"How can this be. I created this universe. This is my own space!" A pale man shouted in shock and disbelief as he was attacked by his own dark snakes.
"Try all the Jutsu you wish. But my eyes." A young man said but was interrupted.
"No! I will not allow this to happen. This will not happen to me. Especially not here!" Orochimaru screamed in denial.
"You should've known better than to assume that your will could overcome mine, Orochimaru. Now witness your reckoning." Sasuke admonished while standing with the snakes he turned against their master.
'How dare he turn this ritual against me. Damn that brat. Damn him straight to hell! Tsk, it appears I have no other options. Well if I am to die then I'll make sure that I'll drag Sasuke with me. And here I thought this part of the ritual was unnecessary, of course, that was made with Sarutobi-sensei in mind.' Orochimaru thought.
"It seems that the end is nigh. But don't worry, I'm sure you'll have plenty of company in hell. Itachi will be joining you soon enough." Sasuke gloated.
Orochimaru chuckled, a sound that would normally terrify most Jonin and ANBU, but in this instance came out as rasping and weezy.
"Even now you still utter that annoying laugh. Has your madness fallen even further?"
"Well no. It's just that if I'm going to hell then it won't be Itachi that'll be keeping me company." The Sannin taunted now he held the advantage.
"How so? Your world is falling apart at the seams. There is nothing you can do now." The Uchiha asked.
"That's where you are wrong."
Right at the moment where Orochimaru was almost consumed by Sasuke's will did something happen.
The world was disintegrating.
"What did you do!" Sasuke shouted, his calm and assured sense of victory broken by this development.
"All you had to do was simply step aside and let me take your body Sasuke. At least then I would've killed Itachi for you and completed my goals. Now unfortunately because of you none of that is happening. Now we'll both die. Well, temporarily in my case." Orochimaru said relishing in his new found victory.
"If you think I'll let you get away with this then think again!"
"Soon you won't be thinking at all. Once the disintegration effect is complete there will be nothing left of this world. You will either die or be trapped, falling in an abyss for eternity."
"Won't the same happen to you too!"
"Of course not. You aren't the only person with my curse mark. Once I 'die', so to speak, I will awake once again and live on."
"No."
"Kukukuku! No! Kukukuku! I'm sorry Sasuke but denial will do nothing here. Prepare for the end." Orochimaru gloated, enjoying the look of despair on the Uchiha's face.
"I refuse! I REFUSE!"
'Looks like Sasuke can't handle the cold truth. No matter, it's best to savor-What!' This time it was Orochimaru's sense of victory that was shattered.
"Impossible! It can't be!"
Tears of blood now fall from Sasuke's face as his Sharingan morphs into something. That something being the Mangekyou Sharingan.
"If I'm dying then I'm sure as hell not doing so without taking you with me!" As he said this he ran to Orochimaru who was still trapped in the fleshy substance that made up the dying world. "Amaterasu!" Was all the Uchiha exclaimed.
'Amaterasu was Itachi's Jutsu, how can it be that Sasuke has it too!' It was becoming harder to think over the agony of being afflicted both by having his soul being destroyed and the black fire eating at him 'No matter, all this means is that I'll be out of here soon enough.'
'Wait a minute. I can feel the Amaterasu, yes, however, I'm also feeling it distantly somehow.'
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"My neck!" A woman with purple hair cried out as a mark on her neck caught on fire.
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"WHAT DID YOU DO!" The Snake Sannin's worry turned into panic when could no longer sense his Curse Marks.
"It seems that the hellfire of Amaterasu consumes all, and in here, even the soul."
"H-how… HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!"
"It's simple. The power of the Uchiha transcends all other, even your very being can not compare to the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan! How fitting that what you have obsessed over be your very downfall.
'No...dammit all. It can't end like this. I was to receive everything…..'
"...don't forget, Mangekyou or no you cannot survive. I'll...be...seeing..you..s-soon Sasuke Uchih…..ha" These were the last words Orochimaru has ever spoken. So erased his soul has been by Amaterasu that he will not even appear in the Pure World, all that awaits the Sannin is oblivion.
'Heh. I finally have the same eyes as you Itachi. But what good is it now that I'll be gone soon. I hate to admit it but my only hope for revenge falls on to you, Naruto. I hope you can forgive me for the pain I left you and Sakura.'
'Uncle, Auntie, Shisui, Mother, Father, I hope that you and the rest of the clan can forgive me for failing to avenge you. But at least I can see you all again.'
With the last thought of Sasuke Uchiha passed, the world where Orochimaru used to steal the souls of countless others has come to an end, along with its final inhabitant.
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What is this place?
Well, it certainly isn't a void. Those things are usually empty, yet here I can see black fire eating on what looks to be the dust of something. With said dust sounding like something out of Infinity War when people started getting dusted.
"Ah, it is good that I finally found you, Planeswalker. We have much to discuss"
Planeswalker? What the hell is he talking about? And just as I was going to ask, the sight of the man's face sent me into shock. How could it not once I came face to face with the strongest being in Naruto. Fuck Naruto and Sasuke. Fuck Kaguya. Fuck Madara. Hell, fuck Itachi too. This was the fucking Sage of the Six Paths here, it's pretty much agreed that the closest thing a series has to a god is typically the most powerful, also one you don't want to anger.
Yes, he is firmly on the light side. However, that doesn't mean I can't get a little nervous about this guy. One wrong move and I can end up stuck wherever here is or worse.
"Judging by that look in your eyes I can tell you're shocked, but not at my appearance like most would. No, what you had was recognition in your eyes."
"There is no need to be afraid Planeswalker, I only wish to speak with you in order to sort out your situation."
"The fact that I'm a soul with no body from another world with knowledge on this one." No use lying to the guy who likely has Naruto's emotion-sensing but on steroids, best to give this guy the truth.
"Well, I didn't know that last one." Oh, damn me and my big mouth. "However I suppose such things are possible considering the countless other worlds there are. But I will have to get back to that later, we still have to talk."
Phew. He isn't angry over that, despite the power he holds it's a real good thing that he's the one dealing with me. Can't say how things would go had Hagoromo been anyone else besides Naruto.
"Ah yes, my soul that recently died of…" And in typical isekai fashion, I forgot how I died. "Unknown causes? Where do we go from there?"
"Well seeing that you are already dead my first thought was to guide you to the Pure World, the afterlife in my world like I do for any other lost soul. Unfortunately, I'm not too sure about how wise that may be."
"Why not?" Do not tell me that I wasn't good enough to get into ninja heaven. Especially not when Obito "Crimes Against Humanity" Uchiha got in. Sure he was manipulated by Madara and Zetsu from a young age but still.
"Do not fret, you would fit the requirements needed to ascend to the Pure World. At least in normal circumstances. But with you being the first Planeswalker I have encountered, I have no idea if it would be safe for your soul to enter the afterlife of a world you have never visited."
"Doesn't this place count. Or at least did?" I mean where else besides his world could this be? However, at that he made a face of disgust and anger that raised major red flags and triggered some evolutionary fear.
"This place is as far as one could get to the natural world, let alone the Pure World. The place you stand in is one which was created for the vile purpose of one to steal the bodies of others by suppressing them with their very soul." There's only one person who could possibly fit that description, definitely not good. "And with your face, you know who was behind this cursed and vile misuse of Ninshu."
Ok then. I'm in the pink and squishy place where Orochimaru stole bodies, most notable being that time he tried to steal Sasuke's body.
That doesn't explain why, actually it does. Black fire can only lead to one of two possibilities, neither of which good. Either Itachi or Sasuke was here. I can only hope beyond hope for the Shinobi World that Orochimaru was not successful in either of those attempts. Or at least he got Itachi and would soon die due to Mangekyou blindness and the case of ninja AIDS killing said body.
"With what you know I can assume that you know what happened here, yes."
"For the most part. However, the Amaterasu is completely unexpected. Did Sasuke somehow unlock his Mangekyou before this mess?"
"Why no. Sasuke awakened his eyes during the events that transpired, in response to hearing that Orochimaru would use the fragments of his soul to escape the destruction of his world that initiated upon Sasuke almost overcoming his Jutsu. He used both of his Mangekyou abilities to burn away all of Orochimaru's soul, so thoroughly that he wouldn't appear in any afterlife. He is gone for good." He finished telling me of the Sannin's fate with a smile.
Good riddance I say. However, this was where his face took a look of sadness. "Unfortunately for Sasuke, he couldn't escape the decaying world. The only way one could leave would be by taking over another, and with Orochimaru ruining any chance of the ritual succeeding for the boy, he had passed away. Where his soul will be waiting for Ashura to die before reincarnating again."
Oh. Oh no no no no. Sasuke's fucking dead. Well, the Shinobi World is screwed. Yes no Orochimaru, but with Naruto's equal gone the world is screwed at the Fourth War unless Itachi survives long enough to help out. Although I doubt that considering the fact that with his main reason for living gone he might as well kill himself, via suicide or a last-ditch attempt of killing Obito.
But why is he telling me this? If I can't go to the Pure World then that can only mean
"You're putting me into Sasuke's body."
"Yes."
"Wouldn't it be better for you to just make me a new body with the Creation of All Things? I mean I would be effectively wearing your son as a meat puppet."
"Yes, I could. However, it would be far better for me and you if you took Sasuke's body. For one I can simply place you in there rather than creating an entire human body, then there is a selfish side of me that would hate to see my son's body be rendered brain dead." Ok then. It seems that those with the Rinnegan are perfectly fine with meat puppets. Nagato with the Six Meat Puppets of Pain, now Hagoromo with his son. It makes me wonder why Sasuke didn't do the same with Itachi. Would he start if Naruto dies?
"As for you, Sasuke Uchiha has connections and gifts that would make your life far easier than if I were to place you as a stranger." Aka being put into the body of the second main character and Kishimoto's favorite.
"Not to mention that it would be a great help in securing the attention of many women." He had with a fucking smirk, a smirk. I'm not even physical and I can still feel my checking heating up! That doesn't mean I'm not discounting what he said though, Sasuke despite his issues was a chick magnet that got plenty of attention.
"But once again my reasoning is quite selfish. I hope that you can finally end the feud between my sons Indra and Ashura, so they can forgive each other and finally move on."
So getting the body of Sasuke Uchiha sounds pretty good, right? I'm strong enough to handle a good chunk of what the world can and will throw at me, wealthy enough to live a good life (Orochimaru's head would net billions in Konoha, he did kill a Hokage after all.), plus it helped with getting a girlfriend, as ashamed as I am to admit it. But there's a pretty huge caveat to all of this.
"I have no issue with ending the rivalry, you've done so much that I need to repay you anyway. But it would be impossible since the moment Itachi or Naruto senses that I'm not Sasuke I'm dead, the only other alternative would paint me in an incredibly bad light." With Naruto I'd be in a bad spot but if I'm lucky he won't kill the guy inside of Sasuke since that'd be killing the body of his best friend. Itachi on the other hand is completely different. He mind raped his brother twice, perfectly willing to brainwash him to serve Konoha, and put him through so much trauma in the name of fucking love. What do you think he's gonna do to the guy who stole his brother's body, especially if he thinks I'm Orochimaru. Absolutely fucked is what I'm gonna be.
And even if I can somehow fool Itachi and Naruto into believing that I am indeed the one true Sasuke that still wouldn't work for one main reason, Chakra. Chakra is physical and spiritual energy, and while I have the physical part down, anyone familiar with his chakra would notice something was off.
A fact this seems to even make the Sage pause.
"Hmm. Yes, I can see how quickly this can backfire. My only solution would be to gift you some of my chakra, it is the closest we have to fit Indra's own. It won't perfectly match but it should be so far away from Orochimaru's that the only other logical option would be Sasuke."
And that takes a huge load off my shoulders.
"I'm glad to see that it relieves you. I was going to do so anyway, especially given that Sasuke's eyes have gone blind by being used up to burn Orochimaru's soul. It wouldn't be fair to toss you into the world of Shinobi while blind now."
"Does that mean I get the Rinnegan as well? I hate to overstep my bounds but-"
"You have no need to worry about doing such a thing. Everything I am doing here is to help you succeed in life, especially since you'll be playing a pivotal part in saving the world."
"Thank you Hagoromo, sir. I cannot express to you how grateful I am for what you've done to me. Had I been speaking to any other fitting your status I fear I may not have received as much help as you have given me."
"There is no need for such praise. As I said, you are not the only one who benefits from my help. Do not forget that by helping you there may be a chance to free my sons from their centuries of feuding."
Nonetheless, I still bow to him. Had this been almost any other ROB I wouldn't be even a fifth this lucky unless I got a Gamer power. Free Rinnegan is almost as good though.
"Now that we have finished our talk it is time that I send you to the body of Sasuke Uchiha. Before I do so is there anything else you may need of me, for if you do afterward I cannot speak to you until my chakra recovers."
Alright then, last chance to get something. I already have full sight via EMS, a Rinnegan I can turn on and off, plus six paths chakra. What else could I need to help me out?
"Is it possible that you could help me in regards to Itachi Uchiha?" He nods, accepting the question. "First thing I ask is for a way to cure his sickness. The second thing is a way to grant him the Eternal Mangekyou without losing my eyes. Despite what he has done he still has light in him, and he will be extremely helpful."
"Why yes, I can do option two. However such things will take even more chakra from me to do so. I will have to impart it to create a new Mangekyou for him. As for his illness that is something that only someone with proper medical skills can do. I can't do so as I am not physical, the only reason you are getting those spare eyes is that they were made completely out of chakra."
"That's fine, I'll just get Tsunade to heal him. As for the Sharingan, I'd like to add some limits to it."
"Such as?"
"The only abilities those eyes will have is a reverse Kotoamatsukami. And that applies to Izanagi and Izanami. But it tells the user all the things that a normal Sharingan does" This is just in case Obito, Danzo, or some other asshole steal these eyes from me before I get them to Itachi.
"Unfortunately I cannot recreate the effects of a Mangekyou Sharingan, that would require me to have a physical copy and Shisui's chakra to do so."
Damn, guess that means no brainwashing the antagonists.
"In that case just make them the same as requested but replace Kotoamatsukami with shutting down the user's bodily functions as unnoticeable as possible." I was gonna say blow them up but I doubt Hagoromo would take too kindly to that, best to go for a painless takedown.
"Once again I thank you for the help. I believe this will be all I need from you."
"Very well, goodbye Planeswalker. Good luck on your journey. And a word of warning, you must give the body time to adjust to your chakra. The physical remains the same yet the spiritual is different. I recommend that you use only the most basic of chakra until your body can handle it."
And with that, I disappeared in a blinding light.
Wait where's the light? Or the disappearing thing?
"Looks like I'll have to do this the old fashioned way."
"Hold up, what do you me- wait a sec!-"
He then proceeded to grab my very soul, spin me a bit, and throw me in a scene reminiscent of BT throwing Cooper to only God knows where.
By the time I registered what was happening I was already out.
That son of a bitch!
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Once I finally regained consciousness the first thing that took my notice was the ache I'm feeling in my everything. The pain was pretty bad but thankfully something took my mind off it, the smell. Like holy shit why does it smell like rotting animals?
squish
A quick look at the floor answered that question. Turns out I stepped in the remains of Orochimaru's snake form thing. Ew ew ew ew! The worst part was that I had sandals on so I can feel this shit on my toes, all slimy and squishy and shit. Even while dead that fucker makes me disgusted. Yuck.
Whatever, my main priority should be getting the hell out of here. This was one of Orochimaru's hideouts and it's sure to be full of nasty shit, said shit likely to break free once they realize that the boss ain't around. Although that does raise the question, how the hell am I getting outta here. My best bet would be to threaten someone into doing so but I really do not want to get into a fight, especially not when I just got this body.
Sure the Rinnegan would trivialize anything this place has to offer but that thing drains a lot of chakra that I can't use right now and would get a lot of the wrong attention. And no amount of Itachi looking out for his brother will stop Pain, Obito, or Zetsu from dealing with a threat to their plans.
Oh, and speaking of threats to plans, there's Kabuto.
Hold up, I don't see grey hair near the door. What happened to Kabuto?
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A conversation was being held at the ramen place Naruto liked so much. Right now he was finishing up his story of how his trip to find the new Hokage went.
"And you know that Kabuto guy from the Chunin Exams right, turns out he was with Snake face the whole time!" Naruto said continuing a story he was telling. A nod of the head was Sasuke's reply.
"So I catch him beating on Granny Tsunade and I step in cuz I'm awesome like that. He got a few hits in, I'll admit it, and said some crap about dreams or whatever. Then while he's distracted I hit 'em with the Rasengan that I mastered, the same Jutsu that the Fourth Hokage used! You should've seen his face! …and the mess." Naruto excitedly said before it died off when he remembered this Rasengan jutsu's aftermath.
'I hadn't seen him get so somber since Wave.' He thought.
"Didn't Tsunade rant about you almost throwing up on her, and then I quote, 'using your face as a mop'" The Toad Sannin butt in adding a part of the story Naruto left out.
A chuckle escaped his lips with the thought of his teammate in such a position. Said action got the attention of Naruto and Jiraiya as this was the first time they heard him chuckle today.
The laughter of his Sensei and his rival seemed to tic Naruto off even further. First he turned to Jiraiya. "I said I was sorry, jeez! She didn't need to say something so gross." Then he turned his head in my direction. "And you shouldn't be laughing at me! When I become Hokage I'll make you the janitor of my office, believe it!"
Before Sasuke could reply and possibly set off an argument Jiraiya interrupted with his comment. "Kid you're lucky! The things I'd do to get Tsunade to use me like a mop, you don't even want to know!" The suddenly perverted old man said with a lecherous giggle.
'He was right, I don't want to know. What was with Konoha and having its strong shinobi being so perverted or so strange?'
"I think I heard Sakura calling for me, I'll see you later Naruto." He decided he had enough of this conversation and left to do something better with his time.
"Sasuke don't leave me with him!" Naruto cried over whatever nonsense the Toad Sage was shamelessly speaking.
'Heh. This is what you get for thinking you could make a janitor out of me Naruto.' With that he made his way to the Uchiha compound to get some training in and improve his Chidori.
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Huh. So the Rasengan actually kills people.
Well shit.
(Just something I had in my head and wanted to write. Any feedback would be appreciated. A beta would be nice if anyone is interested.
(Gave this chapter a little revision so it'd be less script like.
(Sorry if this chapter is a bit rushed or low quality, it's just something to set up the story. The later chapters will be less expositional.