FINAL VERDICT: DOOMSDAY!
(Third Person's POV)
Fastforward...
"Wake up..."
"mmm..."
Droplets of water can be heard from the background... But that is no ordinary water. For the guy called Twenty-fifth Baam initiated this technique by gathering large amounts of Shinsu up in the air and release like a rainfall; killing dozens, even hundreds of opponents that were drenched by it at once.
"Hey! Wake up..."
"mmm..."
Baam's groupmate: " Rachel! What are you doing?! UUUUUAAAAAAAHHHH!"
Baam's groupmate: "QUICK! Follow her! Don't let her run with the —"
Baam to Obito: "Watch out!" he fires at the opponent standing behind Natsu ready to pierce him straight with a spear-shaped Shinsu.
"I SAID, Wake up!"
SLAAAAP!
"Ugh... UGH!" a croaking Obito found his body lying a bit submerged in a swamp-like water. "Wh-what happe-" coughed "Where am I—?" he looked around only to find Kahyo standing, with legs parted around his torso, while looking down him.
"K-Kahyo? What are you—"
"I think I should be the one asking you that. What are you doing here? And why are you...err... like that?"
"Water... The shinsu... The hidden floor... Rachel... Damn! Rachel betrayed the group yet again! And Bam, he saved me... He saved me from the—"
"Whoa, whoa hang on! Okay? Easy pal! Take it easy!" Kahyo urged him to stand up by extending her hand, "Here, why don't you stand up and get yourself dry first before you tell me all the hell you've been through? Just take a breather for a moment, will ya?"
...
Moments later,
"Hm. So the myth surrounding this place was true. There's no doubt that the people and the circumstance you've had with them were all from parallel dimension." she explained.
"A parallel dimension? You mean I was snuck in a parallel dimension? How was that even possible?" Obito argued.
"It's because this place is shrouded in mystery. I've had my suspicions when we get here." Kahyo informed. "You've claimed to have seen a castle-like facade of this place, but to me, the exterior already seems like a coliseum with four massive cardinal features."
She further explained, "Plus. I've been following you the moment you've set foot here. But the mist was quite sturdy so I didn't get the chance to catch up with you."
"So you didn't see that...err... person named Headon?" Obito struggled upon mentioning the word person, cuz he wasn't quite sure if Headon was indeed a person or simply a different creature. When Kahyo asked him about Headon, he told her, "I don't know if that thing can be considered as human. I mean, he speak like a normal dude. But he definitely looked like a keychain-rabbit."
"Keychain-rabbit? Wow, I can't imagine what it looked like. Don't you have any better description aside from that? Is he really awful?"
"You don't wanna know." He had second thoughts about telling her the awkward design of his eye/mouth socket. "...anyway, you said you've been following me? I thought you have other work to do? So why you decided to stalk me in the first place, huh?"
"Stalking?" she cleared her throat, "Excuse me!? I'm not stalking you. I-I-I'm just a little concerned you might get lost on your way, might as well, get caught on some stupid shitwork that would trigger the guards in this area, and that could be a potential problem to me because I'm the one who's responsible for bringing you all the way here!" she stormed out.
Their surrounding are pitch black. But Kahyo had no trouble navigating the area. Realizing that she's prepared to leave him alone in the dark, Obito ran quickly after her.
"Hey. Wait up! Where are you going?!"
"To see the Third Mizukage!" she responded without looking at him. "I need to see him before the final verdict!" again she didn't bother to look.
"The final...what?!" Obito inquired, but Kahyo walked too fast he's unable to hear her response.
Meanwhile
In Amegakure,
"Nagato, what have you done?" Konan mumbled to herself as she watch in horror.
Nagato breathes heavily before he succumbed to his wounds. With both his feet seriously burnt, he walked unsteadily to see Konan and ensure she's safe before losing consciousness after falling in her arms.
Although she's a talented member of the Akatsuki herself, Konan is still a woman after all. Tears kept falling like rain from her face, down to Nagato's cheek and the other to Yahiko, their fallen comrade, when she turned to caress his face one last time.
Her coat; the pride of the group, the symbol of their aspiration for peace in the Hidden Village of Rain, is completely drenched in blood. The blood of her two bestfriend.
She screamed in agony.
She hold their hands and call unto them, "Nagato...Yahiko..." she sniffed, "d-don't leave me, please. H-h-how am I suppose live now? Y-you p-promised me we'll always stick together, don't you? Why...?" she cried, "Why?"
"WhAAAt a sAAaaad SiGhT..." suddenly a white humanoid with a spiral face appeared. Along with a half-faced creature— half colored black and half colored white— with aloe vera spikes around it.
Remembering Natsu's story about Madara and his goons, Konan easily identified the two zetsu right away.
"You're face... You must be Guruguru!" she notified the spiral-faced white zetsu. She grab a handful of origami soaked in thin oil to make it insusceptible from rainfall, and formed a few hand seals but before she can complete it,
"I won't do that, if I were you." said the Black and White Zetsu. "Especially if we had the remedy for these two fellas." he referred to Nagato and Yahiko.
"What do you want from me?!" Konan demanded. "I know you guys won't play straight, so if you —"
"Whatever the young Uchiha told you might be true. But we're not as heartless as you think." explained the Black Zetsu. "As a matter of fact, we offer you our help. Don't you want to see your friends alive and well again?"
Konan, looking perplexed, asked the two creatures, "What are you really up to?"
"An option to save your friends."
For someone who claimed to have never visited this place before, Kahyo showed familiarity in every twist and turn. And that greatly intrigued the young Uchiha who followed her all the way through.
Infinite darkness still surround their way. As if the walls are painted in pitch black. And every step they take, seems like a walk on a treadmill. Until atlast a prism of light shines from afar, it gets bigger and bigger as they approach. And the sound of distant blabbering can be heard coming from it. Could it be the entryway?
"Hurry up!" Kahyo urged the young Uchiha. The former shinobi of the Leaf, took bigger steps to catch up with this female hunter-nin agent. And they finally got in.
...
Contrasting from what Obito observed in his first arrival here, this one truly resemble a coliseum. Thousands of people occupied every seats available! And there at the center, stands two figure; A Kiri-nin based on his uniform, the other one is a black-haired boy, Zabusa!
"There he is!" the young Uchiha exclaimed after he spotted the missing boy. "We've got to get him outta here!"
"Uh...uh! Not so fast!" said Kahyo. "do you wanna get beaten in pulp?" when she sees him making face, she explained "Look around, everyone here is a Village Shinobi! Half of them are convicted felon. Do you think they are just by-standers?! If you dare to lay a finger on him, you only count seconds before they rip you apart!"
"But what will they do to him if we don't make a move?!" the young Uchiha inquired.
"We must wait for the Final Verdict before we make an elaborate plan. That's our only chance."
"What's the—"
"SILEEEEEEEEEEEENCE!"
The sound of the announcer's voice vibrated throughout the Coliseum's receptacle as if a monstrous beast had just awaken from a deep slumber. Now every head turned to look at the center platform where the announcer, the Kiri-nin, and the boy's standing.
"The price of death, is death." said the Announcer. "Today, we gather for the adjudication of Momochi Zabusa's committed crime. And everyone understands the gravity of the situation. For he slaughtered his entire class, all in a single day! Those kids are the future of this Village. A possible generation of talented Shinobi! But this one," he pointed at Zabusa "...took away our Village's hope!"
Zabusa hissed while his hands are tied backwards, as the crowd roared "DEATH! DEATH DEATH!"
"The crowd has voted!" said the announcer. "the decision: DEATH FOR ZABUSA MOMOCHI !"
Hundreds of flying arrows, kunais, and spears emanated at the Coliseum's airspace. But Zabusa showed no fuss in his imminent death. Matter-of-fact, he even managed to let out a big yawn in public. But Uchiha Obito, suddenly began to vociferate the, "KATON: GOKAKYU NO JUTSU!" Fire-style technique and immediately all thrown weapons were reduced to ashes.
"WHAT THE—" Kahyo exclaimed upon learning that her friend, whom she thought was beside him, had flew toward Zabusa's whereabouts. "When the heck did he get there?!"
"EVERYONE CALM DOWN!" Obito yelled. "Don't be hypocrites! You're not saints either! All those lives who're killed by the hands of this boy..."
"Hey! Don't call me—" Zabusa almost complained.
"OH FUCK OFF, KID! I'LL DO THE TALKING HERE!" he turned to face the crowd, "Where were we? Oh... Those lives taken by the hands of this...of this young man...were infact, saved from your ruthless, sadistic tradition!"
"Oh don't give me that look! QUIT PLAYING INNOCENT, YOU BULLSHIT!" he started pointing in all direction, "YOU...YOU...YOU and YES, YOU MR. ANNOUNCER! ALL OF YOU ARE COLD-HEARTED MURDERERS DRESSED IN A SHINOBI UNIFORM!"
"...Y'ALL DESPISE THIS BO...damn...THIS YOUNG MAN HERE, ALL BECAUSE HE TOOK THE LIVES OF YOUR GAMECOCKS! GIVEN THAT FUCKIN CIRCUMSTANCE, YOU'D MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BINGEWATCH YOUR SOLE ENTERTAINMENT: THE STUDENT'S DEATH MATCH OR AS YOU KNEW IT, GRADUATION CEREMONY! YOU GUYS MAKE ME SICK!"
"...YOU'RE SUCH A DISGRACE TO ALL NINJA! YOU ICKY SCUMBAG!"
"WHO IS THIS BULLFROG?! What's his doing there! Somebody snatch that bummer off the centerstage!" the crowd jeered uncontrollably. But Obito didn't give a damn.
"IF YOU WANT THIS BOY. TO BE A SCAPEGOAT IN EXPENSE FOR YOUR OWN CRIMES, THEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME FIRST!" Obito taunted.
"FOR I WON'T LET YOU HAVE HIM!...OVER MY DEAD BODY!" he goaded. "THE ONES WHO NEEDED TO BE PUNISH ARE... YOU PHONIES!"
...
To be continued
AUTHOR'S CORNER
As you guys noticed there's a little cliffhanger right at the beginning of this chapter. That's because I've decided to move the entire plot of Natsu's adventure with ToG characters to a different story. A crossover story. Which will be up once this tale is over. Because this one is strictly about Naruto and its characters. So please don't panic, and excuse the sudden plot skip a.k.a fast forward. Here's a heart for y'all! 3
Please don't get mad, nor think I've just excite you, ToG fans, for nothing. Coz that's really not what I meant.
Also,
You may've noticed the frequent use of **...** in the first half of this chapter. That's because it stands for a quick flashback. Like, a momentary flashback. Where the character experienced or reminisced about a very specific scene.
So don't get confused whenever you read those lines between **...** (Double asterisk? I dunno how you guys call it. Whatever it is!), Okay? (^_~)
For recap,
We found out that the actual (outward) appearance of the Coliseum varies to every individual. When Kahyo and Obito first encountered it behind the thick mist, the latter almost instantly resembled it to a castle-esque structure, similar to Aincrad of Sword Art Online. Kahyo, on the contrary, had easily identified the Coliseum (which appears like Corrida Colosseum from One Piece) atop the towering cylindrical pointed earth...
...and that, the whole ToG gang is part of a parallel dimension!
Whew! The descriptions got me all worked up!...
Who says writing a fanfiction would be that easy, huh? (^^ ,)"
Anyway, I hope you guys liked it! And stay tuned for more updates!