Path to the Future

Chapter 11: Yin-Yang Dragon Unleashed

Raven and her tribe has arrived at the village with herself leading the forefront, "Hiruzen! I know you are there!"

And the gates open to show that Hiruzen was indeed there, "Raven it has been a long time."

Raven then removed her helmet, "Yes it has. Since the death of both Mikoto and Kushina," Raven clenched her fist.

"Indeed it has. What has brung you here?"

"You know why I'm here."

Hiruzen stiffened as he got ready for any sudden movements, "Yes sadly I can not hand it over. They will take care of it now and there legacy."

"So you condemn them to the same fate as Summer, as Kushina, and Mikoto!"

"They will be able to hold their own. I believe in them."

"However I don't trust you or Ozpin. So either give it to me or we'll take it by force."

"Sorry but I can not allow that."

"Very well," she then put on her helmet, "Pillage the village." The bandits then charged the village, while Hiruzen took off his cloak to reveal his battle armor and then pulled out a black staff that was bigger and wider than any regular staff. Before Hiruzen could confront them however Raven dashes to him and slams her red odachi into his staff sending them both away from the gate and dragging them all the way to the middle of the village.

"This is the end for you Hiruzen. If you just give me the damn thing then I'll leave along with my men."

Hiruzen however shook his head, "I can't. I promised I'd look after them, sorry but I can't."

"Very well," she then charged at him and they clashed. Raven began to attack Hiruzen with ferocity as Hiruzen stayed on the defensive until he was able to trip her. He was about to kick her while she was in the air but Raven used her sword and stuck it into the ground and swung from it and horse kicked Hiruzen in the chest. She then detached her blade, put the hilt in the scabbard and then drew a new blade and attacked Hiruzen.

Hiruzen saw Raven coming and used his staff to dispel ash as he took red dust and threw it in the cloud of ash igniting it, with Raven in it. Hiruzen waited a while to see Raven but Raven then appeared in the air a axe kicked Hiruzen away.

'Damn, I can't keep this up. I can't beat her as I am now. She's too strong.' Then he made a decision, 'I have to hold off till a group gets here there was a red smoke and green smoke over to where Naruto and the others were supposed to go. They must know that something is going on. So I need to hold out until then.'

Hiruzen then went on and attacked her with series of swings, punches, and kicks. Raven dodge the kicks, deflected the punches, and parried the swings.

Hiruzen then decided to expand his staff and swung it with surprising speed. Raven seeing no other way to dodge it, she transformed into a raven to fly and avoid said attack. She then transformed back on top of the staff as she ran on it put one foot on his shoulder and was going to put the other foot on his chest but Hiruzen put his arm in the way, however Raven still push off him and flung him into a building.

"Give it up Hiruzen. You and I both know that you are no match for me. Maybe years ago, but not now."

Hiruzen slowly exited the rubble, "That may be true but I still need to fight for my village."

"Tsk. You stubborn old fool."

They charged each other once again to begin conflict anew.

Naruto was flying faster than the others, he had a panic expression on his face as his heart was beating faster and faster. 'I have to get there. Come on Naruto faster! Got to go faster!'

Yang, who was being carried bridal styled by Naruto as he flew, saw how much he was suffering at this moment. So she decided to calm him down a little, so she shifted in his arms to where she was able to hug him. Naruto stiffened because of the sudden contact, "Calm down okay. We will get there and be able to save the village. But you won't be able to think straight if you are a nervous reck."

Naruto took all of this information in and calmed down and slightly lowered his speed to where he was with everyone else, "Thanks Yang, I really needed that."

"Anytime Naru," Naruto smiles at this.

After sometime they make it to the village to see villagers running away trying to get to the village gate as many bandits harassed and pillage the village. Naruto and the others run into the village and they stop a civilian. "Naruto! Oh thank Monty you're all here."

"What's going on?" Menma asked.

"Mr. Sarutobi is fighting the leader while the thugs are attacking taking most of our most precious things."

Itachi thought of a solution, "Okay gather all the towns people to this gate we will deal with the thugs." The man nodded and ran off and Itachi looked at Naruto, "Naruto you are the strongest of us and you need to help Hiruzen."

Naruto nodded to this, "Alright, leave it to me. I will stop the leader and protect this village."

Naruto then took off to find Hiruzen while the others spread out to take out the bandits.

Naruto was in the air until he saw an explosion in the distance and flew to that location.

With Raven and Hiruzen

It's has been a long battle and the last explosion has taken out the rest of Hiruzen's aura with Raven still being about 70% of hers. Raven just outmatched Hiruzen in everything but surprisingly power which they were even in, 'Damn if I was in my prime or years ago I would be at least toe to toe with her.'

"Give it up Hiruzen. There doesn't need to be bloodshed. Just give me what I need."

Hiruzen was panting heavily and looked off in the distance to see Naruto coming to them. Hiruzen looked long at him and knew what he had to do. It was now time for Naruto to ascend.

"I am not the one to defeat you however…" Hiruzen then charged at Raven.

"If you continue this charge you will die," Raven said as she readied herself.

"It doesn't matter that I die as long as the Will of Fire lives on!" As he continued on and used the rest of his Aura for one last strike and if it connected he knew without a doubt that Raven would be defeated.

As he neared her he swung at her and Raven unleashed her sword from her sheath in a slash as well as Hiruzen past her with both weapons outstretched. This was the scene Naruto arrived to.

"He will be the one to surpass us all," Hiruzen's side then erupted in blood as he began to fall with a smile on his face, "Now rise young dragon… Naruto…" these were his last words as he fell to the ground lifeless. Hiruzen Sarutobi was now dead.

Naruto seen this and heard Hiruzen's last word and collapsed to his knees. "No…" Naruto's then dilated as his breathing becomes sporadic, his heart almost beating out of his chest.

He began to remember all the times he spend with the old man. His first meeting with him at age 8. Him helping both his brother and himself. Hiruzen introducing Sasuke and Itachi to them at age 9. Training him. Getting Kakashi to train them. Giving them a home. All of these things played out on his mind more and more. "N-No… n-no…"

More played out until something snapped in him as an emotion of pure sadness, rage, and despair, overtook him, as his aura started to build up with a mixture of white and black, features on him began to to change. His eyes were now crimson red and glowing, his hair had extended to his upper back with it being spiky, his fangs got even longer, however the much noticeable things were that aura started to converge to him until he exploded with energy. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" Now he had a white horn on the right of his head and a black on his left. His right eye was light blue and his left was crimson red. He also had scales on his arms that had a mixed pattern with the colors black and white and ended with his hands being claws. His pants also changed with them following a scale like pattern like his arm. His tail adopted that pattern as well as his wings (if you have seen it then think of Sinbad's transformation with full djinn equip (Baal) for Naruto's arms and legs but different colors).

Itachi and the others arrived to this scene, "Is that Naruto?!" Yang yelled catching Raven's attention but ignored them for the time being.

Once the light receded Raven asked a question getting everyone's attention especially Yang, "Who are you? Are you Naruto Namikaze?"

That question surprised them but Naruto showed no outward emotion, "Yes," Raven was going to turn and leave the village until Naruto continued, "However there are two people who want to meet you."

Naruto then with speed that was near instantaneous transformed again slightly with his left eye going blue like his right, the black horn turned white, and the scales changed as it was now white with black stripes, "I'm Siegfried."

He then changed again with the same speed and inverse's his colors with blue eyes becoming red, "And I'm Seth."

Seth then switched out to Naruto, "And they are me."

Raven stood there for a sec and took her helmet off with all of them gasping, as she looked just like Yang. A grunt approached her and she spoke to them, "Drop everything we're leaving." They nodded to this and relayed the order, as Raven then turned to the friends, "I am Raven Branwen," this shocked Ruby and Yang, "I am Yang's mother," Yang was going to speak on this but Raven beat her to it, "Also… I… were friends with your mothers… Summer, Kushina, and Mikoto."

This officially put them in a state of pure shock and confusion, but before anyone said anything Raven opened a portal and began to walk through. "Wait!" Yang and Naruto yelled out but it was too late she already walked through. The invasion of Konoha was over with a major life being taken. Naruto shortly after reverted to his original state and collapsed unconscious.

Woooooow. That was a lot of information passed out in this chapter (on purpose might I add). Raven knows Summer (for obvious reasons), Kushina, and Mikoto and by extention Minato and Fugaku, which will be explained later. Also Hiruzen is dead. Like he's not coming back, but he will still be very important later on. The 'thing' Raven was looking for will be explored in Vol 4.

Now if you like to power scale like I do, Naruto is now tied with Glynda when it comes to power and Glynda herself is above any regular Huntsmen or Professor. So with that Naruto is about just below Qrow.

Now the reason Naruto is so high now is because of the form he received however it is not the new form he received with Siegfried as for you guys that form is unquantifiable at this moment because it's feat-less, but it boosted his base and his regular dragon form. So this is not counting what I have named his Yin-Yang Dragon Form as he doesn't have control of it.

What I mean by that is he doesn't know how to trigger said transformation as he did it by complete accident. He has to practice his dragon abilities before going into that form. The changes that are now made with his regular dragon form is that now instead of red and blue scales. They are white and black with NO horns, NO leg scales, NO claws, and NO hair growth. Also with that form, it won't be coming back for a long while. How long is long? Well that is for me to know and you to find out.

Now the next chapter is the finale of Vol. 1 and at the end of the next chapter is a tease of one of those Mystery Characters that will show up in Vol. 2.