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Alliances: Chapter 20
The two ninjas faced off against each other. The newly revived Nagato stared down Naruto as the young Kage tried to get a grasp of what just happened. Nagato gave Naruto no warning and charged at him. Naruto broke out of his trance and attempted to remove his head. Nagato ducked it and slammed his palm into his gut.
"Shinra Tensei!" he said evenly. To Naruto, it felt as if his whole stomach was being caved in. The force of the jutsu sent Naruto flying across the water. He was sent almost three miles before he hit land but even that didn't stop him. When he finally did stop, there was a deep trench on the land.
Naruto began to climb out of his man made trench on to be slammed into the ground. He looked straight at Nagato and felt him gather his chakra.
"Shinra," he started but Naruto was gone in a flash and reappeared behind Nagato. He swung his blade to take the Akatsuki's leader head again but Nagato caught his wrist. With a jerk, he twisted Naruto's wrist causing him to drop Hyorinmaru. He moved his arm out before blasting him with a kick to the chest.
Naruto crashed into a boulder. He tried to shake the cobwebs out as he stood. He looked up to see another boulder coming at him. It was coming at him fast so he had no time to react. The boulder smashed into him. Nagato watched patiently as the boulder he threw sudden split in two, clean pieces. It reveal no Naruto.
Nagato ducked the attempt by Naruto who tried to kick his head off. He also dodged the sword slash right after. Nagato jumped back several feet to get space but Naruto wouldn't allow him. He did several hand seals for a jutsu.
"Katon: Karyuu Endan!" Naruto roared and spat out a huge jet of fire at Nagato. Nagato did nothing and allowed the fire to consume him. That sent out warning signs to Naruto who stopped his attack. He watched as the fire was being absorbed. When the fire was all gone, Naruto came to a conclusion.
"So, you've not only made yourself a new body but you've taken their abilities as well." Naruto stated. He slipped into a defensive stance.
"Do not be afraid Uzumaki, while I have the ability to bring back my bodies, I will be your opponent." Nagato said. He looked straight at Naruto and looked to be analyzing him. "The Hiraishin must take a great toll on you. Teleporting from place to place, it must take a lot of chakra."
'He's right. I've probably got two more in me. I should have listened to pops warning.' Naruto just stayed in his defensive stance with Hyorinmaru. Nagato slipped out one of his black chakra spikes out and charged. The two charged at each other and their blades clashed. Both men tried to gain the upper hand on the other but they were in a deadlock.
Naruto gain a slight edge and used it to sweep Nagato's leg. Nagato caught himself and redirected with his hand to kick Naruto. The blond blocked his kick with forearm and countered with another sweep. Nagato pushed himself into the air to avoid the sweep and brought his heel down on him. Naruto kicked the attack away with a kick of his own and used his momentum to stab at Nagato. The Akatsuki leader felt the cold sting of Hyorinmaru on his cheek but it was only a small cut. He spun and kicked Naruto in the chest.
'Not only does he have there abilities and skills but their experience in fighting me.' Naruto skid to halt and reared Hyorinmaru back. He slashed in a wide arc, unleashing a huge dragon of water. Nagato held up his hands to absorb it when Naruto appeared next to him, Hyorinmaru ready to strike.
"Predictable," Nagato stated with a smile. Just as the attacks were about to connect, Nagato used his Shinra Tensei to stop the attacks. Naruto went flying back and crashed into a boulder, exploding in a puff off smoke.
"Sending a clone to attack me, a good but a very old tactic." Nagato opened his mouth and a weird light was coming from it. Nagato faced a direction and shouted. A beam of light shot out from his mouth. The beam burned everything in its path. When it died down, there was a very deep trench and scorched earth.
Nagato stood and waited for Naruto's attack. He was not disappointed when Naruto attacked. Nagato caught the blade and held Naruto in place. He looked out of the corner of his eye to see the real Naruto coming at him with a very big Rasengan.
"Shinra Tensei!" Nagato shouted. Both the real Naruto and clone were blown away by the attack. Naruto landed with a thud, yards away from Nagato standing spot. He tried to stand but Nagato stopped him by driving four of his chakra spikes into his limbs. Naruto hissed in pain as he felt the blades sink into him. Nagato stood over him.
"I would advise that you surrender." He said evenly. Naruto growled at him and began to channel the Kyuubi's chakra. Nagato saw his eyes change and that he was making the blades crack.
"Is this your decision?" Naruto didnt answer him as the fox shroud began to take form. "So be it." Nagato did some hand seals and slammed his hands together. He pulled them apart and a small black ball appeared. He tossed the ball into the air and moved out of the way.
Naruto looked up into the air from his position. He looked on at the earth began to rise and gather around the black ball. The earth gathered and grew large. Naruto shattered one of the chakra spikes and formed the Rasengan. He added the Kyuubi's chakra to it for an added affect. He shot his free hand forward.
"Rasengan Dangan!" he shouted and the red ball of chakra was shot through the air. The attack was moving fast and in no time, impacted with the growing mass. There was a big boom but when the dust cleared, the attack didn't even make a dent.
Naruto used more of the Kyuubis chakra and transformed into his six-tailed form. He focused his chakra and formed a dense ball of destructive chakra. He fired it at the growing mass. The explosion was much greater than before and it looked like in work. However, the attack was futile. Suddenly, Naruto was pulled in by the strong gravity of the attack. He hit the ball and was stuck. Suddenly he was covered by the earth and buried alive.
Naruto stood before the Kyuubi. The demon was smiling from ear to ear looking at him. The smile looked like he had just won the lottery.
"It seems that you have been forced to do that technique. Well, I guess that I will help you like always." The Kyuubi said smugly. Naruto glared at him but the fox just roared with laughter. "Face it boy, you are nothing without me. All your life, I have been the one who has kept us alive. Your large chakra, your healing and your power, all of that was because of me. Now, lets do this so I may live another day!"
Naruto glared harder at the demon lord but he knew that this wasn't the time. He waved his hand toward the four guardians. Each warrior bowed and faded away. He tool steps toward the cage. The Kyuubi was grinning with glee until something stopped Naruto or rather some one.
"You!" the Kyuubi roared. The beast trashed against the cage to get at the person that stood between him and Naruto. Naruto faced the Yondaime, his father. The two stayed facing each other for what seem like an eternity. It was Minato that began to speak.
"Are you sure about this Naruto? I can strengthen the seal, you can find another way to defeat him." He said
"Even if you do strengthen the seal, I still would have to use the Kyuubi's chakra to keep up. I'm not so sure that with the bastard fox's chakra I would be able to survive." Naruto informed. Minato still looked very worried.
"Are you really sure that it will work Naruto? If it doesn't then the fox will be freed and have even more power in its grasp."
"I'm very sure. In fact, I would be killing three birds with one stone." Naruto said with a grin. His confidence made Minato smile. Naruto looked at his father with a reassuring smile. "Believe in me father, I will not fail."
"Of course I believe in you. All parents believe in their children." Minato said with a smile. He patted Naruto's head who slapped his hand away with a childish pout. He looked at Naruto with so much pride. He suddenly began to fade away. "It looks like my time is up." Minato looked at his son. "Know that I will always be watching over you and that I am so proud at how youve turned out. Good-bye, my son." Minato vanished, leaving Naruto and the Kyuubi alone.
"Good-bye, father." Naruto said softly. He turned to the Kyuubi with a fierce look. "All right you stupid fox, lets do this!" Naruto began to channel his chakra. It surrounded and towered over him. The Kyuubi just smiled and followed Narutos action. The water began to churn and splash around the both of them. Naruto noticed that the fox was adding a bit too much of his chakra.
"Hey, you stupid fox, we need to be in sync for this to work." Naruto shouted
"Do not blame me boy. I am a demon lord after all." The Kyuubi roared back
"Just do it!"
'I promise you boy that you will not be so confident.' The Kyuubi thought viciously. Naruto had just reached his limit and the Kyuubi was just at his level. Naruto did a long series of hand seal. It looked like he did almost a hundred seals. He slammed his hands together and the two chakras began to merge.
"FUUINJUTSU: HEIGOU REIKON NO TSUURO!" Naruto roared.
Nagato looked at his 'moon' as he called it. He learned that the Rikudou Sennin created the moon itself at one time. His was not as big but it did the job. He walked toward his created mass when he was stopped suddenly as a wave of chakra came from the moon. The wave washed over him and stopped him in his tracks. He watched as the moon suddenly cracked all-around. A red glow seems to come out of each crack.
'How! Perhaps I should make it larger.' His thoughts were cut off as the moon exploded. The chunks of rock fell to the ground, kicking up dust. Once it cleared, Nagato looked up to see where Naruto was. However, what he saw was not longer the person he was fighting. The figure landed on one of the destroyed rocks of the moon. Nagato couldn't believe what he was seeing. The figure that stood before him was a cross between a human and an animal or rather a fox. He watched as nine tails whipped behind him.
The figure just looked at the changes and flexed his claws. He then turned to Nagato and narrowed his crimson eyes. Nagato looked at him and did not even flinch at the glare. He was however very curious.
"Who are you?" he asked. The man did not answer and jumped off the rock. He was now face to face with him. "You have the feel of Uzumaki Naruto but you also have the feel of that of the Kyuubi no Yoko. Could it be that you two have merged? If so, which one of you is in control at the moment?" The man still said nothing and whipped out one of his tails. The tail wrapped around the hit of Hyorinmaru and removed it from the ground. The tail flicked it to him and he caught it. He placed the sword in front in him and stood in a loose stance. Nagato slipped out one of his chakra spikes from his robes.
"If you were the Kyuubi, the blade would have frozen you to death. The fact that the sword has not means that you are Naruto. I'm curious about this new transformation." He said
"So am I." Naruto said in a deep voice. "Lets see which new body works best." The two charged at each other.
"Ok, I want to know what the hell that was? I'm still shivering." Kagura muttered out as she attempted to warm herself. A minute ago their position was washed over with a familiar chakra. It brought everyone to attention.
"It felt like the Kyuubi but it also felt like Naruto." A bandaged Sayuri said.
"It seems that Naruto has been forced to use that technique." Sentaro informed.
"But does that mean that the seal." Sansei began but he was cut off by the arrival of several ANBU members. They bowed to the swordsmen.
"Sentaro-dono, reinforcements have arrived." One of them said. Sentaro nodded and stood up with Shin's help.
"All right, I want all of the wounded moved back to the village. We also have a prisoner with us so act accordingly. Coordinate with Sakura on how to move the wounded and get ready to move." He ordered
"Sir, Haruno-san isnt on the island." The ANBU on the left said.
"What?" shouted Kagura
"Yes, she ran right pass us and was heading toward the island where we felt that weird chakra. She was moving at incredible speeds that we had not time to stop her."
"That love-sick woman, she going to get herself killed if she gets in the middle of that fight." Kagura growled
"Kagura, Sansei, follow her and drag her back to the village. I don't care how you it." Sentaro ordered
"Hai!" they both said and took off after Sakura. Shin helped Sentaro to the boats.
The two clashed again and it sent stone and dirt flying away from them. Nagato and the new Naruto attempted to gain an advantage on one another. They both pushed off each other and slid away. They both looked at each other.
"You've improved greatly with this form but it makes no difference. You are still you and your moves are still readable." Nagato said while raising his spike
"You're right and I have to apologize for that. Lets take this up a notch." Naruto said and shot his hand forward. A red ball of chakra quickly formed and shot a Nagato. The man dodged to his left only to come face to face with Hyorinmaru. He raised his spike quickly but Naruto's swing shattered the spike easily. The blade did not stop as it sliced right through Nagato only for him to turn into log. Naruto turned slightly and swung Hyorinmaru causing a huge dragon of water to race at the hidden Nagato. Nagato jumped out from behind the rock as the water dragon demolished it. He landed and turned to face Naruto who appeared again, Hyorinmaru posed to cut him in two.
"Shinra Tensei!" Nagato shouted. Naruto began to fly back but he thrust all of his tails into the ground to anchor himself. He pushed forward and brought Hyorinmaru down on Nagato. A large glacier appeared when it hit the ground. Nagato flipped away but some of his robes were shredded. He watched as nine tails came flying at him. He managed to dodge all of them but Naruto appeared. He kneed Nagato in the gut making him spit out some blood. It also sent him flying into a large boulder. Naruto stabbed Hyorinmaru into the ground and did some hand seals.
"Katon: Zukokku!" he roared. The flames shot out of his mouth and burned the ground as it moved toward Nagato. The flames consumed everything in its path. Naruto waited to see the result of the attack when he saw a flash of light. He brought his tails to surround him as a laser beam hit him. When the dust settled, both men only had minor wounds. Naruto's were staring to heal quickly while Nagato had small burns on his hands which Naruto noticed.
"So there is a limit to how much you can use your former bodies powers. You barely absorbed that attack." Naruto said
"Perhaps but it does not mean that you will win. My path of peace will not be stopped by you." Nagato informed him
"When is it going to get through to you are being used?" Naruto asked. Nagato said nothing and charged at him. Naruto met the charge and clashed blades with Nagato. Nagato managed to knock Hyorinmaru out of Naruto's grip and launched him back with a Shinra Tensei. Naruto crashed into a boulder but was quickly back on his feet and smashed Nagato's pike with his fist. He whipped his tails to attack but Nagato jumped back but Naruto was right in his face with a Rasengan.
"Banshou Tenin!" Naruto's Rasengan crashed into a huge boulder, destroying it into bits. Nagato landed and slammed his hand down to the ground, summoning a large Dog with several heads. Naruto watched as the dog summon attacked him. Naruto summon his Kaze no Soodo and shredded it into pieces or so he thought when they split apart. They all attacked for every side. Naruto smirked and unleashed his chakra. The huge blast ripped the skin from the bones and eliminated them. Nagato watched and glared at him. Naruto disappeared and reappeared with his claws reared back. He unleashed a blast of chakra when he brought his hand down. The dust settled and Nagato was missing his robes. There was a claw mark across his chest. The blood oozed out of the wound.
"You're getting slower and desperate. Give it up." Naruto warned. Nagato glared at him and did some hand seals.
"Doton: Ryuusha!" Naruto felt the ground turn to sand and he began to sink into the ground. Naruto used his chakra to jump out of the trap only for Nagato to appear and kick him to the ground. Nagato didnt let up and was standing over him and thrust his hands onto Naruto's chest. He used the Shinra Tensei again and pushed Naruto into the ground, creating a huge crater. Nagato took to the air again and used a more powerful Shinra Tensei again, driving Naruto more into the ground. Nagato was beginning to breath hard as he floated in the air. When the dust blew away, Naruto was standing unharmed. Nagato was starting to get angry.
'Why aren't any of my attacks working?' Nagato thought furiously
"It's because you weak." Naruto said from behind him. Nagato turned but he was hit with a spin kick that sent him into the ground. Naruto landed a few feet away from him. Nagato was struggling to stand. "You were in a weakened state before you merged with those bodies. Did you really think that creating a new body would negate your frailty? Its over, you've lost."
"I've lost? You are way too confident. Do not think that you are invisible just because youve merged your power with the Kyuubi's. I am a God among men." Nagato snarled. Suddenly, he felt a blast of pain as Naruto cut across his chest with his Kaze no Soodo. Nagato grabbed his chest as the blood flowed from the wound. "You demon,"
"You are no God just like I am not demon. While you may have noble goals, you went about then the wrong way."
"Don't you dare lecture me! My dream will be realized. YOU WILL NOT BE THE ONE TO STOP OUR DREAM!" Nagato jumped high into the air and did several had seals. Naruto was amazed at the chakra output that Nagato was giving. Nagato thrust his hands above him and Naruto watched as a huge orange ball of fire appeared above him. "My ancestor didn't just create the moon but he also created the sun. NOW, WITNESS THE POWER OF A GOD! TSUIRAKU AMANO TAIYOU!" Nagato roared and threw the blazing ball at Naruto. Naruto growled and summoned his chakra. He made a Rasengan, twice as big as his Oodama Rasengan. He jumped into the air and charged at the attacked. He used both of his hands to push his attack into Nagato's.
The two attacks collided, causing the earth to rise around them. Naruto pushed with all his might. He thought of every one he had to protect. The villagers of Kirigakure no Sato, the Kiri no Shinobigatana Nananin Shu, for his idea of a true peace, Sakura, he had to protect them all. He gave it all that he got and gave the attack more power. With a demonic roar, he pushed his attack into the big blazing ball. The two attacks imploded and the earth was showered with embers of flames. The two ninjas landed on the ground and dropped to their knees. Naruto's demonic features faded and he returned to normal. Nagato's body looked broken and decayed. He looked like he was when he was in his machine. Naruto looked at the fading Nagato.
"You have got to be one of the biggest pains in the ass Ive ever had to deal with." Naruto blurted out tiredly
"I... will... not... be... stop..." Nagato coughed out
"I think that you all ready have been." Said a new voice. Both men turned and saw a man sitting on the head of the Sanbi. Half of his mask was missing and his lone Sharingan was exposed. "Amazing fight by the way but I think that we should wrap this little battle to a close."
"Madara, what... are... you... doing... here?" asked a weakened Nagato. Naruto didn't have the energy to look surprise.
'So, he is alive.' Madara jumped off the Sanbi head. With a wave of his hand, the great Buji went to sleep. He walked up to Nagato and stood near him.
"I'm so disappointed in you. Perhaps I should not have made you the leader. This is the second time youve failed me." Madara said
"I... am... not... done yet. I will... realize... my vision of... peace. Nothing... will... stop me."
"Yet, how can you realize your vision when you're dead." With that statement, Madara kicked the weakened man hard. The force sent Nagato flying. Madara did hand seals and blew out a fireball. He summoned something, which turned out to be a huge war fan. He swung it with little effort and the fireball triple in size. Nagato held his hands out to absorb it but the size was too much in his weakened state.
'Konan, Yahiko, I'm sorry that I could not complete our dream.' Nagato was consumed by the fireball and was no more. Madara sighed as he placed his war fan to his back.
"He had such talent to. Yet, he was going to betray me anyway. After all, I did kill his friend. Now," Madara turned his attention to Naruto. "What shall I do with you?" Naruto struggled to stand which made Madara chuckle. "Come now, I'm not here to kill you. Well, not yet anyway."
"So, the true leader shows himself. It's an honor to meet one of Konoha's forefathers. The fur ball doesn't speak of you much but he fears you a great deal. Now, I can see why." Naruto said
"You mean my ability to control the Buji? It is a simple skill, one that every Uchiha can do with the right training. Itachi can do it and I wouldn't be surprised if Sasuke learns it. I heard he hates you with a passion." Madara said
"It must be that Uchiha pride of your clan. You know, you guys are known for being sore losers."
"Oh, a jokester, your father was a jokester as well. Too bad he died and I wasn't the one that killed him. He placed quite a halt of my plans when he sealed my pet into you."
"So it was you that sent the Kyuubi to Konoha?"
"No, I had nothing to do with that. The Kyuubi is a prideful beast and did not like the fact that it was forced into fighting. It also didn't like being sent away to the other realm. I take the blame for forcing him to fight but much of the blame goes to Senju Hashirama for sending him to that prison. My clan isn't the only one who had the power to control the Bujis you know." Madara explained
"So why attack Konoha?" Naruto asked
"My guess is that the Kyuubi came to kill all the members of each clan. He did manage to destroy several Senju clansmen to which I'm very grateful for. He would have killed many of my clan but your father stopped that. You are just like him you know. He shouldn't have meddled in the destruction of my clan the first time."
"Sour grapes because they banished you for being too much of a radical?" Naruto taunted. Madara just smirked and was now standing next to the young Namikaze.
"Stick and stones boy but the game is finally over. You've loss." Madara said. He reached out to grab Naruto but he was suddenly struck from his left. He went sailing into a large rock face. Naruto looked to see his savior.
"Sakura, what are you doing here?" Naruto asked. His legs buckled but Sakura caught him. "You shouldn't be here?"
"You're a mess. Dont worry; I'm going to get you back to Kirigakure." Sakura said
"I'm afraid I can't allow that." Sakura turned to see Madara standing and unharmed. His mask was completely gone and his face was shown. The years were not good to him. To Naruto, he looked more wrinkly that old man Sarutobi.
"That's not possible. That punch should have caved your head in." Sakura growled
"Well, it didnt. You hit like Hashirama's little princess. How is she doing these days?" Madara asked
"You won't live long enough to find out." Sakura charged at him, Naruto too weak to stop her. She gathered her chakra into her fist and threw it with all her strength. She connected, sending dust and rock flying around the two. When it settled, she was met with a very big surprise. The Akatsuki member had caught her punch.
"Nice punch but your follow through was a bit off. Now, say good-bye." Madara whipped out a kunai so fast that Sakura only caught a look of it when it was near her skull. Madara stopped when he felt someone coming at him. He raised the kunai to block but it was cut it half and the blade sank into his shoulder. He felt another stab of pain as he looked down to see a blade sticking out. He looked to see Kagura and Sansei before his head pitched forward. Kagura sighed and looked at Sakura.
"You are a great pain in the ass." She said with a little bit of mirth. Sakura silently thanked the both of them. Naruto saw this and got worried. He quickly got to his feet and faced them.
"Get away, all of you. He's not dead." Shouted Naruto
"Too late," Madara said and grabbed his war fan. He roared as he brought the great fan down to the earth. The huge winds blew all three back, cutting them as the fly through the air. They all hit the ground hard and were unconscious. Naruto made a move but he was held by the throat by Madara. "Enough of these games. First, I'll deal with my friend that is inside you as a safety issue." Madara squeezed Naruto's neck in order to get him to open his eyes. The blonde tried as hard as he could be his eyes were forced open. Madara looked at him and activated his Sharingan. Naruto tried to call out but it was no use as the former clan leader had invaded his mind.
Techniques
Tsuiraku Amano Taiyou - Crashing Celestial Sun - A Ninjutsu used by Pain. Summoning all his chakra, he creates a large blazing ball of fire. The size of the attack is almost like that of the sun. This attack will destroy everything and everyone in its path. It can even destroy a village and beyond, leaving nothing but burned earth.
Doton: Ryuusha - Earth Release: Quicksand - A Ninjutsu ultizing the earth element. After doing the hand seals, the earth behind the opponent will begin to drag him/her into the ground.
Banshou Tenin - All Creation Attraction - A Ninjutsu technique used by the Deva Realm Pain. This ability allows Pain to manipulate external objects through an invisible force that emanates from the center of his body. This force allows Deva to attract and draw in objects or opponents. The force requires a short interval to recharge. To utilize the technique, Deva will raise one of his arms, which will send out the attraction force. If the person drawn in is able to anchor themselves to a nearby object, they can counteract the force. This can be overwhelmed though by a stronger pull.
Katon: Zukokku - Fire Release: Head Mincing Pain - a Ninjutsu technique ultizing the fire element. After doing the hand seals, the ninja will release a large flaming mass from their mouth. This mass will quickly spread along the ground and race towards its target, burning anything in its path.
Fuinnjutsu: Heigou Reikon no Tsuuro - Sealing Technique: Pathway of Merging Souls - A forbidden sealing technique used by the Uzumaki Naruto. This technique was created by Naruto to merge his chakra and the Kyuubi. It creates a whole new form for Naruto, a demon form. The other affects of the technique are unknown as Naruto leads on that there are some.
Rasengan Dangan - Spiraling Sphere Bullet - A Ninjutsu used by Uzumaki Naruto. After forming the Rasengan, Naruto can shoot the ball of chakra at his opponent. The Rasengan still maintains its shape and power.
Chibaku Tensei - Bursting Earth Celestial Earth - a Ninjutsu technique used by the Deva Realm Pain. Utilizing a form of his attract and repulsion force, Deva will create a compressed dark sphere which can draw in surrounding matter as a massive source of gravity. By launching the sphere into the air, it will begin to draw in the surrounding area, including both rock and natural matter. This allows Deva to imprison a powerful opponent. Due to the high chakra requirements to perform the jutsu, Nagato may need to have Deva within a close range to maintain it.
A powerful enough force, such as a Kyuubified eight-tailed Naruto, can act against the attack and free itself from the rubble prison. When Nagato's ability to maintain the jutsu ends, the gravity force will stop and the rubble will fall back to the earth below. Nagato also revealed that though his version of the attack was impressive, it paled in comparison to the version Rikudou Sennin allegedly used to create the moon itself.