Naruto the knuckleheaded ninja that we all know, and love is just starting his career as a ninja, but the stakes are higher now. With his two girls Iris and Chaos growing up at a startling rate he must now handle their growing powers, and the mysterious demons that are after him and uncover the mystery behind Sōkyoku's mysterious past and origin. Watch Naruto progress through his live as an Ancient Evil born before the beginning of time stirs behind the scenes that threaten all of existence. Watch Naruto as he goes from being a Father to a Ninja.

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto Franchise that belongs solely to Masashi Kishimoto; I do not own Heaven's lost Property, High School DxD or any other Anime I borrow themes from. The only thing I claim is my OC's and original Story Plot.


Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys, I'm back after so long. I'm sorry this chapter took such a long time to produce this chapter. A toxic dosing of writer's block and just live in general getting in the way was responsible for the very long wait time. It's been a long time coming but I'm happy to say that this chapter is now finish and this marks the end of the Land of Snow story arc. A lot has happened in this arc with quite a few tidbits and story elements meant to set up plot points and the lead up to the final arc of this story. The Sasuke Retrieval Arc. In this chapter we get the final climactic battle between Naruto and Dotō and it is climactic as Naruto is forced to contend with not only the treacherous dictator but Avalugg the Glacier Demon as well who is a formidable and near unstoppable force of nature.

A lot of background history and lore is explored and revealed in this chapter as well as a huge reveal at the end that I'm sure many of you can see coming!

So sit back, relax, and enjoy!


Chapter 90

The Land of Spring Fairies

For a person who holds such a strong affinity to ice, Naruto's never felt colder than at this point in his life. The temperatures must have been at numbers in the negative that he didn't even want to think about, and if he didn't know any better it felt to him like it was continuing to grow colder.

A monstrous being stood before him that was literally altering the weather around the entire region with just its mere presence. It took its first steps in well over 300 years and Naruto swore that the earth itself shook as the powerful demon stepped out of the snowy veil obscuring everyone's view of him and Naruto couldn't help but gasp in shock at the sheer size and girth of the demon.

The very first thing Naruto noted was that this demon was just around 400 meters tall dwarfing practically anything he's ever seen before. Gōra who was as massive as a small islet was easily dwarfed in terms of height and girth by this glacial monster. Even Shukaku the One Tailed Beast was shorter in stature by comparison.

As far as appearances go Avalugg was made entirely of semi-translucent ice that reflected the ambient light off of its surface. It's head which was quite massive in its own right was crafted like a wedged shaped diamond while its eyes were also diamond shaped as well with the very edge of the concaved eye sockets being a dark purple pigmentation that actually glowed with a luminosity that gave off a dull light. The sclerae itself was in reality just enormous stores of Yōki from within Avalugg's body radiating to the surface from microscopic pores on the surface of its body. It's eyes were a dull mustard yellow color in contrast.

On each side of its head it had large pure white opaque diamond-shaped ice chunks in place of ears that stood out quite prominently on its face. Over each of its eye sockets it has a chunk carved out that reminded Naruto of eyebrows that like every other visibly exposed purple part of its body was glowing a dull purple color of pure Yōki. Another ridge was cut out on its nose right above its snout. Down below on its chin a large sprouted collection of hanging building sized icicles simulated a sprawling beard on Avalugg.

It's massive belly also demonstrated the same effect as its body curved down into a point at the bottom of its belly with a massive collection of sharp icicles forming a sprawl the size of a small town with the sheer amount of density visibly seen. In retrospect the top of Avalugg's body was completely flat and smooth which was a contrasting difference that was easily noticeable. Three horizontally running gorges could be seen on its back that segmented its back into four chunks with the cracks themselves glowing the same purple color as everything else as Yōki radiated out of those gaps for all to see. Its legs are cylindrical with cracks just before its foot and in-between its toes; underneath each toe is a spiked claw.

Never before has Naruto seen such an imposing sight as Avalugg slowly panned his vision down to Naruto and Gamaken who were hundreds of feet below its neck. The sound of cracking and moving ice could be heard over the howling winds as every twitch and articulation of movement caused the ice that made up Avalugg's body to scrape against itself as it hasn't moved in centuries.

'The amount of Yōki pouring off of this thing is even more than anything Shukaku has in chakra as a direct comparison. I can feel the Yōki in the atmosphere shifting and changing the weather adding to this crazy blizzard. Who would have ever thought a being like this existed in the world? It puts all four of the War Gods to shame in terms of Yōki capacity combined in totality.' Naruto noted to himself as he breathed in and out a nervous breath at the sheer magnitude of the power rolling off his opposition. Without a doubt… this was most likely going to be his hardest fought battle yet and he wasn't 100% assured of his victory. But like with every other similar situation before in the past Naruto was ready to confront this inevitable conflict head on…

"I have been awaken from my eternal slumber…?" The voice that boomed out into the raging blizzard was like a blizzard all its own as the sound of the ice around its lips cracking and scraping against itself could be heard. It was a deep baritone of a voice that in some ways sounded like Kurama's voice from Naruto's perspective, but just without the growling and foreboding nature of the fox's tone. The fox had a dark and malicious tint to its voice even when it was in a calm state of mind while the voice that assaulted Naruto's ears held a grizzled sense of wisdom and detached coldness that it was quite the contrast to witness.

"Gamaken… get ready to jump on my signal if things go south." Naruto whispered to his powerful summon as he wasn't taking any chances in such a dire situation. At around 65 feet tall the shy magenta colored toad was around 20 meters tall which in the grand scheme of things in comparison to their opposition it made Gamaken nothing more than an ant to the literal walking glacial iceberg in front of them. At around 400 meters in height Avalugg was at a staggering 1312 feet in the air. The difference in height alone was enough to make Naruto have cold feet and he was sure it wasn't because of the weather.

This was the perfect scenario of an ant climbing a mountain. Every logical instinct within Naruto's body and mind was telling him to run from this monster in front of him… but his feet were rooted to the spot by a sense of duty and determination that was overcoming mind over matter. If he ran… everyone would die should this behemoth be allowed free.

"Understood sir… but I must warn you. This weather will make it very difficult for me to battle to my full potential. The cold is not my ally." Gamaken warned his summoner in a serious tone of voice as he was fighting the feeling of wanting to go into hibernation. As a toad he was naturally cold blood and his body matched the temperatures of the environment around him. Right now, he wanted nothing more than to go to sleep with how cold it was around him.

Naruto frowned at this tidbit of information as the notion did cross his mind the last time when he summoned the dozens of members of the toad clan to help out Shirakawa Town. Given the hardiness of the Toad Clan he expected them to hold off on the cold for a while, but they couldn't keep this up indefinitely. His concerns for their ability to function in this harsh environment would go on unanswered since he passed out leaving them behind and the clone that he left with them still hasn't dispelled yet. He couldn't be sure if some of them have had to dispel themselves back to Mt. Myōboku while allowing some of their brethren to tag in and take their place.

'I'll have to be mindful of that and to not push Gamaken too hard. But there has to be a species of Toad in their clan that can survive in cold weather. If there is such a toad then hopefully that could turn the tide of this battle in my favor.' Naruto theorized to himself as he spotted the tiny dot that was Dotō landing on the crown of Avalugg's massive forehead. Even from up there he had a smug smirk on his face and with the Hex Crystal in his possession it made things worse for Naruto right from the beginning.

"Tell me human… who are you and why do you appear before me?" Avalugg mused out in curiosity as his eyes bored holes into Naruto's skull. He could feel the Nine Tailed Fox stirring in the very back of his mind which was never a good sign. Naruto wasn't aware of the history that his tenant and the great demon before him shared as ancient long living beings but the simple fact that the fox was active, and alert drilled the last nail into the coffin for Naruto that this was as serious a situation as he was ever going to face.

Taking a deep breath to calm his mind and heart Naruto could feel the tense fear gripping at the hearts of both Koyuki and Henrietta. The princess of the Land of Snow was struck speechless at the sheer magnificence that was Avalugg's size while Henrietta was in a similar predicament, but her thoughts centered around the fact that she felt hopeless in this situation. Nothing she could do offensively or defensively would even matter against such a being. Naruto understood both of their fears well. He was feeling those notions gripping at the bottom of his heart, but he had to be resolute in his resolve to end this threat before him.

Iris and Chaos on the other hand showed no sign of fear whatsoever on their faces which at this point no longer surprised Naruto. For Chaos she had a giddy expression of pure elation of her face that oozed the excitement that she felt at facing off against such a creature. The childlike wonderment at this once in a lifetime opportunity was not something that as her father Naruto missed. She looked at Avalugg as any fearless child would… except when it comes to Chaos, she wasn't an ordinary child. Iris was much the same way, but she had a calmer aura to counterbalance her sister's. Her eyes were illuminating the surrounding area with its emerald glow letting Naruto know that Sōkyoku was also invested into this situation. Naruto was sure that the suspense was going to kill him long before this great demon ever could.

"Guys… I know it's scary right now, but I want you both to know that I'm going to protect you all… I'm going to protect everyone. Henrietta, all I need for you to do for me right now is sit tight and protect Koyuki." Naruto reassured as he turned back to face them with a warm smile on his face that against all odds managed to cause one to form on their faces as well.

Turning to face the great demon before him Naruto sighed as he prepared himself. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I am the current Shī-ō of the Uzumaki Clan. I've come here to stop the man that now dares to sits on top of your head Lord Avalugg." Naruto started out with a humble and calm tone of voice. If he came off as aggressive or defensive it might prompt Avalugg to distrust him and that was the last thing Naruto needed right now. He wanted to try his hand at diplomacy first just like with what he did for the demon tribe. He only hoped that this demon was more civilized and intelligent that the ogres he fought back then or else he was screwed.

A low curious rumble escaped Avalugg's frosty lips as it contemplated what it had just heard. The Shī-ō of the Uzumaki Clan… that was a name and term he hasn't heard since he went into hibernation 300 years ago. What history won't remember from the official depictions in books is that after Avalugg's confrontation with Kurama all those years ago was the fact that the Uzumaki Clan also intervened and helped in his relocation up to the north pole. The Shī-ō of the time Tamon Uzumaki and his mother Suou Uzumaki the previous Shī-ō and his predecessor took a regiment from their clan and intervened in the aftermath of the battle and separated the warring forces with the help of Gyūki who was much more docile and amicable to deal with during that time period.

Tamon who was aided by his mother Suou separated the two titans and forced them apart after calming down Kurama. Tamon took Avalugg with him and relocated him to the north pole where he settled down in what is now the Azure Tundra. At that time no one had settle in the north pole but with Avalugg's presence and the traffic that the Uzumaki clan was generating with the logistics of moving such a massive beast across the continent caused roaming nomadic tribes to follow them and settle down in the area creating the early settlement of Nova Auroras that would become the capital of the future Land of Snow.

That was Avalugg's recollection of the events to transpire during that pivotal time and a dull warmth of nostalgia rumbled through his heart. The Uzumaki Clan were good to him in the past. He remembered that they along with four other clans were direct descendants of the Sage of Sixth Paths and his brother. They were exemplary humans that Avalugg had no problems with and the kindness that they showed him earned them his respect. It was an act of kindness that he wouldn't forget.

In the meantime, Suou would take Kurama back with her to Hōrai Island and offer him a permanent place to call his own. On and off Kurama has maintained contact with the Uzumaki Clan throughout the ages as they were the only clan out of his father's descendants that he could stand to be around and respect. The Senju and Uchiha clans were embroiled far too heavily into their blood feud that Kurama felt they disrespected Hagoromo's memory too much. By comparison the Uzumaki Clan had the least amount of blood on their hands as they put their time and energy into a productive cause of monitoring and overseeing the worlds supernatural realm. For that and many other reasons Kurama has never harmed or killed intentionally or accidentally an Uzumaki Clan member in the past before that point. The fact that they also treated his fellow Tailed Beast siblings as sentient individuals and as family earned them his respect.

But he never thought in a million years that they would offer up their own home to him in such a way. He had his own little spot on the island that was more than big enough to accommodate his immense size and he was left to his own eternal slumber with the residences embracing his mere presence as if it was just a normal everyday thing. Of course, the Uzumaki Clan also happened to be a very rowdy bunch and so they weren't always quiet or respectful of his personal space. When you live on an island and you happen to be an entity of Kurama's size who just so happened to be 1/8th the total size of the entire island it becomes impossible to not run into each other along the way. The villagers would often throw festivals and use his body as part of their stands and attractions.

It was annoying at first and several times Kurama contemplated wiping the island off the map for the humans acting like such pests and insects towards him but each time he would always dismiss the idea. They were his father's descendants who honored his dreams and memories and were actually doing good in the world. It would be tantamount to spitting on his father's grave if he were to harm any of them in any kind of way which has always been the ideology that has quelled Kurama's irritable nature. In time he grew accustomed to the villagers viewing him as a part of their island that they could just traverse and walk upon in their everyday lives. To reach certain points on the island they would have to hike across his back since he inconveniently took up such a large amount of space. By this point in time Kurama didn't even care since he would be asleep most of the time for such mundane everyday tasks.

In this new era of the worlds history Kurama grew comfortable and close to the Uzumaki Clan and Hōrai Island as a whole and he rarely ventured away from the island at that point. He no longer saw a need to travel to the mainland where he could sense the endless bloodshed and chaos of the Warring States Era. He could sense some of his fellow siblings caught up in the human's bloody conflicts and causing even more bloodshed with wiping entire towns off the map with their powers. It disgusted and disillusioned Kurama even more to the idealistic dreams of his father and his sacrifices. Being able to practically sense the entire planet all at once from the sacred grounds of Hōrai Island boosting his already nearly infinite range made him far too attuned with the world. It just served to further push Kurama into his silent and festering cynicism.

It wasn't until he sensed the transmigrate chakra of his two human brothers Asura and Indra settling down into two new hosts that he became interested once more in the Senju and Uchiha Clans. He was still sore about the massacre he performed on the Uchiha Clan hundreds of years back, so he was interested to see what was so different about these two. When he sensed the world entering an era of stability due to the creation of the Hidden Village System at the hands of the Senju and Uchiha it gave Kurama the tiniest spark of hope.

For the first time in many years Kurama left Hōrai Island as he wanted to see what had changed on the mainland since the last time he was there. It was heartbreaking to him to see the members of the Uzumaki Clan sad with children crying to see him leaving them even if for a short time. Entire generations have been born and died with them all living their entire life spans with him being an ever stoic and static part of their lives. From birth till death they've all lived in a symbiotic relationship with him never leaving the island for just well over 300 years since he had settled down on it. It was a bittersweet day but Kurama had promised them all he wouldn't be gone for too long. Ashina Uzumaki who was the current Shī-ō of the time saw him off along with the rest of the clan. Miya was also with him as the ever-present deity and priestess of the clan. In retrospect Kurama should have sensed that something would go wrong as Miya had a peculiar look in her eyes that day as he left as if she had something that she wanted to tell him, but she held her tongue on. Thinking back on it in hindsight Kurama now suspected that she knew what would soon befall him and his fate.

Ashina was already late in aged at that point but due to his genes he still retained an old but youthful appearance. Of course, even in comparison to the Uzumaki Clan who had supernaturally long lifespans the concept of time passed differently for Kurama. With how he traveled and operated he would have been gone from anywhere between 5 to 20 years before returning home to the island. For him that would be a very short interval of time and he was fully planning on sticking to his word…

… except all things don't go according to plan…

Madara Uchiha had abandoned the newly created Hidden Leaf Village with the dark intentions of revenge festering in his heart against the new settlement. However, he would need the perfect instrument and weapon to carry out his revenge. Unfortunately, it just so happened that Kurama was recently spotted returning to the mainland not even a few years earlier and what's more he had settle himself down within the Land of Fire. It was only supposed to be a catnap for Kurama that would last about a year and then he fully intended on visiting the newly created shinobi village to see it for himself and evaluate it in comparison to the hidden village of the Uzumaki Clan that has been around in a primitive role for hundreds of years.

All of these intentions went out the window when the ex-leader of the Uchiha Clan aroused him from his quick nap with taunts and a display of his considerable might. All it took was one look into his Mangekyō Sharingan and Madara Uchiha succeeded where his great ancestor Mugen Uchiha failed… and that was the mental subjugation of a Tailed Beast… and not just any Tailed Beast at that… the strongest of them all. Kurama, the Nine Tailed Fox was now under his command.

What happened next is written down in every history book, but the aftermath is what truly mattered to Kurama. He was sealed inside of Ashina Uzumaki's daughter, Mito Uzumaki who had recently just returned from her honeymoon with her newlywed husband Hashirama Senju. Unlike her father Mito didn't have a very strong connection with Kurama like the rest of her clansmen who grew up with the fox in their lives. She had a more cynical and colder outlook on things being jaded by all the fighting of the time period. She was still a kindhearted and compassionate soul, but she was far more pragmatic and warrior like. She sealed him away inside of her with some prodding by her recent husband and together they captured the rest of his siblings before distributing them all to the rest of the newly forming villages.

This angered Kurama greatly as she viewed him and his siblings as something that was a danger to the world. If Kurama was still on Hōrai Island, then it would have been impossible for Madara to take control over him. The Uzumaki Clan was extremely powerful, and they would have easily been able to fend off the powerful Uchiha member and wrestle control of Kurama back from him even if the former clan leader was using his full capabilities.

This incident angered Mito's father who under normal circumstances would have demanded that she release Kurama immediately, but he understood that since she was now a Jinchūriki and a female one at that too it made it virtually impossible to safely remove Kurama entirely from her body. This led to a small rift to form between the father and daughter and just like with the rest of the clan they are a very affectionate and rowdy bunch. It was extremely commonplace for the parents to be very close with their children. Just like with most 95% of the girls of the clan, Mito was a daddy's girl towards her father Ashina and this transgression against the history and culture of their clan offended the old Shī-ō greatly. Kurama and the other Tailed Beast were to be treated with respect and as family and the fact that it was an Uzumaki Style Fūinjutsu used to seal him away didn't help matters either.

A rift was now formed between the father and daughter and Ashina ordered his daughter to release Kurama at the time of her death to allow him to be free once more. It was a promise that Mito originally held onto but much later into the end of her lifespan her opinions changed as the Leaf Village was embroiled in world wars and it would need the security of a military asset. So, the decision was ultimately made to make Kushina the next Jinchūriki. The relationship Kurama shared with Mito was one embedded with friction and mistrust as he had lost a lot of respect for her as an Uzumaki. She never mastered his chakra at all and the most she could do was form his incomplete 1 Tailed Version 1 Cloak, while also inheriting his Negative Emotion Sensing sensory ability. The rest of his powers and abilities were locked from her by him who refused to aid her. In her twilight years she released him from her seal to roam Hōrai Island once more.

The unsealing should have outright killed her, but Mito proved to be an Uzumaki through and through as she managed to survive the procedure and extended her life to an extra year using advanced Fūinjutsu and healing techniques of the clan and of her husband who left behind some for her. She had Kushina become acquainted with Kurama while he was outside of her body so that she could fully comprehend and understand the responsibility she would be taking on. Of course, Kushina who was no more than 10 at the time took this as a challenge and immediately befriended Kurama much to his chagrin as he was still very sore about his decades of imprisonment. He didn't make it easy on her but through her persistence Kurama's love for the clan was reunited fully through Kushina who wormed her way into his heart. Being allowed to spend that year on Hōrai Island with her by his side was the best year in a long time for the fox.

The citizens were glad to see him return as quite a few of the elderly who had seen him off decades earlier were now deceased. The reprieve was short lived and Kushina was made his new Jinchūriki. She then entered the exchange program in secret for the Hidden Leaf Village under the guise of playing ignorance to her new role. When Ashina was made aware of this fact he was furious at Mito who had not made it clear to him that she would be transferring Kurama to Kushina in the end. Her premature by Uzumaki mortality standards and unavoidable death shook Ashina badly, but not as badly as the unresolved feelings he shared with his daughter as even in death they couldn't see eye to eye on what was best for the clan and for Kurama who was deeply ingrained into their culture.

Ashina watched over Kushina's progress like a hawk as she grew up away from home in the Hidden Leaf Village. Hearing that they held a prejudice against her because she was a foreigner was enough to almost send him over the edge but since his younger son Junichi was now the current Shī-ō of the clan made it so that he couldn't act on his own anymore. The branch family of the Uzumaki Clan that settled in the Leaf Village did its best to look after Kushina and Ashina moved to the village to personally raise her and take up a spot on the village council.

Ashina was injured in the raid done by the Hidden Cloud Village where they kidnapped Kushina from the Uzumaki Clan Compound in the village. They had sent six highly skilled Jōnin level infiltrators into the village on a top-secret S – Rank mission that they had been ordered to complete or face the penalty of never returning to the Hidden Cloud ever again. Needless to say, those six Jōnin took this assignment very seriously. The defense of his family was something Ashina took very seriously as well for he had managed to kill off two of the Jōnin single handedly by himself before the other four took off. One more of the four assailants were picked off by another clan member bringing the kidnapping squad down to three members. They managed to make their way outside of the village against the lockdown procedures and would have made it away if not for the intervention of Minato Namikaze… Kushina's classmate and future husband. To say that Ashina who was far too old at this point to be in active combat was pleased and relieved to see his granddaughter returned to him would have been a vast understatement.

He was so impressed by Minato's talent that he took him on as an apprentice teaching him many of the Uzumaki's teachings in Fūinjutsu. Although Minato was already a Genin along with Kushina and assigned to Jiraiya it didn't become an issue as Jiraiya welcomed the additional training for his students. Minato's exposure to Ashina influenced his genius like mind and allowed him to take to Fūinjutsu in ways he never could have on his own and with the addition of Kushina by his side who quickly bulldozed her way into becoming his best friend and later girlfriend elevated him even further.

Sadly, Ashina would perish during the invasion and downfall of Hōrai island a few years later when he and Kushina returned to the island for their annual festival to celebrate Kurama being a part of the island and clan. Kushina was in attendance with her teammates Shoko and Kazehana while she invited Minato along because at that point, they had just become a couple since it was an official date. The combined forces of the Hidden Cloud, Hidden Stone, and the Hidden Mist were allowed onto the island with the aid of the Four War Gods and a cataclysmic battle ensued which resulted in the death of Ashina, his son Junichi and his wife Kushinada Uzumaki who were Kushina's parents, and the rest of the clan except for pockets of escapees who made it off the island while Kushina and the others defended them in a climatic last stand. This battle earned them the title of Legendary Titans for their last stand effort in successfully repelling the entire invasion force who suffered horrific casualties for snuffing out the Uzumaki Clan. That incident kicked off the Third Shinobi World War which quickly became the most bloody of the three wars up until that point.

Kurama remembered all of this and more as he stirred within Naruto's subconscious mindscape. He hasn't been this interested in any worldly affairs in quite a long time. Pressing his snout against the bars of his cage Kurama growled in anticipation as he understood on a fundamental level that Naruto could not take on Avalugg by himself. It would be like asking him to fight Kurama himself in his old full powered form who was equal in size to Avalugg back then. After the sealing that Minato did to him Kurama has been shrunk down to just under 200 meters in height. This put him roughly around the height of most of his siblings since Kurama has always been exceptionally larger than his fellow Tailed Beast since he was created from the largest portion of the Ten Tails power.

'Naruto… how will you handle this threat? Show me what you can do.' Kurama mused to himself as he viewed the outside world through Naruto's eyes. He was eagerly invested into what was going to happen next to his host. While he wasn't particularly close to Naruto like he was with Kushina in the past, he would be lying to himself if he said he wasn't growing a soft spot for the blond-haired boy. It annoyed Kurama greatly that he hasn't known the boy for very long much less interact with him either and he was already changing his perspective and attitude. It reminded him of what Kushina was capable of with her bubbly aura and charisma. It also didn't help that if Naruto died then he would die to for at least a decade or two. He wasn't so sure how long it would take him to reform considering he was only half of what he once was but Kurama would rather not find out.


Land of Snow / Nova Auroras

Section 2 could feel the dramatic change in the atmosphere as they snuck through the heavily patrolled dockyards of the capitol city. They had things in Shirakawa Town locked down as the citizens were all transported to Mt. Myōboku on the volition of the Shadow Clone of Naruto left behind with them. The clone couldn't afford to exhaust its reserves that it was given and keeping the hundreds of citizens of the town out in the open wasn't a viable option anymore since he couldn't keep the Summoning Jutsu active indefinitely.

It was decided that since the majority of the town was destroyed to begin with and there wasn't enough space to house the citizens in the section of the city that wasn't damaged it would ultimately be best to allow them to remain safe back on Mt. Myōboku. The clone along with the rest of the members of the film crew and section two then turned their sights to the capital which housed not only the Hidden Snow Village nearby but the international docks that housed what was quickly confirmed to be Black Sun pirate ships.

Ninja's and mafia grunts scoured the city and industrial zones on a daily basis as Dotō has turned the country into a police state. Crime was allowed freely under his banner and the ninja were instructed to suppress the people instead of helping them. Corruption was sewed in deep within the village with a minority of the ninja population having morals and ethics still pumping in their blood. They also held onto the hope that one day their country could go back to the way things once were.

Jean and Jose had made inroads with some of the more loyal ninja to the old government in the past day who came out of hiding once they heard about the attack on Shirakawa Town. To find out that Sandayū who survived his injuries was an old royal guard for Sosetsu Kazahana gave these loyalists a newfound spark of hope. It was a feeling that most of them gave up on. The plan was simple yet flexible. The clone of Naruto along with his small strike team were going to sabotages the fleet of pirate ships docked at the shipyards. The transports were loaded with contraband and supplies of all kinds. Any and everything illegal could be found in these ships and for that reason alone it made them prime targets for Section 2 to eliminate. Rico and Triela along with their handlers were joined by the few sympathizers in the ninja forces that they could get into contact with on such short notice. It was a hastily put together group who have only known each other for a little over a day but they worked decently well together.

With the fact that they knew Princess Koyuki was also in the country and being held captive by Dotō of all people it spurred along a level of cooperation that otherwise never could have come about under normal circumstances. Due to the unique nature of the shadow clone that Iris placed under her control it has gained a true sense of autonomy from the original Naruto but on a more limited scale. The first and most important limitation that it discovered was that while its reserves would replenish through Iris's divine grace over a period of time, his overall reserves weren't infinite. This divine clone of Naruto was limited to only being able to produce 12 shadow clones of his own.

In conjunction with maintaining the Summoning Jutsu and its chakra intensive time limit that the technique had only 12 clones could be maintained. It was also limited to not spamming any of his higher-level Ice Style Ninjutsu and High-End Skills.

So, the plans being put together by the small little rebel insurgency had to be modified to suit the limitations and full scope of abilities that this divine clone had at its disposal. With that in mind the rebelling cell of snow ninja aiding Section 2 and the able-bodied members of the film crew gained them secretive access into the industrial zone of the city where the docks were located. A total of 12 snow ninja defected to their side after they received proof of Sandayū being alive and of the legitimacy of Koyuki also being alive and well. Backed up by the words of the citizens of Shirakawa Town made it official in the eyes of these loyalist. Out of the twelve in the group two of the were even Jōnin which was a huge boon for the group.

Their number coincided with the number of clones the Divine Clone of Naruto could make which was a blessing in disguise. Each of the ninja partnered up with a clone of Naruto who in return had Diving Toads swallow the rest of their teammates for the follow up insertion mission.

Sneaking about with so much surveillance and patrols around was the furthest thing from an easy task. Luckily the Diving Toads blocked any potential Sensory Type Ninja from detecting the presences of their unknown enemies. Being early dawn, they still had a lot of shadows to work with, especially since the sun didn't shine as brightly here in the north pole. It took a lot of effort but eventually everyone was in place as the toads released their passengers to the real world.

The Hidden Snow Village was a small shinobi village with an even smaller military capacity. They did not have any ANBU level shinobi with that degree of training nor did they have skilled Sensory Type ninja in their roster either. This was the saving grace of the rebels who emerged all at the same time in their insertion points.

Planting explosives and confiscating documents and various valuable scraps of intelligence on the Black Sun was the name of the game here. A big all out shinobi battle wasn't something they could afford as civilian workers also worked at the docks and to have them caught up in the crossfire would be reprehensible and damaging to the already low morale of the citizens of the country who heard about the attack in Shirakawa. They needed a swift and decisive victory to help their public image against the government in control.

Things were going all according to plan with the strike team remaining undetected in their mission until an enormous surge of immense Yōki shook the entire continent. The weather immediately changed as massive storm clouds began to form farther to the north in what everyone knew to be the Azure Tundra. Hellish blizzards and weather could be seen pouring out of the sky in that direction and the circumference of that Yōki enhanced storm was expanding at an alarming rate. In mere minutes it was draped over the capitol and surrounding townships blanketing the area in a veiled deluge of snow and harsh winds that took everyone by terrified surprise. This wasn't a natural storm, and this was not the normal behavior of the weather in the country.

The sense of foreboding in the air from the powerful Yōki that everyone could sense but only a few could comprehend added to the tension in the city. The element of subtlety and surprise keeping the allies safe vanished with this new development that exposed them to the guarding shinobi in the docks who turned their sight to these foreign intruders. 'Naruto… I just know that huge spike in energy had to have had something to do with you. I hope you and Henrietta are safe.' Rico thought to herself as she alongside Triela began to pick off the incoming civilian military guards while Naruto's shadow clones and the turncoat allied snow ninja began to battle their former comrades for supremacy of the dockyards.

Controlling the central distribution and economic center of the isolated country that happened to be the only means to enter or exit the land would be the first and bold step to crippling the grip the Black Sun and the corrupt government had on its people.

The battle was met here, and the safety of the general public had to be taken into account… dozens of miles away in the Azure Tundra another battle was kicking off and it was one the entire country was going to feel.


Azure Tundra / Rainbow Glacier Valley

Avalugg was given a lot to think about by Naruto's words and his own recollections of his past. He was a docile and stoic creature by nature who lacked a huge ego or temper. He preferred solitude and solidarity compared to anything else. He explored and examined the world around him by creating his spawned demon races such as the White Walkers and Arctic Arachnids to survey the world around him. Everything they see and learn are eventually transferred back to him over time.

The encounter Avalesk had with Naruto the other day hadn't quite come in yet to Avalugg's memories but one thing to stand out in this encounter with the human Shī-ō so far was the fact he stated he was battling against an adversary of his… an opponent who was currently standing on top of his head.

He was particularly fond of the Uzumaki Clan out of the human race. They were good to him in the past and treated him with nothing but the utmost respect and dignity. They relocated him to his new home that he's dwelled in for the last 300 plus years. This era of solitude has been peaceful and amicable to him, except for the last 20 or so years. Via his spawned demons he was able to observe a darkness and taint taking root within the Land of Snow. It was being spearheaded by Dotō who has lusted over the throne of his older brother for a long time.

He's dipped his hand into the criminal underworld and infected that poison into the newly created Hidden Village that he helped create. With the assassination of Sosetsu and the country being turned into a criminal resort retreat away from the prying eyes of the main continent it displeased Avalugg greatly to see the current state of the country. It was this displeasure that has led to a rise in demon attacks across the settlements in the country over the years. Now that very same man who has started it all was standing on top of his head.

The ancient demon wanted an explanation and he wanted one now!

"I haven't heard the name of a Shī-ō in a long time. The Uzumaki Clan are old friends of mine young one. Your clan did me a great service back in the day and I owe them a debt for that. However, what is the nature of the quarrel that you have with this human who dares to stand upon my crown?" Avalugg question as his already deep voice took on a deeper edge as he's never allowed anyone to just simply rest on his head.

'Now's my chance to turn things in my favor. If I can get Avalugg on my side, then Dotō won't stand a chance.' Naruto strategized to himself as he was secretly overjoyed at the fact that the ancient demon was cordial and willing to hold a conversation with him. Diplomacy was something that was on the table now. "That man is the reason why the country is currently in the crisis it's in right now. He revived you with the full intention of making you his Jinchūriki. He wants to harness your powers for his own conquest of the world. He needs to be stopped." Naruto retorted as he watched the movement of Dotō on top of the great demons head and a growl escaped his lips. He wanted to make a move now, but any sudden aggressive moves could be taken as a threat by the powerful entity.

"Oooh… is that so…?" Avalugg rumbled as it regarded the dot sized human on the crown of his forehead with contempt. It could sense the taint of greed, lust, and corruption in the aura of Dotō and he recognized him from the previous memories he's received from his followers over the years. The current Daimyō was on the top of his hit list.

"It is so mighty Avalugg and my plans will come into fruition with you under my command. I won't waste time on trying to convince you of my noble cause and crusade. A beast like you could only ever understand force like I can." Dotō sneered with a look as cold as ice in his eyes as he took out the hex crystal and slammed it into the exposed indented ridge that had its glowing purple fissures of radiating Yōki. A loud screech pierced the veil following this bold actions as the glacier demon wail of pain spurred Naruto into action.

"NO!" Naruto roared in hopelessness and rage as he was too far away to make a difference in stopping Dotō from initiating his plans.

Naruto took note of the fact that the Hex Crystal was the exact same color and shade as the exposed icicle fissures located around Avalugg's body that radiated unfiltered Yōki. Naruto could only conclude that the crystal itself was made out of the same material found inside of Avalugg's body and the two shared a connection. The hypothesis was backed up by the fact that Dotō first used the crystal to revive Avalugg in the first place. This was turning into a nightmare and now Naruto needed to act.

"OBEY ME!" Dotō roared as he pressed his hand against the power core on his suit and twisted it counterclockwise. The device extended out of his chest by half an inch allowing the internal core to be seen. Tendrils of power arced off the mechanical device that in any other circumstance would have overloaded and exploded from the energy being stimulated. Fortune favors the bold for Dotō didn't immediately die from this endeavor as one might think. In fact, he thrives albeit barely under the immense strain of Avalugg's power melding with his own with his Chakra Suit being the medium.

"Girls… I'm going to need you to get back in a Dive Toad for the time being. You won't be able to handle the momentum of this battle." Naruto ordered as he summoned a new Dive Toad in preparation for the upcoming battle as he had Henrietta guide Koyuki back inside the small amphibian who jumped up onto his shoulder where Naruto placed him inside of his tattered jacket. He would be safe there for the time being. He knew this battle was going to be intense from right off the bat.

"Gamaken! Jump now!" Naruto ordered as he charged up his chakra now that the situation was quickly going south. He couldn't have stopped Dotō even if he wanted to just due to the sheer distance between them that he would need to cross by air alone, but it did nothing to alleviate the surge of guilt and helplessness that he felt in this situation. Dotō had to be stopped and fast.

Obeying his command in a moment's notice the giant magenta colored toad rocketed into the air with the force of at least 12g's. It was enough to crack the ground beneath his feet and shake the area with aftershocks as the battle toad of Mt. Myōboku quickly and with ease reached heights comparable to the face of Avalugg who was tracking the fast-incoming object. The takeoff was enough that it would have rattle the new prosthetic body of Henrietta and Koyuki would have instantly been knocked unconscious or worst from the intensity of the move if they were still out on Gamaken's head. Naruto's foresight saved them potential grievous harm right from the start.

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough Jutsu!" Naruto wasn't pulling any punches as he opened up with a massive gust of wind that he placed his full intent into that was meant to knock Dotō clean off of Avalugg's forehead, but his opening salvo of the battle wasn't meant to be as Dotō grinned as he unleashed his own counter not even half a second later. "Ice Style: Whirlwind Jutsu!" The two attacks collided in mid-air displacing the flurry of snow blanketing the entire area around them.

The brief moment in which the visibility to see each other reached zero was when both opponents struck. "Fire Style: Toad Flame Oil Bombs Jutsu!" Once more Naruto had his companion lob a deluge of oil at a target and this time, he had Iris and Chaos lite the fire with their energy turning the oil into a sea of gold and purple flames. "Ice Style: Black Dragon Blizzard Jutsu!" The technique to be produced by their adversary was impressive to say the least as snow tinted black by Dotō's chakra that was already tainted and filled with evil was enhanced by the Yōki of the Glacier Demon now flowing within him. The snow took on the shape of a dragon with red glowing eyes as it shot through the sky at the incoming attack.

A collision of the projectiles created a sonic boom as the energy packed within reacted in a volatile manner due to their conflicting natures. Flaming hot droplets of gold and purple oil was raining out of the sky onto Avalugg's head causing the beast to screech in pain while Dotō himself created and igloo out of ice to protect himself at the last moment. His dragon-based attack wasn't able to overpower the blast of ignited oil that Naruto launched at him, but it was enough that it scattered Gamaken's attack preventing it from having the full effect it was meant to.

Falling out of the sky towards the ground Gamaken stuck the landing causing tremors to shake the ground beneath Avalugg's massive body. "We need to get back up there Gamaken. We need to get on his back!" Naruto coached as they had to bring the fight to their opponent now. They were at a major size and physical strength disadvantage so the wisest thing to do would be to turn your disadvantage into a winning advantage. As a shinobi it was a fact of life.

"Brace yourself sir. This will not be graceful." The ever-humble toad chimed in as he tensed up his back legs in preparation for another astonishing leap when Dotō interrupted them with an interlude of his own. "I don't think so! Yōjutsu: Glacial Ball!" With the assimilation of Avalugg's Yōki into his body came the knowledge of the great beasts' many techniques as Dotō picked the first one to come to mind.

Avalugg's enormous mouth opened up where a rapidly growing ball of pure Yōki was forming at an alarming rate. The Ice Magic that Naruto could sense the Yōki was transmuting itself into didn't escape his notice. Based upon the name of the technique he could guess what was coming. However, recognizing the danger and reacting to it were two different things. The projectile was ready far faster than Naruto ever anticipated as it fired off with a bang.

A large conical shaped ball of ice the size of a city block shot off at Naruto with tremendous speeds. Naruto was already going through a counter strategy in his head as Gamaken reacted on instinct alone. "Exploding Sasumata Lance!" Throwing out his main offensive weapon the shy toad slammed his staff into the massive chunk of ice that was almost the exact same size as him and a massive explosion ripped out breaking the frozen construct apart with concussive force. "Girls' get to work! We need to redirect these pieces as a diversion!" Naruto called out to his daughters who immediately summoned their powers on command.

Waving her arms around while generating Wind Magic in unison Iris created a powerful vortex of air that caught the fragmenting pieces of their enemies technique before redirecting them back at Avalugg's face with added force. "Gamaken!"

That one call was all it took to get the giant toad moving as it leaped extraordinarily high into the air well above Avalugg's back this time dodging out of the way of a follow up repeated glacial ice chunk. This time they were successful as Gamaken touched down on Avalugg's back with a resounding thud sending tremors along the creatures body. Dotō and Naruto locked eyes with each other at this point as the tension built. Nothing moved for about a moment frozen in time before it was broken by Dotō spiking his energy to command the great demon beneath their feet to move. Everything shook around them as Avalugg's massive body began to climb out of the lake onto the surrounding land.

"We need to separate Dotō from Avalugg and then break their connection. Girl's let's go!" Naruto instructed as he leapt from his perch down to the wide flat surface of Avalugg's back. Iris and Chaos weren't far behind either as they quickly joined Naruto in their charge towards the neck and head of the massive beast. "Oh no you don't!" Dotō had no intention of letting Naruto get anywhere near him. He was still trying to assimilate full control over the ancient demon beneath their feet and he couldn't afford any disturbances. Avalugg's will was much stronger than he originally thought as he could feel his control fluctuating every second.

"Stay back!" The Daimyō roared as he channeled a dosage of Yōki into Avalugg's body. The first major fissure on his back right before his head glowed with a shining intensity that caught Naruto's attention immediately. Out of the gorge came a horde of over 20 White Walkers and their arachnid steeds began to climb to the surface. Dozens of small arctic goblins joined them in a ravenous horde that was just as big as the one that attacked Shirakawa Town.

"Tch! Don't stop girls! Push past them." Naruto ordered as he increased his speed before darting into the horde of superior White Walkers who each took out their living swords in defense. "Kenjutsu: Arctic Blade Dance!" Swords in hand Naruto began to deflect and redirect every attack that came his way as he met the charge of the demons. 'Dodge, deflect, and keep going!' Naruto shouted this mantra inside of his head as he knew that he wasn't a match against twenty White Walkers and if they were anything like Avalesk then they would be just as skilled.

He was barely a match for the original three that he first encountered, and he only beat one of them in a one on one duel while Iris herself took out two by herself. His best bet was to get past them and face Dotō head on. Twirling his signature swords around him in defensive windmill like arcs he pushed, parried, and deflected the oncoming onslaught of powerful blades while scoring glancing blows against random adversaries at the same time. "Daddy wait up!" Let it be said that it was difficult to keep up with Naruto when he became one track minded. Iris was finding this out the hard way as six white walkers charged at her on their steeds cutting her off from reaching her father.

"Phoenix Fire: Heat Wave!" Slamming her tiny fist into the sturdy flat surface of Avalugg's back Iris unleashed a wave of superheated air that knocked the six incoming opponents of balance with pain filled screeches at the opposing energy of her flames rippling across their bodies. Avalugg himself tensed up and let out a screech of pain at the holy energy scorching his back.

Rearing up on his back legs in a surprising move of dexterity the great beast slammed its front legs back down into the ground with such force that a ripping shockwave exploded from the impact before traveling out across the landscape flattening the trees in the forests ahead of it. The tremors were so powerful that they could be felt all the way back at Dotō's castle which began to shake uncontrollably from the force. Naruto himself slipped and fell from the sudden change in direction with Iris doing much the same thing.

The force of the great demons bucking motion was enough to fling Gamaken from his back and across the valley where the timid toad slammed into the side of a mountain cracking the top off of the landmass. "GAMAKEN!" Naruto screamed in terror as he's never seen one of the great toads get tossed so far before. He knew how heavy they were and too see the giant toad flung halfway across the valley was daunting to say the least. He hoped that the shy toad wasn't severely injured. He was considering undoing the Summoning Jutsu if it came down to it.

Dotō himself smirked at seeing the great battle toad hurled across the valley. It was quite the spectacle to witness and it only served to inflate his ego about his apparent superiority. It was this lapse in judgement and special awareness that ultimately caught the dictator in an unfortunate situation as Chaos slammed into the mastermind with a sledgehammer like blow that took Dotō off his feet. The tiny girl's punch was so powerful that a miniature shockwave blew the snow around them back creating a bubble of empty air free of snow and wind.

Spit flew from the man's mouth as he was slammed into the hard surface of Avalugg's back. The terrifying typical grin on Chaos's face was the thing that greeted Dotō's vision who sneered up at the little girl on top of him. "Naughty! Naughty! You need to be punished." The eerie and unhinged cadence to Chaos's voice was in full swing as her deadly array of purple wings spawned behind her back with the tips all bending to point down at Dotō's vulnerable form.

"You pesky little brat! You all need to be punished!" With a primal roar filled with rage the Yōki swirling around Dotō's body exploded in force causing brutal jagged looking glacial shards of ice to shoot up from the surface of Avalugg's back with such speed that they nearly skewered the tiny Angeloid by inches. Floating into the air Chaos had to quickly throw up an Aegis shield that saved her from that massive spires of ice threatening to kill her. "Ooh! Now this is fun!"

With childish glee in her eyes Chaos held out her hand as her signature tainted red and black flames with a purplish tint to them spawned in the palm of her hand. "Die!" Launching blast after blast Chaos squealed as the glacial spears shattered under the force of her explosions as they attempted to impale her since she was purposely hovering closer to the surface of Avalugg's back. "Ice Style: Whirlwind Jutsu!" Retaliation was swift and absolute as a massive gust of frigid air came next out of nowhere blanketing Chaos and her wings in frost while also dispelling her flames as Dotō's enraged face could finally be seen after her onslaught.

Hate filled the dictator's eyes as he forced the child out of the sky with the pressure of his wind. "You're nothing more than a nuisance little girl! "Ice Style: Black Dragon Blizzard Jutsu!" Much like its other elemental counterparts a dragon made out of black snow surged out of the sky sent to crash down directly above Chaos's head whose scanners detected the incoming assault immediately afterwards. Throwing up her hands into the sky the psychotic girl's eyes flashed in excitement as her reliable shield came into play. "Aegis!" The entirety of the snow dragon slammed into Chaos's signature defense battering it with thousands of pounds of force, but it ultimately wasn't enough to overwhelm her even with the enhancements done to it by Dotō's new Yōki.

However, that wasn't the crafty ninja dictator's full intentions as frost quickly built up around Chaos's feet and crawled up her legs from being in physical contact with Avalugg's back. A sinister grin was on Dotō's face as his fist became encased in ice while even more ice and frost started to cover Chaos's wings. "It's over little girl!"

Launching forward with tremendous speed Dotō aimed for Chaos now that her barrier was down. "Ice Style: Ice Smashing Hammer!" All of Chaos's internal scanners and sensors were working at peak efficiency now that she was in the heat of battle and with a sinister grin that easily outclasses that of her opponent, tainted black lightning that is foul in nature began to crackle around her wing tips. "Tag you're it." Chaos grinned as Dotō realized far too late that he was well within Chaos's range. The hidden trap that he had set for her was being reversed on him.

"Black Magic: Nightshade!"

Indescribable pain surged through Dotō's body as the black lightning crackled all across his skin lighting up his chakra network and burning through the tainted chakra and Yōki within. A screech of searing pain escaped Dotō's lungs as did the same with Avalugg who was now forging a connection with the dangerous dictator. Chaos's enigmatic lightning grounded itself into the massive Great Demon's body right near the ridgeline to where one of the massive cracks on his back is. The Yōki that radiates deep within those gorges erupted like a volcano spewing tangible demonic energy out into the air like a geyser.

To a being like Avalugg this potent lightning stung like an angry bee as the amount of energy that Chaos used in her attack was nowhere near enough to truly harm him, but it was still a painful experience to be sure. Screeching in pain the walking glacier staggered in discomfort before slamming into the side of a nearby mountain at the edge of the lake. The impact was enough to shake everyone on the creature's back as Dotō used this as his opportunity to scramble back to his feet.

He's never felt pain quite like that before and it was enough to make the arrogant man see red. He wasn't sure what kind of technique Chaos used on him, but he was determined to not get hit by it again. "You insufferable pest! I'll kill you right now!" Dotō roared as he channeled more Yōki infused Chakra throughout his body. The hex crystal centered around the crown of Avalugg's forehead shined brightly as the poisonous man powered himself. He was aiming to blitz Chaos before she could counter him.

His launch was explosive as he crossed the distance between him and Chaos in nearly an instant. The advanced Angeloid's sensors detected this accelerated threat coming straight at her and in her signature personality she grinned as the perfect counter was already activated.

"You just don't learn, do you?" Chaos patronized with a cute giggle.

Kayros.

In one increment in time Chaos was kneeled down seemingly defenseless in the path of Dotō's speeding form and in the next increment Naruto was in her place who had cleared the field of spawned demons hording him and Iris. "Accelerated Dual Fist!" The blast of Naruto's fist exploding into Dotō's chest resounded like a shotgun as the much larger man's body folded around Naruto's arms who anchored himself to the frozen surface with sheets of ice around his legs. Blood gushed out of Dotō's mouth and the satisfying crunch of at least three of the dictator's ribs being caved in rung in the leaf ninja's ear as the man was blasted back by the opposite force.

While the chakra laced in the technique was briefly siphoned off due to being in contact with Dotō's armor the sheer amount of kinetic force behind the technique and Dotō's momentum was all that was needed to completely collapse the man's body like a ragdoll. Fist sized dents of scrunched up metal and armor around the impact zones of Naruto's fists caved in the once pristine advanced chakra armor his adversary was wearing demonstrating the fact that the superior tech could be damaged in a high intensity battle such as this.

Crashing down near the edge of Avalugg's back in a heap Dotō wheezed in pain as Naruto's cold eyes glared at him. "I have more of that in store for you. I'm far from done." Naruto challenged as he summoned his swords in an instant. He needed to disable the chakra armor that the false Daimyō was wearing so that he could use offensive ninjutsu against him and really turn the tide of battle.

"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!" 50 clones of Naruto spawned into existence all-in battle-ready positions. Immediately Naruto sent twenty to go aid Iris who was bringing the attention of the entire spawned in horde of demons onto her as a distraction. Even if she was fully capable of handling the situation Naruto would never forgive himself for just leaving his own daughter behind to face such odds. He would always fight by her side in any capacity he was capable of and he would always protect her.

The next twenty dashed off to confront Dotō immediately to keep him on his toes. He was going to put all of the pressure onto the false ruler in order to keep his connection with Avalugg from growing stronger. The last ten clones circled around Naruto who pulled out the damaged restraining device used to suppress his energy while he was in the castles dungeon. "You three. I need you to rework this to be compatible with the chakra armors. We need to turn this thing into a sabotage device that will shut down Dotō's suit for good. Combine it with the new suppression seals we were working on." Naruto ordered as a strategy was coming together within his mind.

"You three. I need you to get working on a contract seal to help separate Avalugg from Dotō and bring him under my control. You four, I need you to try and pry the Hex Crystal loose from Avalugg's head. We need to move quickly." Naruto ordered one after the other as he placed his hands in the ram hand sign to concentrate his chakra.

"Eva let's sync up. We need the extra power." Naruto called to his partner as he needed every advantage that he could get. He wanted to overwhelm Dotō to the point none of the advantages that man was enjoying now would mean anything. "On it. Let's blow him out of the water!" Every instinct inside of Eva agreed wholeheartedly with this plan as she dumped a massive amount of Yōki into Naruto's body that fused and synchronized perfectly with Naruto's own chakra just as they've done a million times in the past.

Naruto felt the familiar power of synchronizing with Eva flood his body as he watched the 20 clones that he sent after Dotō engage him ferociously with an intensity that would overwhelm even experience Jōnin. Individually the clones didn't hold a ton of chakra between them so to compensate for this fact they only stuck to performing 1 to 2 moves max to conserve the limited chakra that they've been given. All 20 of the clones began to perform lightning fast blitzkrieg like Body Flicker strafing runs against Dotō by appearing at his side for the briefest moments to land a blow before darting away to let another group of clones have their turn.

It was a mixed bag of offense from the clones as some of them went in with their bare fists while others summoned kunai, their dual swords, or Bo staffs to attack Dotō with who was having an extraordinarily tough time dealing with this overwhelming offense. The usurping Daimyō had formal shinobi training and he was so skilled in fact that he could compare to a properly trained Jōnin from one of the five great nations, but he wasn't exceptional in the shinobi arts by any stretch of the imagination. His main power comes from his advanced body armor that has allowed him to have an edge over others.

This shortcoming among others was the reason why Dotō was being completely overwhelmed by Naruto's offensive as even when he tried to attack back with wide area attacks Naruto's clones would just simply perform defensive barrier techniques to counter them while pooling their chakras together to activate the technique to conserve their collective reserves of chakra. This level of cooperation and coordination was something only seen in ANBU level squads of ninja and it was a feat Naruto was only capable of replicating solely due to the fact he was using the Shadow Clone Jutsu to its maximum combat potential.


In the midst of seeing his clones attacking their mutual enemies Naruto felt a pull on his subconscious from deep within that sucked him away from his mental awareness. Blinking his eyes to reorient himself Naruto suddenly found that a pair of large red slit eyes were staring down at him with a barely veiled sheen of interest.

"Nine Tails…?" Confusion permeated Naruto's mind as he walked up to the cage with cautious steps towards his resident Tailed Beast. "Naruto… I see you've met an old acquaintance of mine. Do you believe yourself up to the task of besting this demon?" Kurama mused more to himself than to Naruto. A frown as well as a spike of surprise surged through the Jinchūriki at the giant fox's words. "You know this demon?" Naruto couldn't imagine what kind of past his Tailed Beast could have with what at this time could possibly be that largest and strongest Great Demon Naruto's ever seen in his life. The thought boggled his mind.

"Of course, you would be surprised at the interesting beings I've met during my long lifetime brat. Avalugg happens to be among the more interesting." Kurama drawled in amusement as he watched the introspective expression cross his Jinchūriki's face. "Are you concerned for our safety Nine Tails…? You asked if I'm feeling up to it. But you should know by now that it's not a matter of whether or not I can do it. I have too… to many people are counting on me to not fail." Naruto countered with a stare of confidence that Kurama was starting to become accustomed too.

"Humm… be that as it may. You aren't running on full chakra capacity and you've been burning though quite a bit of what you gained back after being released from your imprisonment." Kurama noted pointedly as he lowered his muzzle down to be more at level with Naruto's small body.

'He's concerned about me…? I don't believe it…' Naruto wasn't sure what to think anymore in this situation especially considering the stressful fight he was currently in. But to think that the great Nine Tailed Fox was possibly alluding to the emotion of concern for him… it was mind boggling to say the least. Most definitely not something Naruto could properly analyze in his current frazzled mental state. Perhaps after the high stress of the battle has passed.

"What are you trying to say fox?" Naruto tentatively asked treading on metaphorically unsteady waters as he watched a range of emotions play out across Kurama's face before he schooled them into a neutral mask. "Avalugg is not a being to be trifled with. He can easily match my destructive power when he's in full control of himself. Right now, he's vulnerable since he's trying to fight off the control of that pathetic human. Now is the time to strike." The ancient fox advised with a considerate tone to his voice.

It was then that the pieces fell together within Naruto's mind as he stared up at his tenant in surprise. Everything made sense to him now. "You want me to use your chakra… don't you?" Naruto was right on the money as Kurama let out a disarming cough while his tails swished in a new haphazard pattern that Naruto's never seen before. "Well… it would be in your best interest to use my chakra. If you combine it with your Yōki it will give us the edge we need to win this fight. Avalugg isn't in a position to use his overwhelming power to kill us. As long as he is vulnerable and distracted, we have a chance." Kurama noted with the tiniest amounts of awkwardness and hesitance in his voice as he was generally uncomfortable with the notion of being so cooperative with Naruto, even if they have been getting on better terms ever since this mission started.

Silence followed for what felt like an eternity between the Jinchūriki and his Tailed Beast as they contemplated the path before them. This was the first time that Kurama has offered to allow Naruto to use his potent chakra in such a dire situation, especially within the hidden context of the situation at large. Their relationship was slowly but surely evolving as time went on.

'Should I make that leap of faith…? Can we do this?' It was a serious question that echoed throughout Naruto's heart as he seriously thought about the proposal from all angles. He extended his trust to Sōkyoku years ago despite the fact he knows she still hasn't been forthcoming with everything regarding his life and while Kurama didn't share quite as close of a relationship with him as his resident deity it still went without saying that Naruto's set a precedent with placing his trust in foreign entities to his body. 'I can do this… no… we can do this.' The familiar look of determination that Kurama was quickly beginning to associate with Naruto crossed the young Chūnin's face which ignited an old familiar flame of anticipation and excitement in Kurama's stomach that he hasn't felt in nearly 14 years.

"Let's do this."


Back in the real world a steel eyed look appeared in Naruto's eyes as they turned a scarlet red in response to the decision he decided to make. Fiery red-orange colored chakra that flickered like flames exploded from Naruto's body in massive waves as he entered his Initial Release Form that all Jinchūriki have access too.

Not stopping there Naruto then began to channel his massive reserves of Yōki into the mix which caused the already darkened skies to darken further as the blizzard picked up in intensity. His power was now affecting the environment around them as well. Black snow was mixing in with the rest of the snow flurry from the sky which was creating an interesting visual for everyone to see. "You're a Jinchūriki aren't you…? You're one of those secret weapons that the Great Five Nations keep to themselves." Dotō muttered in fear as this was his own karma staring him right back in the face.

He wanted to gain control over Avalugg so that he could stand unopposed against the five great powers and here was a Jinchūriki standing right before him. He suspected it earlier and now it was confirmed for him. This wasn't good by any stretch of the meaning. A glare was the only answer Naruto had for the wayward Daimyō as he internally flexed and balanced out the massive amount of chakra being unleashed from his body. He had to do this just right in order to keep control over his power. He felt his reserves shoot back up to their maximum capacity and even surpass it for a time, but he knew that it would only be temporary for as long as the Nine Tailed Fox's chakra was present. Naruto knew he needed to act while he held the advantage. The battle had to be decided.

"Chaos… protect these clones here working on the device. I'll take on Dotō." Naruto ordered to the tiny terror who heard a completely different set of orders inside of her mind via the telepathic link she shared with her father. A grin smeared itself across the blond-haired girl's face as she shook with excitement. Dotō himself has just distanced himself from the remainder of the horde of clones Naruto had previously sent at him so he was able to catch a glimpse of the four-man strike team of clones heading for Avalugg's forehead and subsequently the Hex Crystal.

Cold terror shook Dotō's spine as he immediately knew what Naruto was up too. He couldn't allow those clones to achieve their goals. He was still having immense trouble taming Avalugg's immeasurable power and will. It honestly wasn't really going his way. The ancient demon was currently in a contest of wills with the dictator and the mental strain was hampering his already strained body. "NO!" Taking off in a blitz Dotō quickly gained tunneled vision towards the clones heading for Avalugg's neck which was exactly what Naruto had wanted.

In one instant Naruto was now directly in Dotō's path with his fist encased in ice. Chaos had used Kayros to instantly warp reality between her and her father. In a repeat of earlier the dictator once again slammed into Naruto's fist nearly folding the grown man in two as he was launched back with blood and spit flying from his mouth. Another dent bigger than the last caved into his armor as the massive boost in chakra Naruto was receiving gave him enhanced strength.

"I'm your opponent!" Naruto declared as he took off in a violent burst of pure speed that cracked the ice beneath his feet. Struggling to his feet Dotō was met with a massive roundhouse kick to the face that nearly snapped his neck backwards with the force of the blow. More spit flew from the rouge leaders mouth as he stumbled back in pain and surprise. Rage filled the Daimyō as he swung around with a wide haymaker that Naruto deftly slid under in a dazzling red blur.

What came next was a dizzying Taijutsu clash between the two fighters as Naruto pummeled into the disgraced leader with his refined combat forms that was met with the rugged style learned from the dictator who was taught by shinobi and mercenaries alike. Signaling his clones to move in Naruto and his clone army closed the distance in an instant with pure speed and quick bursts of Body Flickers respectively.

Nearly getting his head cut off Dotō ducked underneath a vicious swing from a clone of Naruto who sailed overhead like a bullet. Before he could even think of retaliating another clone took out his legs with a leg sweep followed by four others baseball sliding underneath him with thrust kicks that sent him soaring into the air with blistering pain in his back. The shinobi trained dictator didn't take notice of the fact four new clones spawned in near him that weren't apart of the originals that were bombarding him from before, the pain was too much and it would only get worse as the next clone flew up into the air and tackled him from behind before exploding with a shout of the first syllable of Naruto's last name.

The Uzumaki Barrage was back again with the Exploding Shadow Clone variant in place as Dotō was explosively launched further into the air with painful repercussions as Naruto was there to meet him at the apex of his climb. Liquid hot rage filled Dotō's mind as a combination of his searing pain and humiliating boiled beneath the surface of his skin that burned hotter that the heat of Naruto's explosions.

He couldn't believe the sheer power and fighting potential that Naruto had at such an age and he was only a Chūnin. In this current peaceful era and day and age being a Chūnin at 13 was impressive by general standards but it did not grant you the vast array of abilities and potential that was being displayed here. The potency of Naruto's tailed beast chakra only served to reinforce Dotō's own personal convictions as he opened his eyes to see Naruto coming at him.

"NO! I will not lose to the likes of you boy!" Dotō roared as a condensed ball of Yōki formed in his armor covered hand that glowed a cyan color. "Yōjutsu: Glacial Ball!" Swinging his arm up Dotō was fully intending to disrupt Naruto's combo and catch the young boy off guard but what no one could have predicted would be for Naruto to react on sheer instinct alone in a split second. "Rasengan!" One handed and on subconscious instinct alone a perfectly sized Rasengan formed in the palm of Naruto's right hand that soon clashed with the sphere of densely backed Yōki infused ice in Dotō's left. The explosion that followed was violent and abnormally powerful as the grown man was slammed back to the hard surface of Avalugg's back while Naruto's smaller and lighter body was launched higher into the air nearly at the height of the clouds themselves.

"Avalugg! Target the castle. Destroy it and this boys friends!" Dotō ordered as he climbed out of the deep gorge his body created in Avalugg's back. Blood poured down Dotō's face while cracked sections of his armor could be seen after the violent impact he suffered with the great demon's back. The rest of Naruto's clones were taken out by the explosion and subsequent shockwave from Dotō's body crashing down next to him, so he had nothing to fear in terms of immediately retaliation as he coughed up a splatter of blood that stained the walking glaciers back.

It was a petty order to give but Dotō didn't care. He wanted Naruto and the entire team from the Hidden Leaf to suffer. He was humiliated and in pain beyond belief at the fight he was being challenged in. With how massive Avalugg's body was he had a clear shot and line of sight with Dotō's castle miles away which was why the demon opened its maw where another massive glowing ball of Yōki infused ice began to grow in place.

Despite being enhanced by Kurama's chakra Naruto's body felt rattled by the clashing explosion between his attack and that of Dotō's. Hanging high in the air for a split second that lasted an eternity within his own mind as time slowed down for him Naruto took in the wider picture of the situation they were facing.

'He's going to target the castle in retaliation… how do I stop Avalugg from firing and more importantly how do I do actual damage to it when its invulnerable to most attacks. Furthermore, once those clones get the hex crystal back, I need to have someone go back to the valley and insert it back into its altar. That should help break Dotō's control over Avalugg once and for all. It will probably have to be Koyuki and the others while I'm busy.' Naruto decided in the end as a million thoughts raced through his mind in an instant as he made a snap decision to win the battle.

'There has to be some kind of Toad on Mt. Myōboku that can help. Gamabunta and Gamahiro won't due, there has to be another toad just as big as them with special attributes from what I've learned from Gamakichi and the others. Right now, I need that kind of toad now more than ever. It's do or die time!' Naruto chanted in his mind as he began molding his chakra on instinct alone while drawing upon his connection with his contract to the Toads. His body was flooded with the chakra from Kurama, so energy wasn't an issue with summoning a creature the same size as Gamabunta. All that was left was the blood and hand signs.

"Summoning: Bring Down the House Jutsu!"

The explosion of chakra smoke was distinctive in the blizzard covered skies above the Land of Snow as Naruto's war cry could be heard across the valley of the Azure Tundra. A massive body fell out of the sky plummeting towards the ground at breakneck speeds that slammed into Avalugg's back with such force that a shockwave tore through the valley with concussive force. Despite being far smaller than the walking glacier demon the new creature's mass plus the act of gravity acting on it was enough to make it into a miniature meteor that struck Avalugg's back with the force of a hammer.

The most noticeable thing right off the bat that Naruto took note of was the fact that there was a lot of steam and by a lot, he meant a lot. Massive plumes of steam and water vapor was billowing out into the frigid cold arctic air changing the humidity and causing even more steam to spring forth due to the sudden rapid change in temperatures in such a small area.

The surface he was standing on didn't remind him of being on Gamabunta's forehead or that of Gamaken's either. The skin on this mysterious toad was very coarse and rough like sandpaper, the abrasiveness of the skin gave Naruto a little resistances to his sandal covered feet as he dragged his feet back and forth testing the feeling he was experiencing. Segmented armored plates of organic skin covered the shoulders, back, arms, and chest of the toad that appeared in a sandy beige color while the actual skin of the toad was a dark shade of maroon that had highlights around the forehead area. Silver studded steel beads arrayed in two rows going up the Toads forehead to its back added to its fashion sense.

The most noticeable thing to Naruto was six large organic pipe like protrusions on the back of the toads body that was spewing forth the sweltering amounts of steam and water vapor into the atmosphere. A loud gurgling sound that sounded highly reminiscent of a boiling pot of water reached Naruto's ears as the steam finally cleared enough away for Naruto to take in the full visage of the new toad that he summoned. It was massive, practically around the same size as Gamabunta and the other giant battle toads only a little shorter, but in exchange for that shortened height this toad was far more robust and chunky by comparison.

'What the hell kind of toad is this? I've never seen one like it before.' Naruto gawked in morbid curiosity as the distinct sound of the boiling water and steam rising into the air from the pores on the toad's back filled Naruto's ears as Avalugg groaned and readjusted itself from the heavy impact landing on its back.

"Who has summoned me?" The deep gurgling voice of the mysterious toad was the next thing Naruto heard as he detected a distinct feminine undertone to its voice. A commanding aspect of pride could also be detected in its voice which reminded Naruto of Gamabunta which didn't surprise him in the slightest as many of the toads from Mt. Myōboku were very prideful and proud of their species and their culture. They were a warrior race after all, who were made even more famous in the human realm for having Jiraiya as their summoner.

Naruto knew he needed to be quick in his conversation with his new partner as Avalugg was going to recover real soon and Dotō wouldn't remain stunned for long either. He had to keep pressing his advantage in the battle while he currently had it. He had Dotō on the ropes since the greedy man had his hands and mind metaphorically full trying to subjugate Avalugg's mind to his will which was currently not working out to well in his favor. The Great Demon was heavily resisting the control the human man was trying to put on his mind which was allowing Naruto the only leeway in this fight.

"I did… I'm the new summoner of the Toad Contract. My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I need your help." It was direct and straight to the point… Naruto didn't have time to indulge any further than that. The toad could hear the urgency in Naruto's voice as it took in the new unfamiliar surroundings it found itself in. The toad was very intelligent, so it quickly started drawing conclusions to the situation it now found itself in.

"So… you are the old perv's newest apprentice. You've been the one summoning many of my kind to this frozen wasteland over the last few days. You show impressive skill and aptitude in our techniques young tadpole. Jiraiya has trained you well it would seem. And now it would seem you now require my help in your ongoing struggle." The female toad implied as it surveyed the situation unfolding around it. It's judgement skills was impressive but not unexpected for such an intelligent toad as Naruto was coming to find out.

"Exactly… this man is the false Daimyō of the Land of Snow. He's attempting to gain control over the great demon Avalugg to use him as a weapon against the great five nations. I need all the help that I can get to separate him from Avalugg so that we can beat him permanently." It was a simple and straightforward kind of battlefield strategy and one that the new toad appreciated as it tensed its body. The proud female toad had its own reservations about being commanded in battle and cooperating with humans, but it also understood the peril her summoner was in. The dozens of toads that have been coming and going since this mission began have all vouched for Naruto and have praised him highly for his character, sense of honor and duty, as well as his compatibility with the toads themselves.

Any attitude or grief that the toad wanted to give Naruto went out of the window. She would reserve her opinion of Naruto for the coming battle. "My name is Gamapeach young tadpole… I am what is called a Boiler Toad. I possess the Vapor Style Kekkei Genkai." The now named Gamapeach explained to her summoner who was now contemplating a million and one thoughts and questions that was running through his head at the uniqueness of this new toad, but any words Naruto was going to speak died in his throat as Dotō launched a surprise attack in retaliation.

"Ice Style: Twin Black Dragon Blizzard Jutsu!"

Two massive black dragons formed out of tainted Yōki filled chakra and the surrounding snow in the atmosphere coalesced around Dotō's form before shooting off at Naruto and Gamapeach at hyper speeds. The two massive black dragons merged in preparation for hitting the giant boiler toad but Gamapeach had other plans in mind.

"Vapor Style: Pressure Cannon Jutsu!" Gamapeach had an answer to the advancing attack coming at them as massive jets of superheated steam shot out of her exhaust vent like protrusions on her back like smoke stacks as she built up a pressurized ball of compressed gases in her rapidly expanding closed mouth that she launched after opening her mouth only for a tremendous recoil shockwave to hit both her and Naruto. If the young Chūnin wasn't expected for the battle to get rough after his experience fighting with the Toads of Mt. Myōboku then he would have been blown clean off Gamapeach's forehead for not anchoring himself down with a foothold of chakra to his feet.

The recoil of Gamapeach's technique felt reminiscent to when Shukaku shot off his Tailed Beast Ball at Naruto in his battle against Gaara. Naruto's hair whipped in the frigid cold air as he saw the compressed ball of gas tear through Dotō's blizzard like a hot knife through butter. The blast slammed into Avalugg's back causing steam to erupt off of its hardened glacial back. The ice that makes up Avalugg's body actually scorched and began to melt in the epicenter of Gamapeach's attack which came as an absolute shock to Naruto who wasn't expecting the kind of firepower his new partner was packing.

Unsurprisingly enough Avalugg unleashed the largest screech of pain yet as this time it was actually physically wounded in a way it hasn't been in just well over 300 years. Only the Nine Tailed Fox itself had heat powerful enough to melt his body.

The shaking that followed as Avalugg smashed himself into a nearby mountain made Naruto's stomach feel like they were doing flips. It was becoming apparent to the young Chūnin that due to Avalugg's long centuries of inactivity and hibernation that he's not very use to taking damage from opponents. It's threshold of pain may or may not be as high as Naruto first thought. "Gamapeach, can you spit oil like other toads can?" It was a valid question and Naruto needed to know what this very special toad was capable of.

"Unfortunately, not little tadpole. My stomach is comprised of a chamber to boil the water my body produces. I'm one of the very few species of toads that can't produce toad oil." Gamapeach answered as she caught sight of Dotō rushing at them. A certain edge of desperation was in the older man's eyes as he charged in hoping to somehow overpower his much younger opponent. "Thanks for the heads up… I'll keep that in mind." Naruto replied as a clone of his popped letting him know that the device was ready to be used. Which was perfect timing since the four clones sent to retrieve the hex crystal in Avalugg's forehead just succeeded which caused an immediate effect.

The massive walking glacier stopped moving and became rigid in place. A moment of clarity swept across the valley as Dotō suddenly collapsed mid run in pain as a large percentage of the Yōki in his body left him in a painful manner. His screams of pain were morbid music to Naruto's ears as he signaled those clones to return to his side.

"We need to bring this crystal back to the altar. We can permanently separate them and possibly reseal Avalugg if necessary." Naruto ordered to his clones who were about to comply with his orders when they heard a roar of pain and anger from their adversary below them. "I will not be defeated by the likes of you boy! I've spent over a decade putting my plans into action and they will not come apart because of your interference. You think you can keep me from my destiny!" Dotō raged as massive amounts of Yōki started to pour out of his body like a tidal wave. His skin became frosty as his eyes turned a demonic red along with his canines lengthening in response to his anger.

Dotō was currently producing more Yōki than Naruto was capable of outputting in his Winter Fairy King Mode. It was ridiculous. "Naru! I think he's turning into an actual demon. His body has completely lost control over the Yōki he took in from Avalugg. What do we do now?" Eva called out as this was becoming a serious problem. They didn't want to have another Four War Gods situation on their hands where they had to fight against a great demon with Kage level strength. They've already pushed themselves well passed their limits for this entire mission and at some point, a limit was going to be hit.

"We need to disable the suit and put the crystal back on the altar. That should solve all of our problems. We can beat him one on one with just our shinobi skills. We just need to remove all of these extra variables." Naruto replied as he looked over his shoulder to see the altar back in the valley they were away from. He couldn't go back himself and he wasn't sure if his clones could make it back on their own without being intercepted by the demons spawning off of Avalugg so the young Chūnin had a decision to make.

Bringing out the dive toad from inside his shirt Naruto gave it specific orders to bring Koyuki, Henrietta, and the arctic fox back to the altar with the Hex Crystal. As an added bonus Naruto summoned Gamariki to act as a defender for them to use. "Gamariki! Protect them and get them back to the altar hurry!" The flamboyant toad was quick to comply as it didn't even pass off one of its many salacious and flirty remarks to its summoner as it could tell how dire the situation currently was.

The clones that were tinkering with the suppression device were almost finished which was good since Naruto now had a monumental task on his hand. "I'll kill you all!" Dotō roared as his voice came out distorted and layered with a deeper baritone. Frost was building up all across the area as the mad man turned demon was ready to rampage. "Eva… lets go." Naruto simply intoned as the partners recharged the synchronized energies that tied them together on such a deep level causing Naruto's eyes to glow an ethereal white in anticipation.

"Yōjutsu: Glacial Beam!" Dotō roared as he spat out a massive beam of pure Yōki that was cutting through the air at tremendous speeds. "Yōjutsu: Water Festival!" Eva was up and ready as she launched three powerful geysers of water at Dotō with the central spout clashing with the opposing beam of ice that instantly froze over Eva's attack without resistance, though it did its job by managing to stop the impending attack. The other two spouts of water slammed into Avalugg's back where Dotō was standing.

Or… supposed to be standing being the key word.

The wrathful Daimyō was no longer standing in that spot as he rocketed off from his position so fast that he displaced the snow around him. Reaching the top of Gamapeach's forehead before the large toad could react Dotō viciously close lined Naruto off of his perch who was gritting his teeth in pain as he flew off of his Toad's forehead and to the surface below uprooting a snow cloud in the process. Pain racked Naruto's body but every instinct in his body was telling him to move and so move he did just in time as Dotō's foot caved in the ground on Avalugg's back right were Naruto's head should have been.

Jumping to his feet Naruto was met with a spinning roundhouse kick that rattled his forearms that had to suffer through blocking such a heavy force. Not one to ever be outdone Naruto immediately retaliated with a rising kick that slammed into the hamstrings and thighs of Dotō's outstretched leg causing the man to howl in pain. Applying chakra to his hand which was still in contact with his opponents leg the young Chūnin used it as a leverage point to hop up in the air to deliver a devastating reverse kick into the side of the rampaging man's head that threw him off his balance.

"Ice Style: Frost Step Jutsu!" A block of ice was instantly formed around Dotō's face from the kick which didn't end as Naruto then swept his legs out from under him after touching back down on the ground only to freeze his back in addition as a follow up tactic pinning the out of control demonic man to the ground.

Rage was the only thing Naruto could see in Dotō's eyes as Yōki exploded out of his body before he could make his next move. The man's entrapment didn't last long after that at all as he was on his feet with his fists meeting Naruto's own creating sonic booms with each clash. "Acceleration!" Doubling his speed Naruto slammed a vicious elbow into the joint and armpit area of Dotō's arm after he overextended on one of his swings. A wince of pain was Naruto's indicator that he managed to lock up the man's entire shoulder with that quick thinking move. "Accel Punch!" A multicolored fist was slammed into Dotō's chin next which lifted him off the ground for a brief moment. But only just so…

"Ice Style: Ice Smashing Hammer!" The immediate responding blow almost flattened Naruto if not for his last second dodge as he was blown backwards from the resulting shockwave. Dotō was like a rampaging bull as his fist were encased in ice still as he was already chasing after Naruto without a moment's pause. "Yōjutsu: Ice Wall!" Eva sensed this too as she was quick on the draw to summon a wall of ice to block the mad man's unending assault.

It did little to slow the man down who was seconds from plowing into it when Naruto added to the mixture with his own assault. "Ice Style: Ice Ground Spears Jutsu!" His favorite technique was deployed at this exact moment as he summoned forth dozens of sharpened spikes on the surface of the ice wall just as Dotō slammed into it inflicting deeper damage to the delusional terrorist who howled in more pain as his suit gained scratches to it while the exposed parts of his skin was cut into by the spears.

Naruto was being careful to alter the ratio of chakra and Yōki in his techniques to temporarily bypass the chakra suits ability to negate chakra. Unlike his chakra affinities for Wind and Water his Ice style which originally was jump started by Eva has always had a trace amount of Yōki inside of it at all times. Just altering it a little further was all he needed to sneak pass the chakra negating shield on the suit. But this trick wouldn't work indefinitely, and it took a lot of concentration from Naruto to pull off in the heat of battle.

Roaring in anger Dotō who was still sharing a connection to Avalugg summoned more White Walkers to the battlefield to overwhelm his opposition. "This is just great." Eva hissed in annoyance as she generated magic circles on the palms of her hand for her next assault.

"Yōjutsu: Dual Pressurized Aqua Beams!" Powerful condensed beams of water shot out of Eva's hands bisecting nearby demonic soldiers who got to close. "Water Style: Water Shockwave Jutsu!" Naruto was bringing out the big guns now as he overloaded the technique that he recently mastered on the month-long trip up to this country with an excessive amount of chakra. Using the snow and moisture in the air as a catalysis Naruto summoned a massive circulating tidal wave of water that slammed into the approaching army of demons who were all rebuffed by this unexpected assault. With the nine tails chakra boosting him up Naruto knew for sure this attack would be extremely potent.

"Get back tadpole! Vapor Style: Scalding Fountain Jutsu!" Gamapeach warned as powerful torrents of scaling hot water shot out of the holes on her back that mixed in with the water from Naruto's own attack. The now boiling water incinerated the approaching demons with extreme prejudice which still shocked Naruto as he had trouble with just one of them a few days prior.

Bursting out of the steam and scalding water was Dotō who rushed Naruto without a care in the world. "Ice Style: Black Dragon Claw!" Black snow in the shape of dragons surrounded the demonically infused man's hands as he took lightning quick claw swipes at Naruto who proceeded to dodge with his enhanced speed.

'Naruto… you need to hit this rat with an attack that will bust the armor off of him. You can't switch to using any kind of holy magic attack in your current state or else you may cause your body more harm than necessary.' If Naruto was shocked at hearing the Nine Tails speaking to him now of all times, then he didn't show it as he understood what the wise old fox was trying to tell him. He was starting to run a little low on the chakra the fox had lent him and the only thing strong enough to kill Dotō would be something fueled by grace.

He couldn't do it since he was too amped up on Yōki currently while Iris and Chaos also couldn't use anything to powerful either as it would only reflect back on him since he is their host. He needed to rip the armor off of Dotō and quickly before it was too late.

'Girls! Come to me quickly!' Naruto telepathically called out as he jumped back to gain distance from his relentless enemy who even now was trying to close the distance between them. The twins were mopping up the last of the extra demons when they got their father's call. They could both tell the battle was heating up between the two fighters.

Chaos herself didn't even waste any time as she immediately grabbed onto Iris's shoulder and used Kayros to manipulate the space around them. In one singular moment they appeared next to their father as he was within 50 meters of Chaos which was the maximum range of her technique. There was a brief microsecond after phasing in that Chaos couldn't use any of her other abilities which was the side effect of Kayros which was why this bold decision of the unhinged little girl was cutting it close as Dotō was already upon them almost immediately. He was mere feet away when Chaos felt her powers unlock again which was all the preamble the tiny terror needed to act quickly.

"Aegis." Dotō's black dragon claws were stopped dead in their tracks by the crème de le crème of all defensive barriers curtesy of Chaos's quick thinking. Dotō growled as his hands slammed into the nigh impenetrable barrier of the strange little girl who was proving to be just as annoying as her father.

The one single moment of lapse in concentration on Dotō's part was all the time that was needed on Iris's end to generate her own attack. Naruto felt it immediately in his body as Iris generated crackling pure white lightning in the palms of her hands before pointing them at Dotō just as Chaos's shield came down. "Holy Magic: Purification Bolt!" The blast of lightning that hit Dotō was even worse than the Night Shade lightning that Chaos unleashed upon him earlier, especially now that he was overflowing with demonic Yōki and was becoming more demon than human.

Dotō screeched in searing pain as he was launched back by Iris's deadly attack that was so powerful considering the recent transformation that he was currently under that in nearly killed him outright. Blisters of burnt skin and wafts of excess tainted Yōki smoldered across his body and lifted up into the air alongside a massive scorch mark that formed cracks all across the torso of his armor. The afflicted man convulsed in agony as the vast majority of the Yōki his body was charging up and storing was obliterated by the purification powers of Iris's attack.

The goddess in disguise couldn't raise the overall output of her attack any more than she currently had it as the side effects of her attack wasn't just felt from Dotō but by Naruto as well who crashed down to one knee in searing pain as he also felt Iris's divine grace entering his system since he was her host. It didn't mix well with the overflowing amounts of Yōki in Naruto's body either which was always the danger of having Naruto fighting alongside Iris when they were using conflicting energies. Her power is infinitely more powerful that his Chakra/Yōki hybrid system combined so even a small trickle of her energy is overwhelming to his body.

Despite that glaring weakness and the uncomfortable amount of pain Naruto found himself in, the blond haired young Chūnin couldn't help but feel proud of his beloved daughter for her impressive power and her diligence in battle. Both Iris and Chaos were wonderful partners to have and despite Naruto's reluctance to ever involve them in battles early on in his career he has since become accustomed to the presence of his two powerful children in his battles. He was sure glad for their aid in this battle… he knew he couldn't do this without them.

Grinning in delight Naruto patted Iris on her head much to her visible satisfaction as the team of clones he had working on the suppression device just finished their work evident by the dispelling of one of the clones informing Naruto of the news which caused the smile on his face to extend even further.

"This is the final push that we need. We have to give it everything we've got from this point onwards." Naruto encouraged as he charged forward with Iris and Chaos following his lead. They couldn't afford to let up now when they were so close to victory.

Dotō was in pure agony plain and simple but he could feel his impending defeat upon him unless he stood up once more. It took a great effort, but he managed albeit barely under his own power. Yōki still flowed in his body but now it burned him like liquid fire in his veins from Iris's holy magic that nearly purified him out of existence on the spot. He could see his adversaries approaching him which surged a fountain of both fear and rage inside of him. He couldn't even begin to comprehend the power and general mystery that surround Naruto Uzumaki. He was an anomaly that he couldn't figure out as he was being outclassed by a boy more than three times his junior.

The power that the boy wielded frightened him along with the two strange children accompanying him. Between the three of them they wield a power far superior to his own even with the aid of the Great Demon Avalugg boosting him. It was inconceivable and along with that festering fear inside of him was a cauldron of rage that crackled with his fury at having all of his carefully plotted dreams and ambitions crumbling around him due to the interference of these Leaf Shinobi and the particular meddling of these blond-haired brats.

"I will not die here!" Dotō screamed to the heavens with actual tears in his evil tinted eyes as he vitalized himself to the best of his abilities with his bodies diminishing health and stability. This was his final push and he knew that Naruto knew this fact as well. The next few minutes were his final minutes to claim victory. He would either succeed or die trying…

Naruto was the first to reach him as the young boy still riding a diminishing wave of the Nine Tails Chakra engaged Dotō in a fierce and violent exchange of Taijutsu strikes that were brutal in their intensity and intentions. Dotō's precious custom chakra armor had numerous dents, scratches, and fractures in it to the point where it was barely functioning anymore. Naruto did a number on it and the final nail in the coffin would be the repurposed suppression device that he now had.

"Wind Style: Hurricane Fist!" Naruto wasn't aiming for Dotō necessarily with his Jutsu since he knew that the chakra absorption shield on the armor was still semi functional but that didn't mean that he couldn't use his abilities in other ways. Slamming his fist into the ground below him Naruto kicked up a flurry of snow straight into Dotō's face giving him an impromptu smoke screen. Flinching back in response to this Dotō took a swipe at Naruto's last known location only to come up empty which immediately caused him to panic.

Most of his suit was heavily damaged but the wing gliders were still functional to a certain extent which was all Dotō could hope for in this situation as he flew up into the air as fast as he could which ultimately was the right decision as multiple clones of his blond haired opponent impaled the last known location he was standing in with multiple swords made of ice. That could have been him…

"Begone you pests!" Dotō roared as he generated a large ball of ice above his head. "Yōjutsu: Glacial Ball!" The Yōki within the technique was powerful as expected giving the amount of rage coursing through his veins but that wasn't enough to deter the Uzumaki family. "Iris!" Signaling his beloved daughter over to him Naruto watched as the tiny princess backflipped onto his outstretched hands before launching herself up into the air with a massive gust of wind with an assist from Naruto who added to the launch with his own Wind Style techniques.

The human phoenix shot off into the air like a bullet which surprised Dotō as he was only now getting used to the fact Chaos could fly. Chucking the powerful ball of ice at the incoming girl Dotō was confident he could score a hit on one of the many pests harassing him for the last few days, but he was certainly not expecting what the little girl would do next. "Phoenix Fire: Heat Wave!" An aura of red flames shrouded Iris's body as she unleashed a blistering omnidirectional blast of superheated air that tore through Dotō's attack with painful ease stunning the dictator who had to act quickly.

"Ice Style: Whirlwind Jutsu!" As quick as a snap of a whip Dotō had unleashed a torrent of freezing cold air that smashed into the incoming heat wave of Iris creating a massive backlash of snow above the heads of everyone on the ground who had to cover their faces from the shockwave. As crafty as her twin could ever be Iris launched a miniature explosion out of the palm of her hand that changed her direction before she could be blasted further away from Dotō. Darting in faster than what her opponent was anticipating Iris grinned before pirouetting into a falling axe kick aimed directly at Dotō's head who hastily raised up his arms in a futile attempt to block.

"Phoenix Interceptor Style: Blaze Kick!"

The concussive force of this kick sounded off like a shotgun as Dotō was rocketed to the ground at speeds almost too fast for the human eye to catch. Avalugg groaned in immense pain as Dotō's flame covered body slammed into his back shacking the area and almost knocking Naruto and Chaos over from the tremors.

The arm bracers and most of the rest of Dotō's armor had massive cracks in it with the bracers being completely shattered under the power of Iris's kick. The warmongering dictator groaned in agony as he rolled to his feet as his suit sparked and hissed in distress as it broke apart on him with tiny flakes of metallic parts falling off of him as he moved. His head was a mass of confusion, agony, and rage as all of his plans were crumbing around him. His state of confusion would only lend further to his defeat as Naruto slammed into him out of nowhere with his palm pressed against Dotō's stomach while going through a string of hand signs for a technique he's been learning for this occasion.

"Fūinjutsu: Contract Seal Removal!"

Glowing kanji and sealing runes flowed from Naruto's palm to Dotō's body in a specific array that immediately paralyzed the war lord who immediately felt his connection become severed between him and Avalugg. "NOOO! What have you done boy!?" Dotō roared in absolute rage as he took a swipe at Naruto who jumped back to dodge the heavy-handed fury of the older man.

Drowning in his intoxicating fury and bloodlust Dotō left his defenses down and wide open for a small blur to land in front of him which revealed itself to be Iris with Naruto and Chaos circling around to box him in. Lashing out with a vengeful haymaker Dotō connected with the side of Iris's head only to recoil in agony as his exposed skin came in contact with hers causing his demonically charged body to convulse and react negatively to being in contact with such a pure being like Iris. His hand immediately caught on fire before burning away into purified light particles as a consequence for his actions. "AAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Dotō's screams of agony went unperturbed by Iris who didn't even blink in return.

Retaliating in kind Iris launched a rising knee strike into Dotō's chin that knocked his neck back in a painful whiplash while she took it a step further both figuratively and literally by rising up and stepping off his exposed chest to jump shortly into the air. In a flash Iris had her legs and thighs wrapped around Dotō's head in a painful vice grip before she violently swung her whole body around so fast that the man was violently swung around and drilled back into the ground in a picture perfect vicious hurricanrana technique that is a perfect match for a fighter of her stature and size.

The battered failed dictator had a concussed look on his face as his head hit the ground. His skin burned and every part of his body ached from the severe pain he was in and now with a missing hand Dotō felt defeat starting to creep up on him. It was bittersweet and painful but the defiance in him wanted to continue on despite the futility of the act itself which was why his body twitched and spasmed as he crawled to his side and then to his knees as he became surrounded by the three blond haired Uzumaki family members, four if you count Eva who was in Naruto's hair glaring down at him.

"Surrender Dotō, you are under arrest and will stand trial for your crimes against your country after Koyuki takes over." Naruto ordered as his breaths came in at a faster pace. His earlier exhaustion was starting to come back now that Kurama's chakra was starting to recede out of his system. It was a long and hard-fought battle, but he could sense the end was near for Dotō and he was silently hoping this was it. He didn't have much left in the gas tank after the monumental battle he's just had to fight. He felt exhausting creeping up on him now since he's been maintaining the Summoning Jutsu on two of the Great Battle Toads of Mt. Myōboku as well as the tremendous amount of chakra he's wasted during the battle to begin with. He just counted himself lucky that the Divine Shadow Clone that he and Iris created the other day wasn't draining his chakra as well or else he wasn't certain he would have done so well in this battle… that clone also had the mass Summoning Jutsu activated as well with his own additional shadow clones which was helping in taking back the capital.

To simply put… Naruto's expenditure of chakra was on a scale that even the Kage's would gawk at. He's pushed himself well and beyond past his limits and even further beyond for these people and their country. He didn't have much more that he could give.

"I will never surrender to you leaf trash! This is my country and I will rule it and the rest of the world!" Dotō coughed and wheezed out as he glared back at Naruto with defiance in his eyes. He could taste his own defeat and it tasted bitter, but his insufferable pride demanded that he died on his feet than surrender to the mercy of his enemy that was three times younger than him. It would be the straw that broke the camel's back at that point if he willingly surrendered himself to his enemy that bested him. He wasn't an honorable man, so such a noble end was something he couldn't possibly stomach.

Naruto's eyes narrowed in weariness and agitation as he knew Dotō was a wounded animal cornered within a cage at this point. He would have to incapacitate him in such a way that it would leave him knocked out and fast before he tried any final last-ditch attempts with any tricks up his sleeves.

Just as Naruto began charging up his Accel Cloak to make his final move the ground shook beneath him as Avalugg who finally regained control over his senses had shook himself out of his delirious state and winced in excruciating pain due to the extensive damage Naruto and Dotō's battle caused to his body. Iris's stray holy magic infused attacks hurt the worst out of anything he's experienced in just over 300 years.

He could sense the unwanted guests on his back and at this point he's had enough of the unwarranted situation he was forced into. "Yōjutsu: Aurora Veil!" Avalugg's ancient voice boomed out as a mesmerizing rainbow-colored aurora like aura shrouded itself across the surface of Avalugg's body which began to rapidly heal him at an accelerated rate that Naruto didn't think possible outside of Jinchūriki. Cracks, fissures, and other deformities all began to repair themselves before Naruto's eyes.

"Remove yourselves from my back!" The great demon roared as Naruto and the others senses a massive surge of Yōki rising to the surface right beneath their feet. "Jump!" Naruto yelled as he grabbed onto his two daughters with Iris launching a gust of wind at the ground beneath them just at the very last second before the attack hit. "Yōjutsu: Glaciate!"

A violent eruption of icicles and glacial walls exploded from the flat surface of Avalugg's back launching everyone off the massive demons back in an indiscriminate fashion. Freefalling into the air Naruto tucked his arms around his daughters instinctively before he felt Gamapeach wrap her tongue around him dragging him to her before they collectively hit the ground cratering it underneath the massive toads accelerated descent and girth.

Dotō himself was launched further than Naruto's landing spot since he didn't have an ally to catch him… he smacked into the ground hard enough that it snapped his already battered arm and bruised numerous ribs from the impact. The back of his suit crumbled away under the stress leaving disjointed pieces hanging onto his battered frame by wires and weakened internal bracings. One of his ribs were piercing into his lungs as he looked up and his eyes widened in shock as he landed within range of the altar.

He could see Koyuki, Henrietta, the mysterious little fox, Gamariki, and the diving toad which brought them their which was named Gamapoko. While he wasn't ready to count his chickens yet Dotō was counting his luck that that he landed where he did.

'I need to get the hex crystal back. I can heal myself if I can connect to Avalugg for even just a minute.' Dotō schemed in his head desperately as he took a step towards the group in front of him and immediately the little fox jumped forward in a threatening defense of those it chose to protect with Gamariki and Henrietta also taking up defensive stances in response to his actions.

Opening its mouth, the arctic fox unleashed a frosted breath that started to freeze Dotō to the spot which causes him to roar out in aggravation. At every turn he was being stopped from reaching his ambitions by an obstacle in his path which was frustrating him to no end, but his woes wouldn't end here as a massive object slammed into his back pinning him to the ground causing him to cough up blood and a loose tooth. Looking over his shoulder his eyes widened upon seeing Gamaken towering over him with his Sasumata pinning him to the ground.

"Gamaken! You're okay!?" Naruto yelled as he landed next to the giant toad on Gamapeach's forehead who gazed down at the defeated man with nothing but apathy. She felt nothing for the war mongering human beneath her brethren's clutches.

"I am sorry for my poor performance Lord Naruto; it is as I forewarned. I am quite clumsy." Gamaken apologized in sadness as Avalugg's rebuffing attack was quite powerful as he was slammed into a mountain across the valley towards the beginning of the battle leaving his summoner to fend for himself. He felt ashamed of his actions and participation in this critical fight. He was only shocked at the fact that Naruto was capable of not only keeping him active in the human realm by maintaining his time limit on the Summoning Jutsu; but then to summon Gamapeach, who is one of the strongest toads on Mt. Myōboku simultaneously and maintain both summoning's was incredibly impressive and only something Jiraiya would be capable of doing and not for extended periods of time. The Sannin didn't have a near infinite amount of chakra like Naruto seemed to have.

A small smile graced Naruto's lips at the magenta colored toads unique personality. "You have nothing to apologize for Gamaken. You've done your duty and I wouldn't have gotten this far without you so don't sell yourself short alright." Naruto reassured the giant shy toad who smiled at the kindness being showed to it.

"NOOOO! LET GO OF ME YOU VILE BEAST!" Dotō roared in pain and anger as he tried to struggle beneath the weapon pinning him to the ground, but it was no use. He couldn't physically get himself out from underneath the massive weapon. He was also leaking blood which wasn't helping his cause at all.

"It's time that I've ended this." Naruto frowned as his body glowed with the power of his High-End Skill as he disappeared in a burst of speed from Gamapeach's forehead to the ground in a split second. Landing next to Dotō in a flash of light Naruto placed his hand on the back of Dotō's head and went through a similar set of hand signs. "Fūinjutsu: Contract Seal Overwrite." A similar array of sealing runes appeared on Dotō's skin as Avalugg who was previously in an agitated state began to calm down while in the back of Naruto's mind he could feel a familiar pressure settle in which he quickly attributed to be Avalugg's consciousness.

"You can't control Avalugg ever again now Dotō. You're plans are now at an end." Naruto declared as he signaled to Koyuki who put the hex crystal back into the altar where it should be. The effect was immediate as the whole structure burst into a colorful array of amethyst colored light that illuminated the entire valley and traveled up into the giant mirrors that were positions all around the area.

The sight was mesmerizing as a stunning light that captured everyone's attention was coming from the glowing giant mirrors surrounding the valley. Ancient runes and glyphs arrayed in specific patterns and formulas could be seen shining on the surface of the mirrors. At the center of the glyph was the kanji for Spring displayed proudly for everyone to see.

"Oh my god… Naru… look! That sealing formula! We've seen it before!" Eva cried out in absolute shock as it drew in Naruto's undivided attention to the sealing array on the mirrors which triggered a distinct memory strand from long ago. The first one that was from almost a year ago was when he and Eva finally went back to the run down shack that they found in the forest outside of the village which turned out to be one of his father's private hideouts and the other memory was deeply buried away in his mind of the same location but when Naruto and Eva were four years old and they had first met.

On the floor of the shack was an identical sealing array that was obviously shrunken down and condensed into a more smaller area, but its main function was still the same. It was a dimensional transportation circle meant to summon a being from a different dimension. It was a much more advanced version of the technique formula used in the Summoning Jutsu; but what made that particular seal a masterpiece and such an advanced technique was the fact that it combined elements of both chakra based Fūinjutsu sealing runes and demonic archaic magical runes that were interwoven together masterfully to make the teleportation circle work.

Those same designs were now staring Naruto and Eva in their face as they took keen notice of the central kanji for Spring being the main focal point of the seal. Digging back to that long-repressed memory Naruto strained his mind as he remembered the fact that the seal on the floor in the shack had the kanji for winter inscribed on its center. Of course, most of the seal was covered and smeared with his blood making the writing almost unreadable but Naruto could make out a piece of the characters written down from his memory fragment and that was all the evidence that Naruto needed for him to draw conclusions as a startled gasp left his mouth as the epiphany hit him the same time the seal flashed a brilliant emerald green light.

A collective gasp left the group while Naruto and Eva's mouth's hung open as a sight that they'd never imagine seeing presented itself before them. Well over a hundred tiny very familiar looking humanoid beings with fairy like wings flew through the opened portal that the seal created. Brown, gold, and green streaks of glitter fluttered off of their wings as they took flight into the valley for the first time in 300 years.

"They're…!" Naruto mumbled out in awe as words escaped him upon seeing the sight before him. He wasn't sure how long it would ever take them or if it was possible at all but he and Eva made a promise to each other to find the other fairies of her kind so that they could learn about where she had come from… but never in their wildest dream did they imagine running into them at the north pole of all places.

"…Seasonal Fairies…!" Eva finished Naruto's sentence as tears welled up in her eyes upon seeing her own kind flying in the skies above their head. Never would she have imagined such a sight and now that it's here before her she couldn't tear her eyes away from it.

The familiar feeling of Yōki permeated the air that felt extremely similar to Eva's Yōki signature but there was a very stark and distinctive difference that immediately presented itself for everyone to see. A warmth and change in climate was visually taking place as vibrant green grass started to grow right before everyone's eyes while the frozen over lake beneath their feet began to melt at an astonishing rate.

"This was the gift and treasure our family has guarded!? A gateway!?" Dotō sneered as he sought the overwhelming power of Avalugg to dominate the other countries. Not a gateway that would summon fairies. What was worse was what happened next as the fairies flew over Avalugg dropping their golden glitter onto him. A tranquil and peaceful aura encompassed the titanic demon who previously was in an agitated and unstable state due to being broken free from Dotō's grip by Naruto and still feeling his own animosity towards the human. Despite possession of his being changing over to Naruto due to his Fūinjutsu it still didn't quite quell Avalugg's rage and animosity. Until now…

'No… this can't possibly be it! I didn't spend my life's ambitions plotting only for it to lead up to this! There has to be more! There has to be more! THERE HAS TO BE MORE!' Dotō was experiencing a mental breakdown at this point as his entire world was crumbling around him now that Avalugg was forever out of his reach and to add further insult to injury the family treasure that his elder brother spoke of turned out to be a summoning array meant to specifically summon fairies.

Dotō wasn't stupid. He's done decades of research into the supernatural realm and understood what this meant. Only the legitimate ruling Daimyō knew but the summoning of these fairies were meant as a failsafe for the country in the event that Avalugg was summoned back to the world in a rampage. These fairies instantly tranquilized him and brought the great beast into a state of harmony which meant that they would be capable of doing the same to him if he were still under the effects of his earlier demonic transformation.

It was this realization that broke the warmongering man who began to wail and scream into the newly grown grassy dirt beneath him. A frown crossed Naruto's face as his heart softened up ever so slightly at the sight before him. He never liked to see people suffering and in pain. Even though he currently understood the existential circumstances surrounded the situation they were in right now, it still didn't sit right with the young Chūnin who sighed in weariness.

"What a sad little man… he's certainly committed heinous acts to satisfy his greed hasn't he young man." A deep male voice spoke shaking Naruto out of his muse as he looked to the Fairy that was now addressing him. It was a male fairy which was already mind blowing to Naruto since he's grown up with Eva by his side his entire life and has never seen a male from her species before.

The man had a mane of long rich dark brown hair that fell in a wavy curtain down his back with a thick full beard and mustache combo framing his face. The typical pointed ears of their race was also present, and his eyes were a piercing and all-encompassing dark chocolate brown. The man wore a dark brown tunic with an under dress of a lighter beige that was tied with a white sash around his waist. Tiny cotton bags were attached to his sash forming a makeshift utility belt. Leather arm and leg bracers added protection to his body alongside protective vests made of the same material covering his upper torso and chest. All across his body an assortment of leaves and greenery could be seeing draped over his clothes giving him a very vibrant nature look.

Out of his back was and array of beautiful butterfly wings that held a very dark forest green pattern on its surface. The man clearly exerted an aura of power and Naruto could feel a substantial amount of Yōki within the tiny fairy's body. It was enough that if he had to put it into a comparative perspective then Naruto would say this Fairy had about as much Yōki as a Genin would have in Chakra. That was quite a lot considering the fact that as a species the Seasonal Fairies were very weak and didn't typically have a lot of Yōki in them to begin with. To find one whose energy peaked to such a noticeable extent on his radar was surprising to Naruto.

"Yes… he has…" Naruto stuttered out softly in a distracted state as he gazed at the fairy next to him in surreal awe. He never thought he'd ever have such a moment happen to him and Eva and the fact that he could see four other fairies break away from the large flock doing circles in the air above Avalugg excited the childish wonder in Naruto's young heart even more.

"Naruto… who are these creatures…?" Koyuki wearily questioned as she stayed behind the young Chūnin with caution and weariness in her body language. She's had enough excitement and drama to last her a lifetime happen to her over the course of this day.

"A species Eva and I have waited our entire lives to meet." Naruto mumbled out as Koyuki and Henrietta's eyes shot open wide in shock. For Henrietta, she understood the significance of this moment. Like Hinata and the others she was aware of Naruto and Eva's backstory and their quest to one day find more of Eva's species. To have that pivotal moment happen here and now of all times and places was enormous in terms of the emotional suspense Naruto and Eva must be feeling.

"I sense something familiar about you boy… what is your name?" The man requested as his strong eyes bored into Naruto's cerulean colored orbs compelling the young Chūnin to answer. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki sir… and your name?" Naruto replied in kind while fishing for the name of this new entity.

An immediate look of recognition crossed the fairy's face at hearing Naruto's last name as a small gasp left his mouth. "You're an Uzumaki…?"

Naruto could sense a tiny amount of skepticism creeping up into the strangers voice and already knowing that he would need to clarify things he immediately pressed forward. "Yes… I know my appearance is not what you would be expecting but my name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm the current Shī-ō of the Uzumaki Clan and Hōrai Island." Naruto declared as for the briefest seconds his eyes turned a stunning silver indicating Miya's influence over him which was all that the fairy needed for in that instance of time, he felt the brief surge of the vast and endless power of the Cauldron of Resonance peeking through to the surface.

"I see… so it's true. Never mind that fact my boy. I've forgotten my manners in my haste. My name is Stone Comet – Cliff Cinnamon of the Cinnamon Family and I'm the Chieftain of the Spring Fairy Tribe." The now named Stone rebuffed as he realized that he was being rude in not introducing himself sooner. Now that he knew that Naruto was the Shī-ō of the Uzumaki Clan it cleared up a lot of friction and awkwardness that could have come about. He was about to question him on his very young age and difference in physical appearance to what the typical Uzumaki would look like but all of that was now unnecessary.

'He has the same kind of four-point naming pattern as Eva. We're really talking to a Spring Fairy of all beings right now!' Naruto was giddy on the inside right now as he felt Eva stirring within his hair. She wanted to pop out and make her grand entrance as usual which was surprising for Naruto since he didn't think his beloved partner would even be able to hold on for this long without exploding from the sense of joy she should be feeling right now.

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Dotō's hysteria was momentarily forgotten in the background in the face of Naruto's monumental meeting of a lifetime but that brief moment of peace was shattered by the mad man's seething fury who roared at the young Chūnin with nothing but all-encompassing hatred boiling over the surface of his soul. Struggling frantically despite his bodies broken and fragile state the dictator wiggled his hands free from the grip Gamaken's lance had on his body.

"I'm going to send all of us straight down to hell you bastard. You and my niece!" Dotō screamed as he reached up to the power core on his suit and twisted it to the side causing it to protrude forward much the same way Nadare had done in his fight against Kakashi.

Naruto gasped in horror as he immediately understood what the clearly now psychotic and vengeful man had in mind. The core of the suit had definitely stored an immense amount of chakra and Yōki into itself over the course of the battle and even though it was practically useless to Dotō now with the condition he was in it still had its uses as fuel for a chakra bomb which is what's caused when the core is set to become unstable.

With the amount of energy the suit has stored up in combination from everything Naruto and his family has thrown at it in conjunction with the immense amount of Yōki that Dotō had managed to channel into himself from merging with Avalugg it would be more than enough to trigger an explosion large enough to take out the entire lake and surrounding faces of the valley walls around them. Naruto was absolutely sure that the only thing that would survive the blast would be the Great Glacier Demon Avalugg himself while the rest of them would be vaporized on the spot. He was nowhere fast enough to grab everyone and escape the valley floor which was almost two miles across.

It was impossible for him in his current condition.

But that didn't mean he was going to give up as he immediately sprang into action alongside Stone who was already channeling his Yōki into a technique. "Yōjutsu: Grassy Knots!" Thick bands of weeds, vines, roots, and moss erupted below Dotō's feet ensnaring his entire body into a thick brush of natural constraints that bound his body to the spot which was immediately followed up by a second technique from the Chieftain. "Yōjutsu: Giga Drain!" Emerald pulses of Yōki sapped itself into Dotō's skin absorbing the massive amounts of Yōki coming off of the man's body but it was quickly becoming apparent that it wasn't enough to stop the rapid buildup of volatile energy inside the insane man.

"It's not enough! You must get everyone here and flee boy!" Stone roared as he immediately sensed the danger that he, his family, and tribe were in. Things took such a dramatic turn that he wasn't prepared for such a situation. "Gamaken! Gamapeach! Grab everyone and go now!" Naruto roared as he charged forward fearlessly amidst the screams of Koyuki, Henrietta, and his children. A look of pure determination was on his face as he slammed his palm over the cover of the chakra core on Dotō's chest…

The only difference was that Naruto had the chakra suppression device that was previously on him the other day in his hand. The device immediately went to work suppressing the buildup of energy which was causing a dangerous swirl of leftover snow and grass to form a tornado in the air above their heads. The device seemed to be doing its job, but Naruto immediately saw electrical sparks flying off of the tiny machine as it was overwhelmed by the surge of energy it was trying to contain.

'It's not enough. The device is bottlenecking the energy inside his body putting more pressure on it like a pressure cooker. He's going to explode even more now and it's going to be bigger!' Naruto noted as a swell of panic tried to grip his heart in its clutches, but he viciously stamped it down as he dug deep within himself and pulled on the Nine Tails Chakra one again who didn't resist in the slightest causing his Initial Release Form to overtake him.

'This is about to be really stupid move on my part as usual, but here goes nothing!' Naruto frowned in his mind not at the danger he was in but at the danger he was going to impose upon himself as he tapped into Iris's divine grace mixing it into his Yōki rich chakra that was now being empowered by the Nine Tailed Fox. One Shadow Clone later and Naruto had a Rasengan forming in his hand that was giving off the colors of the rainbow.

'Is that Rainbow Chakra! Like from my movie?' Koyuki gapped as she was carried onto the large forehead of Gamaken by the much smaller Gamariki and the others who stood on in stunned silence as the valley was filled with an overpowering rainbow-like glare from the intense light Naruto's new Rasengan was giving off.

"I'm sorry Dotō but this madness ends here and now! The Land of Snow will finally be free with you out of the picture." Naruto roared over the sound of the howling wind and Dotō's screaming as he closed his eyes in an act of prayer for the clearly deranged man and the many lives ruined and destroyed by his greed and avarice. A candle of hope flashed through Naruto's mind as he dedicated what he was about to do to Koyuki who needed to rediscover the concept of hope in her life like he promised her he would do for both her and her country. She was his childhood crush and role model that he looked up to when he was finally granted the chance to watch one of her movies with Hiruzen as a child. Despite their initial rocky start, he still cares for her and he hoped now that her country could be free.

"RASENGAN!"

The launch of the spiraling orb into the air was like a massive cannon going off in everyone's ears as Dotō's clearly pulverized body shot across the valley and crashed into one of the massive artificial mirrors that acted as portals for the Spring Fairies. The surface cracked and fractured into thousands of pieces with Dotō's dead body wedged into the broken surface.

Naruto breathed out a sigh of relief as his burned palm and forearm fell limply to his side from holding such a volatile and conflicting construct of chakra in his hand. His arm was numb and blistered but he didn't care… the Land of Snow was now free.


"…AND CUT!" That loud shout startled everyone in the valley as Naruto turned to see the director and his film crew up on a nearby hill towards the edge of the valley with all of their equipment in place filming this entire ordeal. Team 7 plus Jairo Kaminarimon were there as well who all looked beat up and haggard, but they were all standing. Kakashi's favorite book was in hand which was all Naruto needed to see in order to be reassured that his team was safe and sound.

"You guys were there the whole time!" Naruto screamed in disbelief before collapsing to the ground in exhaustion. "Whoops… I think we broke him!" Kakashi eye smiled as he put his book away to start the trek down the hill followed by everyone else, but what he failed to notice was the look on Sasuke's face as he stared at his teammate and best friend. It was a look of intense introspective reflection and large hints of jealousy and inferiority that the last loyal Uchiha was trying his hardest to stamp out… but those poisonous thoughts were permanently imprinted into his brain after the display he just saw Naruto pull off. The dull throbbing of his curse mark caused the young boy to silently grit his teeth in annoyance as he joined the rest of his team.

"We did it Eva… we did it." Naruto huffed as his eyes became blurred now that his chakra and adrenaline were calming down. Now that the threat was gone Gamapeach and Gamaken gently placed down their passengers for the final time since they were no longer needed.

"Young Shī-ō… is that a Winter Fairy by your side?" Stone asked in surprise as he saw Eva now floating by Naruto's head. A look of recognition was in the older fairy's eyes as he gazed at Eva in wonderment. "Uhh… yeah… this is my other half. Her name is…" Naruto began to say as he could tell that the Spring Fairy had a million questions on the tip of his tongue based on the look in his eyes. However, Naruto was cut off by his beloved partner who sprayed water in his face in indignation.

"Hold on Naru! I can do it myself! My name is Evangeline Chiho – Ali Dapplefrost and I'm the coolest Winter Fairy around! Believe it!" Eva boastfully stated with a massive grin on her face as she always felt a surge of pride a declaring herself to others. On one part it was just her pride in her species but on the other hand it was just her only way in which she could still feel a connection to her deceased family.

A muted shocked look crossed Stone's face as he stuttered out with tears welling up in his eyes. "It's, you… it's really you. You're queen Neo's daughter. Princess Evangeline you're alive." Stone whispered out in tearful elation as he looked like he was ready to burst into tears at any second. The sheer amount of happiness in his voice was palpable and contagious as Naruto and Eva cracked smaller genuine smiles at seeing the emotions flowing out of the fairy.

"I take it we have a lot to talk about don't we Mr. Stone." Naruto mused in a gentle voice as the older man composed himself to the best of his abilities as he nodded his head positively. There was a lot that needed to be said between them now that Eva's existence was revealed.

"I'd love to talk more about it. I just have to finish up my business here that's all." Naruto requested as he could tell that there was a lot that needed to be handled between him and the fairies in general now that everything was on the table. Turning to his summons he gave them a small smile as they gazed down at him in return.

"It was an honor to fight besides you Lord Naruto. Your master, Lord Jiraiya has taught you well. My only regret was the fact I was to ungraceful to fully help you more young tadpole." Gamaken complimented with his very humble and respectful tone but as per usual and as expected he had a self-depreciating comment attached to the end of it that caused a tired chuckle to escape Naruto's lips. He wouldn't have expected anything else from the very shy toad.

"You've done more than enough for me Gamaken. Thank you, friend. I would be honored to fight by your side more often in the future." Naruto smiled gently up at the massive toad who if his eyes weren't deceiving him humbly blushed in appreciated while giving a small nod of his head.

"You did alright tadpole. I didn't have very high expectations for Jiraiya's latest apprentice, but you've proven your metal in this fight against a far superior foe. You have the guts of a toad warrior from our clan. However, don't think I'll just listen to you all the time. You'll have to subdue me the next time we meet if you want to have my aid in future battles." Gamapeach praised in a respectful yet somehow haughty boastful tone as she would have never listened to Naruto if not for the extenuating circumstances that he found himself in. She knew of Avalugg and just how powerful he could be. She wouldn't risk getting herself injured just because she refused to cooperate with her summoner in such a dire situation. She was a warrior of Mt. Myōboku. She had her warrior's pride and discipline to uphold and would never let arrogance smear her honor or get her killed.

"I will Gamapeach… you really came through for me when I needed it most. I'll never forget that I promise." Naruto grinned as he nodded his head the best that he could in total respect for the powerful toad who he was sure could give Gamabunta a run for his money in terms of being one of the strongest toads of the clan. He would love to use a Boiler Toad again in combat one day in the future and he'd love it even more if that partner happened to be Gamapeach.

"Summon me again sometime sugar for more than just being a bodyguard. We can have so much fun together." Gamariki purred out while blowing a kiss at Naruto who would have moved out of the phantom projectiles' way if he wasn't completely exhausted right now. Instead a shiver traveled up his spine in embarrassment and aversion as he watched the three toads dispel the Jutsu keeping them in the mortal realm. Three giant plumes of white chakra smoke signaled their leave of this world and a wave of exhaustion slammed into Naruto's body almost causing him to black out on the spot due to the silent strain his body was under keeping that many high-level creatures summoned through his Jutsu.

"We're going to be feeling that one in the morning huh partner." Eva cooed as she kissed Naruto on the forehead in comfort as she could feel the combined strain of everything that they've been through come crashing down on Naruto's body. She could barely feel her own Yōki at this point underneath the raging turmoil happening inside Naruto's chakra network.

"Yeah… but there's still one last thing we need to do Eva." Naruto grunted in pain and nausea as he turned to Avalugg who was staring down at him in stoic silence. The great demon felt the fledgling connection that Naruto's Fūinjutsu created and he could easily dispel it if he so chooses. He just wanted to see where this new development would take him.

"What will you do now Lord Avalugg… now that you are free?" Naruto asked as he felt Stone settle down near him viewing this new development with baited interest alongside what Naruto could only assume to be his wife and kids. The four other fairies that Naruto saw earlier approaching him.

"That remains to be seen young Shī-ō. In fact, it may very well depend upon your decision. It would appear that once again to my growing delight that I owe a deep debt of gratitude and respect to the Shī-ō and the Uzumaki Clan for their act of kindness and protection towards me." Avalugg rumbled out in his grizzled wizened old voice. This was now the second time that the Uzumaki have entered his life at a pivotal moment and rescued him as well as doing a great deed for him. Both times they have showed him an act of kindness out of respect for his sovereignty as a sentient creature and for that he was eternally grateful to their people.

Naruto was rendered speechless by this account as the massive demon bowed its head in a show of respect towards Naruto who felt compelled to return the favor in a deeper longer lasting bow.

"What will you do now young Shī-ō?" Stone mused with a look of curiosity brewing in his old eyes while Koyuki also looked towards Naruto with anticipation. Now that Avalugg was free to do as it pleased a decision would have to be made as it would affect the Land of Snow as a whole.

Team 7 who could hear this conversation due to how loud Avalugg's voice is also looked to their teammate with curiosity in their eyes and unresolved feelings in another. It was a lofty decision to make and in that moment Naruto felt a mental nudge from the Nine Tails inside of him which surprised the young Chūnin as he wasn't aware that the fox would be interested in this topic, but apparently he was and not just him as he felt a familiar warmth that he hasn't felt in a while make its presence known.

Sōkyoku also had a say in this matter as Iris's eyes were glowing their typical emerald green color as the little girl hugged Naruto's arm to her side with a wide knowing smile on her face that spoke of the eons worth of wisdom buried deep inside. This was another pivotal point in his life of that he was sure of now as he felt his hand lift itself up into the air in a welcoming gesture almost on its own… yet he knew who was secretly really responsible for the gesture. Naruto's mind was made up and he knew what he was going to do.

'My mind is made up… yet again I find myself on the precipice of something new… something unknown. Why do you interfere and guide me so much Lady Sōkyoku?' Naruto mused to himself in a moment of reflection and inner peace as he opened his eyes to gaze up at the Great Glacier Demon with a familiar gaze of burning fire and determination in his eyes that reminded Avalugg of the Uzumaki of old. It was a comforting thought that moved the beast as he knew whatever was asked of him, he was more than likely more inclined to agree rather than not. He owed the Uzumaki Clan that much.

"Lord Avalugg… why don't you close this chapter of your life and open up a new one. How about you view the world once more from a different perch… from a new home… and I think I know just the place." Naruto said with a determined smirk as the first ray of true sunlight that the Land of Snow and the North Pole as a whole has ever witnessed in just over 300 years shined through the parting snow filled storm clouds to shine a pillar of light down on Naruto who continued to hold his hand out in a gesture of friendship and trust to one of the strongest beings to walk the earth.

… and then Avalugg spoke…


To be continued...


Jutsu Library

1.) Wind Style: Great Breakthrough Jutsu - A technique that simply creates a ferocious gust of wind, whose scale and usage varies depending on the user. If used by a superior shinobi, it has enough destructive power to knock down a large tree. The wind from the squall can blow away all things in the user's line of sight. The technique can also be used in the form of a devastation stream of wind expelled from the user's mouth.

2.) Ice Style: Whirlwind Jutsu - Aiming their hand at a target, the user shoots shards of ice rapidly around the target which entraps them in a whirlwind, leading to the target becoming partially encased in ice. The technique can also be used in a more defensive oriented manner by having the whirlwind surround the user as a thin barrier for defense.

3.) Fire Style: Toad Flame Oil Bombs Jutsu - This is a cooperation ninjutsu performed by a toad and typically a Fire Style user who have achieved mental and physical harmony with each other. The toad (specifically a large toad such as Gamabunta) uses its large lung capacity to spray toad oil from its mouth at a target. The summoner then ignites the oil, increasing the attack's range and power. The power of the technique is so immense that it can turn the ground to molten slag and scorched earth. The ground below is also scorched black to a crisp and if used indoors or against a building the entire structure would come down with little effort as its support structure is liquified by the intense heat of the oil enhanced flames.

4.) Ice Style: Black Dragon Blizzard Jutsu - An Ice Style technique formed from already existing ice. After forming the needed hand seal Dotō will thrust his arm to send out a black ether-like dragon to strike his opponent. As it flies through the air it will begin to turn. When it hits the target it will use its motion to launch the opponent high into the air.

5.) Yōjutsu: Glacial Ball - One of the signature attacks of Avalugg the Glacier Demon and often it's go too attack for its simplicity and rapid charging and recharging rate. A massive glowing ball of pure Yōki infused ice is formed in the large maw of Avalugg's mouth. The ball is generated extremely fast, far faster than what would be expected from a being as slow and as lethargic as Avalugg appears to be. Once launched it shoots off like a cannonball and can cross vast distances even dozens upon dozens of miles to far off locations within the line of sight of Avalugg. The estimated explosive impact and fall out reach of the technique is easily comparable to that of a Tailed Beast Ball from a Tailed Beast if successfully detonated. In transit to location the technique can be intercepted and shattered if attacked by a strong enough opponent.

6.) Exploding Sasumata Lance - A unique technique used by Gamaken that allows the magenta colored Toad to use his massive Sasumata Lance to strike a target with unprecedented force. The lance has combustible Toad Oil from Mt. Myōboku coated into the metal of the weapon that can explode violently when Gamaken surges his chakra into the very tips of the lance itself.

7.) Kenjutsu: Arctic Blade Dance - Naruto's own version of Shoko's Hazard Blade Dance. By using his twin swords made of ice Naruto reenacts the same attack as Shoko but the difference is that crescent waves made of ice are launched from his swords with each swing and they will flash freeze anything they come in contact with.

8.) Phoenix Fire: Heat Wave - A magic attack that Iris invented during the heat of battle. This technique rapidly heats up the atmosphere around Iris to the boiling point. At full strength, the heat could be comparable to standing on the surface of the sun. The heat is so much that any organic matter around Iris will evaporate almost instantly and inorganic materials will begin to melt after a short amount of exposure to this technique. Iris herself is left completely unharmed by the intense heat but any other person around her would die if they didn't flee in time.

9.) Aegis - A unique ability that Chaos demonstrates. She creates a light blue shield that has hexagonal shapes as its pattern. The shield is in the shape of a large sphere that increases its diameter and can encompass anything Chaos wishes it to. Chaos can also summon her Aegis shield at long ranges to encompass objects that are not connected to her; effectively allowing her to trap people, objects, and targets within an inescapable prison.

10.) Ice Style: Ice Smashing Hammer - The user surrounds their fists with ice, increasing their striking power or, alternatively, allowing them to use their fists to block stronger attacks than they would be able to otherwise.

11.) Black Magic: Nightshade - This technique is a very peculiar attack that Chaos can use that directly affects a person's body by damaging a victim's body based on the amount of energy they contain. Chaos fires a black or dark crimson beam which travels similar to lightning; outlined in red, blue, or purple from either her hands or wings at the intended target. Chaos can also use this ability in an omni-directional wave. Chaos's body is surrounded by a purplish aura that dyes her actual body a pale purple color. She then releases multiple crimson rings from her body at the target. When the rings hit the opponent, their body becomes surrounded in a pale purple like aura. The technique works by poisoning a person's energy reserves and causing it to shock the person's body from the inside out like a taser. If the victim has a small pool of energy within their body, then they will barely be affected by this attack. On the other hand, if the victim is a powerful being with large reserves of energy then their very own power will inflict pain on them. It will have the same sensation of being burned or electrocuted from the inside out.

12.) Kayros - Chaos has the passive ability that is always active to manipulate reality in a relatively small radius of 50m around her and with this ability she can control the events within this predefined space. The most common use of this power that Chaos employs is the ability to teleport short distances towards things and locations that she has scanned and memorized beforehand or that happen to fall within her line of sight. Because of Chaos's ability to warp reality around her not only is the teleportation instant but it is also untraceable not to mention others can't sense her presence. However, Chaos doesn't seem to be able use her other powers while this one is active.

13.) Accelerated Dual Fist - A powerful advanced and upgraded version to Naruto's base Accelerated Punch technique. Channeling all of his built-up kinetic energy into both of his hands Naruto places both of his fist on top of each other that he then places against his opponents body. He then releases all of the built-up kinetic energy at the point of contact through the small opening in his cloak of chakra. The destructive power of this technique comes from the focused point of impact. By encasing both of his fist in this technique Naruto can unleash a devastating shotgun like blast to his opponent when he connects with both of his fists to a central concentrated point on his target. The power of this technique is so immense that it can create shockwaves and tremors in the ground as well as outright disintegrating weak defenses and causing severe blunt force damage to extremely durable opponents. The shockwave and blast is double that of the normal technique and the backblast can even knock Naruto back if he's not careful. The repercussion can even rattle the bones in his arms and legs if he doesn't take precaution before using the technique.

14.) Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu - The Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu is the advanced version of the Jutsu and creates hundreds of clones instead of just the average number.

15.) Body Flicker Jutsu - A high speed ninja technique that allows the user to travel at high speeds in short microbursts. Usually the technique is accompanied by a special effect that masks the movement of the user.

16.) The Uzumaki Barrage (Exploding Uzumaki Barrage) - An upgraded and much more lethal version than the original variant that Naruto uses to cause extra damage to his target. Either replacing or adding an additional four Shadow Clones to the formula of the combo attack the volatile clones will explode instead after each individually shouting out a syllable of his last name "U-ZU-MA-KI". The finishing heel drop kick is still implemented in this attack but an additional nail in the coffin that Naruto can sometimes improvise on the fly would be to have the exploding clones land with the target that they are restraining the limbs of and then explode on the ground upon impact.

17.) Exploding Shadow Clone Jutsu - An advanced version of the Shadow Clone Jutsu that allows the user to create shadow clones that will explode either upon death or through voluntary detonation. It is caused by destabilizing the chakra core of the clone and then packing it full of excess chakra that the normal Shadow Clone Jutsu doesn't need.

18.) Rasengan - The Rasengan is a spinning ball of chakra formed and held in the palm of the user's hand. Once it is formed, it also does not require any additional chakra to sustain it, which means that there is no definite limit to how long the Rasengan can be used. Though the Rasengan's shape is consistent from user to user, its size varies from only barely large enough to be noticeable to much larger than the user's hand. With greater experience with the Rasengan comes a larger size. On contact, the Rasengan grinds into its target, propels them along the Rasengan's trajectory - either away from the user or into the ground beneath them - and at some point, bursts causing severe damage at the point of contact.

19.) Summoning: Bring Down the House Jutsu - The user summons a toad in the air, which falls to the ground. On impact, the ground shakes, structures are destroyed, and the user's targets are pinned beneath the toad's weight, preventing them from moving.

20.) Ice Style: Twin Black Dragon Blizzard Jutsu - An advanced version of Ice Style: Black Dragon Blizzard Jutsu in which Dotō releases two dragons of black snow that merge into a massive tornado. This technique manipulates existing ice instead of creating ice.

21.) Vapor Style: Pressure Cannon Jutsu - A unique technique exclusive to the Boiler Toads of Mt. Myōboku. The Boiler Toad in question charges up a rapidly expanding condensed ball of gases and water vapor in its mouth that it then spits out like a cannonball as the super compressed gases gives itself propulsion. The attack is easily strong enough to tear through Yōki enhanced Ice Style techniques and can even scorch the surface of Avaluggs back.

22.) Yōjutsu: Glacial Beam - One of Avalugg's many attacks that it is capable of using. While not used as frequently as its Glacial Ball technique this technique is actually just as if not stronger than its base technique. Charging a small brightly glowing ball of pure Yōki in its mouth the great demon then launches a massive beam of ice across the sky that impacts its designated target with tremendous force. The entire explosive potential of its base Glacial Ball technique is infused into this technique and upon impact is dispersed over an expansive ever expanding region in a continuous beam. Avalugg can hold this beam for very long periods of time due to its vast nearly limitless reservoir of Yōki and using this technique it can form massive glacial walls and entire continental sized plates of ice if given enough time.

23.) Yōjutsu: Water Festival - The first variation and advanced form of Eva's signature Water Celebration Technique. Eva summons copious amounts of water from the surrounding air and through the generation of her Yōki. Eva separates the water and fires them off in multiple blast that are three times the size of a regular Water Celebration attack. Eva can also just launch the attack as one large blast instead of firing multiple shots.

24.) Ice Style: Frost Step Jutsu - A move used by Naruto that allows him to freeze an opponent's feet or any object that his feet come into contact with.

25.) Acceleration - Accelerating Turn works by storing Kinetic energy in one's own body, reinforced by their own internal energy (Chakra, Yōki, etc.), and then releasing that kinetic energy through an opening in the shielding their internal energy is creating at the bottom of their feet allowing the user to reach and utilize explosive high-speed movements.

26.) Accelerated Punch - The only known technique of Acceleration. By molding all of the chakra in the cloak to his fist Naruto can discharge a massive burst of both chakra and kinetic energy that can demolish at this point in time almost anything. However, this attack can be canceled out by an attack of equal force of makeup.

27.) Yōjutsu: Ice Wall - A demonic technique that Eva can use in which she creates a large wall of ice to separate herself from oncoming attacks. The technique is strong and can hold against even fire attacks however if the fire attack in general is enhanced with Yōki or is a demonic fire attack to begin with then her shield can be overpowered.

28.) Ice Style: Ice Ground Spears Jutsu - A move that Naruto uses. The user must be connected to the ground for this to work (Preferably by the feet) the user sends a surge of chakra through the ground that will travel to the intended target. The ground should freeze over in a thin sheet of ice. Once the user has his chakra spread out in his desired area, he or she will send a pulse of chakra out into the area which will cause ice spikes to shoot out of the thin icy patch that their chakra created earlier. The technique is good for taking down enemies by impaling them in their legs.

29.) Yōjutsu: Dual Pressurized Aqua Beams - A new move that Evangeline just learned after her sudden transformation. By creating small magic circles in each of her hands Evangeline fires a thin high pressure jet of Yōki enhanced water that is so powerful it can cut through almost anything in its path. The cut is so precise and clean that even some swords couldn't replicate the same effect.

30.) Water Style: Water Shockwave Jutsu - This technique allows the user to make a spiraling vortex of water. The vortex then proceeds to explode from the top in the form of a wave. The user can also control the direction the wave goes with hand movements.

31.) Vapor Style: Scalding Fountain Jutsu - A unique technique exclusive to the Boiler Toads of Mt. Myōboku. The Boiler Toad in question pumps out gallons upon gallons of scalding hot boiled water into its surrounding area that can melt through targets with ease and if used on a wider scale could easily submerge and destroyer a small town or village.

32.) Ice Style: Black Dragon Claw - A powerful Taijutsu based technique used by Dotō that allows him to surround his hands in swirling black masses of snow shaped like dragon heads. Dotō's fingernails elongate and are charged with black tinted chakra turned Yōki. The technique is strong enough that it can shred through steel and body armor with ease if it connects and the extended reach of his claw like hands gives Dotō options to face off against blade wielding opponents.

33.) Holy Magic: Purification Bolt - A Holy Magic attack that Iris can use that purifies any impurities that comes in contact with the energy shaped like a lightning bolt hence the name of the attack. Since the attack is Light Magic and Holy Magic is a sub-magic category the technique burns and purifies any dark elements within its path. If used neutrally against an opponent, the energy would only hurt them based on how much power was used in it. However, if used against a dark being or a person with a very dark presence or attributes then the attack leaves physical burns against the target as well as spiritually cleansing and burning away those impurities.

34.) Wind Style: Hurricane Fist - A low level Wind Style Jutsu that causes swirling winds to form around the user's fist. Although it is a Ninjutsu it is mostly used in Taijutsu combat to augment the users punching strength. The winds generated by the Jutsu are strong enough to launch opponents away and send them flying. The winds can also be concentrated in the user's hands to palm thrust opponents or to grip, catch, or push things away from the user.

35.) Phoenix Interceptor Style: Blaze Kick - A Hand to Hand combat technique that Sōkyoku uses that allows her to channel Fire Magic to her legs and feet. She can coat her legs and feet in intense white flames that allows her to increase the amount of damage she can dish out. Anything touched by these flames would instantly be disintegrated and the concussive force would blow away anything near the point of impact with a dense shockwave.

36.) Fūinjutsu: Contract Seal Removal - When the user implements this Fūinjutsu on a summoner, it removes any direct control the summoner has over a summoned creature. Close contact appears to be required for the implementation of the seal. Though the Contract Seal removes the summoner's ability to control its summon, it does not give the user of the Fūinjutsu the ability to control the summon in turn. Doing this, however, seems to negate the time limit that a controlled summoning creature is in the present place.

37.) Yōjutsu: Aurora Veil - A very powerful multi-purpose technique that Avalugg can implement on a moments notice that has several different functions and affects depending upon what it requires at the time of activation. In all implementations of the technique a rainbow aurora like veil shimmers across the reflective surface of Avalugg's body while if given enough time an Aurora Borealis will form in the sky above Avalugg's body. The first function of this technique allows Avalugg to regenerate and heal any and all injuries, deformities, and cracks across its skin; it does not replenish its energy reserves as a caveat however. Its second possible function is that it can reduce any physical impact damage or energy based impact damage from various energy types by a mathematical quantity of half for any attack used against it. The veil acts as a dampening field that instantly suppresses the full power of a technique used against Avalugg. The third and final function of the technique is the ability to masks its entire energy signature and that of anything caught inside of the Aurora Borealis sphere of influence from sensory types and all types of detection.

38.) Yōjutsu: Glaciate - A powerful offensive and defensive oriented technique that allows Avalugg to either manipulate the ice on its body or preexisting ice in its surroundings to cause massive growths of rapidly expanding glacial walls to expand and explode from the ground underneath an opponent. The eruptive force of the technique is enough to destroy entire cities and villages and lift massive creatures into the air if caught. The spires of glacials walls can reach heights as tall as Avalugg easily which when used domestically it allows Avalugg to settle down in a secluded area where it can then raise a massive continental sheet of ice around itself to burrough down into where it will physically mask his body and cause it to blend in with its natural surroundings.

39.) Fūinjutsu: Contract Seal Overwrite - The second step to the Contract Seal Removal technique, this Jutsu allows a user to overcome the limitation that the first technique has and take control of any creature or summoning animal and use them for the user's own use. With the creature's permission if it is sentient the user can use this technique to form a permanent Summoning Contract with the creature. Using the ancient Uzumaki Style of pure Fūinjutsu Naruto can convert the base of this contract into a Magic Summoning Contract that allows him to summon a creature through a Magic Summoning Circle that takes less energy.

40.) Yōjutsu: Grassy Knots - A unique technique used by the Spring Fairies that allows them to create overgrowths of tangled grass, vines, and moss that latches onto their targets restraining them and pulling them to the ground with high amounts of tension and tensile strength. The technique can be broken by extreme amounts of brute physical strength if the target is fast enough to react in time to escape.

41.) Yōjutsu: Giga Drain - A powerful support based technique that allows a Spring Fairy to either directly or via the medium of one of their restraining techniques to begin to absorb massive quantities of energy from the restrained target. Emerald pulses of Yōki pulsate off of the grassy vines holding down the victim that signifies the draining effect happening. Massive quantities of energy is sapped away each pulse until the victim is drained completely and the collected energy can either be added to the energy reserve of the Spring Fairy using the technique, transferred off to a recipient, or stored and charged into one of their active techniques to amplify or strengthen it.


Vapor Style Kekkei Genkai - The Vapor Style is an Advanced Nature Transformation Kekkei Genkai, a combination of Fire Nature Chakra and Water Nature Chakra. Whereas most kekkei genkai are largely identical between users, Vapor Style has different forms and properties depending on who's using it.

Boiler Toad (Mt. Myōboku) - This subspecies is one of the rarest of the toads on Mt. Myōboku and also one of their strongest. They are one of the rare summoning species to hold a Chakra Nature and even more so an Advanced Nature Transformation Kekkei Genkai. Boiler Toads possess the Vapor Style Kekkei Genkai. These toads often grow to the size of the other Battle Toads in the clan and starting off with their unique qualities one of their most distinctive traits is the fact that they produce a massive amount of steam and water vapor from their bodies constantly and at all times. They have a massive organic reservoir of boiling water in a sack next to their stomach that is attached to six to eight smoke stack like pores on the surface of their back that allows them to pump out gallons upon gallons of boiling hot water of high-pressure steam plumes. A fully-grown Boiler Toad can pump out metric tones worth of scalding hot water on a full release that can swamp entire villages and townships destroying everything in its path.

Boiler Toads have very coarse and rough ceramic like skin like sandpaper or pottery. The surface is extremely abrasive and tough and is hard enough to peel away skin and fabrics. The toad has segmented armored plates of organic skin covering their shoulders, back, arms, and chest while strange large silver studded beads easily the size of a small human are arrayed in two rows going up the toads forehead to its back. On their backs these toads have six or eight large organic smoke stack like pipe protrusions that constantly spew forth an ambient cloud of sweltering steam and water vapor that rises into the atmosphere. Male fully grown Boiler Toads have eight fully formed pores on their back while female adult Boiler Toads have six fully formed pores on their back. All Boiler Toads when they are born are born with four small pores on their back while the others grow in when they reach full maturity.

When near a Boiler Toad a loud gurgling sound that sounds highly reminiscent of a boiling pot of water can be heard as the boiling chamber sack inside of their bodies act as a furnace constantly producing steam 24/7. Boiler Toads while massive in their own right aren't typically as tall as the regular great battle toads and instead the trade off that potential maximum height for a more bloated and robust girthy appearance which is needed as the boiling chamber inside of their body needs a lot of room to expand and contract in unison with their lungs while also not getting in the way of their stomachs. One noticeable difference of a Boiler Toad that sets it apart from almost all other toad subspecies is the fact that they can't produce the special Toad Oil of Mt. Myōboku. The normal oil sack that is present in the other toads anatomy is replaced for the boiling chamber inside of their bodies.


Author's Note (A/N): And done! This was one hell of a chapter to put together let me tell you. I've gone over this chapter and rewrote certain elements numerous times over the last few months. It's been a slogg trying to find the right ending that satisfied me and flowed right. Now we have the conclusion of the Land of Snow arc and I'm finally satisfied.

Yes, Avalugg is the Pokemon in question. As a massive demon his character design fits perfectly for what I envisioned for a giant iceberg like demon monster that was the size of the other Tailed Beast and because of that we end up with Avalugg as out star. It all works out, especially with the rich lore and background history that we get between Avalugg and Kurama just over 300 years ago. The history is expanded upon and we find out that along with the Eight Tails the Uzumaki Clan intervened in their earth shaking scuffle.

Suou Uzumaki the previous Shī-ō and her son Tamon Uzumaki who was the current Shī-ō at the time seperate the two powerful beasts and brought the conflict to a peaceful resolution. Tamon negotiated with Avalugg and brought him across the continent and ocean to the north pole which at the time was not settled by any settlers but because of the huge spectacle and logistics involved with moving Avalugg that vast distance the Uzumaki attracted travelers and roving clans who created a settlement in Novas Auroras which is now the capital of the Land of Snow. Avalugg was deeply grateful of the respect and kindness shown to it by the Uzumaki Clan who he committed to his memory as he was away of the fact that they were one of the descendents of the Sage of Six Paths. What wasn't really said was the fact that the Uzumaki then built the large mirrors alongside architects of the new settlement and using their mastery over Fūinjutsu and the realm of the supernatural they created a portal that would specifically summon Spring Fairies to quell Avalugg's rage if he ever went berserk and to also help bring a reprieve of spring to the continent for a short period of time as a novelty. It also has the benefit of fertilizing the land and granting the nearby settlement with forestry and crops that they can survive off of.

Suou Uzumaki at the same time offered Kurama a permanent home and sanctuary on Hōrai Island that the fox was extremely grateful for. For just over 300 years Kurama has resided in the Land of Whirlpools as an ever present presence to the clan and its citizens who would throw entire festivals in his honor which at first flustered and aggravated Kurama who wasn't used to their loud and rowdy behavior but as time went on he became tamed and used to their behavior. As an interesting note the Uzumaki Clan were the only set of humans that Kurama has tolerated and he has never raised his hand to one or killed a member of the clan in their entire history of existing because in his eyes he acknowledged them as worthy and the only descendents of their father who honored his wishes and philosophies. Entire generations worth of clan members would be born and pass away during the time frame that Kurama was staying on the island to the point that apart of their religion and way of life was adopted to incorporate Kurama into it.

Sadly, Kurama would later be captured and controlled by Madara Uchiha when he traveled back to the mainland after he sensed an end to the Warring States Period. Hashirama and his wife Mito Uzumaki against the wishes and knowledge of the Uzumaki Clan began collecting the Tailed Beasts and distributing them to the other countries. Mito would commit a taboo by sealing Kurama away inside of herself which caused a huge rift to form between her and her father Ashina Uzumaki. Mito was a more pragmatic and cynical woman who was shaped by the wars that she's seen and experienced which left her exposure to Kurama and the rest of the peaceful religion of the Uzumaki Clan to a minimum. Behind her fathers back she selected Kushina to be the next host of Kurama after releasing him falsely for about one year. After her death Ashina was left heartbroken as he never got to make up with Mito, so in exchange he chose to watch Kushina like a hawk and moved to the Leaf Village to raise her.

He himself killed to of the Hidden Cloud ninja sent to kidnap her and during her childhood growing up he took Minato under his wing after he started getting closer to Kushina. Through his tutelage Minato flourished and was set on his path to becoming the ninja he would be known as. Ashina would later perish during the invasion of the Land of Whirlpools that kicked off the Third Shinobi World War.

As far as the battle between Naruto and Dotō goes it starts with a back and forth between the two combatants with Gamaken being knocked aside early on into the fight as the two continue to trade back and forth shots with Iris and Chaos joining the mix to aid their father. Naruto immediately prioritizes separating Dotō from Avalugg as the dictator is starting to transform into a full demon due to complications with the suit. Iris and Chaos's techniques prove to be Dotō's achilles heel in the battle as the Holy Magic that makes up their attacks are incredibly potent towards him in his current state.

In the urgency of the battle performs a one handed complete Rasengan subconsciously without truly realizing it as the stress of the battle got to him. That push also lead to him being able to summon Gamapeach, a Boiler Toad. After seeing a boiler toad in the Boruto Manga for the first time I was fully determined to introduce one into the story as soon as possible and I knew that this battle was the perfect stage to debut it in. We get to see just how powerful Gamapeach is as her attacks completely overpower anything Dotō can throw at her including entire groups of high level demons like the ones Naruto fought previously.

Late into the battle Naruto manages to extract the Hex Crystal from Avalugg's forehead and place a Contract Seal on Dotō that removes the great demon from his control. Things begin to go downhill from here fast as Dotō is overwhelmed by Iris and Chaos's assault which ultimately leads to Avalugg shaking everyone off his body once he regains control over his mind. Placing a second seal on Dotō that transfers control over Avalugg permanently over to him he tries to urge the disgraced man to surrender himself but by this point the dictator is quickly starting to go hysterical as all his places are crumbling around him.

It is at this point that at Naruto's signal Koyuki places the crystal back on its altar and a surprising event occurs that none of those present could have predicted. Spring Fairies appear from the giant mirrors in the valley that actually function as Transportation portals meant to summon them specifically in such a worse case scenarios event.

Naruto meets the chieftain of the Spring Fairy Tribe named Stone who after a few pleasantries introduces himself in return as the Shī-ō of the Uzumaki Clan dispelling any doubt in the fairy's mind. It is at this point that Dotō tries to suicide bomb himself and everyone else in the valley by overloading the core of his chakra suit that is battered beyond repair at this point. Naruto immediately retaliates by placing his repurposed chakra suppression device over the exposed core while Stone uses his own techniques to restrain the at this point psychotic man but their combined efforts looks to be failing when Naruto once again pushes himself past his limits to deliver a final Rasengan that outright kills Dotō as it is combined with Kurama's chakra, Naruto's Yōki, and Sōkyoku Holy Grace that causes the Rasengan to shine like a rainbow.

Stone is brought to tears at the sight of seeing Evangeline for the first time and now knowing that she is still alive. He and Naruto agree to sit down and have a long awaited discussion about everything pertaining to their lives as it was a deep seeded goal of Naruto and Eva to discover more about her species and her past.

Finally, Avalugg offers Naruto a debt of gratitude and in return upon the mental prodding of both Kurama and Sōkyoku he offers the great demon a new home on Hōrai Island officially starting yet a brand new chapter in not only his life but those around him including Avalugg himself.


This was a monumental chapter for me to pull off and is now definitely one of the longest chapters I've ever written. I never truly intended for the chapter to be of such length but due to constraints of how I want the story structured I had to have the chapter and arc end here in this chapter at all cost as there are still a few chapters left to this story, 10 in fact which means that every chapter from here on out has to have a definitive ending.

I thank you all for your patience with me these last few months and I apologize for the long wait as well as the length of the chapter. However, I hope you all enjoy it all the same!

(HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL THAT CELEBRATE IT!)


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Published: 11/28/2019