Hey, I'm back with a new chapter.
Sorry for the slightly late update, its been a very long month for me. I had been busy with my finals and lab assessments for the last few weeks. Then I had to fly back to Malaysia because of my family... even though I'd have to defer the year if I can't make it back to Australia by May...
Fucking Covid... Fucking regulations...
So yeah, another problem on my plate... So I didn't really have that much time to work on the chapters. But since I'm in quarantine now, I have all the time I need to finish it up.
Anyways, enough about my rants.
DaarknessLight, thank you, I do try my best. The Arondight Kirito used is pretty much the Ordinal Scale sword, I mentioned this in the Oberon arc. And yeah well, about the scene where Kirito randomly guesses what happens next, well, it was more of a foreshadow on my part hahaha, glad you liked it though.
NeonGamer973, he is dead, make no mistake. I had dropped some scenes where Jiraiya met up with Orochimaru throughout the war, that should explain why he's there. Or you could simply read the chapter and find out hahahaha.
Nameless, I wanted to make it dramatic hahahaha. But yeah, well, Vasavi Shakti is awesome. About your question on Madara and the Infinite Tsukuyomi, well, I'll just say to read on and find out. And speaking of luck, I think I'm in a drought now hahahaha... I tried rolling for Bradamante two days ago, I got three Marthas... one Ruler and two Riders... the one I want doesn't show up but I get SRs hahahaha. Btw, Vitra looks hot af in the JP server, as well as Santa Karna.
NinjaFang1331, thank you. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
AzureDominon, hahaha kinda. I have no idea how many chapters are left, cuz I'm still writing as I go. So anything is possible. I reckon we might have 3 to 4 chapters left, maybe more. But that's just a very rough estimate.
Saint Saber Fang, thank you very much. I do try, but I'm also looking to improve, so if there's anything you think that might be good to change, do tell.
So yeah, here's the newest chapter. I hope yall like it.
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Hikari blinked, as the sight of her father registered in her mind, "O-otou-san?"
Minato smiled kindly, "Hey, Hikari."
The blonde quickly took notice of the black parts of his eyes, "You're an Edo Tensei?"
The Fourth Hokage nodded, and he looked up, "I'm not the only one here."
As if on cue, four figures landed behind them, and Hikari's eyes widened when she saw Kushina, Jiraiya, Kabuto and Orohimaru, "O-Okaa-san?!"
The red head smiled as she quickly embraced her daughter, "It's so good to finally see you again, Hikari."
Hikari returned the hug, "Y-you're here..."
The woman nodded, "Yep, well, we have a certain snake to thank that for."
The Kyubi Jinchurikii stared at Orochimaru, "Why?"
The snake sannin cackled, "Why not? More back up is never unwelcome, no?"
(Flashback)
Jiraiya, Kabuto and Orochimaru stood in the lair, with the two vials containing Minato and Kushina's DNA.
The toad sage frowned, "I won't say I approve of this, but we don't have much time."
Orochimaru nodded as Kabuto wordlessly got to work, "Patience, it'll take time to prepare, considering this is a sudden thing."
Jiraiya just frowned and watched as Orochimaru dragged two obviously sedated men from one of the cells and tossed them to the ground.
The snake nodded to his assistant, who quickly flashed through a few seals as he started the procedure to summon Kushina from the dead.
Orochimaru then grabbed the Shiningami mask he had grabbed some time ago, "Now comes the hard part."
He made a shadow clone and let it put on the mask, before quickly starting the procedure to summon Minato.
It took roughly 10 minutes.
And before Jiraiya knew it, two very familiar figures stood in front of him.
Minato opened his eyes, and looked around, "Hmm, this is..."
He quickly took notice of his old teacher and the snake sannin, "Jiraiya-sensei... and Orochimaru?"
Jiraiya smiled in nostalgia, "Hey, brat."
Kushina looked around, spotting the Shinigami's mask, "That mask..."
Orochimaru nodded, as his clone dispelled and he felt the after effects of using that loophole, "Yes, I used it to bring Minato-kun back."
The Fourth Hokage stared at the snake seriously, "Why?"
The answer came from the toad sage, "War. The First Inter-world war is happening."
Orochimaru cackled, "Yes, and I figured some backup would be nice."
Minato and Kushina shared a glance. What's done was done, so they might as well helped.
The female Uzumaki nodded, "Got it, we'll help. But we'll need explanations."
Jiraiya nodded, "Of course. We'll talk as we go."
(Flash-back end)
Hikari stared at the five, before they were interrupted by a loud explosion as Asuna's Bijuudama stopped one of the Juubi's tails.
The Jinchurikii of the Sanbi yelled, "I'd hate to break up the reunion, but we need to deal with the Juubi first!"
Minato nodded, staring at the Integrity Knights and Kirito fighting the Juubi on the front line with the Five Kages.
He then glanced at Kushina, "Kushina, can you hold the Juubi in place?"
The redhead smirked, "Who do you think you're talking to?"
Minato smiled, "Of course I know."
Kushina nodded, "I can. But I suppose I'll need some help."
She glanced at her daughter, "You can use our clan chains, yes?"
Hikari nodded, "Y-yes, and there's someone else who can help as well."
Kushina nodded, "Bring them here, we'll be using our chains and the Shisekiyōjin."
Hikari blinked, "The Shisekiyojin? What good will that be?"
Minato glanced at his daughter, "Not much, but at least we can keep the damage here, and give everyone a bit of breathing space."
Hikari nodded, and quickly created a clone to fetch Karin and Nagato. The male Uzumaki couldn't use the chains, of course, but he could help with the seal.
In a brief moment, the clone appeared with Karin and Nagato with her, surprising Minato and Kushina.
The Yondaime Hokage blinked at his daughter, "You can use the Hiraishin?"
The girl smiled sheepishly, "Yeah, kind of. I managed to figure out how it worked."
Minato chuckled, a proud feeling in his chest, "I'm impressed."
Kushina nodded, but she knew they couldn't afford to waste more time, "That makes things easier. Hikari-chan, I want you to bring each of us and surround the Juubi in a square."
The Kyubi's Jinchurikii nodded, and quickly got to work, taking note that Kirito and the Integrity Knights were holding the Juubi at bay.
Hikari glanced at her father, "Otou-san, what will you do?"
Minato thinned his lips, focusing on Kakashi, Obito, and Madara who had rejoined the younger rogue Uchiha, along with several other Jounin.
The Yondaime Hokage spoke, seriousness in his voice, "I'll be paying my old student a visit."
He gave his daughter a smile, "Now get going, we can catch up later."
With that said, Minato vanished in a flash of yellow.
Hikari turned to her sisters, "Girls, you can keep everyone safe, yeah?"
Asuna, Suguha and Sinon nodded. They weren't alone after all.
Hikari then vanished.
(Linebreak)
In an instant, Hikari reappeared by Kirito's side right as he batted one of the Juubi's tails away with Yui's Arondight.
The god quickly took notice of the girl, "Hikari-chan."
The blonde smiled, "Kirito-kun."
The Juubi swung its tail at them, but a single slash from Lancelot prevented that.
Kirito gave the Knight of the Lake a nod of thanks, before looking at the girl, "What's up?"
Hikari glanced around as the Integrity Knights held the Juubi off, "We're planning to seal the Juubi in a Shisekiyojin and try to keep the damage to this area, then maybe try to fire off our strongest attacks at it again."
Kirito nodded as he glanced back at the majority of the Alliance forces, where the Five Kage were dealing with Madara, while the other stronger ninja and knights were dealing with Obito, "I see, it'll give everyone some breathing space. But it probably won't work."
The Uzumaki blinked, "E-eh?"
The god cleared his throat, "Let me rephrase that. The Juubi is a huge chunk of nature chakra. Anything we throw at it will damage it, but it won't die. We'll most likely need to seal it away."
Kurama's voice came out from Hikari's seal, "Hmm, makes sense. The original Juubi was defeated by splitting it into 10 parts, the nine Bijuu and the Gedo Mazo."
Kirito nodded, "But the Juubi we see now is different. We have five Bijuu on our side, and the Juubi has the remaining ones there. Of course, it is weaker than the one back then, but still, the concept is the same."
Hikari frowned, "Then, what do you think we should do?"
The aspect of weapons narrowed his eyes, summoning a dozen broad swords to support the Integrity Knights, "Simple. We'll just have to pull out the remaining Bijuu in it. I believe you, Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Bee can manage that."
Kurama spoke out, "Hmm, it is possible."
Hikari furrowed her brows, "But how?"
The Kyuubi huffed, "It'll be like before. We'll play a game of tug of war. Except, this time we'll be working together... And it'll most likely be a dozen times harder."
Kirito nodded, "We'll have to try either way."
Hikari let out a breath and nodded, making a clone to take her place in the formation as she headed to inform her sisters and Bee, "Fine."
(Linebreak)
With Minato, the Yondaime Hokage landed on the ground in a yellow flash.
He swiftly surveyed the area, and narrowed his eyes.
Kakashi and Obito were going at it, while many other Alliance shinobi kept their distance, throwing in support for Kakashi from time to time, or swap to take on Obito instead.
It was the same for Madara. Except the Five Kage were more focused on him, with some other Alliance forces jumping in time to time.
Minato's lips thinned. He could leave Madara to the Five Kage. He had to deal with his wayward student.
The Yondaime Hokage caught sight of Obito unleashing a dozen chains, not unlike Kushina's own, and he immediately threw his kunai at them.
Imagine Obito's surprise, when his chains were stopped by a yellow flash, revealing a very familiar figure to almost everyone present.
Kakashi gaped, "M-minato-sensei!"
The Hokage smiled kindly at his last remaining loyal student, "Kakashi."
He gave the other shinobi and knights present and acknowledging nod, before regarding his sole Uchiha student, "Obito."
The Uchiha spat, "Minato-sensei."
Minato narrowed his eyes as he glanced around.
A lot of the Alliance forces were on their last breath, only Kakashi, Guy and a few other shinobi and knights looked fine.
If this were any other day, and if circumstances were a bit different, Minato would say he was proud of his student to have pulled this off.
But things were different, and as much as he hated it, Minato had to put the Uchiha down.
The Yondaime Hokage stared at his old student, before glancing behind him at Kakashi.
They shared a nod, and Minato spoke, "Everyone stay away, Kakashi and I can handle this."
Obito huffed, "You can handle this? You did so well all those years ago when I brought the Kyuubi to Konoha."
Minato widened his eyes, "You? You were the one?!"
The rogue Uchiha snarked, "And you didn't even recognise your student when you fought him."
The Yondaime Hokage took in a deep breath. Before, he had hoped he could talk to his student.
He closed his eyes.
This. This was different now.
It had been personal before, what with Obito being one of his prized students. Minato had loved his team like family.
But this took it to a whole new level.
Minato opened his eyes, and gone were the kind eyes of the former teacher of the second generation of Team 7.
Instead, they were hardened. More importantly, the eyes of a man fighting for his family.
Kakashi evidently felt the change in his teacher, and glanced at him, "Sensei."
Minato let out a breath, "Kakashi, we're taking him down, you okay with that?"
The Copy Ninja blinked, before he nodded. He reminded himself, he wasn't the kid under Team Minato anymore, nor was he the Anbu Minato had assigned as Inu.
Kakashi took a breath, letting his Sharingan evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan again, "Yeah."
Obito huffed, "Hmph, whatever you do now, it's useless. But, I suppose I can humor you for old time's sake."
He spat out the words as if they were a curse, and let his Sharingan turn into the Mangekyou as well.
Immediately, both users of the same pair of eyes felt a shift in space, and they yelled in unison, "KAMUI!"
Instantly, all three of them vanished in a swirl.
(Linebreak)
In the same swirls, Minato, Kakashi and Obito all appeared in the barren pocket dimension of the Sharingan.
Obito stared at them, brandishing his chains, "Now, let's get this over with."
Minato glanced at Kakashi, and they shared a nod.
Immediately, all three sprang into action.
Minato immediately threw a dozen pronged kunai at his rogue student, but Obito saw them coming.
As soon as they came into range, the Uchiha used Kamui on them, sending them to their original world.
It was just due to his experience and reaction speed that Minato managed to stop himself from teleporting away, and instead dashed forward.
The two clashed, kunai to chains, and Obito huffed, "Too predictable, sensei, you always start with your Hiraishin."
Minato let a small smile appear on his face, "I suppose you're right. But remember, I've been dead for a very long time. To me, it's still been only a few hours right after you attacked Konoha. But that aside, it's not me who you should be worried about."
Obito's eyes widened, as he glanced behind to see Kakashi with a Raikiri in hand, and he barely managed to jump up in time to dodge it.
The Uchiha growled lowly and sent a wave of chains at the pair, but Kakashi countered it easily," Doton: Doryuheki! "
A mud wall rose from the ground, blocking the chains.
Then, before Obito could react, a yellow flash came from behind him, and the man felt the agonizing pain of a Rasengan on his back.
Obito gritted his teeth as he endured the pain.
The one downside about fighting in his Kamui dimension? He couldn't use Kawarimi or his intangibility.
The Rasengan sent him flying into one of the blocks in the pocket dimension, and Obito quickly got to his feet, albeit painfully, just in time to avoid a fireball from Kakashi.
The Uchiha growled and flashed through a set of seals, "Katon: Bakufu Ranbu!"
The man spat out a tornado of flames, sending it spiraling at his former teammates.
But Kakashi was ready, as he too sped through a set of seals, "Suiton: Daibakufu no Jutsu!"
The copy ninja spat out an equally large vortex of water, clashing into the massive flaming hurricane.
The clash created a huge cloud of mist, though it did nothing to hinder their senses. Kakashi and Obito's Sharingan let them see the chakra of all three people in Kamui's dimension, while Minato's connection to the mark on Obito's body alerted him where the man was.
And because of that, all three moved the instant the mist clouded their vision.
Obito attempted to skewer his former teacher with a set of chains, only for the Hokage to vanish in a yellow flash.
At the same time, Kakashi ignited a Raikiri in his right arm, and Obito turned to intercept the attack.
That was the Uchiha's mistake.
Immediately, Minato appeared behind him, a Rasengan in hand. Obito never had the chance to dodge, as both Rasengan and Raikiri smashed through the rogue Uchiha's body, leaving a glaringly large hole in his chest.
Minato let out a breath and spoke solemnly, "It's really unfortunate, Obito, but your madness ends here."
The Uchiha chuckled as he turned to glance at the Yondaime Hokage, not showing signs of a fatal injury at all, "It ends here? Now that's where you're wrong, sensei. It's just beginning."
With that said, Obito vanished via Kamui, and Kakashi and Minato quickly gave chase.
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, Kushina, Karin, Nagato and Hikari's clone had finished making preparations for the barrier.
Kushina looked at the Integrity Knights and Kirito, who were all the closest to the Juubi, "The barrier's ready!"
Bercouli nodded, looking at Kirito, "Lord Kazuto, we should pull back for now."
Kirito nodded, and he yelled, "Alright, everyone pull back!"
Everyone obliged, as they quickly got clear of the Juubi.
Nagato nodded, scanning the area with his Rinnegan, and yelled, "Alright, it's clear!"
Kushina nodded, before looking at Karin and Hikari, "Okay you two, let's hold big and ugly down!"
The four Uzumaki flashed through a set of seals and slammed their palms on the ground, "Shisekiyojin!"
Immediately, an enormous red barrier formed around the Juubi, followed by countless golden chains wrapping themselves around it.
The beast roared in defiance, threatening to break the chains as it flailed around wildly. But the chains merely glowed as all four Uzumaki poured more chakra into them, and simply forced the beast to eat dirt.
Kushina let out a breath and looked back, spotting the Integrity Knights regathering themselves.
She shouted, "Alright, we'll open the barrier at a point whenever you're ready!"
Kirito nodded and looked at all the Integrity Knights, "Okay, we'll head in and get all the Jinchurikii to pull the Bijuu's out of the Juubi, so we'll need to keep it busy for them to establish a link, okay?"
Every one nodded in agreement, and Kirito looked at Hikari, Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Bee at a distance.
They shared a nod, knowing what they were supposed to do.
Soon, a small opening appeared in the barrier, letting the group enter to face the Juubi.
Kirito glanced back at the majority of the Alliance forces again, before he joined the others in the barrier.
As soon as they entered, however, Kirito frowned as he was met with a massive army of miniature Juubi's.
Gilgamesh huffed as he rained weapons upon the land, "Oi Lord Kazuto, the Juubi's brought out some very unpleasant things."
Kirito nodded, "I can see that."
He furrowed his brows. The Juubi's clones were an annoying bunch.
They were something the Juubi released when it was immobile. He had seen them when Hagoromo and Hamura fought it.
Kirito let out a breath and barked out, "Artoria, Gawain, Lancelot, clear up the hordes. Everyone else focus on getting the Juubi."
The three Integrity Knights from Wesdarath nodded, as they wasted no time on laying waste on the army of clones, while the rest rushed ahead for the Juubi.
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With Artoria, the blonde knight let out a breath as she sliced through a dozen of the Juubi clones, something mirrored by her fellow knights.
The three holy sword bearers held their swords up and spoke in unison, "System Call: Enhanced Armament."
Immediately, all three sister swords glowed with power, and the three started to cut down the clones faster than before.
Artoria's sword unleashed beams of light over and over again, showing no mercy as she went around slicing down a dozen clones with each swing.
Gawain was the same, for his sword was enshrouded with the flames of the Sun, burning down every clone from the Juubi that dared stand in his way.
Lancelot was slightly different. He didn't use the extended range the Enhanced state provided, but instead, focused Arondight's powers on his own body to increase his overall performance.
If Artoria and Gawain were said to be relying on pure power and their swords to take down their enemies, then Lancelot was using technique and his own body to take down his enemies.
His speed was tripled, each slash was so strong that it was enough to slice every clone in half. The rate Lancelot cut down the clones was only a tad bit slower, if not equal to Artoria and Gawain.
Soon, the three knights had almost cleared up the area around them, but even then, more took their place as they spawned from the Juubi's main body.
The former king of knights stared on ahead as the other Integrity Knights and the Jinchurikii headed for the Juubi, cutting down any clones that tried to stop them.
She spoke, "Gawain, Lancelot, let's clear a road for them."
The two knights obliged, "By your will."
Artoria let out a breath as she held her sword up, something mirrored by her fellow knights.
"This light is the hope of the planet. Proof of life that illuminates the land."
"This sword is a projection of the Sun. The final light remaining on the land."
"This sword reaches the ends of the world and exceeds its limits. Oh king, witness this!"
The three holy swords shone brightly as three pillars of light shot out from each of the swords.
"RELEASE RECOLLECTION!"
"Ex...CALIBUR!" "Excalibur... GALATINE!" "ARONDIGHT!"
In the next instant, three beams of pure chakra/mana shot out above the others, effectively clearing out the horde of Juubi clones that were blocking their path.
Kirito turned and gave them an acknowledging nod, something mirrored by many of the others, before they pushed onward.
As their swords reverted to their normal states, Gawain grunted as he cut down yet another clone, "Now, we'll just have to hold things here and hope for the best."
The two other Integrity Knights nodded as they continued to cut down every clone from the Juubi that came into sight.
(Linebreak)
With Kirito and the others, they had reached the Juubi's main body rather quickly, thanks to Artoria, Gawain and Lancelot clearing out a path for them.
The god of swords looked at the four girls that shaped a huge part of his life, along with Killer Bee, "Get ready, we'll keep it occupied. On my signal, start pulling."
The five Jinchurikii all nodded, and Kirito turned to face the Juubi with his knights once more.
Asuna called out, "Stay safe, okay, Kirito-kun?"
The aspect of weapons glanced back at them with a smile, "Yeah, you too. I have a lot to show you when we get this over with."
Sinon smiled, "We'll hold you to that."
Kirito nodded, and he quickly joined his Integrity Knights.
As he stood by them, Kirito stared at the Juubi, "Let's keep it busy."
Every knight present nodded, and they leapt into action.
Gilgamesh rained weapons from above, while Deusolbert shot arrows at the beast.
Mordred and Siegfried used their swords to slice at the Juubi, landing gashes on the beast's body all over.
Nero, Eldrie and Scheta did the same, except their were dashing around the Juubi's body constantly.
Eugeo and Alice used their Enhanced swords to hold the Juubi's tails in place, preventing them from attacking any of their fellow knights.
As for Bercouli, Tanjirou, Zenitsu, Giyuu and Kanao, they were on the Juubi's body, attacking it wherever they could.
And Kirito, he was in the air, staring at the Juubi in the eye, adding his own weapons to aid in Gilgamesh's barrage.
The aspect of gods let out a breath, and he wordlessly created a copy of another holy sword.
It looked similar to Gawain's Excalibur Galatine. It was a sword that only existed in blueprints, and never came to be in this world.
It was similar to Yui's Arondight, whereby it didn't really exist physically, but only in thought.
In Kirito's hands was the prototype of Artoria's sword, the prototype of the holy sword Excalibur.
The reason he projected this specific sword?
Unlike the normal Excalibur Artoria possessed, or the sword Oberon called Excalibur, this one had a knack for slaying large beasts, evil beings and humanity's enemies.
The Juubi certainly qualified for all of those criterias.
As if it could sense the danger from the sword, the Juubi trashed around even more, prompting Kushina, Karin and Hikari's clone to tighten their chains more.
Seeing this, the swordsman wasted not a minute longer and started, "System Call: Enhance Armament."
The sword glowed, and Kirito continued, "Seal Thirteen: Decision Start."
"This is a fight against an enemy stronger than oneself. Acknowledged."
"The enemy must not be an elemental. Acknowledged."
"This is a battle against evil. Acknowledged."
"This is a battle not involving personal gain. Acknowledged."
"This is a battle not against humanity. Acknowledged."
"This is a battle for the truth. Acknowledged."
"This is a battle to live. Acknowledged."
"This is a battle to save the world. Acknowledged."
Kirito let out a breath, "Release Recollection."
Eight of the thirteen seals released from the sword, and its glow increased tenfold.
The aspect of swords bent down, placing the sword such that the tip faced downwards.
"Ex... CALIBUR!"
In a single slash, the essence to defend the planet shot out at the Juubi's eye.
The beast could barely block it with its restraints in place, and the blast took out its eye, along with most of its head.
As soon as the blast ended, Kirito yelled, "NOW!"
Immediately, Hikari, Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Bee took on their Bijuu mode and grabbed hold of the Juubi's tails.
The Bijuu in the Jinchurikii wasted not a second to search for their siblings' chakra, and they pulled.
The Juubi roared in defiance, as it threatened to pull the remaining Bijuu outside into itself, but Kurama, Isobu, Choumei, Gyuuki and Matatabi held strong.
The five Jinchurikii grunted as they pulled, but slowly losing their grip.
Hikari growled and unleashed her own chakra chains, binding it around the Juubi and pulled.
Seeing this, Kirito glanced at the third Integrity Knight, "Gilgamesh!"
The former King of Heroes nodded, immediately understanding his intentions, and sent out Enkidu's chains from his treasury, wrapping them around the Juubi to tie it down.
The beast could only roar in anger as it was forced to eat dirt yet again.
Kirito landed beside Asuna, and started to help her pull while yelling out, "Everyone help them pull! We're taking the Bijuu out of the Juubi!"
The Integrity Knights quickly went to help the five Jinchurikii, as Alice and Eugeo went to help Kirito with Asuna, the rest spread themselves over to assist the others.
After 10 minutes of pulling, they could see the heads of the five Bijuu coming out from the Juubi's body.
Bercouli grunted as he yelled, "Alright! Just a bit more!"
Everyone started to pull with more vigor, determined to separate the five Bijuu from the Juubi.
But before they could go any further, a single swirl that appeared on the Juubi caught their attention, and Kirito and the ninja immediately knew who it was.
Obito let out a breath as he clutched the whole in his body, and looked down at the Juubi's chained body, along with the Bijuu heads that were being pulled out of it.
He frowned, noticing the flaming barrier around them as well, "What was Madara doing?"
He shook his head and focused his attention on the beast, "No matter. It's time."
The rogue Uchiha fell to a knee, which, didn't require any effort given he was very wounded.
Obito flashed through a few set of seals, and he placed both arms on the Juubi.
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, Madara was getting bored as he dispelled his Susano'o.
The Five Kage, along with multiple other shinobi and knights were almost on their last leg. The Uchiha had been foolish as to hope they would provide him with a fight on par with the Integrity Knights.
He had never been ever more wrong.
Sure, they had entertained him well enough for the past 30 minutes. Their jutsu and fight styles were decent enough, but it still wasn't on par with Hashirama.
Maybe if Ohnoki had been 20 years younger, then things might be different. But Madara wasn't one to dwell on what ifs.
He was torn from his thoughts when Tsunade and Ay got to their feet again. Mei, Gaara and Ohnoki were more or less out of the fight.
Madara raised an eyebrow as he stared at the two arguably strongest Kage amongst the five, "Hmm, so you're still good to go another round?"
Ay smirked as he steadied his footing, restarting his lightning armor, "I can do this all day."
Tsunade let out a breath as she popped a chakra pill into her mouth, and readied herself.
The ancient Uchiha merely sighed, "Very well, we'll see how far you can go."
In an instant, Madara was in front of the two kage, and Tsunade barely had time to raise her arms to block the devastating punch that would have shattered bones.
The punch sent the woman crashing into a boulder nearby, but Madara wasn't about to relax just because of that.
Ay took the chance and attempted to smash Madara's face in. Keyword. Attempted.
Because as soon as the Raikage's fist reached an inch from Madara's face, the Uchiha instantly grabbed it and threw the muscular man to the ground.
Not missing a beat, Madara blew out a wave of flames at the Raikage, only for Ay to vanish in a burst of speed.
The ancient Uchiha raised an eyebrow as he jumped up to avoid a devastating drop kick from Tsunade. It wasn't as strong as Hashirama's punches, but he wouldn't want to get hit by them if he could help it.
Madara continued dodging the attacks both Kage threw at him. Punches and kicks were either dodged or redirected away. Not once did they actually land a solid hit on him.
Maybe he shouldn't have used his Susano'o in hopes he would get a battle on par with the ones he had gotten from Artoria and Gilgamesh.
Madara raised an eyebrow as Ay attempted to use a Lariat on him, only for the Uchiha block it with both arms, "I admit, that's quite some strength there. But it's not enough."
The Raikage's eyes barely widened as a blue flaming sword appeared right up his face, and it was only due to his reflexes and speed that he barely dodged it, leaving only but a singe on his hair.
Then, Madara raised an eyebrow as he felt a shift in chakra, and looked at the barrier, "Hmm? So he's taking it to the next stage? Well, not exactly what we'd planned originally, but let's see what he's doing."
The Five Kage obviously noticed this, and Gaara forced out as he rested, "What are you talking about?"
The ancient Uchiha regarded the young Kazekage, "What am I talking about? Why, the birth of the Juubi's new Jinchurikii, of course."
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With Kirito and the others, they could only gasp/grunt as the Juubi suddenly started to shrink before their eyes, and the hold the five Jinchurikii had on the Bijuu's chakra quickly slipped.
Before they knew it, the entire Juubi was gone.
All that remained, was a single white sphere where Obito previously stood.
In a swirl, Kakashi and Minato appeared in front of them. The copy ninja looked around and asked, "Where's Obito?!"
Gilgamesh frowned, "Most likely over there."
He pointed at the white sphere, a rather displeased expression on his face.
Minato blinked as he took in the sight of the white sphere, "What... is that?"
Kirito narrowed his eyes, he had seen this sphere only once before, and it was before Hagoromo became the Rikudo Sennin, "We're about to find out. Everyone, eyes up, stay sharp."
Artoria, Gawain and Lancelot joined them as they spread out to surround the sphere.
However, before they could fully surround it, the sphere shattered, revealing a single figure from the shards of the sphere.
Bercouli clicked his teeth, "So he took the Juubi into his body..."
Tanjirou narrowed his eyes as he glanced at Giyuu, "Hey Giyuu, is that?"
Giyuu nodded, "No doubt bout it, he's become the Juubi's Jinchurikii."
Kirito stared at Obito, 'So he's pretty much the same as Hagoromo now.'
This was bad. Power-wise, he had no doubt they could take him. No, the problem laid in the ten black spheres behind him.
Truth-Seeking Spheres. The Gudodama.
Each of them held the power to destroy a small town.
They embodied all existing elements, and were able to do just about anything. The worst part was that the damage they did was pretty irreversible, unless you could reverse time.
Kirito narrowed his eyes and spoke, "Hikari, Asuna, Sinon, Suguha, do not engage him. Everyone else, keep your distance and look for openings. I'll keep him occupied."
Suguha blinked, "Eh? What do you mean?!"
Her answer came from Siegfried, "That man is no longer the same person he was just now. He's taken the Juubi inside of him."
Kakashi spoke up, "Then we should all face him together."
Bercouli shook his head, "No, that's counter productive. Right now he's on another level. Lord Kazuto, it's safe to assume he's on the same level as Hagoromo, yes?"
Kirito nodded, "I would assume so. At least, the level when Hagoromo started out."
The first knight nodded, "Fair enough."
The aspect of swords glanced at his knights, "Alice, Eugeo, Scheta, Siegfried, Tanjirou, Tsuyuri, Giyuu, Zenitsu, stay here and keep them safe."
He glanced at the five Jinchurikii, earning nods from his knights while ignoring the protests he got from said girls. Bee was really fine with anything, hell, he didn't really want to face an unknown enemy if he could.
But that was besides the point.
Kirito then glanced at the other knights, "Gawain, Lancelot, Deusolbert, Eldrie, keep watch for any openings or weaknesses. Bercouli, Gilgamesh, Artoria, Nero, Mordred, we'll keep him busy."
The five Integrity Knights nodded.
Minato spoke up, "I'll help too. I'm an Edo Tensei, so it'll be fine."
Kirito nodded, before looking at Kakashi, "Kakashi-san, I want you to look out for any openings too, okay?"
The copy ninja stared at his friend. It still surprised him to see the new glint in Kirito's eyes. It was as if Kirito had lived for a very long time, far longer than any of them, and as if the swordsman was something more than they could ever be.
The Hatake nodded, "Got it."
Kirito then turned to face Obito, who was merely staring at them blankly. It was as if he was still getting used to his newfound senses.
Then, from the five appendages on Obito's back, five chakra arms shot out and grabbed hold of the barrier.
Kirito's eyes widened as he quickly realized what was happening.
But before he could react, the barrier was already gone.
Minato frowned, "He broke the Shisekiyojin... That's..."
Gilgamesh frowned, "The Juubi was just thrashing around wildly before. Now, it's all focused. Something like is child's play."
However, before they could continue talking, Obito started to move.
Artoria readied her sword, "Here he comes!"
In an instant, Obito appeared before them, surprising everyone with his speed.
Gilgamesh instantly rained weapons upon the Juubi's Jinchurikii. But the weapons were easily stopped by a black shield.
Kirito cursed and shouted, "Spread out, now!"
A dozen copies of Gae Bolg formed in the air and shot towards the new Jinchurikii, but Obito merely blocked it with a shield.
In retaliation, the Jinchurikii shot out multiple Gudodama from his body, aiming to take down the other massive source of chakra it could sense nearby. Meaning, Kirito.
Kirito cursed and summoned a copy of Lord Camelot and blocked it. But as soon as he summoned it, the god quickly let it go and vanished in a burst of blue particles.
It was lucky that he did, for the moment the spheres touched the shield, it vanished from existence. No, rather, it would be more accurate to say that it was disintegrated.
Kirito landed beside Minato, who had a sword near him. The Yondaime Hokage blinked as he saw the god appear by him, but chose to focus on Obito, "What was that?"
The aspect of weapons let out a breath, "Truth-Seeking Balls. Gudodama. It's the embodiment of every element. A single strike will kill anyone."
Minato frowned, "And he can control multiple of those spheres?"
Kirito nodded, "Yeah."
The Yondaime Hokage asked as he stared at his old student, "Any ideas how we can defeat him?"
The god glanced around, spotting his knights fanning out around the new Jinchurikii. He focused on Obito. Before, the Juubi had been a mindless beast. But now, it had the intellect from a ninja, and it's powers were a lot more focused. It wouldn't be as easy as before.
Kirito frowned, before speaking, "The same as before. We need to pull the remaining Bijuu out."
He narrowed his eyes as he reached down into Obito, and barely sensed the Bijuu's chakra there, "His body should still be unstable. I reckon he's fighting the Juubi for dominance over their now shared body. We won't get another chance like this to take him down."
Minato nodded, noticing the reluctance in Kirito's eyes when he mentioned pulling the Bijuu out, and he could pretty much guess why.
The Hokage chuckled inwardly, glad his daughter had found such a good person in her life, "Then, we'll just have to pull the Bijuu out. You have a way to help me, right?"
Kirito blinked, "Help you?"
Minato nodded, and in the blink of an eye, donned the Kyuubi's chakra cloak very much similar to Hikari's own.
He smiled, "I understand that you don't want to put them at risk, I also have a family myself. But Hikari's not the only Kyuubi Jinchurikii around."
Kirito blinked, before he nodded, "I see."
He glanced back at the girls, before focusing on the Juubi's Jinchurikii, "Then let's put an end to this farce."
In response, the five other Integrity Knights readied themselves as Minato and Kirito charged towards Obito.
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DONE
I just realized as I was rereading the story, we basically have a Excalibur fes here lmao.
From SAO, we have Sugou's Excalibur and the Ordinal Scale sword, which I named Arondight because it was used to take down Sugou. I refer to that as Yui's Arondight.
Then from the Fate elements I brought in just for the sake of filling the Integrity Knight ranks, we have Artoria's Excalibur, Gawain's Excalibur Galatine and Lancelot's Arondight.
Now I brought in Excalibur Proto... Well...
Anyways, the next chapter will be Obito/Juubi Jinchurikii vs Integrity Knights + Kirito + Minato. Let's see what happens next, shall we?
Again, review please.
Until next time.
