Chapter 20: A choice for the lost, A light for the Indecisive
"Onigiri! (Demon Slash)" Said Naruto after dashing forward, with three swords locked in his grip, he made an instant rush at the Uchiha genius. Sasuke jumped in reaction with his Sharingan activated. Seeing the slash that the Blonde haired boy made, damaged the crevasse of the side of the Spiky haired statue.
Sasuke then unleashed a series of handseals invoking the jutsu ending it with a Tora seal
"Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu! (Fire Release: Grand Fireball Technique)" Said Sasuke exhaling his signature fireball on the blonde, who effortlessly dodged the attack by jumping to the left and activated his Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
In the wake of Naruto's dash, a loud boom was heard that shook the flow of the water Naruto appeared above Sasuke so fast that Sasuke could only look as he was elbowed by Naruto's monstrous strength that had sent him skidding on the water and then hitting the wall of the cliff on the left side
"Katon: Karyuudan! (Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet)" Said Naruto tossing Harusame to the cliff side and then exhaling his own set of long fireballs that penetrated Sasuke's position, the resulting bombardment didn't stop there as Naruto continued his assault on the Uchiha Prodigy,
"Kenjutsu Ougi: Zankugiri! (Sword arts Succession move: Vacuum Slash)" Naruto then swung his twin swords towards Sasuke's area distally and a huge crescent wave ripped through the debris and smoke.
Naruto paused for a moment to see his handiwork as the smoke cleared he could clearly see Sasuke standing up dusting himself off with a small trickle of blood running down from his forehead. Marks of the cursed seal had appeared from the base of his neck surrounding the Uchiha all over his face.
'If I hadn't activated my Jyuuin at the last minute who knows what damage that bastard might have done!'
"Mada, mada! (I'm not done yet/There's more)" Said Naruto dashing at the Uchiha using Shunshin no Jutsu yet again
Sasuke retaliated with throwing a dozen shuriken at Naruto, Naruto managed to dodge all twelve Shuriken and was still progressing. Sasuke then smirked as thin metal wires that he tied with the shuriken he threw started to waver, Naruto, too quick to notice didn't manage to evade and was immediately tied with the wires
Signaling for one of his best Katon Jutsu, Sasuke grasped the wires with the Tora seal and invoked
"Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu! (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique)" Said Sasuke the flickering flames roared to life and went towards Naruto who could not move a single inch even with his monstrous strength
The flames hit the boy as Sasuke stood up, gasping for air, the cursed seal was already taking its toll. But as the flames continue to light, Sasuke heard the blonde's voice from the flames
"Foolish boy! You think you can consummate me? Uzumaki Naruto? The holder of the Greatest Flame Youkai in existence? You are delusional!" Said Naruto as he began to set another series of handseals
"Katon: Karyuu Endan! (Flame Release: Fire Dragon Napalm)" Naruto then breathe out the most powerful Fire Jutsu in existence towards Sasuke, the searing flames of the Dragon imaged fire managed to burn even rocks that were a part of the valley of the end
"You are not worthy of the sword that your parents left you!" Said the blonde that surprised Sasuke, seeing his flames were overrun, and in Naruto place stood a person, with blonde hair spiking out and then a long furry tail appearing on his back.
"What are you talking about? I have no heirloom; Itachi took it all away from me before I could even know them!" Said Sasuke as he then went through four handseals and ended it in a Tori Seal
"Chidori!" Said Sasuke dashing towards Naruto who only stopped it with a Rasengan with his right hand
"You won't be able to stop Hanyou mode Level One." Said Naruto kicking Sasuke by the gut sending him flying. Naruto then disappeared from view and appeared right behind Sasuke with another Naruto on the other side
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! (Shadow Replication Technique)" Said Naruto as another set of clones appeared dashing parallel to Sasuke's flight trajectory, two were dashing near Sasuke, another two were dashing in mid range and one on the cliff sideways. All of them jumped and then landed on Sasuke, who they all kicked simultaneously that plunged the Uchiha straight underwater
Sasuke endured the pain and activated his only remaining trump card.
"Jyuuin, Level Two!" Sasuke screamed and the cursed seal began to override Sasuke's body, surrounding him in dark purple chakra. His face began to turn a shade of hazelnut brown, his hair completely growing white and growing longer and a cross shaped black scar appeared on his face
Sasuke then sprouted wings from his back and swam upwards, using his hand like wings as an extra pull, to get out of the water.
On the surface, the rippling of the water was forcing Naruto to lose balance. Naruto jumped up, still with the twin swords he held in his hands, he saw Sasuke jumping up completely in Jyuuin level two
"Sasuke, has your desire consumed your very soul?" Asked Naruto Sasuke only smirked
"Now I need not to hold back against you!" Said Sasuke chakra emanating from his wings, and then flames began sprouting.
"Katon: Nenshou Hien no Jutsu (Fire Release: Burning Swallow cutter)" Said Sasuke flapping his wings and released the flames from it, the flames began showering down on Naruto who only flickered them off with his tail and chakra
"Fuuton: Tenshou no Kamaitachi (Forceful Sickling winds)" Said Sasuke flapping his wings once again and this time a powerful gust of winds was pushing Naruto
Sasuke continued to flap his wings as he yet again unleashed another series of handseals
"Twin Element combination is a perfect example of enhanced jutsus! Now this is Goukakyou improved! Katon: Chouengeki! (Great Flame Strike)" Said Sasuke breathing out the fire from his mouth and consumed everything in his path due to the wind element further expanding his range and power. To Naruto, it was this technique that surprised him the most. Combining elements wasn't something he never thought off! But he knew, even if he was to be pierced by this jutsu, he will still be unaffected, due to one thing that he had reminded the Uchiha earlier
"You continue to use Katon against me even though you know I am a Katon user and holder of the Youkai of flame! You insult me!" Said Naruto combining his blood red sword and his chakra sword that formed a huge dark blade and connected to the hilt of the two blades
"Kenjutsu Hisatsu Ougi: Kyokujitsu! (Sword Arts Sure Kill Succession Move: Rising Sun)" Naruto then jumped as high as he can from his position and concentrated his chakra at the blade. Sasuke, saw the blonde's move with his Sharingan, it was at the moment of the blonde's peak jump, Sasuke covered his eyes as he saw the sun block out his vision. Naruto then began to spin fast, surrounded in chakra as he descended, the blade glowed in yellow blinding light as he descended towards the Uchiha that floated above the water.
Sasuke awaited the descent. He gathered all the chakra he could to form another Habataku Chidori and shot straight towards the spinning object. He flapped his hand like wings faster, faster, faster!
"Habataku Chidori! (Flapping One thousand Birds!)" Sasuke then crashed the electrocuting jutsu towards the blonde who clashed his sword at the said jutsu
"Uchiha-san… Your pride has become your downfall, ever since Itachi-san told you to fight with your hatred, you have already lost." Said the blonde the force of gravity and from his jutsu was already pushing the Uchiha down. But Sasuke tried to press on, forcing more chakra into his ebony colored Chidori
"I won't lose… Not so someone who is a no name clan less Shinobi like you!" Said Sasuke when the force of the Chidori suddenly vanished
'what!?' Thought Sasuke, as the force of Naruto's technique sent both him and the blonde plummeting towards the river below. The effect on the terrain was instantaneous, Sasuke was sent down on the river bed back against the ground and Naruto forcing him down with his sword. The blast affected the river, pushing the water away from the epicenter where Sasuke and Naruto were currently. The force affected the ground that a crater as large as that of one of the heads of the memorial faces of the Hokages in Konoha, was created slowly being filled with the water with Naruto still pointing the tip of his gigantic blade on Sasuke's throat
"Why… Why don't you kill me now?" Said the Uchiha
"Because I plan on using you… If you want to kill your brother then follow me. I'll show you how to obtain power like how your brother did but it doesn't mean that I will show you how to obtain the yin of your clan, I'll show you the Yang." Said Naruto and Sasuke stood silent
"What do you gain once you accomplish your so called plans?"
"Freedom Sasuke, freedom from fear, from the constant hatred, madness and everything that has to do with my past. I want relief from it all, but I do not choose death as it means the end of everything in me." Said the blonde who then withdrew his sword as he jumped from the center of the crater with Sasuke doing the same
And as if the gods were planning everything, Sasuke landed next to Harusame, planted on the ground, its sheathe lying by the side of the blade.
"Harusame is the sword of the Uchiha Clan, said to be the counter to the Mangekyou Sharingan. The balancer of the evil Doujutsu." Said Naruto his gigantic blade sitting snugly in his shoulders
"Kakate koi, Uchiha Sasuke! (Come at me, Uchiha Sasuke!)" Said Naruto gesturing his left hand telling Sasuke to attack. Sasuke frowned; he had no weapon to face that gigantic sword of his except the sword that was planted beside him. Grabbing the scabbard of the blade, he warily picked the sword planted on the ground. Almost instantly he could feel the pain of the blade trying to resist the negative energy coursing through his hands. He suddenly fell down as the blade fell on the ground.
'I want to win… Let me win!' Thought Sasuke, getting back up and touched the sword yet again with the intense pain flashing yet again in his body, he screamed in pain enduring the sword's rejection of its wielder
'Do you think you can control me? Foolish Uchiha? Do you think that your blood is pure to the point that you can even hold me? Do not think of my power lightly! I am the sword that was created by your ancestors blessed by the fires of Amaterasu omikami, the rain of Susano'o wo Mikoto, and the mirror of Tsukuyomi no Miko. By all aspects I am the antithesis of what you desire! Why should I lend my power to a fallen member?'
'Because I want power…'
'What for? To do as you have been told by the one whose eyes are more malicious than the form you are taking? Ha! Do not be foolish! I, the Harusame, shall never lend you my power!'
'Please… For my fallen clan…'
Naruto watched as the Uchiha endured the pain, slowly, the Jyuuin was starting to recede as the power of the sword was overwhelming the taint of the seal. Naruto grinned, Harusame was overcoming the negative energy that was coming from Sasuke
"Power is what one makes of it." Said the blonde as he continued to watch the Uchiha enduring the pain that Harusame was giving
'If it is for your brethren then I shall ask you this question… Why do you fight?'
'Because I want to fulfill my duty as an avenger!'
'Then why seek the path your brother has walked on?'
'Because…'
Sasuke fell silent as he remembered the night of the massacre. The day when Itachi went postal and killed everyone, his relatives, his father, his mother and along with them, Sasuke's perfect little world. He watched himself as he grew up, slowly withdrawing from society, turning cold to everyone, changing to a different person as he swore that he would one day kill the man he considered his role model and brother. All of it vanished in just one night…
'Do you now understand the path that you walk on? To wield me, you must walk the path of virtue and sacrifice. To wield the Mangekyou, means to walk on the path of death and grief. One cannot choose both as they are the exact opposite like how one walks the path of the gods and the other walks on the path of the Asura.'
'If by any chance, can I still turn back and walk the path away from my brother?'
'That is a question left to be answered by you… Now let me ask you again, why do you fight?'
Sasuke smirked again, this time, he smiled a real smile, feeling himself relieved.
'I fight for my fallen members, and I fight for those that have treasured me. I am a member of the Uchiha Clan and shall be the one who shall rebuild it, this time, not in the history of blood, but in the history of honor.'
'The Uchiha clan was born with tales of death, pride and lust for power. So far, there had only been two people who I have acknowledged as my wielder, the descendant of Uchiha Madara, and the supposed heir, Uchiha Obito. It is unfortunate that he died so early in life. You, state your name for you shall be recognized as the third wielder!'
'Uchiha Sasuke'
'Very well then'
As soon as the conversation ended, Sasuke could feel the power of Harusame as it overcame the Jyuuin, with it slowly vanishing from his neck. Sasuke glanced at the sword, the blade glowed white when it finally accepted his wielder. Sasuke smiled suddenly, a genuine smile after six years… He didn't know why, but he felt strong
"I don't know why the sudden change of heart Harusame…" Said Sasuke gripping its scabbard and then slamming against the hilt. He could feel the power of Harusame overflowing as a long white sash replaced the scabbard and encircled around Sasuke. His Sharingan starting to flair to life glowing a bright red with his three tomoe spinning on overdrive
"But thanks to you, I think I may have finally found a way to get rid of this spiraling path of madness." Said Sasuke and Naruto grinned
"It looks like we can finally settle things." Said Naruto holding the giant blade on his side and asked Sasuke
"Are you prepared?" Asked Naruto and Sasuke didn't answer only nodding to Naruto's statements
"Good." Said the blonde as he dashed towards the Uchiha using Shunshin. Sasuke immediately foresaw the attack. He raised his sword horizontally with Naruto appearing exactly at the same moment giving of a vertical downward slash. Sasuke was starting to keep up with the blonde's speed
"Pretty good for a genin." Said Naruto putting more strength to the sword and Sasuke forcing to retreat. Sasuke then began to rotate his blade with his wrist, the white sash reacted glowing in a graceful white light that small orbs of it were being released
"Shiroi Katon: Seigi no Honoo! (White Fire Release: Flames of Justice)" The white cloth then started to glow brighter as the hilt of the blade started to catch fire, the white fire then encircled the Sash and then releasing it in a giant stream of pure white fireball heading towards the blonde. Naruto only looked unfazed as he outstretched his hand and controlled it by his own chakra.
Naruto then retreated as he could feel the effects of the white flame it was uncontrollable, nothing like the flames he had controlled for so long
"The flames of heaven are different from the flames of the Kitsune, in effect, the white flames have the highest purification power." Said Sasuke as he dashed towards the blonde the trail of small light orbs leaving at his wake. Naruto countered with his Shunshin, he dashed towards Sasuke at great speeds that after images were left with a loud sonic boom. They both swung their swords when they met, forcing to outdo the other.
Naruto then sidestepped, he spun around letting Sasuke pass through and countered by delivering a vertical slice downwards, Sasuke countered by blocking with his sword supporting his back. Naruto jumped away as well as Sasuke as they both threw their swords above and went through a series of handseals
"Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu! (Fire Release: Grand Fireball Skill!)" Both Said at the same time releasing the said fireball towards each other nullifying the jutsu
Naruto then dashed towards Sasuke when he caught his sword appearing to Sasuke's side. Sasuke jumped up and flipped in the air when Naruto swung his sword horizontally, as he flipped he gave Naruto a rising vertical slash who had just avoided by leaning sideways. Naruto jumped upwards and spun around swinging the sword Horizontally again. Sasuke as though seemingly dancing in the air easily avoided the slash. Naruto then kicked Sasuke who managed to block the blow but the sheer power of Naruto's kick sent him flying towards the waterfall. Naruto wasn't done yet. He then went for the middle index cross seal and then shouted
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! (Shadow Replication Skill)" And in a puff of smoke, four solid clones of himself appeared each with their own set of the gigantic ebony blade.
The four clones dashed towards the waterfall two used a Katon: Karyuudan to blast through the waterfall while two were cocking their fists back aiming for the Uchiha. The original quickly followed suit as he formed a Rasengan with his right hand determined to finish the fight
"Raiton: Byakurai! (Lightning Release: White Lightning!)" When Sasuke mentioned the technique a shot of pure white lightning burst from the waterfall hitting the two clones who were casting Karyuudan, Sasuke emerged from the water fall fully protected by the white sash of the Harusame thrusting his sword at the other and brandishing the cloth that straightened and turned into a blade it slashed through the remaining clone. The real one then suddenly appeared with Rasengan in hand. Sasuke yet again wrapped the cloth around himself and hardened it with chakra
"Engo no Tanmono!(Cloth of Protection)" At the last minute the Rasengan hit the cloth and with Sasuke struggling to keep balance his body was blown back by the orb that had the power of a hurricane. He crashed to the wall of the cliff but managed to get out ALMOST unscathed
"Have you made up your mind?" Asked Naruto looking at the battered Sasuke holding the Harusame with the sword's white Sash appearing and floating above the water and gave off a soothing glow. Sasuke nodded and said,
"I'll go back… But until we finish this fight." Said the Uchiha as he was surrounded by the energy of the sash and lightning began to surround his hand
"Shin no Hatabaku Chidori! (True flapping One thousand Birds)" Said Sasuke as the white Chidori had started to surface and made him float above the ground.
"Kurodama Rasengan (Dark ball Spiraling Sphere)!" Said Naruto as the energy from the giant blade began to swirl at the palm of his hand and began to circulate around the blonde genin.
White lightning emerged from Sasuke's hand the sash was glowing at its peak making a thunderous noise as the chakra was buzzing from Sasuke's hand.
Pure dark energy began to swirl at Naruto's palm, the energy of the sword slowly spiraling in his arms, he knew that the destructive energy of the orb was ten times bigger than the normal one.
Both stared at each other for a moment as their respective weapons glowed. Each of them, waiting to strike each other down. Then, in a brief moment, both boys slammed their respective sure kill moves at each other. Earning a powerful surge that broke through the entire valley. Everyone could feel the tremendous amount of power as both techniques struggled with each other to find superiority.
The earth shook and the sky darkened slowly, rain started to fall and all died down. From the epicenter of the explosion there stood Uzumaki Naruto hand still outstretched, his said opponent Uchiha Sasuke was flown back by the force of the black Rasengan.
'I… lost…' Thought Sasuke with a grin on his face, the scabbard of the blade reshaping from the white sash it had become. Sasuke fell down, fatigue settling in
'There will be another time, and time is all that you have, you will become strong, even stronger than your brother.' The disembodied voice said to Sasuke as he then looked at Harusame, the spirit sword of the Uchiha Clan
'I'll be stronger… I'm catching up… Itachi' Sasuke then fell unconscious, he felt his body slowly weaken succumbing to the darkness. He felt tired, but relieved at the same time
"One could not expect that the sword of Harusame has finally accepted Uchiha Sasuke as its wielder." Said the blonde as he then lifted the boy up and the other unconscious boy with a simple Kage Bunshin, he placed Sasuke on his shoulders and then slipped the scroll of Harusame in his pockets
"Took you long enough." Said the voice
Naruto then looked upward seeing Gaara and Haku waiting patiently for him
"Since when did the two of you get here?" Asked the blonde
"After we felt the huge chakra surge that covered the entire valley." Said Haku
"Okay, treat the silver haired kid, for now we shall head back home." Said Naruto and Haku nodded walking over to the clone that was carrying Hiroshi
As the three Jinchuuriki left, there appeared out of the ground was a man who covered his face in shades of black and white, his body surrounded by a Venus Flytrap like armor
"Hehe, the events now are currently turning out interesting." Said the person, wearing the attire of the organization of Akatsuki
Konoha eastern gates:
Sakura was eager about the news, Kakashi was still out of town, he couldn't do anything right now since he was in a different situation. Sakura was nervous, when she saw how Naruto-sempai looked serious when he and his team went off, she didn't know if she should feel glad that they were returning Sasuke or if they were about to finish him off. Just then, he could clearly see, a group of about twelve people three were being carried, approaching the gates of Konoha, Sakura then felt tears running down her cheeks as she saw both her teammates unconscious, She froze when her eyes met with Naruto's she looked down as if giving him her gratitude. Naruto slowly raised his hand and said
"It was only my duty, Haruno-san." Said Naruto as they walked passed her and headed towards the Hospital.
Hokage Tower:
Jiraiya just arrived with the grimmest news he had ever received, according to the spy network, Akatsuki will remain inactive for three years, and Jiraiya suspects that it is a time to re-evaluate strategies, and hone their skills, as relief as that may sound, to the Gama Sennin, it meant bigger trouble in the future. Jiraiya wasn't so sure about what would happen in the three years to come, but he could feel the power of Akatsuki receding at the moment. Something that would remain silent… For a little while
'Always the calm before the storm' Thought Jiraiya as he slowly opened the door of the Hokage's office…
"What is it, Jiraiya? Can't you see I'm busy?" Said the temperamental busty blonde in front of him
"If you mean busy, like drinking and slacking off the job then I'll let you do as you please, but I've got somewhat terrible news Tsunade."
"Spill…" Demanded the Hokage as she looked serious leaning her arms on the table and covered her mouth with her hands
"It concerns Naruto, Haku, Gaara and The Akatsuki" Said Jiraiya and Tsunade frowned, if it meant the Akatsuki, then it would really be a serious matter, even more so than Orochimaru.
"It's been found out that the Akatsuki would not be moving for three years, Tsunade. However, I've received disturbing news coming from Amegakure no Sato."
"… What?" Asked the busty blonde
"Remember Hanzo?" Asked Jiraiya as he raised his index finger with Tsunade frowning ever more
"The one who named us the Sannin." Said Tsunade remembering that horrible battle where there were countless fallen Shinobi and the three of them were the only ones who survived the attack
"yes, it seems he was single handedly defeated. INSIDE Amegakure no less."
"What's this have to do with Akatsuki?"
"Everything, Tsunade my spy network managed to tail the instructions being given to the members from Amegakure, you know it has been closed off from the world for quite sometime now due to the civil war."
Tsunade nodded slowly
"Are you suggesting that the leader is from Amegakure and possibly the one who defeated Hanzo?" Asked Tsunade
"It's a possibility." Said Jiraiya frowning
"Tsunade, I'm going to take the three children on a training trip, hopefully, they'll manage to surpass me in my prime within just a year."
"You're out of your mind. Do you think within a year, they can equal us both and eventually surpass us? Beyond Sannin level?" Said Tsunade gripping her fists hard
"Yes, even if it means going out of the Gogyou no Tairiku (Continent of the Five Elements) I'll do it." Said Jiraiya Tsunade stood up frustrated
"JUST WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PLANNING, YOU DAMN PERVERT!?" Tsunade roared, this anger she hadn't shown in years, was suddenly manifesting, Jiraiya tried to console her anger
"Tsunade, within three years, this band of S-class missing nins are going out for the hunt. If it means avoiding them in all costs to make the children stronger and surpass me in the span of three years, so be it, I won't let Minato's sacrifice for this village be in vain, and you've seen haven't you? His brat's potential, if I could unlock that, within that span, we'd have a fighting chance! Tsunade, don't make this hard enough for me." Said Jiraiya, Tsunade was shaking her fist.
"Fine, but let me ask you a question first."
"Go ahead, shoot."
"Have you ever been outside of the Gogyou no Tairiku?" Tsunade inquired she remembered the story of the Rikudo Sennin (Hermit of six paths) Sealing their world from the outside world. The knowledge of Ninjutsu and bijuu should forever remain hidden in the Gogyou no Tairiku.
"Tsunade, you should know when I was a kid that I wandered to Myoboku Mountain and was trained by the toads, a place, that transcends dimensions, as a result, Myoboku Mountain lies between the Gogyou no Tairiku and the outside world. I may not have been in the outside world, but I was at the gate, as you might call it and that is to say a simple glimpse goes a long way"
Konoha Hospital:
Naruto registered the names that were to be hospitalized, Chouji Akamichi, Neji Hyuuga, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hiroshi Itetsu. After enlisting the wounded to the hospital, he and his two companions walked outside of the hospital only to find the perverted hermit leaning against the front door waiting for him and his team
"So, managed to bag that Uchiha brat?"
"Hai, Jiraiya-sensei, he's currently unconscious from exhaustion, after he wakes up, I plan on consulting some people about their problems."
"Oh? And that would be?"
"The cursed Seal of the Hyuuga, the Jyuuin no Ten and the underdeveloped chakra pathways of the green one." Said Naruto listing them on his fingers
"What about the seals?" Asked an intrigued Jiraiya suddenly stood up straight and leaned in closer to the blonde
"There's a way to modify them sensei, I received a letter from Komyo-sensei just a while ago, and he'll be coming here with a few monks in order to alter the seals that these people received, for Rock Lee, we may have found a way to expand his underdeveloped reserves."
Jiraiya raised an eyebrow and replied
"Alright, this Komyo person seems responsible on what happened to the seal of the fourth, and I would assume yours as well?"
Gaara and Haku nodded
"Then what about the Gai clone?"
"Ah, sensei, have you ever heard of the Akado Clan?" Asked the blonde and Jiraiya nodded
"They're considered chakra leeches, can suck your chakra bone dry, I believe one of the members of the first retrieval team fought them, I think it was Akimichi-san" Said Gaara
Naruto nodded
"Yes in effect, the people who do this consider this a clan trait, though it isn't a so called Kekei Genkai, the effect of this jutsu is useful when replenishing exhausted chakra reserves."
"I can see where this is going, however, if you pump chakra into that kid, his vascular chakra lines would lacerate and burst. It's not a safe option." Said Jiraiya
Haku then replied, "With normal chakra yes, with youki, no."
"That's even worse! A small tinge of that thing entering your chakra system would be the worst kind of chakra toxicity you could ever obtain!" Said Jiraiya
"No, sensei, you should know by now that youki is both harmful and beneficial" Said Naruto
"In a way, youki acts in accordance to benefit its own needs, if it were to be used on a technique, it would find a way to survive even if it means latching on something other than its own host. This in turn, makes the chakra volatile to a point that a sudden burst destroys the pathways."
"It's like a parasite; it can slowly deteriorate and eventually kill its host. That is, if it can circulate through the chakra pathways first. With Lee's case, the underdeveloped chakra reserves that he has, forced his pathways to stop circulating it. Thus, Lee's condition is perfect for forcibly kick starting the circulation by shooting the right amount of Youki into his system, forcibly opening his pathways, the chakra flow should jump start since his reserves remain untapped and stagnant." Said Haku
"It's viable, but still too dangerous, what would happen if it would fail?" Asked Jiraiya
"Simple, it won't. His chakra is so stagnant that even forcing to open the first gate doesn't even affect it. If he could use chakra, I bet he'd be even more of a beast than now." Said the blonde and Jiraiya scratched his head
"Fine, I'll let you do whatever you want for now, but know this, after you do it. You three would be training with me, we'll be leaving this village and won't be coming back for three years." Said Jiraiya, turning his back on his would be students, with Naruto asking
"Is this about Akatsuki?" Asked Naruto turning serious
"You already know, three days from now, rest easy, we'll be leaving before sunrise. Don't fool around." Said Jiraiya vanishing in a puff of smoke
Gaara clenched his fist, and looked down in anger Akatsuki would be making their move, if they were to move now to Konoha, they would ultimately loose.
The three didn't talk much on the way back; they were all to busy to think about the things that would happen if Akatsuki takes the initiative right now.
Unknown lands:
Nine figures materialized in the area, all in unique shape but all had the same uniform on, their faces hidden by the shadows of the unknown cave
"Things have turned out interesting to say the least." Said one of the members, his body creaked as he moved his arm and shook his right arm
"Itachi, your little brother almost went for that treacherous snake, aren't you the least bit angry?"
"What I fear is the growing strength of the Jinchuuriki each day, if we were to stop them now, we would be able to begin the appropriate sealing" Said one, the triangular cloth in his head shifted to the other side seeing a man wielding a scythe and looking very agitated
"Relax, yeah? Three years isn't something that would surpass an S-rank criminal immediately and there are nine of us, yeah." Said the other one hanging upside down and looking at his teammates
"The hell is up with these three years!? What are we gonna do? Squat!" Said the scythe wielding man as another one spoke, making his presence known and the rest being silenced
"All will be revealed in due time, the three years that we'll be inactive is in order for the world not to know about us just yet, we'll be under wraps to think up of new strategies and we'll do it the systematic way in order to get the Kyuubi and along with it, everything else" Said the one in the middle revealing three circles placed on his irises…
End!
Well, that is it for now, I got really frustrated with this chapter right here, not only because I was stressed with school, but add the thesis and eventually I got burned from literally doing all these things, I'm surprised I was able to think of two new stories, scratches head hehe… Be prepared for the last chapter of Warrior! And with that, the last chapter preview
Chapter preview:
"Leaving doesn't mean parting of ways immediately, but it can also be a gesture that one will come back because he is bound to his home and home shall be the place where everyone would smile."
Chapter 20: The Parting of Ways. To the Outside World!