To Protect Those He Loves

by Gaim no Kaze

He was an orphan, he knew nothing of his origins, but he found a family, he found something to fight for. Destiny played against him, but he would fight for them no matter what, even if it costs him his life. Kirito harem...no flaming please. (Kind of AU, and carries Fate elements). Current arc - War Arc

76. Chapter 76

Hi, this is the 76th chapter. Once again, I finished this ahead of schedule.

I just realized since I changed the number of divisions, I'd just note the distribution of ninja.

The support and medical team will be the same, as well as the intel and sensory division.

The four divisions will mostly contain the same people as in canon too, but I won't be focusing much on them, so apart from the ones I mention, I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

In case you're wondering how the four divisions will be put, for the Integrity Knights.

It will be like this, and also to tell you which division the Jinchurikii and some noteable ninja are in:

1st Division - Gilgamesh, Mordred, Eldrie, Deusolbert (Hikari, Nagato, Konan)

2nd Division - Eugeo, Siegfried, Nero, Scheta (Suguha, Bee, Itachi) (Gorgolosso, Ran, Yuuki and her friends)

3rd Division - Bercouli, Tanjiro, Giyuu, Zenitsu, Kanao (Sinon, Kakashi, Sasuke)

4th Division - Artoria, Gawain, Lancelot, Alice (Asuna, Fuu) (Sortiliena, Ronye, Tiese)

Anyways, to the Nameless Guest (I see what you did there Nameless). Thank you, it was originally intended to be purely SAO and Naruto, but then I got back into FGO and well, you saw how the story Kirito using Excalibur, well, I was tempted to do it, but then, Kirito would literally be Shirou/Archer now, wouldn't he?

Not that he's not incredibly similar to them, he is. But I had wanted to give him a different flair to using the UBW and projection, so in the beginning I had mainly stuck to him using SAO weapons. In fact, if you notice, I took away the Noble Phantasm system and replaced it with the Full Armament Control Arts, which isn't saying much as it is well, literally the same thing.

To Obito extracting the rest of the Bijuu, well, let's just find out when we get to the later chapters, same for the ending.

To Misaka Phenex, permanently sealing them with the Death Reaper seal and killing them. Well, not to argue, but that's still sealing the Bijuu into the Shinigami through a host. I do not fully understand the Death Reaper seal, other than the Shinigami is the one who seals the target. But then again, Vector has been asleep for centuries, so let's just say he doesn't know that, nor does Obito.

NinjaFang1331, thank you.

Guest, remember the fight scenes of the Niibi and the Sanbi before they got sealed into Sinon and Asuna respectively? In canon, it was already said that Bijuu residue chakra lingers in a place long enough to be collected, as shown in Sora (the chakra was gathered five years after the attack). So this happened off screen and was collected by Zetsu. I think I forgot to add that in when I was writing the chapters.

To the other Guest, not sure if you are the same person, but see, the only ones who know Madara and Obito are the same are Kakashi and Sasuke, and they only heavily suspect. The Integrity Knights know he is lying, but considering how he lied about Konoha and the other villages, and the fact that he's starting a war, it doesn't matter to them if he's Obito or Madara. And about what really happens in the Mugen Tsukuyomi, yes, the Integrity Knights, Quinella and Cardinal have seen it happen, but they still do not know the exact details, other than it is a huge scale illusion designed for world domination.

To Redragon0911, I am currently unable to answer that question, as I too do not know. But most likely within the next few chapters.

To DaarknessLight, no, he means to destroy those who use chakra, which would include all ninjas as far as he is concerned. And like with Redragon0911, the next few chapters most likely. And about KnY characters, well, you'll see em soon. And yes, the Jinchurikii will join the war from the beginning. I mean, 4 Bijuu to 5 Bijuu, it won't warrant the need to hide them away.

To NeonGamer973, thank you. And about your preferences for your age, aherm, well, just read whatever you like. And to posting the story in Wattpad, well, I'm cool with it as long as you mention me as the original author and so on so forth. But considering its most likely gonna be over 80 chapters... Well... haha.

So yeah, here's the newest chapter.

XXX

The next day, in the Underworld, Bercouli was in the library with Quinella and Cardinal.

The knight had just finished relaying all the information to the two goddesses.

Quinella nodded as she put down the reports, "Good work, Bercouli."

Bercouli nodded in thanks, before he asked, "So, speaking of which, we have agreed to send in a total 900 knights from the four empires. What about us Integrity Knights?"

Cardinal took a sip from her tea, before she answered, "If possible I would send in all of you, but we still need to protect the human world."

The aspect of life nodded, "Yes, though, I'd say 10 of you staying here would suffice."

Bercouli nodded, "So just send 18 of us?"

Quinella nodded, before she said, "Speaking of which, we will also have three new additions to your ranks."

The first knight raised an eyebrow, "Really now?"

Cardinal nodded, producing three sheets of paper containing information on three individuals, "Yes, two of them are from Wesdarath, and one is from Eastabarieth."

Bercouli took the papers and looked through them, "So, Mash Kyrielight, Iwatani Naofumi and Maple."

Quinella nodded, "Yes, and Mash also happens to be one of Artoria's knights' descendants."

Bercouli blinked, "Oh?"

Cardinal nodded, "The knight Gallahad. The girl takes after her ancestors, being proficient in using a shield in combat."

The first Integrity Knight nodded, before he noticed another detail on the data, "Hmm, I also see the other two are also shielders."

Quinella nodded, "Yes, and I believe I have just the Divine class weapons for them."

Bercouli chuckled and nodded, "Very well. So about the 18 of us, who should go?"

Cardinal looked at the data Bercouli brought, "Well, considering you've assigned Gilgamesh as one of the division leaders, that'd be one. Artoria, Gawain, Lancelot, Eugeo and Alice are there too."

Bercouli nodded, "Yes, that's eight of us now, if you count Kirito."

Quinella nodded, "I'd also send Tanjiro, Giyuu, Zenitsu and Kanao."

Cardinal nodded, "Okay, that's twelve now. How about Mordred, Scheta, Deusolbert and Siegfried?"

Bercouli nodded, "Yes, and what if we bring Eldrie and Nero as well?"

Quinella nodded, "I suppose that could work. The others will be staying here to protect the cathedral and our territory then."

The knight commander nodded, "Got it, I'll update the list and send a copy to the others then."

Cardinal nodded, "Very well... Speaking of which, what about Kirito?"

Bercouli nodded, "I've discussed this with the Hokage, and he'll be taken care by some of his friends he knew back in Konoha, some guys named Andrew and Klein, if I remember correctly."

Quinella nodded, "I see... Well, I suppose we can't really expect much considering the war."

The knight commander nodded, "Personally I'd bring him to the frontline too. The Jinchurikii in Konoha all seem to really care for him, not to mention most, if not all of our Integrity Knights hold some form of respect for him, or rather, Lord Kazuto."

Cardinal nodded, "I see. By bringing him to the frontline, it might help bolster morale, is that what you meant?"

The first Integrity Knight chuckled, "Well, I'd probably get my ass kicked by Alice and four full powered Bijuu if I really suggested it."

The two goddesses smiled in amusement at that thought.

Bercouli let out a breath, "But well, I won't worry much about him at this point. He should be in good hands, considering the Hokage did leave a few ANBU to guard them."

Quinella and Cardinal both just nodded, before the aspect of wisdom spoke up, "By the way, Bercouli, what do you think of this three way war?"

The knight stopped arranging the reports he had, and he sighed, "Its bullshit. Vector wants to destroy the ninja world, and some egoistic asshole wants to unite the world through an illusion by using the Juubi."

Both goddesses let a small amused smile appear on their faces at the knight's blatant response, and Quinella nodded, "I suppose that is the case, isn't it?"

Bercouli sighed, "Well, at any rate, we'll have to fight them anyway."

The knight stood up, "So, I'll be heading back to the Elemental Nations."

The two goddesses nodded, and Cardinal spoke, "Thank you, Bercouli, good luck."

The first knight smiled and lowered his head in respect and thanks, before leaving the library.

After he left, Quinella sighed, "So, the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Cardinal nodded, "If need be, we'll have to help them."

The aspect of life nodded, before they went on with their day.

(Linebreak)

Days later, Mifune, Kakashi, Gaara and Gilgamesh stood on top of a platform, overlooking the vast army that was gathered before them.

They were somewhere in the vast wastelands of Tsuchi no Kuni, more specifically, north east of Iwagakure.

After the scouts came back, they had found that Vector had deployed a portal point on the north side of Tsuchi no Kuni.

The scouts, along with Jiraiya, also found that the Akatsuki's base of operations was directly south west of the portal point.

So, they had to rearrange their plans and relocate their army.

Speaking of which, after discussing in Kumogakure, the leaders decided to split their army into 4 parts, excluding the medical/support, intelligence (lead by Shikaku) and sensor divisions (lead by Jiraiya).

Gilgamesh was decided to be the leader of the first division, which mainly consisted of fighters that excelled in mid to long ranged combat.

Gaara was decided to lead the second division, consisting a majority of members proficient in long and close ranged combat.

Kakashi was decided to be the leader of the third division, which contained a mixture members proficient in mid ranged combat.

Finally, Mifune was to lead the fourth division, containing a mixture of all varying assets.

As they watched over the forces, containing a mixture of normal knights and Integrity Knights from the Underworld, samurai from Tetsu no Kuni and shinobi from all five major shinobi nations.

It was a spectacular sight, one that no one would have ever thought would happen, for the army before them was made up with not just shinobi, but samurai and knights as well. To top it off, all of the shinobi wore a headband with the kanji for 連, while the ninja and samurai had an emblem for the same kanji on a visible area.

However, there was one tiny problem.

The ninja, having gone through, or at least had a history with the other villages, were showing aggression towards each other, while the samurai, knights and several level headed ninja were trying to neutralise the situation.

On the platform, Kakashi sighed, "Well, this is a problem."

Mifune sighed, "Yeah, can't blame them though. This was a rush job after all."

The sole Integrity Knight amongst the leaders of the divisions huffed, "Bickering amongst each other when there are more important things at hand, just shows how far behind these mongrels are."

As for the Kazekage, Gaara merely stayed silent, but Gilgamesh could see the frustration oozing out from the young leader, if his clenched fists didn't give it away.

The former King of Eastabarieth glanced at the former Jinchurikii, "You seem angered by this, Kazekage. What will you do?"

Gaara merely closed his eyes, unsure of what to do.

Gilgamesh huffed, folding his arms as he sighed, "Well, judging from your age, you're very young for a leader. This would probably also be your first actual war."

The king smirked, "Watch this, young Kazekage, you may learn something."

The other leaders of the divisions merely stared at the knight curiously as he stepped forward.

Taking a deep breath, Gilgamesh spoke out loudly, his voice booming through the huge area, "Listen up!"

Everyone looked up at the third Integrity Knight, most of the knights immediately recognising him, while the others merely looked on, confused to who he is.

Seeing he had gotten the attention of his audience, the former king continued, "Hmph, so this is the combined forces of the five shinobi nations, the samurai country, along with our forces from the Underworld."

Everyone stayed silent, with the Integrity Knights knowing what their fellow knight was doing.

Gilgamesh huffed, "I'll be honest with you now, this is pathetic. At this point, Vector and the Akatsuki will most likely win the war if you mongrels are the ones fighting."

That one statement caused all of the ninja to roar in anger, throwing out insults at the Integrity Knight.

The normal knights and other Integrity Knights just shook their heads or kept silent, while the more level headed ninja and samurai kept silent.

The former king took a deep breath and roared in response, "SILENCE YOU FOOLS!"

Everyone was taken aback by his response, but before they could give a response themselves, Gilgamesh continued, "Why the hell do you think you're here?!"

The knight unfolded his arms, "ARE YOU HERE FOR WAR? NO! YOU'RE ALL HERE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE YOU HOLD DEAR BACK IN YOUR VILLAGES! OR AM I WRONG?"

Gilgamesh let out a breath, "Our knights from the Underworld came all the way here to help you in this war against the Akatsuki and those from the Dark Territory, which just so happens to be in the Underworld, and I admit that part is our responsibility."

The golden knight took a breath, calming himself, "But it won't matter if the ninja here do not fight to protect their own world."

The former king paused, "If that's not enough, the Jinchurikii, who by all rights should be the ones protected in this war, are all also fighting."

The entire army stayed silent, unsure of how they should respond.

Gilgamesh stared at the army, "So, are you here to protect your world, or are you here to bicker amongst yourselves and let the world rot?"

The army stayed silent. Well, of course, after hearing those words, no one would dare to continue bickering.

And then, after what seemed like eternity, one brave soul shouted out, "I-I want to protect our world!"

Everyone looked at the one who shouted out, a chunnin from Tsuchigakure.

The young man almost shrunk away, before another voice yelled out, "Me too! I want to protect the kids back in my village!"

Slowly, more of those voices shouted similar lines.

Hearing those responses, Gilgamesh smirked, "A good response."

The blonde knight then roared, "If the Akatsuki and the Dark Territory want to destroy us, then let them come! Show them what the combined strength of the ninja, samurai and knights can do!"

The army roared in response, in fact, even the Integrity Knights joined in.

The former king turned to glance at Gaara, "Young Kazekage, different people from different places will always have conflict, but as a leader, you must direct them in the correct direction. Remember that."

Gaara stared at the former king, before he nodded.

Gilgamesh then turned to Kakashi and Mifune, "So, now we've gotten the army to calm down, shall we head to our stations?"

Kakashi glanced down at the army, "I believe so. The Dark Territory forces will be appearing at the border of Tsuchi no Kuni, while the Akatsuki's forces are somewhere near the shorelines."

Mifune nodded, "Yeah, we should move quickly, lest they manage to get into position first."

Gaara merely nodded in agreement.

Gilgamesh smirked, "Very well, mongrels. Then we shall head to our stations. May we meet again."

In preparation to take down the Akatsuki, and defend against the Dark Territory forces, Shikaku, Bercouli and the Five Kage decided to split the divisions to take four different routes.

The first division was to head for the approximate location of the Akatsuki's hideout via the inner Northern route on the wastelands of Tsuchi no Kuni.

The second division would be moving to the shoreline, moving towards the Akatsuki hideout and carry out a pincer attack on the hideout with the first division.

The third division would be moving slightly south through the forests with a slight detour to join up with the first and second division, and act as back up in case something goes wrong.

The fourth division was generally the same as the third division, but would also act to engage with the Underworld forces in case they attack while the Alliance fought the Akatsuki.

The three other division leaders nodded, before they all left for their respective stations.

(Linebreak- Obito's hideout)

Meanwhile, the masked Uchiha stood in front of the data Zetsu had collected.

The man chuckled, "Well, its starting, right, Zetsu?"

The plant rose from the ground, "Yes... Are you afraid?"

Obito huffed, "I won't lie and say I'm not. Everyone will always be afraid of war, unless they are blood thirsty ones like that so called god from the Underworld."

Zetsu hid a chuckle as he answered, "I see."

The Uchiha looked back at the maps and reports on the table, "So, what are they doing now?"

Zetsu nodded and pointed to the map, at four points, "Just now, the Alliance's forces have departed for these four stations. Sooner or later, they might close in on our hideout."

Obito nodded, "I see. Send out the White Zetsu clones and the Edo Tensei forces to engage them."

The second last remaining Akatsuki member nodded, before sinking into the ground, leaving the masked man alone.

As the plant left, Obito closed his eyes, 'At least, we won't have to worry about the Dark Territory forces yet.'

(Flashback- Two days ago.)

Obito was just finishing tuning the Gedo Mazo to reseal all the Bijuu into their respective corpses, which had been collected by Zetsu, and make them his 'Paths' for his Rinnegan.

As he placed the reanimated Jinchurikii into stasis, Zetsu rose from the ground.

Obito turned to glance at him, "Zetsu?"

The plant, or at least the white part, seemed to grin, "You have a visitor."

Obito raised an eyebrow, "Really now?"

Zetsu nodded, right before a dark knight walked into the room.

Obito stared at the knight, "You are?"

The knight smirked, "My name is Vassago, you can say I'm the right hand of the Dark God Vector."

The Uchiha turned to fully face the knight, "Oh, and what does someone like you want with me?"

Vassago's smirk didn't drop, "We want to form a non-aggression pact with you. Our goals allign, if only for now, no?"

Obito raised an eyebrow, "How so?"

The knight grinned, "Simple. We want to destroy the Five Shinobi Villages. You want the Bijuu, which, is currently in possession of those particular villages. If we agree not to fight each other, we can achieve both of our goals, no?"

The Uchiha huffed, "So what happens next? We fight each other after we take care of the Alliance?"

Vassago chuckled, "If you stand in our way, then yes."

Obito considered the thought. If he agreed to the pact, then he'd have one less army to worry when dealing with his major problem, the Alliance.

Considering he will most likely have the Juubi in possession by then, cleaning up the Dark Territory's forces would be easy, especially if his plan progresses as intended.

The Uchiha nodded, "Very well, we'll hold off on attacking each other. That can come after we take care of the Alliance."

Vassago smirked, "Heh, glad you could see reason. I'll tell my lord Vector of the agreement then. Have a good day."

With that said, Vassago vanished from sighed, leaving the two Akatsuki members alone.

(Flashback - End)

Obito looked at the reports with him, before a voice pulled him out of his thoughts, "So, when do you want to head out? You know the Zetsu clones won't work much on the Alliance, even with Hashirama's physical prowess, and it'll only be a matter of time before they start sealing away the Edo Tensei."

The masked Uchiha turned to look at the figure of a legendary man, clad in red shinobi armor, with long hair that reached the middle of his back.

Obito let out a breath, "Madara."

The reanimated form of Madara went to stand beside Obito, "So?"

The younger Uchiha sighed, "Patience. We'll go out as soon as that happens. It'll take time, but we'll get the Bijuu."

Madara huffed, "We'd better, I'm only staying as an Edo Tensei because it'll help me fight longer, but I do want to regain my actual body."

Obito nodded, "I understand, but for now, just chill a bit."

Madara huffed and turned, "Whatever, I've waited for years, decades. A few days won't matter much."

The younger Uchiha just nodded as his ancestor left the room.

As he stared over the farm of White Zetsu clones, Obito thought, 'Just a bit more, Rin. Then the world will be at peace.'

(linebreak- Fort of the Dark Territory, North part of Tsuchi no Kuni)

In Vector's moving fortress, the god stared at the reports given to him by Fu Za.

Vector nodded, "Good work, Fu Za."

The assassin guild master nodded, "May I ask, what do we do now?"

The god looked out over the vast lands of Tsuchi no Kuni, "For now, we wait. The Akatsuki forces will do well to reduce the Alliance's forces. Once that happens, we move in."

Fu Za nodded, "I see. Then please excuse me, I shall return to my forces."

Vector nodded, allowing the assassin to return to his area.

Soon after, the god noticed Shasta and Lipia walking to him.

Vector turned to look at the dark knight, "Shasta, what is it?"

The dark knight took a deep breath, unsure if he should speak his mind.

The god put down the reports and faced the knight, "You seem troubled about something."

Shasta took a breath, and he looked at the god in the eye, "Lord Vector, must we truly go to war? Is peace truly not possible?"

Vector studied the knight's expression for a moment, before he let out a breath, "What brought this up?"

The knight didn't avert his gaze, "For centuries we have been fighting the Human Empire in the Underworld. Countless times I've clashed with Bercouli, Gilgamesh, Artoria, all of the Integrity Knights. Everytime, my knights die, so that I can live another day."

The dark knight commander clenched his fists, something that the god immediately took notice of, "Many of my knights, my comrades, all of them lost their lives in the conflict with the knights. The other lords will never understand, none of their people have ever truly faced the Integrity Knights, to them, the Human Empire are weaklings meant to be devoured. But surely you should know - "

The god raised a palm, silencing the knight, "Shasta, I understand. Trust me, how would you feel, if you went to war against your own brother?"

Shasta blinked, "W-what?"

Vector turned to look over the army, "If it is peace with those of the Human Empire in the Underworld, then that will come. I do not want to damage my relationship with my siblings any further. But the Elemental Nations, no, the Five Shinobi Villages, they are different."

The god sat down, facing the two knights, "Let me tell you a story, Shasta, Lipia."

The two knights shared a glance, before they only nodded.

Vector smiled lightly, "A long time ago, our two worlds existed in harmony. People in the Elemental Nations went on with their lives, and we of the Underworld with ours."

The god's smile thinned, "But then, one greedy woman, of unknown origins, came to our world through the portal."

The god closed his eyes, "As you know, Quinella granted the humans of the Underworld usage of Mana, something I did for all of you as well. To do that, we had to make use of a tree, which bore the fruits of mana. By using the seeds, and distributing small portions of the fruit, we gave the people mana."

The two knights nodded, listening curiously.

Vector sighed, anger seeping into his words, "But this woman from the Elemental Nations, a woman by the name of Otsutsuki Kaguya. She dared steal a fruit from the tree, and she consumed an entire fruit."

Shasta asked in curiosity, "I assume that has consequences?"

Vector nodded, his anger subsiding if only a little bit, "Yes. By consuming an entire fruit, she became an entity of mana. But that wasn't enough for her. Filled with greed for that power, Kaguya consumed the entire tree, and became what the people of the Elemental Nations would come to know as the Juubi."

Lipia blinked, "The Juubi?"

Vector nodded, "A massive beast of mana. An abomination. I suppose none of you would know. None of our forces in that battle survived. Anyways, the Integrity Knights and two of Kaguya's sons, managed to seal the Juubi away, but mana was already given to those two sons."

The god let out a breath, "After that, those sons decided to distribute mana to all of the people in the Elemental Nations, and they were able to use it in a different way."

The god narrowed his eyes, "But those imbeciles dared use mana for war. Not only did they steal from us, but they used that gift for war."

Vector took a breath and calmed himself, "You understand why we must remove them now?"

Shasta stayed silent. He knew Vector was on a warpath now, a seemingly justified one, and that was what made it hard for him to decide.

After a moment, the knight nodded, "I understand. We will stand with you, Lord Vector."

The god chuckled, "Good."

Lipia then spoke up, "If I may, what happened to the Juubi? If it was sealed away, wouldn't the people of the Elemental Nations use it?"

Vector nodded, "They already are. The Juubi was split into 10 parts. Nine living mana entities, and the husk of the Juubi's body. I believe the Alliance possess five of them, while the Akatsuki possess the husk and the remaining four."

Lipia blinked, "Then wouldn't that make them tough opponents?"

The god nodded, "Yes, and that is why we will wait for them to reduce their numbers."

Shasta and Lipia just nodded, before they excused themselves to rejoin their fellow knights.

(Linebreak)

Meanwhile, with the First Division, they were moving at a steady pace towards their stations.

As they moved, Gilgamesh noticed something, "Stop."

In response, the entire division stopped in their tracks, and Deusolbert asked, "What's wrong, Gilgamesh?"

The former king of Heroes narrowed his eyes, "They're here, and disgusting abominations at that."

In seconds, everyone saw them, white humanoid creatures rising from the ground.

One random Kumo ninja said in confusion and wariness, "What are those?"

Mordred smirked and drew her sword, "Who the fuck cares? Let's just rip em to shreds!"

Eldrie sweatdropped, " I think we should find out what they are first."

Gilgamesh stayed silent, observing the white Zetsu clones, before he asked, "Hey, any of you ninjas know what they are?'

In response, Nagato walked forward, "They're White Zetsus, clones, I believe."

The king glanced at the Uzumaki, and nodded, "I see. What can they do?"

Nagato shook his head, "I'm not sure."

Before the blonde knight could respond, Hikari spoke up, "I've fought them once. They're quite durable, but they seem to be weak to overwhelming power and fire."

Gilgamesh regarded the Namikaze before he nodded, "I see. Then let's see if they can hold against this."

The ignorant ninjas all stared in confusion as Gilgamesh walked forward. One brave soul, a ninja from Kumo, "What do we do?"

The king turned to glance at the Kumo ninja and the other ninja, "Stand there and watch, mongrels."

Turning to face the incoming army, Gilgamesh folded his arms, "Hmph... Roughly a few thousand... Very well."

Flicking his wrist, the third Integrity Knight opened over a hundred gates to his treasury. Then, with a mere swing of his hand, he unleashed the full force of the Gate of Babylon.

The results were staggering.

Most of the ninja were baffled, the more sensible ones glad that Gilgamesh was on their side, while the normal knights (especially those who had never seen an Integrity Knight) were more impressed with the legendary might of the Integrity Knight.

After a few moments of raining fire, Gilgamesh let off of his assault. The king huffed, "Not even worth using Enkidu's chains."

But before anyone could celebrate, Deusolbert spoke up, "Wait, look."

Everyone looked at the scorched lands, only to see more Zetsu clones advancing.

Eldrie blinked, "W-what?!"

Konan narrowed her eyes, "So they regenerated?"

Gilgamesh huffed, "Possibly, or they just have more in hiding. Well, whatever, Mordred, Deusolbert, wipe them out."

Mordred huffed, but still stepped forward and drew her sword, "Don't order me, jackass."

Deusolbert, on the other hand, just nodded, drawing his bow, "Very well."

The two red themed Integrity Knights readied their weapons, "System Call: Enhance Armament."

Clarent and the Shienkyu (Conflagrant Flame Bow) glowed, entering the state of the Full Armament Control Arts. Clarent glowed with red lightning arching around the blade, forming an extension of the blade, while flames enshrouded the Shienkyu.

Mordred held her sword vertically in front of her, while Deusolbert notched an arrow and took aim.

Staring at the army of White Zetsu clones calmly, Mordred turned the sword in her grip so the flat of the blade wasn't facing her, "Release Recollection."

Deusolbert spared his fellow red knight a glance, before he followed suit, "Release Recollection."

In response, the lightning on Clarent grew several times, the same with the flames around the Shienkyu, to the point Deusolbert was pretty much on fire.

Then, the two knights unleashed their attacks. Mordred roared as she swung her sword down, "CLARENT BLOOD ARTHUR!"

In sync with the former Knight of Betrayal, Deusolbert released his flaming arrow, or rather, flaming missile, "BURN THEM AWAY!"

In an instant, the full power of two Divine Class weapons slammed into the army of White Zetsu clones, wiping out the clones.

The results, similar to how Gilgamesh wiped out the first wave, left most of the residents from the Elemental Nations speechless.

But before they could rest, another wave appeared from the ground, albeit significantly lesser than before.

Gilgamesh tch'd, "These animals sure are persistent."

The blonde knight turned and scanned through the members in his division, until he spotted two people he needed.

The former king spoke, "Hey, Kyuubi, and the Rinnegan user, go deal with them. These numbers should be easy for you."

Hikari blinked, "E-eh? Just the two of us?"

Gilgamesh huffed, "Don't make me repeat myself."

Nagato sighed, "Got it."

The last female Uzumaki blinked, "Eh? Nagato? You're going with it?"

The last male Uzumaki nodded, "Yeah, its to ensure most of our forces maintain their energy in the case the enemy has something else planned, right?"

Gilgamesh smirked, "Well, finally someone with a brain. That's right, well, normally we wouldn't use our trump cards that quickly. But wiping out their forces quickly is also a choice."

Everyone nodded in understanding, even the other shinobi behind them.

Then, Gilgamesh chuckled and added, "Besides, it's boring if everyone keeps their strongest techniques hidden until the end, no? "

At that, everyone blinked, and one random ninja from behind yelled out incredulously, "THAT'S YOUR MAIN REASON?!"

Gilgamesh huffed, not bothering to look at the random ninja, "Fool, of course not."

Inside Hikari's seal, Kurama chuckled, "Of course not."

Outside the seal, Hikari sighed, "Fine. Let's do this."

The girl stepped forward, standing beside her cousin. Placing a hand on her seal, Hikari quickly took on her Kyuubi Chakra Mode, the chakra haori quickly forming as she turned golden.

Upon seeing the change, Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow, staring amusedly at the girl, 'Ho, now this is interesting. It feels like that brat, Ashura, was it...'

With Hikari, Kurama spoke up in his seal, "So, we going with a Bijuudama, yes?"

The blonde merely nodded, to the amusement of her tenant, and she started to form the head of the Kyuubi.

As for Nagato, the man settled to change his chest into a cannon. And by cannon, not the normal sized cannon, but an extended full turret sized cannon.

Quickly and effectively building up the chakra into their respective bombs, Hikari formed a Bijuudama at Kurama's ethereal mouth, while a sphere of condensed chakra, not unlike a Rasengan, formed at the mouth of Nagato's cannon.

Then, they unleashed their attacks. Two spheres of pure chakra and destruction.

The results were similar to before. Absolute annihilation.

In the blink of an eye, the entire battalion of White Zetsu clones disappeared, replaced by land that could not be destroyed any further without totally obliterating it.

Again, the shinobi forces that didn't know Hikari or Nagato were left speechless at the sheer power the two Uzumaki ninja showed.

Gilgamesh let a small smirk appear on his face, "Hmm, not bad."

Hikari turned to glance at the Integrity Knight, before letting Kurama's chakra recede back into her seal, "Now what?"

The former king looked to the front, before he sighed, "Seems like there's yet another wave coming."

Everyone looked to the front. True to his words, another wave of White Zetsu clones rose up from the ground.

Gilgamesh took a breath, before he roared, "All of you! Prepare for battle!"

The entire division roared in response, and Gilgamesh smirked, bringing out a low tier sword from his treasury, facing the battalion of Zetsu clones, "Let's go!"

In response, the entire division charged forward.

The battle was rather short. Thanks to prior knowledge of the Zetsu clones weakness to fire, explosions and overwhelming power, the ninja's explosive tags made quick work of them.

The knights' usage of flame arts, or at least the ones who knew how to use them, also helped mow down the numbers of the White Zetsu clones.

Coupled with Mordred, Deusolbert, Hikari, Konan, Nagato and Eldrie's prowess, the clones stood no chance.

In approximately two hours, the first division managed to wipe out the White Zetsu clones with no casualties on their side.

Upon seeing that, Gilgamesh nodded, "Hmm, not a bad job."

The former king looked at the time, and saw that it was almost evening, "Okay, gather up! It's almost sundown. Set up camp!"

The ninja and knights showed no objections, and they quickly set to work after finding a suitable area.

Soon, the battalion of knights and ninjas were resting in tents. Well, not that they needed it since they had managed to wipe out the White Zetsu clones rather easily.

Now, Gilgamesh looked over his division, before he was torn from his thoughts by Eldrie, "Gilgamesh, how are we going with tomorrow?"

The former king took a breath, "Hmm, I suppose we'll hold this place for a moment, but we'll still need to confirm this with headquarters."

The 31st knight nodded, "I see."

Gilgamesh nodded, "Go get one of those communication ninjas."

The knight nodded, before going to fetch one of the Yamanaka ninjas in the division.

Soon, Eldrie brought a random Yamanaka to him.

The Jounin nodded, "Gilgamesh-san, you said you wanted to talk to headquarters?"

The golden knight nodded, "Yeah, patch me through to them."

The Jounin nodded and placed a hand on Gilgamesh's armor, which the former King allowed for once, before the Yamanaka started the jutsu.

Closing his eyes, the leader of the first division, heard Inoichi's voice, "Gilgamesh? What is it?"

Gilgamesh thought, 'We've wiped out the ememies on our end. So, what do we do? Proceed on?'

Inoichi responded, "I see, wait a moment, I'll check."

The third Integrity Knight merely nodded.

After a moment, Inoichi's voice sounded again, "Okay, for now, we seem to be holding the advantage on all four sides. The worst we have are just injuries, no casualties."

Gilgamesh nodded, "Hmm, as expected, so do we push on?"

The Yamanaka clan head's voice came back, "No, for now, hold your position. The Akatsuki has yet to deploy their Bijuu, and the Dark Territory forces have not appeared yet. Most likely they're hoping our numbers to drop before coming in."

The former King of Heroes nodded, "Very well. We'll hold our position here for the next few days and see how things go."

Inoichi nodded, "Got it. Stay sharp."

The knight huffed, "No need to tell me that."

With that, the Yamanaka clan head disconnected, allowing the Yamanaka Jounin to remove his hand from Gilgamesh's armor.

The knight opened his eyes and nodded to the Jounin, "Good work."

The ninja nodded, "Thank you... So, how are we going from here?"

Gilgamesh turned to look over the camp, "For now, we wait."

The Yamanaka blinked, before he nodded and left for his tent.

As the ninja left, Gilgamesh stared at his fellow knights, talking with some other ninjas.

The former king let a small smile appear on his face, before it disappeared, 'I suppose I should rest for a while too.'

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DONE. This was a slightly shorter chapter than I expected. But eh, whatever hahaha.

So I will be generally focusing on each division, most likely in different times. The first day was with Gilgamesh, so the next division may be seen in the subsequent days and so on so forth.

And if you're thinking, when is Kirito coming back. Well, I can only say be patient. He will definitely be back within the next few chapters.

But for now, please make do with the action from the army. Coughfateservantscough.

So yeah, review please. Until next time.