Kenshin:Hey there. I know I kinda pissed you guys off by stopping at that spot last time, but this chapter will be even longer than that one.
Zeke:Just go to the damn thing!
Kenshin:Temper, temper. You won't get a girlfriend with that attitude.
Zeke:I can't get a girlfriend because I'm stuck in your body!! On with the disclaimer!!
Disclaimer:I don't own Naruto. Also some people say that this chapter and the next will be and are taken out from bleach. In a way they're right. But revised in a way that's original, so if you don't know I don't own Bleach, wish I did though.
Chapter 25:Black Light vs. White Darkness
Inside Naruto's Mind...
Naruto and Kyubi were battling it out, hacking and slashing eachother like there was no freaking tomorrow. Kyubi seemed to be doing most of the attacking though.
"Why the hell do you look like me?!"
"Fool! With me still apart of your body, I was forced into this form!"
And with those words still fresh in the air he punched Naruto to the ground, creating a crater. As he rose up, he stared angrily at the white version of him, who descended to the ground.
"Regardless of how I look, the fact of the matter is I am the demon fox. I just look different. Ever since I learned the seal was weak enough for me to escape through I tried to mess with your mind each and everyday. I did it so much it became weak enough for me to break free from, which leads to today. Since you were asleep for me to reach you, the seal finally broke, but for some reason I was transformed into this after I came through the gate that held me in." explained the white Naruto. The real Naruto got to his feet.
"So I see, my father must have foreseen this and placed a hidden seal on top of that to keep you incheck until I beat you down. This explains why you look like me, and why the scenary has changed. Meaning if I can beat you, you will become a lesser part of me and have no choice but to obey me!" Naruto exclaimed confidently. He seems to have his resolve returned to him. But Kyubi only laughed at his foolishness.
"You making fun of me?! As true as that is, you won't get the chance to subdue me! Your power was only so strong because I allowed you to use a small amount of my chakra. And now that I'm free, you won't be able to use it anymore!! And there is noway in this world or the next will the great Kyubi no Kitsune, Lord of the Tailed Demons, be outfoxed by some stupid human who wouldn't even be alive if it weren't for his pathetic, useless, tasteless, little tramp!!!!" He made a huge snarling accent on the last word. This sent Naruto overboard with rage, as he stomped onto the ground, summoning as much chakra as he can command at once, doing his favorite handsigns.
"Look at my army and say that again!! Taju Kage-Bunshin no Jutsu!!"
He created a massive amount of shadow clones this time. If you actually took the time to count them, you would reach up to 1000 black ninjas brandishing a blade.
"Try this on for size!"
Each of them charged at Kyubi, who only cricked his neck and ascended into the air. As the ninjas caught up to him, they slashed down on him. Kyubi only did a few quick steps to dodge the blade, and another flick of his wrist to crush the clones next to him. More came running after him, but each were decapitated or slashed in half. This continued until only two hundred were left.
"Is this the best you got? Not much of a challenge to me."
The Narutos got a bit pissed, then held their swords behind their necks.
"Hijutsu:Getsuga Tenshou!!!"
The narutos unleashed their second trademark move, as waves of black and red darkness flew towards him. Kyubi smirked, then chuckled a bit. He started inhaling, then with a very loud scream he blew away the getsuga tenshous, turning them into nothing but air.
"Impossible!"
The Kyubi flashed in front of the Naruto who said that, swinging his sword down on him. Naruto blocked it with his blade, as the other Narutos ran towards them. The white Naruto then placed a hand onto his blade.
"You remember that it was me who used that move first right? And ever since then when you used it you bastardized it everytime, making it look weak. Well here's a taste of what could have been:Getsuga Tenshou."
Not much could be told, except there was a huge explosion that covered most of the entire area. All the surrounding Narutos poofed away instantely, and after the smoke cleared, the only ones standing were a perfectly fine Kyubi, and a black and red Naruto. His face was grotesquely bloody and battered, scars across his six whiskers and his eyes have changed from red back to blue. He still had Kuroi Getsuga in his hand, but little good that'll do him.
"Now you see the difference in our power? A human like you could never hope to kill me, and because you kept pissing me off while I was trapped, I think I should take care of the girl who slowed down the process of my freedom, that tramp you call Tenten." Kyubi made an echoing laugh. Naruto then grew even more enraged, and stabbed his left chest with his blade. It didn't pierce through though.
"What is this shit?!" he complained. Kyubi only shook his head, then grabbed his sword. The blade then started turning into white liquid, disolving into the air until there was nothing left. Naruto could only stare in horror as his only means of victory slip away from him.
"It disappeared?!" He felt himself lost in thought as he watched his blade slip away...
Flashback no Jutsu
Naruto was training to learn how to use his black sword. He finds himself straining too much trying to weild it, but drops his blade after 7 hours of trying.
"Damn! That Zabuza guy had this sword tamed. Why can't I use it?!"
'Hey, human?!" Naruto looks around, seeing that noone was around to tell him, but just continues to use it. Naruto then heard the same voice, but it tells him to invoke chakra into it. He tries what the noise says, and the sword suddenly grows in power. He can hardly hold it up without energy shockwaves from it cutting up his arms. Then there was an explosion, and he fell to the ground, passing out. But a few minutes later he woke up, lifting the sword to his red eyes, which they hadn't been since his fight with Haku. The 'Naruto' then invokes red chakra into the blade, then slashes at the trees, as the trees turn to dust of red and darkness.
"Let's try it again."
He slashes in the sky, as a wave of red and black dark flames attack the sky. Naruto then begins to laugh, as it explodes in the air. Naruto then feels himself tired, and falls asleep, only to wake up hours later with blue eyes.
"What happened?" he asked himself, as he shrugged and began to train with his blade some more, only to find that he can control it even better this time. He even figured out how to do a move, and named it, unknown to himself that a certain red animal was smiling to himself.
End Flashback...
"Wait, that time, you invoked your red chakra into-" he was cut off by a hand grabbing his face.
"Stop spacing out." He said as he threw him into a pillar, breaking it into pieces as he went through it. Naruto could barely raise himself up anymore, as rocks crumbled around him. Kyubi walked closer to him, and stopped about twelve feet away.
"Who would want you for Hokage? You're loud and obnoxious, you're not well liked, you can't fight without relying on your 'tenant', and you can't even put a scratch on me! Your father did more than just that you fool, he made me bleed! You are nothing compared to him!" He bellowed, swinging the sword by the chain.
"Seeing you live makes me sick. Naruto, do you have a clue as to what's the difference between a king and a horse?" Naruto stared at him in disbelief.
"And I don't mean that kiddy shit like one's a person and the other's a horse, or some simple shit you might say to piss me off! If both of them are equal beings then why is one stronger than the other?!!" Naruto was actually listening now. Kyubi then stopped spinning the blade. "I'l tell you: INSTINCTS!" Kyubi gains a rather malicious grin on his face.
"In order for identical beings to gain the power needed to become king, they much seek out more fights. They have to lust for battle, want to grind people to pieces, desire the pleasure of killing! Naruto, deep within all kings lie the natural desire to crush, to maim, to slash their enemies to pieces!!" Naruto opened his eyes wider at this, as the demon started to spin his blade again.
"BUT YOU DON'T HAVE IT! You don't have those pure basic instincts flowing through your soul and veins! You fight with your brain, and try to kill your opponents with logic, and it fails each time! You're like a fool who is hunting a rabbit with a cannon!" Kyubi then stops spinning, staring down the human soul before him.
"That's why you'll never be stronger than me, that's why you'll die here and never become Hokage, NARUTO!!!" He finishes by throwing the Shiroi Getsuga, into Naruto's heart. Blood gushed from the wound, as Naruto was powerless to stop it or even remove it. He then thinks about what he said.
'Purpose. What is my purpose to fight? I fight to protect people I care for, but is there more?' His eyes seem to have some life in them now, and unnoticed by Kyubi, who is currently approaching him, are glowing.
"And I ain't gonna have it. I don't know about the villagers or your stupid friends, but I'll be damned if I become the weapon of somebody who's weaker than I am! I never thought of you as someone who could become a strong person, just a platform on my way to freedom!! And with all that said and done, I'll just kill you here," He grabs the hilt of the blade. "And take your crown for myself." He then proceeds to remove the sword.
But Naruto had other plans, for he grabbed the blade of the nodachi, as it started to turn black. The Kyubi saw the darkness consume the blade and let go of it and backed off before it could take him in as well. His right hand got some of it though, as it turned into a furry red fox claw. Naruto then grabbed firm hold of the sword, and removed it from his heart. As blood spilled out from his wound, it stopped as quickly as it started, as Naruto then raised his head, the blue glow in his eyes returning to him.
'Instincts huh?' He holds the sword up to him, and then it turns into pieces. The black shards formed into his hand in the shape of a ball. Chakra then started to swirl around it, forming into a black and red Rasengan. Naruto then disappeared in a flash, appearing in front of Kyubi who was caught offguard, and slammed the spiraling sphere into the heart of the wicked beast.
The ball then started to release the wind inside, making a bloody hole inside the fox demon. The rest of the sphere then turned into Kuroi Getsuga, sticking inside of Kyubi's chest. The blood that was spilt from his wound started to consume Kyubi. His clothes then started to become black, as they faded away into nothingness.
"I see. So you really are strong. It seems you have discovered your true powers, and have finally defeated me. I guess there's no way around it. I have to disperse into the center of your heart and soul." Kyubi announced in defeat. Naruto then smirked, as he slowely pulled his sword out. "Goodbye Kyubi. I'll see you when the shinigami comes for me."
Kyubi then grabbed his sword, with his still undeformed right hand. "But remember this:I won't stay gone! I will be back, and next time things won't end so well! Anyone of the two of us can become the king, or the tool. So beware:If you EVER, EVER give me the chance, I'll drag you off of your throne and crush your heart with all my might!!"
His arm then disappears, along with the top part of his head. But before he could disappear completely, he left one more piece of information. "One more thing:There is one more reason I attacked Konoha, someone else was there for me to kill;someone whos chakra is even more evil than my own. When I disappear, and you receive my memories, ask your teacher about a man who goes by the name of Uchiha Madara..."
And with that, he disappears, leaving Naruto alone in his mind finally. The landscape starts to change a bit, and his vision goes black.
Minutes before the demon was finally vanquished...
Haku and Tayuya were both very damaged and bruised, having to try not to kill their best friend, but at the same time, make sure not to hold back even the slightest bit, to avoid fear of death. Naruto by the way was lounched on two legs, holding his sword in one hand. But his appearance had changed a bit. He now has long white hair that drags to the ground, and eight chakra pure tails swinging healthily. He also seemed to be smiling, as blood spilled out from his pores. It was obvious that it was too late.
"Is it too late? Has he lost?" asked a worried Haku. Tayuya only seemed to shake her head yes. "It seems. But I don't think we can kill him. He's way too strong for either of us. Even Tsunade will have problems."
The crazed Naruto then held up his hand, to form a black and red Rasengan, when something goes wrong. He holds his head in pain, as though something had happened to him. He looks at the sky, and screams in a bloodcurdling shriek, one that could peel flesh from the bones of babies. Jiraiya then came in.
"It worked! Everyone get back!!" he yells, grabbing both shinobi and running for a safe distance. Naruto let out one last scream, before the walls of the barrier started cruimbling to the ground, and the red chakra started to absorb inside his body. His eyes have changed from blood demon, to his normal blue angel eyes, as his hair stayed white though, fainting and falling to the floor.
After two hours of resting Naruto opens his eyes finally, staring at the bright sky of daylight. He then notices someone is holding him, and turns his head, to see Tenten staring at him, eyes teary and smiling. "Tenten, I won."
"Naruto, you survived. Oh I'm so glad!" she squealed, pulling his head into a sweet kiss. After removing her head she stared into his eyes, seeing that they have returned to being blue. "Your angel eyes have returned to you."
"You're the only real angel here." he whispered to her, giving her a smile to defeat all smiles. Tsunade then ran down to hug him. "Naruto, it's good to see you're ok. I thought I would have to crush that face of yours." she jestered, as Naruto just laughed. Haku and Tayuya came over to him, welcoming him back and such. Even Jiraiya was happy. But Shizune wasn't entirely smiling. Sure she was glad her son survived, but there was that fact that kept her away from him. She then began to walk away.
"Shizune, why do you flee?" he asked, making her stop in her tracks. She couldn't turn her face towards him, for fear of never gaining his trust ever again. "Naruto, I-"
"Shizune, don't. You don't have to explain it to me. You thought I died alongside dad and left with Baa-chan." he asked, getting up from his spot and walking over to her. He stopped right at two feet away. "Naruto, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I never told you about me being your mother." she begins to sniffle and get tears at this part. "I know you may never rid yourself of the pain of your childhood, but if you may, would you please allow me to-" Her words were stopped by a pair of arms draping around her stomach, and a head plopping on her back. "Shizune, no, Kaa-san, you will always be my mother, no matter what stands in our way."
She begins to cry again, but they're not tears of sadness or grief, but happiness. Naruto could feel himself cry as well, finally finding the mother he so strongly wanted to meet for years. The pain will never go away, but something will always be there to fill it up, a family.
End Chapter
Kenshin:I have a problem: want Naruto to learn the wind element, but he also needs another. Should I make it fire chakra, add in the Mutokon, the wood style technique, or make him keep just wind?
Poll:
Wind Chakra only?
Wind and Fire?
Or Wind, Water and Earth?