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Frozen Souls of Eternity

Chapter20: Heroes and Villains

Elemental Countries: Fire/Lightning Country Temple

"Watch yourselves with these two" Shikamaru advised them "the guy with the scythe is really fast and prefers close-combat, don't get cut by him or he'll curse you and be able to kill you easily".

"I'll fight him" Negi stared at the undying man and attached his staff to his back.

"What about the other one?" Naruto asked not taking his eyes off the skeleton shadow like behemoth of a man with tentacles in front of him.

"He's a mid-range fighter and a damn good one, he escaped my 'Oodama Demon Inugami' and uses all five elements but usually just uses two together at any given time" the Shadow Dog explained.

"No' wonder you had problems with them" Negi stated "Naruto".

"I heard what he said" the Thousand Army said before making a hand-seal "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu".

The clones charged at the Zombie Twins but were cut down quickly "is that best you can do?" Hidan taunted as both Negi and Naruto took on a calculating look.

"They use that speed and attack pattern" Naruto muttered and Negi nodded "ready?"

"Ready" the Thousand Knight nodded and was engulfed by a dark aura "Magia Erebea: Dexter Emittam". He started chanting and formed a ball of energy "Stagnet". He moved in a blur and appeared in the sky like a soaring angel now glowing white lightning with the ball disappearing into his hand "Complexio, Supplementum Pro Armationem Agilitas Fulminis".

He descended at inhuman speed towards Hidan who managed to dodge to the left right before the Evangel touched down on the place where he was standing moments ago. The undying man growled and swung with his scythe only for the boy to appear behind him and throw a punch which was remarkably similar to someone swinging a sledge hammer at the man's back. The gravity-shockwave that accompanied the blow blasted both Hidan and his weapon away from each other

Kakuzu moved to help his partner but Naruto appeared in front of him in a flash of yellow "you're not interfering".

"Katon: Zukokku" the Juggernaut didn't seem to think so and Naruto was barely able to dodge. Kakuzu moved to assist his partner only for five Naruto shadow clones to appear and engage him in close-quarters fighting "out of my way, Futon: Atsugai".

The blast of wind dispelled the clones and the real Naruto skidded to a stop further away "this is not my day".

By this time Sai and Yamato had returned with Asuma, Ino and Chouji "how are they doing?"

"I don't know; they're fighting some strong opposition" Sakura answered as Konoka finished re-growing Kotaro's arm.

"They'll be fine" Yamato shook his head at the fight "they don't know how to give up".

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" three clones appeared at Naruto's side and he held out his right hand. Two of those clones put their hands over the originals extended hand "Futon:…" everyone on the battlefield froze as an earth shattering screech was heard and a ball formed in the boy's palm. He held his hand up as the ball expanded and four spinning blade of wind chakra acted like a spinning shuriken "…Rasenshuriken".

"Such a terrifying screech, truly that jutsu is worthy of a monster" immediately after the Juggernaut said that Naruto and his clones bolted forwards. 'Things will turn ugly if I get hit by that' Kakuzu thought grimly and in several swift motions destroyed the shadow clones. He spotted Naruto and jumped away to avoid the attack as the Thousand Army lunged 'I have to Dodge!' After a few moments the ball dissolved since it didn't hit its intended target and Naruto was forced to Shundo away 'that was too close'.

"Damn I missed" Naruto cursed and clutched his right arm.

"Figures, he always tries to play the hero" Ino shook her head and sighed.

"Don't count him out yet, he has a track record for exceeding people's expectations" Yamato smirked "and if there is one golden rule for fighting Naruto it's never underestimate him".

"Ballistica Magica" Negi blurred away as Hidan swung with his weapon again.

"Hold still, you cockroach!" the undying man shouted in frustration and a bit of fear.

The Thousand Knight appeared a few feet away charging all forms of energy into another ball "Supplementum". The ball disappeared into his hand and he shot forward in a blur "game over". He appeared in front of Hidan and threw a punch "Dexter Emittam!"

Ka-Boom

The undying man was blown back by the force of the blow and after a significant distance the gravity-shockwave that accompanied it hit him. The shockwave rippled along his skin, blowing it to pieces and destroying the man's entire body. He was barely able to scream as he was instantly vaporized. After a few moments the dust settled and Negi sighed before turning off his 'Magia Erebea'.

"You partner's dead" Naruto said as a statement "surrender or you're next".

Kakuzu appeared to think about it for a moment before shaking his head "I'm afraid I can't, I'd rather die in battle than in a prison cell".

The Thousand Army closed his eyes for a moment before opening them and forming a familiar hand-seal "very well then prepare yourself; Kage Bunshin no Jutsu". Three clones appeared beside him again and started forming the Rasenshuriken "its ready lets go".

Kakuzu jumped into the air and threw his tentacles at the boy "as long as I take you and that jutsu of yours out I shouldn't have a problem! You're my only target!"

"He's seen right through it! Get out of there Naruto!" Ino shouted before her eyes widened when Naruto go pierced by the tentacles.

"Got you" the Juggernaut said with a satisfied smirk before his eyes widened in horror as the 'Naruto' poofed out of existence 'no! Don't tell me he used his real body as a distraction?!'

"Not really!" the three 'clones' were behind him and one had a Rasenshuriken in hand. The other two grabbed onto the original's legs and pushed him towards his opponent "it's me that's got you!" He extended his arm and landed that attack dead center in the Juggernaut's back "have some this, Futon: Rasenshuriken!"

Kakuzu was blasted forwards and continued to accelerate as the ball like wind charka-shuriken engulfed him and slashed at his body. When he suddenly stopped in midair and the ball-shuriken expanded it looked like he was stuck in the center of a tornado which was constantly ripping him apart. Most had to cover their eyes from the intense winds but those that could see clearly saw that Kakuzu was destroyed instead of killed. When the tornado died down what was left was a deep crater and a broken Kakuzu falling down into it.

"Did you get him?" Negi asked and Naruto nodded after he got back to his feet clutching his right arm.

"Yeah, though I think I might have to work on that Jutsu's recoil" the Thousand Army nodded before slowly stepping towards the crater "my arm hurts like a bitch".

Negi sighed and glanced over at the others who had been watching wide-eyed at the pair "Konoka-Chan! After Naruto's done you and Haruno-san take a look at his arm!"

"Where's he going?!" Konoka called back.

"To finish him off".

Elemental Countries: Temple of Nine / Wave Country

"How are things going between you and Negi-kun?" Haruna nudged the Mind-Reader as the three girls walked down the hall towards the Teleporter Chamber.

Nodoka blushed slightly nervous and smiled "we're fine; he really is an English gentlemen".

"He's pretty handsome too huh?" she said with a sly grin towards the other girl of the trio.

Yue blushed and shook her head "why are you asking me for?"

"No reason" Haruna said simply as they emerged in the central chamber. She spotted Kaede sitting on the edge of the center platform with Chachamaru and Hakase standing besides her operating a holographic computer "hey guys! Whatcha doing?!"

The three looked over at the three that entered and shrugged while Hakase answered "I'm trying to get the backup defense systems online".

Haruna, Yue and Nodoka walked onto the main platform confused as Chachamaru explained "she's working on this place's security".

Haruna made an 'O' with her mouth before grinning and waving her hand dismissively "oh please, we've got what? A few hundred mages here from Earth so they should be more than enough to keep this place intact".

"Do you even know what this place is?" Hakase asked annoyed.

Haruna scratched her chin "it's a gateway to our world".

"It's more than that, it's the only known connection point between Earth and the Elemental Countries" Hakase explained and turned back to her computer "I don't care how many mages Konoka's grandfather sent us, I'll feel a lot better when I-". The holographic screen lit up and the walls that were always glowing pink now glowed blue "there you go, backup defense systems are now online along with the magic barriers".

"Good, that means I can get some sleep" Kaede said before she stood and started off the center platform. "Goodnight" she waved without looking back as she approached the doorway.

Just then they heard a beeping noise from the holo-computer and Kaede stopped to look back and see Hakase's eyes widened before they narrowed "what is it?!"

"Someone's coming through the portal and no' one's scheduled to travel between this world and Earth for another week" Hakase told her as the center if the platform lit up.

Immediately after the column of light appeared in the center Nodoka's eyes widened and her face paled "Nodoka? What's wrong?"

"We have to get out of here now!" Kaede appeared at their side as two figures emerged from the column of light "we're in trouble here".

"That's…" Yue's eyes widened as she gazed at the two.

One was a girl who looked around their age but she was clearly older than she look; she wore a doll like dress and carried a small sword in one hand and a sharp dagger in the other. The other figure was a boy decked out in a pale light grey shirt, grey eyes and grey hair.

"…Fate Averruncus"

"Hello Ladies…how are you this evening?" the boy asked politely.

"You know this guy?" Haruna asked and gulped as she saw both Yue's and Nodoka's horrified expressions.

"Remember the Kyoto fieldtrip three years ago? Negi-kun, Asuna-Chan and Setsuna-Ni-Chan all fought this guy and his employer along with some rival of Setsuna-Ni-Chan's" was Yue's shaky reply as most of the group pulled out their Pactio cards "don't underestimate him".

"Adeat" in a flash of pink like everyone was ready for combat though this did not seem to faze the boy in anyway.

Fate looked over his shoulder at the girl behind him and said as an order "I will deal with them, continue with the plan".

She nodded as the column of light dimmed and disappeared leaving behind three wooden crates the size of the girl. She looked over at the boy and pouted "okay but where's the door, its too stuffy in here".

Fate sighed and pointed one of his hands up towards the ceiling "alright". He aimed two fingers which immediately glowed and muttered "BHCIO NH CIOTAN BAHTEHT". A solid beam of light shot out of his fingers and slammed hard into the ceiling tiles "KAK'N O MMA IITPQ EEQE!"

Ka-Boom

A hole appeared in the ceiling as several large chunks of debris fell down the large room passed the platform and into the abyss below "so he's strong right?" everyone sweat-dropped at Haruna's easing of the tension just before a large chunk of debris landed right in front of them.

Fate looked back over his shoulder at the girl and stared "are you going or what?"

"Yes, yes; keep you pants on" she put away her weapons and picked up on of the crates before jumping straight up and out of the temple through the new 'window'.

The boy then turned his attention back to the group and stared "it appears Negi-kun is not here…oh well I suppose I will have to arrange some time to talk to him later".

Kaede appeared at his side using Shundo to its full affect and cut straight through him with a kunai only for the blade to pass right through him like he was made of water. She narrowly dodged Shundo behind her and threw a punch that felt like a hammer at her stomach, she was blown back but quickly recovered as he was upon her once again.

"Four Way Split" she dodged and created three shadow clones "Shadow Cross".

The attack connected but he merely vanished and appeared in front of the original in a swirl of water "nice effort". He said before punching her square in the face "but not good enough". His partner returned and picked up the second crate "hurry it up; I wouldn't be surprised if half the Ala Alba are on their way here since I bet they noticed our little disturbance".

"You're always in a rush" the girl pouted carrying the crate out of the hole.

Nodoka appeared at the boy's side and they locked eyes; his eyes widened as he realized he was paralyzed at the moment. Yue appeared above them and swung down with her broom releasing a contained blast of wind.

"Oka Sosho Taiko Chogyo Sei!" she called out as the broom connected with Fate's chest.

Ka-Boom

Once the dust cleared the boy reappeared behind them seemingly unharmed and chanting a spell "AO PY IIE TPAE!" lead spikes shot out form the ground towards the two girls. Upon reading their opponent's mind Nodoka narrowly dodged the fatal blow and knocked Yue out of the way as well though the spike did grazed her arm drawing blood "A Mind-Walker? That explains why you were able to shutdown my nerves causing me to stop and take that attack". He appeared behind them "it won't work again though".

They turned but they knew it was too late as Fate readied the killing blow; suddenly before the boy could act Kaede appeared in front of him with a giant flame-ball in hand and struck him dead-center. With a thunderous explosion Fate was blown back as the inferno hit him.

"Did you get him?" Yue asked.

Even with the power to read minds Nodoka was unable to act as Fate appeared behind her and stabbed her with a spear of lead through the shoulder "not quite".

"Nodoka!"

She fell to the floor…a pool of blood soaking the part of the platform where she lay.

Fate's partner appeared again and picked up the last crate "last one!"

"I know" the boy stated before appearing at her side "if you'll excuse me ladies, I'm afraid we have prior engagement".

With that he and his partner disappeared out of the hold leaving the group dashing over to their fallen friend.

"Nodoka! C-come on t-this isn't f-funny" Yue tried to remain calm though her eyes were now watered.

"This might work" Haruna said drawing something in her book. A split second later a large pod materialized around the Mind-Reader "this should keep her alive until we get her some place safe".

"I'll carry her" Chachamaru stated and picked up the pod.

Kaede let out a sigh "we'll head for Konoha; maybe Konoka-dono will be able to do something for her".

They nodded and set off.

Author's Notes: The plot has twisted, bet nobody saw that coming huh? Oh well…Part 2 is almost done, a few more chapters and I'll be moving onto Part 3.

I would also like to point out that I'm sorry if I made it look like Kotaro was weak. It wasn't my intention to make him look weak; in fact he's been basically the strongest of the Ala Alba members up until now. But please take into account that Shikamaru and Asuma were fighting in the area so he couldn't transform completely into the Five-Tailed Dog. Also Biju are basically giants walking tanks, think of Kotaro's five tailed form as something similar to Naruto's and Gaara's medium forms instead of a full Biju evolution. I try and balance out my stories and their characters. Naruto: Powerhouse, Negi: Speedster/Skill, Kotaro: Hybrid.

One last thing: I now know who I have to kill off, it goes well with what I'm planning to do with one of the characters and it should work if do right…hopefully.

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