Hey... Sorry for the late update, I was sick, had a bacterial infection, almost got hospitalized and I couldn't work on my assessments, hell I couldn't move a muscle for a whole day, much less work on the chapter, so it was pushed further back.

Originally I was hoping to get this done in 2 weeks at most. But as I said, I got sick, still am actually, and it got pushed back to a month.

Now, I thank all of those who reviewed, thank you very much. It motivated me to try and work on this chapter. Yes, The Hell Walker, Gozu was, as you said, Yamcha'd.

To the Guest, don't worry, what Oberon done WILL be undone, one way or another, maybe we'll throw in some Infinity Stones to snap it away while we're at it. XD Just kidding.

To Antex The Legendary Zoroark, you'll find out here. Most of the answers you seek are here. I hate Oberon as much as the next person, but this is a way to build up for what comes next.

So yeah, keep up the reviews, I'll try my best to keep you all entertained. Hope you guys enjoy my story, and here's the new chapter.

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After regathering his thoughts on what had happened, Kirito decided to head back to the fortress.

As he flew up into the air, Kirito's eyes widened as he saw giant tree, where he was sure was the ruins of Aincrad, or rather, Oberon's fortress.

(Yes, its the World Tree in ALO)

The man narrowed his eyes and continued his flight to the area.

Soon, he reached the tree, and he landed in front of the base of the tree, which was the exact same entrance/gates of the fortress.

That raised another question, where were the members of Team Gai? The swordsman silently cursed himself. In worrying for his family, he had failed to remember the fact that the members of Team Gai may had been caught in whatever Oberon did.

Kirito stared at the gates, before looking up at the huge tree in front of him, 'For now, I'll go in and see what's happening.'

He approached the gates and pushed. But they didn't budge. The man sighed. He should have expected it.

Previously, it was most likely because of Hikari and Asuna that the gates opened, and Oberon didn't like their presence, so he sent a squad of knights, which also opened the gates in the process.

But now, Kirito was the only one there, so Oberon wouldn't even need to bother with him.

Kirito tch'd and backed away from the gates. He then began to think. He remembered everything, right up to the moment he was about to kill Oberon.

But then the self proclaimed king did something. That was the one thing that he couldn't remember. And that was the problem.

Kirito narrowed his eyes, cursing himself again, 'It can't be helped. I'll go back to the village, Jiraiya or the Hokage may know something about this.'

The man turned, albeit frustratedly, and shot into the sky, flying back towards Konoha. Totally unaware of the fact that he was being watched by a pair of eyes filled with arrogance.

With Kirito, he landed in front of the gates of Konoha, and he was immediately greeted by Izumo and Kotetsu.

Izumo grinned, "Ah, Kirito! You're back!"

Kirito nodded, "Yeah. I'm the only one though."

Kotetsu blinked, slightly confused, "Hmm? But... you left on a solo mission, right?"

Kirito blinked in response, "Solo mission?"

Izumo nodded, referring to the registration book, "Yes, you left to investigate about a man kidnapping girls, right?"

Kirito smiled awkardly, "Erm, I went with the girls, with the members of Team Gai."

Izumo and Kotetsu shared a confused look, and Kotetsu spoke, "Team Gai? They just departed on another mission just now."

Izumo nodded, "Yeah. Are you okay, Kirito?"

The swordsman frowned slightly, "Are you sure? I'm sure I went with Asuna, Hikari, Suguha, Sinon, and the members of team Gai. I was leading that mission."

Kotetsu and Izumo looked at the registration book, and the latter shook his head, "No, it says you went on this solo. Besides, who are these girls you're talking about?"

Kirito gaped slightly, "You don't remember? Hikari, Uzumaki Hikari! The late Yondaime Hokage's daughter!"

Kotetsu looked at the man strangely, "Daughter? The Yondaime Hokage didn't have any children, Kirito. Did something happen in that mission?"

Kirito turned around, scratching the back of his head hard, 'What the fuck is happening?!'

Then Kirito remembered that Hikari was part of Kakashi's team, and he turned to the two eternal guards, "Where's Kakashi?"

Izumo blinked, "Kakashi? Erm, last I saw him he was at Agil's place."

Kirito nodded and turned to leave, "Thanks."

As the swordsman left hurriedly, Kotetsu commented, "Kirito seems troubled about something. What happened in that mission?"

Izumi shrugged, leaning back into his chair, "Who knows? But he'd better see a doctor before he goes insane."

Kotetsu nodded, placing his head on his arm on the table, "Yeah."

With Kirito, he reached Agil's cafe in no time, and as he entered, he saw Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura sitting at a table.

Kakashi noticed the swordsman and waved, "Hey, Kirito."

The man approached the table, "Kakashi-san."

Sakura stared confusedly at him, "-san? When did you stop calling him sensei, Kirito-san?"

Kirito was about to ask what she was talking about when Kakashi raised his hand, "Mah, mah, don't worry about it. I told you three to stop referring to me as your teacher after Kirito brought Sasuke back, right? Its fine."

The cyclops looked at the swordsman, "Besides, how did the mission go?"

Kirito nodded, "That's why I'm here. You seen the girls?"

Kakashi blinked confusedly, "The girls? Who're you talking about?"

Kirito blinked, a very bad picture forming in his mind. Regardless, he continued, "I'm talking about Hikari, Suguha, Asuna and Sinon! We went on that mission together, with Neji, Tenten and Lee. But for some reason, Kotetsu and Izumo believe I went on that mission solo."

Kakashi furrowed his brow, "I don't know who you're talking about. And you did go on the mission solo, Hokage-sama said it was better that way. And Gai and his team left on a courier mission just a while before you came in."

Sasuke nodded before he asked, "You okay, man? What happened on that mission?"

Sakura nodded, "You seem really out of it."

Kirito frowned slightly, but still replied, "It's nothing... I'll see you guys around."

Without another word, Kirito turned and left the cafe, heading for the Hokage's office. As he walked, he asked everyone the same things, about the girls, for any clues about what had happened.

All of them gave him the same answers. No one knew who Hikari, Suguha, Asuna or Sinon were. It was as if they never existed in the first place.

And a weird thing about it, was that when he asked about the massive tree where the ruins of Aincrad were. No one knew what was Aincrad, as if the Aincrad incident never happened.

Instead, the World Tree Yggdrasil, as they called it, had apparently existed for ages. Though no one knew how long, with rumors of a man, or rather, a Fairy King named Oberon, living on the massive tree.

Kirito frowned, clenching his fists. He had a rough idea for what happened, and he didn't like it at all. Clearing his mind, the man headed for the Hokage tower.

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Meanwhile, earlier after Kirito found himself in the forest, in the Oberon's fortress, now turned into the massive tree, more specifically, in the throne room, Oberon sat on his throne, exhausted, evident from his eye bags.

Asuna demanded, glaring at the blonde, "What did you do?! Where's Kirito-kun!"

Oberon let out a breath, looking at the four trapped girls tiredly, "I sent him away, now no one can interfere."

He smiled, "Or rather, no one will."

Hikari glared at him, a sentiment shared by the other three girls, as the last Namikaze asked, "What do you mean?"

Oberon leaned on his throne, "I erased memories about the four of you from the world. No one will interfere with our lives, not anymore."

Suguha narrowed her eyes, "What are you talking about?"

Oberon was about to answer when Sinon's eyes widened, and the archer said, "Seals... Aincrad was loaded with them, if he knew what to choose, then he could do anything..."

The girls' eyes widened as they started to put the pieces together, and they realized what had happened. It also explained why they couldn't contact their tenants.

Asuna glared at the self proclaimed king, "Kirito-kun won't forget about us. He'll definitely come for us, if we don't get out first."

Oberon huffed, "I doubt he'll remember."

Then the self-proclaimed king frowned, "But enough about that mongrel... You shall never speak of him ever again."

Hikari was about to retort when Oberon snapped his fingers, causing the girls to scream in pain as Oberon's slavery seals activated.

Oberon frowned as the girls slowly stood up, resisting the seals, and the man, for a short moment, saw the silhouettes of the bijuu behind the girls.

The self proclaimed king tch'd, "I see... So... Those foul beasts are resisting my control... No matter."

The blonde man snapped his fingers again, unknowingly placing a Hakke no Fuin (from afar) over the girls, further sealing away the bijuu.

(Now, I know Fuinjutsu doesn't work that way. But for Oberon, he absorbed the seals in Aincrad, giving him control over them, and he can exert those effects on the real world, though he just thinks its his own power and not the seals. Its like, the seals are on him, and they all exert an area of effect.)

Inside Hikari, and the three other girls, the bijuu all growled as they were further sealed away.

Kurama roared as he punched the extra cage that represented the extra seal, "Dammit!"

The nine tailed fox was furious. He could see everything that had happened outside, and he knew exactly what Oberon had done.

But because of the suppression seals Oberon used, along with the extra seal he was placing on them, Kurama could do nothing but watch at a side as his friend was being placed under a slavery seal.

The fox, and the other bijuu, growled as they felt the seals take hold, just as the girls' eyes all dulled.

The bijuu all cursed their luck. The girls were all strong on their own, coupled with the bijuu's help, they would be near unstoppable. But Oberon's powers originated from the one weakness all Jinchurikii had... Seals.

Outside the seals, Oberon let out a breath and smirked as the girls stopped resisting. He sat down on his throne and spoke aloud, "Well, I'm quite tired now..."

He glanced down at the girls and shook his head, "Mah, we'll just have our fun tomorrow. Go to your rooms and get some rest."

The girls wordlessly left the room and headed for several rooms Oberon had prepared in advance. The self proclaimed King then rested his head on his arm, closing his eyes as he went to sleep.

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Later, with Kirito, he was standing in the Hokage's office, with Tsunade and Jiraiya. From what he gathered, Kirito was the one who defeated Pein, recruited Nagato and Konan back to Konoha.

In fact, most of the girls' achievements were, from what he gathered, done by him. That made the man uneasy.

Now, Tsunade asked, "So, Kirito, how did it go?"

Kirito didn't answer the question, instead, he asked, "Hokage-sama, did something happen when I was on the mission?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, "Hmm?"

The woman leaned back as Jiraiya spoke, "Well, there was a bright flash for a short moment. But nothing much happened."

Kirito tch'd, 'I figured as much... That bastard did something...'

He turned to Hikari's godparents, it wouldn't hurt to ask anyway, "Do you know where Hikari and the girls went?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, "Girls? Who are you talking about?"

Kirito stayed silent for a moment before he shook his head, "No, its nothing."

The swordsman could see that they knew nothing about them. Asking them further would have only caused more problems.

Tsunade nodded before she asked, "So, your report?"

Kirito nodded, "Yeah..."

He gave a short report about what happened, though he changed several things, about how the girls and the members of team Gai were involved.

After that, he left the office and headed to the Namikaze compound. Fortunately, the compound was as it was, and he could enter it.

The man quickly checked the girls' rooms, and to his relief, everything was it should be. The girls' belongings were all there.

Kirito sighed as he sat down on the sofa, 'What should I do now?'

The man thought about it, before he slowly drifted to sleep.

Then, the swordsman heard a familiar voice, "Papa!"

Kirito's eyes snapped open, the sight of his reality marble, or rather, his mindscape, in front of him. More importantly, Yui was standing in front of him.

The swordsman quickly snapped out of his stupor and asked, "Yui?!"

The girl beamed and embraced her 'father' tightly, "Papa! I was so worried, you know! I couldn't contact you, and I couldn't sense any of my Mamas!"

Kirito nodded before he asked, "Did you see what happened?"

Yui let go of him as her face turned serious, "Yes, I have assimilated most of the information from Aincrad, and I have an idea about what happened."

Kirito nodded for her to continue, and Yui said, "From what I saw, and what I know, Oberon absorbed the other half of Aincrad, more specifically the seals. I don't think he realises that, but he used the seals to alter reality."

Kirito frowned, "He can do that?"

Yui nodded, "As you know, Kayaba Akihiko had placed many seals on Aincrad. Combine every single one of them, considering there are many kinds of time space seals and suppression seals, it wouldn't be too hard to alter reality. And from what we saw, the only things he altered were everyone's memories of Asuna-mama, Hikari-mama, Suguha-mama and Sinon-mama. And he could have also reset Neji-san, Tenten-san and Lee-san's locations."

Kirito narrowed his eyes, "I see... That's bad..."

He then asked, "Are there any ways we can reverse that?"

The girl nodded, "Yes, there's only one way, and that's to kill him."

Kirito frowned as he considered how to do that, "Oberon, and most likely the girls, will be in that fortress..."

He looked at Yui, "Yui, any ideas how to get in there?"

The girl nodded, "Of course. Since I have assimilated almost everything from Aincrad, I can most probably override the commands and allow us entry."

Then she frowned, "Unfortunately, I don't think I can stop the guards."

Kirito nodded, "Its fine... I'll figure something out."

He thought a while before he said, "I'll ask Hokage-sama if I can get a squad to infiltrate the fortress, then we can find the girls."

Yui nodded before she warned, "But be careful, Papa, I don't think I can talk to you after you wake up. Something is stopping me, and Oberon may have altered some of their other memories."

Kirito nodded, "Got it."

The girl smiled, "Good, now get some rest, Papa. We'll talk the next time you get a nap."

Kirito blinked as what his 'daughter' said sunk in, and he started to protest when Yui snapped her fingers, and everything turned black.

As Kirito's manifestation in his mind vanished, Yui frowned as she sat down, conjuring up a small panel as she reviewed what had happened. The girl thought, 'I hope he hasn't gone that far...'

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The next morning, Kirito woke up with a groan. He grumbled as he remembered Yui forcing him to sleep last night, "Dammit..."

He let out a sigh as he sat up from his bed, "Whatever... Time to work."

Kirito quickly got dressed and headed for the Hokage's tower, with one purpose in his mind.

A short while later, Kirito was standing in front of Tsunade's desk, and the last Senju had a serious face, "So... You want a mission to scout out the World Tree, because you think there are four girls trapped up there?"

Kirito nodded, "Yeah."

Tsunade let out a sigh, "I can't do that, Kirito. You should know that no one is allowed to go anywhere near Yggdrasil."

The swordsman suppressed the urge to frown, "Why not?"

The Hokage sighed again, "Kirito, I think you should go see a doctor. You've been acting strange ever since you came back from that mission."

Kirito stayed silent for a while, considering his options. If he pushed on, Tsunade might deem him unstable and probably keep him on watch, which was the last thing he needed. The swordsman nodded, "I see..."

Tsunade let out a breath and said, "Take the day off, Kirito. And don't do anything crazy."

The swordsman nodded and left the office.

As he walked, Kirito thought, 'That didn't go well... Shoulda seen that coming... Whatever, time for plan B then...'

And what was plan B?

Simple. Kirito would head for the fortress, or in this case, Yggdrasil, and get in by himself, find a way to get past that army of knights, and then find the girls, the five of them kick Oberon's ass, they leave, they win.

He couldn't take any risks asking others for help. Everyone had a similar response whenever he asked about Yggdrasil, and would probably respond similarly to how Tsunade did.

Kirito let out a breath as he checked his gear again. He had his swords, he had a small bag of chakra pills for emergencies, and he had a spare set of supplies sealed in his coat.

The man nodded and headed to stand behind a tree near the gates. After checking the area, with Kotetsu and Izumo, fortunately, sleeping on the job again, Kirito silently projected a dagger and threw it out of the gates before vanishing in a burst of blue particles.

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After a short while, Kirito appeared on a branch of a tree some distance away from Yggdrasil.

The man squatted down, staring at the massive doors in front of him. Kirito frowned before he opened his coat, staring at the seal that kept Yui in.

Supposedly, from what he remembered according to Hikari and Kurama, the seal was designed to let the 'content', in this case, Yui, enter and exit the seal as she liked, at the same time keeping a 'leash' on her so that she'd stay binded to the seal.

But now, Yui couldn't do that. The swordsman knew exactly why, an additional seal was acting upon it, most likely the world itself too.

The swordsman let out a breath and shifted his position so that he'd be sitting on the branch. Then, he took out a seal tag and swiftly drew a sleeping seal on it, coupled with a barrier seal and a small self-destruction seal set to activate in 15 minutes.

Looking at it for a brief moment, Kirito sighed, "This is ridiculous."

Then, he slapped the seal on his forehead and activated the seal.

As soon as the seal started glowing, Kirito's head instantly fell down, hanging as he was knocked out by the seal.

With Kirito's consciousness, he opened his eyes and found himself in his mindscape. The man looked around, taking in the sight of his mindscape, the exact same sight as his Reality Marble.

Kirito spoke, "Yui."

In an instant, the girl appeared in front of him, smiling, "Papa."

Kirito nodded with a soft smile, patting her head before his face turned serious, "Yui, I'm going in to the fortress, how are we going to open the doors?"

Yui nodded, "I can open it directly if I can connect myself to the doors, but right now my connection to you, and hence my connection to the outer world, is cut."

The man sighed, looking up, "So we need to fix that first..."

Yui nodded. Kirito turned, looking around his mindscape, "Yui, is there a manifestation of my seal and the suppression here?"

Yui frowned and looked around, "Hmm, I think there is one."

The girl closed her eyes and focused before she opened them and said, "Found them, Papa, but you'll need to make adjustments outside the seal."

The swordsman nodded, "So, where are they?"

Yui turned and pointed at five directions, "They are all at the end of the mindscape, but we won't need to go there."

Kirito raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

The girl smiled, "Take a look at your seal, Papa."

The man blinked and took off his shirt, revealing his seal on his chest, with five small parts of the seal glowing white. Kirito furrowed his brows, "Are these?"

Yui nodded, "Yes, they are the marks that are held down by the external seal Oberon made. Since the suppression seal isn't directly on your body, it needs to interact with our seal to suppress it."

Kirito nodded, "So if I loosen, as in modify the seal at these five parts, we can talk outside?"

Yui nodded, "Yes, but unfortunately I still won't be able to manifest outside."

Kirito nodded, "That's better that way, better not risk you getting caught too."

The girl pouted, "Mou, Papa! I'm not exactly weak! I have all the chakra from Aincrad after all and I've been practicing using it!"

Kirito chuckled full-heartedly and patted her head, "Yeah, but you'll still be you."

Yui just puffed her cheeks at her father before Kirito said, "Well, I suppose I should go. Talk to you later."

The girl stopped pouting and instead beamed at her father, "Got it!"

Kirito grinned and vanished from his mindscape, leaving Yui alone again. As soon as he left, a silhouette appeared before Yui.

The young girl frowned and looked at the silhouette, "Are you sure you don't want to reveal yourself to him?"

The silhouette shook their head and chuckled in a distorted voice, "Not yet. Besides, I'm not completely here anyways."

Yui let out a sigh and sat down below a tree before the silhouette asked, curiosity in their voice, "By the way, you have yet to tell him of the Underworld, why?"

The girl stared at the silhouette, "I don't like to keep secrets from Papa, but you did make it clear you wanted to tell him more when the time came, and I'd tell him if you run out of time."

The silhouette chuckled, "You know, for someone born less than a year ago, you're very mature."

Yui pouted, glaring at the silhouette cutely, "That's your fault, ya know?"

The silhouette laughed and nodded, "Yes, I suppose so. I gave you all the knowledge I had gathered after all. I suppose I'll leave for now. I'll see you next time I get to connect to the seal."

The silhouette vanished, leaving a frowning Yui sitting there before she closed her eyes, waiting for her father to loosen the seal.

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Outside the seal, Kirito opened his eyes and quickly took off his coat and shirt, revealing his seal. The man frowned as he unsealed his sealing supplies.

Kirito silently let out a breath and made a few strokes around the five parts of the seal, channeling chakra into them as he did.

After a short moment, Kirito put down his brush and made a single handed seal, and pushed in a small amount of chakra, "Fuin."

Instantly, the five extra strokes vanished, and the five spots on his seal lightened, signifying he had successfully loosened the seal.

Kirito let out a sigh and thought, 'Yui, you there?'

Immediately, the girl's bubbly voice sounded in his mind, "Yes, Papa! It worked!"

Kirito smiled and stood up, turning to the gates, 'Let's go. Better not keep your moms waiting.'

Yui nodded determinedly, "Got it!"

Kirito nodded and jumped down from the tree. Then, as he slowly walked forward, the man extended his senses, searching for any potential enemies.

Fortunately, he found none.

Soon, Kirito was standing in front of the gates again, 'Yui, how do we do this?'

Yui nodded and said, "Place your hands on the gates, Papa. I'll handle the rest."

Kirito nodded and did as he was told. And in a short moment, he felt some of Yui's chakra flow out of his arm into the gates, and they slowly moved open.

Kirito narrowed his eyes and drew his swords, 'I'm going in, Yui.'

The girl nodded, "Good luck, Papa."

The swordsman moved in and slowly walked through the gates, reaching a rather huge hall. He frowned, "It seems different than before."

Then he heard Yui's voice, "Papa! I sense my Mamas! They're directly above us!"

Kirito's eyes widened and his head snapped up towards the ceiling that was rather far up, with a design akin to a Pokeball.

The man spread his wings and was about to shoot straight up when a hundred knights appeared from the ceiling, quickly surrounding him.

Then an annoyingly familiar voice boomed through the area, "I gave you a chance to live a new life, yet you're still here, mongrel."

Kirito narrowed his eyes and drew his swords, "This is your fault in the first place, Oberon! No, Nobuyuki Sugou!"

Oberon's voice boomed through the area again, "SILENCE! For once again stepping into my castle, you will be executed!"

Kirito tch'd as the hundred knights all charged at him. If they were exactly the same as the ones they faced before Oberon did his magic trick, then he was gonna have a hard time. But he wasn't turning back, he couldn't.

The swordsman roared and projected 10 random swords around him and spread his wings, charging forward.

The ten swords instantly clashed against the knights, pushing a lot of them back as Kirito started hacking through the knights.

Kirito slashed down a knight with the Elucidator before blocking a sword fron another knight from his back. The man then willed one of the projected blades to cut down that knight before willing two swords to block attacks from behind.

Not missing a beat, Kirito turned and blasted the knights with a Tempesta spell, temporarily clearing off the knights from behind.

For a short moment, Kirito held his own against the knights, slowly moving his way up towards the ceiling.

But the knights started to pile up, and Kirito was pushed back down by the hoard of knights. Kirito cursed as he projected two copies of the Kubikiribocho and blocked attacks from the knights, 'At this rate, I won't have the strength to fight Sugou, and he'll most likely have the girls captured...'

Yui responded, worry in her voice, "Papa! I think you should retreat for now. We cannot get past these knights as you are, we should get help."

Kirito tch'd as he pushed several knights away again. He hated to admit it, but he had underestimated the amount of knights Sugou could send.

He had foolishly expected the man to send the same 20 knights at him. He was wrong, instead of just 20, Oberon sent 100.

Kirito growled and blasted another knight away with an Ignest fireball before he nodded, 'It can't be helped... Let's retreat, for now.'

Yui nodded in response as Kirito turned and raised both of his swords, facing the exit, and then he roared, "ENHANCE ARMAMENT!"

The Elucidator and the Dark Repulsor both glowed, a bright white aura engulfing the swords. Then, Kirito yelled, "RELEASE RECOLLECTION!"

Instantly, the energy around the two swords extended in a burst or energy, combining and forming a huge sword of light.

With a roar, Kirito swung the blades downwards, clearing off a path towards the exit, breaking off the doors at the same time. But, as expected, the knights all quickly sprang back up, and the door was quickly reparing itself.

The swordsman cursed as he shot downwards as the knights started closing in on him. The man thought, 'Please MAKE IT!'

In a short moment, Kirito shot out of the fortress right as the door fully repaired itself, closing off the knights away at the same time.

As Kirito shot out of the fortress, Oberon huffed as he dispelled the panel that oversaw the battle, "Whatever... I'll let him live... For now..."

He then got an idea and smirked evilly, "Or maybe not..."

He snapped his fingers, channeling his powers over the seals, sending yet another command to everyone that had been caught in the suppression seal he unknowingly placed over the world.

Back with Kirito, the man crashed into the ground, rolling over several times before he crashed into a tree, luckily not face first .

The swordsman groaned as he painfully got up from the tree, stretching his body as he did, "That went... Not so well..."

Yui nodded, "Yes... Papa, I think we should find allies. You can't charge in like that without suffering from major injuries, and you'd still have to fight Oberon."

Kirito sighed, "Unfortunately, that's the case..."

Yui smiled softly as she let her chakra flow through her father, slowly healing his injuries, "Well, we just need to try again."

The man sighed as he got up, "Yeah... Let's go back, regroup and figure out how to get past those knights."

Kirito turned and walked away. While it didn't seem that way, fighting that army of 100 knights had taken a toll on him.

Soon, the man reached Konoha's gates, and to his confusion, a huge army of Konoha ninja stood at the gate, as if waiting for war.

Then, before Kirito could reach 10 feet within the gates, Tsunade's voice boomed through the area, "Kirito. You have violated the rules and trespassed the grounds of Yggdrasil, unfortunately, the punishment for that is death."

Kirito blinked, "What?"

The Hokage let out a breath and said, "It is an agreement between the villages, that no one will step inside Yggdrasil, and for that, you will be exterminated."

The swordsman blinked, "E-exterminated?!"

The blonde nodded, "So, shall we do this the easy way, or the hard way, Kirito?"

Before he could answer, Yui spoke in his mind, "Papa! They're under the effect Oberon's seals, look at their eyes!"

Kirito's eyes widened, and he saw it. In everyone's eyes standing at the gates, there was an odd green glow. He understood immediately, most likely due to his attempt at getting into Yggdrasil, Oberon had used his seals to order his death.

Kirito cursed, and without another word, he turned and ran.

As the man started sprinting away, Tsunade snapped her fingers, and instantly all the Jounin around her sprang into action, chasing after Kirito.

As the man ran, he extended his wings and started to take flight when he found that he couldn't move. Kirito's eyes widened as he was forced to turn around, then he noticed it, his shadow was connected to Shikamaru.

The Nara heir sighed lazily, "That's as far as you go, Kirito."

Then, Neji landed in front of him, in a very familiar stance, "Don't take this personally, Kirito. Hakke Rokujuu Yon Sho!"

But before the Hyuga could start, Kirito gritted his teeth, "Trace... On!"

Immediately, a copy of the Kubikiribocho stabbed itself in front of him, forcing Neji to jump away. Not missing a beat, Kirito projected several more swords and shot them towards the Konoha ninja, specifically aiming at Shikamaru.

That forced the Nara to release his hold over Kirito, allowing the swordsman to leap away. But as soon as he landed, Kirito grabbed the copy of the Kubikiribocho just in time to block a slash from a very familiar chokuto.

Kirito growled, "Sasuke! Snap out of it!"

The Uchiha's Sharingan spun as he stared at Kirito blankly, "Just give up, Kirito. We'll make it painless for you."

The swordsman tch'd as he spun and kicked the Uchiha away before he jumped away to avoid an earth shattering punch from Sakura.

The swordsman cursed as he willed his projected swords to keep everyone busy away from him in a 5 meter radius, which was barely working as he had to either kick or punch everyone who came at him away.

Then he caught a glimpse of an opening, and Kirito gritted his teeth, "Ek fleygja þrír geirr muspilli!"

Immediately, three flame spears shot at the direction of the opening, causing the Jounin in that direction to jump out of the way, giving Kirito the chance to rush away using his Acceleration.

After a short while of flying through the forests, Kirito landed on the ground roughly as he panted, "What the fuck was that?!"

His answer came in the form of Yui's voice in his mind, "Language, Papa!"

Kirito winced slightly from the girl yelling in his mind before he muttered, "Sorry..."

Yui sighed as she started, "It seems Oberon's seals had a far worse effect than I thought. The world is basically under his control, using the seals. Though I don't believe he has total control, he's probably only able to influence their thoughts and nudge them to act as he wants."

Kirito frowned as he leaned against a tree, 'That's not good... And the only way to undo this is to kill him...'

Yui nodded, "Yes, Pa-JUMP!"

The girl's sudden yell caused the man to leap straight up onto a branch just in time to dodge several kunai that embedded themselves into the tree trunk.

Kirito cursed as he looked down to see Jiraiya and Kakashi standing some distance away from the tree he was on.

The toad Sage spoke, "That's enough, Kirito."

The swordsman tch'd as he noticed the green glow in their eyes, "So they're the same... I guess talking wouldn't help much..."

Kakashi spoke, "Come with us willingly, maybe we can negotiate with Hokage-sama, and you won't need to be executed."

Kirito closed his eyes before he opened them again, staring at the two men, "Sorry, but that's out of question. I still need to save the girls."

Jiraiya sighed, "I guess you forced our hand then."

Kirito's eyes narrowed as several Anbu appeared, surrounding him. His eyes then widened as he suddenly found himself unable to move, glancing around only to find his shadow linked to one of the Anbu, obviously a Nara.

But before he could project a sword to disrupt the jutsu, Kakashi appeared in front of him, his Sharingan having an odd green glow, "Sorry, Kirito, goodbye."

The Copy Ninja thrust his hand forward, but before he could touch Kirito, a familiar voice rang through the area, "Basho Ten'in!"

Immediately, Kirito felt himself pulled off the tree branch and yelped as he suddenly landed on a rather soft object. Then he realised he was sitting on a bird summon.

The swordsman blinked as he looked around to see Nagato, Konan, Itachi and Yugao. Kirito blinked, "Nagato? Itachi? Konan? Yugao-san? You guys..."

The Rinnegan user frowned as he quickly willed his summon to dodge several elemental ninjutsu, "Talk later, we gotta go."

The Uzumaki glanced at Itachi and Konan, "Itachi, Konan."

The two nodded and looked down at the squad of Konoha ninja, the Uchiha announced, "Katon: Goryuka no Jutsu!"

Konan yelled, "Kami Shigure!"

Instantly, a massive stream of fire, accompanied by a volley of paper kunai rained down upon the squad, setting the trees on fire and injuring most of them lightly before Nagato willed his summon to fly away.

As they flew away, Kirito said, "You all seem normal."

Yugao nodded, "Yeah, Itachi and Nagato managed to force us out of it using Genjutsu and seals."

Nagato nodded, his eyes forward, "A short while ago, we felt something try to grab hold on us, it was very subtle, but it was there. You wouldn't know it if you don't have a strong Kekkei Genkai that is related to the mind. Transplated Doujutsu obviously don't count. "

Itachi nodded, "And Sasuke and the Hyugas are not strong enough, Konan-san and Yugao-san were the same, but I managed to hold them with my Genjutsu, and Nagato managed to use his seals to clear it off."

Kirito frowned, "But Tsunade and Jiraiya were also affected..."

Nagato nodded, "I know. But I'm not surprised, the seal is strong, I doubt even the Yamanaka clan could feel it. It was only because of my Rinnegan and Itachi's Sharingan coupled with his skill in Genjutsu that we managed to escape it."

Konan nodded, "The others may have felt it, but they wouldn't be able to resist it."

Yugao then asked, "Do you know anything about this, Kirito?"

The swordsman nodded, "Yeah, but we better find a place to rest first, its a long story."

Nagato nodded, "Of course, and I know just the place."

Itachi raised an eyebrow, "That is?"

Nagato grinned, "Uzushio."

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Done. So that's the latest chapter. Now I know some, if not a lot, of you might not like where this is going. Just bear with me.

So for now, the girls are under Oberon's slavery seals, and the Bijuu are suppressed. For now, the only ones available are Itachi, Kirito, Nagato, Konan and Yugao.

Just so I make it clear, Tobi is still on the loose. He won't make an appearance any time soon, only until after this arc and somewhere around the Underworld arc.

I won't call it the Alicization arc, cuz Alice won't play as big as a role here. She'll play a rather big role, just not as big as compared in canon.

So yeah, I'll try to make updates as frequent as possible. Until next time.

Review please.