Omake-
"So do you guys all have summonings?" Naruto asks his teachers Kurenai, Gai and Asuma.
"Of course we do. Mine are foxes." Kurenai tells Naruto, who cringes a little when he hears that. After all he has dealt with a fox unlike any other.
"I have elk." Asuma says.
"And I have the almighty turtle summoning!" Gai shouts out, standing firm and posing. A cool background appears behind him. When it disappears he performs the summoning technique, causing a poof of smoke to rise.
When the smoke clears, a manhole cover attached to the ground is the only thing that can be seen. Naruto blinks a little as he looks at the manhole opening up. A set of eyes can be seen in the darkness of the manhole. A voice then speaks out, "Hey dude! This is no cartoon!"
The manhole then closes up, and disappears. Naruto tilts his head to the side, saying, "…I think I'm sticking with frogs."
Chapter 26: Three Ninjas and The Spotted Dragon
"Well?" Shikamaru asks as he looks at Kakashi before him. He hands him a photo taken of Fukasaku's back, showing the numbers Jiraiya wrote before kicking the bucket.
"Hmm… No, I can't think of anything. Why don't you try Hokage-sama, or Naruto?" The silver haired ninja asks the young genius.
"I already checked with the Hokage. All that's left is Naruto." Shikamaru replies, taking back the photo.
"Yeah… All work aside, I really want someone to check up on him." Kakashi tells him. Shikamaru agrees with him; ever since Yusei died, added to the weight of Jiraiya's death, Naruto hasn't spoken to anyone since. He doesn't even go home to his estate anymore, leaving most to wonder where he is.
Fortunately Shikamaru knows where he is. After going through the village Shikamaru comes before what use to be his old apartment. Since it hasn't been bought and used in less that 10 years, it's most likely the only place he could hide in.
He knocks on the door, and after waiting for a few seconds Naruto opens the door. The Chunin backs away when he sees how dirty he looks. "Shikamaru… What do you want?"
"Can I come in?" Shikamaru enters the building and shows him the photo Jiraiya left him. "We couldn't find anything about it. I was hoping you knew about it."
Naruto remains motionless and silent as he looks at it. Shikamaru lifts his right hand up and snaps his fingers at him, hoping to bring the guy out of his stupor. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
Shikamaru sighs and turns around, walking towards the door. "Alright, let's go."
"Go where?" – Naruto
"Just come on." – Shikamaru
"EH?"
Outside of Konoha Hospital…
Naruto and Shikamaru come before Konoha Hospital. The door opens up, revealing a woman with dark hair coming out. Shikamaru smirks and says, "Ah, there she is."
Naruto blinks in shock and gasps when he sees Kurenai walking out. He's also surprised to see that she's pregnant. "What the? How did she get so fat?"
"She's pregnant, you idiot." Shikamaru tells Naruto, causing him to double take and glare at him. "I thought you'd be smarter after 3 and a half years of training."
"EH? So who's the father, your sensei?" Naruto asks him.
"Huh. Guess you're not so dumb." – Shikamaru
"Shikamaru, I keep telling you not to come visit me." Kurenai says to him.
"No can do! I promised Asuma." Shikamaru replies, causing her to give a little grin.
After the two talked a bit, with Naruto listening from the background, she leaves them alone. The two then walk off. Naruto wants to see his girlfriends and Shikamaru wants to finish what he started. He turns to the blond and says, "That kid will be my student."
Naruto turns to him in shock. "Asuma entrusted that child to me… I also heard about Jiraiya-sama."
"You did?" – Naruto
"Having lost my teacher, I understand your feelings, but sulking and whining is not going to make things work out." Shikamaru tells him. His lecture reaches to Naruto and brings him out of his stupor even further. "We no longer have the luxury or the grief."
"Grief? Where are you getting at?" – Naruto
"Asuma gave me allot of knowledge, both useful and useless. That goes for you too, right? So it's time we step up." – Shikamaru
"Step up? You mean grow up?" – Naruto
"Whatever. Eventually the day will come when you will be training someone, and treat him or her to ramen. After all, we can't be snot-nosed brats forever." Shikamaru finishes, turning his eyes to Naruto.
A sense of feelings boils up in Naruto, making him stand firm and strong. "You're right. I can't be like this forever… I have some work to do!"
"There you go." Shikamaru says with a small smile. He digs in his jacket and pulls out the photo.
Later…
"So, is there anything you can tell us?" Shikamaru asks Naruto, the two of them now in a library. One of the decoders chosen for this task, a shy blond named Shiho, is with them as well.
"If anything comes to mind, please tell us. We're not asking you to immediately answer it." Shiho asks, hoping not to put much pressure onto Naruto.
"…There is something…" – Naruto
"Really? What?" – Shikamaru
Naruto finishes staring at the photo, and turns his attention towards Shikamaru. "Out of all the letters placed on that frog's back, why is it that there is only a single letter?"
"Letter?" – Shiho
"Yeah. There's a katakana letter." Naruto says, pointing at the very first letter. Both Shiho and Shikamaru take a look at it, and have confused looks on their faces.
"Katakana? Isn't that just a number nine?" – Shikamaru
"That's what I thought at first, but I took a closer look at it, and it looks like the katakana letter 'ta'." – Naruto
"It does?" Shikamaru takes a closer look at the 'nine', and his eyebrows lower when he realizes that Naruto is right. "Now that you mention it…"
"Naruto, what makes you think it's 'ta' and not '9'?" – Shiho
"Well, Ero-sennin is an author, right? While we were away on our training trip, he was writing these books. Each time he would have me act as a beta and check his stuff. And each time he used the katakana 'ta', it would resemble a 9." He states, relaying his thoughts to them.
"So it was just lousy handwriting?" Shikamaru questions.
"That's it! The Katakana is a way to tell us what book he wrote, and the rest of the message must be amongst the words in it." Shiho realizes, telling her thoughts to the other two males. "The numbers must have some sort of relation to that book, like page numbers or something."
"What book has Jiraiya written that might relate to 'ta'?" Shikamaru asks his friend Naruto.
"Well, there were about five books he wrote during our travel… There is one that starts with 'ta'." – Naruto
"It's probably this one." Kakashi pops up from behind the window and shows them a book. Naruto and the others glance at it, seeing it said 'Icha Icha Tactics'. It's the same book Naruto gave him when he came back from his trip.
"Tactics! That's it!" – Shikamaru
"I overheard some of your conversation. And after what you said it got stuck in my head, so I went to pick it up." He says, stepping through the window into the room. Good for him they're on the first floor.
"So we just need to check the pages written after ta?" Naruto asks.
Kakashi opens Icha Icha Tactics to the first number on the photo, 38. Of course, since this is an adult novel with lewd words in it, Kakashi is a little embarrassed to say it out loud. He eventually does, for all six pages, the very first line. Soon the first sentence of 31, 8, 106, 7, 207, and 15 are recorded. The first characters of the page are 'The Real One's Not Among Them'.
"Let's give this to Fukasaku-sama. He may know something since he fought Pain with Jiraiya." Kakashi states, holding the paper with the written message. "Tsunade-sama needs to know as well."
"Let's go on!" – Naruto
Meanwhile…
"Well, well, our new member knows a thing or two about capturing people." Madara says as he looks at Long. The light skinned Akatsuki ninja hands the unconscious woman Fuu towards him, dropping her to the ground.
"It was not entertaining at all. She was already unconscious, so capturing her was rather simple." Long replies, a small smirk on his face as he sits down. Beside him in appropriate chairs are Pain and Konan. "I don't stall and make things worse, like you two."
"We had an unexpected visitor. There will be no more interference." Pain replies, glaring at Long with his Rinnegan eyes.
"Quit staring at me with your useless eyes, before I rip them out. I'm sure I can make a glove out of them." At Long's words Pain stands up from his seat and charges at him, slipping a black steel blade from his sleeves. He lunges at Long, who flips backwards out of his seat and blocks the next few blows. He then grabs hold of his fist, and chuckles while looking into his eyes. "Now, now, you may want to control that temper."
"Fool." – Pain
"Don't view Pain-sama as some low weakling." Konan snarls at him.
"For the unstoppable Pain to have had their hands full, and lose one, that must mean he's really something." Madara states, still sitting in his seat. "Jiraiya must have held up his reputation."
"It doesn't matter; in the end we got rid of him. Now we can hunt for the boy." Pain says as he snaps his hand back from Long.
"Because you killed Jiraiya, Konoha is now anxious to deal with you. It's best that you go now before they learn your secret." Long says to Pain, chuckling in between his words.
"It doesn't matter what happens. We will capture the Jinchuuriki, no matter what." Konan's words cause Long to scowl and stick his tongue out at her, bequeathing her wrath even further.
"Either way, there are two Jinchuuriki left. Like I said before, you gather your prey, and Sasuke will gather his." – Madara
"Can you trust that that brat will get the job done?" – Konan
"I can vouch for him." – Madara
Pain then turns to Konan and says, "Get things ready, Konan." From behind him, five more people with the same eyes and robes as Pain exit. "We're heading to Konoha."
Back In Konoha…
"Well, anything?" Naruto asks Fukasaku. He, Shikamaru, Kakashi, Shiho, Sakura, Samui and Tsunade are in her office with the old frog as he reads the message.
"Actually… It's still unclear to me. Like I said before, Pain seems to be able to come back from the dead, so these words are rather open to interpretation. We'll need to study this further." Fukasaku says as he hands the paper back.
"I see. How are the other investigations going?" Kakashi asks Tsunade.
"The autopsy and the interrogation are both taking some time to be finished." Tsunade answers.
"Who knows how long it will take, even with Shizune-sempai helping?" Sakura adds.
"Damn it!" Naruto curses, walking away to exit the room. "I'm going to ask them to rush."
"Naruto, wait! You can't just bother Shizune-sempai!" – Sakura
"I have to avenge Ero-Sennin!" He shouts back, causing her to become silent. It's not as bad as when he yelled at her earlier, but it still hurts to hear him snap at her like that. "I can't just stand around twiddling my thumbs when the world around me is changing!"
Everyone remains silent as he prepares to leave the room. But before he does, Fukasaku speaks up. "Naruto-chan, you have helped in your task of deciphering the code. There's no other reason for you to get involved at the moment."
"EH?" Naruto turns around and glares at the frog.
"Either way, you aren't strong enough to handle Pain. You'll be a fly buzzin' into a hurricane." – Fukasaku
"Then what am I supposed to do! How can I stop Pain?" – Naruto
"Come with me." Fukasaku proclaims, gaining Naruto's full attention. "The same way Jiraiya-chan and Mana-chan have trained at Myoboku-zan, you can grow in the same manner as them."
A bit of sweat falls down from his head as he listens to him, and then asks, "Will I be able to defeat Pain?"
"Most likely, but you won't be able to defeat him with your level at the moment." The old frog answers, and then turns to Tsunade. "Is it alright with you?"
"No problem. It'll help better prepare him for what's up ahead." Tsunade says to him. She knows that Naruto will definitely need this training if he is to fight the higher members of Akatsuki, and even Hao.
"I'm warnin' ya right now, Senjutsu isn't something you can just pick up. None of the training you've gone through as of this moment will be anything like this." Fukasaku tells him, as Naruto gains a confident smirk.
"If Ero-Sennin and Manabu can do it, then it should be no problem for me!" Naruto states proudly.
'Nicely said; maybe he could be the child of prophecy.' – Fukasaku
Later That Afternoon…
"You packed up?" Naruto asks the old man frog, resting his Twilight Star on his right shoulder. He is right by the gates of Konoha with his equipment, a bag of clothes, and his electric outfit on. Behind him are Sakura, Hinata, Samui, Tsunade and Shikamaru, with Fukasaku on top of his carrier frog beside him. "Shikamaru, I'm leaving the code to you."
"No problem." – Shikamaru
"If we get any information we'll send word to you." Tsunade says, leaving his worries gone.
"I'll leave a message frog with ya. If anything pops up, just send him back." Fukasaku adds.
"Good luck Naruto." Sakura says to Naruto, giving a smile to him. Hinata and Samui do the same, but Naruto doesn't seem like he's in the mood to. Even as he turns around he has a frown.
"Thanks. Also, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for yelling at you when you were trying to cheer me up." Naruto says, his eyes facing anything but the three girls in his life.
Sakura steps towards him and gives a quick peck on the lips. "It's okay. You don't have to apologize."
"I don't?" – Naruto
Hinata moves forward and kisses him as well. "I forgive you too. I always will."
"There's no point in saying such a word for something like that." Samui tells him, smiling before and after she leans in and kisses Naruto.
"Thanks. Now, let's go!" Naruto says, turning around to head out. But he quickly stops before making an inch away from Fukasaku. "So, where do we go?"
"It takes a month for anyone to travel there by foot, and even then it takes a secret route that you need to know in order to reach it." Fukasaku tells Naruto.
"EH? Then how did Manabu get to Myoboku-zan!" – Naruto
"Jiraiya-chan must have told Mana-chan the secret route. But for some reason he was able to shorten the time it normally takes and made it successfully to Myoboku-zan." Fukasaku holds out a scroll with the names of certain people on it, including Naruto's "Besides, you don't need to worry, since you Naruto-chan signed a contract with the toads."
"No need to-" Before Naruto could finish; he ends up disappearing into a puff of smoke.
"Naruto!" Hinata yelps.
"Don't worry, it's a reverse summoning. I'll take good care of the kid." Fukasaku then ends up disappearing in the same manner Naruto did.
Meanwhile…
Manabu places a shish kebab over top of a rolling barbeque. Not two seconds later does it incinerate into ashes. He grits his teeth and turns the barbeque off, before he sets the whole mountain on fire. His bad luck with cooking extends to something like this.
The next thing Manabu tries is a flambé banana. But he puts in too much alcohol, and it ends up exploding into flames, in his face. Since he is using Sage Chakra at the moment, he ends up okay, but he has once again failed to make a simple meal.
Finally, Manabu seeks to fix himself something that doesn't involve any sort of heat whatsoever. Thinking this he decides on cereal. Sure it's out of place, due to the time of day, but at least he can't fail at this. Manabu pours a bowl of multi grain Os in a bowl with milk, and prepares to chow down with a spoon, but then the most impossible thing happens; the cereal catches on fire.
"Manabu-san, I know you are terrible at making meals, but even bad cooking shouldn't defy the laws of physics!" Fukasaku's wife says, giving herself a face palm.
Past the point of calm, Manabu throws his ball at a wall, causing it to burst into flames. He then walks outside the building, his stomach growling a bit. 'My cooking skills are terrible, I've been losing my touch in swordsmanship, and I still can't get a perfect form in Senjutsu chakra. I wonder if I'm ever going to be able to help Naruto.'
Manabu continues to wander aimlessly through the forest of the mountain. He comes before a clearing where he can continue training in private. All that frustration in trying to fix something to eat made him too angry deal with his hunger. As long as he's in Sage Mode he doesn't need to worry about his hunger.
Manabu stops in his tracks, and notices something before him. It resembles a black mask. At this point his sage power up wears off and he picks up the item in question. Manabu then brushes the inside off, and places it in his vest. 'This may belong to someone.'
"Wow! So this is Myoboku-zan!" Naruto says as he walks around the forests of the mountain. Beside him are Fukasaku, and Gamakichi who summoned him here.
"Naruto?" Manabu says, getting his former apprentice's attention.
"Manabu!" – Naruto
"What are you doing here?" Manabu asks him, although it should be rather obvious at this point.
"I'm here to train. I want to learn how to use Sage Chakra, just like you and Ero-Sennin!" Naruto says, walking over to him with a confident smirk.
"I see…" – Manabu
Later That Night…
"Man, this is harder than I thought!" Naruto says, rubbing his head and all the wounds on his face and body. "I think I'll die from getting hit so much before I turn into a frog!"
"It's rather strange. When I kept trying to use Sage Chakra, I never was able to go too far for Fukasaku-san to use his stick." Manabu says as he practices training without the oil. He has a sad look on his face. "So, Yusei is gone, right?"
"Yeah. We'll never see him again." Naruto replies, also gaining a sad expression. He then turns to Manabu and asks, "Did you really know him?"
Manabu begins to explain to Naruto, starting with, "Yes. He and I became friends after our bout. After I fought him he wanted me to find his little sister Kushina, and make sure she was still alive in Konoha. After you were born I had to tell him somehow, but I couldn't leave the village and search for him until I knew you were strong enough to live on your own.
"When I met up with him I needed his help to defeat Hao. He somehow lowered casualties, and we were able to escape with our lives. But now Victor and Kazuki can't pursue their ninja careers anymore, Ivir is living with her family on the other continent, and Amelia is in Yuki hiding. I couldn't involve them with my desire to protect you, so Yusei and I went to search for him, and found a man with an orange spiral mask and the Akatsuki robes."
"Spiral mask?" Naruto repeats, thinking back to the time he saw that guy. "I met someone like that. I passed out before I could fight him, but everyone told me he could make any attack pass through him."
"Then it's the same for me. He just kept avoiding us until Yusei's condition kicked in… That's when he struck, and took us out. We were forced to run." Manabu says to the young dragon boy. "I did discover a way to hurt him though."
"You did?" – Naruto
"When he fades away, he has the same characteristics as a spirit. The only weapon in my arsenal capable of damaging a ghost is the Antimatter Sword." He replies, giving Naruto a smile. "But, that's only when he's still present. If he completely goes away we can't harm him."
"So… We can't just attack him…" Naruto surmises as he stands back up. "Then I'll just get stronger! I'll just get him when his get is down, and then POW! Right in the kisser!"
Manabu chuckles a little at his words. Even with Yusei and Jiraiya's deaths on his shoulders he's still this optimistic. And here he is, depressed that he can't cook. This just goes to show that even a teacher can learn from a student. Manabu cannot let his own faults keep him down, or else he really won't be able to move on his own.
It's at that moment where Manabu continues training that the mask illuminates dark smoke.
Elsewhere…
"This is really eating up time." Kisame complains as he, Zetsu and Madara continue to seal away the Biju inside of the Hachibi: Killer Bee.
"Of course it is; there's only us three doing it. Although, even if Pain and Konan were here, we wouldn't be able to do anything." Zetsu remarks.
"Be quiet. Let's just concentrate on the task at-" Before Madara could continue, Killer Bee's body explodes into smoke. In his place is an octopus tentacle. "-Hand…"
"Huh. Looks like he pulled a fast one on us." – Kisame
"Sasuke failed… Which means we're back to 2 now." – Zetsu
Three Days Later…
Naruto and Manabu are both busy collecting nature energy to make Sage Chakra, on top of spiked pillars high up in the sky. Using only a stone plate to keep their balance, they had to stay perfectly still to train, and not die. Fukasaku is sitting before them on a plate of his own, showing them how it's done.
Naruto had a hard time making Sage Chakra, just like Manabu did, so Fukasaku allowed him to use the toad oil. Unlike Manabu however he gathered too much and started to change; luckily Fukasaku smacked him in the head with a special stick to erase the chakra. This continued for the rest of the day, and it took until the next day for Naruto to master using the oil. For the rest of that time he continued to train without the oil, and managed to catch up with Manabu.
Within minutes Naruto opens his eyes as he finishes. This reveals that his eyes have black square pupils with yellow sclera. Around the eyes is a red coloring. Fukasaku smiles, commenting Naruto's appearance by thinking, 'Amazing… He doesn't have the added frog features, only the eyes. That's the sign of a true master.'
Manabu finishes procuring his own chakra and opens his eyes. Unfortunately he still has sharp teeth and a few warts on his right cheek. 'It's still too far for Manabu to master it. He needs a little more training.'
"Naruto-chan, Mana-chan, how ya feelin'?" Fukasaku asks the two boys.
"I feel…better…" Naruto says, smiling as he looks at him.
"I feel like staying like this for a while." Manabu replies.
"Yeah, that happens." – Fukasaku
A bird flies over to Naruto and lands on his right shoulder. Naruto loses his balance and falls off, crashing into the stone spikes below. Manabu looks down and sighs.
"AH! I'M RUINED! I'M CRIPPLED BEYOND REPAIR! I'M… I'M…" Naruto lowers his voice as he picks himself up. He then realizes that his bones aren't broken. Nothing has pierced into his skin. He isn't even drawing blood! "I am okay!"
"That's what happens when you possess Sage Chakra. Your body becomes much stronger than before," Says Manabu to his former apprentice. He then stands up and flips backwards down to where Naruto is. He busts through the spikes without harm as well. "It also exists as a way to summon forth your Metsuryu powers. It will no doubt be stronger than normal chakra."
"Cool! This should give me an advantage against them." – Naruto
"Not yet, Naruto-chan. There's still more to learn, like the final step." Fukasaku says to him before jumping down to where they are.
"Final step? What's that?" – Naruto
"You need to learn Kawazu Kumite, a fighting style that uses all the sage chakra you've built up." Fukasaku explains to him.
"I'll be looking forward to it tomorrow." Naruto smiles as he thinks about how useful it could be.
Soon enough it is nighttime, and Naruto, who was out in the field looking exhaust, can be seen standing before a set of giant stone spikes. A tiny bit of wind swirling around his arm is visible as he mutters, "It's looking good, but I need more practice on that technique. I should have it ready by tomorrow. For now, time for bed."
Soon Naruto begins to head back to Fukasaku's home, tired as a drunk after sex. On his way he spots Manabu in the forest, holding a familiar black mask. Like a ninja, he sneaks up and begins to spy on him. The swordsman then says, "Who does this belong to…"
"Manabu!" Naruto calls out, causing him to quickly hide the black mask. "What's that?"
"It's something someone dropped here. I was going to give it back to them." Manabu replies, hoping he wouldn't get the wrong idea. "You're really keeping good on your training, huh?"
"Yeah. I have to be. Can't fall behind you, right?" Naruto chuckles proudly while crossing his arms.
"There are a lot of enemies after you, humans and demons alike. Being a dragon slayer gives you so many responsibilities." Manabu adds.
"Manabu," Naruto walks closer to his mentor and asks, "Why are people after me? I haven't done anything wrong, and yet…"
Manabu sighs a little, saying, "Like I've said before, you have parents who both have long histories. Your mother was a descendant of humans who specialized in slaying dragons, and your father is the Yellow Flash of Konoha. Those alone should put your life in danger, but you're also a Jinchuuriki. Despite all of that, you continue to live."
"Of course I will! It would be a disgrace to everyone who gave their lives for me and my friends. I can't give up, no matter what…" Naruto states, gripping his fist tightly. 'But that still doesn't explain why that wolf guy was after me…"
"So, how's the new technique?" – Manabu
"Eh? You know about that?" – Naruto
"It's okay. I hope you're doing well on your sword training as well as your techniques." Manabu says to him. Naruto looks away with a little bit of anxiety, something he recognizes. Immediately he asks, "Did you use the Soul Sword?"
Naruto shoots his eyes at Manabu, and says, "I worked my butt off training to get all 10 forms of the Twilight Star. But why couldn't I use it? I had to rely on that sword to fight Sasuke, and now he's probably even more messed up."
"There are already ten swords in that weapon's arsenal. You'll never be able to gain the final blade with that one." Manabu's words strike Naruto and cause him to glare at him in shock. "Like I told you before, you will know of the sword's abilities when you receive it, but you can never receive this sword until you can clear the uncertainty and darkness in your heart."
"How the hell am I supposed to do that?" – Naruto
"I don't know. Somehow, someway…" Manabu's ears pick up a weird noise close by. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?" The noise goes off again, and this time the blond hears it. "Oh that noise! Let's go check it out!"
Manabu picks up his sword and leads Naruto to where the source of the noise is. There he spots two people fighting, and losing, against this one guy. Two of them are recognized as the two battling each other before in the last chapter, but one looks a bit different. He resembles the blond haired ninja in dark clothes, but his hair is white like snow and he has a white skin tone on his body. His eyes have a cerulean blue color to it with a gray pupil, and the ring around his iris has diamonds in it.
"Who are they?" Naruto asks.
"I don't know… But two of them look like you." Manabu says, noticing the two blonds resemble Naruto allot.
"Eh? Really?" – Naruto
"I'm amazed two of you existed in different dimensions. As annoying as two Narutos are, I'll really enjoy killing you twice." The ten-tailed monster says to the two Narutos.
"Getsuga Tenshou!" The Naruto in the black clothes swings his black sword down at him, releasing a shockwave of black energy.
"Create a path, Pika Rasengan!" The other Naruto summons a Rasengan, and has it fire a beam of light at their opponent. Both attacks cause an explosion that blasts him back. "Now, destroy Madara and everything in your path, Yami Ryusen!"
He punches his left fist at Madara, summoning a phantomlike giant fist that smashes him into the ground. The ten tailed monster stands back up, flapping his tails about angrily. A metal contraption appears in his right hand, and wind blows out from the tip to form a blade. "It's useless to stop me. I've defeated you before, I'll do it again."
"What makes you think I can't win?" – Black Naruto
"Because, our first match ended in a draw. I defeated you in our second match, and you had to send me away for the third. You can't beat me!" Madara then swings his weapon at them, releasing a hurricane that blows them away.
"Seeker Missile!" The whiter Naruto holds his right hand out to fire a set of missiles made of light at the monster.
"It's useless!" Madara opens his mouth and fires a powerful stream of energy that blows the two ninjas away. They each land face forward on the ground. "Die, along with all the hopes and dreams of your world!"
He releases a stronger hurricane at them, one they would be unable to counter. Suddenly, someone stands before it and opens their mouth, sucking in the wind and all its power. Madara stares at the incident with shock. "WHAT?"
"Tenryu no Hoko!" Naruto opens his mouth and fires his own hurricane at Madara, blowing him away. While airborne, Manabu manages to use Kuro Getsuga to reach him and strikes using Gilgamesh.
Dragon Slayer Naruto turns around to see his other two replicas. "So, can I ask who you guys are?"
"Are you the Naruto of this alternate dimension?" The blacker Naruto asks the younger him.
"Alternate dimension? You mean, you guys are me from another universe, Kuro-san?" – DS Naruto
That Naruto stands up and brushes himself off. "My name is Naruto Kazama, the 6th Hokage of Konoha. That guy over there is the Madara of my dimension. He's a pain in the ass human/Jinchuuriki of the Juubi that has the power to control wind, water, earth and lightning. I accidentally used an experimental jutsu to reduce him to particles, but he went to another universe instead."
The whiter Naruto leans back and stretches a bit. "My name is Kaimuto Namikaze. I'm the fusion of a deity that rules nothingness and Naruto Namikaze. While I was sleeping for the rest of my life, I discovered this guy acting up in Konoha. So I followed him and found against the guy, but he was too strong. Even this guy and me couldn't handle him, and for some reason he managed to copy those dimension skipping powers. We had to follow him here and make sure he wouldn't cause anymore trouble."
"Wow! So I get to become Hokage too?" – DS Naruto
"Maybe, but I had to give up my dream to become Hokage the moment I had dealt with that one guy." – Shiro Naruto
"Wow… So what is it like being in your worlds? Are Sakura, Hinata, Mei, and Samui there with you two?" – DS Naruto
"I got married to Tenten and Ayame." – Black
"That's a secret." – White
"Hey! Are you three going to just ignore me!" Madara shouts as he stands back up. Manabu faces off before him while holding Starlight Rave.
"Who are you?" – Manabu
"My name is Juubi no Waniryu and Uchiha Madara. I've been hopping from alternate dimensions in search of one of my other selves. Just think of all the damage we could wreak upon all dimensions, with my new powers!" Madara's words cause the two denizens of this dimension to flare hateful eyes at him. "Ever since that moon fox screwed up and sent me to a special dimension, I found a power no one can match!"
'Wait… That name sounds rather familiar.' – Naruto Uzumaki
"I made a mistake, but it won't happen again," Black rushes past the others to attack Madara. A red Rasengan forms in his free hand, taking the form of copter blades. "Katon: Rasen Gyro!"
He throws it at Madara, having it turn sideways to rip him in half. A third eye appears on Madara's head as he glances at the attack. The gyro disappears, vanishing to another dimension. "I'll show you the power I've gained!"
He fires a red ray of light from his mouth. Manabu manages to duck underneath and avoid it, but the others get caught. The three Narutos vanish into thin air, leaving Manabu alone to face him. Madara glares at the swordsman, his three eyes looking deep into his two. "You don't have any chakra emitting from you. Are you one of those samurai?"
"That's none of your business!" Manabu dashes towards Madara, swinging Gilgamesh down at him. Madara blocks with his right hand, and causes the explosion to vanish. "What?"
"Pathetic!" Madara repels Manabu away into the air. He then uses his weapon to summon lightning and strike the swordsman. "A human who can't use chakra has no chance against me."
Manabu crashes to the ground, trying his best to stand up again. "Who do you think I am? I don't give up so easily!"
"Then die easily!" Madara sends another lightning bolt from his blade towards Manabu.
He cuts it away using his Phantom Sword Tenchi. He then holds it up to his left side, and after changing it to the Gravity Sword Kuro Getsuga he dashes towards Madara. The ten tailed monster blocks using his weapon, but Manabu then releases a wave of condensed gravity to blow him away.
"Why you!" Madara disappears into nothingness, and reappears behind Manabu.
"Damn!" The enemy stabs his lightning blade through his back, piercing into his stomach. He pulls back, and pushes Manabu to the ground. The black mask falls from his clothes.
'Damn… I couldn't predict that…' – Manabu
"You are just a weakling human. You don't stand a chance," Madara then walks off, leaving Manabu there to die. "Now, I wonder where I can find my other self…"
'I have to bring them back. I promised I'd look after Naruto…' Manabu tries to pick himself up to face Madara once more. 'I didn't think Madara would be so powerful; I won't be able to stand still in this state… I need power.'
Dark energy begins to release from the black mask, resonating with Manabu's thoughts. It then envelops him and flies up to his face. "What the? Hey, let go of me!"
The mask attaches to Manabu's face, causing him to muffle and moan. Madara begins to sense the dark energy, and turns his attention back to Manabu, who is beginning to change. His clothes change into black leather and he grows a single horn on top of his head. The mask merges with his skin, and his eyes become golden and wolf-like. Rouki has returned.
"And just who are you?" Madara questions the black wolf, aiming his weapon at him.
"Rouki," He glares at Madara with his glowing golden eyes.
"Never heard of ya," The ten-tailed monster dashes towards Rouki and stabs his lightning blade at him.
The black wolf grabs Manabu's Starlight Rave, and upon touch it transforms itself into a crescent blade-like weapon. "Moonlight Rave!"
"What is this? Aren't you that human from before?" The dark energy emitting from his weapon blows Madara back. "You're no ordinary human I see."
"It's a full moon tonight." Rouki says as he continues to move towards Madara. The light of the full moon above them shines down, giving the same glow as Rouki's eyes. "Antimatter Sonic!"
Rouki swings his weapon at Madara, releasing a wave of dark energy. It strikes him and causes great pain to the man. "What… What is this pain?"
A ray of light flashes out from his chest, and out pops the three Narutos. White is the first to get back up, saying, "What happened?"
"We were trapped in that weird dimension for some reason." Black states, using his sword as a balance.
"Sakasa Ace releases a poison that can harm people like you, a ghostly apparition that can never belong to a world of matter." Rouki tells Madara, his black sword held up for the monster's neck. "You are not a worthy opponent for me."
"What's that? I dare you to say that again!" Madara charges at Rouki, but is attacked by his sword. The impact causes an explosion, one that is similar to Gilgamesh.
"Where's Manabu?" DS asks, looking around for his former mentor. His nose picks up a familiar smell coming off of Rouki, and that's when he remembers who the guy is. "Hey! You're that guy who killed Mizuki!"
"Oh, it's you. I was hoping to find you soon." Rouki says when he notices Naruto.
"Where's Manabu?" – Naruto
"If you're talking about that guy with spiky hair, he is my new vessel." DS glares at Rouki with a shocked expression on his face.
"What?" – DS Naruto
"I took control of his body because he held my mask during this full moon night. Because of him I can now live again!" Rouki swings his weapon at the Narutos and releases a wave of energy, but misses intentionally so he would scare them back.
"Not yet… I will crush you, you stupid wolf!" Says Madara as he tries to stand himself up. Madara releases a powerful wind torrent towards Rouki, which catches him off guard and blows him back. He then charges towards him, summoning lightning to strike Rouki.
"Did you forget about us?" The three Narutos leap from where they stood towards Madara, and kick him in the face. He slides across the ground from that attack.
"It seems I'll have to postpone our fight until later, Naruto Uzumaki. If you want him back you'll have to defeat me in battle." Rouki tells Naruto as he disappears
"Hey, stop!" DS shouts, but he disappears. Naruto then turns his attention to Madara, growling, "You! Even if you're from another world you're a pain in the ass!"
White makes a set of hand seals, saying, "Let's take this to a more appropriate location," Naruto Kazama, Naruto Namikaze, and Naruto Uzumaki all disappear along with Madara, appearing in an in-between dimension. "This way we can take him out without having to worry about him running away."
"Damn you! Even if I have to travel across dimensions and wipe you away from all of them, I will make sure I never see your face ever again!" Madara roars as he transforms. He now resembles a deformed human sized alligator – dragon combination complete with wings, scales, and ten swishing tails. "Now, let's end this ever long epilogue, Naruto Kazama."
"I finished off the rest of Espada, along with Pein and Orochimaru! It's time you joined your friends." Black holds his free hand up, and a yellow Rasengan forms into a spear. He then throws it, yelling, "Raiton: Rasen Yari!"
The spiraling spear flies through the air towards the gator dragon, but it stomps down on the attack like it was an ant. Madara then says, "If you think a couple of foxes can stand up to a sly alligator, then you might as well rip your guts out. It's as foolish as sending ants to slay dragons."
A stream of powerful energy flies from his mouth, blasting Black and DS. White manages to fade out and avoid it. He then summons swords of light to pierce and encase Madara by the waist. "Kazama, strike him now with Rasenhou!"
"Right," Black aims his right hand at Madara in the shape of a gun, and wind begins to gather at the tip. While this goes on Dragon Slayer Naruto sits down in his meditation pose.
"How stupid do you think I am?" Lightning comes down from above and strikes Black, White and DS. "I know every trick you two know! You have no hope of stopping me!
"DIE!" Madara fires a stream of condensed electricity and wind towards the three Narutos.
"I got it!" DS stands up to his feet and rushes towards the attack. He grabs hold of it and begins to devour both elements.
"HE ATE IT!" – Madara
"EH?" – Black/White
DS begins to absorb the elements fired at him, until there is nothing left. He then glares up at the dragon, his eyes showing he is now in Sage mode. "Too bad for you, but I specialize in fighting dragons."
"Impossible!" Madara growls in anger as he releases more of his energy. His weapon attaches to his right arm like it was a part of it.
"Senjutsu," DS makes a Shadow Clone and they create a Rasengan. The original then allows the clone to run towards Madara with the spiraling sphere, which grows larger in size. "Oodama Rasengan!"
Madara summons a wall of muddy water to take some of the power, and gets caught in the attack. That clone then disappears, leaving only the original Naruto to fly above him using his saucer. "Who do you think you are, getting in my way like that?"
"Senjutsu," Naruto jumps off and soars down towards the gator dragon. The sphere expands and becomes bigger than even the last one. He falls down and slams the attack down on Madara with both hands. "Chou Oodama Rasengan!"
(Sage Technique: Super Great Ball Spiraling Sphere)
Kenshin: And with that, we end this chapter.
Julia: Who the hell were they?
Kenshin: Oh them? The white Naruto came from Echo of Spiraling Heart and the black Naruto is from Angel Eyes For A Demon Guy. They both teamed up to chase after Madara Uchiha from Angel Eyes, but that is another story.
Yusei: So what happens next time?
Julia: Naruto, Naruto, and Naruto defeat Madara and kill him once and for all, leaving the intruders to return to their dimensions. Naruto then continues his training, not only to bring back Manabu but to stop Akatsuki and Pain. Then comes the invasion of pain.
Manabu: Oh yeah, for the edited version of this chapter, we have a special surprise, information about the 9th Sword. It is said to be the strongest form of the Twilight Star, one that surpasses the first 8 in pure power. It is Edge Daemon.
9th Sword: The Soul Sword Edge Daemon
Weapon: Broadsword
Description: It is a dangerously sharp broad sword with a red and green blade mixed together in a sick blood/ooze combination. The guard has feather-like spikes sticking out and the bottom of the guard looks like fangs reared up into a crown shape. One side of the guard has a lion eye while the other is a falcon eye.
Abilities: The sword releases an invisible gold/silver aura that shuts out the user's emotions. It draws out the person's darker emotions and leads them into a berserk stage. This aura also increases the user's physical capabilities and removes any limitations the other swords may be holding against him.
Weakness: The sword also contains the souls of the two demons used to make it, and they will use this weapon to take control over the owner's body. With the sword eliminating the user's sense of reason they won't be able to fight back. And even if the user manages to break free of the sword, it will continue to seduce the user back into trying it again. But it is said that resisting its temptation will bring forth a brand new power.