SHONEN ALLIANCE

CHAPTER 21

The Master Puppet part 4

GOKU'S TRUE POWER

Slowly, Kakashi rose to his feet and stood alongside Goku. "I don't know how much use I'll be in this fight, but… I'm here to back you up."

"Just gather your energy and back me up with whatever you can do. I'll handle it from here," Goku ordered.

"Alright, let's do this?"

"Alright, here we go," Goku replied flying up into the air.

"Whoa, what's with Goku?" Renee asked looking up at the now long haired hero.

"Wow! He went Super Sayin 3!" Flora replied, "he's gonna pound that thing into sawdust now!"

Through his Sharingan, Kakashi spotted something. "Goku!" he called up, "this puppet is leaking some kind of energy from a crack in its stomach. I think that may be…."

"A weak spot. Yeah, I saw it earlier," Goku called back down. The two's conversation was cut short as the puppet lunged at Goku. Goku, rather then dodging, simply caught the Dragon by its snout and pushed it backwards. Then he grabbed it by the tail, spun it around and threw it into the ground. The puppet hit the ground and flew back up at Goku.

Goku can hit that thing physically as many times as he wants, but it's not going to do any good, Princess Teresa thought to herself while she watched Goku slam the dragon into the ground yet again.

"His only shot is to use an energy attack that can destroy it in one shot," Rinoa declared.

"Don't be so sure," Teresa of the Faint Smile declared smugly.

"What do you mean Teresa?" Flora asked.

"Think about it. That thing may not feel pain, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't get hurt. It's only a physical being made of physical material, and though that material doesn't feel pain… It can still only take so much abuse," Teresa of the Faint Smile replied.

"I see now. The puppet's body is absorbing massive amounts of damage, and every little bit is causing more and more strain on the puppet's wooden frame," Princess Teresa declared.

"And there is the Puppet's fatal flaw," Teresa of the Faint Smile replied.

"I don't get it," Flora said looking confused.

"Flora, if a your arm is injured and you are fighting a powerful opponent, are you going to be putting that arm where it can be damaged?" Princess Teresa asked her sister.

"Uhhh, no," Flora replied.

"That's because the pain allows you to know that your arm is a weak sot, so you keep it out of harms way, but this puppet doesn't have that. It can't tell what area's of its body are getting weaker because of the pain he feels, so he continues to fight as though nothing were wrong, when in fact, that is far from the case," Princess Teresa revealed, "Goku is going to win this with ease."

"Well yeah, there was no doubt about that," Flora declared.

"No, I suppose not."

Goku grabbed the dragon by the throat and flew it into the ground. As the Puppet attempted to rise, Goku grabbed its head and slammed it into the ground. "Now Kakashi!" Goku ordered.

"I'm way ahead of you!" Kakashi shouted jumping over the dragon's stomach, "Kaioken Lightning Blade!" Kakashi shouted as a burst of red energy formed around him and a ball of lightning formed in his hand. He slammed the attack forward and right through the puppet's cracked stomach. For the first time, the puppet seemed to cry out in pain. Goku and Kakashi both jumped back as the Puppet slowly rose into the sky.

"It's all yours now," Kakashi declared.

"Right!" Goku shouted flying at top speed towards the Puppet, "NOW! DRAGON FIST!" He punched forward and exploded with a yellow light. A yellow dragon emerged from the light and flew up at the Puppet. The dragon cut through the Puppet's open stomach and exploded out the back. The dragon disappeared to reveal Goku behind the puppet.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" he shouted following up with a huge energy blast. The attack broke through the puppet, which shattered into pieces. As the pieces began crashing to the ground, Kakashi dropped to his knees, completely exhausted. Goku, his hair now black again, landed beside him.

"You," Kakashi said, "I swear, you never cease to amaze."

"What are you talking about? I couldn't have beaten that thing without you," Goku declared.

"I'm flattered, but you're not a very good liar," Kakashi replied. At that, both warriors began to laugh.

"Now, for the real question," Goku said, "I don't think we have enough Senzu beans left to heal everyone."

"Just leave that to us," two voices called from behind them. Goku and Kakashi turned to see Orihime and Sakura standing behind them.

"There you two are, where have you been?" Kakashi asked.

"Princess Teresa told us to stay in the castle and be ready to heal anyone who got hurt," Sakura declared, "of course I didn't think there were gonna be this many injuries."

"Well," Orihime said giggling, "I guess that is sort of why we're here."

….

"Another miserable failure," the Dark Lord declared grasping his throne so tightly that one of the armrests shattered. A figure approached him from behind.

"You had better not disappoint me this time, you will not receive a third chance, Dordan," the Dark Lord declared.

"Yes my lord. A thousand thanks for bringing me back to life. I am forever in your debt master."

"Show me what you have found," the Dark Lord demanded, quickly losing his patience.

"Yes my lord. You three may come out now," Dordan declared. Three men clad in ninja attire leapt out from the shadows.

"As you wish my master."

"Dordan, who are these morons?" the Dark Lord demanded.

"Morons, I don't think you grasp who your dealing with here pal! Positions boys," the foremost member, apparently their leader demanded. At his command the two flunkies assumed ridiculous poses. One struck a pose that resembled a T and the other one that resembled an E. "You are dealing with the Moya Triad here pal! Merciless rouge ninja who strike fear into the hearts of children!"

"As I said before, who are these morons?" the Dark Lord replied.

"I'm sorry sir, I dug them out of some prison cell in the world of Naruto Uzumaki and Kakashi Hatake. They have some sort of grudge against Kakashi. I didn't really catch the details. Something about messing with some quest for love or something like that," Dordan replied.

"That's right. You can just leave Kakashi to us," the boss declared.

"Then go forth, Moya Triad," the Dark Lord ordered, "and destroy Kakashi Hatake in the name of the Dark Lord!" As the Moya Triad vanished, he turned to Dordan. "They aren't your real plan, are they?"

"Honestly sir, I don't expect them to last more then five minutes in battle with Kakashi. They're just a distraction, while I finish up with something that I found in the world of those Claymore women. Something that I'm sure will give them quite the good time."

"Explain yourself Dordan," the Dark Lord demanded.

"Well sir, you might say that I found myself… a real Lion King." Dordan declared smiling wickedly.