I
The light softly touches his face, and he soon awakens to it's presence. His eyes, once opened, quickly scanned the surroundings once, and twice for assurance. He was in a bed, and two metal chains are attacked to his hands and feet, and yet he was more concerned about the small, medical room with little ornaments, save the small statue of a lynx made of marble, and the large amount of places he could not see worried him. But a sigh of deep relief escaped through, when no danger is sensed, and he glanced at the small crevice where the light leaks through, his source of hope in the dampness of the room, when most of the room is pitch black.
"You woke up..." His eyes quickly turned in a reflex to glare at the sudden noise that breaks the silence.
The light reveals a small amount of detail on the figure, but most apparent, is the Kage hat, and that instant, Naruto knew that the person before him was none other than the Tsuchikage.
The chains reinforced his anxiety in face of a kage, but he remained silent nontheless. 'What the hell... I thought Itachi would take me away... I can't believe they let me get captured.'
"You seem surprised."
Naruto stared at the only feature he could see, and he kept quiet once more.
"As from today, you are a prisoner of Stone, and as such, you will reveal whatsoever you need about yourself unless you wish to face... interrogation of a different kind."
'Shit.'
"Nothing to worry about, brat." Kyubi answered.
'But still. I am a prisoner.'
"We are more than a match for a bunch of frail humans." Kagizume then resumed. "If you wish to leave, that is."
'No. Not yet. I don't want to kill if possible.'
"That kindness and hesitation will get you in lots of trouble." Kyubi continued.
'What should I do, then? I don't want to make a commotion.'
A sigh made it's way through his mind from the abyss of Kyubi's lair, "Fine. But we'll take matters into our own hands if you do anything.... stupid."
'I want to get out too, but we'll see first, okay?'
"If so, fine."
Naruto returned his concentration on the observing kage, and quickly he went and ask, "What is it you want from me, for my freedom?"
Kagizume then interrupted again, 'That's too straightforward, Naruto.'
The kage took a step into the small light, and additional features are revealed, "Well, we can discuss that, slowly."
Naruto took a deep breath, "Give me some ramen first. I'm hungry. Also, a cup of cola or so will be fine too."
II
The mountains of around Stone are usually silent, except during the migrating seasons where huge flocks of animals venture across the barrens to reach the lusher grazing lands to the north, or after the death of an animal, when vultures call out to mark it's death, and in a way, these vultures are nature's procession, a dark parade after the soul's departure from the planes. But of course, there are exceptions every now and then, and this is one of them.
Clouds of smoke and dust hampers vision, and yet under such circumstances, they still attempt to attack each other one way or another. Constant explosions unearth the rocks hidden and turns the to dust, and the jutsus of wind whipped the dust into a storm that blinds people with a thick veil of reddish particles.
Itachi kept taking retreats, outnumbered and outmaneuvered in the sense that these ninjas are familiar with their home territory and are well versed in the art of fighting without the use of vision, and under such conditions, the Sharingan is proven useless. Kisame, whom he could not find, is probably out there somewhere too, but he might fare better. After all, ninjas of mist are known for fighting using environmental advantages. But outnumbered, such advantages might not prove to be much help.
Trying to make his way out, Itachi constantly fought the dust storm that sends dust to his eyes.
III
"I'm dreaming, ain't I?" Naruto spoke, before looking around him.
He was in a graveyard that seems to stretch far towards the rolling hills, and tombstones are almost everywhere. The sky was dim and dark, where the moon gives of a bluish sheen, and it is the only object in the sky. Statues, sepulchers and graves all are aplenty in the land of the dead.
"Wake up, Naruto." He said to himself.
The place around him slowly got darker, and the cloak of shadows extend beyond it's current state, when the dark, murky clouds slowly consume the moon. Every passing moment, he could see less and less and soon, he could only see three feet in front of him.
Yet, out of nowhere, came a soft growl, and Naruto turned to see a wolf standing upright, like a man. It had beautiful red fur, streaked with black, constantly radiating a soft red glow and so, it seemed to be on fire.
"Kyubi?"
"Yeah."
Then, Kagizume appeared by Kyubi, a greenish man covered in armor that never cease to amaze him in it's conplexity.
"You must be the Naruto." A voice spoke from the darkness, and soon out of the shadows it came.
A smile quickly rised to Kyubi's lips, and Kyubi blurred into a streak of red. "Never seen you in a while, Phobos." Afterwards, it was replaced with a never ending chain of clashing forces, and it was so rapid, that it sounded like one long chained attack.
"Same." Phobos, a hooded figure who doesn't reveal his face continued to answer. "But I am not here for a reunion. I am here for pressing matters, which Hel has requested me to attend to."
Naruto was stunned, "Hel... Isn't that the girl that..."
"Indeed, but she is far away, so I am left to communicate with you to inform you of the information we have obtained."
"Get to it." Kagizume interrupted.
"We now know one of these two reborns will most likely be assigned to execute the annihilation of this planet."
"Who?" Kyubi and Kagizume asked instantly.
"Gilgamesh, or Heimdall."
"Anything else?"
"No. I bid you goodbye. Naruto, you and perhaps only you, can save your friends from the wrath of a reborn. I hope eight years is enough for you to seek the root of the instability, and avoid their advent to your world." Then, he vanished into the shadows.
Kyubi then started to contemplate, "Gilgamesh... or Heimdall." He then looked at Kagizume, "I'm not afraid of Heimdall, or Gilgamesh. But winning Gilgamesh is close to impossible, and Heimdall has the toughest defence I have known, either one of them will mean the death of all life."
"I do not fear both of them, in fact, I look forward to battling them. They would be enough to satisfy my need, even if I die in doing so..."
Naruto looked utterly lost, and he attempted to ask, "So... What do we do?"
"We find whatever responsible for the imbalance, and take it out so these reborns won't appear, and we won't have to die. Simple as that."
(Bwahahaha)
IV
The Tsuchikage was staring out into the night sky, admiring the constellation of stars and moon that adorn the darkness, when he was interrupted.
"What brings you here, at this time of the day, Seer?" Realizing the identity of the intruder.
"The vision has cleared." The seer's old voice rang out.
"Cleared?"
"I received a vision that will be very important, if my assumptions are right. And the kid that you captured, is the main character of it."
"What and how?"
"Some being from the land beyond contacted him through some form of powers, and I by accident, managed to pick up the signal. It seems someone will wipe the world empty, and he seems to be the only one who can do anything about it." The seer spoke, walking closer to the Tsuchikage and the balcony where he stands.
The seer soon told the Tsuchikage of all things he knew, and under the blessings of moonlight, the next part of the large struggle begins.
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YAY! I finished this chappie... This will hopefully thicken the plot, and as you can see, this won't be a big slugfest at the end battle. Why? I gave you all the bloody hints already!!!
REVIEW ME! Anyway, blackbodian, internal motivation is better than external motivation, and so long as I have that internal motivation, I will see this story to it's end.
The light softly touches his face, and he soon awakens to it's presence. His eyes, once opened, quickly scanned the surroundings once, and twice for assurance. He was in a bed, and two metal chains are attacked to his hands and feet, and yet he was more concerned about the small, medical room with little ornaments, save the small statue of a lynx made of marble, and the large amount of places he could not see worried him. But a sigh of deep relief escaped through, when no danger is sensed, and he glanced at the small crevice where the light leaks through, his source of hope in the dampness of the room, when most of the room is pitch black.
"You woke up..." His eyes quickly turned in a reflex to glare at the sudden noise that breaks the silence.
The light reveals a small amount of detail on the figure, but most apparent, is the Kage hat, and that instant, Naruto knew that the person before him was none other than the Tsuchikage.
The chains reinforced his anxiety in face of a kage, but he remained silent nontheless. 'What the hell... I thought Itachi would take me away... I can't believe they let me get captured.'
"You seem surprised."
Naruto stared at the only feature he could see, and he kept quiet once more.
"As from today, you are a prisoner of Stone, and as such, you will reveal whatsoever you need about yourself unless you wish to face... interrogation of a different kind."
'Shit.'
"Nothing to worry about, brat." Kyubi answered.
'But still. I am a prisoner.'
"We are more than a match for a bunch of frail humans." Kagizume then resumed. "If you wish to leave, that is."
'No. Not yet. I don't want to kill if possible.'
"That kindness and hesitation will get you in lots of trouble." Kyubi continued.
'What should I do, then? I don't want to make a commotion.'
A sigh made it's way through his mind from the abyss of Kyubi's lair, "Fine. But we'll take matters into our own hands if you do anything.... stupid."
'I want to get out too, but we'll see first, okay?'
"If so, fine."
Naruto returned his concentration on the observing kage, and quickly he went and ask, "What is it you want from me, for my freedom?"
Kagizume then interrupted again, 'That's too straightforward, Naruto.'
The kage took a step into the small light, and additional features are revealed, "Well, we can discuss that, slowly."
Naruto took a deep breath, "Give me some ramen first. I'm hungry. Also, a cup of cola or so will be fine too."
II
The mountains of around Stone are usually silent, except during the migrating seasons where huge flocks of animals venture across the barrens to reach the lusher grazing lands to the north, or after the death of an animal, when vultures call out to mark it's death, and in a way, these vultures are nature's procession, a dark parade after the soul's departure from the planes. But of course, there are exceptions every now and then, and this is one of them.
Clouds of smoke and dust hampers vision, and yet under such circumstances, they still attempt to attack each other one way or another. Constant explosions unearth the rocks hidden and turns the to dust, and the jutsus of wind whipped the dust into a storm that blinds people with a thick veil of reddish particles.
Itachi kept taking retreats, outnumbered and outmaneuvered in the sense that these ninjas are familiar with their home territory and are well versed in the art of fighting without the use of vision, and under such conditions, the Sharingan is proven useless. Kisame, whom he could not find, is probably out there somewhere too, but he might fare better. After all, ninjas of mist are known for fighting using environmental advantages. But outnumbered, such advantages might not prove to be much help.
Trying to make his way out, Itachi constantly fought the dust storm that sends dust to his eyes.
III
"I'm dreaming, ain't I?" Naruto spoke, before looking around him.
He was in a graveyard that seems to stretch far towards the rolling hills, and tombstones are almost everywhere. The sky was dim and dark, where the moon gives of a bluish sheen, and it is the only object in the sky. Statues, sepulchers and graves all are aplenty in the land of the dead.
"Wake up, Naruto." He said to himself.
The place around him slowly got darker, and the cloak of shadows extend beyond it's current state, when the dark, murky clouds slowly consume the moon. Every passing moment, he could see less and less and soon, he could only see three feet in front of him.
Yet, out of nowhere, came a soft growl, and Naruto turned to see a wolf standing upright, like a man. It had beautiful red fur, streaked with black, constantly radiating a soft red glow and so, it seemed to be on fire.
"Kyubi?"
"Yeah."
Then, Kagizume appeared by Kyubi, a greenish man covered in armor that never cease to amaze him in it's conplexity.
"You must be the Naruto." A voice spoke from the darkness, and soon out of the shadows it came.
A smile quickly rised to Kyubi's lips, and Kyubi blurred into a streak of red. "Never seen you in a while, Phobos." Afterwards, it was replaced with a never ending chain of clashing forces, and it was so rapid, that it sounded like one long chained attack.
"Same." Phobos, a hooded figure who doesn't reveal his face continued to answer. "But I am not here for a reunion. I am here for pressing matters, which Hel has requested me to attend to."
Naruto was stunned, "Hel... Isn't that the girl that..."
"Indeed, but she is far away, so I am left to communicate with you to inform you of the information we have obtained."
"Get to it." Kagizume interrupted.
"We now know one of these two reborns will most likely be assigned to execute the annihilation of this planet."
"Who?" Kyubi and Kagizume asked instantly.
"Gilgamesh, or Heimdall."
"Anything else?"
"No. I bid you goodbye. Naruto, you and perhaps only you, can save your friends from the wrath of a reborn. I hope eight years is enough for you to seek the root of the instability, and avoid their advent to your world." Then, he vanished into the shadows.
Kyubi then started to contemplate, "Gilgamesh... or Heimdall." He then looked at Kagizume, "I'm not afraid of Heimdall, or Gilgamesh. But winning Gilgamesh is close to impossible, and Heimdall has the toughest defence I have known, either one of them will mean the death of all life."
"I do not fear both of them, in fact, I look forward to battling them. They would be enough to satisfy my need, even if I die in doing so..."
Naruto looked utterly lost, and he attempted to ask, "So... What do we do?"
"We find whatever responsible for the imbalance, and take it out so these reborns won't appear, and we won't have to die. Simple as that."
(Bwahahaha)
IV
The Tsuchikage was staring out into the night sky, admiring the constellation of stars and moon that adorn the darkness, when he was interrupted.
"What brings you here, at this time of the day, Seer?" Realizing the identity of the intruder.
"The vision has cleared." The seer's old voice rang out.
"Cleared?"
"I received a vision that will be very important, if my assumptions are right. And the kid that you captured, is the main character of it."
"What and how?"
"Some being from the land beyond contacted him through some form of powers, and I by accident, managed to pick up the signal. It seems someone will wipe the world empty, and he seems to be the only one who can do anything about it." The seer spoke, walking closer to the Tsuchikage and the balcony where he stands.
The seer soon told the Tsuchikage of all things he knew, and under the blessings of moonlight, the next part of the large struggle begins.
-----
YAY! I finished this chappie... This will hopefully thicken the plot, and as you can see, this won't be a big slugfest at the end battle. Why? I gave you all the bloody hints already!!!
REVIEW ME! Anyway, blackbodian, internal motivation is better than external motivation, and so long as I have that internal motivation, I will see this story to it's end.