Kida: So much flipping action!
Kido: I'm actually excited for this.
Kida: You would be. I have some bad news though.
Tamahome: Oh no, what is it?
Kida: There's only two more chapter after this.
Kido&Tamahome&Naruto: WHAT?!
Kida: Sheesh. Don't worry so much. I still have the OVAs to do.
Kido&Tamahome&Naruto: *Sigh of relief*
Kida: Anyways! I, Kida Tenshi, do not own Naruto or Fushigi Yuugi. I only own Aika Hitsubasa and other OCs.
Lady Aika reluctantly resigned herself to Tamahome's decision to return to the real world without her. Before leaving, he countered Lady Yui, the Priestess of Seiryuu, running fearfully through the village streets of the Hidden Leaf away from Nakago. Nakago had ominously appeared in the Priestess' world and realizing there was bound to be a showdown, Lady Aika raced to intervene. But regretfully, the battle between Tamahome and Nakago had already begun. Tamahome was ready to fight again and suddenly saw a shimmer on his hand. He then smiled a bit when he saw his ring.
"Aika, joined forever. I'm glad I could tell you I love you one more time. I may never see you again, please forgive me for that. So that you have a future, I will fight. I will gladly die if I have to!" Tamahome said determination in his eyes as he looked at Nakago.
~0~
Panic could be heard throughout the village. The civilians tried to get away from the area, most of the ninjas escorting them out. Kakashi had appeared and saw what was going on. His eyes then widened at the sight as Sasuke, Sasuke, Yamato, Sai, and Hinata appeared.
"No way. Is that Tamahome and Nakago?!" Sasuke asked with wide eyes.
"Who?" Kakashi asked.
"Tamahome and Nakago are from that book Naruto and Aika told you about. The one none of us really believed. Well, at least until Sasuke, Sai, Hinata, and I started reading it with Naruto who had things happen to him because of it. Nakago is a manipulative bastard who wishes to become a God over our world and his own. And Tamahome…he's in love with Aika who happens to love him just as dearly," Sakura explained to the stunned Kakashi and Yamato.
"We should step in," Yamato said.
"No, don't. This is their battle, not ours," Sai stated.
"If Tamahome needs help then we will help him. No doubt Aika and Naruto will help too," Hinata agreed. What they didn't know was that Aika was already running and making her way there. Aika saw the group of people and started pushing through it.
"Excuse me!" She said as she made her way through. She then made it passed the ninjas who were keeping the people back.
"Hey! Hold it! You can't go in there!" One of the ninjas said as he grabbed her wrist.
"Let me go! Tamahome's in there!" She exclaimed.
"It can't be done! The path is cracked and there's a sea of fire blocking the way!" The ninja said. Aika yanked her wrist away and kept going. "Hey! Come on!" He went to go after her, but the fire stopped him. "She's crazy." Aika kept running, trying to make her way to Tamahome.
'Please be all right, Tamahome,' Aika prayed.
~0~
Tamahome ran forward with a battle cry and went to kick Nakago who dodged. Tamahome then quickly swiped at him only for that to be dodged as well. Tamahome growled and punched at him again which was dodged. Tamahome kept throwing punches at Nakago, again and again only for them to be dodged by the blonde man. Tamahome went to kick him again, and once again, dodged. Nakago then attacked Tamahome, landing hits on him as well. Tamahome skidded back and his eyes widened as Nakago appeared behind Tamahome, wrapping an arm around the blue haired man's neck. Tamahome was then lifted up as one of Tamahome's hands was held behind his back. Tamahome tried to claw the arm away from around his neck.
"Your assault on me is hopeless. You haven't even laid a finger on me and I could break your neck with one arm, Tamahome," Nakago smirked.
"Ai….Aika…" Tamahome choked out. Nakago then punched him down into the ground.
"What's the matter with you, Tamahome? You can't stand up by yourself?" Nakago asked. He then grabbed a fist full of Tamahome's hair, lifting him up as Tamahome grunted in pain. "Poor baby, all dirty and covered in blood. You excite me, not in the same way a woman does, but maybe more like a toy or favorite meal," Nakago smirked before licking Tamahome's cheek.
"Don't touch me!" Tamahome shouted pushing him away. Nakago flipped back with a smirk still on his face.
"So you can still move around on your own. Killing you wouldn't be much fun if you didn't try to resist it," Nakago told him.
"I'll set you off!" Tamahome growled as he began attacking again, throwing punches, swipes, and kicks again. Tamahome was giving up. Nakago landed some more hits on Tamahome before they both charged at each other. Tamahome was then hit away and landed on the ground.
"You lied to me, Tamahome. You told me you were going to protect the Priestess of Suzaku from harm and didn't you say you were going to protect the Priestess of Suzaku world from any interferences as well?" Nakago asked. He then saw Tamahome shakily start to get up making his smirk widen. "Atta boy, Tamahome. If you aren't around to stop me, the one you treasure most of all will suffer by my hand."
~0~
Naruto was at a corner and reading the book.
"Nakago pummeled him with blow after blow, but Tamahome could not strike back and his adversary remained unharmed. You gotta hang in there, Tamahome. Huh?! Meanwhile, the Priestess of Suzaku made her way towards the battle through the fire and the smoke?! That idiot's walking right into a death trap! Believe it!" Naruto exclaimed. He then ran forward, pushing through the crowd. He saw an explosion. He tried to fight through the people, but ended up being swept away by the large crowd. "Stop! Let me through! I wanna go the other way! Aika!"
~0~
Aika kept running and soon came to a stop.
"Tamahome! Tamahome, where are you?!" She called out. She wiped her eyes as they stung from the smoke. "Oh please, answer me," she prayed. She then saw the unconscious Yui on the ground. "Oh no, Yui!" She said running over to her friend. "What happened to you?" She asked as Yui slowly opened her eyes. Yui then saw Aika.
"Aika?" She asked.
"Yui," Aika said with relief. She went to help her friend up, but his a blue force field.
~0~
"It looks like the Priestess of Suzaku has found Lady Yui. I'm glad she's here," Nakago mused.
"What?" Tamahome's eyes widened.
"I'm afraid our little frolic here must end now," Nakago said to him.
"Over my dead body!" Tamahome shouted going to attack him.
"Then die," Nakago retorted getting an energy ball of his life force ready. He used it on Tamahome who screamed in pain, his armor and shirt being ripped and blown off in the process.
'I…I'm sorry….I couldn't….I couldn't protect you….' Tamahome thought as he thought of Aika and her warm smiles. That all crumbled as he fell to the ground beaten and bloodied after crashing through the window of a shop. Nakago smirked at him before walking away.
~0~
Aika did some hand seals.
"Fire style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" She shouted before a large fire blew out of her mouth and at the shield. It didn't stop the shield. "Dammit!" She hissed before grabbing a rock and started hitting the shield. "Hang on, Yui. I'll have you out of this in a second," Aika said determined to get her out.
"Thank you, Aika," Yui said to her. Aika then stopped as they both looked over to see Nakago walking over to them.
"Nakago," Aika glared.
"Nakago…" Yui whispered.
"No one can break the barrier I cast around Lady Yui, so don't waste your inadequate strength in trying," Nakago said to Aika who stood with a kunai in her hand. Aika glared harshly at him, ready to fight him.
"What happened to Tamahome, you bastard?" She snarled. Nakago smirked at her. "I ask you a question, dammit! What did you do to Tamahome?!" Aika shouted.
~0~
Kakashi, Sasuke, Yamato, Sai, Sakura, and Hinata jumped down and ran over to Tamahome. Sakura and Hinata ran into the shop and began looking over Tamahome.
"Come on, Tamahome. You're not supposed to die like this," Sasuke said with a glare and gritted teeth. "We have to go after Nakago!" He told the others.
"We don't even know how to go about this, Sasuke," Kakashi stated. "Nakago is able to fight in ways we could never experience. For all we know, some of our abilities will be useless. I'm not going to risk you guys dying."
"We have to try!" Sai, for once, exclaimed.
"You think we don't know that?!" Yamato exclaimed back. "We need to come up with a plan."
"First, we have to make sure Tamahome's okay and look for any injured civilians. Sakura, Hinata, I leave you in charge of that," Kakashi said.
"Yes, Kakashi-Sensei," the two women replied.
"Sai, I want you to scout around the village and make sure none of Nakago's friends came with him. I don't want to take the chance," Kakashi added.
"Yes, sir," Sai replied back. He drew a bird and used that to go into the sky.
"Yamato, I want you to use your wood release and make a dome for the civilians so they won't be in danger," Kakashi added.
"Right away," Yamato agreed before leaving to do so.
"Sasuke, you're with me. We need to get Naruto then get to Nakago," Kakashi added.
"Right. Then how do we take care of Nakago?" Sasuke asked.
"We'll have to make up the plan as we go."
~0~
"And like his Emperor before him, Tamahome perished at Nakago's hands! No way! That's impossible! Tamahome can't be dead! The hero is never supposed to die! Believe it!" Naruto exclaimed after reading the passage. He had finally gotten away from the crowd.
"Naruto!" Shikamaru said pushing through the crowd and over to him. "I heard the about what's going on through the comm. I had it set to hear the other ninjas on my way over. What a drag. The whole village's a mess and the people are-hey, what's with the long face?" He asked seeing tears streaming down Naruto's cheeks.
"It says Nakago just killed Tamahome! He'll kill Aika and Yui too if we don't stop him! But what can we do?!" Naruto panicked.
"They say that it doesn't look like the Jounin or even the Anbu can get close to them," Shikamaru stated.
"I know and we would have to find a way to get in there if we wanted to try and get Nakago back into the Universe of the Four Gods book," Naruto mused.
"Are you nuts?!" Shikamaru asked. "He'd use his powers to blast us into another world before we could do it!"
"Another world…" Naruto murmured getting an idea.
"Another world?" Shikamaru asked wondering what was going through that knucklehead's head.
"We'll have to ask Tasuki and Chichiri for their help!" Naruto stated. Shikamaru looked at him like he was crazy.
"Wait a minute, Naruto! Remember, without their powers they're just normal human beings now!" He told his friend.
"They're Warriors and stronger than we are seeing as they know how to fight against Nakago unlike us. We're running out of options," Naruto said to him before looking back at the book. "Tasuki! Chichiri! Oh please let them hear me!"
~0~
Tasuki and Chichiri were back at the palace with the counselors and the Empress as they looked at Hotohori who was lying in a bed. Chichiri was praying.
"He was truly the most gentle of men and he took his duties more seriously than from one you would expect so young. Because of this, he always appeared to be very lonely, but by befriending the Priestess of Suzaku and you, his fellow Warriors, he seemed to have finally found happiness," one of the counselors said to Tasuki and Chichiri. Tasuki wiped a tear away.
"Tasuki! Chichiri!" A male said making the two said man look up as they heard. "Can you hear me?! I'm one of Aika's best friends and practically older brother, Naruto!"
"Aika's there? Is she all right, Naruto?" Tasuki asked.
"Please save my sister! Nakago's come to our world. He's got Aika and Yui cornered and I think he might kill them! Believe it!" Naruto told them.
"Nakago's there?" Chichiri asked surprised.
"You're the only ones I can ask for help. Find Aika's backpack, that bag she brought with her, then concentrate hard on coming to this world! Please hurry!"
~0~
Aika and Yui stood as Nakago stood across from them. Aika was in a fighting stance yet, still holding her kunai. She had just heard about Tamahome and her eyes were wide.
"It's not true….It's not true. Tamahome couldn't have lost in any battle. What could have happened to him?" Aika murmured to herself, not wanting to believe it. She remembered when he smiled at her after she put the wring on his finger.
"And this ring means we're man and wife," Tamahome had told her.
"For me, he can make miracles happen," she whispered. She then heard Yui's exclaimed and turned to her to see Nakago had Yui. "Yui!"
"No more dawdling, Lady Yui. The time has come for you to use your final wish and ask Seiryuu to make me a God. Ask him to grant me eternal life and power over all creation," Nakago ordered.
"Never! I don't owe you anything! Let go of me, Nakago!" Yui shouted.
"Lady Yui, you don't understand. You must keep your promise because if you don't, I'll have to break the only promise I made to you. I made one promise," Nakago stated.
"What one promise?" Yui asked, somewhat afraid to know. Nakago looked at Aika as his symbol glowed. Small rocks floated up before flying at Aika who screamed in pain. "Aika!"
"At one time, I promised you I would not kill the Priestess of Suzaku. Although death may be a blessing because I will make sure she's in constant pain until her last breath," Nakago smirked. "She can go to the man she says she loves who has already left her behind." Aika kept screaming in pain. Her clothes were getting all ripped up and her bangs where in her face.
"Stop it right now! You're killing her!" Yui cried. It's then Nakago stopped and Aika fell to the ground.
"Very well, Lady Yui. Momentarily you will request the last of Seiryuu's power. Do exactly as I say or not only will I kill the Priestess of Suzaku, but I will destroy this world and everything in it," Nakago threatened. Aika shakily sat up.
"No, Yui…don't listen to him or do what he says…no matter whatever he manages to do to me…don't do it, even if he kills me," Aika said stubbornly.
"Just as I thought. Neither of you care as much for this land of you nativity or for the people in it," Nakago said making Aika narrowed her eyes at him. "Early on I only vaguely realized it. You came to our world because you were unhappy in your lives here and you wanted desperately to escape the parameters of your world," he said shocking the two girls. Aika then looked down.
"Yes, it's true. When all this started, I hated my reality," she said thinking of when she lost her family and friends, the war, and being alone. She then looked at Nakago with narrowed eyes. She thought about when she was a baby, how her parents held her so lovingly. Then when she played with Naruto and Yui as children. She then soon became friends with Team Seven and the other teams. "But now…now I see that this is where our lives were formed and lived. We were born here, we grew up here, we made friends and learned the lessons of life together here. It's true, Yui, isn't it? Yui, if you grant his wish, it really will be the end of this world and the people how have cared about us all our lives!" Aika stated as tears flood into Yui's eyes.
"That's enough," Nakago said before using his powers on Aika. Aika screamed in pain as she flew back and landed on the ground. Yui gasped in worry. "Everyone seeks an environment where they can live in peace and pursue their happiness. I am no different than they are. What is so irrational about wanting a world of my own? In the same way you wished to escape from your world, I wish to create one of my own. We really want the same thing so there's not that much difference between us after all. We've been in sync all along, Priestess," Nakago said as Aika shakily sat up. Aika then looked at Yui who had tears flooding down her face.
"Yui….please…." Aika murmured.
"Oh Aika….you're such a fool. Even after everything that's happened to you in this world and the book, you still believe in me?" Yui asked. Aika felt weak and could barely talk, but her eyes showed that she did. "Aika, I finally understand. I was just so angry because you left me for Tamahome. I was upset and jealous. I did love Tamahome too, but I know if you hadn't been the one that stood between us, I don't think I would have tried so desperately to get him to like me. I knew that you hadn't really betrayed me, you wouldn't do that. You see? I know you better than Tamahome does because I've known you longer, since we were little kids together. It just hurt so much. It was like I was getting filthier and filthier and there didn't seem to be any room in your life once Tamahome came along," Yui said to her.
"Yui…" Aika breathed with shock, feeling ashamed that her friend felt like this.
"Anyway, that doesn't matter anymore. I'm so tired. I wanted to open that shop with you, but…" Yui gave a small smile. "Bye, bye," she said making Aika's eyes widen. "Kaijin!" Yui said before the symbol on her forehead glowed. There was then a blue light around her.
"Yui! Don't do it! You'll be devoured by Seiryuu!" Aika shouted. The light when into the sky and formed a dragon. It was Seiryuu's Beast form. "YUI!" Aika screamed.
~0~
Shikamaru looked up at the sky with a glare as the civilians freaked out over seeing the dragon.
"Naruto, do you see what I see?" He asked the blonde.
"We need you, Tasuki, Chichiri," Naruto said looking up at the dragon with narrowed eyes.
"Naruto! Shikamaru!" Kakashi shouted making the two look over to see him and Sasuke. "What the hell is that?" He asked as they made it to Naruto and Shikamaru.
"It's Seiryuu. Yui must have used her third wish or something," Naruto said making their eyes widen.
"God no," Sasuke whispered. If Yui made her third wish then…..
"Let me see that," Kakashi said taking the Universe of the Four Gods. If he was going to help stop this, he needed to know all that was going on and fast.
"You don't have time to read the whole book, Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I'm not going to ready the whole thing. I'm going to skim it so I know what the hell I'm dealing with. If I read this, I might get an idea on how to stop this," Kakashi said as he skimmed the book.
~0~
Nakago looked up to see the dragon that was now flying around the village.
"This is the second time I've seen the Beast God Seiryuu appear before me. It has all from to fruition. Now then, what shall become of this wasteful world? Seiryuu, will you destroy everything here in honor of Lady Yui," Nakago said. Aika glared at him with tears.
"Give them back!" She snarled as she stood up. She then ran forward to attack him. "Give Tamahome and Yui back to me!" She shouted. Nakago made a force field around himself which Aika hit and flew back with a scream of pain, feeling electrocuting shocks around her body.
"Aika!" Kurama shouted as he appeared. He then ran up to her and stood in front of her. His collar glowed red and he suddenly had armor around his body. "Tailed Beast Bomb!" He shouted as he attacked. Another force field appeared as the bomb came at Nakago. The bomb bounced off and went at Kurama who cried out in pain.
"You're a little girl and a puny fox. Do you really think you can fight my by yourselves?" He asked the unconscious girl and the shaking fox. "I will send you off to meet your dear Tamahome. Neither of you will exist in either world," Nakago said as he started walking up. Kurama stood shakily.
"S-stay away from her, you bastard," he growled weakly.
"Nakago!" A voice shouted. Nakago stopped and saw Tasuki and Chichiri appear with Aika's bag. Tasuki glared at him while Chichiri and Niko gave peace signs.
~0~
"Tasuki and Chichiri have finally arrived! Believe it!" Naruto grinned as Kakashi had finally caught up.
"No way!" Shikamaru and Sasuke exclaimed with shock.
~0~
"I'm right behind you, ya know," Chichiri said from Aika's bag.
"You always pull that pint size bit whenever the plot thickens! Why should I have to carry you on my shoulders?!" Tasuki snapped at him.
"You people…" Nakago said annoyed. Tasuki walked up after taking the back pack off as Chichiri appeared beside him, Niko on his shoulder.
"I'll deal with this cad. You take care of Aika and Kurama, Chichiri," Tasuki said.
"You got it! Right away!" Chichiri agreed before running over to Aika and Kurama.
"You people really are fools. It's too late now. Seiryuu has already appeared," Nakago smirked.
"Oh yeah?! Nothing's too late while Suzaku's Seven Warriors are alive!" Tasuki shouted as he attacked Nakago with his fan. Nakago blocked it.
"Aika. Aika! Can you hear me? We made it here, ya know. Aika, answer me. Aika," Chichiri said worried for the girl. Kurama gently nuzzled her.
"Aika. Come on, Kit. Aika…"
"Aika….Aika!" Aika heard. She opened her eyes to see a blue light that faded revealing Yui. Aika looked at her with shock as the blonde smiled.
'Yui.'
Kida: Oh my fudge, Tamahome!
Kido: What did you do?!
Kida: Don't blame me! Blame Nakago!
Kido: I do! Anyways, at least Tasuki and Chichiri are there.
Kida: Finally! I was missing my favorite monk and red head.
Kido: I can't wait to see more action!
Kida: Of course you can't. We hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please favorite and comment!