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Important Note: This is a repost of an old story we deleted when we started the rewrite, we are reposting it due to a massive amount of readers wanting to read it. We will not be updating it as this is purely a repost, as the rewrite has already been started.
The Rewrite of this story is Dark Legends: Ascension of the Abyssal Champion
Tenkou looked at Orochimaru with eyes filled with blood lust and dark desires of pain and suffering. The Snake Sannin felt himself tremble as he looked at her. The voice which she had spoke to him, still terrified him to the core.
She narrowed her eyes and hissed, "How dare you…" she cracked her wrist and shouted, "How dare you lay your filthy hands upon MY Naruto-kun you mongrel mortal?"
She spread her black feathered wings out, sending a spray of smoke and flaming ash around, lighting fire to the small plants surrounding her as the flaming smoke swirled around the forest. She lifted her wings up, and swung them down, shooting her upwards into the air, and releasing a trail of ash and smoke behind her as she flew through the air above the field.
Hinata and Kurohime stared at the fallen angel…fear and shock gripping their hearts. They knew Tenkou for being kind, sweet, and having a gentle aura…this however, was an aura of lust, malice, and hatred.
Naruto found himself staring at Tenkou, 'Amazing…never in all my life did I ever think I would see a fallen.'
Orochimaru kept staring at the fallen angel, his mind going a mile a minute, 'Astounding, the sheer malice behind her power...it's...' his grin spread across his face, 'It's magnificent, truly an object of beauty itself.' his grin became malicious and cruel, 'Her power...I must have it for myself!'
He grinned darkly and ran towards a tree, up towards the now Fallen Angel, swinging Kusanagi wildly as he was blinded by his lust for her power.
Tenkou saw him coming and sneered, "You simple mortal...you believe you can defeat me?" she flicked her wrist, and the ashen flames formed into a long whip in her palm, "You will be punished for your hubris...mortal!" she swung the ashen whip at Orochimaru, who swiftly jumped out of the way.
Orochimaru watched as the ashen whip tore through the tree as if it were made of paper, 'Such skill...such power...it must be mine!' he leapt up at Tenkou and swung the sword, a crazed look in his eyes as he brought the blade down upon her.
Tenkou snorted as she held out her arm, and then swung it as the ashes around her took the form of a blade, blocking the Kusanagi's strike. She then struck Orochimaru in the chest as she let the ashen sword dissipate.
The Snake Sannin slammed back first into the trees behind him; a resounding crack was heard throughout the clearing.
The three who had been so easily defeated by the Snake Sannin stared in awe. Naruto found himself staring at Tenkou in awe of her power...while Kurohime and Hinata were staring at her with jealousy.
Hinata sneered at Tenkou as she saw Naruto admiring her, 'How dare that bitch take MY Naruto-kun's attention?' she sneered at her, 'To think, she, an Angel is outclassing ME a Transcendent Berserker!'
Kurohime was angrily glaring at Tenkou. The idea that an angel outclassed her, a vampire, was absolutely sickening to her. Especially when the Angel was getting admiration from the Avatar of her lord.
Tenkou hissed in anger as she brought up her hand, an ashen lance forming as she squeezed on the flaming ash, "Now I will show you what happens to those who dare to harm MY Naruto-kun!" she reared her arm back, and threw the lance with incredible force.
Orochimaru barely had a chance to move as the lance tore through the tree...and five others behind it.
Orochimaru landed on the ground and hissed in pain as he felt his spine burn, 'Damn, that accursed wench almost skewered me!' he looked down at his side and saw a deep burn mark, 'I wasn't even hit, and that lance still injured me!'
He looked up where he was before, and his eyes widened in shock.
There was a hole at least four feet wide in the tree that shot all the way through, and created an equal sized hole in all the trees it passed through. The walls of the hole were burnt completely black, red hot ashes burning off of the wood and sprinkling to the ground as the wind blew threw them.
Orochimaru, the Snake Sannin, the most dangerous missing-nin ever produced by Konohagakure no Sato...felt fear grip his heart.
Tenkou looked down at Orochimaru, "I'm not finished with you yet..." her arm was wrapped up in the smoke and ash flowing off her wings, "Ningen...SHRAACHH" she dove downwards towards Orochimaru as he sat there frozen in terror...
With Kabuto
"SHIT, SHIT SHIT...OH SHIT!" Misumi shouted as he, Yoroi, and Kabuto were running away from the newly revived Ankoku, who was severely pissed.
Kabuto looked towards the panicking Misumi, "Will you shut up damn it?" he ducked under a branch as Ankoku barreled through it as if it were twigs from a dead tree.
Yoroi ducked under a claw swipe from the shadow monster and cursed, "Damn, how the hell are we going to kill this thing?"
Kabuto looked around, trying to find something, anything that could possibly help them. They had few, if any supplies left from when they fought Ankoku before, and with how many bodies were lying around from who knows where, there had to be something that could be useful.
'Kunai...no...Shuriken...no...capture wire...no' as Kabuto passed by, he saw many items, but none that would be remotely helpful, 'Damn it, why is it that whenever I need something I can't find it?'
Suddenly...Kabuto's gaze landed on something...and he felt like singing in joy...
'Flash tags!'
"SHRAACH!" Kabuto looked back as Ankoku leapt up behind him...he quickly jumped out of the way, making Ankoku divert his tooth filled grasp from him...to Misumi.
"AGGHHH!" Misumi shrieked in pain as he jagged fangs dug into his arm, and Ankoku ripped him around before throwing him to the ground, and ripping his arm clean off, blood spraying all over the forest floor.
As Misumi dropped to the ground, Ankoku snarled as he snapped up the arm, swallowing it whole like a ferocious lizard would as it consumed its meal.
"AGGHH, my arm! The bastard ate my arm!"
Kabuto growled towards Misumi, "Will you shut-up already?" Kabuto displayed no concern for his teammate's well-being as he grabbed the flash tags "Kami saw fit to grant you with a spare you dolt." he started wrapping the tag around a kunai and laced the end of the kunai with ninja wire.
Ankoku licked its lips of any remaining blood before it snarled, turning its attention back towards Misumi.
Misumi whimpered in fear as he tried to crawl away, "P-please...l-leave me be!" he crawled onto his stomach and tried to scurry away, only for Ankoku to smash his foot onto Misumi's back, "AGHH!" Misumi's eyes welled up with tears of fear and agony.
Ankoku licked his lips as its mouth opened, and his fangs dripped with saliva...
"Oh hello there...am I interrupting?" Ankoku turned upwards as Kabuto threw a Kunai inside its mouth and down his throat.
Ankoku looked towards Kabuto quizzically...and then lurched forward as spots of white began to appear all over its flesh. It removed its foot from Misumi's back and started to hiss and shriek in a panicked tone.
Suddenly the white spots burst open and streams of light came pouring out of his skin, burning it like a match would to paper.
Ankoku shrieked in pain...and threw his head back as the light increased, "SHRAAACH!" his body burst into flaming ashes as the light consumed the area...destroying every last trace of Ankoku...
Kabuto smirked as he walked towards where Misumi was.
Misumi hissed and squirmed as pain shot through his body, "Kami-sama...it hurts..." he looked towards where Ankoku's body was, "M-my arm...where is my arm?
Kabuto sighed, "I'm afraid that your arm is no more. I applied an explosive tag along with the flash tag. Most likely your arm is the same condition as that little shadow beast there."
Yoroi walked out of the trees, "What? Now what are we going to do? We can't continue with the exams if he is injured the way he is!"
Kabuto stroked his chin, "True..." a smirk graced his features, "But I'm sure we can find ways around that issue." he turned and walked into the trees, leaving the two of them alone in the clearing.
Meanwhile
Orochimaru jumped out of the way of Tenkou as she dive bombed him. She slashed her fingers into the ground, lighting the forest floor ablaze and sending clouds of ash upwards before she took to the skies once more.
As Orochimaru rolled out of the way, he found himself clutching his heart, which was beating faster than Maito Gai could run.
Tenkou flew upwards and gazed at her prey below, "You can't outrun me forever...ningen!" she dove downwards again, heading straight for the Snake Sannin as parts of the forest around her caught fire from the ashes burning off her wings.
Orochimaru scurried back, his eyes wide with terror, "No, stay away!" he stumbled to get to his feet and tried to run from Tenkou into the trees.
She merely brought her wings in closer to her body and ducked through the trees, catching fire to the plants as she passed over them.
Back in the clearing...Naruto stumbled to get to his feet and stared, "A-amazing...so, this is the power of a fallen one?" he snorted in amusement, "To think...that Kami-sama could create something so powerful with the aid of her sister."
Hinata stood and walked over to Naruto, holding a forced smile; "I agree Naruto-kun..." Inwardly she was cursing. 'Damn...if that bitch keeps this up, she will take Naruto-kun first.' She glanced at Naruto, a look of lust in her eyes; 'But...if I take him now...then...' She shook that idea out of her head, 'NO, you need to remain calm Hinata, you will get your chance to take him.' a small smile graced her features, 'And then...you...will be mine, Na-ru-to-kun.'
Kurohime growled and stood up, 'How dare that...that...wench take Naruto-sama attention?' She sneered in Tenkou's direction, 'I may not have claimed him as my mate yet...but I'll be damned by my lord before I allow some worthless angel outclass me!'
Kurohime grabbed at her back and leaned onto the ground, and arched her back upwards; there was a cracking sound, before the tell-tale sound if ripping flesh was heard. In a shower of blood, two bat-like wings burst from Kurohime's back.
She stood up and was about to fly after Tenkou...
"Kurohime..." She stopped and turned towards Naruto; "Let her be..."
Kurohime's eyes widened, "B-but Naruto-sama..." Naruto raised his left hand to silence her.
Naruto grinned as he crossed his arms, "I wish to put the Fallen's reputation to the test."
Kurohime stared at Naruto...then looked down as she allowed her wings to fold into her back, "Yes milord." she looked in the direction Tenkou had gone...inwardly wondering the same question Naruto had...how powerful was a Fallen?
With Tenkou
Tenkou soared through the trees as she darted her eyes left and right, following Orochimaru's movements. She swooped down as the Snake Sannin changed paths in an attempt to evade her...which was a lost cause at best.
Orochimaru cursed as he looked behind him...fear still gripping his heart like a vice, 'Damn it, how could things have gone so wrong?' he looked around, and back at his sword Kusanagi, 'Damn, I should have found a weapon that could be used at long range. Kusanagi is useless to me now.' He allowed a snake to slide out of his mouth and swallow the sword before returning down his throat. Now that his movement wasn't as deterred, he could move more freely. He leapt into the trees and run up the trunk in an attempt to evade Tenkou.
Tenkou merely snorted as she shot upwards; "Fool, the sky is my domain!" she held her arm out, and the ashes formed into a long spear, which she clutched tightly before charging forwards, intent on impaling Orochimaru's wretched heart.
Orochimaru looked down to see Tenkou charge at him and quickly leapt to the side in time to avoid the spear. He skidded across the trunk of another tree and leapt into the jungle below him.
Tenkou hissed and dove after him...her eyes glowed a deeper crimson as her arms were covered with ash...and she began to chant, "Unholy fires of darkness, Ashes of the damned...come forth and bring your vengeance, and sear the earth with your touch!" she thrust her arms forward and the ash shot forward, spinning like a hurricane as it shot towards Orochimaru.
Orochimaru began to quiver and panic as he tried to find a way to escape. He jumped away from his original path, but the ashes followed, diverting their original path.
He cursed as his heart began to beat at a mile a minute, there was no way he was going to avoid those. He was going to die.
Tenkou grinned darkly as she saw the position Orochimaru was in, "Say hello to Yami-sama for me...Snake Sann-"
The ash exploded outwards and fell to the forest floor...
Tenkou stared in shock as she saw her attack become nothing more than harmless cold ash, "W-what...how did this...?" she clutched her head, the forest seemed to spin as her wings began to fall apart, "Why do...I...feel...?" she never finished her statement. Her wings dissipated, and she fell towards the earth. Crashing through several branches before smashing into the earth, leaving a human sized crater where she landed.
Orochimaru stopped running as he heard the crash, and looked to where he had heard it come from. His eyes widened...before a dark grin graced his features as he saw Tenkou, lying helpless on the ground.
His grin widened…and a dark giggle escaped his lips...he began to shake as the giggle started to become silent laughter, and then finally eh threw his head back as a dark laughter echoed throughout the forest, "HAAHAHAAHAAAA...that little wench thought she could challenge me...one of the Densetsu no Sannin?" he jumped out of the tree and landed several meters away from Tenkou. He pulled out a syringe and a kunai, "Though, I have to admit, you are incredibly powerful...far more than anything I have ever seen from Konoha." he pulled on the syringe and licked his lips, "I will have to see what makes you tick...I'm sure a few drops of blood will suffice."
Orochimaru leaned down and stabbed the syringe in her arm...and grinned as he was about to pull...
Elsewhere
Misumi was whimpering in pain as he clutched his arm, blood still flowing out of the stump. He looked towards Yoroi, "Y-Yoroi...p-please. I need medicine."
Yoroi snorted as he laid back, "Stop your whining...Kabuto will be here soon, then we can get on with this damned exam."
Misumi opened his mouth, "Ah, there you two are." Yoroi and Misumi turned in the direction of the voice, and found Kabuto walking towards them, something hidden behind his back, "I have good news Misumi, soon you will be able to use two arms again." he pulled out what was behind his back and smiled, "Sadly...this will hurt."
Misumi stared in shock as he saw what Kabuto had brought; it was a human arm, most likely from one of the nearby corpses.
Kabuto walked forward as he pulled out a medical needle, and some ninja wire, "Now, hold still Misumi..."
Misumi stared at Kabuto in horror as he advanced on him, "No...NO...NOOOOO!" Misumi's screams of agony could be heard throughout the forest.
With Orochimaru
Orochimaru snapped his head up as he heard a scream of pain...which was clearly that of Misumi, "What the...CLANG!" he had to jump away, and ripped the syringe out of Tenkou's arm. In front of him, Naruto, Kurohime, and Hinata had appeared, all of them battle ready.
Orochimaru cursed his luck...and pointed at them, "This is not over, little brats." he leapt towards the trees and vanished in the shadows, leaving the four of them in the clearing.
Naruto lowered Zansatsusha and sighed, "Well, I guess the fallen are not as powerful as I thought." he looked at Tenkou, "However, her power is impressive..." Naruto kneeled down as he saw Tenkou change.
The black strands in her hair turned white, but a single lock of onyx colored hair remained. The markings ceased glowing and became pitch black, and her wings were now pure white, except for the smoky black tips at the end of each feather. Her skin became less ghostly, and the blood on her cheeks flowed away, sinking into the earth.
Naruto picked her up...and turned towards his teammates, "Come, we have stayed here far too long as is. To the tower." he leapt into the trees as Kurohime and Hinata followed.
Back with Kabuto
Kabuto sat by a river, cleaning off his medical implements whilst humming a tune as he washed the blood and fluids off of his medical supplies.
Meanwhile, Yoroi was looking over a trembling Misumi, who was clutching his new arm which Kabuto had attached to his body, quite painfully if he might add.
Sighing contently, Kabuto gathered up his supplies and looked towards his two teammates, "Alright, I'm finished...now, to find that last scroll." He stepped on the water's surface and began to walk across the water. Yoroi and Misumi followed close behind, Misumi keeping his distance from Kabuto as he clutched his arm...
An Hour Later
Naruto, who was carrying Tenkou, along with Hinata and Kurohime, gently set the angel, now turned Fallen Angel, on a bed that they had been provided. As soon as they arrived, they had been sent to the medical bay where they had been checked for injuries. According to the doctors, Tenkou would be strong and able to continue with the exams in a few days rest. Luckily they still had five days before the final stage of the exams.
Naruto sat down on a chair and leaned backwards, sighing as he clutched his head. The events of what happened in the forest of death, playing through his mind, 'Is it true...am I still like...like them?' he clutched the arm of the chair with his left hand, cracking it, 'Damn...to think, I have come so far...and yet not gone far at all.' he sighed as he placed his face in his palm...
"Do not fret my servant." Naruto jumped out of the chair and turned around, to see his master standing before him, "Things are not as terrible as they may seem."
Naruto stuttered out, "M-milord..." he bent to one knee, "Please...forgive me for my failure to defeat the ningen Orochimaru. Had I known of him being in the exams...I would have..." the Eternal Abyssal God placed a finger on Naruto's lips, silencing him.
"Calm yourself my servant, you could not have possibly known about the Snake Sannin, after all, who would have thought he would breach the Chunin Exams under the guise of another?" he removed his fingers from Naruto's lips and placed his hand on Naruto's head, "I do not need to forgive you for something out of your control."
Naruto smiled and lowered his head, "Thank you...milord."
The abyssal god grinned, "Now...I believe you had something you wished to show me, my devoted servant."
Naruto smiled and grabbed the various bags, filled with souls, "Yes, milord..." he opened the bags, each one holding all the souls Kurohime, Hinata, and Tenkou harvested.
The Abyssal god grinned as he kneeled down, examining the souls, "Excellent...most excellent my humble servant." he stood and smiled towards Naruto, "Keep this up, and soon, you shall receive another gift."
Naruto knelt down and bowed his head, "Thank you, milord."
The Abyssal God smiled, then turned his head...and noticed one last bag lying in the corner, "And, what might I inquire, is within that bag, Shin'en no Naruto?"
Naruto smiled darkly, "Just a simple gift...to ease the pain of their owners."
The Abyssal god smirked evilly, "How generous of you, my servant." the abyssal god turned and walked into the darkest corner of the room, and faded into shadows before Naruto's eyes.
Meanwhile
In a room set aside for the leaders of the various villages, several influential figures were waiting for the return of their squads.
From Kumogakure, the Yondaime Raikage A Yotsuki, and his younger brother, Kirabi Yotsuki.
From Kirigakure, the recently come to power Godaime Mizukage, Mei Terumi, and her bodyguard, Ao.
From Iwagakure, the Sandaime Tsuchikage Ryotenbin no Onoki, and two masked ANBU of Iwa.
All of them were seriously worried about the status of the teams that had been sent into the forest.
A was tapping his fingers on a desk as Kirabi was unconsciously grinding his teeth together, Mei was tapping her foot as sweat was dripping down her face, Ao was sitting back and muttering under his breath, and Onoki was about ready to go insane, if the various tick marks on his forehead were anything to go by.
The door to the room opened, revealing Hiruzen Sarutobi, who noticed their current state. He sighed deeply and walked forward with a gentle smile, "Now, now, I am sure all of your teams are in perfectly safe."
Kirabi turned towards Hiruzen and shouted, "Yo old man shut yo trap, before I take my hand and give you a slap! Weeeeeh!"
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Everyone stared at Kirabi with an expression that said 'What?'
A sighed and grabbed Kirabi by his shirt and threw him to the ground, "What have I told you about letting out those cursed rhymes like that?"
Kirabi stood up and rubbed the back of his head, "Oh come on A-nii, don't go cramping my style!" he held out his fist towards A, who sighed and muttered under his breath as he bumped fists with Kirabi.
Hiruzen shook his head, "Uhm...alright, anyways, like I said before, you all should relax as we wait for your teams arrival from the forest."
Mei stood up and walked towards the Sandaime, "And what if they don't make it out of the forest Sandaime-sama?" she gave the Sandaime a smile...which was laced with KI, "I would hate to find out my little Chojuro-kun was harmed."
The Sandaime shivered at her gaze, 'I would rather be facing Kyuubi right now.'
Onoki chose that moment to speak, "Oh calm yourself woman, they signed waivers, they knew what they were going up against."
Mei turned to Onoki with an emotionless look, "Is that what you tell yourself while your granddaughter is out there?"
Onoki flinched as he was reminded of the fact his only grandchild was out in the forest. He sighed and lowered his head as he turned away.
Hiruzen sighed, "Alright that is enough. Pointing fingers at others and making them feel worse than they already are is only going to make things worse for ourselves."
"Knock...knock..." everyone in the room turned towards the door as they heard knocking on the other side. The Sandaime walked forward and opened the door, expecting to see one of his messengers. Instead, he found a bag that seemed to have something stuffed inside it...
The same bag, that Naruto had propped in the corner of his room when he spoke with the Abyssal God...
Kushina's Hospital Room
Kushina sighed as she looked out the window of her room. Thinking of the plan her children had concocted to get Naruto back in their family.
She didn't know what to do, she wanted her child back. But her children's plan had so many risks in it, that she wondered if it was worth it. Along with that, the chances of success was a 50/50 chance of success or failure.
If she could just find some way that she could tip the odds in their favor, even by only a single percent, perhaps she would consider doing it.
But the question was...what could possibly tip the odds in their favor?
She sighed and clutched her head in her hands, 'What do I do...what do I do Minato-koi? How can I get our baby back?'
'Tap...tap...' Kushina looked up and turned towards the window, and saw a single white dove tapping at the window. Kushina watched it as it suddenly spread its wings and took off, leaving several white feathers on the windowsill...
White...feathers...
Kushina's eyes sparkled with motivation, and a grin stretched across her lips, 'That's it!' she jumped out of her bed and grabbed her clothes and swiftly put them on, before she ran out of the hospital room and towards the lobby to checkout...
She had just discovered what would give her the edge to get her son back...
Back with the Kage's
Hiruzen picked up the bag, and noticed its weight. It was about the weight of a small child, and there was something rolling around in it, and there appeared to be something liquid-like inside.
He brought it into the room, and set it down in the center. He looked it over, 'What on earth could this possibly be?' as he looked it over, he found a single letter attached to the side...and written on the front was a message...
'To the Kage's of the Elemental nations, may this gift ease your pain...'
The other Kage's, having seen this, quickly stood up and walked over to the small sack as the Sandaime grabbed the zipper.
They all leaned forward as the bag was open...and years of Shinobi discipline and training went straight out the window as they saw what was inside...
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
With Naruto
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!" as the screams echo throughout the tower, Naruto finds himself grinning as he lays back.
'Awww, and I thought they would like my gift. And my team worked so hard on preparing it.' he shrugged his shoulders and leaned all the way back on his bed, "Well...it's the thought that counts."
As Naruto laid back, he never noticed a figure walk up behind him, a sly grin on their face as they pulled out a needle.
"Oh Naruto..." Naruto turned around just in time to see a shadowed figure...before his world went completely blank with a sharp pain in his neck.