Another episode for Naruto of the Shinju. Forgive me for haven't able to update for a bit because I was so worked out with my tasks in the University. As I've promised, I'm never going to abandon this story so enjoy, as the chapter you really await is now here…
Chapter 37: Working On
"Rasengan!", Byakuya shouted. He managed to know it within a day and Minato was astounded by it.
"You're really good. You even mastered that just now. You haven't even went through the basics", Minato stated.
"Dad, let's just say I'm talented that's all. I will be a disappointment if I will be a dead last, right?", he replied.
"Even if you're a dead last, it doesn't matter. A dead last can still be powerful through sheer amounts of hard work and training. I'm so proud of you son", Kushina then hugged her "son".
Byakuya awkwardly returned the hug and for the first time in his life, he felt warmth and love in his heart. The one that he had always craved for, the love of a parent.
"I want…to stay here", he thought to himself. Minato also joined the hug and he also embraced his "son".
After the hug, Byakuya awkwardly went into his room and wept as he only wanted to never be left out. He wanted to have parents, who truly love him despite who he was. He was jealous of this Menma as this one grew up with parents while he didn't.
"I will stay here. I'll never leave this place", Byakuya vowed.
The Chunin exams have commenced and everyone was ready for the fight. The Otsutsuki Clan stayed out of the fray and Soma transformed into Byakuya.
"I mustn't lose chakra. If I do, I'll totally vanish", he told Shino.
"My Lord, do everything you can and just go on with the fight", he advised.
The crowd was excited to who will compete in the first match. Until the proctor called, "The first match is Uzumaki Naruto vs. Hyuga Neji".
The crowd then cheered. The two fighters walked off into the arena, then Neji was the first one to talk.
"Fate has been decided in you, Uzumaki. While you may be good in the first fight, you'll certainly lose to me".
"And fate has also decided that your chakra will be mine soon", Soma just grinned.
"Hmph, as if I'll give you mine".
"You don't know that your eyes originally belong to me", Soma said.
"You're not Hyuga so you will not ever get this eye. Accordingly, you're nothing but just a dead last yourself".
"That was a long time ago. The Naruto that you once know is already gone. So, no more worries. You may have eyes similar to Hamura. But no matter what kind of chakra you have, all chakra belongs to me and me alone".
"Hamura? Let's get this over with!"
The proctor then yelled, "Begin!".
"Remember Neji! All chakra belongs to me alone!".
He then bolted towards Neji with a deadly kunai on his hand and Neji defended himself with a kunai. Soma stayed into the stance steadily as he was overpowering Neji himself. Neji then backed off and threw several kunai to Soma to which he only evaded when he disappeared into the field.
He then activated his Byakugan and saw Soma from the sky dashing towards him with a kunai. He hit him but he failed because it was only a substitution.
"Where is he?", Neji muttered angrily.
"The Byakugan has a weakness. While it can clearly see all things, there is a blind spot near at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra. You will not see me".
"You…", Neji said under his breath.
As he was about to move into his spot to fight Soma, a vine entangled him to which he can't move.
"This ninja of yours had a lot of surprises", the Kazekage said.
"He keeps a lot of things to himself", was just the Third Hokage's reply to the man.
"I can't believe him. He has the Mokuton that the First Hokage has. This is really getting suspicious", the Third thought.
Soma walked calmly towards Neji and he put his hands over the man.
"You have Hamura's chakra. It may be good to transfer this to myself while I prolong my life", Soma grinned.
"Hamura, Hamura!", Neji shouted. "Who is that man?"
"It doesn't matter anyway. His chakra belongs to me and me alone". Soma then put his hands over Neji's head and the man screamed as the crowd saw his chakra was being expelled out from his body. A purple chakra then came out from Neji's body going towards Soma's eyes.
Neji became weakened and he dropped off towards the arena.
"Winner, Uzumaki Naruto", the proctor said.
Everyone gasped at this awesome display of immense power and while they clapped after gasping, the daimyos was impressed by this Naruto that they see.
Neji was barely conscious when he was drained of chakra. Before Soma left the arena, he told Neji,
"Chakra is everything. It gives one strength, vitality and life force. And despite of you being weak, I must admit that your chakra is extremely delicious. Until next time then, Hyuga Neji. And before I forget, you are really a believer in fate so I must say this. It's your fate to lose and it's my fate to win. Again, farewell, and be sure to give your eyes to me once we fight again".
He just laughed and walked off, knowing that there would be other fights to begin with.
In the alternate world where Byakuya is, he kept hunting several jinchuuriki. Finally, he became done absorbing their chakra and as always, his power would increase dramatically.
"The Chunin exams are now commencing. Shall I go back?", he keeps on muttering to himself. He then returned to Konoha and he was welcomed by his "parents" again by giving him a good meal. He had grown fond of his "family" and he grew to love them more.
He was in depression, not knowing what to do with this kind of things.
"The chakra in this world will help me return to my own original world by opening Yomotsu Hirasaka. But…"
He then looked on towards a picture of his "parents" he had taken on during that day as they celebrated a neighbor's birthday party. He wept and wept for that.
He then remembered a conversation with Shino once,
"There are a lot of things that are hard to do. The more one loves a person, the more it is to get rid of them. They make you stronger but the weakness is you get too attached to them. It will make you more vulnerable. And once they've discovered that you've done something wrong, they will scold you of it but even with that, they'll still love you regardless of who you are and what you are".
"I still have my family in my real world. I wanted the plan to be accomplished. These people aren't my real parents. They will also hate me like my original parents did".
He wiped his tears off and stood up, going out of his house and disappearing into the middle of the night.
"For special purposes, Uchiha Sasuke wouldn't be able to fight Gaara, but Uzumaki Naruto will be the one to fight. The daimyos wanted to see Naruto's capability so let's give him a cheer!"
The people then yelled and the two participants then walked off into the arena.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you're worth killing", Gaara grinned insanely.
Soma felt a sharp pain inside his chest, "Why now?", he said. He felt he was going to vanish as his chakra is going down.
"Begin!"
Sand poured out of Gaara's gourd and he attacked Soma with it. While Soma managed to evade each attacks, he was in a pinch as he cannot use his chakra. If he does, he'll disappear and everyone will be suspicious of that.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I've seen your fights and you're the best of them. Be honored as you've caught my interest as I will kill you instantly", Gaara said.
"I won't lose to the likes of you", was Soma's reply.
"What's going on?", Ino asked.
"It seems something's wrong with Naruto now", Sakura replied. "This is strange".
"I'm finishing this now. Sand Binding Coffin".
Soma screamed as sand entangling him. Whilst on the sidelines, Shino was worried as Byakuya hasn't returned yet. "This is bad", he said.
He then stood up and Kiba asked him, "Oye, where are you going?"
"None of your business". Shino then dashed off and walked off towards a different direction.
Byakuya looked on the moon and into Konoha. It was night and Minato saw him not yet asleep.
"Menma, it's so late now. It's not you to be awake in the middle of the night or something".
Byakuya then looked on towards Minato with cold eyes and he said, "The jinchuurikis, they became captured".
"So it's bothering you. Don't worry, dad will protect you", Minato smiled.
"I killed them all".
Minato's smile faltered and said, "Don't joke around with that".
"I'm not joking!", Byakuya screamed.
Kushina was then awoken by the sound of her "son's" voice.
"What's going on?", she asked.
"Menma, I don't like this, Stop your jokes now!".
Minato then told Kushina of what happened and then the woman looked horrified and angry.
Before they can do something, Byakuya flew towards the skies and he opened his Rinne-Sharingan.
"Shine upon this world, Infinite Tsukuyomi".
Large roots then appeared, entangling the world and all of its inhabitants including Minato and Kushina as they screamed when they were about to be wrapped by the appendages.
The night turned like daylight as Byakuya calmly walked off towards the two, watching the two slowly being wrapped by the roots.
"Me-Menma", were their last words when they were completely wrapped by the appendages.
Byakuya looked stoically as he did those things. He then opened Yomotsu Hirasaka and used up all the immense chakra in that world by absorbing it into him and turning his own physical being into chakra while opening up Yomotsu Hirasaka.
Soma screamed as Gaara's sand started entangling him.
"I just can't disappear like this", he thought as he shouted and shouted. Then out of the blue, he felt odd.
"Don't tell me…", he then grinned towards Gaara.
"To think of you smiling even in the face of death", Gaara said.
"I will show you a forbidden technique that will you show you my true prowess. Prepare to witness what am I really".
Shino also sensed the opening of the Yomotsu Hirasaka by Byakuya and he quickly transformed into his original form, Purple Zetsu, where he became invisible and slightly made it appear that he came out of Soma's mouth.
He then stabbed the sand covered Soma with his hand.
Soma just smiled into the shocked crowd and into Gaara.
Suddenly, several portals opened and a huge stream of chakra erupted from the ground, going inside Soma's body. Soma screamed as Purple Zetsu entangled him with his mass. Purple Zetsu then used the rifts to communicate to Byakuya that his plan is to subtly turn Soma into something else. Byakuya agreed as he already turned his whole physical being into chakra earlier and his plans have matched by Purple Zetsu's plan. He used his avatar to be his 'new form'. Soma's body bloated up, as he was about to explode. He then became like the Juubi in size midair.
"Stop the match, stop the match!", the Third Hokage shouted. But his voice was not heard as the people were screaming from this notion.
As Soma became covered entirely in a purple mass, Purple Zetsu used this opportunity to help Byakuya turn into his physical body back and by absorbing Soma completely. The bloated body reduced and reduced until there appeared a 'revived' Byakuya into his original form. Horns present, Rinne-Sharingan opened and there he was, elegant in appearance, his true form revealed for the first time. He then opened his eyes and there revealed an activated Seireigan to which he grinned.
37th Chapter done guys. Sorry for any typos or mistakes. See you in the next chapter. Bye!