Hey. This is the 48th chapter.

To Guest, as of now, I'm not sure if I'll do lemons here. Even if I do, it will be only one lemon for each girl. Or something like that.

Just a note, Aincrad here will be considerably smaller, or at least, the bottom parts. The first floor won't be as large as canon, instead, it will be the village, and the dungeon where the boss is. The other floors will be the same, a village and the dungeon.

Another thing, if you search Aincrad, the images will show the bottom to be a bit messy, like roots. Here, instead of that, it will be replaced by an exhaust shape object. Just imagine Aincrad smoothing out at the bottom, forming something similar to an inverted rocket exhaust.

So yeah, just wanted to point that out. Also, I'll probably do the Itachi fight in Aincrad, we'll see how it goes.

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Inside Aincrad, more specifically the castle on the 100th floor, Kayaba looked out over the Elemental Nations, 'I suppose its time.'

The man walked over to a control panel that managed most of Aincrad's functions. Kayaba glanced at the panel and channelled chakra into it.

It was times like this that he was glad he had studied technology from all across the Elemental Nations. The man had managed to use the parts he found in the ruins to build a control panel to control everything inside Aincrad, which included limiting the chakra output of visitors, and even seal Bijuu. And of course, projecting a hologram, be it inside or outside the structure.

Kayaba chuckled, he knew just how strong the girls with Kirito were. He couldn't just simply let them win, nor could he let the Jinchurikii do all the work. It'd defeat the purpose of this very castle. Hence, he used everything he knew, seals, technology etc, to make sure Aincrad would limit all the shinobi to some extent, if not entirely, especially the Jinchurikii.

The man had also made sure the structure would be able to withstand at least a thousand S-ranked Jutsu, he couldn't risk the villages destroying the structure from outside, which they will definitely do once he revealed his 'plans'.

On a side note, he had also placed many disruption seals all around the structure, to prevent seal masters, especially Hikari, Jiraiya and Kirito, from undoing the seals on Aincrad. If they do find a way, the sheer number of the seals would take them at least a year to undo them, and he wasn't going to give them that time.

Kayaba let out a breath, then he started.

Earlier, in Konoha, and just about every other village, everyone didn't fail to notice the massive structure rising into the air.

Tsunade and Jiraiya looked out of the window from the Hokage's office and saw the structure.

The Hokage commented, "So, he's starting."

The sage nodded, "Yeah."

The Senju sighed, "I suppose I'll have to prepare to call for a Kage's summit then. What that man's planning isn't something we alone, even with almost all of the remaining Bijuu with us, can beat."

Jiraiya nodded, "You go and do that."

Tsunade just nodded, "Enough, he's starting."

The structure, being high enough, and in the perfect position to be noticed by all five villages, formed five holograms of Kayaba Akihiko, all facing each of the shinobi villages.

Then the figures spoke in one voice, "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Kayaba Akihiko. Now, I'm pretty sure you're all wondering, what is this massive structure."

The man chuckled, "I want to play a game with all of, leaders of your respective villages. Konohagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure and Iwagakure. This structure is called Aincrad, and to put simply, this is a doomsday device."

Kayaba paused a bit, before he continue, "Now, I'm pretty sure some of you are thinking, it's definitely a bluff. To prove it, I'll show you the power of this Aincrad."

The floating structure started to move, until it was directly above a small village. Then, at the bottom of the structure, a sphere of chakra started to form. Then it shot straight down, slamming into the center of the village.

Immediately, the village was reduced to nothing. A large crater in the place of the small village.

Kayaba chuckled, he could feel the anger from everyone for doing that, he wondered what Kirito's expression was like now. Then he continued, "Just now, this Aincrad just destroyed a small village. You are all welcome to send scouts to confirm it."

The man then said, "Now, that was just but a fraction of what this structure can really do. If I really went in with everything, then I suppose the main continent of the Elemental Nations would cease to exist."

Kayaba paused again before he continued, "Oh, and don't bother destroying the structure from the outside. I've made sure it can withstand at least a thousand S-ranked jutsu. Though, you're all free to try, especially you, Onoki."

Kayaba cleared his throat before he said, "Now, back to the game I mentioned. This Aincrad has 100 floors. In each floor, is a small village and a dungeon. Inside the each of the dungeons are beasts I managed to summon from the summon realms."

He let out a breath and continued, "Your job is to clear the 100th floor, and to do that, you have to clear every floor, starting from the first floor, which will give you access to the second, and so on so forth."

The master blacksmith then smiled, "Now, you have six months to clear all 100th floors. If not, then I will destroy the world. The Five Kage and samurai from Tetsu no Kuni, or any other forces, are also not allowed to enter the structure, I can see everything in Aincrad, and if even one of you set foot in it, I will immediately destroy the world."

Kayaba's grin widened, "Now, each village is allowed to send a hundred members to clear the dungeons. Like I said, one person more than 100, or anyone not from the five major shinobi villages, I will destroy the world."

He then snapped his fingers, causing five objects to shoot out from the top of Aincrad, "I've sent entry points to Aincrad to each of your villages. There will be the same objects inside Aincrad, to allow you to enter and exit the structure as you please, as well as proceed to higher floors."

Kayaba smiled again, "Though, as I said, six months from today, to clear 100 floors."

His smile dropped and he finished, "That is all I have to say. I will be watching your every move, do keep me entertained. Have a good day."

With that said, the holograms vanished, leaving Aincrad floating in the air.

Back in Konoha, outside Kirito's shop, the blacksmith was shocked. Hell, he was already surprised when he heard his teacher's voice boom through the area, just a while after he finished training with Kakashi and Sasuke.

What came next when he went out of his shop was not anything he expected.

Kirito blinked in shocked, "What the fuck is he doing?"

Klein, who had followed him out, patted his shoulder, "Don't worry too much, you'll just have to ask him when you see him."

Agil nodded, having came out of his shop when he heard Kayaba's voice, actually everyone had came out to the streets when they heard his announcement, "Yeah. That bastard probably has some reason to do that."

Kirito frowned, "No, I'll ask him now."

Without waiting for a response, Kirito vanished in a glow of red. Agil sighed, "What are you doing, Kayaba..."

The bald man turned to Klein, "I'll take care of the shop. Go get Hikari and the other girls."

Klein saluted as he took off, "Aye sir."

With Kirito, he ran past the gates before something caught his eye outside the gates. The young man quickly stopped and walked to the object.

It looked like a tomb, with four small pillar-like objects surrounding it. Then Kirito remembered Kayaba had said something about entry points outside the villages.

He walked to it and stepped on the platform. Nothing happened. Frowning, he channelled chakra into the object, then it glowed... And everything turned white.

Kirito grunted as he shielded his eyes from the bright light. Then the light died down, revealing a huge town area.

Kirito frowned as he stepped down from the platform, "Where is this?"

The young man walked around, noting the shops that were void of people. Kirito frowned, stopping at the center of the area before he yelled, "Kayaba-sensei!"

On the top floor, Kayaba chuckled in amusement as he saw his student enter the first floor. He let out a breath and channelled chakra into the console.

With Kirito, his eyes widened as Kayaba suddenly appeared in front of him. The elder swordsman smiled, "Hey, Kirito. So, you're the first one to enter."

Kirito asked, ignoring his teacher's words, "What is this?! What are you doing?!"

Kayaba continued to smile, "This is a game, Kirito, with everyone in this world. I've already stated the rules, haven't I?"

Kirito glared at his teacher, "I don't understand! Why are you of all people doing this?!"

Kayaba's smile vanished and he took a step forward, "I will destroy this world, Kirito. This world, where your family lives in. I will destroy everyone, and everything in it."

Kirito's eyes widened at his words before Kayaba continued, "What will do, Kirito? Will you let me do as I please, and let those four girls die, or will you kill me?"

Kirito gritted his teeth as he clenched his fists. Then he punched the man, or at least, tried to. Kirito's eyes widened as his fist just phased through Kayaba's body.

The younger man quickly regained his footing as he turned and backed away, "What the hell..."

Kayaba chuckled, "A hologram, Kirito. In this castle, I control everything, I see everything. You don't think I'd be so stupid to meet you in person, did you? Not after my announcement."

Kirito glared at him, "So, after you left, you were building this?"

The man smiled, "Yes. My greatest project to date."

The man then stared at Kirito, and his tone turned cold, "I've said enough. Unfortunately, this is where we part ways. From this day on, you are no longer my student."

Kirito's eyes widened at Kayaba's words before the man snapped his fingers, as six creatures appeared, "A final gift, Kirito. These are Kobolds, creatures I found during my trip."

He then smirked, "If you want answers, well, I'll be waiting on the hundredth floor."

With that said, the hologram vanished, leaving Kirito alone with the creatures. Then, before Kirito could ponder about Kayaba's words, six creatures surrounded him.

The creatures looked like dogs, yet they were humanoid and wore armor, wielding hammers. Kirito didn't need anyone to tell him that they were hostile.

He gritted his teeth. Nothing about this made sense. Kayaba just wasn't someone who'd do something like this. Kirito growled and drew his swords and charged.

The first Kobold roared and swung its hammer at him. But Kirito easily saw it coming and parried away with the Elucidator.

He then slid past the first Kobold and swung his blades at another one, the two blades easily slicing the creature into pieces. Kirito then noticed he was standing right in the middle of the other five Kobolds.

He gripped his swords and charged them with chakra. Then he spun, "END REVOLVER!"

The sword skill easily killed all other five Kobolds, leaving Kirito standing there alone. Then, to his surprise, the Kobolds burst into light, quickly dispersing into the air.

Letting out a breath, Kirito looked around. He was still alone in the village, and there were no signs of any more enemies.

Then, Sinon's voice reached his ears, "Kirito-kun!"

The young man turned to see Hikari, Asuna, Sinon and Suguha running to him, with Yugao, Sasuke and Kakashi behind them.

Suguha asked as they reached him, "Are you okay?"

Asuna nodded, "Klein-san said you rushed in after Akihiko-san finished his announcement."

Hikari and Sinon both looked at him in worry, and Kirito also noticed the others' worried gazes at him.

Kirito shook his head, "No, I'm fine."

Kakashi said, "We should leave. Who knows what he has in store here..."

Sasuke nodded, "Yeah, we need more information before we come in again."

Kirito sighed, "Got it... Sorry for worrying you guys."

Yugao smiled, "It's okay. But, this doesn't feel like a floor. But then, this Aincrad is massive..."

Kakashi nodded, "Let's go, we should tell Hokage-sama about this."

No one objected as they started to walk to the teleportation gate. As they walked, Kirito stared at the backs of his four girls, and Kayaba's words rang in his ears, 'I will destroy this world, Kirito. This world, where your family lives in. I will destroy everyone, and everything in it.'

He tightened his grip around his swords, 'If he's going to destroy the world, then I'll stop him. As his student...'

He then quickly followed the others, leaving through the gate.

Meanwhile, on the 100th floor, Kayaba smiled as he watched his student leave Aincrad. He thought aloud, "You aren't my student anymore, Kirito, you can't be my student forever. You must surpass me, for everything you love."

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Three days later, Tsunade had called for a Kage Summit at Tetsu no Kuni. Gaara had immediately accept, with Ay and Mei accepting after thinking it over. Onoki, on the other hand, had needed persuasion from Kurotsuchi.

Now, Tsunade, Hikari, Kirito and Jiraiya were at the entrance to the building they were using for the summit, the latter three there as Tsunade's guards.

For safety reasons, Mifune, the leader of Tetsu no Kuni, had declared that they wouldn't have any Anbu in the country during the summit. None of the Kage disagreed.

So Tsunade chose her most trusted friend Jiraiya, her god-daughter, Hikari, and Kirito, one of the stronger fighters she had. All three capable of fighting off S-ranked or Kage level enemies without difficulties.

Tsunade would have brought Kakashi, but then her team would be overpowered, and they'd be able to take down an army if they went all out. Well, not that they couldn't with the team she had now. Kirito was at least equal to Kakashi in terms of capabilities, if Tsunade was to be honest. But then, Kirito was not as well known as Kakashi was.

As they reached the entrance, they were greeted by Mifune. The samurai said, "Welcome, Hokage-dono. I hope your trip here was pleasant."

Tsunade smiled as she folded her arms, "Yes, it was uneventful. Thank you for letting us have the summit here, Mifune-dono."

The others just kept quiet as the old man chuckled, "Well, considering our country is the only truly neutral one, I suppose it's to be expected."

His tone then turned serious, "But this is no small matter, with Kayaba Akihiko and his... Aincrad."

Tsunade nodded, claiming to destroy the world was not a simple thing, especially when you did it in front of the whole world.

A loud voice reached their ears, "Hmph, he does have the guts, I'll give him that."

They turned to see the Raikage with Killer B and Darui with him. Hikari greeted, "Raikage-sama, Bee-san."

Ay smirked, "Hey, Hikari, Hokage-dono, Jiraiya."

Tsunade ignored the fact that Ay had greeted Hikari first. Well, the Raikage probably had more respect for the younger blonde, since she had learned, if not mastered, the Hiraishin. To the man, speed mattered a lot.

Killer Bee approached his fellow Jinchurikii and was about to say something when Hikari glared at him, "Start rapping again and I swear I will take away what makes you a man."

Bee sweat-dropped and raised his arms in a surrendering manner, "Okay, okay, I won't... Bakayaro, Konoyaro."

Hikari just grew a tick mark before she took a deep breath, "Well, whatever... Its good to see you again, Bee-san. Sorry for what happened to Yugito-san."

Ay hmph'd, "What's done is done. Besides, it's not your fault. Its the Akatsuki."

Hikari nodded, "Thank you. And about the Akatsuki, there's something I should tell you, but that can wait until after the meeting."

Ay raised an eyebrow before he nodded, "Sure."

Hikari then said, pulling Kirito to them, "Oh, and this is Kirito-kun. He's the one I mentioned before."

Ay stared at the black swordsman, "Hmm, so, you're the one. Hikari claims that you can match my speed."

Kirito glanced at Hikari, who just grinned, before he turned back to Ay with a forced smile, "Erm, I don't think I can..."

The Raikage smirked, "Nonsense! If she says you can, then I'm pretty sure you would be able to. So, after this meeting, we're going to have a spar!"

Ay patted Kirito's shoulder before he left to talk with Tsunade and Jiraiya. And by pat, it was a rather strong smack that made Kirito stumble a bit. Hikari smiled innocently at Kirito, "Like I said, he's weird, definitely a muscle idiot, but he's a good guy."

The swordsman glared at his girlfriend lightly, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

Hikari just kept her smile, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Another voice spoke, catching their attention, "It's been a while, Kirito."

The swordsman turned and blinked in surprise to see Zabuza, "Zabuza?"

The man grinned behind his mask as Kirito asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zabuza pointed his thumb at Mei who was talking with Jiraiya, Tsunade and Ay, "I went back to Kirigakure a while after what happened in Nami no Kuni. The Mizukage was kind enough to bring me back in, so here I am."

Ao hmph'd, "Back in my day, we wouldn't give people like you a second thought. Especially cowards who run away from the frontlines."

Zabuza just ignored the man and said, noticing Kirito's headband on his forearm, "So, you're also part of Konoha now."

Kirito chuckled, "Well, I can't really fight if I'm a civilian, right?"

The wielder of the Kubikiribocho smirked, "True. Besides, you still owe me a spar. After so long, I want to see if you've gotten better or not."

The man then pulled a younger man to them, "Chojuro! This is the guy I told you about, Kirito is a skilled swordsman, and he dual wields like you do."

Chojuro yelped as Zabuza pulled him over. The young man looked at Kirito and bowed slightly, "Erm, my name is Choujuro, nice to meet you, Kirito-san!"

Kirito forced a smile, "Well, you don't have to be so stiff. You're around my age, right?"

Choujuro rose from his bow and nodded, "Yes, thank you very much. I've heard a lot about you from Zabuza-senpai."

Before they could continue, a grumpy voice rang through the area, "I came here thinking we would have a Kages meeting, but all I see are children chatting around. What is this? A play date?"

Everyone turned to see Onoki with Kurotsuchi, Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi. Before anyone replied, a male voice replied, "Then wouldn't you be a child as well, considering you're here, Tsuchikage?"

They turned to see Gaara with Temari and Kankuro. Onoki stared at the young Kazekage, "Hmph, I don't want to hear it from you."

Gaara let a small smirk appear on his face, "Well, you're the one who answered me."

The old Tsuchikage saw red and would have blown up right there if it wasn't for Kitsuchi, Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi holding him back.

Gaara ignored the old fart and nodded to the others in respect.

Then, Mifune spoke up, "So, everyone is here. Let's go in, now, shall we?"

No one objected, and they quickly entered the building, following Mifune to a meeting room where all of the Five Kage took a seat, with their respective escorts standing behind them.

Mifune glanced around and nodded, "Place your Kage hats on the table."

The five leaders complied, placing the symbols of their positions on the table. Mifune announced, "I am Mifune, and I will preside over these proceedings. Let the Five Kage Summit begin!"

Tsunade nodded and spoke, "Then, I'll start. We all saw that announcement from Kayaba Akihiko a few days ago, right?"

The Raikage, Mizukage and Kazekage nodded, but Onoki said, "Before that, I believe there is something we should talk about."

Everyone glanced at him, and the Tsuchikage stared at Tsunade, Hikari and Kirito, "If I remember correctly, Kayaba Akihiko used to live in Konohagakure, am I wrong?"

Tsunade nodded, "That's right. Kayaba Akihiko used to be a blacksmith in our village, but, years ago, he left the village. He's a civilian, so leaving was his right. After that, I, and the village, had no contact with him."

Onoki narrowed his eyes, "Fine, but even if we ignore that, there is something else that I cannot ignore. It has come to my attention that Konoha has almost all of the remaining Bijuu with them. The Niibi, Sanbi, Nanabi, and the Kyuubi."

He looked at all the people present straight in the eye, "Isn't it obvious that Konoha is gathering too much power?! And with Aincrad, isn't it obvious Konoha is at fault?!"

Gaara sighed, "Now here's where I have to disagree. If you were just accusing them of the issue with Aincrad, I would have agreed with you. But, when it comes to the Bijuu, you're wrong."

Onoki turned and stared at the Kazekage, "Pray tell, how so?"

Gaara stared at Hikari in the eye before he said, "Konohagakure is the only village to have taken action actively, in stopping the Akatsuki, when they were gathering the Bijuu."

Onoki narrowed his eyes, "What are you getting at?"

Gaara stared at Onoki, "Yes, Konoha has almost all of the Bijuu with them, the last one being the Hachibi, sealed in Killer Bee, from Kumogakure. But, every Bijuu with Konoha is not there because they wanted power."

The Tsuchikage was about to say something when Tsunade spoke up, "Well, as suspicious as it looks like, that's the case. The Akatsuki could not have the bijuu, so we did everything to keep them off their hands."

Onoki glared at her, "That's just an excuse! You are disrupting the power balance!"

Ay glared at Onoki, "That's where you're wrong, Onoki."

The Tsuchikage turned to the Raikage, "How am I wrong?"

The man spoke calmly, but the anger was evident in his voice, "The Jinchurikii and the Bijuu are not weapons. They are living beings, like all of us here. If you want to talk about power balance, then that never existed in the first place."

Onoki narrowed his eyes again, "What are you talking about?"

Ay didn't reply, instead, Mei did, "If you think about it now, there never was a balance. True, all of our villages at least had a Bijuu at that time. But, if you look at everything else, Konoha and Kumo were always stronger. In fact, this doesn't really change anything."

Gaara nodded, "Exactly, and I actually support the fact that Konoha houses most of the remaining Bijuu. Now, that is the safest place for the Bijuu."

Onoki glared at Tsunade, "Then why is it that I've received intel that the leader of the Akatsuki is currently residing in Konoha?!"

Tsunade glanced at Hikari and the Namikaze stepped forward, "As you all should know, the leader of the Akatsuki, Pein, attacked our village. We managed to defeat him, and I went to Amegakure."

Hikari smiled innocently, which sent shivers down everyone's spine, "We had a nice talk, and turns out Pein is an Uzumaki like I am. So I managed to convince him to join us and disband the Akatsuki."

The Uzumaki looked at Ay and Gaara, "I was actually planning on telling you guys after the meeting , but someone beat me to it."

Onoki glared at the girl, "So housing an S-ranked terrorist is not a crime?!"

Hikari turned to look at him, "I won't deny that. But, Nagato wanted to change, so as fellow Uzumaki, I gave him a chance."

Onoki was about to blow when Tsunade spoke up, "Well, needless to say, housing an S-ranked nuke nin is not acceptable. But, last I checked, there is no Uzumaki Nagato in the Bingo Book."

The Tsuchikage was about to say something else when Mei said, "Well, if you look at it that way, then it should be fine. But, are you really sure he isn't acting just to get the Bijuu?"

Tsunade nodded, "First off, the Akatsuki isn't just gathering the Bijuu for power. If they wanted power, then the Rinnegan would be enough."

Gaara and Ay nodded, already knowing where this was going. But Mei and Onoki were confused. The old man grumbled, "So, what more would you need the Bijuu for, other than as weapons?"

His words ticked off Ay, Gaara and just about everyone else in the room except for his escorts, Mei, Choujuro and Zabuza.

Tsunade sighed and looked at Hikari, who nodded and answered, "The Juubi. When you gather all the nine Bijuu and seal them into the Gedo Mazo, a statue only accessible with the Rinnegan, the Juubi can be revived."

Onoki huffed, "So, in the end it's just for another Bijuu?"

Ay stared at him, "Don't be mistaken. The Juubi is a combination of all nine Bijuu, and it is stronger than all of them combined. If they succeeded, then they could end the world any time."

Mei then said, "Well, speaking off ending the world, shouldn't we be discussing about Aincrad? We only have six months."

Onoki glared at her, "This is more important than that, we don't even know if its a bluff!"

Ay sighed, "If you continue, then this will eventually lead to war, do you know that, Onoki?"

The Tsuchikage glared at him, "Are you saying we can't beat them?"

Gaara shook his head and said, "No, Raikage-dono isn't just saying it. If you start a war with them, then Iwagakure won't exist after that."

Onoki turned to the Kazekage, "What do you mean?!"

Gaara pointed to Tsunade, Hikari, Ay, Killer Bee and himself, "Now, Sunagakure is in an alliance with Konoha. You pick a fight with them, then we'll fight against you. And I'm pretty sure Ay-dono would rather die than fight alongside you."

Ay nodded, "Hikari never does anything without reason. If she brought the leader of the Akatsuki into Konoha, then she would definitely have a damn good reason to do it."

The Raikage then glared at him, "Besides, from the start, you've been saying that Bijuu, and by extension, the Jinchurikii are weapons. My brother is one of them."

The Mizukage decided to speak up as well, "Well, if you do go to war, then apologies, Tsuchikage-dono, even if my village does join, it won't be on your side. Zabuza seems fond of several Konoha ninja, and we were already planning on forming an alliance with them anyways, if Hokage-dono accepts of course. "

Onoki just gritted his teeth and calmed himself down. Tsunade let out a breath and hid a smirk. She didn't need to do anything and the other villages were already pushing Onoki down. The woman was glad she brought Hikari with her.

The woman said, "I do hope this doesn't lead to war, Tsuchikage-dono. There are more things at stake now."

Onoki just gritted his teeth before he said, "Fine. So, what do you want to do?"

Tsunade smiled, "Well, earlier, I thought it'd be good to do some recon. So I sent some of my Anbu to check the place out."

Mei smiled, "Same here."

Ay and Gaara both nodded and they said respectively, "Yeah, I did the same too. / Same."

Onoki closed his eyes, calming himself before he nodded, "I also sent some of my Anbu to scout out the place earlier."

Tsunade nodded, "Then I suppose you all know that our chakra and abilities are suppressed inside Aincrad."

Ay let out a breath, "Though, it'd seem that only chakra is suppressed. In fact, my Anbu said that it was cut down by half, but the chakra would return faster than normal."

Gaara nodded, "It also seems that if you defeat the monsters, or creatures, living there, you'd obtaina form of currency. And my Anbu found that those money could be used in the village to buy items and food, even weapons. There also seem to be a drink that restores chakra."

Mei sighed, "One of my teams found a rather large room, I suppose it's where the huge summon Kayaba spoke of is. Of course, I ordered them not to engage it. We have no idea what are its abilities after all."

Tsunade sighed, "100 floors, 6 months. It'd mean we would have to clear one floor every two days at least. And we're already three days behind."

Onoki huffed, "We don't even know if he's bluffing."

Mei shook her head, "No, you saw how that Aincrad destroyed a small village in one blow. Even if it wasn't a fraction of its full power, it'd still do serious damage to our villages, and by extension, the world. Do you want to risk that?"

Onoki just wisely shut up before Gaara asked, "So, what should we do now?"

Ay grunted, "Hmph, since we're in a rush, I say we get started now, send 100 troops from each of our villages and quickly take care of this creature."

Tsunade took a glance at Kirito, noting his determined face. Well, at least he wasn't going to be like how Sasuke was, or at least, she hoped. The Hokage turned back to face the other leaders and nodded, "Then let's do it. Tomorrow, we send 100 ninja each and they raid the boss."

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DONE. So, this is the official start of the Aincrad arc. Now, as I said earlier, I won't do every floor. The first floor, the 74th and 75th floor, and the 100th floor are definitely in.

Also, apart from the 1st, 74th, 75th and 100th floors, I won't be following the other floors' bosses exactly, as in, let's say for the 10th floor, if I do it, I won't necessarily use Kagachi the Samurai Lord, maybe I'll use the Fatal Scythe or something.

So yeah, the next chapter will be the first boss raid. After that I'll see how it goes. Do tell me if you want any of the floors to be shown here.

Until the next chapter. Review please.