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Ryuu flew off of the Island Turtle and down to Onoki, who had lightened the turtle with an Earth style jutsu so that he could transport it. He was currently flying it back toward the Land of Lightning using the same flying technique Ryuu had copied from him.
"So you copied my jutsu after all," Onoki noted.
"Of course," Ryuu shrugged. "Flight is one of the best abilities I've ever seen. Anyway, I need to talk to Lady Mizukage."
"Why?" Onoki asked suspiciously.
"It's in regard to a man named Helios who is using Hidden Mist weapons along with the Impire World Reincarnation Technique to try to kill me," Ryuu explqined, noticing the way Onoki tensed for a moment.
"I've never heard of him," Onoki stated. "And as such, I cannot allow you to waste the Mizukage's time. She has more important matters to attend to that your petty disagreement. We are, after all, on the brink of war."
Ryuu nodded, flying back to the top of thebisland turtle, grinning when the Tsuchikage's granddaughter followed him. Just as he landed, Kurotsuchi landed in front of him.
"I've heard of him," Kurotsuchi spoke up just as Ryuu opened his mouth. "So has Gramps. I don't know why he's keeping the information from you. It's fairly important. I'm probably going to be yelled at for telling you this, though. Helios is a deadly criminal from Kirigakure. He designed a sleeve with blades attached and with it was better than the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village. I assume that was the weapon you meant. At first he was loyal, but when the war ended, he sought out the resting place of the long extinct dragons. Once there, he created several swords from their scales, I believe there were four. Once he had the four swords, he began to attack the Hidden Stone, slaughtering our shinobi. Eventually, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen went after him and were nearly obliterated, only one of them surviving, and him only long enough to return the swords. The Mizukage and Gramps eventually worked together to defeat Helios and succeeded, however, they were never able to locate the four blades."
"I have one with me," Ryuu stated.
"Really?" Kurotsuchi blinked. "Let me see."
Ryuu unsealed the sword and handed it to her. She handled it like it was a holy relic that she was afraid she might break, and after a moment of staring, she handed it back.
"It's...a truly amazing weapon," Kurotsuchi stated as Ryuu resealed it.
"You should try being on the recieving end," Ryuu grumbled. "Anyway, what happened to Helios?"
"It was long believed he died, because he was never heard of again," Kurotsuchi stated. "Gramps wouldn't tell me what happened to him though."
"I can tell you," Sasuke spoke up as a giant hawk with Taka, minus Karin, landed beside them. "Lady Mizukage is aware of what Helios has been doing and has ordered us to put a more permanent end to him. He was locked away in Kirigakure's most secure prison for years, but has since aparently had his sons aiding him in acquiring thins he would need to escape, such as the dna of certain shinobi. Then, once his sons died, he used the reanimated shinobi to take control of the prison and has used it as his base of operations since. Apparently, he has several Kiri Nin working for him as well."
"So we know where he is?" Ryuu asked.
"We do," Sasuke nodded. "We're going after him. Figured you might want to tag along."
"And Karin?" Ryuu asked.
"Staying behind for her safety," Suigetsu spoke up.
Ryuu nodded then looked toward the cave Naruto and the others were currently in.
"Suigetsu, Jugo, stay here and help protect Nagato," Ryuu instructed. "I don't want Madara getting his Rinnegan."
Jugo and Suigetsu nodded, sliding to the ground and following a clone of Ryuu into the turtle. While they did, Ryuu and Sasuke flew away on the hawk. Ryuu closed his eyes as they flew, images of all those he had fought filling his mind. It settled on Fu and he grit his teeth.
Hang on Fu, I'm coming, Ryuu thought.
Finally the hawk landed and Ryuu slid to the ground, Sasuke landing next to him. Ryuu followed Sasuke to the edge of a cliff and looked down. Even from the hundreds of feet up that they were, he could make out the bladed sleeves that the two shinobi outside the cave entrance wore. He nodded to Sasuke and the two started down the cliff face. Ryuu drew Fu's knives as he descended and Sasuke drew his chokuto. Once close enough, they leapt downward, slashing at the shinobi. They missed, the two shinobi jumping to safety at the last second, and their landings kicked up a massive cloud of dust.
"Damn, they're early," one growled. "We were about to be relieved too."
"Just be careful," the other snarled.
"They're alive," Ryuu grinned. "This is just too easy."
He and Sasuke sprinted forward, bursting out of the dust and slashing at the shinobi. Both blocked the blow, spinning and slashing with the sleeves. Ryuu jumped over the attack, flipping and slamming his feet into the top of the shinobi's head, bouncing him off the ground. Sasuke, on the other hand, caught his opponent's arm and slashed him across the chest. Both sprinted into the cave, leaving the guards alive but incapacitated. As they ran, the tunnel curved and wound through the earth, diving deeper rapidly. After a moment, they stopped in a room filled with racks of weapons, armor, and two reanimated shinobi.
"Early," one reported.
"Most definitely," the other agreed as they unrolled scrolls, summoning a dragon scale sword each.
Ryuu swore loudly and Sasuke put his chokuto away as he and Ryuu both created Lightning Swords, charging forward. One shinobi stepped forward, blocking both blades and destroying them. Ryuu flash stepped to the other shinobi and reached out for him, preparing to seal him. The shinobi spun, slashing Ryuu across the chest and Ryuu flew away, crashing into the cave wall, sliding to the ground as Saauke formed his Susanoo's arms with Amaterasu swords, attacking the two Shinobi. Ryuu sent one of his original Mangekyo Sharingan creations to help as he pushed himself up, unrolling his own scroll.
"I didn't want to do this," Ryuu growled, unsealing his dragon scale sword.
He speinted forward, allowing his heavily damaged creation to fade and arrived veside Sasuke in time to block one sword with his own and catch the other shinobi's sword arm. He shoved the first shinobi's sword away and spun, slamming the other shinobi into him, reverting his Sharingan to Level Three rather than Mangekyo. The two Shinobi stood, sprinting around Sasuke and Ryuu in opposite directions, one of them reversing directions once they were opposite each other. Sasuke and Ryuu crouched, readying themselves as the two began to spiral toward them at a dead sprint. At the last second, Ryuu stabbed at one. It jumped over the blade, flipping and slahsing at Ryuu. Ryuu ducked under it and the sword instead knocked the other shinobi's blade aside before it could hit Sasuke. Ryuu stood, slashing upward at the shinobi. His blocked Ryuu's sword and Sasuke stepped forward, slamming his palm into him, placing the same paralysis seal Ryuu had planned to use before on him. Ryuu spun, blocking the other shinobi's sword and kicked him away, sprinting after him as Sasuke worked to seal the other one.
Once finished, Sasuke took the sword and followed Ryuu, who was dueling the shinobi. Ryuu slashed at the shinobi and it blocked the blade, shoving it away then spinning and deflecting Sasuke's stab. Sasuke pivoted, swapping hands and slashing at him again at the same time as Ryuu. Ryuu's sword suddenly streaked around Ryuu and slashed at the shinobi from the opposite side. The shinobi leapt completely over the blades, which bounced off each other, then kicked both wielders in the jaws, launching them away. Ryuu stood, forming his Susanoo's right arm and grabbing the shinobi. Just as he did, the shinobi slashed upward, removing the Susanoo's fingers and charging at Ryuu. Sasuke stepped into its path, slashing at the shinobi but he blocked the slash, shoving Sasuke away. Just as he did, a seal spread out of the point of contact between the blades, covering the shinobi and making him drop his sword. Ryuu unfurled a scroll, quickly sealing the shinobi before picking up the sword, sealing all three into his scroll.
"Three down," Ryuu growled. "Bet I know what Helios is holding."
Sasuke nodded just as he spotted movement behind Ryuu. He stepped past Ryuu, grabbing his chokuto but before Ryuu could even look to see what was happening, Sasuke sailed past him, slamming into the far wall, his chokuto stabbing into it beside him. Ryuu leapt forward, spinning as he did and saw a miniature pitch black Susanoo.
"What is-" he stopped as the Susanoo's fist collided with his face, launching him away as it caught the scroll then sank into the floor. "FUCKING BITCH MOTHER OF GOD! ! !"
Sasuke stood, wiping a trail of blood from his mouth and walked over to Ryuu.
"We need to keep moving," Sasuke stated. "We'll undoubtedly see those again."
Ryuu nodded and they continued down the tunnel, Ryuu healing the gash in his chest as he did. Finally, they stopped as they reached an enormous cavern too big to see all the way across. The only ground was a group of enormous pillars spread around the cavern with a village built on them. The rest of the cavern was a bottomless pit. Unlike the rest of the cave system that had been lit by torches, this cavern got ambient light from glowing gemstones in the ceiling, bright enough to create something akin to an eternal twilight.
"It's massive," Ryuu breathed, nearly silent voice echoing across the cavern.
The moment it did, the village came alive.
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