Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing Naruto, Téa, and Rin heading for Pegasus's Castle, reuniting with the rest of their friends, and Kaiba as well. So, without further ado.
I own nothing
Naruto, Rin and Téa made their way towards Pegasus's Castle, with there still being a solemn mood hanging around them after their encounter with Ayako. But knew if they wanted to save Shio, Mokuba, Solomon and potentially Kaiba, then they couldn't afford to stop and had to keep moving forward. Though Naruto, Téa and Nero all noticed that Rin seemed to be taking it the hardest, given how Ayako treated her before, during and after their duel.
"Probably a dumb question, but…how are you feeling?" Naruto asked, looking at Rin in concern, along with Téa and Nero.
"Honestly, I'd be lying if I said I was fine and I'm still trying to process everything that happened. But right now, helping our loved ones is what's important. Once this is all over, then I can start dealing with what happened." Replied Rin, wanting to focus on dealing with Pegasus and saving those he captured.
'And once we're back in Domino City, I can hopefully see about getting into contact with Ayako to try and fix things with her.' Rin mentally added.
"Yeah, Pegasus is the main concern right now. Though we're here if you ever want to talk or simply need some company." Said Téa, putting a hand on the ravenette's shoulder, with Naruto and Nero nodding in agreement.
"Agreed! After all, it's only natural for an emperor and praetor to comfort their consort when it is needed! You need only ask and you shall have anything you desire Rin." Nero added, with Naruto relaying what she said, wanting to make sure Rin knew they're there for her whenever she needs it.
"Right now, all I want is to try and fix things with Ayako once we're back in Domino City. But I know it'll take a long time before I can earn her forgiveness, if I'm even able to earn it after everything that's happened in the first place. But I at least have to try." Rin said with a sigh, wanting to at least try and fix things, even if Ayako refuses to ever forgive or speak to her again.
"What matters is that you're willing to try and I'm sure things will work out. And like Téa and Nero said, we're here for you if you ever need to talk or company." Stated Naruto in an assured tone, with Téa and Nero nodding in agreement, making Rin smile at the trio.
"Thank you and I know; it really means a lot to me." Said Rin, thankful to have them here with her, doubting she'd have gotten this far without their help and support.
Feeling better than they did earlier, the group continued on their way to Pegasus's Castle, soon reaching the stairs leading up to it. Only to stop when they spotted what looked like an underground passage with more stairs leading down it, before they were surprised to see Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Bakura and Miho coming out of it.
"Hey, guys!" Naruto called out as he, Rin and Téa ran up to the others, getting their attention as they looked at the trio in surprise before smiling in relief.
"Naruto, Téa, Rin! Glad to see you guys are alright." Said Yugi, relieved that they're alright, especially Téa after how she'd been kidnapped.
"Téa, it's good to see you're fine. And I'm really sorry for what happened." Tristan said, still angry at himself for not being able to do anything after their friend was kidnapped.
"It's fine, Tristan. Everything worked out, and honestly, I'm more relieved that you're alright." Said Téa with a reassuring smile, knowing Celenike could have done a lot worse than just knock him out.
"What even happened, anyway? Were you grabbed by one of Pegasus's henchmen?" Miho asked, the trio nodding in response.
"Henchwoman actually, and a complete psychopath at that. We're just lucky Naruto was able to beat her before…" Said Rin, shivering slightly at what Celenike intended to do, with the others nodding at this figuring it wasn't pretty.
"Yeah, we ran into a few ourselves. Yug had to duel some creepy clown pretending to be Kaiba and I dueled some guy called PaniK." Joey said, with Rin tensing at the mention of her brother.
"He pretended to be Seto?" Rin asked in concern if that meant Pegasus did have her brothers.
"He did, he even had Kaiba's deck. But I was able to beat him and get it back, while being able to return it when Kaiba arrived. We also ran into Mokuba, who'd been kidnapped by Pegasus but managed to escape before he stole another duelists deck and Star Chips, then tried stealing mine in revenge for when me and Naruto beat you and Kaiba. Though we were able to help him return what he stole before he left to find a way to sneak off the island. We at least know he and Kaiba are safe, somewhere on the island right now." Yugi explained, much to Rin's relief.
"That's good, hopefully they've ran into each other rather than more of Pegasus's goons." Said Rin, relieved to know her brothers weren't being held captive anymore.
Though is also annoyed at her younger brother for getting someone wrongfully kicked out of the tournament, knowing once they're back in Domino City, Mokuba will be grounded.
'But that's also going to be another thing Seto and I need to fix.' Rin added mentally, knowing that she and Kaiba weren't the best role models for Mokuba.
Though for now, she's simply glad to know they're safe, at least for now, since she's unsure what Pegasus will do after Mokuba's escape attempt and Kaiba arriving on the island to save them.
"Well me and Rin got all our Star Chips. What about you two?" Naruto asked, looking at Yugi and Joey, who held up their gloves.
"We got 'em all just now, after tag dueling against more of Pegasus's henchmen. What about you two, who'd you get Star Chips from?" Questioned Joey, wondering if they encountered any more Eliminators.
"More of Pegasus's Eliminators, along with some regular duelists. We also had to deal with someone else who infiltrated the tournament, but we'll tell you after this is over. Since it'd just be another problem we'd have to worry about." Replied Naruto, with Rin and Téa nodded in agreement, knowing they'd have to tell them about the Rare Hunters and Marik, but after they dealt with Pegasus.
"By the way, Bakura, are you feeling alright?" Téa said, turning to the white-haired boy, wary at seeing the Millennium Ring around his neck.
"Yes, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" Bakura asked curiously, the brunette shaking her head with a smile.
"Just making sure nothing happened, since you weren't with us on the boat, something could have happened if you were on your own." Said Téa, with Bakura nodding at this, having seen how dangerous the island could be, especially with the duelists currently on it.
"Well we're all here together again, we have our Star Chips and nothings standing between us and Pegasus." Yugi stated, the others all nodding in agreement.
"Now let's go take him down." Said Naruto before they began the trek up the stairs to Pegasus's Castle.
Though once they reached the top, the group found their path blocked by someone standing in front of the gate, all of them being surprised and relieved in Rin's case to see it was Kaiba himself.
"Seto!" Said Rin, smiling at seeing her brother was safe, only to see his expression didn't falter as he looked directly at Naruto, who narrowed his eyes at the businessman.
"You got something to say, Kaiba?" Naruto said, not sure what Kaiba was doing, but doubted it was good.
"Yeah, it's time we settled things Naruto, you against me in a one-on-one duel." Kaiba said, much to the groups shock that he'd want to duel now of all times.
"What?! Kaiba you can't be serious?! You want to duel now of all times?!" Said Yugi, not believing Kaiba wanted to duel when they had to save those Pegasus has captured.
"Seto if you want to duel Naruto, do it another time, because right now we can't afford to be fighting against each other." Rin said, knowing her brother wanted to prove he's the better duelist and the only one who could use the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but now wasn't the time for his pride to get the better of him.
"On the contrary, Rin, it's the perfect time and I have no intentions of losing this time. Especially now that Pegasus has taken Mokuba's soul." Revealed Kaiba, much to everyone's shock, especially Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Miho and Bakura.
"Wh-what?! Pegasus…he-he took Mokuba's soul?!" Said Rin in shock and horror that Pegasus now had Mokuba's soul as well as Shio's and Solomon's.
"That's impossible! He was perfectly fine the last time we saw him! And that kids way too fast to be grabbed by any of Pegasus's men!" Joey said, remembering how fast Mokuba managed to get to Yugi's side of the Duel Arena to steal his Star Chips.
"Well they did capture him again; I saw him locked away and Pegasus trap him inside of a card." Kaiba retorted, clenching his fists at what had happened.
*Flashback*
Kaiba walked through the forest right towards Pegasus's Castle, intending to deal with Pegasus, take back his company from his attempted takeover and save his brother and sister from whatever twisted games he's playing.
"Don't take another step!" Someone said before Kaiba saw a gun appear from the trees pointed right at him, with it being revealed to be used by Roland.
"Roland, siding with Pegasus I see. Just another a traitor I have to deal with." Said Kaiba, narrowing his eyes at his former right hand man.
"No hard feelings Mr. Kaiba, but Mr. Crawford made a better offer if I joined him. And right now, he has an offer for you as well, one that'd be in your best interest to take. That is, if you ever wish to see your brother and sister again." Roland said, approaching the duelist and pointed the gun right in his face.
Only to be surprised when faster than he could react Kaiba pulled out a card and used it to jam the firing pin before he could pull the trigger. With Roland crying out when Kaiba grabbed the gun and threw it aside, then grabbed his wrist and twisted it painfully. Though Kaiba couldn't help but notice how light the pistol was, from the brief moment he held it.
'It wasn't loaded!' Kaiba noticed, while narrowing his eyes in suspicion as he had an idea of what's going on.
"Pegasus can wait. I already know Rin is safe and can deal with anyone he sends after her, but that means he has Mokuba. So, here's an offer for you, take me to where he's keeping Mokuba or else." Threatened Kaiba while increasing the pressure on Roland's wrist, making the man wince.
"Okay, okay! I'll take you to him, you'll only be joining him soon enough, anyway." Said Roland as Kaiba let go of his wrist.
Roland then began leading Kaiba through the forest, with them soon arriving at a door outside of the castle with a handprint scanner.
"You should know it won't matter, Pegasus likely already knows you're here and even if he doesn't already, he will soon enough." Roland stated as he scanned his handprint with the door sliding open, before grunting as Kaiba slammed him into a wall.
"I don't care what Pegasus knows! Tell me where Mokuba is now!" Demanded Kaiba pressing his arm against Roland's throat, with the guard gagging slightly.
"A-alright, I-I'll tell you…" Said Roland before leaning in closely and began whispering something in Kaiba's ear, the CEO narrowing his eyes.
"If you're lying I swear…" Kaiba said warningly.
"I'm not, I swear you'll find him there." Roland said before giving a small, unnoticeable nod, which Kaiba returned before immediately slamming his elbow into Roland's face knocking him out.
'You can expect a raise once we're done here, Roland.' Thought Kaiba as he entered the dungeon, now having his suspicions that Roland had infiltrated Pegasus's hired help giving him someone on the inside confirmed.
Running through the dungeons and avoiding patrolling guards, it wasn't long before Kaiba arrived at the cell where Mokuba was being kept, finding his brother inside with shackles around his ankles.
"Mokuba!" Kaiba said, getting Mokuba's attention, the boys eyes widening at the sight of his brother.
"Seto, it's you!" Said Mokuba, smiling in relief and happiness at seeing his brother was here to save him.
"Yeah, I'm here to get you out of here." Replied Kaiba while smiling at Mokuba.
"I knew you'd come, always! And Rin's somewhere on the island, but I haven't seen her being brought in, so she's still safe from any of Pegasus's men." Mokuba said, with Kaiba nodding at this before he went to the cell door to pick the lock.
"Good to know, now just hang tight for a few moments while I get this open." Kaiba said, with Mokuba nodding in response, glad to finally get out of this cell.
"Well, well, the Brothers' Kaiba, reunited at last. The only one missing is dear Rin and then we'd have a complete family reunion." Said Pegasus as he entered the dungeon, making Kaiba and Mokuba tense, with Kaiba narrowing his eyes at the creator of Duel Monsters.
"Pegasus!" Spat Kaiba as he stood up, angry at seeing him here, but pleased at the chance to make him pay as well as save Mokuba.
"Ah Kaiba, I knew you'd come for Mokuba eventually, well you or Rin, whichever of you was able to get here faster." Pegasus stated.
"Oh really? Then tell me something Pegasus, did you also see what I'm about to do to you for harming my brother and threatening my sister?" Kaiba retorted, only to see Pegasus was smirking confidently, as if he's already won.
"Actually Kaiba, I predict you won't lay a finger on me." Said Pegasus, knowing he's untouchable.
"Why is that? Because from where I'm standing, I have no reason not to make you pay for what you've done, you snake!" Said Kaiba, with Pegasus merely laughing as he Millennium Eye was revealed.
"Don't be ridiculous Kaiba-boy. In my dungeon, in my castle, in my realm the only one who makes threats, is me!" Pegasus said before his eye began glowing brightly, forcing Kaiba to cover his eyes only to hear Mokuba cry out.
Once the light faded, Kaiba opened his eyes and looked at Pegasus, before he looked at Mokuba and saw him lying on the ground.
"Mokuba?!" Kaiba said in worry when he didn't see his brother moving, looking back at Pegasus when he chuckled lowly.
Kaiba's eyes widening when the man held up a blank Duel Monsters card, which glowed for a moment as Mokuba appeared inside of it.
"What have you done?! What've you done to him?!" Demanded Kaiba in anger and worry.
"It's just a little magic trick. I've now ensured your cooperation, as now Mokuba's imprisoned in a place where the locks can't be picked and there he will remain until you beat me in a duel." Said Pegasus with a smirk on his face.
"A duel with you?! Fine, we can do it right here and now! I'll do anything!" Kaiba said as he started seeing that Rin may have actually been right about the Millennium Items having actual powers.
"Oh no, not just yet Kaiba-boy. You must first earn the privilege to challenge me and you can only do that by getting ten Star Chips, like everyone else. And since I'm a generous host I'll give you five, leaving only five for you to collect, and lucky you there are two people with ten Star Chips already. Naruto Uzumaki and Yugi Muto, if you beat one of them and get the remaining Star Chips then you'll have earned the chance to duel me." Pegasus said, not caring who Kaiba picked.
"Fine, I'll duel Naruto and get his Star Chips!" Kaiba immediately retorted, seeing a chance to save his brother and restore his damaged pride as a wielder of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
"Wonderful, I had a feeling you'd choose Naruto-boy, I'm sure it'll be interesting a very interesting duel, Blue-Eyes vs. Blue-Eyes. But of course, if you lose then Mokuba's soul will be mine, forever!" Pegasus said as he began laughing, much to Kaiba's anger while mentally swearing he'll save Mokuba.
*End Flashback*
Everyone was horrified as Kaiba told them what happened, none more so than Rin that Pegasus really stole Mokuba's soul and was now forcing Kaiba to duel him by beating Naruto.
"Seto, please, I want to save Mokuba too, but we can't do that if we're fighting each other. I have ten Star Chips, so does Naruto, Yugi, and Joey. Let us deal with Pegasus, who's just manipulating you into doing exactly what he wants, taking Naruto or Yugi out of the tournament." Rin said, believing he's making the wrong choice and that Pegasus is just manipulating him.
"I'm aware that Pegasus is trying to manipulate me, but right now I don't really have a choice. We are going to duel Naruto, whether you like it or not." Said Kaiba, narrowing his eyes at the Uzumaki, with the others frowning before Yugi looked to the side as Yami appeared.
"Pharaoh, didn't that Mind Crush get rid of Kaiba's evil side? Or did it come back?" Yugi asked, wondering if the Penalty Game hadn't fully worked.
"No, it worked, fully dispelling the evil in both Kaiba and Rin. This is merely Kaiba's ego telling him that he'll save his brother on his own and using his way, while refusing to accept help from anyone." Replied Yami with a frown.
"I've had just about enough of you, rich guy!" Joey said, getting in Kaiba's face, tired of his attitude.
"You wanna duel so badly, then I'm more than happy for round two pal! Only this time I'm gonna be the one taking you down, maybe that'll finally pound some sense into your head!" Said Joey, feeling more confident in his chance to beat Kaiba, now that he's seen more of what his deck can do.
"Tsk, you may have proven to be a better duelist than I initially believed Wheeler, but the only thing that'd happen is you losing twice. And our last duel has already shown you aren't ready to come close to beating me, let alone acting as a vanguard for Naruto." Kaiba said, pushing Joey out of the way and turned back to Naruto.
"Now then, are you going to face me yourself or hide behind your little friends?" Said Kaiba, making Naruto frown.
"Since it seems like you're not giving me a choice, fine. You want a duel, you'll get one." Naruto replied, doubting that anything will get through to Kaiba except beating him in a duel.
*Later*
After accepting Kaiba's challenge, everyone headed up to the roof of the castle, with Naruto being given a duel disk as he and Kaiba stood across from each other on connected towers. While Rin, Téa and the others stood off to the side with worried looks on their faces.
"This isn't right, they shouldn't be dueling each other and should be focused on Pegasus." Miho said in concern, the others nodding in agreement.
"No kidding, but it looks like Kaiba isn't going to let anyone stop him." Said Tristan, not liking this either.
"Rin, can't you talk some sense into him?" Questioned Téa while looking at Rin, hoping she could make her brother see this isn't helping them, only for her to shake her head sadly.
"When it comes to looking after me and Mokuba, it's impossible to get Seto to change his mind and he'll refuse any help or assistance, choosing to do everything on his own. But more than that, this is also a matter of personal pride for him, to prove he's the better Blue-Eyes user." Rin replied, knowing how stubborn her brother can be when it comes to doing things on his own.
And right now she really hated it, since she didn't want to support one over the other in this duel, with Kaiba being her brother and Naruto being someone she's started caring a lot about. Both of them were also dueling for the same reason, to save their younger siblings, so she didn't want either of them to lose.
'Please, just let it end quickly.' Rin mentally pleaded, wanting this duel to just end already.
While Naruto and Kaiba stood across from each other, their duel disks strapped to their wrists and activated.
"You can still stop this right now, Kaiba. We both want to take down Pegasus and save those he's captured." Said Naruto, giving Kaiba one last chance to end this so they can focus on Pegasus.
"If you're that scared to face me alone, Naruto, then just hand over your Star Chips and I'll deal with Pegasus myself." Kaiba said, making Naruto narrow his eyes at the CEO.
"Don't say I didn't try giving you an out." Naruto stated before they drew their cards.
"DUEL!"
N-2000
S-2000
"And don't expect me to hold back, the same goes for my Swordstalker!" Kaiba said, putting the card down before throwing the duel disk as it began spinning around releasing particles of light, which Swordstalker emerged from.
Swordstalker
Attribute: Dark
Level: 6
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Card Text: A monster formed by the vengeful souls of those who passed away in battle.
ATK/2000 DEF/1600
Though everyone was surprised when in addition to Swordstalker, several cards also appeared in front of Kaiba as well.
"The cards appeared too?!" Naruto said, not expecting the cards in Kaiba's hands to appear as well.
"That's right, my duel disks don't just allow for the monsters to be real, but all the cards in the duelists hands as well." Said Kaiba with a smirk, knowing that this combined with the distance they'll have to stand from each other will also prevent Pegasus from being able to look him in the eye and read his mind.
"And I thought just summoning monsters was all it did. Hey Rin, you know what else those duel disks can do?" Joey asked while looking at the ravenette, given she's Kaiba's sister so he guessed she must know more about the duel disks.
Only for Rin to blush in embarrassment and look away in mortification, which got everyone's attention at her sudden change in attitude.
"I um…I actually…never really took part in the more…technological side of things like Seto and Mokuba. Since I'm kind of…technologically challenged, since my birth family was rather…old-fashioned." Rin revealed while scratching the back of her head sheepishly, embarrassed and mortified that she's admitting this.
Given with her being the adopted sister of the CEO of one of the worlds greatest and most forthcoming gaming corporations, it's rather embarrassing to reveal that she's not the best with modern technology. Even more so, with how long it took to teach her how to use the Duel Arena, not to mention how expensive it was since the first few attempts were…less than pleasant.
"…Please tell me you're joking?" Said Joey while looking at her with wide eyes, along with the others before they looked at Kaiba.
"She's not serious is she?" Tristan asked in disbelief that Rin could be his adopted sister, yet didn't understand modern technology, with Kaiba merely giving them a deadpan and haunted look.
"No, no she isn't. And "technologically challenged" is putting it lightly, very lightly." Kaiba said with a haunted look on his face as he remembered one such incident.
With Rin somehow got every computer in Kaiba Corp. infected with a computer virus before they all exploded at once. And that's even counting when he had to teach Rin to use the Duel Arena, it was something he could never unsee. Which is why once he begins working on the final design for the duel disk, it'll have so many counter-measures and safety features. Enough so that it won't only be child-safe, it'll be Rin-safe as well.
Meanwhile, Yugi looked at the holographic cards in intrigue, seeing how big they were and that they covered the duelist from being seen by their opponent. Remembering Kaiba's speculation on Pegasus's mind reading and how the duel disk was meant to counter it.
'Could that be what it's for, in case the distance the duelists have to stand from one another isn't enough? Blocking Pegasus from seeing Kaiba to read his mind and know his strategies?' Yugi thought before Yami appeared.
"That may be the case. There was also our own duel against Pegasus, when we were able to gain an advantage by not looking at the cards we drew, instead simply playing them." Yami said, thinking the same thing as his partner.
"I put one card face-down and end my turn." Said Kaiba, setting a card face-down.
"Okay then, my turn! And I'm gonna summon Skilled White Magician!" Said Naruto, drawing a card then placing his cards on the duel disk before throwing it, with Skilled White Magician appearing along with his hand.
Skilled White Magician
Attribute: Light
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Spellcaster
Effect: Each time a Spell Card is activated, place 1 Spell Counter on this card when that Spell Card resolves (max. 3). You can Tribute this card with 3 Spell Counters on it; Special Summon 1 "Buster Blader" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.
ATK/1700 DEF/1900
"Then I equip him with Black Pendant, not only giving my Magician an extra five hundred Attack Points but also a Spell Counter." Said Naruto, revealing one of his cards as a pendant appeared around his Magicians neck, while the orb on their right shoulder lit up.
Black Pendant
Card Type: Equip Spell
Effect: The equipped monster gains 500 ATK. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: Inflict 500 damage to your opponent.
Skilled White Magician: ATK/1700 DEF/1900 – ATK/2200 DEF/1900
Skilled White Magician: Counters: 1
"Now take out Swordstalker!" Naruto said, with Skilled White Magician aiming his staff at Swordstalker, unleashing a blast of magic.
"I activate my Trap Card, Negate Attack! Stopping your attack and saving my monster." Kaiba said, revealing one of his cards as a swirling vortex appeared sucking in the attack.
Negate Attack
Card Type: Counter Trap
Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster; negate the attack, then end the Battle Phase.
"Tsk, I'll put a face-down of my own and end my turn." Said Naruto, frowning as he put a card face-down.
"My draw!" Kaiba said, drawing a card while recalling his duel disk.
"And I play De-Spell! Letting me destroy your Black Pendant!" Said Kaiba, throwing his duel disk again, as one of his cards was revealed before a blast of energy destroyed Black Pendant, returning Skilled White Magician's Attack Points to normal.
De-Spell
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Target 1 face-up Spell, or 1 Set Spell/Trap, on the field; destroy that target if it is a Spell. (If the target is Set, reveal it.)
Skilled White Magician: ATK/2200 DEF/1900 – ATK/1700 DEF/1900
"That means my Magician gains another Spell Counter, while you lose 500 life points from Black Pendants effect." Naruto stated as another orb lit up, while Kaiba didn't even flinch as his life points decreased.
S-2000 – 500 = 1500
Skilled White Magician: Counters: 2
"Too bad it won't be getting another one! Go Swordstalker!" Kaiba said, with Swordstalker rushing towards Skilled White Magician, swinging its blade at him.
"Don't forget my face-down, Reinforcements!" Said Naruto, revealing his face-down card with a battalion of soldiers appearing before dispersing into light that flew towards his Magician, empowering him.
Reinforcements
Card Type: Normal Trap
Effect: Target face-up monster gains 500 ATK until the End Phase.
Skilled White Magician: ATK/1700 DEF/1900 – ATK/2200 DEF/1900
With Skilled White Magician firing a blast of magic that impacted Swordstalker and destroyed it, along with lowering Kaiba's life points a little.
S-1500 – 200 = 1300
Kaiba scowled at the loss of his monster, before looking at his cards while seeing what he had as a strategy soon formed in his mind.
"I end my turn." Said Kaiba, making Naruto frown that he didn't try something else, while his Magician's points returned to normal.
Skilled White Magician: ATK/2200 DEF/1900 – ATK/1700 DEF/1900
"Okay, I draw." Said Naruto, drawing a card as it appeared along with the others.
"I'll just put one card face-down and end my turn." Naruto said since there wasn't much he could do at the moment.
"Then it's my move again!" Kaiba said while drawing a card.
"And I'll start by playing Monster Reborn, bringing back my Swordstalker!" Said Kaiba, playing his Spell Card with Swordstalker reappearing on the field.
Monster Reborn
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.
"And that's Spell Counter number three!" Naruto said as the final orb lit up on his Magician.
Skilled White Magician: Counters: 3
"Now because my Skilled White Magician has three Spell Counters, I can tribute him to special summon Buster Blader straight from my deck!" Said Naruto as his Magician was engulfed in a pillar of light before Buster Blader emerged from it with his massive sword at the ready.
Buster Blader
Attribute: Earth
Level: 7
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Effect: Gains 500 ATK for each Dragon monster your opponent controls or is in their GY.
ATK/2600 DEF/2300
"Hmph, that monster won't do you much good this time. Since I can still summon a monster, I'll set one face-down in Defense Mode." Said Kaiba said while setting a monster face-down.
"Then I'll put two cards face-down and end my turn." Kaiba said, putting two cards face-down and ending his turn.
"Alright, my turn again." Naruto said while drawing a card with a frown.
"And I'll reveal one of my face-downs! Shadow Spell! Not only is your Buster Blader now weakened, but it can no longer attack or change its position." Said Kaiba, revealing one of his traps as black chains shot out and wrapped around Buster Blader, restraining him and forcing the Swordsman to take a knee.
Shadow Spell
Card Type: Continuous Trap
Effect: Activate this card by targeting 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; it loses 700 ATK, also it cannot attack or change its battle position. When it leaves the field, destroy this card.
Buster Blader: ATK/2600 DEF/2300 – ATK/1900 DEF/2300
Naruto's eyes widened at seeing his monster being left helpless and weakened, now being weak enough for Swordstalker to destroy.
"I'm equipping Buster Blader with Mist Body!" Said Naruto, equipping his monster with the spell.
Mist Body
Card Type: Equip Spell
Effect: The equipped monster cannot be destroyed by battle.
While he could still be attacked, at least now his Buster Blader was safe from being destroyed.
"I end my turn there." Naruto said in annoyance that he couldn't do anything else.
"Then it's my draw again." Said Kaiba, drawing a card before smirking slightly as he had everything he needed.
"And now Swordstalker, attack Buster Blader!" Kaiba said, with Swordstalker charging forward and swinging its sword, though Buster Blade managed to survive as it dispersed into smoke, though Naruto's still life points went down a little.
N-2000 – 100 = 1900
"Next I reveal my face-down monster, Cyber Jar! And with it being flip summoned its ability activates!" Said Kaiba, revealing his second monster.
Cyber Jar
Attribute: Dark
Level: 3
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Rock
Effect: FLIP: Destroy all monsters on the field, then both players reveal the top 5 cards from their Decks, then Special Summon all revealed Level 4 or lower monsters in face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position, also add any remaining cards to their hand. (If either player has less than 5 cards in their Deck, reveal as many as possible.)
ATK/900 DEF/900
"With Cyber Jar's effect all monsters on the field are destroyed, then we both draw the top five cards of our decks, summoning all level four or lower monsters while the remaining cards are added to our hands." Kaiba explained as both Cyber Jar, Swordstalker and Buster Blader were destroyed before he and Naruto drew the top five cards of their decks.
"Why would Kaiba destroy his own monsters like that? He had the strongest one on the field and Naruto couldn't attack with Buster Blader. Wouldn't it have been better to wait until Naruto had some monsters he could destroy? Or just keep attacking Buster Blader?" Tristan asked in confusion at Kaiba destroying his own monsters just to potentially summon a few weaker monsters.
"Seto wouldn't do that unless he had something planned out and whatever it is, it's not going to be good for Naruto." Rin said in worry, knowing her brother would have something planned out with the complete intention of winning the duel.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Naruto will be able to figure something out." Assured Téa, putting a hand on Rin's shoulder, confident the whiskered blonde will be able to win.
Rin though didn't share her confidence, as while she's seen Naruto's a powerful duelist and could likely beat Kaiba, she didn't like the fact they were dueling at all, especially now of all times.
'Either way someone I care about will lose.' Rin thought sadly, hating that this was happening and mentally cursing Pegasus for doing this.
"I summon Ryu-Kishin Powered, Wall of Illusion, and set one monster face-down in Defense Mode!" Said Kaiba, summoning his monsters to the field while adding the last two cards two his hand.
Ryu-Kishin Powered
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Fiend
Card Text: A gargoyle enhanced by the powers of darkness. Very sharp talons make it a worthy opponent.
ATK/1600 DEF/1200
Wall of Illusion
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Fiend
Effect: If this card is attacked by a monster, after damage calculation: Return that monster to the hand.
ATK/1000 DEF/1850
"I summon Warrior of Zera along with setting a monster face-down in Defense Mode." Said Naruto, only able to summon two monsters while the remaining cards went to his hand.
Warrior of Zera
Attribute: Earth
Level: 4
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Card Text: A wandering warrior who seeks the sanctuary where he can gain the power of the Archlords. To escape the temptation of evil fiends, he fights solo day by day.
ATK/1600 DEF/1600
"Good and now that that's done, I reveal my face-down, Gift of the Mystical Elf! With this, I gain three hundred life points for every monster on the field and now there are five for a total of fifteen hundred!" Said Kaiba, surprising everyone as his life points went back up even higher.
Gift of the Mystical Elf
Card Type: Normal Trap
Effect: Increase your Life Points by 300 points for each monster on the field.
S-1300 + 1500 = 2800
"That's why he was willing to destroy his own monsters! He was waiting until even more were on the field to get that boost to his life points!" Joey said, knowing this just became even more difficult as now Kaiba had three monsters on the field, while Naruto only had two.
"This isn't going to be easy for Naruto, especially since he's already lost Buster Blader." Miho said in concern, hoping Naruto will have something to pull through this.
"Don't worry guys, like Téa said, I'm sure Naruto will have something to get out of this." Yugi said, believing their friend will pull through in the end.
"Now I can't attack your Warrior of Zera without destroying one of my own monsters, and who's to say that face-down monster doesn't have higher defense than my monster's attack. So instead, I'll just put another card face-down and end my turn." Said Kaiba while setting a card face-down, making Naruto frown at his move.
"My draw then." Naruto said while drawing a card that appeared with the others.
"I'll start by revealing my face-down, Phoenix Wing Wind Blast! By discarding a card, I can choose one card you control and return it to the top of your deck and I choose Ryu-Kishin Powered!" Said Naruto, revealing his Trap Card as a blast of wind blew Ryu-Kishin Powered off the field and back into Kaiba's deck,
"Then I'm going to equip my Warrior of Zera with Big Bang Shot! Giving him an extra four hundred Attack Points and capable of dealing piercing damage!" Naruto said, playing his Spell Card while a blue aura appeared around Warrior of Zera.
Big Bang Shot
Card Type: Equip Spell
Effect: The equipped monster gains 400 ATK. If the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. When this card leaves the field, banish the equipped monster.
Warrior of Zera: ATK/1600 DEF/1600 – ATK/2000 DEF/1600
"Alright! Now Naruto can take out either one of Kaiba's monsters and deal damage, no matter which one he attacks!" Téa said, smiling at seeing Naruto start regaining the advantage.
"Don't think it'll be that easy, Téa." Stated Rin in worry, while looking between Naruto and her brother.
"Now go Warrior of Zera, take out Wall of Illusion!" Naruto said, with Warrior of Zera rushing forward, raising his sword up to destroy Wall of Illusion, all while missing Kaiba's smirk from behind his cards.
Something Joey noticed as his eyes widened, looking at Wall of Illusion along with the face-down card Kaiba had put down, remembering what happened in their own duel.
"Wait Naruto, don't! It's a trick!" Joey said, realizing what Kaiba was about to do, only to be too late as Warrior of Zera destroyed Wall of Illusion, taking out a lot of Kaiba's life points.
S-2800 – 1000 = 1800
Naruto's eyes widened at Joey's words just as Warrior of Zera vanished from the field and reappeared in his hand.
"You can thank Wall of Illusion's ability for that, any time it's attacked by a monster, the attacking monster is sent back to your hand. But that's not the trick Wheeler was talking about, because with Wall of Illusion now destroyed, you triggered my Crush Card Virus!" Said Kaiba, revealing his face-down.
Crush Card Virus
Card Type: Normal Trap
Effect: Activate only when a DARK monster with 1000 or less ATK is destroyed by battle from your side of the field. Your opponent destroys all monsters with 1500 ATK or more on their side of the field and in their hand and Deck. (Damage calculation is applied normally.) Those monsters cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard. If this card is not in your Graveyard, negate this effect.
"With this, all monsters with fifteen hundred Attack Points or more are automatically destroyed on your field, in your hand, and in your deck, nor can you special summon monsters from the graveyard. In other words, you have nothing left to face me with." Kaiba said with a smirk as Naruto watched as the virus attacked his hand and deck, destroying all of his powerful monsters, including his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, while his face-down monster was forcibly revealed to see its Attack Points, with it being Golem Dragon.
Golem Dragon
Attribute: Earth
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Dragon
Effect: Your opponent cannot target face-up Dragon-Type monsters for attacks, except this one.
ATK/200 DEF/2000
'At least I still have some protection.' Thought Naruto, relieved that his Golem Dragon wasn't destroyed as well, but now things just became even more difficult with him losing his strongest monsters and being unable to summon them from the graveyard.
"I'm gonna put one card face-down and end my turn." Said Naruto, placing a card face-down, knowing there wasn't much else he can do at the moment.
"Then it's my move." Said Kaiba, drawing a card, already knowing it's Ryu-Kishin Powered.
"I'll reveal my face-down monster, Trap Master! With its ability activating, letting me destroy one Trap Card on the field, with it also letting me reveal a face-down card and if it's a trap, it's destroyed." Said Kaiba, revealing his face-down monster.
Trap Master
Attribute: Earth
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Effect: FLIP: Select 1 Trap Card on the field and destroy it. If the selected card is Set, pick up and see the card. If it is a Trap Card, it is destroyed. If it is a Spell Card, return it to its original position.
ATK/500 DEF/1100
With Trap Master revealing Naruto's face-down card, showing it was Mirror Force, which was immediately destroyed.
"Losing Mirror Force is a heavy loss, especially with this next move. I summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Kaiba said as he summoned of his dragons, the Blue-Eyes appearing on the field with a loud roar.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Attribute: Light
Level: 8
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Dragon
Card Text: This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale.
ATK/3000 DEF/2500
"And next I'll equip my dragon with Fairy Meteor Crush, allowing it to inflict piercing damage!" Said Kaiba, with his dragon being surrounded by a reddish-pink aura.
Fairy Meteor Crush
Card Type: Equip Spell
Effect: If the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.
"Oh no, that's the same combo he used against Joey!" Miho said in worry, knowing now not even Naruto's defense position monsters can protect him now.
"Things aren't looking good; I hope Naruto gets something good soon or else he'll lose the duel." Said Bakura, also worried that Naruto could end up losing.
"Now go Blue-Eyes, destroy Golem Dragon with Burst Stream of Destruction!" Kaiba said as Blue-Eyes flew into the air, letting out a loud roar before firing a blast of white lightning that impacted Golem Dragon, destroying it and taking out most of Naruto's life points.
N-1900 – 1000 = 900
"I'll end my turn there." Said Kaiba with a smirk, confident that he's now won this duel, without having to even resort to summoning his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
"I draw." Naruto said with a frown, getting worried that he could actually lose the duel, when he's already so close to reaching Pegasus to save Shio.
'I can't stop now! I can't, not when I'm this close!' Thought Naruto refusing to stop now.
'Naruto…' Rin thought, looking at the whiskered blonde in concern, wanting to encourage him and tell him he can win the duel.
But she didn't want to go against her brother nor go against someone she's grown to care about, especially with everything he's done for her the past few days. Wanting nothing more than to simply run between them and end the duel herself, but knew she couldn't even do that.
Before she felt a hand on her shoulder and looked at Téa, who smiled at her reassuringly.
"Don't worry, everything's going to be fine." Said Téa, knowing that things will work out.
"How can you be so sure?" Rin asked, wondering how she can be so confident things will be fine.
"Because Naruto hasn't let us down yet and he isn't going to now, either. He said he's not going to stop until he saves Shio, Yugi's grandfather and Mokuba, and that's exactly what he's going to do." Téa stated, smiling at Naruto, knowing he won't lose and let down those he cares about.
With her words surprising Rin before she looked at Naruto as well.
'Yeah…he hasn't let himself be stopped yet, because he promised he'd save them.' Thought Rin, unaware of a small, soft smile appearing on her face as she looked at the Uzumaki.
"Okay, I'm gonna play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards." Naruto said playing his Spell Card and drawing two cards, relieved to see what he drew.
Pot of Greed
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Draw 2 cards.
"And now I'm gonna play Twin Twister! By discarding one card, I can destroy up to two Spell/Trap Cards on the field! But right now I only need to destroy one, Fairy Meteor Crush!" Said Naruto, making Kaiba scowl as his Equip Spell was destroyed.
Twin Twisters
Card Type: Quick-Play Spell
Effect: Discard 1 card, then target up to 2 Spells/Traps on the field; destroy them.
"You still don't have anything to take down my dragon." Kaiba stated, knowing this will just make the duel last longer.
"Maybe, but that just means you'll have to wait a few more turns until I can take it down. For now, I'll set a monster face-down and end my turn." Naruto said while setting his monster face-down.
"I draw then." Said Kaiba, drawing a card which appeared with the rest, narrowing his eyes at what he had.
"Tsk, very well then. If you're so insistent on dragging things out, then let me show you the power you stand against! I play Polymerization!" Kaiba said, now intending to show Naruto the true power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Polymerization
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.
'No!' Thought Rin, her eyes widening at what her brother is doing, knowing exactly what monster he intended to summon.
"And with it, I fuse together the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on my field with the two in my hand in order to bring forth, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Said Kaiba, much to everyone's shock as his remaining two Blue-Eyes' appeared along with the third before all three of them began merging together, releasing a bright light.
With the light soon fading and revealing the new massive dragon, with it now having three heads which let out loud roars that shook the roof.
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon
Attribute: Light
Level: 12
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Dragon/Fusion
Card Text: "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" + "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" + "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"
ATK/4500 DEF/3800
"Oh man, now that's a monster." Joey muttered in shock at how powerful the dragon was
"Yeah, I didn't think a card that powerful existed." Said Yugi, also shocked at the sight, now seeing why Kaiba had been so confident during their tag duel, he had likely been close to summoning Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Do you see now Naruto?! This is why I am the only one worthy to wield the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, because it's only together their true power is unleashed! And it's with this power, I'll be able to crush Pegasus! Now attack, Neutron Blast!" Kaiba said, with his Ultimate Dragon firing three blasts at Naruto's face-down monster, revealing it to be Card Trooper and destroying it.
Card Trooper
Attribute: Earth
Level: 3
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Machine
Effect: Once per turn: You can choose a number from 1 to 3, then send that many cards from the top of your Deck to the GY; this card gains 500 ATK for each card sent to the GY this way, until the end of this turn. If this card you control is destroyed and sent to your GY: Draw 1 card.
ATK/400 DEF/400
"You just destroyed Card Trooper, so now I can draw one card." Naruto said while relieved that his life points were safe.
"Draw as many cards as you want, thanks to Crush Card Virus there's nothing in your deck that can stand against my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Now I'll place one card face-down and end my turn." Said Kaiba, confident that this duel is won.
"And I get to draw again. Then I summon Rapid-Fire Magician in Defense Mode!" Said Naruto, summoning his monster to the field.
Rapid-Fire Magician
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Spellcaster
Effect: Inflict 400 damage to your opponent each time you activate a Normal Spell Card.
ATK/1600 DEF/1200
"And maybe I don't have any monsters that can destroy your dragon, but I still have plenty of spells and traps! Like Soul Taker! Letting me target one monster you control and destroy it!" Said Naruto before playing his Spell Card.
Soul Taker
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; destroy that target, then your opponent gains 1000 LP.
"I have a trap of my own, Shift! This changes the target of Soul Taker from my dragon to Trap Master!" Kaiba said, revealing his face-down, with Naruto's eyes widening as Trap Master was destroyed instead.
Shift
Card Type: Normal Trap
Effect: When your opponent targets exactly 1 monster you control (and no other cards) for an attack, or with a Spell/Trap effect: Target another monster you control that would be an appropriate target; that attack/Spell/Trap now targets the new target.
"As I said, there isn't a card you have that can stand against my dragon. But thanks for the life points." Said Kaiba as his life points went up.
S-1800 + 1000 = 2800
"Don't be too thankful, since my Magician's ability activates, and you take four hundred points of damage every time I play a Normal Spell Card!" Said Naruto as Magician fired a blast of magic at Kaiba, lowering his life points a little
S-2800 – 400 = 2400
"I end my turn there." Naruto said since he didn't have any other cards to play.
"I draw! And my dragon attacks again, Neutron Blast!" Kaiba said with his Ultimate Dragon destroying Rapid-Fire Magician.
"I'll end my turn as well." Said Kaiba, knowing he had the perfect card in his deck to end this duel, he just needed to wait to draw it.
"Okay, I draw again." Muttered Naruto, drawing a card and hoping it's something he can use, only to see it was Graceful Charity.
While the others were watching in worry and concern, seeing that the duel was going in Kaiba's favor and how he may end up winning if Naruto didn't think of something soon.
'Come on Naruto, I believe in you.' Téa thought, still hoping Naruto will be able to win like all the other duels he's been in.
"I'm gonna play Graceful Charity, letting me draw three more cards and discarding two." Said Naruto while drawing three more cards.
Graceful Charity
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards.
Though his eyes widened at seeing what he drew, making the Uzumaki soon smirked, knowing he now had a better chance at winning, before discarding two cards.
"I play the Spell Card, Soul Release!" Naruto said.
Soul Release
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Target up to 5 cards in any GY(s); banish them.
"And with this, I can banish up to five cards in any graveyard, but right now there's only card I need to banish! And I choose Crush Card Virus in your graveyard Kaiba!" Said Naruto, making Kaiba's eyes widen.
"What?! No!" Kaiba shouted as Crush Card Virus was banished from the graveyard.
"Alright! Now he can bring monsters back from the graveyard!" Said Joey, knowing with Crush Card Virus gone, Naruto can bring out his more powerful monsters again.
"Yeah, way to go Naruto!" Yugi said smiling at their friend.
"And now I'm playing Monster Reborn and Silver's Cry! Letting me bring back Buster Blader and my own Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Said Naruto playing both his Spell Cards, bringing back his ace monsters.
Monster Reborn
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.
Silver's Cry
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Target 1 Dragon Normal Monster in your GY; Special Summon that target. You can only activate 1 "Silver's Cry" per turn.
"But neither of them will be around for long, since I also play Polymerization fusing Buster Blader and Blue-Eyes together!" Said Naruto, much to everyone's surprise; except Téa and Rin, who knew what was coming next.
With Buster Blader and Blue-Eyes White Dragon flying into the air before they began fusing together.
"Time to see what happens when the ultimate dragon slayer gains the power of a dragon! I summon Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman!" Naruto said as his monster appeared on the field in white and purple armor with gold trimming, wielding a gigantic blade that looked to be made of dragon claws and teeth.
Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman
Attribute: Light
Level: 8
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior/Fusion
Effect: 1 "Buster Blader" + 1 Dragon monster Must be Fusion Summoned. Cannot attack directly. Gains 1000 ATK/DEF for each Dragon monster your opponent controls or is in their GY. Change all Dragon monsters your opponent controls to Defense Position, also Dragon monsters in your opponent's possession cannot activate their effects. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage.
ATK/2800 DEF/2500
"And my Destroyer Swordsman has an even greater ability than the original Buster Blader. For every Dragon monster on your field or in the graveyard, he gains a thousand Attack Points for each one, all while forcing all Dragon monsters you control into Defense Mode." Naruto said, with Buster Blader holding out his sword as the power of Kaiba's dragons flowed into him, all while Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was forced down into Defense Mode.
Buster Blader, the Dragon Destroyer Swordsman: ATK/2800 DEF/2500 – ATK/6800 DEF/2500
"Oh man." Tristan said in amazement at how powerful Naruto's monster just became.
"Wow, that's incredible, I didn't think Naruto had a card like that." Said Miho, also amazed at the sight.
"Indeed." Bakura said before wincing and rubbing his head slightly at a sudden pain, while the Millennium Ring glowed slightly.
"That's not all, my Buster Blader is capable of inflicting piercing damage on all Defense Mode monsters." Revealed Naruto, with Kaiba's eyes widening in horror and realization.
"Now attack Buster Blader, take out Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Naruto said, with Buster Blader leaping into the air with his sword held up, before descending down and slicing Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon down the middle, the dragon roaring before it exploded.
"NO!" Yelled Kaiba at the sight of his dragon being destroyed, and his life points along with it.
S-2400 – 3000 = 0
"Yes! Way to go Naruto!" Téa cheered, happy that Naruto had won as the others cheering as well at his victory.
'You were amazing Naruto.' Thought Rin smiling at Naruto, before looking at her brother sadly as he fell to his hands and knees.
"Well done Praetor! You have brought honor and glory onto your Emperor with such an amazing victory! Now onward and we shall defeat Pegasus and free the souls he has captured!" Nero said with a bright smile, with Naruto smiling at winning the duel before he looked at Kaiba and frowned at the state he was in.
"Kaiba, that was a great duel and a real close one. You really had me there for a while." Naruto said while offering Kaiba hand up, with the CEO being in a state shock that he lost.
'I…I lost…again?! No, no, NO! I needed to win, I needed to win to save Mokuba! I couldn't lose!' Kaiba thought, not believing he lost his chance to save his brother.
Before he saw Naruto's hand enter his view, causing his shock to turn into anger, with Kaiba shooting up and grabbing Naruto by his collar.
"Do you know what you've done?! My one chance to save my brother, and it's gone! Now he's going to be Pegasus's prisoner, forever!" Kaiba shouted, not caring he lost the duel itself, only caring that he lost his chance to save Mokuba.
"You think I don't know that?!" Retorted Naruto as he grabbed Kaiba by the wrist before forcefully removing it from his collar, while returning the glare.
"Me and Yugi are after the same thing as you Kaiba! Pegasus has his grandfather's soul and my little sister's as well; we want to save them just as much as you want to save Mokuba! But we're not wasting time fighting each other to see who'll face Pegasus! We only care that one of us does it since we're after the same thing, saving them! Maybe if you'd look past your own damn ego, you'd realize that! Instead, you choose to do everything on your own, thinking only you can solve everything! But newsflash Kaiba, Mokuba's not just your brother, he's Rin's too and she wants to save him just like you! But at least she's willing to work with us to save him! Had you even considered her feelings in all this or were you to focused on your own to think of her!" Naruto said, making Kaiba pause and look at Rin, who walked up to the two them with a pleading expression on her face.
"Seto, please, I am begging you to for once just swallow your pride and accept their help. I already lost one family and I can't lose another one. I even ran into Ayako here, just before arriving at the castle. Se forced me to duel her to get the last of my Star Chips and…and now she probably hates me even more than she already did. So please, don't make me lose anyone else I care about." Rin said, much to Kaiba's shock and concern, having never seen his sister look this emotionally vulnerable before.
"Rin…" Said Kaiba before relaxing slightly.
"Naruto and the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle have given us a second chance, a chance to finally move past Gozaburo's shadow after how he warped us into his own twisted image. You don't have to force yourself to stay in the darkness, not when you don't need to anymore. Not when Mokuba and I both need you." Said Rin while looking at him pleadingly.
Looking at his sister for a few moments, Kaiba took a few breaths before turning to Naruto.
"Naruto, you've now beaten me twice with only a single Blue-Eyes despite how I had the other three, proving yourself a powerful duelist. It's for that reason, for the first time in my life, I'm willing to put my faith in another." Kaiba said before looking at Naruto and Yugi.
"Both of you wish to face Pegasus for the same reason I do. So I'll only say this once, if Rin somehow loses and doesn't reach Pegasus, herself. Then neither of you better lose and make me regret this." Said Kaiba, with Naruto and Yugi nodding in determination.
"We won't Kaiba. If Rin doesn't get to Pegasus, then nothing will stop us from getting him ourselves." Naruto replied, knowing nothing will stop them from getting to Pegasus.
"Naruto's right. No matter what or who we have to face in the finals, one of us will reach Pegasus and defeat him." Added Yugi, with Kaiba merely nodding in response.
The group then left the roof and headed back to the main gate, ready to enter the castle and face whatever was waiting for them inside.
So, what did you think, good. Yep we see the groups reunited and learning what they've dealt with, before heading to Pegasus's Castle only to be stopped by Kaiba who tells them Mokuba's been captured by Pegasus and had his soul taken (since Kemo was killed before he could go capture Mokuba, only for him to be kidnapped again), leading to Kaiba having to duel Naruto or Yugi to save him, choosing Naruto in order to redeem is loss and prove he's the only wielder of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. With the duel being a tough one thanks to Kaiba's Crush Card Virus, only for Naruto to come out the winner thanks to Soul Release and bringing out his newest monster, before he and Rin manage to talk some sense into Kaiba to accept their help in saving Mokuba. So, for those that like the story, thanks for your support. For those that don't or at least don't like the direction taken, you're more than welcomed to drop the story. But thanks for giving the story a chance anyway.
Storm out