Battle In The Barrier: The Price of Power!
"Well, I certainly didn't think I'd catch 2 flies in my web. I'm lucky.", Youma states with almost an excited tone in his voice. Kurenai looks at the battle scarred sealer & charges at him again. He smirks & does a single hand-sign, suddenly, the world around them becomes heavier. It's like something is pushing down on them. At this point, Kurenai & Tsachi can barely move, & Youma takes advantage of that by kicking the now grounded kunoichi hard. "How do you like my gravity seals? See, just like with my barrier, there's a ring of seals that lie inside it. These however, are to affect the change in gravity, allowing me to make things as light as a feather or as heavy as a mountain.". Youma begins to laugh, while Tsachi tries & manages to put his hands together.
Inner Path: Deviation of the Higher Plains!
Youma hears this & sees Tsachi, his Rinnegan active & body flickering, separating. Two figures stand in between Youma & the Leaf Ninja, figures that aren't affected by his gravity seals. "Deva, Asura, attack!". The figure known as Asura; a humanoid with 7 arms, blue hair & a pair of dots above each of its eyebrows, charges at Youma quickly while Deva comes from behind. Youma is barely able to avoid their attacks, & even after intensifying the effects of his gravity seals, Deva & Asura aren't affected. "Don't you get it yet? They aren't human, your gravity seals do nothing to them!", Tsachi yells out after Asura hits a flurry of punches.
Youma looks around & rolls over, "Fine, then I'll just even things up a bit!".
Summoning Jutsu: Demonic Spirits!
The ground opens around him, & an army of demons fly out, surrounding Youma. They start to swarm Deva & Asura, who fight them off as best they can but are overwhelmed. "Damn, I guess I have to do it.", Tsachi states.
Inner Path: Deviation of the Lower Plains!
Youma & his army of demons look over to see a pair of demons of their own standing near Tsachi & Kurenai. One of which is red & blue, with part of his body covered in scales, a pair of large horns coming out of his head & a spear. The other, well, you can barely see him. "Youma, meet my demons, Naraka & Preta!", Tsachi declares. Suddenly, Youma's spirits are disappearing. When he looks to see why, he sees a disgusting, vile monster that resembles a thing that's part man, part snake & part pig; that thing is Preta. He devours the summoned spirits with a hunger that seems endless, while Naraka cooks them in fires that feel like they come from Hell itself.
Deva & Asura are soon freed & Deva grabs Youma by the neck. "I cannot kill you, but I can make things even.", Deva says in his ethereal voice. His fingertip begins to glow, & Deva runs it along Youma's chest, separating the scars that made up a gravity seal of their own. He drops Youma, & the four paths walk back over to Tsachi & Kurenai, who are now regaining their balance. "This...this isn't over!", Youma shouts before slapping his hand on a seal.
Trap Release: Deadly Spikes!
"I WILL NOT FAIL TSACHI, EVEN IF I HAVE TO DIE TO SUCCEED!", Youma cries out before massive spikes shoot out from the ground, hitting everyone but Kurenai. As she flies through the air, the jonin looks down at the bloody bodies of Deva, Asura, Naraka & Preta, & at the body of the man who saved her: Tsachi Shiruba. The spikes retreat into the ground, & Kurenai lands soon after. "It...it doesn't matter what he did. You're still trapped, you'll still die...Those kids, they won't make it on...on their own.", Youma sputters out before collapsing & dying in a pool of his own blood.
The barrier starts to lower as well, & Kurenai rushes over to Tsachi. "Tsachi, you can't die. The village needs you, those kids need you, I need you! Get up, you won't let that old bastard beat you!", Kurenai states before slapping Tsachi with all her strength. His eyes fly open & he stares up at the barrier as it edges closer to them. His Rinnegan disappears, causing the paths to do so as well, & gets replaced with Shinhi Sharingan.
JUROJINMYAKU!
A bright light shines from Tsachi's eyes & blasts a hole in the barrier. Suddenly it disappears, every bit of it is gone and no trace can be found. Naruto & the others rush toward Kurenai & Tsachi. "Holy shit, that was an awesome jutsu! Why didn't you use that before?!", Naruto exclaims. Sakura starts to punch him when Tsachi replies, "don't sakura, it's ok...the reason why...remember, there's always a price to pay for power.". As Tsachi coughs up blood, Kurenai tells him it will be alright, his eyes fade back but he does more than cry, he bleeds.
(Author's Note: I wanted there to be an alternative jutsu for the Shinhi Sharingan, since Amaterasu is tied to the Mangekyo Sharingan. Jurojinmyaku is named after Jurojin, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune in Japanese mythology.)
Now then, welcome back for more Naruto Trivia!
Altogether, how many "Demon Hosts" (AKA Jinchuriki, & yes I will use that term in the story later on) are there?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 7
You should think about this first.
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Your choice though, as long as you don't CHEAT!
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Remember, if you cheat Ino will go bald, Shikamaru will get brain-damaged & become retarded, Choji will become anorexic...
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The answer is A. 11!
You say I'm wrong? Let's count them off numerically!
Amaru- 0 Tailed Masked Leech, Gaara- 1 Tailed Shukaku, Yugito Nii- 2 Tailed Monster Cat, Yagura- 3 Tailed Giant Turtle (not the 1 that was visiting Guy.), Roshi- 4 Tailed Monkey, Han- 5 Tailed Dolphin Horse (I am not making that up, I swear.), Utakaka- 6 Tailed Slug, Fu- 7 Tailed Horned Beetle, Killer Bee- 8 Tailed Giant Ox, Naruto Uzumaki- 9 Tailed Demon Fox, Sage of The Six Paths- 10 Tailed Beast (just recently found out. Will that play a part in my story? You better believe it!) So, can you count? How many was that again? Oh yeah, 11!
Thank you for trying, & if you got that right, good for you! *insert thumbs up here* Make sure to come on back for more Naruto Trivia!