Chapter 36:
Strongest in the World(part 10): Naruto, Master Sage
The temple pillars were cracked, rockslides brought rubble and boulders to lay out and pile up in small columns because of Sasuke's Chidori. Naruto confronted Jastin with his new powers.
"I'm gonna take back those gems." Naruto's silent rage was cleary visible to Jastin. He dug the staff into the ground in front of Sasuke's body. "Shadow clone jutsu!" Three Naruto clones poofed into existence around the original.
"What will you do?" Jastin aimed his left palm into the clone's general area. Might blasted through the clones, tearing up the dirt and wreckage along the way. A cloud of dust lingered on the path as well as where the blast hit.
Two clones ran out of both sides of the cloud and transformed into windmill shurikens. Straight down the dust path the third clone charged Jastin with a Rasengan. The actual Naruto pulled the wooden oak staff from the ground with his left hand.
Sēji's seasoned voice chimed throughout his head. Now, the first of your main three powers as a Master Sage is the Terrain Divination. With this, any location you have seen in your entire lifetime can be replicated into another dimension.
Naruto spoke aloud. "How?
Uh... The best way I can explain it is... Sēji's voice sighed in frustration. Imagine any land or place you have seen down to the smallest detail. Wave the staff and release chakra from your hand only, like we practiced.
Naruto gripped the white bandages and focused. "That's it... Terrain change!" He raised the staff as Jastin caught both shuriken, crushed them, and used his mind to crush the third clone. The area around them both turned white and everything vanished. Lines stretched across the white and formed grids blocks.
"This is interesting." Jastin examined the area as green colored everything then brown lines laid atop the green. Blue coloring covered above them and white blotches splotches across what was now recognized as the sky. "A grass wasteland? This is where your grave will stand?"
An empty grassland stretched out as far as the eye could see, a few boulders marked the terrain. "I will put a stop to you." Naruto yelled across the wasteland.
Sēji began to speak again. This next ability is perhaps the one you will use most. It is known as Magic, you already fought against it. Magic takes the natural energy out of the air and condenses it into one of many elemental attacks or defenses. Again you must focus and think about the element you wish to use.
Jastin stepped forwards. "Well, attack me!"
Naruto shot into the sky and held his right hand above himself. "Wind style:..." A light blue orb began to form in his hand. "Rasenshuriken!" The wind encircled the orb and formed a four point shuriken. He threw it at Jastin with as much force as his arm could manage.
The staff is used to gather and condense the natural energy without the need to stand still and focus on your surroundings. Now! Yell the name of the spell with passion!
"Passion?" Naruto had a quizzical look.
Er... Just speak the name of the spell.
Jastin used his abilities to stop the ball of chakra. He brought the katana up, releasing a white wave of energy that collided with the Rasengan causing an explosive reaction.
"Earth!" Naruto raised the staff with his other hand. The ground around Jastin was no longer commensurate, ground ripped apart and rocks were thrown into the air, everything in a small radius exploded into dirt.
Jastin slowly floated out of the mess as it occurred. "This is the strength of a sage? Where did you run off to, Jinchûriki?"
"Fire!" Naruto pointed the staff at Jastin as he landed on the grass. From nowhere flames detonated all around him.
"It is still too weak!" A wave of energy discharged from Jastin, extinguishing the flames in an instant. Another wave aimed directly at Naruto zoomed through the air.
Time was short, Naruto used the closest thing he could find to stop the hit, his staff. It creaked as it absorbed the energy. "Ha!" His happy demeanor shined through even after all that has happened.
"You are nothing to a GO-" He quieted and grabbed his face with his palm. I am dragging this out too long. Even now that I am combined... I am running out of energy...
Naruto glared at him. Did he just mess up? Ah... What Hiashi-sama said, about him having an energy capacity... Yeah, if I can wear him down.
Sēji's voice returned. Wearing him down? Then perhaps you should take advantage of your third and final ability. This one you should remember, this is what took you so long compared to your friends.
"Will I have enough chakra and magic energy?" He questioned himself.
After the staff took in such a powerful force, I am sure you will as long as you call upon the fox for the extra chakra!
Naruto snapped his fingers. "Oh yeah!"
I have plenty of chakra! The Nine tailed beast roared.
"Why do you insist on speaking to yourself?" Jastin put his right palm out.
"Inu! I! Tori! Saru! Hitsuji!" Naruto said aloud as he put together his hands, then bit his thumb, drawing blood. "Summoning jutsu!" The ground shook while he screamed."Gogo!"