DISCLAIMER: So far, I have no reason to state that I own Naruto. I also do not own any characters except for Aaron, Rich, May, Hansuke, etcetera, etcetera...
Warning: Flamers will take an arrow to the knee, two bullets to the balls, one for each, and a laser beam to the face. Anyone who miraculously survives will be put through all that again, and will also have to watch Viva Pinata over and over if they survive it again. Yeah, I'm that evil...
Chapter 11, here we come!
COFB Chapter 11- The Kages Meet! Praise the Log!
(A/N: This is an entire chapter dedicated to the almighty log. Those who are offended by such mention are blasphemers, and must leave unless they wish to die.)
Two days later
Aaron was sitting at his kitchen table, gratefully drinking a cup of coffee.
"Son of a bitch, I'm bored..." He muttered. Aaron looked around monotonically. It was 7:00AM, and there was nothing to do. Except maybe preparing for Renda to come. Eh, he could have one more day of fun, couldn't he?
Suddenly, the air beside Aaron suddenly started shimmering, and Hansuke then appeared.
"Hey, 'Suke. It's been a while since we last talked, hasn't it?" Aaron muttered. Hansuke nodded.
"You bored?" The moon god asked.
"I'm sitting here at my kitchen table, drinking a cup of coffee, not doing anything badass instead, and you actually ask me that?" Aaron replied sarcastically.
"Yes, yes I did ask you that. I have a solution, though." Aaron looked at him out of the corner of his eye.
"What?" He questioned.
"Karaoke." Aaron thought about it for a moment.
"It has been a while since we did that."
"And I haven't gotten a chance to sing yet." Hansuke added.
"By the log, that does sound fun." He commented. Then he smirked.
"Sundown?"
"Sundown." They both nodded.
"Gather our closest friends. I have something important to tell them." Hansuke raised an eyebrow.
"What is it?" Aaron sighed.
"Well, 'Suke, about a week ago, I ran into an old acquaintance."
"Who?"
"It seems that everyone's favorite sword klepto is back, and crazier than ever."
"Renda's back? Jeez, is he stalking you or something?" Aaron shrugged.
The Super Hedonistic Incredible Totally Heinous Opressive Lair of Evil (Also known as The S.H.I.T.H.O.L.E)
Renda felt an involuntary shiver creep down his spine.
"Who the hell just called me a STALKER!" He shouted. Renda hmph'd and folded his arms across his chest.
"I may be a klepto, but I'm NOT a stalker." He muttered.
Uchiha Compound
"I'm not even gonna guess. But anyways, we'll all meet at sundown and have a concert. Alright?" Hansuke nodded. He then shimmered out of existence to gather people.
Sundown
Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, Anko, Akahana, Konan, Nagato, Aaruka, every one of the rookies, Ibiki, Mikoto, Bracxious, and practically everyone who Hansuke, Aaron, May, and Rich knew were all sitting outside a concert stage on a small hill inside the borders of Konoha. A sound barrier had been placed around the area they were in. The four best friends were all backstage.
"Ok, so, first, May can perform on her own, singing..." Aaron looked to May.
"Blackbirds." She said. Aaron nodded. They were all going to sing Linken Park songs.
"Then I'll sing Breaking the Habit." Hansuke told them. He was wearing a t-shirt that said, "Don't do drugs or you'll be royally f**ked."
"I'll sing What I've Done." Rich replied.
"Then I'll sing New Divide." Aaron finished. All four nodded in unison.
"Ok, let's go." May went off to prepare, Rich and Hansuke went to sit with the crowd, and Aaron walked out from the curtains.
"Ok, I want to thank you guys for coming here tonight. I figured a little bit of relaxation is in order because of what I'm about to announce." They all tensed.
"An old foe from my past has returned once more. I don't know what he is plotting, but it's bad. In the coming days, we're all probably going to be on edge and keeping our guards up, so I wanted for all of us to be able to have fun before we have to get serious. So just enjoy yourselves and watch the show." They clapped, and he backed up to let May come out with three shadow clones behind her. One was holding a bass guitar, one was at a drum set, and the last was holding an electric guitar. The band started playing, and May tapped her foot as the music began.
Drop that / get up
Take to the streets / better lock that kid up
Face full of teeth when he hock that spit up
Pacing the beat like a beast
Rocking the block on repeat
Speak from the cut like a rush of blood
Paint red on the sleeves of the ones you love
Lay the sick ones down and the bells will ring
Put pennies on the eyes let the dead men sing
I shiver and shake the warm air cold
I'm alone on my own
In every mistake I dig this hole
Through my skin and bones
It's harder starting over
Than never to have changed
With Blackbirds following me
I'm digging out my grave
They close in, swallowing me
The pain, it comes in waves
I'm getting back what I gave
I sweat through the sheet as daylight fades
As I waste away
It traps me inside mistakes I've made
That's the price I pay
It's harder starting over
Than never to have changed
With Blackbirds following me
I'm digging out my grave
They close in, swallowing me
The pain, it comes in waves
I'm getting back what I gave
I drop to the floor like I did before
Stop watching / I'm coughing / I can't be more
What I want and what I need are at constant war
Like a well full of poison / a rotten core
The blood goes thin / the fever stings
And I shake from the hell that the habits bring
Let the sick ones down / the bells will ring
Put pennies on the eyes / let the dead men sing
Immense clapping was heard when May came backstage.
"You're up, 'Suke-kun!" Hansuke nodded, and he walked out.
"Anyone here have a habit?" He asked.
"Raise your hand if you do!" Everyone in the crowd did.
"Well, guess what? We're breaking them tonight!" Three clones popped into existence behind him, and they all grabbed instruments. Then the music started up.
Memories consume like opening the wounds
I'm picking me apart again
You all assume
I'm safe here in my room
Unless I try to start again
I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
'cause inside I realize that I'm the one confused
I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
And say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way
I know it's not alright
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight
Clutching my cure
I tightly lock the door
I try to catch my breath again
I hurt much more than any time before
I have no options left again
I don't want to be the one the battles always choose
'cause inside I realize that I'm the one confused
I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
And say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way
I'll never be alright
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight
I'll paint it on the walls
'cause I'm the one at fault
I'll never fight again
And this is how it ends
I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
But now I have some clarity to show you what I mean
I don't know how I got this way
I'll never be alright
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight
The music then finished. Clapping was heard once more. Hansuke walked backstage and smirked at Rich.
"Top that, blondie." Rich grinned.
"Gladly, moonshine." Hansuke growled a little. That nickname irritated him to no end. He did not like being called an alcoholic drink that pretty much sucked d**k in his eyes. Rich walked out.
"We've all done some things in our lives. Some of us have done terrible things that are hard to forgive. What I've done...just listen..." He also made three clones and the music started.
In this farewell, There's no blood
There's no alibi
Cause I've drawn regret
From the truth
Of a thousand lies
So let mercy come and wash away
What I've Done
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
and let go of what I've done
Put to rest, What you thought of me
Well, I clean this slate
With the hands, Of uncertainty
So let mercy come, And Wash away
What I've Done
I'll face myself
To cross what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done
For what I've done
I start again
And whatever pain may come
Today this ends
I'm forgiving what I've done
I'll face myself
To cross out what I've become
Erase myself
And let go of what I've done
(Na,Na,Na)
What I've Done
What I've Done
Forgetting what I've done
Rich got louder cheers than Hansuke, making the black-haired god scowl.
"Motherf**king sonova..." He began muttering curses under his breath. Rich came backstage, and he nodded. They all leapt through a trapdoor in the floor, and a large cloud of smoke appeared on the stage. Music started sounding out. A portion of the smoke disappeared, revealing May, who was playing a keyboard. Then Rich was shown as another bit of smoke vanished, playing drums. Finally, Hansuke and Aaron were shown as the rest of the smoke was gone. Hansuke was playing a bass guitar, while Aaron played an electric guitar.
I remembered black skies
The lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
As time began to blur
Like a startling sign
That fate had finally found me
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
[ Lyrics from: .com/lyrics/l/linkin_park/new_ ]
There was nothing in sight
But memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
The ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
Between where we were standing
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide
In every loss
In every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret
And each goodbye
Was a mistake too great to hide
And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve
So give me reason
To prove me wrong
To wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Give me reason
To fill this hole
Connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Across this new divide
Aaron walked out on stage again as everyone clapped.
"Thank you guys so much for coming here, and I just wanted to say that-" He was promptly cut off as a chunin came running over to where they were.
"Lord Namikaze! Strange creatures are approaching the village gates!" Everyone stood up. Various weapons were drawn; Minato drew a three-pronged kunai, Aaron drew two Dracailium kodachi, and Rich drew a Dracailium katana, and others drew what weapons they had on their persons.
"Let's go!" Minato Namikaze shouted. Everyone jumped away except for Aaron, Rich, and May. Well, May and Rich tried to jump away, but they stopped when Aaron didn't go.
"Why aren't you going?" May asked. Aaron grinned.
"I've got a special surprise prepared. Go ahead, I'll be there soon." They both nodded, and leapt off.
Outside Konoha's Gates, 1000 meters away
"Warriorsss of darknesssss, fight in the name of our glorioussss masssster, Lord Renda!" A shadow elemental hissed. Hundreds of black blobs, elementals, monsters, and animals charged towards the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Leaf Shinobi charged from the massive walls of the village.
"Kill these things!" A Jonin shouted. One massive roar erupted from the ninja. Minato Namikaze then appeared in a yellow streak before the monsters, holding his special kunai.
"Heh, this'll be a cinch." He said. A huge clash broke out amongst the forces as kunai met solid darkness, and blood was spilled. About an hour later, the darkness forces hadn't been dented in the least, and the Leaf was losing shinobi.
"Why won't these damned things die!" A chunin shouted. A dark laugh came from across the road. On the top of a boulder, a figure was standing there, laughing at them. He had lavender skin, long, pointy ears, white slicked-back hair, and evil yellow eyes. He was wearing a Dracula-style cape, complete with the top part that stood up, an "evil-eye" design on the back, and the kanji for "evil always finds a way" in the pupil of the evil eye. Underneath it, he wore a black trench coat, with daggers stuck in the pockets on the inside, and a smoke bomb in each as well.
"You really think you can beat them without much effort? Ha! These warriors were created by Lord Renda himself! They will not fall to your puny knives so easily!" He shouted. Then he grinned ferally.
"And if they actually do, I, Mal Campeón(1), general of my master's army, will take care of you myself!" He let out another cackle and the creatures moved forward again.
"Shit..." Ibiki cursed. Things were looking very grim for Konoha. Mal Campeón laughed again. Suddenly, a magnificent arrow of light came from the gates. Time slowed down as it was zooming through the enemy forces, leaving a straight path of felled enemies in the opposing forces. Everyone on Konoha's side turned to see Aaron standing there with a bow made of light in one hand that was lowered and a smirk on his face. The bow shimmered and dispersed into little shimmers that all disappeared. He then drew two kodachi, and became completely serious. Dramatic bad-ass moment music started playing.
"Let's do this." Turning into a golden blast, he shot forward into the enemy army. Streaking through them, he cut down multiple people, piling them all together, and stopping in a crouched position holding his kodachi in an epic pose. A golden circle of energy carved itself into the ground around him. Time slowed down once more as he turned into a streak again, and flew about the enemy forces with godly grace and speed, cutting the foes down swiftly and silently. When all but Mal Campeón were downed, he landed back inside the circle with a smirk on his face, and holding the two kodachi at his waist. He pointed the one in his right hand at Mal Campeón.
"Give up." He commanded. The evil general started sweating, but said,
"I will never give up! Darkness shall win!" Aaron took on a blank expression.
"Then die." In a golden flash, and he appeared in front of Mal Campeón, their swords clanging together. Shockwaves were being sent out from the supernatural force of the two. Forced back, both warriors separated from each other.
"If this is the best my master's greatest foe has to offer, he must've been deluded!" Aaron chuckled.
"You know, they say that, in death, you find out who you truly are. You've already found that out, though." In a single moment, he closed the gap between both of them and forced Mal Campeón back against a boulder with a cut across his torso.
"So the only thing left is for you to do is to die."
Aaron leaped back and plunged his two kodachi into the ground, then clapped his hands together.
"Seiton: Baindingu Fantomu Te." (Spirit Release: Binding Phantom Hands)
The two swords glowed a pale, sickly white. A rippling, white, smoke-like outline appeared around him, and plumes of it drifted up into the air. As though it was a scene from a horror movie, a group sickly, rotted hands appeared from the boulder behind Mal Campeón. Two clamped onto his left arm, two onto his right, and two on each leg.
"Any last words?"
"M-Mercy..." Aaron gave him a stony gaze.
"For the damned, there is no mercy." He drew a strange looking sword from his back. The hilt was a dark grey, almost black, kind of silvery color, and a red cloth was wrapped around it. Traveling up, the tsuba, or, guard, was an eight-pointed star shape. The blade was a katana, and was kind of like Zabuza's zanbato. It had a circular hole at one side of the metal, which left a gap between two parts of the outer edge. The entire shape of the blade itself was rectangular.
"Taste my zanpakuto!" He leaped forward, holding his blade out. Aaron quickly reached the boulder, and stabbed the evil general through his neck, causing him to spasm and blood to spill onto the sword. He then jumped onto the pile of bodies and flicked the blood off of his blade.
"Well that was fun, right?" He casually asked with a wide grin after sheathing the soul cutter. Everyone sweat-dropped.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGHHH!" A demonic cry rang out. He turned around to see a massive creature rising from the earth. It was scaly and green, with a bunch of tentacles flowing around its mouth. It walked like a gorilla, and had two reptilian wings coming from its back.
"HOLY S**T, IT'S A CTHULU!" Someone screamed. Shinobi instantly began running back inside Konoha. Only Minato and a few others besides Aaron remained outside, including Endor, Kushina, Naruto, Itachi, Hansuke, and Sasuke. Aaron held a hand up.
"Watch and learn, kiddies. This is how you become a badass."
"I'm older than you, you know!" Minato protested. Aaron gave him an 'are-you-fucking-kidding-me' look.
"Bitch, please, you're 3000 years too young to say that." The elder Namikaze 'hmph'd.
"Fine." Aaron grinned.
"Bring it on!" He charged at the cthulu with a burst of chakra, unsheathing his zanpakuto and jumping in the air.
"Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu!" (Fire Release: Grand Fireball Technique) A massive ball of flames rained down upon the cthulu. The worst it did was it singed the beast's skin, causing it to go into a fit of rage, destroying everything around it.
"Shit...It's going to destroy Konoha..." He grasped his katana in one hand, and swung it from upper left to bottom right after leaping out of the way and into the air above the monster.
"Let the world gaze at your shining beauty, Amaterasu!" A golden light encased the blade as he swung it, creating cascading shockwaves of energy that pounded the cthulu. His zanpakuto transformed into a longer and much bigger sword that was more curved. The width of the blade was thickened so that it was now a dual-edged Chinese scimitar with a golden edge and an engraving of a silver and bronze dragon on both blades, which faced opposite of each other's directions. The image of a yellow Sin-you(2) covered the blade and he rotated himself so that he was upside down and right up the cthulu. Aaron began spinning, as did that image of the Sin-you, and he violently shot himself in front of the beast, and then towards it.
"Shi-ne!" (Means: "Die!" or "Fuck you!") The Sin-you's image grew much larger, also covering Aaron. The massive horn of it then pierced the cthulu's heart, ending its life. He burst out of its back, and landed on the ground, the giant carcass slumping forward.
"Seal." Aaron commanded, sending his zanpakuto into its sealed state again.
"Sonovabitch..." He started muttering oaths under his breath.
"It was SO f**king hard to get the guts out last time!" He then yelled to the heavens. He brushed his hand off on his clothes, and then sheathed Amaterasu. Aaron then started whistling as he walked back into Konoha casually.
2 Hours Later, Hokage's Office
"So...why am I here?" Aaron drawled. He was standing in front of Minato Namikaze with Kakashi beside him.
"There is an upcoming Kage summit to discuss about this Renda person you have spoken of, Aaron-san." The eldest Namikaze said. Aaron smirked.
"On one condition: I get to kick at least one person's ass." He said.
"Granted." Kakashi then nodded.
"I accept, Hokage-sama." He said.
"Good. We are leaving tomorrow." Aaron and Kakashi nodded.
"You are dismissed." Kakashi shunshined away, but Aaron stayed.
"Is there something you need, Aaron-san?"
"Yes, there is. I was wondering if I could have Naruto come over to my house for a bit. I have an idea about something, but I need him to confirm it." Minato raised an eyebrow.
"Really? What?"
"I think something happened to him back when he was younger, and I need to check him out to see if anything is wrong. If I'm right, Anko and Ibiki will have a bunch of new friends to hang out with..." A blazing fire suddenly burned in the Hokage's eyes.
"Let's go see him now." They both nodded, and streaked away, Aaron in a black streak, and Minato in a gold streak.
Namikaze Clan Mansion
"Okay, Naruto I want you to take off your shirt for a second." Minato said.
"Why?" The boy asked, cocking his head.
"We need to check something for a second." Naruto nodded.
"Okay." He lifted up his shirt and took it off. Aaron studied Naruto's face for a moment.
"Naruto, why are you wearing a mask?" He questioned. Minato stopped.
"A mask? He's not wearing a mask..."
"No, I meant an emotional mask. Why are you wearing one, Naruto?" The jinchuriki looked down sadly.
"I had to keep it up to make the villagers think I wasn't a threat. I guess I just got so used to wearing it, that I didn't know to stop." Aaron nodded.
"I know that feeling all too well. But I think it's time to show Konoha the real you, ok?" Naruto nodded and grinned.
"Hai, Aaron-san. No more holding back!" Aaron then grinned back at him, chuckling.
"Good. Trust me when I say that it was getting a little bit too annoying." Minato then let out a cry of frustration.
"What kind of fucking seal is this?" He yelled. Aaron went behind Naruto and studied the nape of his neck.
"You're not going to be able to unseal this one. It's an elvish seal. Only elves know how to fix it, and that's because the unsealing method is completely our own. However, anyone can place the seal on someone. I don't even know how the hell someone could've known how to do this. My people haven't ever been to this freaking planet for the last 500 years." He clapped his hands together.
"Luckily, I know just how. Brace yourself, kid, 'cuz this is gonna hurt like a motherfucker." Aaron gathered an orb of black light in his hand, and shoved it onto the seal at the nape of Naruto's neck, causing him to scream in agony. A bright light encased the room, covering everything. When it died down, the seal was gone, and Naruto was different. He was now much taller, and his baby fat was completely gone. The boy now stood at 6'0, and looked a lot like his father.
"Damn, man, you're gonna be quite the lady killer when people see you." Naruto chuckled. His voice had now grown deeper and sounded more like rumbling.
"Also, I have to ask, do you actually like Sakura, or was that part of your mask?" Naruto looked horrified.
"LIKE her! I HATE her! You can practically feel the italicizing, underlining, and bolding of the word HATE!" Aaron raised an eyebrow amusedly.
"Really? Tell me what you hate about her..."
"Well, to start, she's so loud! I mean, good god, who the f**k talks so loud 24/7? Then there's her ironing board of a chest. Why the hell wouldn't she have developed yet? She's 19! Then you have her pink hair! Who the F**K has PINK hair? Also, all she talks about is her mother**king Sauce-gay-kun! What a f**king fangirl!" Aaron was happy.
"Good, I would've hated for you to like her that way. Now, I suggest you go find Hinata. She's gotten quite a confidence boost over the past few years, so why don't you go see if you can go on a date with her?" Naruto grinned.
"Okay!" Then he sped off, leaving a dust cloud behind.
The Next Day
"Alright guys, I'm going to be gone for about a week. Think you can hold down the fort while I'm gone?" Aaron asked his kids.
"Definitely dad!" Kagi said. Aaron ruffled his hair.
"Good. I'll see you soon!" He then shunshined to the gates, where he and Kakashi met up with the Hokage and left for Tetsu no Kuni. (Land of Iron)
Kage Summit
Aaron and Kakashi stood on both sides of Minato as he sat in a chair and listened to the other Kage. The Tsuchikage was the only one not present. Then, Onoki walked in and sat down, but not before gawking at Minato. Mifune stood in front of all of them.
"Now, on the first order of business, a strange character has been brought to attention by Hokage-dono. Please explain." Minato nodded.
"As of yesterday, a powerful man named Renda, was it?" He looked at Aaron who nodded in confirmation.
"Was spoken of to me by Uchiha-san here. Also, yesterday, he launched an invasion on my village with soldiers of unimaginable strength. Even I was only able to take out 4 when using my Hiraishin no Jutsu. But Uchiha-san has knowledge of these creatures, and was able to take out the entire army by himself." The other kage stared at Aaron who grinned.
"It was no problem for me, because of special reasons which I will not explain just yet. But just one these creatures are about the same as a Kage-level shinobi." They just wanted to drop their jaws at this point.
"These creatures aren't any man, or woman, or animal. They are living elements. Each of these creatures is crafted from literal darkness itself, making them five times as strong as a very good Chunin. Renda is an insane man. He is the creator of darkness itself, and my mortal enemy. Of course, he's got a vendetta because I managed to beat him about 2000 years ago or something..." Aaron started mumbling about "kleptos who need to stop being so f**king grudgy..." Minato coughed, and Aaron refocused.
"Oh, yes, where was I? *clears throat* Anyways, it would take every Kage-level shinobi in the world, excluding myself, to just make a dent in their forces, which is why Hokage-sama and I propose a deal. I can craft weapons that will easily harm these creatures, and the cost is only an alliance between the five villages."
"How do I know what you're saying is true?" Mei Terumi asked. Aaron chuckled.
"Just watch."
"WATCH? WATCH? WHY WOULD I WATCH? I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH KONOHA, OR THOSE DUMBASS NAMIKAZES!" Onoki shouted, surprising everyone. In a nanosecond, Aaron was behind him with Amaterasu drawn and at his neck.
"I suggest you shut your fucking mouth right now, old man, because I can quite literally send you to Hell..." He whispered, but loud enough for everyone to hear. The Kage guards were all standing at attention, ready to fight. The Kage themselves were shocked at how fast he was.
"You just insulted my best friend, who is also my brother in all but blood, and my jinchuriki brother, as well as the leader of my village. If you don't want me to kill you right now, shut the fuck up, sit the fuck down, and fucking listen!" He then raged, his sclera turning red and his pupils becoming slits of blue and green.
"Aaron! That is enough!" Minato barked. Aaron turned his eyes to Minato, then huffed, sheathing his soul cutter.
"A word to the wise: When you wish to keep living, don't piss off God..." He whispered. Aaron then shimmered, disappeared, and reappeared next to Minato, his eyes normal again. He then leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.
"As I was saying, how do we know what you are saying is true, Aaron-san?" Aaron chuckled.
"I want to, with your permission, show you all something important." He said. The Kage agreed, unsure of what he meant. Tendrils of light stretched from his shirt sleeves and attached to the foreheads of everyone in the room but Aaron.
"Look and see what God has seen..." A voice whispered.
Flashback: Aaron's Last Stand, Approximately 3,000 years ago
"The time for this all to end has come! No longer will the world be kept in ruin by you!" Aaron shouted as he stood apart from the evil king. Aaron was standing on top of a charred hill. All around, the landscape was burnt, churned, holed, and damaged nearly beyond repair.
"Oh, really, it will? Have you not seen what my master, my god, Renda, can do? He has razed lands, crumbled mountains, churned seas, and blackened suns!" The king said.
"But my god has fixed all that yours has done, and made everything prosperous!" He retorted.
"Enough of this! My god, Renda, lend me strength to crush my foes!" The king roared, a black aura surrounding him.
"Illyon, creator of worlds, give me might to brighten the darkness!" Aaron shouted as a white glow covered him.
"Fury of Armageddon!" The evil king cried, wielding a large sword and charging at Aaron, a dark shroud enveloping him.
"Creator's Light!" Aaron said, charging the king, a light cloak covering him in a similar fashion. They both clanged their swords together, destroying the earth beneath them.
"No more suffering! No more pain! Tonight, you and I shall dine in hell!" Aaron said, letting out a cry of power as a white glow enveloped him, shaking the entire world of Ra'drith.
"No! NO! I SHALL NOT END LIKE THIS!" The king screamed, unable to do anything.
"ANCIENT RITUAL: DUAL-LIFE SACRIFICE!" A faint image of Illyon appeared around Aaron, and a faint image of Renda in pain appeared around the evil king. With a mighty cry, he killed the king and himself, and his blade buried its edge into the earth, the cloth flapping in the wind.
Flashback: End!
The tendrils returned into Aaron's sleeves.
"Now you all have seen just how much of a threat Renda is. He can destroy entire worlds if he wishes to, when there is no opposition of the kind I offer." Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Was...was that you, Aaron-san?" A asked, unusually quiet. Everyone looked at the elf expectantly. Aaron lowered his head, remaining silent before speaking.
"Hai. That was me. You cannot imagine what it is like having to give up your life for an entire planet. The people I knew had all died by the time I was reincarnated." A phantom tear dripped from his eyes.
"But I do not wish for that to happen again. That is why we must form an alliance. I have a deal that I would like to propose, and it would be wise for you all to listen." They all leaned in.
"I am willing to pass on the teachings of fighting these creatures to 1000 people. I will train 200 people from each of our villages in how to fight these creatures."
"But that surely is not enough to defeat this Renda person." Onoki protested, having calmed down. Aaron grinned.
"I will most certainly be training each of you 5 Kage in how to do this. And as to only 1000 people not being enough, I never said that they couldn't teach my methods to any more people than that, did I?" They all blinked for a moment before the sound of collective facepalm was heard.
'Ah...Music to my ears...'
"And mine, too." Akahana commented.
"Also, I must warn you now. This training is only for the good-hearted. Anyone with even the least bit of evil intentions for receiving this training will quite literally turn to dust upon learning it."
"Why?" Gaara questioned.
"These teachings are practically the foundation for every fighting style in this universe. I devised them at its beginning in order to train soldiers to fight evil and protect the innocent. When someone learns this style, I receive a practical report on their 'moral compass', so to speak, because my spirit reaches out and touches theirs. If there is even one trace of evil in them, they are rejected by my spiritual energy, which is so potent that it will kill them almost instantly. I am not called Judge of the Gods for no reason, you know." Gaara raised both of his non-existant eyebrows.
"You are the Judge of the Gods? Shijina-chan has told me every legend about you, saying that she wishes to meet you some day." Everyone turned to face Gaara.
"Shijina-chan?" Kakashi asked.
"The Shukaku." Aaron clarified.
"Wait, back the f**k up...I thought you had the Shukaku extracted?" Kakashi said.
"Yes, but Aaron-san retrieved her from a giant stone statue and gave her back to me..." Aaron chuckled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head.
"It was nothing..." Gaara started clutching his head.
"Dammit, Shijina-chan, do you have to go fangirl right this minute?" He started muttering. The pain in his head increased.
"Fine, fine, I'll let you out..." Gaara flipped through hand signs.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Ichibi no Shukaku." In a puff of smoke, and tan-skinned woman was standing beside him. She had eyes with black irises, and golden pupils. Her tan skin had blue tribal marks that trailed all over her, and her purple hair stretched down past her bottom, which had many accentuated curves. The woman was wearing a black kimono.
"Gaara-kun, where is-" She stopped when her vision was focused on Aaron, and then she got hearts in her eyes. Aaron recognized that look.
"OH SHI-"
"Illyon-kun!" Aaron was instantly glomptackled by a purple ball of energy. When his face was seeable after the violet-haired woman started hugging his stomach, his eyes were swirls.
"Blue chihuahua..." He mumbled. Aaron sat up, feeling a large trace of killing intent coming from inside his mind.
"We're screwed." He announced. In a massive explosion, Akahana was right beside him, with fire dancing in her eyes.
"Get your hands off of my husband!" She shouted at Shijina. Shijina growled, and hugged Aaron tighter, pressing his head right into her bosom, a position which most men always dreamed of.
"Log save me..." He muttered, but no one could hear it.
"But Illyon-kun is so awesome!" Shijina protested, hugging him tighter.
'Lucky bastard...' Was the thought of every male in the room but Gaara.
"I said get off him!" Akahana hissed. She leaped at Shijina, and what was probably the hottest catfight in the history of the f**king universe began.
30 Minutes Later
We now find Akahana and Shijina being held apart by Aaron, most of their clothes torn, and every male in the room passed out and bloody nosed except for Gaara and Aaron. Althought, Gaara did have a bit of a nosebleed.
"Jeez, how are you NOT passed out?" Aaron asked. Gaara shrugged.
"I don't know. How are YOU not passed out?" Aaron grinned.
"I actually learned how to control my urges by simply meditating every day." Once all the males besides those two had woken up, the meeting continued. Akahana and Shijina were gone by now.
"Is there anything else?" Aaron nodded.
"I will give you all maps to a secret training location, one that I had prepared when I first came to this planet, in order to train people. For me to do so, you must select 200 people from your village that are good of heart, including yourselves. This training will be rigorous, exhausting, not to mention possibly deadly, and will push everyone who learns to and beyond their every limit. In it, you will have to face creatures of unparalleled strength, and horror. I will show you how to deal with your greatest fears, and your worst enemies. Once you come out of this, you will NEVER be the same." He said with conviction.
"If you do not wish to partake, or for your village to partake, you MUST speak now." They were silent. Then, A raised his hand, and slammed it down on his part of the stand, cracking it.
"Fuck giving up! We're going to kick these fuckers' asses six ways to Sunday, and there's nothing they're gonna be able to do about it! Now let's go!" Aaron grinned and nodded. He snapped his fingers, and a map appeared in front of every village leader.
"When I first came to this world, some 2000 years ago, I set up a nearly indestructible training area SPECIFICALLY designed for teaching my own personal style, known as 'The Hero's Way'. I will train each of you, and 200 people from your villages in The Hero's Way at this location." On the maps was a red "X" right in the middle of the entire elemental nations.
"You must gather the other 199 people you wish to have learn this, and travel to this location. It will take exactly five days for each of your villages' groups to arrive. There, I will teach you the secrets of fighting the darkness. I expect you all soon." With that, Aaron made the ram hand seal. A dragon made of light appeared, and then covered him. Once it dissipated, there was nothing there.
Heaven
Kami and Hiruzen were staring through a hole in the clouds at the scene.
"I never would've thought Minato would be Hokage again." Hiruzen mumbled.
"Yes, well, Aaron is a very special man." Kami replied. A dragon of light suddenly appeared next to the old Sarutobi, and dissolved to reveal Aaron.
"Yo. I know you guys were talking about me." Sarutobi stared.
"How?" Aaron gave him a 'are-you-fucking-serious' look.
"Dude...God of Prophecies ring any bells?" Sarutobi made an 'ohh' expression.
"Well, just wanted to say hi. See ya!" With that, Aaron disappeared. A note fluttered from where he had been, and Hiruzen picked it up.
Thought you might like to know that, in life, you could've just used shadow clones to get your paperwork done. Talk to ya soon, old monkey!
-Aaron
Hiruzen stared in disbelief at the note.
"Hiruzen, are you okay?" The former Hokage gained a storm cloud over his head before saying,
"I'm gonna go find a wall to bang my hand on." Then he walked off.
And that is that! See you all next time!
~Jinso-kun