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Summary : A man declared his message to the world. "I am the one who will establish peace and order." The man have faced pain and survived. The man have died and resurrected. He was both Uzumaki Naruto and Rikudō Sennin.
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He Who Will Establish Peace and Order: Samsara
Chapter 9 Invasion
Jan-Ken-Pon, or more commonly known as Janken was a game derived from San Sukumi Ken, a battle between Snake, Frog and Slug.
Janken, unlike what most believed, was not a random game.
It was a battle of mind. It was the ultimate test of ability. The ability to predict and outmaneuver your opponent. There existed old scrolls containing the secret of Janken. The scrolls held the Formula. The Formula of Victory, in it was written the many strategies that could be performed in Janken. Some of the strategies include, but not limited to history matching, frequency analysis, and random guessing.
All of that, in Janken, Shinobi Style were useless.
In Janken, Shinobi Style, the two shinobi who faced each other would employ tricks and mind games to defeat the enemy. The most common tricks are dōjutsu, genjutsu and ninjutsu.
When a Janken was declared in a battlefield, the two opposing shinobi shall Duel with their full strength and in the end, only one may walk away Victorious.
Right now, two teammates, two friends, a Uchiha and a Uzumaki stood facing each other in this deadly Duel.
"Jan-ken-pon!"
They threw their hands. In that second, the Uchiha's eyes transformed. He predicted Naruto's next move, Scissors and reacted accordingly.
He froze, Naruto smirked. Had he made an error? He? The Magnificent Uchiha-sama?
The Naruto facing him suddenly disappeared and was substituted by different Naruto.
A Kage Bunshin? Curse him!
When the hands were revealed, the result was a draw. Both Papers, much to Naruto's surprise.
"What manner of trickery is this?" Naruto demanded.
Sasuke smirked, "I know that you must have set a trap somewhere. That is why instead of throwing a winning hand, I, the Great Magnificent Uchiha-sama decided to threw a Paper."
"...why don't you just throw a Scissors? Logically speaking, I would threw a Paper and if you threw a Scissors, It would end in your victory," Naruto pointed out.
"...It would, wouldn't it?" Sasuke tilted his head. 'Oh god, why didn't I do that?'
"It matters not. Let us continue."
They drew their hands back.
"Jan-ken-pon!"
This time, they punched each other. They glared.
"Cheating bastard!" they shouted at the same time.
"Jan-ken-pon!"
Their Paper met each other.
"Stop copying me!" they shouted at each other.
"Jan-ken-pon!"
The audience stared blankly.
"What the hell?" one Inuzuka Kiba summed their thought perfectly.
"...that's Sasuke and Naruto, alright," Sakura shook her head and with a smile.
"What do you mean, Sakura?" Ino asked.
"Naruto and Sasuke realized if they battle right now, Naruto will win, no contest. Sasuke's chakra is even lower than a genin right now. He won't be able to fight. That is why they decided to finish the match like this," Kakashi explained as he watched his students with Sharingan. This shall be recorded in his mind for eternity.
A janken battle between a Uchiha and a Uzumaki. Quite a rare sight. This might be even better than Icha Icha.
Kakashi scoffed. No way. Nothing is better than his precious Icha Icha.
"Who will win this... battle?" Kurenai asked.
"Most likely Naruto. Unless Sasuke decided to consume all his remaining chakra for one jutsu. Overall, Sasuke is a little stronger and faster than Naruto. But Naruto's Uzumaki heritage gave him enhanced stamina and healing," Kakashi answered.
"Hokage-dono, your ninjas are certainly... unique," the Kazekage commented.
"Indeed, Kazekage-sama, they certainly are," Itachi watched the battle with an amused face.
"...how much longer will this match go?" the Mizukage wondered.
"I believe they will finish this soon. The Uchiha looked as if he was about to faint."
"Jan-ken-pon!"
Sasuke summoned all of his chakra for one last strike. His eyes glinted.
"Sasuke Ōgi: Nisennen Goroshi!" (Sasuke Secret Technique: Two Thousand Years of Death) Sasuke instantly moved to Naruto's back and struck with a Sennen Goroshi. Just like in preliminary, Sasuke felt the world stop.
Then Naruto flew.
"DAMN YOU UCHIHA!" screamed the flying boy.
When Naruto began to descend, Sasuke moved to Naruto's landing area. He punched Naruto back to the sky.
Sasuke raised his right hand to the left of his neck. He made a thumbs-down and dragged his hand across his neck. The universal sign of 'Kill You'.
Naruto slammed to the ground. The proctor checked him. When Naruto did not move, he announced the winner.
"Winner, Uchiha Sa-"
He was cut off when a flying sandal hit Sasuke. Already weak because his chakra ran out, Sasuke insantly fell unconscious.
Naruto stood back up, his other sandal raised.
"Use any tools for victory. Even sandals," Naruto stated with a smirk as he threw his other sandal aside.
"Winner, Uzumaki Naruto..." the proctor declared with a shocked expression.
The moment Naruto's victory was declared, all hell broke loose.
The Kage area exploded and ninjas from Taki, Suna, Oto and Kiri moved to attack.
"...damn, no warning at all..." Naruto muttered as he avoided a Kiri-nin attack and punched the ninja back. "Sasuke! Wake up!" he shouted at the unconscious boy.
Sasuke was surrounded by enemy ninjas. Before they could touch him, they were struck by a hail of senbon.
"Naruto-san, I'll protect, Sasuke-kun. Do not worry," Haku appeared beside Sasuke and carried the boy on her shoulder.
Naruto nodded. Then he sensed a presence behind him and he attacked.
"Calm down, kid. It's me," Jiraiya grabbed his arm.
"...Jiraiya-sama, how are the jinchūrikis?" Naruto asked.
"You, Kushina and I will take care of them. I noticed that your chains could hold them back," Jiraiya took out a pill. "Here, swallow this, it will restore your chakra."
Naruto wordlessly took the pill and placed it in his mouth. It seems that his mother had to fight after all.
"Let's go!" Naruto and Jiraiya went to search Kushina.
"Now, I would like to say this is a surprise. Then again, not really," Itachi stood beside A, the Raikage. The Raikage had tossed aside his cloak and hat, revealing his dark skinned, muscular build. Beside him stood Killer B, his brother and Hachibi jinchūriki.
"...you found out, huh?" the Kazekage smirked.
"Of course, do you think an alliance of four villages could pass through our network?" A scoffed and prepared himself for a fight.
"That is indeed, too bad. I was hoping to finish this quickly," Yagura, the Mizukage was surrounded by his bijū chakra. His form disappeared under the dense chakra and the chakra grew larger.
"...Sanbi..." Itachi noted the three shadowy tails behind it.
The chakra faded and the form of a giant turtle, with crab shell and three shrimp-like tiles was revealed. Sanbi no Kyodaigame opened his left eye. Showing a black eyes with red pupil.
"...his right eye seemed injured," A noted.
"Then, it is clear where we must attack," Itachi threw his Hokage hat aside.
"Time to fight! Better say good night!" B was surrounded by bijū chakra, much like Yagura.
Itachi and A jumped, away from the transforming jinchūriki.
"Let us allow the jinchūriki to fight one another. We have a troublesome enemy here," Itachi nodded at the Kazekage. "But first, I would like to know. Who are you?"
The Kazekage laughed. He threw his hat, and dispelled his genjutsu, revealing a man with orange mask. The mask showed only one eye of his, which he kept closed.
"You may call me Tobi."
"...who is this clown?" A wondered. He did not recognize the name Tobi and he was certain he knew every S-ranked ninjas in the bingo book.
"I recognized you from the description Jiraiya gave. You are the man who killed Namikaze Minato," Itachi accused.
"Correct," Tobi gave a bow.
A turned serious. The death of Namikaze Minato was a mystery to the whole shinobi world. The Yondaime Hokage was considered to be the strongest shinobi in their time and there, in front of him stood the man who killed the legend.
Tobi opened his eye, revealing a Sharingan.
"...this will be annoying," Itachi commented as the battle began.
"Hello, sensei," Orochimaru greeted his sensei, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Orochimaru, I heard that you are the leader of Otogakure..." the old man was in his full battle garb. "It seems that you are here to attack Konoha."
The snake sannin smirked.
Sasuke was awoken by the sounds of fighting.
"What the hell?" Sasuke looked around. The stadium was like a battlefield. Everywhere there were ninjas battling one another.
"Sasuke! Attack Taki, Kiri, Suna and Oto! They are invading!" Kakashi shouted at his student.
Sasuke nodded. Then he realized that his chakra was practically empty.
"Sasuke-kun, here, a soldier pill," Haku gave him a pill and he swallowed it.
"Okay, bring it on!" Sasuke activated his Sharingan and met his enemies in battle.
"Fugaku, you let your guard down!" Hiashi told his rival as he stopped an enemy who was about to attack Fugaku from behind.
"I am merely allowing them the honor of striking the Great Uchiha once. That should be an acceptable gift for them to bring to hell," Fugaku arrogantly smirked.
"...Fugaku, stop acting arrogant," Mikoto advised him as she burned a Taki-nin with a fireball.
Hyūga Hizashi chuckled, "if he is not arrogant, then he is an impostor."
"Jiraiya-sama, where are we going?" Naruto asked Jiraiya. After they found Kushina, Jiraiya told the mother and son to follow him. They are currently moving away from the village. Naruto wondered why.
"We are going to the place of your birth," Jiraiya told him.
"...why?" Naruto asked again.
"That place was made to contain Kyūbi chakra. It was the place where Uzumaki Mito, the first Kyūbi jinchūriki gave birth and was the place where you were born."
"...I see, so it is the three of us, against Ichibi, Rokubi, Nanabi," Naruto guessed.
"Only Rokubi and Nanabi. Ichibi jinchūriki, Gaara was taken to a secure place and I already reinforced his seal."
"Where is Yugito-san?" Naruto asked. Wondering why the Nibi jinchūriki is not helping them.
"She has a job," Jiraiya answered shortly.
"...and the job is?"
"Guess."
Naruto thought about it.
"Sochi, what is the most vital component of an invasion?" Kushina asked.
"An army. Is she fighting against the enemies in Konoha?"
"No," Jiraiya smirked. "She is fighting near Kiri."
Naruto's eyes lighten up in realization. "She is preventing the reinforcement from Kiri."
"Yes, and Iwa with their jinchūrikis are attacking Suna and Taki."
"I suspected that when I was with Itachi-sama. Iwa is our 'ally' isn't it?"
"We scratch their back, they scratch ours," Jiraiya stopped. "Here we are. Just enter this cave and we are there."
Naruto felt a small amount of fear. Fear of not being able to protect his mother. He ignored it.
They entered the cave.
A giant blue flamed two-tailed cat spat a fireball at the incoming Kiri ships.
They did not manage to avoid it and the ship burned.
The cat grinned.
That horrifying sight was the last thing the Kiri-nins saw.
A brown-eyed man weaing an armor stood in front of the Suna army. An army of Iwa-nins behind him.
"Attack," he commanded and the battle between Iwa and Suna began.
Han decided that it was a good time to be a jinchūriki of Gobi.
A red-haired old man sighed as an army of Taki-nins appeared in front of him. He wore a large headpiece made of a three pointed crown-like ridge with Iwagakure forehead protector on it.
"Damn Ōnoki..." he muttered, "this is the last time I'll do you a favor." He slammed his hands on the ground.
The army of Taki-nins screamed as the ground they were standing on suddenly transformed into lava.
Rōshi, the Yonbi jinchūriki sighed again as more Taki-nins appeared.
The three Konoha ninjas stared at the raging beasts.
One was a giant bipedal slimy white slug with six tails. Rokubi. No, Saiken. A voice sounded in Naruto's head.
The other was a giant blue kabutomushi with seven tails, six resembling green insect wings and the seventh growing from it's abdomen. It had six legs. Nanabi. No, Chōmei. The voice called out again.
They were attacking the whole area but the seal prevented them from destroying anything.
Honestly, Naruto was scared. He was confident when facing the jinchūriki, but now, seeing them in bijū forms, he realized how weak he was compared to them.
"Sochi, it's going to be alright," Kushina hugged him. He calmed down.
"Alright, you both restrain the bijū, one each. Then I'll place several seals on them," Jiraiya informed the plan to Kushina and Naruto. They nodded.
Kushina and Naruto created several chakra chains and sent them towards the beasts.
Roku- no, Saiken, became alert and spat out acid to a chain, melting it. The chain quickly reformed using more chkra and continued on it's path.
Then Nanabi... Chōmei used his middle tail to slam Kushina. Naruto moved on it's path and was sent flying away.
"Naruto!" Kushina screamed. She tried to reach the boy but the Nanabi and Rokubi prevented her advance.
Naruto felt his bones cracked and he tried to stand but only managed to sat. He saw Saiken beside him. Saiken, sensing his presence met his gaze with his two tentacle eyes.
Naruto felt a sudden headache when he met Saiken's eyes as information flooded his brain.
"...Saiken, corrosive substances. Able to hurt other bijū..." he then turned to Chōmei. "...Chōmei, various powders. Dangerous effects..." he muttered.
"What is it, Naruto-kun?" Kushina asked Naruto.
Naruto ignored her, still in daze. Kushina looked worried. It was unlike Naruto to ignore her.
When Chōmei, saw them, it suddenly flapped it wings faster.
"Chōmei, Rinpungakure. Prevent," Naruto stated in daze. Kushina listened and watched as Naruto's chains moved faster and held the wings of the Nanabi before it could unleash it's powder.
Saiken, noticing it's sibling in danger, spat a corrosive acid on the chains.
"Saiken, Kuzaraseru. Substitute target," Naruto moved another chains to stop the acid before it hit the chains holding Chōmei. Saiken roared in frustation.
Kushina and Jiraiya watched in shock as Naruto controlled the chains as if he was controlling his own hands. The chains subdued the bijūs easily as if it was facing a group of gennins.
Suddenly, they felt Naruto's chakra explode and the chains became faster.
"...Gedō: Kusari..." (Outer Path: Chain) Naruto muttered in daze. The bijūs roared in pain as the chains glowed. Jiraiya and Kushina stared as the bijūs weaken and finally transformed back into their jinchūrikis.
After the jinchūrikis fell unconscious, Naruto turned to face Jiraiya and Kushina with glazed eyes.
"...Gedō: Kusari..." again, the chains appeared, this time, targeting Jiraiya and Kushina.
Jiraiya cursed.
Itachi cursed in unknowing unison with Jiraiya.
"You are annoying," he told Tobi.
No matter what A and he did, their attacks would pass through the masked shinobi.
Beside them, the battle between a bull-octopus and a deformed turtle raged on.
The Sanbi's remaining eye was struck by the octopus ink and it berserked around without aiming it's attacks.
The Hachibi was... "I float… like a butterfly. And sting like a bee! 'Cause I'm the Hachibi!" ...being crazy.
"B! End that battle now! We'll surround this guy!"
"Aye bro! Prepare to feel the Hachibi-sama powah!" B, in Hachibi form made a black ball of energy. The Bijūdama, the ultimate attack of a bijū. The attack made by balancing the black and white chakra 8:2 ratio respectively. The ball was compressed by the bull-octopus' mouth. The moment he unleashed the black sphere, the ground shook.
Itachi turned and had to admit, he was impressed.
the Sanbi's shell was broken through and the beast fell, transforming back into Yagura.
"...it seems that I am in a disadvantage," Tobi commented as the Hachibi and the two Kages turned to him.
"I will retreat. For now."
His body spun and he disappeared.
'Space-time jutsu...' Itachi frowned. The last shinobi who used space-time manipulation became known as the first SSS-ranked shinobi in the elemental country. Now the killer of said shinobi used the same space-time manipulation.
As what Nara Shikaku would say, "troublesome..."
In the arena, the Konoha forces managed to defeat their opponents.
The invading forces were planning to attack until their reinforcements arrived but thanks to Kumo and Iwa, the reinforcements were destroyed before they arrived.
When the news of Iwa and Kumo's assistance spread, the morale of the invading forces decreased.
It decreased further when they noticed that the jinchūrikis disappeared.
When Yagura was defeated, they surrendered.
Kakashi scanned the area.
"...Naruto, where are you?"
Jiraiya and Kushina stood before Naruto's unoconscious form.
Jiraiya stared at his godson with toad-like eyes. 'What happened to you, Naruto?'
"What happened to him?" Kushina voiced Jiraiya's thought. The Kyūbi chakra receded from her and her red slitted eyes returned back to her usual violet-blue.
"...I don't know," Jiraiya wondered why Naruto went into a daze all of the sudden. 'Not only that, in that state, he only used his chains and no jutsu. What was it he called the chains? Gedō: Kusari? His control over the chains was amazing. He even defeated Kushina before she used Kyūbi chakra to reinforce her chains...'
"Does it have something to do with Kyūbi?" Kushina wondered. Perhaps Kyūbi's chakra poisoned or affected Naruto in some ways. He snapped when he saw the bijū.
"No, Mito-sama's son, Tsunade's father was a normal shinobi, aside from his Uzumaki and Senju heritage. Naruto is special," he just wondered how special.
"For now, let's go back to the village. We subdued the jinchūrikis. That's it," Kushina hinted that they need to keep Naruto's 'problem' a secret.
Jiraiya nodded, "alright. Though, I need to tell the Hokage and Tsunade about it."
"Good idea, Tsunade might be able to find out what's wrong with him."
They returned to Konoha, carrying the three unconscious ninjas.
Naruto woke up and saw an unfamiliar white ceiling.
"Where...?" he muttered.
"Sochi, you are awake!" Kushina hugged him. Naruto noted that she must have been beside him for a while. She looked as if she did not sleep for some days. He seemed to be in a hospital room.
"Okāsama?" Naruto hugged back, confused.
"You've been unconscious for five days..." Kushina told him. "Tsunade told me that nothing is wrong but I was so worried..."
"I'm fine..." Naruto noted that his voice was hoarse.
"Rest, Naruto, I'll call Tsunade," Kushina kissed his forehead and walked out of the room.
"...what happened?" Naruto wondered.
Naruto standing before Kushina, his chains binding her. She screamed in pain.
Naruto shook his head.
"What was that...?" Naruto grabbed his head. Gedō. The same voice that called out to him when he faced the bijū came back again.
"...Gedō?" Naruto wondered whether listening to a voice in his head made him crazy or not.
He decided not to think about it. He should look for any books about this 'Gedō' after he was released.
"So, how are you feeling?" Tsunade asked as she entered the room with his mother.
"Fine, just hungry..." Naruto answered.
"Alright, we'll prepare some food for you. Do you have any headaches?" Tsunade asked as she took out a note and a pen.
"No," Naruto lied.
Tsunade looked suspicious but decided to ignore it, "do you remember anything?"
"...no," he lied again. "I just remember trying to stop the bijū and nothing else."
Tsunade wrote something on the note, "How is your chakra?"
Naruto tried to gather his chakra. To his surprise, it was easier than before. "...I can draw it easier than before..."
"Stay still for a while," Tsunade placed her hand over his body. The hand glowed green and Tsunade moved it over all part of his body.
Tsunade frowned.
"What's wrong Tsunade?" Kushina asked, concerned about her son.
"...impossible," Tsunade scanned Naruto again.
"What is wrong with my body, Tsunade-sama?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto, do you know how to unlock the eight gates?" Tsunade asked.
Naruto shook his head and her frown deepened.
"Tsunade, What is wrong with my son?!" Kushina asked, her worry clear in her face.
"...Kyūmon," Tsunade stated in disbelief. The mother and son looked confused. "Naruto's Kyūmon is opened. And still is..."
"...Kyūmon? The second gate?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, as of right now, your body is constantly opening the second gate. This is bad..." Tsunade paced around the room. Then she saw the other two's puzzled expressions. "The Kyūmon or the Gate of Healing is used to forcibly increase the user's physical strength and to temporarily re-energises the body. As of right now, you are like a lamp that is always on..."
"...my chakra is constantly being used. If this keeps up, I will run out of chakra and die," Naruto concluded.
"What should we do, Tsunade?" Kushina tried to hide her anxiety but failed.
"...I need a Hyūga to seal the gate." Kushina looked relived but Tsunade continued, "but there is a risk..."
"What risk?" Kushina asked.
"The Kyūmon is located in the brain. A single mistake in the procedure may cause him brain damages."
"...do it," Naruto told her.
"Naruto!" Kushina shouted at her son. 'How could he be so calm? What if the damage turn him into a vegetable?'
"It is either that or a slow death," Naruto told her. "Even right now, I can feel my chakra decreasing..."
"...I'll tell the Hokage," Tsunade left.
"Sochi..."
"I will be fine, okāsama..." even Naruto was not convinced by what he said.
The next day, Naruto laid on an operating table.
"...Tsunade-sama, what are the risks?" Naruto asked Tsunade when he realized that they were alone.
"...one, you might not be able to use chakra anymore. Two, you might lose your memories. Three, you might turn into a vegetable. Four, you might become stupid," Tsunade told him.
"Was the last one a joke?" Naruto tried to smile.
Tsunade did not say anything.
Soon, more people came to the operating room. Naruto felt a drug was injected to him. And he allowed himself to lose consciousness.
"...begin the operation..."
Naruto opened his eyes.
He was standing in a plain. He looked around. No matter where he looked, there was only the grass plain.
Naruto looked at the sky.
He saw the moon. No, it was not the moon.
It was a ball with four concentric circles and nine tomoe. The three tomoe closest to the middle glowed red.
"...where am I?"