Naruto: The Red Fox
A/N: Here is Chapter 28. The tailed beasts are about to rumble. I did the best I could on this chapter, but I think it is decent enough. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Naruto.
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
"Demon Talk"
'Demon Thoughts'
Chapter 28: Battle of the Tailed Beasts
A series of explosion occurs as a blonde shinobi wearing an orange coat with black flames jumps around the battlefield trying to avoid the explosions. Naruto tries his best to avoid the six opponents in front of him.
Yugito the holder of the two-tailed beast battles Naruto. Soon after, the three-tailed beast holder, Yagura appears behind Naruto and kicks the blonde shinobi at his side. Naruto gasps for air as Roshi, the four-tailed beast holder, catches the blonde shinobi. Roshi kicks Naruto sending him across the battlefield. Naruto tries to catch his breath as the five-tailed beast holder, Han, attacks Naruto from behind. Naruto dodges only for the six-tailed beast holder, Utakata, attacks Naruto. Naruto lands on the ground with extreme force. Naruto tries to stand back up, but Fu, the seven-tailed beast holder strikes Naruto in the head with a powerful kick. Naruto tries to keep his balance, but he loses it after another strike from Fu.
Naruto slides across the ground, but he manages to regain his composure.
'Damn it, fighting all six together is tough,' thought Naruto.
'Enter Kyuubi Chakra Mode,' said Kurama to Naruto.
'You're right,' replied Naruto.
Naruto's body begins to glow yellow as he enter Kyuubi Chakra Mode. He charges at Yugito slamming her into the ground. Roshi and Han appear behind Naruto and begin a battle of taijutsu. Fu attacks Naruto from behind forcing him to use chakra arms to defend himself. Suddenly, the jinchuriki retreat from Naruto. Once at a safe distance their bodies begin to change color. Chakra forms around their bodies as they begin the transformation into tailed beasts. The red and black chakra forms around them as they charge at Naruto.
Naruto flashes around the battlefield trying to find an opportunity against his opponents. A sudden explosion occurs causing the jinchuriki expect Naruto to fallback.
"Hey, Killer B is here. Now is the time to show our enemies fear. Why pick on one boy. It's nothing but killjoy," said Killer B as he arrives in time to help Naruto.
"You could have had a better introduction," said Naruto.
"Shut up!" replied B.
B's body begins to form a cloak of chakra as B begins his transformation.
"Six versus two is not the best chances, but we have no choice," said Naruto.
"Stay still fools!" shouted Wotan.
Wotan continues his pursuit of the five Kages. As Wotan stops his attack, Tsunade appears behind him and tries to strike him from behind. Wotan smirks as he disappears and reappears behind Tsunade and strikes her across her back.
Tsunade screams in pain as Wotan kicks her in the back sending her flying forward. A wall of sand forms and stops Tsunade from the hitting the ground.
"Are you okay Hokage-sama," said Gaara.
"I'm fine," replied Tsunade.
"Lava Style: Lava Globs!" shouted Mei.
Mei sends a wave of lava towards Wotan. Wotan swings his katana cutting the lava in half. Suddenly, the lava falls into the ground nothing more than rock.
Mei's eyes widen. She could not believe Wotan managed to stop the lava jutsu so easily.
"Surprised? I can control all matters relating to fire and lava. It is my element," said Wotan with a smirk.
"How would you take lightning?" shouted a voice.
Wotan looks up only for an attack to hit him.
"Lightning Oppression Horizontal!" shouted A as he strikes Wotan.
Wotan bursts into fire and reforms behind A. Wotan begins unleashing a series of katana strike cutting deep into A's body. A uses his body flicker jutsu to escape further punishment.
"Sand Drizzle!" shouted Gaara creating sand rain.
Wotan begins to dodge the attacks as best as he could. Tsunade appears nearby and strike the ground with chakra enhanced strength. The ground breaks apart underneath Wotan causing him to lose balance. The sand drizzle strikes Wotan. Suddenly, the heat around the area increases dramatically.
"Earth Style: Golem Jutsu!" shouted Onoki as he uses the earth around Wotan to trap him.
However, the heat continues to rise as Gaara's sand becomes glass and Onoki's earth begins to melt.
"His control over fire is impressive," said Mei.
Wotan appears from the ground and charges at the group in front of him. The red hair man attacks Tsunade. The Hokage rolls to the right avoiding the strike. Tsunade gazes at the katana as a thought runs through her head.
'I thought Sakura damaged his sword, how did he repair it so quickly?' wondered Tsunade.
Wotan disappears and reappears to Tsunade's right. Wotan kicks Tsunade and raises his left hand.
"Fire Shot!" shouted Wotan launching a shot of fire at Tsunade successfully hitting her.
Tsunade falls back as the attacks burns her right arm. Suddenly, Wotan appears next to above Tsunade with his katana aiming at her heart.
"Say good-bye Hokage!" shouted Wotan.
"Water Style: Water Encampment Pillar!" yelled Mei as she forms wall of water hitting Wotan and protecting Tsunade.
Wotan soars across the battlefield as Gaara takes advantage.
"Sand Hail!" shouted Gaara forming a stronger version of Sand Drizzle.
Sand attacks Wotan before he has a chance to regain his balance. The ground shakes at the sand hits the ground at Wotan's location. A few seconds later, the dust clears. Gaara's eyes widen when he realizes a sphere of fire in the middle of the battlefield. Slowly, the fire dissolves revealing an unharmed Wotan.
"Not bad Kazekage, but do not expect to beat that easily," said Wotan with a smirk.
"Is that so," said a voice behind the red-eyed man.
Wotan turns around only for A to strike his head.
"Lariat!" shouted A striking Wotan.
The attack sends Wotan across the battlefield, where Onoki awaits him
"Foolish man, you cannot beat five Kages!" shouted Onoki. "Dust Style: Detachment of the Primitive World Jutsu!"
A cube appears around Wotan forcing him to a complete stop. Onoki smirks as the cube increase in size.
"Say good-bye!" shouted Onoki activating his jutsu causing a massive explosion to occur.
The five Kages cover their eyes as the explosion weakens. Tsunade and A are the first to look towards the destroyed area. Gaara and Mei join them as the four walk towards Onoki. Onoki breaths heavily as he looks towards the center of the explosion, for any signs of the enemy.
"I'll be surprised if he is still alive," said Mei.
"We should not underestimate Wotan," interrupted Gaara. "I've fought him before and trust me he is not weak. Orion also said Wotan was not at full power when I fought him."
"Nobody could survive my attack," said Onoki with pride.
"I guess I just proved you wrong," said a voice in the cloud of dust.
Onoki's eyes widen as Wotan appears before the five Kages, as his outer clothes are destroyed revealing red armor.
"I liked those clothes. Oh well, it does not matter. I do have to congratulate the five of you. It's been awhile since I had a challenge," said Wotan.
Wotan appears behind the five Kages as he raises his right hand with the katana.
"One Sword Style: Vertical Buster!" shouted Wotan.
A vertical attack strikes the Kages as an explosion occurs.
Wotan stares at the damage he caused waiting for any signs of life.
"Come on out, I know you fools are still alive!" stated Wotan.
The cloud of smoke clears up revealing a huge sand dome. The sand begins to crumble revealing the five Kages. Wotan grins knowing the battle has not ended.
"All right, now it is time for me to show you why I am the master of fire," said Wotan. "Flames of Repercussion!"
The ground around Wotan bursts into fire spreading almost 200 meters around him. The flames surround the Kages causing them to sweat due to the heat of the flames.
"Today," started Wotan. "My might shall be shown!"
"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!" shouted Neji forming a shield around himself and Hinata defending against Hizashi's attack.
The moment Neji stops his attack, Hinata steps forward.
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!" shouted Hinata striking the undead Hyuga.
Hizashi flies into a tree, but he gets up soon after. He recovers from the damage done by Hinata. Hizashi charges at the two Hyuga and begins an onslaught of Gentle Fist attacks. Neji and Hinata counter with their own set of Gentle Fist attacks.
The battle continues with neither side gaining the advantage. Neji and Hinata are able to defend each other from Hizashi's attacks, thus, they have not been harmed as of yet. Hizashi, on the other hand, has received damaged from the two Hyuga members fighting him. However, his regeneration ability continuously heals him, leaving Neji and Hinata's attacks useless.
'I have no choice, but to use my new powers,' thought Neji.
The fight continues for a few more minutes as Neji begins to realize how much stronger his father is. However, Neji knows he can still beat him with the new chakra thanks to Orion. Hinata begins to breathe heavily as the battle continues.
Neji's body begins to glow a white smoke color as his power slowly increases. Hizashi sidesteps Hinata's attack and slams a Gentle Fist into her ribs causing her to scream in pain. The elder Hyuga attempts to attack Hinata's heart only for Neji to block him.
"You will not kill her," said Neji.
"Palm Bottom!" shouted the two Hyuga as they clash with a swift attack.
Suddenly, Neji begins to push Hizashi surprising the elder Hyuga. The two exchange another wave of Gentle Fist. Hinata continues to watch the fight as she tries to stand back up.
"Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" shouted Neji.
Neji strikes Hizashi destroying multiple points of the chakra system. However, the undead shinobi begins to recover from the damage.
"Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!" shouted Hinata.
Hinata attacks Hizashi at his blind spot surprising the Hyuga even further.
Hinata continuously hits Hizashi forcing him to be on constant defense. The undead Hyuga attempts to counterattack, but he is struck from behind as Hinata jumps out of the way.
"Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher!" shouted Neji striking Hizashi with a powerful force of air.
Hizashi flies towards a boulder smashing it into pieces. Hinata appears in front of Hizashi with her Twin Lion Fists still activated. She smashes her jutsu straight into Hizashi. Shortly after, Hinata strikes repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Neji continues to gather chakra.
'I have to weaken him enough,' thought Neji.
Neji looks to his right and notices a sealing team fighting a group of Zetsu soldiers. Neji returns his gaze to Hinata, who turns around and notices the sealing team as well. Neji nods and Hinata nods in return. Neji charges at Hizashi as Hinata launchers herself towards the sealing team.
Hizashi attempts to go after Hinata, but Neji blocks him as the two collide once again. Hinata arrives to aid the sealing team and tells them about Hizashi. The sealing team nods and prepares their jutsu as Hinata defends them.
"Eight Trigrams Mountain Crusher!" yelled Hizashi.
Neji smirks as he counters with his new jutsu, "Eight Trigrams Heaven Piercer!"
The two jutsu collide causing a massive cloud of dust. A few seconds later, Neji's jutsu cuts throw Hizashi's jutsu. The attack slashes through the elder Hyuga as the sealing team moves in.
Neji and Hinata appear at the flanks of the sealing team defending them from any interruptions.
"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!" yelled the two Hyuga.
Hizashi watches as his son and niece battle the enemies. He smiles knowing the future of the Hyuga clan is in safe hands. Neji and Hinata look behind them at the smiling Hizashi as he nods at them with approval.
Finally, Hizashi has been defeated.
"Leaf Whirlwind!" shouted Guy and Lee as they continue to combat Kakuzu.
Kakuzu continuously defends himself with the use of his Earth Grudge Fear sending his threads to defend against the taijutsu masters.
Suddenly, Kiba and Akamaru appear from behind.
"Fang Passing Fang!" yelled Kiba as he and Akamaru strike Kakuzu from behind.
Kakuzu uses his threads to cut Kiba and Akamaru sending backwards. Tenten jumps into the air and unleashes a volley of kunai against Kakuzu. Kakuzu defends himself from the kunai using his jutsu as he begins a series of hand signs.
"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!" yelled Kakuzu.
The powerful dome of wind strikes the shinobi sending them away from Kakuzu.
Guy and Lee get up as they see their fellow comrades on the ground wounded from the attack.
"Lee, we must show our strength. We cannot allow our friends to get injured any further!" exclaimed the jonin.
"Hai, Guy-sensei," replied Lee.
Lee reaches for his ankles and unties his weights releasing them. Guy cracks his knuckles as the two shinobi prepare themselves for combat. In an instant, the two shinobi disappear and reappear behind Kakuzu.
"Leaf Gale!" shouted Guy tripping Kakuzu then striking the undead shinobi.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!" exclaimed Lee striking Kakuzu.
Guy and Lee begin a flurry of kicks against Kakuzu. Their speed is too quick that Kakuzu's threads are unable to defend him from their attacks.
"Leaf Coiling Whirlwind!" shouted Guy and Lee as they kick Kakuzu at the same time sending the undead shinobi into the ground.
Kakuzu regains his balance as he attempts to counter the two taijutsu masters.
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!" exclaimed Kakuzu sending bolts of lightning against Guy and Lee.
The lightning strikes come quite close to the two shinobi as they try their best to avoid certain death. The two shinobi separate forcing Kakuzu to concentrate on two fronts.
"Bashosen Flurry of Wind!" exclaimed a voice as a powerful wind attack strikes Kakuzu stopping his lightning jutsu.
Kakuzu regains his composure as he aims his threads at Tenten, who just attacked him. A wave of bugs interferes with Kakuzu's vision allowing Tenten to avoid any damage.
"Fang over Fang!" shouted Kiba as he and Akamaru strike Kakuzu.
Kiba and Akamaru stop their attack and turn towards the undead shinobi. Kiba forms a series of hand signs.
"Human Beast Combination Transformation: Double-Headed Wolf!" shouted Kiba as he and Akamaru change into a large wolf with two heads.
The newly transformed wolf attacks Kakuzu, who retaliates using his threads. Kiba roars in pain as the threads grab onto Kiba cutting through his skin.
"Dynamic Entry!" shouted Guy striking Kakuzu forcing him to release his hold on Kiba
Kiba bites and rips out Kakuzu's arm. However, Kakuzu begins to regenerate as soon as Kiba walks away.
"Gate of Opening!" shouted Lee unlocking the first gate.
Lee's speed increases dramatically as he appears behind Kakuzu.
"Shadow of Dancing Leaf!" shouted Lee kicking Kakuzu into the air.
"Front Lotus!" exclaimed Lee wrapping Kakuzu and slamming him into the ground.
Tenten lands next to Guy as she takes out a scroll.
'Here's my chance,' thought Tenten.
Tenten unrolls the scroll and bites her thumb. She rubs her thumb across the scroll and steps away. A puff sound occurs afterwards as a sealing appears.
"Wait a minute," started one of the shinobi. "Didn't we just seal Hizashi? Well, that was a waste of a seal. We were only two minutes away."
"Shut it, let's just do our job," interrupted another shinobi.
The sealing team moves in and begins their sealing process. Kakuzu tries to avoid the team only for Guy and Lee to intervene.
"Leaf Whirlwind!" shouted the taijutsu masters.
After a few minutes, the team seals Kakuzu, thus, defeating another resurrected shinobi.
"Whew, glad that's over," said Kiba after returning to his original form.
"We must move. Why? Because our allies need us," said Shino.
"Hey, you barely did anything!" exclaimed Kiba.
"What are you talking about? I fought. I know this, why? Because my insects fought," replied Shino.
Kiba sighs as Neji and Hinata land.
"The power of youth is strong!" exclaimed Lee. "Our youthfulness defeated our opponents!"
Everyone sweat drops as they return their attention to the current battle.
"All right everyone, we need to keep moving!" shouted Guy.
"Where am I?" questioned a pink hair kunoichi as she looks around in her surroundings.
"You're finally awake, Sakura," said a voice causing Sakura to turn around and notice her sensei standing near her.
"Kakashi-sensei, where are we?" asked Sakura.
"We are currently resting in a cavern," replied Kakashi.
Silence comes over the two as they hear a noise nearby. Out of the darkness comes Sai with a scroll in his hand. A few seconds later, groups of mice return to Sai as they inform of the cavern. Sai's eyes widen from the information they receive. This catches the attention of Sakura and Kakashi.
"What's wrong?" asked Kakashi.
"I found Yamato-taichou," replied Sai.
Sakura and Kakashi's eyes widen.
Around twenty minutes pass as Team Kakashi walk deeper into the cavern. Sakura turns her head around and notices Yamato stuck inside a wall.
"There he is!" shouted Sakura as Team Kakashi runs to Yamato.
A few minutes pass as Sakura finally pulls Yamato out of the all. She begins to heal him as best as she could.
"Are you sure your chakra levels are okay?" asked Kakashi.
"Yes, I should be fine. I had a bit of rest," replied Sakura.
A few seconds later, Yamato's eyes begin to open as he looks around him. He notices Kakashi, Sakura, and Sai.
"Where am I?" asked Yamato.
"We are at an Akatsuki base. How are you feeling?" asked Sakura.
"Horrible," replied Yamato.
Sai helps Yamato walk towards the exit of the cavern as Kakashi and Sakura watch out for any enemies.
"We need to get Yamato to safety," said Kakashi as the group leaves slowly.
"Yeah Naruto, show those fools our might. They will scurry in fright," said Killer B.
"Stop rhyming and help me!" retorted Naruto.
Naruto and Killer B continue their battles with the other jinchuriki.
Yugito attacks Naruto, but the blonde shinobi defends himself using chakra arms. Yugito uses her own chakra arms colliding with Naruto's arms. Utakata attacks Naruto from behind sending the blonde shinobi across the battlefield. Naruto immediately regains his composure as he tries to hold off Yugito and Utakata at the same time. Suddenly, Fu appears behind Naruto forcing Naruto to battle three jinchuriki at the same time.
B continues his fight with Yagura and Han. Roshi appears behind B and shoots off a small-tailed beast ball. B dodges the attack, but Yagura strikes him the moment B stops. Yagura wraps B in his tails as Han grabs B with his claws. Suddenly, Naruto appears and strikes Han forcing him to let go of B. Yagura grabs Naruto slits his throat. However, Naruto disappears in a puff of smoke indicating it was nothing, but a Shadow Clone.
Meanwhile, the real Naruto continues his fight against Yugito, Utakata, and Fu. Fu unleashes a tailed beast ball forcing Naruto to dodge the attack; however, he left himself open as Yugito slashes at Naruto cutting him in the process. Utakata appears behind Naruto, but the blonde shinobi uses a chakra arm to smack Utakata away.
Shortly after, Naruto and B land next to each breathing heavily. For the past fifteen minutes the two jinchuriki have held off six. However, as the battle continued, they realized things were not going so well for them.
"We need a new plan," said B between breaths.
"Nah, really?" retorted Naruto. "It sucks we are outnumbered. It also sucks that I am so noticeable. Hell, I am the only one yellow here! Everyone else is orange!"
"Shut it kid, we need to concentrate," replied B.
"I'm surprised the two of you are holding off," said a voice causing Naruto and B to turn their attention.
Nearby, Madara sits on top of a rock as he watches the battle between the jinchuriki. Either Naruto or B knows how long Madara been watching their fight, but another enemy now watches their fight.
"I guess it is time to capture the remaining jinchuriki," said Madara.
Madara performs a set of hand signs.
"Now, it is time," said Madara.
Suddenly, the six jinchuriki begin to change again. Pure chakra erupts from the undead jinchuriki, as the tailed beasts are unleashed. The jinchuriki watch as the air in the area thickens with evil chakra and the roars of monsters sounds off throughout the area. Any shinobi in the nearby areas can feel the darkness surround them as they try to stay away from it as best as possible.
Naruto and Killer B watch as the tailed beasts overlooks them.
'Kit, it's time,' said Kurama to Naruto. 'I know you're strong, but fighting six tailed beasts at the same time is suicide. Release me and I shall fight them for you. I am sure Gyuki is thinking the same thing with B.'
'Gyuki?' wondered Naruto.
'The Hachibi's real name,' responded Kurama.
'Oh, I see. Well, I am as ready as you are,' said Naruto to Kurama.
Naruto and Kurama both grin.
Naruto and B's power increase dramatically as they unleash their tailed beast.
Kurama and Gyuki appear on the battlefield facing against the six-tailed beast.
Chomei, the seven-tailed rhinoceros beetle, flies at Kurama with the attempt to harm the nine-tailed beast. Kurama dodges the attack and turns around with an attack ready.
"Tailed Beast Ball!" shouted Kurama sending the powerful attack towards Chomei.
Chomei dodges the attack and attempts to strike Kurama. However, Kurama dodges the attack with ease, but it leaves him open as Son Goku, the four-tailed monkey, attacks Kurama sending the fox into the ground causing a massive earthquake. Matatabi, the two-tailed cat, strikes Kurama with his claws.
Isobu, the three-tailed turtle, attacks Gyuki, who blocks the attack with its tentacles. The octopus grabs Isobu and tosses it across the battlefield destroying massive amounts of trees. Saiken, the six-tailed slug, spits out acid at Gyuki who counters with a wave of ink slowing down the acid allowing Gyuki to move out of the way. Kokuo, the five-tailed horse, strikes Gyuki in the side causing the octopus to fall over. The eight-tailed beast sends its tail to strike Kokuo causing the horse beast into the ground.
Meanwhile, Kurama slams Chomei into the ground as it continues to fend off Matatabi and Son Goku at the same time. The fox bites into Son Goku causing the monkey to bleed. Son Goku uses his pure strength and punches Kurama in the head forcing the fox to release the monkey.
Son Goku begins a flurry of punches directly into Kurama's side. The nine-tailed beast shouts in pain, but he manages to grab Son Goku with a tail and continuously slaps the monkey with the other eight tails.
Gyuki soars into Kurama a few seconds later with acid burn marks.
"Argh, that stupid slug," said Gyuki.
"Shut it and get off me," retorted Kurama.
'Kurama, we have to free the other tailed beast,' said Naruto to Kurama.
'I know that,' replied Kurama. 'Thank you for trying your best to help us. Gah, saying thank you does not sound right.'
'Aw come one, it is just a thank you,' said Naruto.
The six tailed beast charge at Kurama and Gyuki. The powerful monsters clash causing tremendous chakra to expel and alert all beings nearby. Tails clash and claws slash as the battle of the tailed beasts continues. Kurama and Gyuki show their might as they hold off the other tailed beasts revealing how stronger they are. Kurama tosses Isobu with his tails while preparing a tailed beast ball. Kurama shoots the chakra attack towards Saiken hitting the slug directly. Saiken falls down as Gyuki clashes with Kokuo. The eight-tailed beast grabs Kokuo and tosses him at Son Goku. Isobu returns and attempts to attack Kurama only for the fox to counter with a fire attack. Isobu falls back as trying to avoid the flames. At this moment, Chomei strikes Kurama sending the fox sliding across the field. The fox returns to its feet while Son Goku attacks him. Son Goku unleashes numerous punches as Kurama stops it using the fox's tails. Kurama releases a dark and deathly roar.
'Kurama, do you see chakra rods on them,' said Naruto.
'Yes,' replied the fox.
Saiken strikes Gyuki as Matatabi attacks as well. Suddenly, all six enemy tailed beasts attack Kurama at the same time. However, the Kyuubi refuses to stay down.
The enemy tailed beasts land next to each other and begin to prepare individual tailed beast balls. The attacks form into one. Kurama smirks as begins to form its own tailed beast ball. The Kyuubi's ball forms just as big as the other six.
"Tailed Beasts Ball!" shouted the seven beasts.
A massive explosion occurs causing the entire battlefield to shake as a long thundering sound occurs causing every shinobi to duck for cover. The wind picks up so drastically that it obliterates nearby trees. A large crater forms due to the explosion leaving dust particles flying throughout the radius of the attack.
Gyuki stands back up as it gazes the area for any signs of life. Its eyes have widened, as it has never seen such destruction. Never has tailed beasts collided with such ferocious power. The Hachibi wonders how anything could still exist from such an explosion. The octopus beast notices a figure standing in the middle of the dust, slowly revealing itself to the world. The Kyuubi shows itself after the explosion had occurred.
Across Kurama remain the other six tailed beast wounded from the explosion. However, they soon start to get back up, but rather slowly. Their wounds heal as time passes by. It is at this time Naruto voices his opinion.
'We need to take out those chakra rods. We have to free them!' said Naruto to Kurama.
'Fine,' replied Kurama.
Kurama's body begins to change, as his skin becomes more chakra like. Naruto reveals himself as chakra arms extend to each tailed beast. Within each chakra arm is a Shadow Clone of Naruto. The clones grab the chakra rods of each tailed beasts and begins to pull.
At this moment, Naruto's vision blackens only to reveal him at an unusual location. He notices red fur surrounding him as he looks up to see Kurama standing above him.
"Kurama where are we?" asked Naruto.
"Look ahead and you'll see," replied Kurama.
Naruto turns ahead and notices the other tailed beast they have been fighting along with their respective jinchuriki. The jinchuriki explain they have been watching Naruto for a while and been impressed by his determination to save the tailed beast.
They look at Naruto, each of them giving him their names as they extend their fist, telling Naruto to accept it. Naruto does as told and touches their fist. The jinchuriki smile as does Naruto. Kurama watches the interaction and finally notices the person the tailed beasts have waiting for, the man to free them.
Naruto opens his eyes as his clones successfully pull out the chakra rods causing the tailed beast to roar. At this moment, Madara reseals them, knowing they lost the battle. He grunts, but decides to continue his efforts to capture the two remaining jinchuriki.
Naruto, Kurama, and Gyuki glare at Madara, who glares back. The battle is long from over, no, it has only begun. Suddenly, Gyuki roars in pain as Madara appears behind him with a seal. Gyuki transforms back into Killer B unconscious from the seal.
"The Hachibi is captured," said Madara.
Madara turns his gaze to Naruto. He appears above Kurama as he throws a seal at the fox demon. Kurama thinks fast enough and returns control to Naruto as the fox transforms back into a human being.
Due to Naruto's smaller state, he manages to avoid the seal and lands at a safe distance from Madara.
Naruto continues to breathe heavily, but he knows the battle is not over.
"Gaara!" shouted Mei as Wotan cuts the Kazekage.
Gaara spits out blood as Wotan's katana slashes him again. Wotan's flames produced so much heat that all of Gaara's sand melted rendering him without any jutsu. None of Gaara's sand jutsu worked as Wotan took full advantage of the situation. The fire surrounding Wotan is so hot that neither Tsunade nor A can approach him without being burned. Mei's water jutsu evaporate the moment she unleashes them. She has also attempted her lave jutsu only for Wotan to stop the attack and send it back to her. Mei has almost died a few times because of it. Onoki's earth jutsu melt the moment the rock gets too close to Wotan's fire.
"Mizukage, use your lava jutsu to overrun his fire!" shouted A.
"I already tried, but every lava jutsu I perform, he stops the attack," replied Mei.
Wotan strikes Tsunade and Gaara leaving them on the ground as the fire approaches them. Suddenly, rocks begin to form a protective shield around the two Kages. Onoki appears above the rock formation breathing heavily. He notices the rocks melting due to the temperature of the fire. Sweat runs down Onoki's face as he tries to keep himself awake.
"I cannot pass out. Stupid fire," said Onoki to himself.
"What's wrong Tsuchikage? Is the fire too much for you?" asked Wotan in a confident tone.
A appears behind Wotan with his Lightning Armor activated and swings his arm at Wotan. A red aura surrounds Wotan's left arm. The two auras clashes causing a major tremor as the two fighters soar towards the ground. Wotan flips himself and lands on his feet as A slams into the ground causing a small indention in the ground underneath him.
A few moments later, the other four Kages surround Wotan as they prepare themselves for another round of battle. Tsunade slams the ground with her fist causing the ground to shatter from her strength. Wotan jumps to avoid the fissures in the ground as A returns to the battle and swings his arm at Wotan once again. Wotan disappears from A's vision as the red eye warrior strikes the Raikage from behind with his katana. A soars towards the fire below, but Gaara uses his sand to stop A's descend. The sand begins to melt as Gaara successfully lands A at a safe spot.
Wotan appears behind the five Kages and strikes them with his katana. They scram in agony, yet they refuse to go down. Their wills to keep fighting does not waiver in front of the red eye man.
Wotan begins to charge at the Kages as they enter their battle stances, but suddenly the man stops as he looks to his right.
'Madara's plan failed. I guess I have to deal with the red boy myself,' thought Wotan.
Wotan returns his attention to the Kages only for him to realize they are not standing before him. He hears a voice from behind making him turn around only for Tsunade to appear and strike him directly in the face. Wotan soars across the battlefield as the fire around the area weakens due to his lower concentration.
"Now is your chance!" shouted Tsunade.
Wotan regains his balance, but the moment he does, A appears in front of him.
"Lariat!" shouted the Raikage slamming his arm across Wotan's chest sending the red eye man flying once again.
"Earth Style: Fist Rock Jutsu!" shouted Onoki as he appears above Wotan and strikes the warrior in mid-air with a powerful punch covered by rock.
Wotan slams into ground as it shatters beneath him. Onoki releases the jutsu before the melting rock burned off his arm.
"Sand Coffin," said Gaara. "Sand Burial."
The sand begins to crush Wotan, as the sand covers the red eye man. However, he breaks through just before the finishing blow. Wotan lands on one knee as he hears a voice from behind.
"Lava Style: Melting Apparition Jutsu!" shouted Mei as a flow of lava stood above Wotan.
The lava attack lands on the red eye man, causing massive amounts of smoke. The other Kages land next to Mei breathing heavily as the fire around them ceases. They continue to look at the smoke hoping their opponent is dead. Mei's eyes narrow before they become wide.
"I-Impossible, how is he still alive?" asked Mei.
Wotan appears from the smoke with his armor nearly destroyed. He has a frown on his face before he spoke.
"I almost died there. If I was one second late, I would have died," stated Wotan. "However, I do not have time to deal with you pathetic fools."
Wotan has his katana and disappears. The Kages continue to look around, but they are unable to find their opponent. Suddenly, Wotan appears behind them and swings his blade.
"It ends now," stated Wotan. "One Sword Style: 100 Flame Slashes!"
Wotan's katana forms fire around the entire blade as the warrior appears next to the Kages and disappears shortly after. A few seconds later, the red eye man appears in front of the Kages with a smirk on his face. He takes his katana and sheaths it as he begins to walk away. The Kages stand confused by his gesture. They see the opportunity to attack, but the moment they move their bodies stop. Their eyes widen as tremendous pain shoots throughout the bodies. Each of them looks towards their own bodies and notice the numerous blade cuts. Blood gushes out as they fall to the ground in pain.
Wotan continues to walk away until he hears a voice.
"Come back here," said the voice.
Wotan turns around and notices Tsunade standing back up. His eyes widen as Tsunade's wounds begin to heal.
"Creation Rebirth," said Tsunade as they diamond seal is no longer on her forehead.
Tsunade appears in front of Wotan and smashing his face with her monstrous strength. Wotan grunts in pain as Tsunade punches Wotan in the stomach causing him to spit out blood. Tsunade repeats her actions as she continuously punches the red eye man with each hit successful.
After a few seconds of dreadful pain, Wotan manages to escape Tsunade's onslaught.
"Damn you," said Wotan.
Tsunade charges at Wotan as the red eye man appears to her right. He slashes the Hokage, but notices her wound closing up.
'Fine, let's see how long you can last,' thought Wotan.
Wotan increases his speed as he begins to slash Tsunade. His next move allows him to stab Tsunade with his katana through her stomach. He takes out the blade and raises his left hand.
"Fire Bullets!" shouted Wotan.
The fire attack strikes Tsunade as he skin burns off. Unfortunately, for Wotan, Tsunade's wounds heal causing him to grunt. Tsunade continues her attacks as Wotan tries his best to dodge her attacks.
A few minutes pass as neither opponent has gain the advantage.
'Damn it, I have to find a weakness,' thought the Hokage.
As Tsunade launches herself at Wotan, her body undergoes pain forcing her to stop. She immediately realizes her chakra has run out. She drops to one knee breathing heavily.
Wotan smirks realizing his opponent is no longer capable of fighting. He approaches her and kicks her in the stomach. His katana lies next to her neck.
"Now you die foolish woman," said Wotan.
Just as Wotan was about to slash Tsunade's throat, he stops then looks towards a far off distance.
'Well, who do we have here? Looks like we have ourselves a couple of visitors,' thought Wotan.
Wotan turns his attention to Tsunade. "Consider yourself lucky. I need to get a new set of armor since the main event is about to begin."
In a flash, Wotan leaves the tired Hokage as she tries to get up, but fails.
'Damn it, he is too strong,' thought the Hokage before she passed out.
Kakashi, Sakura, and Sai finally reach the exit of the cavern with Yamato. They begin to head towards the nearest allied medical facility to help the weaken Yamato.
"We need to get Yamato to safety before we return to battle," stated Kakashi.
Sakura and Sai nod in agreement.
Sakura looks around before turning her attention to the direction she can feel Naruto. Her fist clench because she wants to help Naruto, but she knows Yamato needs help first.
'Naruto, I'll be there soon,' thought Sakura.
Sakura was about to follow her teammates until she felt a familiar chakra. Her eyes widen as she turns towards Naruto's direction.
Kakashi notices Sakura stopping a few seconds ago and asks what is wrong.
"Sakura, why did you stop?"
Sakura turns to her sensei before speaking, "He's here."
Kakashi immediately understood what she meant by he.
"I have to go," said Sakura.
Kakashi sighs, but knows there is no stopping Sakura.
"I cannot allow that," said a sinister voice.
Team Kakashi gets into a battle stance as a familiar figure appears before them
"Kabuto," said Sakura.
"Hello, I guess it is time for me to get involved. Almost everyone I revived has been defeated expect one," said Kabuto.
"Out of the way," said Sakura.
"No, I will kill all of you," replied Kabuto.
Naruto continues his battle with Madara as the ancient Uchiha tries to capture his prize. The blonde shinobi does his best to avoid Madara's deadly touch as he tries to counterattack. Madara kicks Naruto sending the jinchuriki into a tree. Naruto stands back up and glares at Madara, who has slowly walked towards Naruto.
"Give up, you will never beat me," stated Madara.
"I will never give up!" retorted Naruto.
"Fool," responded Madara.
Madara prepares himself to fight Naruto only for someone to interfere.
Naruto's eyes widen as he recognizes the two people in front of him.
"Sasuke, Itachi, how nice of you to drop in," said Madara.
Itachi turns around and gazes at Naruto while Sasuke continues to glare at Madara.
"What are you waiting for Naruto-kun," said Itachi. "Help us fight him."
Itachi returns his attention to Madara as Sasuke looks at Naruto.
"Come on Dobe. Let's kill this bastard," said Sasuke.
Naruto smiles at Sasuke's sentence. At last, his brother has return. Naruto stands next to Sasuke as the two give off small smiles.
Madara gazes at his three opponents. He sighs, but enters his battle stance.
A fierce battle is about to begin.
A/N: Phew, that took longer than I thought. Well, there are now two battles that are about to occur. I can safely say that we are getting close to the end of this story. I cannot believe I got this far. However, there is more than meets the eye with this story. Anyhow, please review.
