Episode 53: Demon Sword
"I'll attack at him, then after he either blocks or dodges, you get him." Kenpachi didn't wait for a response. He charged at Naruto, who charged back at him.
Kenpachi slashed down at him, and Naruto roared at him, and he jumped backwards. A seventh tail emerged. Large bones started forming around his body.
Tatsuzo's fist collided with the side of Naruto's head, sending the young Nine Tails flying into the wall.
Quite a few ninjas teleported into the area.
"Get lost." Kenpachi turned, giving them the death glare. "Don't make me tell you a second time."
"Yes, sir!" They all teleported away.
Kenpachi turned back to his enemy, who blasted another chakra wave at them. Kenpachi gripped his blade with both hands, and he slashed down, sending a wave of chakra to combat Naruto's attack.
The waves collided, forcing against each other. This time, Naruto's attack overpowered Kenpachi's, sending him flying backwards into a wall.
"Ow, shit..." Kenpachi mumbled. He took himself from the wall, and he walked towards Naruto.
Green energy started forming around Naruto, keeping him from moving.
"What the hell is that?" Asked Tatsuzo.
"I have no idea. But now's our chance to attack! I'll get the right, you get the left!"
The two charged the nine tails while that energy was holding him back. He grabbed a necklace that was around his neck, and smashed it. The energy disappeared.
"Crap!" Tatsuzo cried.
The beast punched Tatsuzo in the chest, and then swung him into Kenpachi, hitting him against the wall.
He then dug his hands into the ground and pulled out a slab of steel. He swung it down at them.
As it hit the ground it cracked, and then it shattered. The rubble cleared, revealing Tatsuzo with his fist up in the air.
The tails lashed out at Tatsuzo. Kenpachi jumped over his friend, and slashed down at the beast. "DRINK... NOZARSHI!" The blade transformed into it's Shikai state, and Kenpachi slashed down at the beast.
The young man with brown hair was still running forwards. "Oh, no. He's already got eight tails! And the necklace has been destroyed! What angered him this much?"
He started running even faster.
Kenpachi slashed down at the eight tails Naruto, who blocked the attack with his bare-hand, and then hurled Kenpachi backwards. Tatsuzo charged, while the beast was distracted with Kenpachi. After throwing the swordsman, he slapped Tatsuzo away with his tail.
Tatsuzo landed on his face.
"Get up." Kenpachi was already on his feet, and he gripped his blade with both hands. "Did you hear me? I said get up!"
Tatsuzo jumped to his feet. "Alright..." He cracked his neck. "I'm going to start using some jutsus now."
Kenpachi charged, and he slashed at Naruto, who dodged it, and then punched Kenpachi backwards. He blasted a wave of chakra at Kenpachi, who slashed his blade, cutting the chakra in half, making it so the wave wouldn't hit him.
Tatsuzo was above Naruto, making hand signs. "Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bomb!" He puffed out his chest, and he took a deep breath, instantly blasting fire from his mouth at the beast, who roared and the fire got blown away.
Tatsuzo made a hand sign. "Wind Style: Jutsu!" The wind then blew him back next to Kenpachi.
Tatsuzo was beginning to take deep breaths. "I hate to break it to you, Kenpachi... but we're going to need a lot more than just us to stop him..."
"He's right, Kenny." Said a voice.
Kenpachi suddenly felt the presence of someone small on his shoulder.
"What the hell?" Asked Tatsuzo. "Yachiru?"
Kenpachi turned, to see a ghostly image of Yachiru. "Hey, Kenny!" She laughed, waving to him. "Anyway, it took me a long time to gather this energy. And I can't be here for long... but I know how to defeat him. Use Naruto's Demon Sword."
"But where the hell is it?" Kenpachi groaned.
"That red sword?" Tatsuzo pointed to the sword, it was behind Naruto.
"Yeah, that's the one. What the hell do we do with it?" Kenpachi asked.
"Well, you just need to hit him with it. You don't even have to un-sheath it. I gotta go. At least for now..."
"WAIT! What do I have to do to get you to stay?" Kenpachi yelled.
The beast blasted a chakra wave at him sending him flying backwards.
"YYYYYAAACHIRU!"
"I don't know. At least not yet. G'bye, Kenny!"
Kenpachi pulled himself from the wall. "I'll distract the beast, and you get the sword."
"Hmm. I've never used a sword before. But I think I'll be alright at it." Tatsuzo got down in a sprinter's position.
Kenpachi roared, and he charged the beast. The beast roared back, and charged at him, and then headbutted him into the wall. Kenpachi slashed down on it's head with his blade, cracking the forming skull. The beast groaned, taking a step backwards. Tatsuzo then grabbed the sword, and instantly dropped it, because it was burning his flesh.
"Don't be a pussy and do it!" Kenpachi roared.
Tatsuzo grabbed the blade again, and he hurled it at the beast.
It hit the beast in the head.
Naruto was facing the golden gate, and the Nine Tails was standing behind it.
Naruto's eyes were animalistic, and red chakra was coated around him. The Nine Tails grinned.
I can't do this... no... stop... Naruto thought, as he reached for the paper seal that was holding the fox prisoner. His fingers wrapped around the seal.
A hand grabbed Naruto's wrist.
Naruto's eyes turned back to normal from surprise. The red cloak disappeared.
"Lord Fourth..." Naruto mumbled.
"FOURTH HOKAGE!" Roared the Fox.
The Fourth had blond hair, and blue eyes. He was wearing a green flak jacket, and he was wearing a white cloak with red flames.
The fox headbutted the gate. The seal began to tear.
"I can fix the seal, but I'll need some help of someone else. I think he'll do."
"Who?" Naruto turned, to see a woman standing there. She was wearing a long sleeved flowered kimono, with a yellow sash around her waist, and a pair of green sandals. She was wearing brown-tinted, translucent sunglasses, and she also had long wavy brown hair.*
"Who are you?" Naruto asked.
"I am your sword, Naruto." She said.
"What? That doesn't make sense-"
"I will explain later. As of right now, you can talk to your father, Naruto. I will hold back the Nine Tails." She suddenly teleported behind the gate, and she punched the Nine Tails in the nose. The beast fell backwards, roared. "Damn you, Kitsune!"
"Come on. Let's go somewhere a bit quieter, Naruto."
"Why does... the Fourth Hokage know my name?" Naruto mumbled.
The Fourth smiled, and he snapped his fingers.
"I worked a seal in your psyche so that I would appear after an eighth tail emerged. I wanted to avoid that... because I never wanted to see the Nine Tails again. But. I was looking forwards to seeing the young man... that my son had become. So I guess I'll call it even." He smiled.
"Son...?"
"Yes. You heard me right. You are my son."
Tears ran down Naruto's face, and he laughed.
"Lord Third didn't tell you much of anything, huh. Guess he wanted to supress as much information of the Nine Tails as he could."
"Dad..." Naruto then punched the Fourth in the stomach.
Kitsune punched up into the beast's jaw.
"You bitch!" He roared, slashing at her with his claws.
Kitsune teleported back, avoiding the attack. "You're weaker than you were the last time we fought. Is it because Naruto only has half Yin?"
"Shut up!" He bit at her, but she jumped up in the air, and then punched down at his head.
"Kitsune!" Called the Fourth.
She teleported next to him.
"Come on. We need to re-work the seal." The Fourth looked at Naruto. "I can't do it again after this... so don't mess up..." He put his hand on Naruto's stomach, and Kitsune put her fingers on Naruto's forehead.
The beast stopped moving after Tatsuzo threw the blade at it.
"Now's our chance to attack." Tatsuzo said.
"No." Kenpachi said, leaning on his sword. "We wait."
After a minute, the beasts tails started to disappear, and then the chakra stopped flowing. Naruto was lying there, covered in blood.
Kenpachi picked Naruto up, carrying him like a baby. Tatsuzo made a hand sign, and the walls went down into the ground.
Several ninjas gave a fearful look towards Naruto.
"Those looks better be directed towards me." Kenpachi said, calmly. "Because if they're directed towards the boy I'll cut your throat out!" This time, he was growling. He took Naruto to the hospital, and then Tatsuzo set Naruto's Demon Sword next to the boy. He looked down at his hand to see the really bad burn mark on his hand.
Tatsuzo and Kenpachi then went and got healed too.
This was a shitty day. Kenpachi thought. At least the battle got my mind away from Yachiru for a while... He looked up at the ceiling, ignoring whatever the nurse was telling him.
Notes: *Her uniform is based off of Saya's from Black Cat, and her hair and sunglasses are based off of Old Man Zangetsu.
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