Previous Translations: Yorokobi - Pleasure/Delight/Joy
Yokubo - Desire/Lust
Kajo - Excess
Shifuku no Kurushimi - Blissful Throes/Blissful Suffering
Tatakainouta - Song of Battle
Zeitakuna Kutsu - Luxurious Torment
Hentai-ryu: Erokenho - Pervert Style: Erotic Fist Art
Konton - Chaos
Kanzen - Perfect
Henka - Change
Harakainokeru - Dispel
Aka-en - Red Flame
Aoi-en - Blue Flame
Kiiro-en - Yellow Flame
Orenji-en - Orange Flame
Tankoshoku-en - Pink Flame
Maho - Magic
Chishiki - Knowledge
Unmei - Fate
Nozomu - Hope
Hoho no Chenja - honestly this one is a mess, but roughly means Changer of Ways
Ryuketsu - Bloodshed
Chikara - Strength
Meiyo - Honor
Budo - Martial Arts
Ikari - Rage
Jumon - Incantation
Himitsu no Sewanin - Secret Caretaker(Keeper of Secrets)
Sento - Combat
Same no On'na - Shark-Woman
Maebure - Harbinger
Shibari no Ashikase - Binding Fetters
Kanpeki - Perfection
Reikan - the closest English word would be Inspiration, but it specifically refers to 'a divine creative impulse'
Sekkyo-sha - Preacher
Aijin - Lover
Kaen Hosha-ki - Flame Radiator (Flamer of Tzeentch)
Himeiwoageru - Which Screams (Screamer of Tzeentch)
Shikkan - Disease
Ai - Love
Zetsubo - Despair
Mi Haito - Undivided/Not Divided
Shibo - Aspiring
Koki - Exalted
Chakra no Bato - Coruscating Chakra/Chakra of Coruscation
Gyokai - Industry
In case someone somehow doesn't know, Hi - Fire
Don'yoku - Greed/Avarice
Yokuatsu - Tyranny/Oppression
Yami no Chichi - Father of Darkness/Dark Father
Raimeiton - Thunder Release, what Naruto has decided to name his mix of wind and lightning chakra
Shuryoju - Hunting Beasts (same word for plural or singular), an alternate name for Fiends of Slaanesh, best word I could find for them
Konton no Omo - Lord of Chaos
Kemonojin - a very jank way of translating Beastmen into Japanese, basically would mean Animal-Human
Gyumao - Ox Demon King
Eiyu - Hero
Gyumahime - Ox Demon Princess
Kajomahime - Excessive Demon Princess
Renkinjutsu - Alchemy
Hankami - Demigod/Half-God
Jiraiya wished it was as simple as dealing with two immortals then preparing to save his student from Orochimaru if needed, the fact he thought of it as an if was momentarily still surprising to the Sannin, but unfortunately things could never be so easy. The fighting had attracted the attention of two more snooping shinobi, the white haired Sannin would be glad to see anything else, even Iwa hitai-ate, over the slashed hitai-ate and black cloaks with red clouds.
Tayuya wasted no time pulling out her flute and still barely managed to get Jugo trapped in a genjutsu before he could land a punch, Kin assisted by layering it with a basic genjutsu of her own as Karin shivered with fear at all the intense chakra's she could feel. What had the red haired Uzumaki more on edge was Naruto's chakra though, it felt far more wild than the last time she'd seen him, which hadn't been that long ago.
Haku stared down Suigestu through his mask and lifted his left hand to make the seal of confrontation, the white haired boy smirked, "You seem like a real boring guy to fight, decently disciplined but no real talent for kenjutsu I can see." he mocked lightly as his arms buffed up, the muscles increased in size.
Haku was surprised to see that, but focused his chakra anyway, "Correct." he confirmed before the rain clinging to his clothes suddenly lifted and hardened, taking the shape of frozen lamellar armor, "Yuki no Yoroi." he intoned calmly, the ice even taken the shape of a translucent face of a fearsome Oni over his featureless oinin mask, "However, Naruto-kun has trusted me with a vital order." he said with continued calm as his left arm lowered back down to hold his sword in a proper two handed stance.
Naruto's heart beat like a war drum in his chest, his earlier wounds still hadn't fully closed due to his actions, he was light headed, and for some reason his navel burned. He performed an iaijutsu strike to meet Orochimaru's sword, which the snake man had spat up from a snake within his throat in a way that seemed physically impossible, Naruto grinned, his Kujaku Myoho flared and flapped, bringing him up towards Orochimaru to deliver a pair of kicks as he forced a blade lock with the older shinobi.
The kicks delivered bursts of chakra to Orochimaru's stomach and the man coughed up blood with a surprised widening of his eyes, then the snake holding a sword became an arm and Orochimaru spat himself out like a snake shedding its skin, he matched Naruto's altitude and swung but the blonde used Futon chakra nagashi to block with his scabbard and swung his katana right back. The nukenin of the Sannin was alarmed to find himself actually matched by the blonde, but shoved against the guard of the younger ninja to separate from the younger shinobi and twist out of the way of the counter attack.
Jiraiya saw that and knew he needed to intercept Akatsuki, if they were going to help kill Orochimaru that would be good but he could see a green haired figure under the arms of one of the men, a man with a Taki hitai-ate that had been slashed. He understood how they had gotten a hold of what he assumed was Taki's Jinchuriki, he wondered where Kakashi was when the man seemed to literally fly into the Taki nukenin at blistering speeds and thrust his right arm through his heart with a Raikiri as his left reached for the green haired kunoichi.
Tayuya, Kin, and Karin were all alarmed to see Jugo start moving, as if the combined genjutsu the former Oto kunoichi had weaved came undone of it's own accord as he glared at Tayuya, "You! You betrayed Kimimaro-san!" he snapped, recognizing the second form of her Juin despite her mask, "You're an accomplice in his death too then!" he roared as he charged and Tayuya raised her guard but was sent flying by the impact regardless.
The pain of the strike against her arms told her that she'd have died in one shot if she hadn't blocked despite being in her transformed state, and without her transformed state her arms would be gone. The fact Naruto had apparently been dealing with this guy and the water person without sustaining enough injuries to cripple him was baffling to the former underling of Orochimaru, but she could see he actually had the initiative in his fight against the snake man himself.
Orochimaru's presence terrified both his former subordinates, Kin was hoping he didn't remember her, she thought her hair might give her away but it was a common style and color, she was average so as long as he didn't see her face she should be fine. The younger of the former Oto kunoichi wished she hadn't gone with a snake pattern kimono as Tayuya hit the edge of the crater, the four oinin who came as back up all wondered what had caused the crater but Karin could sense Naruto's chakra all over the place, so much so it seemed stifling to the sensor.
The other Akatsuki, a young man with silver hair, swung his three bladed scythe at the other silver haired man as the Taki nukenin ducked and pulled Fu away from the grip of Kakashi and the swinging scythe. Jiraiya was startled the man was still alive and landed close to him, already formed Rasengan at hand as he lunged at the tanned, masked man with green eyes. Kakashi pulled back to avoid losing his hand and noticed the man he'd struck didn't bleed, he began hand signs as he hopped back to keep distance from the purple eyed younger looking Akatsuki as the young man gave chase and wildly swung his scythe.
Naruto tried to remember the feeling he'd experienced earlier as he landed lightly across from Orochimaru, pushing himself through the pain and trusting his immense chakra and Uzumaki vitality to keep him alive as his stance and center of gravity lowered as he shifted his grip on his scabbard to again hold it in a forward grip. Orochimaru kept his guard up but against an opponent already shorter than himself lowering their stance he had to sink lower to avoid getting his legs chopped as he'd already deduced attempting to match the blonde in the air would be a bad idea.
Orochimaru had no idea when Naruto had become an S rank threat, but as he evaded and defended against the blade, chakra enhanced scabbard, horns, Hoshi chakra, Hoshi chakra coated tail, and even kicks from those bizarre legs the dark haired Sannin felt like he was defending himself against a true bakemono. The killing intent Naruto was releasing wasn't much more intense than Orochimaru's own, but it had a feel that could only be described as inhuman, bestial. Naruto had stopped grinning again, Orochimaru couldn't decide which expression was more unnerving, the child like glee contrasting with the sinister killing intent, or the blank and indifferent expression with that same malicious intent.
Naruto blinked, "Oh, hey Maemi-chan," he greeted casually, then he wondered why he was there and everything snapped into clarity, "wait! Why are we here!?" he asked, looking around in confusion, he saw the Kyubi and deduced he was in some kind of mental projection of his Fuin for some reason, "Did you call us in here, bakegitsune!?" he demanded to know. The Muse wasn't sure if that was right, it seemed like something had happened.
"It would seem, you are not a normal ningen, nor will you be one." The Kyubi grumbled, "However, you're killing us." he added bluntly, "Not just me, and not slowly." he warned, "That Hoshi chakra, and that Konton energy that's similar, you're using too much of both and even my own chakra." he explained.
Naruto blinked owlishly, "Well, what do you suggest then, if Orochimaru wins we die." he pointed out, "Ero Sennin noticed some other enemies from the looks of it, and everyone else has other dangerous opponents to deal with." he explained.
"I know the situation!" The Kyubi snapped, "If you agree I'll live, make a contract with me and I'll help you." he said after taking a deep breath and composing himself.
"Can you even have more than three contracts?" Naruto asked blithely, not buying what he assumed was an act.
"This Fuin will allow it, I am certain!" The Kyubi snapped angrily before sighing, "Just make a verbal agreement, your Kami you refer to so lovingly should hear it, whether she listens or lets me die at your risk could be considered a show of whether she loves you enough to spare me." he explained with a sardonic smirk.
Naruto scowled at the implication, but Maemi kept quiet so he made a decision, "My magnificent self will let you live so long as you serve me." he agreed with a nod and the chains holding the kitsune down slowly turned to liquid, the massive red furred Biju sat up after a moment, "So, what's the difference?" he asked, Maemi hadn't realized he'd agreed without already knowing the terms and sighed.
The Kyubi chuckled, "Now I can gather chakra while you expend it and enhance your healing factor, enjoy the new form of your Kujaku Myoho, perhaps you should give this one a new name." he said with a confident smirk as his front paws, more like hands than Naruto expected, clasped together in the tiger sign.
Jiraiya looked between the two Akatsuki, trying to place a name as the Taki nukenin glanced and tossed Fu aside with his left arm, the Sannin noted he was careful to throw her somewhere soft, indicating they needed her alive for now, "Today is starting to feel like an immortality bargain bin." the white haired man commented at the black tendrils keeping the right arm he'd torn up with Rasengan from completely falling apart and even began to stitch itself back together.
"Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu!" Kakashi announced as from his massively enhanced chakra a dragon of water, formed from rain, almost as big as Manda the lord of the snake clan, far bigger than Kakashi even expected, slammed into the startled form of the younger Akatsuki. The scythe wielding nukenin was washed away by the massive blast, but the Hatake was concerned, from what he could tell the Eiyu no Mizu granting him so much power meant he'd definitely die if he dared take another sip so he had to finish the enemy quickly, and such high level ninjutsu like what he'd already used only drained him of the immense chakra faster.
Jugo was on Tayuya before she could get up and she lifted her arms in time to stop him from curb stomping her against the stone at the edge of the crater, but the force of his massive foot against her forearms was bone jarring even with her Juin at max output, according to the Muse in her Juin the monster attacking her didn't even have a Daemon of his own, just pure unbridled rage and psychotic hatred.
Orochimaru could see the exact moment something else clicked within Naruto, Hoshi chakra flowed over his form, over his weaponry and horns, forming a fox tail around his serpentine tail. The blonde breathed out and his breath fogged up in the rain as steam seemed to rise from where he'd bandaged his injuries, then the blonde inhaled as the Kusanagi impacted against his Hoshi cloaked left shoulder.
Orochimaru got the distinct impression he had gone from predator to prey, Naruto's tail whipped up, the end of the cloak of Hoshi chakra shifting into a mantis claw and nearly taking off the right hand of the Sannin as he hopped back and parried, only for his right arm to fall at the elbow as Naruto appeared before him with his scabbard held below where his elbow had been and the katana through his heart. If he hadn't achieved immortality he would surely be dead, and even with that Naruto was pushing him.
Haku was having some difficulty with Suigetsu, the other boy was better at kenjutsu than him, with genuine natural talent and weapons that amplified his abilities. Only his armor of ice and his use of sheen of ice over the tachi to protect the blade allowed him to even survive as the Raito had already scored blows that left cuts in his ice despite his confidence in its hardness, but maintaining the ninjutsu he'd developed required focus and his opponent was apparently immortal.
Immortality had not been achieved before to Haku's knowledge, but an A rank opponent with immortality might as well be S rank, and that's what Suigestu was. With how fast he could reform in the rain Haku couldn't even attempt to get a grip, even managing to cut off his right hand in exchange for a cut on his own upper right arm hadn't been enough and the hand spun as if under its own power to cut the left forearm of the dark haired pretty boy with the Kiba as he reached for it.
The Taki nukenin flexed his right hand, "Jiraiya, right? You've got a bit of a price on you, I might be a bit busy, but Sasori will pay more than a bounty office for Orochimaru and between you, Kakashi, and that Kyubi brat this is too big a pay day to pass up." he spoke calmly even as Kakashi landed behind him and started weaving hand signs.
"Is money all you think about you heathen fuck!?" The voice startled Kakashi and Jiraiya, seeing the younger Akatsuki already up and approaching after that Suiryudan was not expected for either of them. Jiraiya took some solace that at least Fu's life probably wasn't in danger with where she'd been thrown, and the Sannin risked a glance to see how Naruto was doing before he nodded to Kakashi.
"Money makes the world go around, Hidan." The Taki nukenin responded as he dropped the name of his partner casually, Kakashi understood he would be fighting the younger one named Hidan, the purple eyed nukenin was from a village called Yukagakure if the Hatake was remembering that symbol on the hitai-ate around his neck right but he was pretty sure that didn't exist anymore.
"Money isn't a Kami!" Hidan snapped, "This is why you're a heathen, Kakuzu, and that fake immortality jutsu of yours is proof that Jashin-sama is the greatest!" he insisted, Kakashi and Jiraiya both honed in on a particularly interesting statement, Kakuzu was likely capable of dying but played at immortality with some kind of powerful jutsu.
The man sighed as his supposed partner gave away vital information, "Maybe I shouldn't have killed that last partner, but since I'm stuck with you help me kill these two so I can collect their corpses and we can get this job done, just don't kill that blonde brat with the horns down there." he ordered.
Tayuya saw Jugo prepare to stomp again and made the ram sign around her flute, desperately focusing her chakra and managing to kawarimi with a piece of stone rubble, but she couldn't get far and quickly began to play her flute again. Kin assisted with another layered genjutsu as Karin wrapped a kibaku fuda around a kunai even as the feeling of all the intense chakra and killing intent surrounding her felt suffocating.
Orochimaru lost sight of Naruto, which was a surprising and alarming prospect, then the blonde revealed his location by slamming a Hoshi chakra cloaked right hoof through the back of the Sannin. The dark haired man decided being impaled by a blunt object through bones was excruciating, and vomited himself up yet again to escape. He picked up his Kusanagi as he twisted into a spin, but his intentions of landing on his feet failed when the bloody stumps at his ankles hit the ground and caused him further pain.
Orochimaru frowned at the monstrous blonde who had somehow outclassed him, he knew already he must have miscalculated how much power a Jinchuriki whose Fuin had been altered by a Kami would become, and that he hadn't accurately assessed how much of a power multiplier the strange power of the legendary Hoshi was when absorbed into that same Jinchuriki. The Sannin hadn't seen or felt it, but he knew Naruto had been the one to sever his legs and was only giving him a moment to breath in order to catch his own breath. The fact one of those legs was in the teeth of the blonde until he bit down and separated what was in his mouth from the rest of the leg, to Orochimaru's surprise the blonde even chewed what he'd bitten off instead of spitting it out.
The dark haired Sannin couldn't help but recall the situation with Hanzo, not that the very reason he held the title Sannin was a cannibal. Naruto was different to the feared shinobi who sat at the head of Amegakure no Sato for years. Orochimaru could not think of a comparison to the pressure Naruto gave off with his killing intent, Hanzo and even Itachi were both terrifying in their own ways but lacked this same monstrous inhumanity. He was a perceptive man, he could get a sense for how someone wanted to kill him and express similar sentiments with his own killing intent, but Naruto's killing intent was like a primal roar of promised death compared to the whispered threats that most shinobi gave off.
As Naruto charged Orochimaru realized it was almost like the hostility of a predatory animal, not true intent to kill or maim but a simple desire to devour that was expressed in the body language and flow of chakra, but far more potent than any beast the Sannin had ever encountered. He was glad he'd finished his final immortality ninjutsu, without it he would have been shamefully killed by a chunin many times over, the fact said chunin was clearly somehow already S rank was little consolation as his guard was overwhelmed and he was cut down, forced to release another himself from his mouth to continue fighting.
Haku felt stupid for how long it took, he'd been praised as a prodigy yet it took him so long to realize a crucial detail. Suigetsu was really, truly immortal, whether it was only a result of the rain or not he wasn't an opponent that could be killed by physical damage. So Haku had no need to hold back, he released the tachi with his left hand as he swung his right arm to parry the Raito in Suigetsu's left hand and made the seal of confrontation with his own left hand as his opponents right hand weapon came at his neck.
The rain froze between the Kiba and Haku's neck, sparks flying as a shard of ice as thin as a senbon halted the legendary blade said to be imbued with lightning. Suigetsu's eyes widened as more ice senbon flew into him, the rain around him becoming a hail that would be lethal to a normal person, "You know this only pisses me off right?" he asked, eye twitching.
"No," Haku answered as he dropped his sword and formed a hand sign, "it sets up my Hyoton no Fuin: Yuki no Haka." he explained as the watery body of his opponent stiffened, slowing first, then cracks appeared when he tried to move, and finally he couldn't move. Haku swiftly picked up his tachi, chopping away Suigetsu's hands and sheathing his gifted blade before the Kiba touched the ground, in time to catch each of the Raito in either hand, "I will apologize to Naruto-kun for dropping his gift later." he muttered to himself.
Tayuya didn't waste any time, she performed the Kuchiyose no Jutsu while Jugo was under genjutsu, calling out all three of her monstrous humanoid to hopefully match whatever Jugo had become. Karin tied a kibaku fuda to the pommel of the same kunai she'd already primed, she didn't expect a normal attack to work against whatever they were fighting and truthfully she felt completely outclassed. Then the orange haired beast of a person broke free again he charged, smashing through the shirtless Doki with the claw weapons before any of the girls could react.
Orochimaru made a hand sign but found something wrong with his chakra, then he saw Naruto and heard the sound barrier break as his arms were torn from his body which explained that well enough. The sound of a flute saved the Sannin's legs as he spat himself up again, he noticed his blonde young opponent hesitate as the songs overlapped. Naruto glanced to see a metal club from one of Tayuya's Doki smash into Jugo.
Orochimaru saw it too and smirked, "Those Doki don't stand a chance against Jugo." he bragged proudly as he stood up, Karin made hand signs as Jugo crushed the Doki with its own club and Tayuya continued to play as a many mouthed worm creature came from the final Doki, "So those three will die, fitting for traitors." he mocked. Then his smirk dropped as he saw his own body, he'd dropped his guard to taunt his opponent but he hadn't expected to be decapitated. His eyes rolled back as another Orochimaru emerged from his own neck stump, if not for infinite chakra he'd have spent all of his stamina doing that long ago.
Karin used Reppusho to launch the kunai at high speed as Jugo turned and slugged the final Doki, the many mouthed worm creature screeched as it faded. The masked Uzumaki girl had been aiming for his head but Jugo was fast, the kunai struck his shoulder and the impact was followed by a double layered explosion. Jugo turned, the right side of his face was burned but healing rapidly, his right shoulder was completely blown opening but closing.
Orochimaru weaved hand signs, taking any advantage he could get as Naruto landed in between Karin and Jugo. All three of the girls felt something was wrong with his low bestial stance that vaguely resembled the taijutsu stance of the Inuzuka, then he inhaled deeply and disappeared. There was a sound like a thunderclap as the blonde reappeared behind Jugo exhaling and sheathing his katana. The monster of a man fell to pieces as the katana clicked into place, but Naruto's body shook, his veins bulging and his muscles twitching. The blonde stumbled as his leg muscles protested the abuse and he panted, Haku could barely believe the blonde had pulled off so many cuts in a single instant.
"Kuchiyose: Ikari no Mao." Orochimaru intoned, distance wasn't an issue, he thrust his hands at Jugo even as the experiment regenerated. The regeneration halted, but the blood continued to rise. Naruto frowned, he wanted to go after Orochimaru, he saw the man doing more hand signs, but the killing intent Jugo had been giving off was replaced by something with more malice than the Kyubi. The kitsune resented being compared to such a thing and the blonde wondered why he was aware of that until Maemi mentally informed him from wherever she was hidden that his altered contract with Kyubi allowed some empathic communication without needing to slip fully into his mind and the Kyubi did not like that.
Jiraiya and Kakashi both stopped, Hidan raised an eyebrow as Kakuzu narrowed his eyes, "What did that snake do now?" the Taki nukenin grumbled, they all felt that overwhelming blood lust. Kakashi was reminded of Sakura, the intensity was much higher but it had a similar feel. Knowing where her malice came from when it was enhanced, Kakashi was pretty sure he had an idea of exactly what Orochimaru had done.
"That Kyubi Jinchuriki you guys need is down there too." Jiraiya said plainly, it was a risky ploy but if they wasted time fighting to the death just for Naruto to die then it wouldn't matter anyway. Kakashi understood what he was going for, but he didn't trust the Akatsuki. Neither did the Sannin, but they couldn't waste time.
Haku wanted to return the Kiba to Naruto, but the thing forming out of the blood before the blonde halted him. It was masculine, almost humanoid but wrong. Bald with massive forward pointing bovine horns, a fanged maw, bright red skin, reptilian legs with clawed feet, chiropteran wings, and a tail covered with what looked like jagged black iron spikes sticking out of the end. A brass chain curtain fell over a leather loincloth, and the Daemon carried a double edged blade that rivaled the Samehada or Kubikiribocho in size, although it held it one handed in a clawed grip and the blade glowed as if fresh from a forge.
"Kuchiyose: Henka no Mao." Orochimaru intoned and began the next set of hand signs before the flames even burst from Suigetsu's frozen form, he'd rather use one of the others, but he assumed that one of the Zetsubo no Mao might decide to take a nap if frozen and he didn't trust any Daemon of Slaanesh, he knew the significance of how many horns the blonde had well enough to know not to. He saw Kakashi, Jiraiya and the two Akatsuki approaching and smirked confidently before he sank into the earth, confident he'd left enough of a hassle to kill a few thorns in his side.
The second Daemon to appear had feathered wings, mostly blue but shifting to a rainbow along the tips. It wasn't as muscular but it wore more armor, a breastplate, gauntlets, grieves, and three spiked plates along it's tail with a fanged mouth surrounded by eyes at the end. It was beaked, with a head dress and upward waving horns emerging from the ceremonial looking cloth covering. It carried a strange polearm with a sharp icon none of the shinobi recognized on the end of it.
The second Daemon had bright blue skin and a golden beak, Kakashi could tell it was the same clan of Daemons Sasuke contracted with but it was still giving off a malevolent air. The red one turned to glare at the second of them to be summoned as the blue one waved his left hand and the rain halted. Kakuzu and Hidan's eyes both widened at that, Kakashi reached for the Eiyu no Mizu, he'd need a second sip to get rid of just one of those, but he hesitated at the idea of leaving Jiraiya to deal with the Akatsuki.
The red Daemon disappeared as the blue Daemon raised its polearm, flames burst from the point of impact and sparks flew as the sword of the first Daemon to be summoned was blocked by the staff of the second Daemon to be summoned, "You've got nerve using that magical nonsense within charge range of me." the fanged Daemon growled.
The beaked Daemon cocked it's head to the side, "Oh? I can't seem to understand your idiotic drivel, try growing a brain before you talk, if you can understand me you mindless beast." he spat, Karin almost sighed with relief, the two hated each other, which gave them a chance to escape. Jiraiya and Kakashi glanced at the Akatsuki, the two nukenin returned the favor, sizing each other up. If the Kyubi wasn't in danger and Orochimaru had fled then there was no reason for them to work together.
Without the rain it seemed too quiet to Naruto, the wave of the Daemon's hand had cleared the clouds and the full moon shone down on the battlefield. For some reason the moon seemed to get the Kyubi riled up in a way the blonde didn't have the emotional experience to describe, but more eye catching to Naruto was that his lion hide mantle and nodachi were both close by, the sturdy armor and weapon both unbroken.
The blonde ignored his flak vest as he fastened the lion hide by tying the paws, the golden pelt more like a cloak than a mantle after the damage it sustained, he put his sheathed katana in his sash above his wakizashi where it usually was as he did. Naruto walked over to and picked up his nodachi before he approached the two Daemons as their weapons clashed again, all the people still present watched him, his two sensei felt their stomachs drop at the look in his eyes, "Hey!" he shouted as he pointed his nodachi at the Daemon Princes, "Orochimaru summoned you two assholes to cover his escape, meaning you were called to substitute in for the challenge my magnificent self issued!" he declared angrily, his mood irate since he'd wanted to kill Orochimaru.
"What the hell is wrong with that arrogant heathen!?" Hidan snapped angrily as Kakuzu rubbed the bridge of his nose, "I'll kill that brat myself!" he snapped before he attempted to charge and Kakashi kicked him in the back of the knee to send him tumbling. The purple eyed young man was up and charging Kakashi next, forcing the jonin on the defensive.
Jiraiya wasn't sure what expression he should be making, or what the expression he was conveying meant, it wasn't anger even though he was pretty sure anger was a correct response to what Naruto had just done, "I'll help you deal with one of them, then I'm capturing the Kyubi and getting a bonus." Kakuzu said dryly.
"Yeah, we'll see about that second part, just help me lock down the movements of the blue one." Jiraiya ordered, he didn't like the unlikely alliance but he couldn't afford to turn down the assistance from what he could tell about those two Daemons. From what the Sannin could tell, the blue one was more intelligent, and thus more dangerous even if it was only slightly weaker and trickier and the other one.
Naruto ignored Maemi mentally telling him not to pick a fight, his pride would hear none of that, as the two Daemons stared angrily and hatefully down at him. Jugo had towered over him despite his recent growth spurt and each of them seemed like they could tower over Jugo, Daemon Princes, Mao of their respective Kami, rivals to his Slaanesh. What he would be.
The red Daemon and Naruto both disappeared the moment before they clashed, a pink flash covered the blonde in the Hoshi chakra cloak yet again and even coated his nodachi as it clashed with the massive double edged sword of the Daemon of Khorne, "Challenge accepted, ningen." the Daemon Prince of the Blood God growled before sparks flew between the two as their swords clashed at blistering speeds between them.
The Daemon Prince of Tzeentch turned when he heard something coming at him and found himself engulfed in a massive inferno, Jiraiya was glad he saw that used against something else before Kakuzu got a chance to use it against someone from Konoha. However the Daemon simply stepped towards them, the flames parting as the air shimmered around it, "Oh good, toys for me to play with while that brute is occupied with the upstart." the beaked Daemon said sardonically.
Naruto was a golden pink blur while his opponent was a red and brass blur, red hot iron clashed with Hoshi coated tungsten as static trailed from the bright pink chakra that cloaked the blonde ninso. Haku dropped his ice armor, letting it melt to a puddle at his feet since he could see there was no point approaching such a fight, it reminded him of watching Zabuza fight jonin back when he'd been too young and weak to properly help.
Pink and red sparks flew each time the blades clashed, Maemi warned Naruto that he was holding his breath again but he couldn't exhale until he pushed his opponent back or he'd lose speed. He was warned he'd lose speed anyway as it happened and the blonde focused his chakra, manually and forcefully expelling his lungs along with a blast of Raimeiton chakra in a loud roar that shook the ground and knocked the red Daemon stumbling back from the vibrating air forces being directed into him.
Naruto panted as he stared down his opponent in a bestial low stance, his tail reared back behind him ready to strike. Kakuzu, Jiraiya, and the beaked Daemon all turned to look in surprise at the inhuman sound that come from Naruto. Kakashi was startled by the sound, not even realizing it came from Naruto until he saw Hidan staring at his student with shock and anger, as if the roar like that of a lion had somehow been a personal insult.
"Are you even ningen?" The Daemon Prince of Khorne asked, surprised by the power and ability of his opponent. He'd assumed a mutant champion, on the cusp of Apotheosis. The lack of magical tricks to go along with that power meant he liked the brat a little more than the other present Daemon, but he still intended to kill him for wasting such talent working for Slaanesh.
Naruto caught his breath quickly, "Who knows?" he retorted with a smirk, "My magnificent self isn't even really sure anymore, since letting go of all useless things like despair, hope, or anger, these instincts have awakened." he tried to explain happily, the two Daemons listened, "We're now compatible, this inner animal." he continued proudly and while the shinobi thought of the Kyubi they could tell he meant something far more abstract, "My magnificent self wanted glory and got a taste," at those words the two Daemons shifted, both of their killing intent focused on Naruto, "now everything is so clearly in focus! These claws have been sharpened, this body is strong enough to enter the fray!" he declared before he inhaled deeply and swung his sword to clash against the sudden attack of the red Daemon with a sharp exhale.
"Doton: Yomi Numa." Jiraiya intoned as he attempted to halt the movement of the beaked Daemon but with wings the Daemon flew above the ground, Kakuzu tried to blast it down with a Raiton no Jutsu but it crackled against a barrier. The airborne Daemon waved his arms and staff as Naruto battled below, the red Daemon growled at the insult. Naruto heard the song lilt to a different tune and shifted momentum to match it, he twisted around an attack before the Daemon that delivered it turned to leap at the already airborne Daemon.
Naruto leaped to follow the battle, Maemi was surprised the blonde was managing to keep up with actual fully ascended Daemon Princes already, her grin widened as she realized that likely meant he would become far more exalted than either of the two present combined if he could kill one or both of them. Naruto roared again as he swung his sword at both the enemy Daemon Princes, the air rippled between them as his sword cut right through the red Daemon and the armored of the blue Daemon as the red hot sword of the Daemon Prince of Khorne thrust into the stomach of the Daemon Prince of Tzeentch.
"Oh fuck both of you!" The Daemon of Tzeentch cursed as he dispelled in a blast of flames, Naruto's Kujaku Myoho burst wings from his chakra cloak to carry him above the blast as the wings of the remaining Daemon Prince caught the updraft to match his altitude. Jiraiya was stunned but he glanced warily at Kakuzu, meeting a shifty look from the nukenin informed him the green eyed man had decided Naruto could handle what Orochimaru had summoned and he was better off trying to take out Jiraiya but it also informed Kakuzu that the Sannin realized his decision.
The two oldest shinobi present stomped at each other, Jiraiya's left foot crossed Kakuzu's right foot as the Sannin's left elbow met the nukenin's right elbow. Jiraiya winced in pain but Kakuzu twisted to deliver a strong right straight that would have caught his face if he hadn't cocked his head sharply to his right, his right hand guard came up to halt the punch from turning into an elbow to his nose and lifted a right rough kick into Kakuzu's ribs before he leaped back and used kawarimi to evade the blast of fire the nukenin released as retaliation.
The Daemon Prince of Khorne had been cut, Naruto was sure of it. He had even felt a slight resistance, mostly at the bones, so it wasn't like his nodachi had been a like a hot knife going through butter, but the muscular red Daemon hadn't fallent apart and the thin red line across his torso and arms disappeared without a scratch. Considering neither of them had landed a blow on each other besides that, Naruto felt a slight fear that the remaining Daemon was somehow immune to his sword.
Maemi mentally informed him that Daemons were innately immaterial, so he just had to want to cut the Daemon more than the Daemon didn't want to be cut. In a way it was a battle of wills, of egos, the thought made Naruto's grin widen as he bared his fangs happily. The aerial swordfight was less intense than on the ground, the Daemon swooped in with impossible maneuvaribility but the horned blonde cut where he would be and parried the attack.
The Daemon growled as a spurt of blood shot from his chest before the cuts closed, for a human to wound a Daemon Prince was not entirely unherd of, but for a human to be this powerful was unherd of. The Daemon Prince wondered what manner of realm he'd been summoned to, since the humans here seemed more powerful than where he came from, and a champion would become a spawn or a prince before reaching the level his current challenger obtained.
Naruto landed across from his opponent in the center of the crater, away from the members of his harem who watched. He could hear the sounds of Kakashi and Jiraiya fighting those two Akatsuki but he was more interested in proving himself over an already fully realized Mao, despite his erratic heartbeat and his frantic panting he was smiling widely with a look of pure unbridled joy on his face. The Daemon charged and Naruto met it with three strokes in one breath, parrying its blade and leaving two deep gashes that didn't close immediately.
The Daemon Prince was surprised, then the blonde took initiative and struck again but this time as well as three cuts across his torso happening simultaneously a fourth slit his throat. The red Daemon that had once been mortal stepped back as his body started to ignite, "Faster than a Daemon like me before Apotheosis, huh?" he muttered darkly as he tried another swing out of spite, digging his sword through the ground and spraying rocks at the blonde along with his swing, "You conceited hedonists piss me off!" he roared.
Naruto appeared behind the Daemon with the sound of a thunderclap, Haku realized as all six of the existing cuts sprayed blood that the wounds became deeper because the blonde had precisely struck each existing cut with a new swing. In a flash of flames the Daemon disappeared, Naruto moved to help his sensei with the other two enemies but his muscles seized up. He thought winning was supposed to earn him glory, so he was confused by the sudden pain all over his body.
The blonde stumbled and Haku, Kin, Tayuya, and Karin surrounded him immediately, Haku held both halves of the Raito in his left hand as his right hand tried to keep Naruto from falling, Kin, Tayuya, and Karin all doing similar. He could tell they were frantic and panicked about his condition despite their nearly featureless masks, he could read them easily, "Breathe, Naruto-kun!" Haku cried out.
When Naruto tried to inhale it was like his lungs were full, when he tried to exhale they felt empty, but either way resulted in no change. Naruto wondered if his lungs had collapsed, he caught his reflection in a puddle and understood why four of his lovers around him looked so panicked. His veins bulged obscenely, he was covered in blood, his already unnatural eyes were bloodshot with glowing pink blood vessels, and he realized the edges of his vision was growing dark.
New Translations: Yuki no Yoroi - Armor of Ice/Snow
Hyoton no Fuin: Yuki no Haka - Seal of Ice Release: Tomb of Ice/Snow