a God by all men and women.
Tenten dreamt she was as great a warrior as her husband and was a member of the Hokage's council.
Kiba dreamt as well, as did Naruto and the others. But they were so strong even in sleep that they had to be placed in these special pods. For within these pods they were trapped into a reality that was made of their deepest darkest desires, things they themselves weren't fully aware of.
After several moments of soft cries Hinata sat back. Kiba had not moved. She sat quiet for several moments and once again tried to contact her lover in earnest. She placed both hands onto the sides of his face.
And then suddenly when she touched him firmly she felt a wind pass into her body and she was spirited away. She left the roof of the Hokage's mansion in the Lead Village behind and found herself in the middle of the woods. But it was no woods she remembered but a dark, feral place like in her nightmares.
A sudden noise behind her roused her fears. A snap of twigs and rumbling of bushes roared behind her. Something big was coming her way. But her body was frozen with fear and she did not move.
A large foot with sharp nails poked out of the bushes followed by a similar hand, arm and body. A Wildman emerged from the bushes wearing nothing but a loincloth, walking on all fours towards her, grunting like an animal. Hinata was more frightened than ever. The Wildman was her husband Kiba, but she had never seen him so rapid so wild before.
"Kiba." She spoke in a soft voice. He made no notice that he understood, instead he kept making his way towards her. He was close now, right at her knees. He leaned forward and inhaled sharply as he smelt her." Kiba." She said softly again. Now he appeared to have heard her and darted his head up to see her looking down at him. She slowly reached her hand down to touch his face.
But suddenly with a roar Kiba shot to his feet at his full height, towering above her. Now she was truly frightened. Kiba would never harm her but the wild, rapid look on his face now made her think twice. Kiba leaned forward and once again sniffed her, his breath moving her hair. Hinata shook with fear as she backed up against a tree. Kiba took another sharp breath at her as his eyes looked her up and down. In the wild animals killed and mated on a whim, Kiba prepared to do the same. He moved his hands towards her.
"No, no." she cried softly. His hands were almost on her." Kiba, no" She reached out and rested her hand on his shoulder. He froze stiff as ice from the touch, his eyes bugging open. He stood there and looked at her before taking a slow step back, now he was frightened. A strange sight between one so big and one so small, but even the mighty elephant is afraid of the tiny mouse. Hinata saw his fear and moved to comfort him." Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."
But that didn't seem to calm him and he took a big step back as she walked forward. He shuttered with each move she made towards him. He did not bark or growl for he was to scared. Now the tables had turned with Hinata standing over the shivering Kiba.
"It's okay." She said softly to him." I won't hurt you. You know me." He looked at her straight for the first time, his big brown eyes gazing up at her." You do remember me, right?" she asked inching herself closer. He looked as if he tried to speak a reply but nothing came out. She moved her hand closer to his face and he only inches away still frightened." It's okay." She said. Her voice calmed him and he did nothing as she reached out and touched his face." It's me Hinata." She moved towards him." It's your wife." She looked into his eyes when she spoke and looking into his eyes she knew he understood.
The wind suddenly blew up again. Suddenly it was all over and Hinata was back in the Leaf Village atop the Hokage's mansion, but she was not alone. Looking up she saw her husband's big brown eyes and face looking at her form the pod. And he looked madder than ever.
"Kiba!" she cried overjoyed." Your awake!" She reached up and planted a kiss on his face. And the angry temporarily subsided from him.
"Yes." He answered. He moved his body trying to break free.
"Are you sure your up to it? Shouldn't you rest first? We don't know what might happen."
"Don't have to rest." He grumbled the second she had finished. He seemed to stagger a moment in the pod but with a swing of his arms broke free of it, landing with two feet on the roof.
"What's happened here Kiba? Why is everyone like this?" Kiba rage returned as he remembered Kayuga. His fangs grinded together.
"I'll kill her." He grunted. Hinata now knew that whomever than woman in the sky was before, that she was defiantly involved. And she knew that even her husband with all his power could do nothing against her alone.
"Come on we've got to get the others."
"Others?" he said watching his wife as she went to the next pod. Hinata stood before it and brushed it away to reveal a new face. Her Cousin, Neji. Wisdom to outsmart your enemy.
"I-I think we just have to touch him." She said." To enter the genjutsu."
"What are we waiting for?" And together husband and wife touched both sides of eji's face and together entered his reality.
When they awoke next they found themselves in the Leaf Village though it wasn't as they remembered. There were no clouds in the sky, no flowers growing, no noises to be heard, and most frightening of all everything was black and white. Not just the buildings and the roads but the sky and the ground, everything was black and white.
Kiba and Hinata looked to each other, together realizing the strangeness that they'd entered. Kiba was in all black while Hinata wore both black and white. With no other choice the two began their search for Neji.
As they made their way around the village they saw another strange sight. All the men wore black and the women wore white. The deeper they got into this reality, the stranger it got.
They continued on their way until they found a possible solution. The two watched as a man was dragged across the village kicking and screaming by twin ANBU black ops. The ANBU of this world were different as well, they looked and moved like shadows with feet that made on sound their dark cold faces hidden behind hoods.
Neji was Captain of the ANBU black ops, it was a safe bet to assume by following these two they'd find him. The husband and wife duo followed as the wraiths carried the man off, off to the courthouse.
The man was chained in the middle of the room from every limb of his body. Kiba and Hinata snuck into the door and watched. The ANBU wraiths stood all around the room in a circle. The sounds of footsteps was heard from down the hall, the judge had entered the room. He walked to a large podium towering over the convicted.
The judge was none other than Neji. His hair was surprisingly cut down short in a flattop like fashion, his cloths covered his entire body, looking like some kind of armor. Everything he covered himself in was black. His face was colder than usual as he looked upon the man chain before him.
"The Charges!" he demanded. His voice echoing in the hall. Hinata and Kiba stood back, watching as the situation unfolded. A wraith handed Neji a stack of papers." Stole a loaf of bread." He read aloud. He turned back to the convicted." What do you have to say on your behalf?"
"I-I did steal." The man said in a small voice." My family is starving." Despite Neji's cold appearance he truly did care about people, both Hinata and Kiba knew he would let something like this go easy.
"It matters not!" Neji's voice roared in the halls." Stealing is stealing, and you shall pay the price!" Hinata watched in horror as Neji snapped his fingers and his wraiths moved up and grabbed the man, pushing and pulling him onto his knees.
"No, no, please!" the man cried. With another snap of his fingers a wraith brought forward a sword, long and thin. Neji took it and advance to the criminal, who was on his knees with his arms forced out.
Hinata had seen enough and cried out "NO!" Now all attention was suddenly turned to her and her husband. The wraiths shrieked and left the thief who was chained and flew at the two of them.
One swooped up like a bat and lifted Hinata into the air. Kiba growled and lunged at them only to be grabbed by another but he fought back, n the end it took six to truly contain him.
They were then forced on their knees just like the criminal before Neji. He put the sword to Hinata's face and lifted it up to observe her.
"Cousin Hinata." He said. He turned and did the same to Kiba." And Kiba Inuzuka." He paused a moment." You know it is a crime to enter the forbidden court of the ANBU."
"No we didn't." Kiba answered immediately.
"Yes you do." Neji replied just as quickly." You are keeper of the laws as well as I Kiba." He pointed the sword into his friend's face." And you dishonor not only yourself but my cousin and therefore me!" The tip of the sword began to draw blood.
"Neji we really didn't know!" Hinata cried." Please stop hurting him."
"And you!" Neji said dropping the sword and turning his attention to her." You are not dressed properly cousin!" It was true, Kiba was in the full black he always wore but Hinata wore a mix of both colors Black and White." You are guilty of two crimes!"
"No!" she cried.
"My hands are tied." Said Neji gripping the sword tighter and raising it above his head." I will do what I must."
"NEJI DON'T!" roared Kiba. The tip of the sword hung high in the air. Hinata began to cry knowing her cousin was about to kill her. But then right as he was about to swing Kiba jerked his head up and spat right in Neji's face. The spit flew and hit it's mark, right under Neji's right eye.
Neji turned with a cold, heartless glare to his friend.
"Very well I shall start with you!" he roared pointing at him. The wraiths restrained Kiba, bending him to his knees. Neji stood over him and prepared to raise the sword. But amongst the commotion nobody noticed Hinata. She was still held by the wraith but not as tightly, with enough force she could break free. And she did just that.
With her byakugan activated the wraith was in her trigrams and she unloaded a short barrage on him. Neji had raised his sword and prepared to strike but Hinata moved faster and struck her cousin in the face.
She forced him back.
"Now you are guilty of three crimes!" he roared. The wraiths cried out and grabbed at Hinata. But the more that went for her the less that held Kiba. He shot up tearing and biting at the wraiths that assailed him and his lover. He turned to see Neji scowling several feet away. Kiba jumped into the air, pushing the wraiths apart as he came down towards Neji.
The Captain of the Anbu raised his sword as the Captain of the Military Police widened back for a punch. Kiba was much faster and stronger than his wife and with one great punch across Neji's jaw, he drew blood.
The winds picked up and Neji's eyes awoke on the rooftop of the Hokage's mansion, blood dripping from his mouth. The same blood was on Kiba's knuckles.
"Where is she?" Neji asked with angered words as he ripped himself from the pod.
"We'll have to get her later." Said Kiba." For now we must free the others." Neji looked over to see the other three pods.
Shikamaru was next and unlike his predecessors his world was much more calm. The trio walked through the Leaf Village. Unlike Neji's world this one was alive with light in color but more like the real world now, with people all laying about in the streets. Except here they did it of free will.
They found him sitting on a hill, a drowsy look on his face, long hair hanging down, sunglasses, sandals, shorts and a long grey shirt. He sat calmly in the sun until shadows stood over him. He poked his sunglasses down and looked up to see Neji, Kiba and Hinata before them.
"Hey." He said in a calm voice.
"Shikamaru." Said Kiba in a rough voice." Let's go, we've got something to do." He reached down and grabbed Shikamaru by the arm.
"Hey, man chill." Said Shikamaru."Unwind yourself, dododedodode." Kiba dragged him off until Neji grabbed the other arm to help. Hinata stood back the whole time unsure of the entire situation. Shikamaru made no fuss as they dragged him along.
"Shikamaru." Said Neji getting his attention." This isn't real, you have to snap out of it." Shikamaru looked at him indifferently.
"Well that's like your opinion man." Neji rolled his eyes as Kiba gritted his teeth.
"I'm, I'm gonna kill him." He murmured until he was calmed down by his wife. Shikamaru reached in his pocket to pull out what was thought to be a rolled up cigarette.
"Mind if I light a J?" he asked lighting it anyway.
"YES!" Neji yelled swiping it form his mouth.
"Hey man." Shikamaru groaned." Well I could use a drink." He said upon realizing he wouldn't be getting to smoke." You got any coloua?" Neji and Shikamaru looked to each other confused.
"Shikamaru!" yelled Kiba stepping up." If you don't snap out of this I'm gonna kick seven shades of shit out of you!" Shikamaru seemed indifferent and that just made Kiba madder. "Son of a-" grunted Kiba as he jumped forward, Neji and Hinata trying to hold him back. But Kiba lunged forward and punched Shikamaru right across the face. It had been harder when he punched Neji but Shikamaru took the punch and covered his face.
"Ow you fuckin fascist!" he yelled in pain. It worked with Neji but it didn't work with here. Shikamaru was not as strong as his four friends but he was smarter, to get out if his reality you'd have to trick him. Neji realized this after Kiba had attacked. But it seemed violence wouldn't work here, no Shikamaru was too smart for that. Here, they'd have to try something different. The best way to do that is to try and understand him.
"Shikamaru." Said Neji leaning down next to him." What are you doing out here?"
"Just looking at the sky man."
"Well what's say we get you back home and-"
"No can't man, parents kicked me out." Neji did not falter.
"Well what about Ino's house, she-"
"Nah man. Can't deal with her too troublesome." Kiba and Hinata looked to each other confused.
"Well where can you go?" asked Neji. Shikamaru was silent for a moment.
"You wanna go bowling?" he asked.
"Shikamaru." Said Hinata stepping up." What is it you do here all day?"
"I don't know man, watch the clouds, smoke a jay." He answered casual. Evidentially Shikamaru did not want to be troubled and nobody could think of a way to change that. Neji was first to realize this.
"Come along." He said to his cousin and her husband as he stood up." We're done here."
"Done?!" they questioned surprised." What do you mean done, we can't just-"
"Look at him." Neji said looking over his shoulder at Shikamaru. There he lay in the grass starring at the sky blankly. In this reality everything was as he wanted and Shikamaru was lazier than ever, nothing by trickery or force could he be moved from his reality. Looking at him now Kiba and Hinata realized this. The problem was in the real world and waiting here in Shikamaru's dream world wouldn't help it." Let us go."
You could enter someone's reality by touch and willpower. Once inside you could destroy the reality by having them acknowledging it as being fake. To leave you only needed to will it. So the trio closed their eyes and when they opened them again they were back on the in the real world. They had no time to waste for the sleeping Shikamaru anymore.
Choji was next. The three entered his mind and they were not in the leaf village but in a large feasting hall. The pillars were large, thick pine with carvings on the walls. Wine, women and song were all around them. Drunk people stumbled back and forth around the hall doing whatever they pleased.
One man was reliving himself, while a couple enjoyed the act of love, a drunkard stumbled into Neji only to be shoved aside. Kiba held his wife close as they walked around. Soon enough they found who they were looking for.
At the head of the table in a large throne-like chair was none other than Choji. He was bigger in his dream than in life, but he wasn't fat he was broad shouldered and muscled like how a woman wanted. His hair was long and wild but his beard was kept and thin. He was covered in sweat and grease as he was elbow deep in food with dozens of exotic looking women watching him in awe.
Choji picked his head up to see his three comrades standing at the end of the steps.
"MY FRIENDS!" He roared as he swung his arms up, food spitting from his mouth. None of his friends looked him straight in the face as they were too disgusted. They greeted him weakly." Come!" He roared." Sit at my table! Eat, drink, be merry." His friends reluctantly agreed, slowly making their way up to the table. Choji continued to gulp down meal after meal.
"Choji." Neji finally spoke up getting his attention. It made sense that he would be the first to address him, since he knew him best." What are you doing?"
"Eating!" he boomed." Here have some!" He shoved a full plate to his friends.
"We've already eaten. "Neji said pushing the plate away." We're here to talk to you."
"EXCELLENT! Let's talk!" Everyone knew Choji was a humble character so getting him to see the farce in this was going to be easy.
"Choji." Said Neji." You know this isn't real right?" Hinata looked at him quizzically, Neji knew how to be blunt but this was to direct.
"Real?!" Choji yelled." Of course it's real, look at these women look at this food. It's all real as we are, HA!" He gave Neji a strong slap on the back, nearly knocking him over. Neji breathed a deep breath of annoyance while Kiba rolled his eyes.
"Would you pass me some food then?" asked Neji. With a great laugh Choji pushed a plate in his direction. His friend took small pieces and began eating slowly, thinking over his plan." So tell me Choji, what's it like?"
"What's what like?!"
"Having sex with all these women." He motioned to those all around his friend. Hinata shot him a curious look.
"You know what it's like!" roared Choji in a laugh. Hinata turned back to Neji. This got Neji to thinking and he remembered someone very close to Choji.
"What about Karui?" Neji asked. Choji sat himself up more and faced Neji fully, an angered look in his face and his eyes told the tale.
"You know damn well about Karui." Choji said." You were there Neji and you too Kiba!" Somewhat confused the two shared a strange glance. There was some strange story in Choji's head that had played out until this point.
"What happened Choji?" asked Hinata. Choji turned and leaned over to Hinata, resting his arms on his knees. A mix of bitter sorrow building up the tears in his eyes.
"Someone took her away from me." He said in as strong a voice as he could manage.
"She's still alive." Kiba suddenly spoke out. Choji darted his head over to him quick as a flash.
"What did you say?!" he growled. Kiba shrunk down under the murderous gaze of Choji.
"She's still alive." Neji said this time. Choji turned to him now and Neji slowly rose to his feet." And we can take you to her, if you'll come with us." Neji held out his hand. And the idea of being reunited with his beloved was all the cause he needed.
And when he took Neji's hand the winds blew and now Choji joined them on the roof.
"Where am I?" he asked confused, collapsing to his knees only to be caught by Kiba.
"Your back." Was what he answered with. Choji felt around at his body noticing the rippling muscles of his dreams had returned to chubby normal.
"One more to go." Said Hinata stepping before Naruto's pod. Together the four stood before the pod and together they reached in and touched him, now entering his reality.
They entered the Leaf Village and for once it looked as it did in real life. Nothing was out of place, no strange colors or people, everything was as it should be.
"There!" Kiba pointed out. Looking over everyone saw the familiar look of yellow hair. Then together they all marched forward to approach Naruto from behind.
"Na-" they began but once they turned him around they saw it was not Naruto at all. He looked like him but it wasn't him.
"Hello." He greeted with a smile. The others took a step back confused. Before they could ponder the question aloud, it came running at them in the form if a little boy.
"Daddy!" a voice called. Everyone looked over to see a small boy, the spitting image of Naruto running towards them. He ran forward and the man took him in his arms, lifting him into the air. And the realization hit them all too soon, the boy was Naruto and the man was his father. The little boy was not alone and a red-headed woman followed him, Naruto's mother. Not dead as in life but in this reality, Naruto's reality he was real.
None but Neji could bare to look upon them together.
"What can I help you with?" asked Naruto's father, his wife joined his side. Surprisingly Hinata was the first to speak.
"A-Actually w-we have a question for your son." She stepped out before everyone else. Naruto was set down to the ground, Hinata leaned down and was eye to eye with him. She said nothing for a few minutes and only looked him over, he was a boy just as she remembered from all those years ago." Do you know w-who I am?" she asked. Naruto was silent for a few moments.
"You're from the Hyugga clan." He said.
"Very good." She said managing a sad smile." Smart boy." While Hinata spoke with the young Naruto, Neji turned to the others.
"I know one way to break this reality." He whispered. Only Kiba nodded, he was thinking the same idea. They looked to Choji who's face was pale as milk." It will be quick." Given the situation he agreed and nodded sadly.
"Do you know why we are here?" asked Hinata.
"No." He shook his head. Naruto opened his mouth to reply but then something else got their attentions.
The three men jumped forward and grabbed Naruto's mother and father. The two were so startled and confused they had no time to react. They were both grabbed and attacked. Naruto let out a cry and ran forward thinking he could do something. Hinata was in shock as well and didn't stop him.
Naruto ran forward to see the tower pile of adults above him, seeing no more than their legs. But then the four parted away and he saw his parents. They were both dead with red blood pouring out of their bodies uncontrollably from multiple stab wounds. Naruto bent down in the pool of blood sobbing next to them. The attackers stood in a square around him, each with the blood of his parents on them.
After minutes of sobbing Naruto picked his head up, his face red with sorry.
"Why?!" he cried to the men who were his friends in life. Now all dared to look him in the eye but none answered.
"This isn't real." Hinata said. Naruto turned his head and rested it on his father's body. And when he touched him the winds blew and Naruto's eyes awoken on the roof of the Leaf Village. Looking before him he saw his friends as he had in the dream, only now they didn't have his parent's blood on them. The pod fell apart and he weakly fell through and collapsed to his knees. Choji walked over to help him but was stopped when Naruto raised his hand. He slowly lifted himself up after.
His face was red with rage, his eyes twinkling with tears.
"She did this to us!" he roared. Kayuga's jutsu had put them deep inside their own minds and had used their own truths to trap them. They were no heroes as people thought but a barbarian, a self-appointed judge, a lazy good for nothing bum, a fat man afraid of losing at love, and a little boy longing for his parents." And she will pay!" His vow seemed to echo across the village.
At that moment the mistress of all evil was standing atop a mountain. She looked up at the black sky to see flashes as lightning struck. She smiled at her handy work only for her smile to be disrupted by a strange sensation. He felt something, something out of place. She turned from her place atop the mountain to look down at the very bottom.
There she saw one lone figure in orange. Kayuga looked down from the mountain and saw him as Naruto.
"How?!" she yelled." HOW?!" When she last saw him Naruto he was wrapped in a pod of her own creation.
"I have escaped." Was all he said." And now I've come for you."
"You can try!" she shrieked. Eyes shining like the moon, sharp fangs a long tongue shooting from her byakugan and Rine Sharingan activated, she raised her arms and rain shot down from the sky at Naruto, yet he did not falter because he was not alone.
A shadow moved in the darkness. It bounded up and jumped over Naruto. It was a wereworlf with fur black as night. This was no ordinary wolf but Kiba in his ultimate transformation. He panted loudly as he stretched his large arms and legs, racing up the mountain.
Kayuga focused on him but then her attention was brought to someone else, someone above her. She looked to the sky and saw Neji with two large white wings shooing out from his back. When she saw him he changed direction and flew for her.
Together Neji and Kiba attacked her from different directions, reaching her at the same time. Neji's fist past just before her face and Kiba's claws behind her head, passing threw her hair.
Then in reaction Kayuga grabbed Neji's wrist and held him while she punched him with her other hand. Then she tossed him into the ground and off the mountain. Kiba was now hovering above her, still with momentum from his strike. He passed over he and onto the ground behind her. She turned to face him as he swung at her with sharp claws. She ducked under his strike, her long hair flowing behind her. Neji jumped back into the fight now, kicking his leg high while Kiba swung low. Kaygua easily jumped dodging them both then kicked out her legs, kicking the both of them back. The two slid back some steps but came back for more. She darted her eyes over to view them both as they lunged at her.
Then with a gesture the earth under them rose up and surrounded the two attackers, keeping them in their place. A good thing too because they were about to strike Kayuga, Neji's fist inches away from her face and Kiba's jaws inches in the other direction.
"Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" She smiled shaking his nose. Kiba lashed out with huge jaws and snapped at her." No manners." She said rubbing her hand that could have been bitten off." I shall remedy that." But then Neji and Kiba snapped their attentions to the sky and together, frantically they began to push at the rock the bound them. Kaygua watched amused at their distress as they tried any means to be free, until at last they were. She laugh loudly as they turned and ran." Now that's what I'm-" She stopped as she felt a presence behind her. She turned around to see Choji standing as high as the clouds over her. Now she knew why they ran. With anger on his face Choji raised his arms and slammed his fists down, crushing the mountain Kayuga stood on.
But she emerged from the rubble unharmed. Though she was covered in dirt which angered her greatly. When she touched down onto the ground she saw Naruto standing where he was when she first saw him. He was only a few feet away from her. She shifted around to face him.
"I haven't done this in a long time." Said Naruto." But for you I'm going to go farther!" Kayuga watched as Sage energy mixed with that of the Nine Tailed Fox. Then Naruto stood there, wearing a large orange coat his body looking as if it was burning. But it seemed that way due to how much energy he was emitting." This is where it ends!" he roared taking a step forward.
"Come and try!" she shrieked. Then Naruto lunged forward. The Hokage and the Mistress grabbed each other's hands and tried to force the other back, the areas behind both of them being destroyed as they did so. Earth, trees being blow out behind them. But then Kayuga kicked up her leg and tried to kick Naruto in his side, but he shot his arms out and blocked. Then he lunged forward with a punch only to be blocked by her.
Kayuga looked around and saw Kiba running towards her.
"Down boy!" she said swaying her head in his direction. Then her hair snapped like whips and grabbed onto Kiba's arms, legs and body pinning him to the ground. He ripped and clawed at the earth but couldn't get free. Then Kayuga turned back to Naruto she opened her mouth and shot fire at him. He put his head behind his arms and took the heat, not bothering to move.
Just then Choji's giant fist appeared above them. Kayuga looked up to see it come bearing down at her. But she quickly put her arms up and caught it, now holding onto the giant's hand she flipped him up and over her. Choji came crashing down onto his back, the earth shaking as he fell.
Kayuga turned just as Neji jumped out and tried to punch her but she easily dodged him. Then she spun around and kicked him in the face. Neji stumbled several paces but turned back to attack. With a wave of her hand the roots from the ground shot up and grabbed Neji. But he cut them with hands like knife. But they were too much and eventually forced him to collapse. He did not cry out only grunted.
Kayuga's eyes looked to Neji before her bent down in the dirt while Naruto and Choji were laid out behind him. She lifted her face and sneered at them while a booming cackled escaped her mouth.
Just then something yanked from behind her. Kiba had gotten a mouthful of her hair and was ripping hard.
"No!" she roared trying to tear it from him. But he only bit down harder and held tighter" No that's-" She could not finish as Naruto jumped out and punched her in the face, then a second time, followed with a kick to the leg and a swift elbow to the chest. Neji had managed to stand now despite the pain and shot a wind blast at her. The blast pushed her up and into the air where Kiba who still held onto her hair yanked down and slammed her into the ground. Then Choji reappeared and for good measure stomped his foot down where she lay.
Then the four ninja stood and waited to see what would happen next. Thunder cracked above and the earth shook below. Then they watched as Kaygua rose up from the ground and hovered in the sky. She was dirtied and bleeding slightly.
"Care for another round?" she asked in an angered voice. She held her arms out. Then it began to rain. Now she would call upon all the powers of nature to subdue them. But the four ninja would not submit so easily.
Then the four charged for her and she at them, and then the battle continued. It last for hours. With rain and lightning crashed down upon them. But neither rain nor fire nor earth or lightning could equal the rage that the four felt when they fought her. All their anger and fury went into every punch, every kick, every attack. And no matter what would was dealt to them they made sure to deal it back in double. The very idea of just getting close to Kayuga with the slightest chance there was to hurt her was more than enough to push their battle further.
In the end all five of them were beaten up, any normal person would have died long before. But no matter how much fire, earth, wind or lightning hit them it only slowed them down.
The ground had been ripped apart from their battle. Earth, grass, roots and in a mess with dead trees and scorched earth all around.
Kaygua was beaten up. Most angrily dealt to her was that her face had taken a large amount of punishment with bruises swelling up her face, one of her horns had been broken off, one eye blinded with blood, a chunk of her hair had been ripped out leaving a bald spot. Her cloths were ribbed and dirtied. She looked down at the four ninja before her. She knew if this fight continued much longer, she would certainly die. And it was only by luck alone that she managed to last this long against those nearly as strong as herself. She thought now was a good time to leave and live to fight another day. A small black square opened up behind her.
"We will meet again, Leaf Ninja." She said. With a staggering step she moved away from them and into a portal.
"NO!" yelled Naruto suddenly finding his strength. Despite the beating his legs had taken he jumped up and into the air as Kaygua backed into the portal, a dark grin forming on her face. He landed down right where Kaygua had stood. He missed her by only a second. After she left all anyone could hear was her the cackling cry of her laughter as it mocked them.
But the good news was since she left they could now rest as well. But if they were to continue to fight they'd die of exhaustion not from their injuries.
And the better news was that when Kaygua left, so did her hold on everyone else. The second she disappeared inside the portal the jutsu was undone and everyone returned to normal. The battle was won, not only the Leaf Village but the entire ninja world had been saved.
One week later the village was as it always was, thought those who fought Kaygua still bore the painful reminders from their battle. And Naruto stood on top of the Hokage's mansion watching as his people went about their daily lives.
At some point Neji came up behind him.
"Lord Hokage." He addressed." Everything is operating smoothly at the village."
"Excellent." Said Naruto, though he had only half-heard what Neji said. The Captain of the ANBU prepared to leave when Naruto spoke. Down in the marketplace he saw none other than Hinata, the untold hero of the battle, who had awakened the power it would take to fight Kayuga. "Something still confuses me." Spoke Naruto finally.
"What is that, sir?" The wind began to pick up, forcing their hair to blow in the wind. Together they looked down and saw Hinata now joined by her husband as they walked around together.
"How was Hinata not affected by all this?" They watched her walk along. Naruto turned to Neji, as he cousin he'd expect him to know. If not then he would go ask Kiba. Neji pondered the question for a moment.
"The dreams we were caught in made us a reality that we always wanted." Neji spoke after a silence." Perhaps…..perhaps Hinata was not affected because her dreams are already reality. Maybe once she wanted more but now she doesn't and unlike us" He motioned to the two of them." Who dream of something more, she has all she wants."
