Here it is ladies and gentlemen, The Last chapter of Storm of the Revolution. Naruto's Cie'th mode resembles the Six Path's Sage Mode but the shroud is made of crystal instead of chakra.
His laughter echoed out wide and far as Konoha fell apart before him. His smile at the sight of his enemies' forces crumbling from this brutal case of cunning and strategy. His plan began with the Fal'Cie Atomos tunneling beneath Konoha and then carving support pillars below that once destroyed, will cause Konoha to fall into a massive sinkhole. Then while surviving forces are confused and weakened, attack with his Cie'th forces as the Uzumaki girls cripple the seal barrier surrounding Konoha so they can't detect the number of forces.
While that happened, he, Lightning, Kushina, and several others will take on the most dangerous of the ranks and secure victory with Tsunade and Hiruzen captured. All is going according to plan...
*?*
"My, this is unexpected." Nione noted with a frown as in the stasis tank, one Itachi Uchiha broke out and he looked at him. "Good morning to you it was." he greeted. "Look Itachi, I'm Nione, the guy that saved your life with advance cybernetics beyond what ordinary humans can achieve at the moment...and you're still not half-way through the implant procedures." Nione explained as Itachi stumbled unto a moniter as his cybernetics were scanning through the data on what's happening to him.
"Sir! Storm has begun his assault on Konoha!" a scientist ran in, screaming the words as Itachi's eyes widened in shock. "NARUTOOOOOOO!" he screamed out in deranged anger as he fell to the ground twitching violently. "Shit, he's suffering right now. Stabilize his vitals, place him in a coma and continue the implanting procedures." Nione frowned as he barked his orders.
*Konoha*
Storm landed at the front of the ruin gates of Konoha, walking foward calmly as Naruto's feelings flowed through him, memories of lonliness, anger, bitterness, joy, jealousy, and hope surged forward as Storm inwardly sighed at the conflicted feelings of the child.
Peace young one, all are one in the end. Never give up Naruto, I will atone for this once everything is restored the way it should be.
He felt Naruto's feelings subside as the boy's spirit rested as he began summoning the other Paths to him. Willing it, Abel the Talon's of Fang, Veritas the Radiant Hope, Kiritsugu the Sharp-Eyed Sniper, Snow Jr. the Unbreakable Ice Guardian, and Thanatos the Reaper. With him, Storm the Lightning's Bolt, the Six Paths of the L'Cie have gathered at long last. "You know what to do." he told his Soul Fission Fragments as they nodded their heads, a bitter expression shared on all six faces as they marched forward to complete the task at hand.
/Lightning/
Her Omega Weapon shined in the darkness, streaks of black following it as blood danced in the air as bodies fell in a rythmic passion. She was disappointed with these Shinobi, they were born with this unnatural power and used it as a weapon. Typical of humans always wanting the bigger stick in power. Now she saw why Storm despised chakra, humanity in this era were stuck in a stagnant past, a world of memories. They did not evolve, no new progress was made, no peace. They were condemning themselves to self-destruction, thus she saw from her visions of what has yet to pass.
"I should have known you'd be the one responsible for this." a male voice called out as Lightning slowly turned her head to see Kakashi, Sharingan out and a serious expression on his face. "It's been a while Kakashi." Lightning greeted as the Sharingan Warrior narrowed his eyes with hints of anger in them. "Ever since you've appeared in his life, Naruto has never been the same. You did something to him, and I will make sure he's back to normal once you're gone." he told her, fingers flexing at his side as Lightning pointed her blade at him.
"You think you know Naruto? Have you seen the horrors he's endured? The madness that plagues his soul? The Will of Fire was snuffed out of his heart long ago. Did you even know of it beforehand?" she shot back as Kakashi flinched at the subtle anger in her eyes. She had seen things that should never be known to mankind if she was this angry.
"You claim to be his teacher, the Master that guides the pupil down the right path. Where were you when he needed you? You set him up to some guy just to teach him chakra control. What about refining his combat skills? His solid rock whenever he was down and needed a friend?" she demanded as Kakashi felt an arrow pierce him as he took a step back. "You may have helped with his element training, but in the very end, you left him behind with a godfather that hasn't done much for him besides learning two jutsu! Those who break the rules are trash, but those who abandon their comrades are worse than trash. Remember those exact words, Kakashi Hatake?"
The words were cutting him deep down. Naruto was a late bloomer, his real talents were beginning to show themselves, besides, Jiraiya was the one training him, wanting to make up for lost time. Things were showing promise for the hopeful genin until that incident in the ravine...the ravine. He hadn't become the same boy after he met Lightning, she was the source of all of this!
"True I may be worse than trash, but I'd be far worse if I didn't at least try to save him from the likes of you!" Kakashi snarled as he charged with his Raikiri as Lightning used a Sparkstrike to clash with the jutsu as a shockwave of electricity surged the area. "Then we're in agreement, as his teachers, we're both trying to do things for the good for him. But sadly, only one teacher must be left standing." she replied with a firm resolve as they broke the deadlock and skid back.
"Dynamic Entry!"
Lightning quickly ducked to avoid Gai's entrance as Kakashi looked surprised at his rival's appearance. "Kakashi my eternal rival! You'd think I'd let you take this adversary alone now?" Gai asked with a cheeky smile before turning serious as he looked over his shoulder to look at Lightning. "She's something else Gai, you won't stand a chance against her." Kakashi reasoned as Gai smirked. "Not alone, but together while using our strongest forms will we have a chance."
Lightning narrowed her eyes as she noticed Gai's skin turn red and the blue vapor and a sudden release of chakra. She activated Libra and her eyes widened in surprise at the release of seven of the gates opened at once, the enhancements to all of his parameters and a warning to avoid a very powerful attack. It would normally make normal warriors feel unnerved by such power, but this was Lightning Farron, soldier from Cocoon, Master L'Cie, a Defier of Fate, and one who does not bow to godlike entities. She would not falter here, she will fight with everything she had.
With that, she began moving forward, unyielding and fearless against two of Konoha's mightiest Jonin as the three charged at each other knowing that only one side will be left standing.
Veritas jumped in time to avoid the shadow as he eyed Shikamaru and Ino in position. "Please don't do this, for what remains of the bond we shared I don't want to kill you guys." the L'Cie of Hope begged as Shikamaru narrowed his eyes. "How do we know we won't end up like Choji!?" he demanded as his shadows began stretching again, only to be repelled by Verita's spells. "He's alive at least. Did you prefer him dead?" he calmly asked as Ino smirked as her hand sign was in position.
"Mind Transfer Jutsu!" she exclaimed as Veritas felt an unwelcome presence invade him. "Ino, you're going to regret going into my mind." he shook his head as the girl's body slumped to the ground as he looked at Shikamaru blankly. "Ino, are you in?" the serious Nara asked as Veritas blinked. "Ouch, she just had to meet the residue of Magatsu Arashi." he winced as Shikamaru's eyes widened in shock at the L'Cie's apparent immunity to Ino's technique. "Rule number one when possessing someone, make sure there's nothing else inhabiting the host, which includes Jinchuriki, humans possessed by demons, and also symbiotic lifeforms." Veritas chided with his hands on his hips and a shake of his head as Shikamaru's eyes widen with a dark realization. "No...Ino is...?"
"Oh no, she's still alive, but the resident malice residing within [us] is still capable of doing...inappropriate things we wish didn't happen." Veritas admitted sheepishly as his cheeks turned a little red. Shikamaru's brain processed what he said and the blushing and could only image what the blonde girl was enduring inside the knucklehead's damaged mind. "...you troublesome blondes." he face palmed exasperated.
"Oh come on kid, don't 'cha got some new tricks that'll impress little ol' me?" Abel grinned as Kiba growled with slitted pupils as Akamaru's red fur turned back into its usual white. "Damn it, I've trained myself to do better than during the preliminaries, but the difference between our abilities is still that far off?!" he shouted furiously as Abel laughed it off. "Relax mate, I'm a late bloomer. The ones that make 'em so called prodigies look pathetic once the effort kicks in." he answered as Kiba's eyes widened in realization at the term.
Prodigies were natural geniuses that were different in skill and talent than the rest. Kiba was within average potential, but the most dangerous were late bloomer shinobi. His mother Tsume taught him of this when Naruto defeated him in the Chunin Exams a year ago. Late bloomers were the weakest at the start, but if one were to diligently train them with enough effort, the end results at their prime will be the strongest shinobi that'll make prodigies look second rate material. In other words, Naruto was a late bloomer that will without a doubt surpass even Sasuke, since he already defeated Neji the previous genius before their generation. A sense of dread was swelling in him as he recalled this version of Naruto and the presence he had. He was wise-crack for sure, but that hides the talons he hides.
Abel turned his head to the side to see Shino collapse with utter exhaustion as Thanatos rested his foot on his opponent's back. "Last chance Kiba, surrender and live, or death." the L'Cie Student of Vanille told the Inuzuka, "Please, for Hinata's sake as her treasured friends, don't throw your lives away." Abel added as Kiba gulped as he knew he and Akamaru were out of options against these two. And knowing that Hinata wouldn't want her friends to suffer, raised his arms up in surrender for his late teammate and friend.
"You know, I always wanted to be a hero when I was a kid." Snow Jr. admitted as he sat side to side with an unconcious Rock Lee. "I always wanted to make people look up and admire me, to look at me as a somebody instead of a something. In my continued deaths and rebirths, I learned that heros are never alone, they have friends and loved ones that continuously support us no matter what odds are against them. Me, my family is mostly gone, I view people that think of me as a friend as mere acquaintances and those who love me as people trying to know the real me. Until I heard Hinata's confessions, did I truly understand that those girls in previous lives truly did love me, an idiot whose done horrible things in his life, and wish to help him get back on his feet." he continued as he had a weak laugh.
"Wish I had my own heart, so that way, I could convey those lost feelings to those who probably were real bonds." he sighed as he looked to see Kiritsugu pointing his finger in a gun like fashion at half-conscious Tenten with a deadpan expression. "Bang!" he told her with a fake shot as the weapons user fell unconscious from her exhaustion.
"Seals are down, they won't find the amount of intruders in Konoha." Honoka told them as Karin narrowed her eyes. "We've got company at eight o'clock, four hundred kilometers." "Let's book it!"
Hiruzen and Tsunade stood on top of the Hokage Monument, witnessing the chaos within Konoha as a pained expression was on their face as a single pair of footsteps walked towards them. "You know, I had always thought Konoha as my home even now. It pains me to see it being destroyed like this, all the work Minato had in hopes of making this a peaceful world only to end up in ruins because of the policies of the Nidaime, and the shinobi system itself." Kushina spoke as the two Kage turned to her. "Kushina, if this place is truly your home, how come you haven't stopped your son from doing this?" Hiruzen asked, his voice weary and exhausted as Kushina's red hair fluttered ever so gently in the wind.
"Because Cypher Naruto wants to correct the errors in this world. If the world keeps going on as it is with that thing still out there, then humanity itself will perish to that terrible evil." she answered as Tsunade narrowed her eyes as tears were on the verge of escaping. What was it that Kushina saw? What horrid nightmare has this world come to?
"I admit, I did not expect to suffer amnesia when Deus killed me, or even survive to actually be reborn." Kushina admitted, causing the two to blink at the statement. "I was trapped in an infinite loop of deaths and rebirths as Kushina Uzumaki until my son came into this world. His presence awakened me from my death induced amnesia when I heard his story as a Cypher. Even now he thinks I'm still dead, but I'm going to remedy that and make sure he doesn't stick another toe out of line once he's back to normal." the words coming out of her lips disturbed the two Kage as they recalled Nione's tale of Cypher Naruto.
There is one that even the gods fear, Cypher Kushina Uzumaki...She alone was one of the few Cyphers that could rival Primordial Gods in their prime and the one who spawned Cypher Naruto and his twin Shana. They were the most feared trinity, and despite the twins' powers capable of defeating even me; Cypher Kushina alone had the absolute power over their very lives that without a doubt, made them fear her above all.
"Be very afraid of your mother, for she bore life to create you, and with that right, has the power to unmake you." is an old saying. Cypher Kushina has the power to undo the life of her own children, a detail that made them fear her anger the most. But fortunately, she loved her children and never was that angry to abuse such power...
When she lost her life, her son went on an unholy rampage, his love turned to hate, and a new cycle of war began once again. His sister tried to quell his wrath and the two have battled fiercely throughout their cycles of birth, death, and rebirths that caused the very planets they lived on to take up new shapes. Only Cypher Kushina could end it, but alas, the Soul Empress lies dead, and the father, the Thunder Lord long since missing. The world laments of how the actions of an arrogant being, dooming everything as two children orphaned by Deus are cursed with fighting each other till the end of time.
The very revelation that Cypher Kushina, the mythological Soul Empress lives and was in front of them, gave a cold sweat down their faces as Kushina flexed her neck. "I've gotten a bit rusty since my time in amnesia. Care to be my sparring partners?" Kushina asked with a grin as Tsunade stepped foreward. "I want to make a bet," Tsunade stated, surprising the red head as she saw the resolve in the Sannin's eyes. "If I beat you, you'll stop Naruto and make sure he does not harm anyone again." she told Kushina who blinked at that. "Then if I win, you'll teach my daughter, Shana Uzumaki everything you know."
This made Tsunade blink at that, the price of stopping her son, was teaching her daughter everything she knew as a medic ninja? Then again, the tale recounts Shana trying to stop her brother, and in a sense, would give her a fighting edge against her brother. But there was one main problem...
"How am I supposed to teach her if she's in a different timeline if that was true?" she asked as Kushina merely gave one of her trademark grins. This caused the blonde to face palm, forgetting what kind of entity she's betting with. "I take that as a deal?" Kushina asked as Tsunade looked up, the Yin Seal undone as markings began adorning her skin. "I'm betting everything on the line here, so I'm not holding back!" Tsunade roared as she charged forward towards her opponent. "Sensei, help Jiraiya, keep Naruto busy!" she ordered him as her fist slammed against Kushina's open palm as a shockwave tore into the earth itself.
/Sasuke/
"This is bad," Sasuke noted grimly as he noticed the Cie'th hordes taking down shinobi after shinobi without tire as their unearthly screeches chilled them to the bone. He had already taken his thirteenth kill, but they keep coming relentlessly and without number. They were swarming and killing no matter how many they took down and the fighting moral was falling badly at the moment. He charged his Chidori, his Sharingan spinning wildly as Sasuke roared defiantly, charging in like a madman as his defiant will kept him from falling.
/Storm/
"You disappoint me Naruto," Jiraiya stated as Storm calmly looked at the Toad Sage. "If you're referring to the 'Child of Prophecy', then I'm doing my job." Storm replied as Jiraiya shook his head. "You were supposed to bring peace to the land, not destroy it!" he shouted as Naruto merely shook his head. "You deluded fool, the prophecy stated that this child would either bring peace or destruction upon the world, and I think I'm doing a good job at that. Doing the latter of course." he mused as Jiraiya had a serious expression on his face. "You had a hand in doing this to me, in turning me into what I've become." Storm told him as Jiraiya lowered his head down in shame.
"You're different than Cypher Jiraiya at least." Storm spoke up, suprising Jiraiya with what randomness he spoke. "You see, in one of my old lives before this one I inhabited, he betrayed me when I trusted him the most, sold me out, and had my family killed. Then I knew that peace he spoke of came from the destruction of the world."
"What?" Jiraiya asked, horrified at the delusions and madness his godson was speaking of. "There are many concepts of peace, and I came to a conclusion when I saw the future of mankind. You see, when people learned that the end of the world was coming, people feared it, and at the same time embraced it. To the latter, mankind's destruction is its salvation. No longer will they be bound by earthly attachments, and will transcend beyond death. This future shown to me realized that humanity as a whole will find peace if they are not bound by mortal desires...That is the mission Cypher Jiraiya gave me." Storm told him as Jiraiya shook his head and snarled at him. "I don't think he approved of genocide!" he retorted.
"No..." Storm replied, a ghost of a smile on his face as he drew his Eidolith. "This is peace of our time." he stated as Odin Aesir landed beside his master. Jiraiya bit his thumb and quickly went through his hand signs as he summoned Gamabunta. "Aesir, take care of him, and no killing, he's a good friend." Storm told the Eidolon as Aesir nodded his head and charged at the Chief Toad as their mighty blades clashed.
As they did so, Storm noticed Jiraiya's face, and how...toad-like it was as two elderly toads, Ma and Pa were on his shoulders as he narrowed his eyes. "Sennin Mode," he muttered quietly as he activated his Cie'th Mode as the two clashed with their respective Rasengans. He grinned with bloodlust seeping out of his body as their techniques raged against each other. "This isn't the first time we've fought ya know. Especially since you used it in our last battle in Konoha lifetimes ago!" he spoke as Jiraiya's eyes widened as his Senjutsu empowered Rasengan was pushed by by the magic infused Rasengan.
He crashed through several buildings as Storm calmly walked towards where Jiraiya was sent flying, only to quickly dodge the Adamantine Staff wielded by Hiruzen. "Old man, shouldn't you be busy with Kushina?" he asked as Hiruzen growled at the boy. "I'm sure Tsunade can handle the Soul Empress by herself." he replied coldly as Storm narrowed his eyes. "You dare call her...!"
Storm froze as he turned towards the Hokage Monument and felt it. That chakra that made his spine run with chills, that heavy rock in the pit of his stomach, only one person could do that and the anxiety of hope filling his heart. "Mom...she's...alive?" he asked. He couldn't believe it. She couldn't be after what Deus did to her. He saw her heart ripped out right in front of him, the very core of her power torn right out of her body and rendering her a corpse as her soul faded into a faded husk of its former self.
Before he had more time to ponder, a Rasengan courtesty of Jiraiya slammed him into three buildings before he crashed at the fourth building. "Okay, my bad for being caught off guard..." Storm mused as he patted his shoulder, knocking off the dust as Jiraiya and Hiruzen narrowed their eyes as they noticed the attack didn't even leave a scratch on him. "Well, not going out on you since you did so is insulting, I should do so as well." Storm mused as the two old men had a bad chill down their spine as Storm's smile was the source of it as his eyes turned red and slitted. "Ready Kurama?" he asked as chakra enveloped him as the roar of the nightmare from nearly fourteen years ago filled the night air.
/Lightning/
Kakashi and Gai froze at the presence of the chakra and the accompanied roar that shook the village. Every available shinobi of Konoha looked to the source as it casted its massive shadow over the village and their hearts were refilled with the fear of that day once again. "I-It's the Kyuubi!" one screamed as the legendary beast began its rampage once again.
"Impossible, the fox is released!? Kakashi, I thought the Yondaime's seal kept the fox locked away!" Gai called out in shock as said Jonin was frozen in despair. "No...the only way the fox is released is if the willpower of the vessel is...gurk!"
Kakashi felt something warm running down his chest and looked down to see his own chest impaled as blood was dripping down it as the edge of Lightning's weapon showed who was responsible for the crime. "You're wrong, Naruto and the fox have developed a bond and he has mastered unity with it. They're working together, just like Minato intended in the beginning." she told him as she drew her blade out of him. Kakashi staggered, slowly trying to walk towards where the fox was rampaging, his hand outstretched as he tried to call out to Naruto one last time before falling forward dead. Gai was left in a state of shock, only for pure and utter anger envelope him as he thrusted his right thumb right into his chest as the blue vapor turned red as autumm leaves. "Eight Inner Gates Formation!" he roared out as an explosive shockwave from the release shook the village.
Lightning gritted her teeth as she felt the power saturate the air as the Libra spell told her that this was a very suicidal battle in her current state. He was going to die from it and will make this battle a defeat on Naruto's part until he expires. All she needs to do is stall for time. "Time to up the stakes!" she said as she swung her blade as her appearance changed. She donned the armor she wore as the Knight of Etro as her trusty gunblade Overture was summoned in place of Omega Weapon. "Come and die!" she taunted with a 'come here' gesture as Gai charged at her. She raised her shield in time as it blocked the incoming fist as another shockwave erupted from the collision as Konoha was shaken to its core as an explosion of dust kicked up into the air.
Kurama roared, firing a Tailed Beast Bomb at the cordinated area as it decimated the refuge for the civilians as he saw the numerous little lights escape from the area he destroyed as he saw the faint glow of Etro's Gate appearing over Konoha. He saw the two Eidolons facing off against his old acquaintance Gamabunta and decided to settle an old score with the toad. Leaping high into the air, he curled himself up into a ball and descended, crashing on top of the toad before unfurling and snarling at the Chief Toad. "Remember me, punk?" Kurama growled as Odin and Aesir looked at each other and nodded, leaping away as they went to aid their respective masters.
Hiruzen grunted as he sat upright and coughed up some dust as he saw Storm flying away. He saw Jiraiya coughing as he stood up and his eyes widened at the sight of Kyuubi unleashed. "We need to seal the fox away again. If we don't stop it, Konoha will be...!" Jiraiya panted out as everyone heard bell chiming ominously in the air as the Gates of Etro manifested themselves as an ominous black cloud began spewing out of it.
Kushina sighed as Tsunade held her dislocated shoulder as she saw the gateway open as the chaos of Valhalla began clawing away at the world. "Looks like you've lost in more than just the fight." she said sadly as Tsunade's eyes were on the verge of tears. "I've won, now I'll send you to my daughter. She can give you the edge against my son, but she needs help mastering her newfound abilities as a shinobi." Kushina told the Slug Princess as she held her hand up as if aiming a spell. "Please, help save my son." she begged, and Tsunade saw the desperation and despair in those eyes, and her heart softened. "Very well, send me to her and I'll make sure she's strong enough to stop Naruto." she replied with a resolved tone as Kushina smiled.
"Thank you, her name is Shana and she is the splitting image of me. Shouldn't be hard to find...Take care." she replied with hope in her voice as she began her spell as the Chaos consumed them both as it began spreading over Konoha.
*Outskirts of Konoha*
Storm marveled at the sight of Konoha being swallowed up by the Chaos as he sensed Kurama rejoin him as he took in sight of Aesir rejoining him as Lightning and Gai were in a deadlock when the Chaos swallowed them. She will be fine, Lady Etro will guide her through it. Now that Konoha is done for-!?
And explosion of a portal opening up startled the Revolutionist as a giant ghostly tengu warrior composed of chakra flew before him and in the center of the jewel adorning the forehead was...
"ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!" exclaimed the one and only Itachi Uchiha as Storm took note that said Uchiha had cybernetic implants that probably belonged to said kingdom that was modified onto the man's body. "Nione you bastard, deciding to make yourself known eh?"
"Naruto, is that you? What evil, such misfortune!"
"Is that really you, Orange-kun?" Storm asked, disturbed at how unusual and out of character Itachi was acting. His question however, causing Itachi to stammer as if that insulting nickname he was given was a hot button. "I beseech you!" he prayed as he calmly glared at Storm with both Mangekyo Sharingan spinning wildly. "I'm begging you, please die." he said in his usual calm manner and Storm instantly knew fighting that technique was bad in current form. "Aesir, Armor Gestalt Mode!" he called out as he flew to his summon as the giant warrior's body began restructuring as he slid into it, becoming encased in armor as the chakra entity collided with him, sending both of them sky high.
"I shall rid the world of its enemies, yes...ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!" Itachi exclaimed wildly.
"Damn it you bastard, stay out of my way!" Storm growled. "NARUTOOOO!" Itachi bellowed in blind rage. They ascended higher into the sky as the Chaos swallowed them, and any who bore witness claimed the sky was raining fire and thunder as meteors of crystal descended from above and rained onto the earth below.
Unaware though of below, Sasuke Uchiha made his way to one possible location that Nione predicted, intending to get answers from his friend once and for all.
*Valley of the End*
Storm descended upon the head of Madara's statue as he breathed calmly, reverting to his normal form as the power was worn out. Naruto's soul was acting up again and he was doing his best to soothe the child's anxiety. It was an ugly mess and he was exhausted from that battle against Itachi and his Complete Body Susanoo. He fought that form in one lifetime to remember not to face it when not in peak shape. The plan was complete though, enough lives were lost to cause the Gates of Etro to appear and cause the chaos to flow out freely, now all that was left was to-
"Hold it knuckle-head."
Storm inwardly cursed as he turned to see standing on the opposite statue's head, Sasuke Uchiha. Storm doubled over as he opened his turtleneck shirt and saw the L'Cie brand slowly opening its eye as he growled in anger. "Determined to stop me Uchiha?" he growled out as his now glowing red eyes glared at Sasuke's dark eyes.
"Naruto, why?!" Sasuke demanded, pain in his voice as Storm looked at him coldly. "Silence Sasuke." Storm ordered him. He had an act to keep up, letting Naruto's emotions overwhelm the mask of indifference and of a madman will ruin what he must do. "I will fulfill my duties as Cypher and rid of this cursed existence in every person using chakra. I shall return this world to ash and save it; destroying this so called 'bond' we have. I will sever these links once and for all, for I am..." he paused as the eye of the L'Cie Brand opened up as black crystal began covering his left arm, torso and face like armor. "A destroyer of worlds." he finished as his left hand began to be coated in white lightning as the sound of a thousands birds echoed the valley. Sasuke widened his eyes at the fact he knew the jutsu, but decided to retaliate with a jutsu that Naruto knew.
Holding his right hand out, he gathered chakra as it took shape and spiraled into a raging storm in his hand as both opponents glared at each other as the two charged at each other. "Sasuke!" Storm bellowed as his Cie'th powers began corrupting the Chidori into a blood red color and the sound of hawks. "Naruto!" Sasuke cried out as they clashed with their Chidori and Rasengan respectively, unleashing a destructive force of energy that blew each other back as Sasuke activated his Sharingan.
"Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke shouted as he exhaled a massive ball of flames as Storm drew upon his magic. "Watera!" he countered as the massive sphere of water clashed with its bitter rival as steam engulfed the area. Storm ducked under a kick, swiftly bringing in a punch that Sasuke blocked with his arms. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he twisted midair and delivered an axe kick which made its mark known as Storm's head was moving down from the impact. Not losing momentum, Sasuke spun his body to make a side kick only for Storm to speak one word. "Protect."
A green barrier erupted before him and blocked the kick, and Sasuke compared it as if kicking a concrete wall, which meant it really hurts as he gathered distance from his opponent. "He can't maintain the barrier for a long time. He'll have to recast it once it wears off, and there's a time lapse when he switches between his fighting tactics. Those few seconds are all I need to change this around." Sasuke thought as he recalled the drawbacks on Storm's Paradigm Shifts.
He noticed that Storm had a blue aura this time and knew he had to either keep a good distance or go in close range. He was going to use his magic, and most of it is mainly long range, and he took notice that he doesn't have any of his blades out, or rather, how Storm lacks them.
"What's wrong Naruto, out of swords already?" Sasuke taunted as Storm narrowed his eyes. "I think I shall correct that, neh?" he asked, a tone of solemness in it that caused Sasuke to stay on alert as he noticed a strange energy in the air that was definitely not chakra.
I am the spirit of the blade
Sasuke's eyes widened as he recalled Naruto using something similar against Orochimaru and the Mizukage Yagura, but the line was completely different and something felt off by a large margin. Not blinking, Sasuke dodged the sudden incoming projectiles out of nowhere as numerous blades pierced Harashima's statue. "What the fuck?!" Saskue exclaimed in shock as he heard Storm chuckle. "Ah, first time seeing me use my old abilites eh? To bad I wasted Fabula Nova Crystalis against Itachi earlier. Bastard took both of my summons and that Reality Marble before he ran out of chakra. He got away scott-free, but not you."
At the mention of his brother still alive, Sasuke glared at him. While he may have forgiven Itachi for that, he would not allow not even his best friend for trying to kill him. "Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu!" he shouted as he ran through the hand signs. But he didn't aim the technique at Storm, he fired it directly into the sky as the clouds gathered and the sky darkened. "Sasuke...You aren't going to use that technique are you?" Storm asked, a small bead of sweat dripping down his cheek. "Not only did you destroy my home, you tried to kill my brother, but you tried to destroy this entire world in your sick dreams. Your very existence was a mistake." Sasuke growled out as Storm's eyes widened at the worlds.
Your very existence as a mistake.
He recalled Cypher Sasuke saying that long ago, and it stung in the worst way possible for him. Storm was now seeing red, "I'll do the world a favor and rid it of you!" Sasuke snarled as he manifested Chidori and held it up high as the lightning above.
Iron is my flesh, and glass is my heart
"Sasuke!" Storm snarled, thousands of blades created by his powers projected upon the world taking aim and firing at Sasuke. "Naruto!" Sasuke roared as he brought his hand down, the Kirin taking form in the sky and roaring at Storm as it descended towards its victim. The arrow of swords and the descending beast of thunder charged at their intended targets, as watching from above, a different Naruto from another dimension by the name Highwind, watched the battle with the Lance of Longius that Nione had entrusted him.
"Shell!" Storm called out as a purple barrier erupted in the nick of time as the Kirin clashed with the spell, destroying it to Storm's shock as the lightning enveloped him as the valley shook from the strength of the attack as a crater was formed and was rapidly being filled with water. Sasuke had dodged all the incoming projectiles thanks to the foresight of the Sharingan as he panted from the usage of such a technique. "Done...it's finally over..." he grunted as he leaned against a wall.
I have crafted over thousands of blades
"Is this the death you've envisioned for me?" a voice asked as Sasuke's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he looked up to see Storm rise up from the water, his clothes damaged greatly as his wounds were rapidly healing while a shroud of red chakra in the shape of a fox was wrapped around him. "The Kyuubi," Sasuke growled, nearly forgetting his teammate was a Jinchuriki, and had access to a great deal of power. "Ready for round two, teme?" Storm taunted as Sasuke sighed and growled.
Willing it, the Cursed Seal of Heaven that Orochimaru had given him a year ago began to glow and travel across his body, and this time darkening his skin, a star shaped mark appearing on his nose, his sclera turned black as his hair grew longer an his hair turned dark blue. Two webbed claws erupted from his back, acting as a pair of wings that flexed. "I won't lose." Sasuke declared as the two opponents charged at each other. They traded blows with each other, forgoing their use of ninjutsu and magic as they relied on enhanced physical proweness to overcome each other. Each blow more painful by the second as a blow in the jaw caused Storm to spit out a tooth as he slammed a fist into Sasuke's chest, breaking a rib or two with an audible snap.
They were on their last legs as they panted with exhaustion as they delivered one more blow to each other, knocking them back against the feet of the statues. Sasuke on Madara's side, and Storm on Harashima's. "Enough! Let's finish this Sasuke!" Storm called out as he held his right arm out and started gathering chakra. "Likewise!" Sasuke agreed as he began flipping through hand signs and summoned his Chidori, which darkened with the power of the Second Stage Cursed Seal. "Cursed Power: Chidori Lament." Sasuke announced as he saw Storm's Rasengan form with the mixture of his own and of his Tailed Beast. "Sealed Power: Vermillion Rasengan." the blond growled out. The Sharingan eyes bore into the demonic red eyes as there was resolve in both pairs of eyes of their respective owners as they leapt foreward with their jutsu charged as they soared in the air.
"Chidori!" "Rasengan!"
The world shook from the clashing powers as it tore the very waterfall itself from the force as the death match reached its conclusion. Sasuke looked down, seeing his own chest pierced by Storm's claws as his once demonic red eyes were now the very same blue he remembered. "Sasuke...I..." the boy began, and Sasuke realized whom it was now.
"Finally took control Naruto?" Sasuke gritted out as Naruto looked like he was in anguish. "Cypher Naruto wanted me to have a final conversation with you. He knew how important our friendship was and wanted me to talk to you one last time." he answered as Sasuke coughed up a laugh. "Looks like he does care. Believe it or not...I thought of him as a brother. An aloof one that still cares kind of brother..." Sasuke laughed weakly while grunting in pain. "Yeah, he is like a big brother to us..." Naruto replied, recalling how much Cypher Naruto did for him and Sasuke time to time even when they were enemies and allies on certain occasions.
"I nearly forgot..." Sasuke mused weakly, "I never did give you two your birthday gifts last year..." he told him as Naruto was confused at what he was saying. "Cypher Naruto, can you do the same thing you did to Hinata for me? Reincarnate my soul...and acquire my eyes as well...?"
Naruto widened his eyes as he felt Cypher Naruto's shock at such a request as the lone Uchiha wrapped his arm around his friend's body in a one armed hug. "I wanted to help you just like Sakura, Hinata and Neji did. Please...take my power and use it for the betterment of the world. Let me see...what the world is in your eyes. Help Naruto become stronger, and one day...be the Hokage...I know he'll be." Naruto realized that life was fading from Sasuke's body as he desperate tried to convince Sasuke to hang in there.
"Please...do it, let me help both of my brothers out...just this once..." Sasuke requested faintly as Naruto gritted his teeth as his eyes began to tear up. Cypher Naruto was upset with the request as well and knew refusing it would be insulting Sasuke, the one who cared for the two Narutos. "Thank you Sasuke, for being my friend, rival...and my brother..." Naruto replied as Sasuke smiled in relief as he reverted back to his normal self as Cypher Naruto began absorbing Sasuke's soul as it willingly flowed to him.
Their eyes burnt from the onslaught of memories and feelings Sasuke had, and it tore them both to know that deep down beneath his emo boy mask and cold indifference, he truly cared for them both as a brother in all but blood. They both couldn't hold it in, and in a moment of union, they cried in one body. Their tears turned into blood as the Sharingan manifested in their eyes, quickly accelerating towards their third stage before transforming into the Mangekyo Sharingan as their cries of anguish echoed in the air as rain fell upon the valley. That was then, Highwind made his way down, to finish the predestined event Cypher Naruto foresaw a year ago. The Death of Naruto.
A/N: Highwind was from SurfaceMemory's Never Forgotten Heroes Fanfic. Said author discontinued it but we had enough of how the story on my end would finish. The epilogue coming next chapter will disclose a few things, and what fate awaits. Thank you for reading, and while it this chapter didn't reach my expectations, I was glad I was able to at least provide a few things of mild entertainment. Fan of Fanfics21 out.