Some of you guys are good guessers. Gonna answer a few questions to avoid further confusion. Naruto has Albion and Sasuke has Ddraig. This isn't permanent, and they won't use the dragons for anything other than sparring, they're strong enough on their own.

Plain bold text like "I am a bijuu" is Kurama speaking. Bold with parentheses (I am a dragon) is Ddraig, and bold with brackets [I am a white dragon] is Albion.

Ddraig and Albion haven't had any wielders other than Naruto and Sasuke at this point. This is to set up for future events, remember that they are going to be giving these gauntlets to whoever they find worthy since they don't need them. Alright, onto the story!

Chapter 5: The Founders

Whatever Naruto and Sasuke were expecting, it wasn't this.

The palace itself was still intact, unscratched even. The land around it, though, was scorched, torn up, eradicated, and the culprit was... not very imposing. Judging by all the knocked out yokai, though, she was to be feared.

And feared she was.

Yasaka, Ddraig and Albion instantly recognized who she was. Goth loli, short stature, and an extremely oppressive aura just by existing.

"I know I was craving a fight, but this might be a bit much, dattebayo". Naruto was breaking out in sweat, it had been 4'983 years since the last time he had felt this oppressed just by standing near someone."She might be a chibi, Indra, but doesn't she remind you of-"

"Kaguya", Sasuke finished for him, his Rinnegan trained squarely on the small girl in front of them. Her power was massive, almost... infinite if he were to describe it. He and Naruto had progressed to the point that they could take Kaguya together without the assistance they got from Obito, Kakashi, and Sakura in their years back home. If she had shown up again, they'd have been able to take her down, albeit with a lot of difficulty and guaranteed casualties. If she had shown up right now, though, she'd mop the floor with them. They were only about as strong as the dragons and Kurama. The figure made her way closer to them, causing Naruto and Sasuke to adopt defensive stances.

"Indra... and Asura, was it", she asked, inching closer to them.

"(This isn't a fight you two can win. She's the strongest existence there is)".

"[I concur. There is no hope in this scenario, back out and pray that you never come across her again]", Albion echoed Ddraig's sentiment. They knew first hand just how strong the dragon god (goddess in this case, seemed she could change her form and gender) was. Yasaaka stood frozen, her tails stiff. She was angry about the destruction and the brutality caused, but this was not a being she could haphazardly lash out at and expect to live. Even if it was an ultimate-class devil, even a lower level god, she'd have a chance of winning or at least escaping. This being in front of her, though, was no mere devil or minor god. This being... was Ophis, the Dragon God of Infinity. She could bring upon the apocalypse if she so felt it at anytime, throwing all of the pantheons, and subsequently, the world, into chaos.

"I don't know how you know our names, since we've never seen or heard of you, but if it's a fight you're looking for, you just found one". Sasuke was hoping she'd call his bluff. Death did not scare him, even back when he was a teenager, and especially not now. However, he couldn't just let innocent lives be lost.

"Teme is right. I won't back down". Ophis simply smiled at this. She would test these two to see if they were worthy. She started to take a step, before blurring out of their vision and appearing behind.

"Flash step!?" Naruto turned around just in time to block the downward chop, having activated Six Paths Sage mode in the blink of an eye. Kurama was also feeding him chakra to enhance his defenses.

"Her strike is still this heavy!? It feels like I'm holding back a dam of water!" Naruto shuddered under Ophis' massive strength. A purple fist came in between him and Ophis, separating them as she dodged it. Sasuke had used a partial manifestation of his susanoo.

"This is no time to be playing around, dobe!"

"I'm not! She's got massive physical power!" Physically, she had them outclassed in the strength department it seemed. Naruto could toss rhinos, suplex bijuu, and even arm-wrestle Tsunade to a stand-still later on in his normal life expectancy. This, he thought, was the heaviest blow he had ever taken, and his opponent didn't look the least bit serious to boot.

Sasuke leapt into action, manifesting his ribcage susanoo.

"Why are you using that weak form, teme?"

"We're at a disadvantage her, Asura. We could very well do what we did on the ocean last year, but just one of those attacks from any of us would obliterate this city. To top it off, she probably wouldn't even die from it. You know how hard people like this are to kill", Sasuke explained. They had to watch their power output on top of already being weaker than their opponent, lest they destroy the city. Ophis had no such drawback, though she strangely hadn't done anything other than purely physical attacks up till now.

Naruto scoffed at the nostalgia. Kaguya was unkillable, and injuring her beyond superficial scuff marks and burns was just as impossible. Madara and Obito were damned roaches as well.

The reminiscing was cut short, however, as Ophis launched another assault on the boys. She first went after Sasuke, aiming to elbow him in the face. Sasuke parried her blow, redirecting the force behind it instead of taking it like Naruto did. He raised his katana with his single arm, infusing it with lightning nature chakra, and slashed down. Ophis was short and so was her reach, so she had to jump to reach his face. He had caught her unable to dodge in mid-air. The blade hit it's target.

"Tch, it didn't even cut her". Sasuke withdrew his blade, noting that only her clothing had been cut. Once the blade reached her skin, it halted completely. Ophis back-dashed, unharmed. Naruto rejoined Sasuke's side, ready for anything.

Ophis landed about 20 feet away from them with a look of pondering on her face. They had landed a hit on her, which was impressive, but they'd need to be able to do this much if they were to even be considered for helping her achieve her goal. Steeling her face back into it's nuetral look, an aura burst forth around her. Her body started to grow, and her... "assets" started to become larger, fuller, and more noticeable.

"Is... is she... going through puberty right in front of us?" Naruto was immediately puzzled.

"(Ophis is a shape-shifter, Asura. It can choose any form it likes, and has no gender, The form you see before you now and the form it was just in were simply forms it took on a whim)", Ddraig spoke up from Sasuke's arm.

"So she... he... it has no gender? Why am I getting a sense of deja-vu?" Naruto shuddered, remembering some creepy figure from his childhood with snakes crawling out of it's pants. He never did figure out if Orochimaru was a man or a woman, or both. Mitsuki had said it didn't matter, but damn it, it mattered to him! He snapped out of his brief stroll through his memories to be greeted with an older looking version of the same girl they were just fighting.

"... Her rack doesn't lose out to that vixen's now, huh", Kurama stated more than he asked, her chest being the first thing he noticed. "She'd be hot if she wasn't currently trying to make us kick the bucket".

"I... agree", Naruto said as he hung his head. When did he turn into such a perv, despite having practically a phobia of women only a year ago? Sasuke... wasn't impressed. Big boobs were never his priority. He liked extravagant hair and fiery woman. Now was not the time, however.

"She's coming, Asura". Sasuke strained his eyes, determined to see her move this time and counter any possible sneak attacks. Ophis flash-stepped again, but this time, both combatants were ready to avoid the sweeping kick she sent their way, ducking and rolling out of the way. They recovered, both swinging a punch at her face. Naruto had manifested a chakra arm of Kurama's, and Sasuke of his perfect susanoo. Ophis stopped both of them with her bare hands.

"This is... interesting. You two are very strong", she said nonchalantly. Naruto and Sasuke pincered her, Naruto attacking from above and Sasuke from below. She avoided the attack by spinning in between them, landing on her feet. When she straightened up, Naruto and Sasuke rushed at her, throwing combinations of punches, kicks, sword slashes, and even their signature techniques. She blocked each one masterfully, parrying their tandem attacks and reading into their strategy. Her gain in height and weight had allowed her to more evenly fight them hand-to-hand. She made to punch at Sasuke.

"Shinra Tensei!" She felt an invisible force acting on her, preventing her from landing her blow. She could overpower whatever this force was, but her interest was peaked. The two then jumped up and kicked her away,

"Asura!", Sasuke yelled.

"Already on it!", Naruto yelled back. Both of them prepared an ultra big-ball rasengan and dark chidori respectfully, looking to ram her through.

"Bansho tennin!" This time, Ophis felt a force pulling her rather than pushing her. Her intrigue rose even more, letting herself be pulled by the force.

"Rasengan/Chidori!", they both yelled, slamming their attacks into Ophis as she reached them. To no one's surprise, Ophis simply took the hits and came out no worse for the wear. The two new gods were sorely reminded more of Kaguya with each passsing minute. This Ophis person had it all: the oppressive aura, blows that felt like hammer strikes, insane durability, speed, , power, and she probably had as many hax as Kaguya did too. Damned primordial deities and their cheat codes. The three continued their fight, moving at speeds unable to be seen by lower level beings.

Yasaka stood by idly, feeling useless. For all of her power and legendary status, this wasn't a fight she could even participate in. She had trouble keeping up with Asura and Indra when they were just sparring, let alone the real thing. Gods were monsters, and Ophis was a monster among even them. Steeling herself and finding her resolve, she sauntered over to her men, the battle now being fought in the sky (when did they start flying?) She could not fight, but she'd be damned if she just sat here and did nothing. She would heal her more by siphoning her chakra into them. She didn't have to worry about running out, since there was plenty to pull from the leylines, and the quality of it had risen since Naruto had started purifying the surrounding area. She'd need to thank him for that again later, assuming he survived this fight and she did as well.

-Clouds-

"It seems like we always get carried away, huh, teme?" Naruto already knew the answer to that question. It seemed like no matter who or what they were fighting, the fight always spilled over into being legendary for some reason.

"Yeah. I guess that's what happens when you live for as long as we have and reach this high of a level", Sasuke answered anyway. They had to find a way to end this, their chakra levels were fine but if the fight escalated any more, they'd destroy everything around them. As if reading his mind, Ophis spoke.

"Having you two would be a great help to me. I only have 1 final test for you". She smiled in a laid-back manner. She was satisfied with what she had seen. They were ferocious warriors capable of fighting her in her suppressed state. Most lesser beings couldn't even stand in her presence, let alone fight her hand-to-hand. "Ddraig, Albion, you two have chosen good wielders". The dragons in question did not respond.

"... All of this was a test to you? A test!?" Naruto's anger rose. "What about all the pain and suffering you've caused?! All the hurt you've inflicted on those yokai, on the earth, on Yasaka-chan!" His voice rose. Compared to the scale of the wars he had gone through, what Ophis did was meager. She had only scorched the immediate area around Yasaka's palace, and didn't even kill any of the yokai as their chakra signatures were still stable, but he was angry. These gods and goddesses were all the same, looking down on the people below them and treating them like they were worthless! Wannabes like Obito and Madara, aliens like Kaguya and Momoshiki, etc. His religion wouldn't be like this. Amaterasu was the only one who had emphasized the importance of humans to them,. Well, he'd show all of these deities just what a human turned god could do.

"Yes, all of this was a test, and you passed". Ophis was an emotionless creature. Not in a way that she was evil, she just didn't understand emotion as she had never had any need for it. The situation on her hands was basically akin to if a force of nature suddenly grew sentient. She never grew, she never learned, she would never die. Time and space were meaningless to her, as was everything else except her one goal.

"How would you two like to be the founders of the organization I'm starting? It's called the Khaos Brigade. I care not for whatever else that you do, as long as you help me complete my goal above all else".

"You've gotta be kidding me", Naruto growled out. Did she really not understand that attacking someone was one of the worst ways possible to get them to join a group.

"This bitch is crazy", Kurama added,

"What a foolish plan you have. Letting your subordinates run around and do whatever they want while also taking responsibility for them by outing yourself as their leader. You'd just be a figurehead". Sasuke critiqued her plan harshly, being reminded of the mercenaries that called themselves the Akatsuki. Obito recruited a bunch of criminals and let them run amuck. Half of them betrayed him and half of them cared nothing for his goal. Nagato had his own plans, even.

"I care not. All I care about is the 'silence' I have lost. Now, I will give you two your final test", she spoke with finality. Raising one hand above her head, a dark sphere started forming. The sphere grew and grew until it was the size of one of Naruto's ultra big-ball rasengans. "If you can stop this, you may join at any time". She threw the sphere towards the ground, rather than at them. Both of them looked down with alarm evident on their faces.

"Kyooto!", both of them exclaimed.

-Palace Grounds-

Yasaka had just about finished healing her men, feeling a bit winded since she had expended a great deal of her own chakra, even with the leylines feeding her. She sat down on the ground, looking up and hoping that the two new gods were ok. Suddenly, the sky darkened, and something seemed to part the clouds.

"T-that's!" Yasaka's eyes widened in fear. An incredibly dense orb of darkness was crashing down. She could tell that the amount of power in it was more than she could handle on her own. She saw streaks of purple and yellow screeching towards her, those streaks turning out to be Indra and Asura. They came to a halt on the ground, landing gently so as to not tear up the land anymore. They already knew what they had to do.

"Susanoo!"

"Kurama!"

The two assumed their colossus forms, and merged them together to form something they called the "Majestic Attire Susanoo". Sasuke's perfect susanoo wrapped around Naruto's avatar of his tailed beast, and the beast wrapped it's tails around itself. Yasaka stood there, marveling at the giant fox warrior that these two had just spawned. Naruto stepped out of the construcct briefly and walked up to her.

"Don't worry Yasaka-chan, we'll protect your home and your people, and we'll definitely protect you". He flashed her his signature toothy grin and thumbs up before getting back in the construct. He expanded the protective yellow aura of the fox avatar, covering the entire city in his own chakra.

Yasaka would be lying if she said she didn't feel safe with him around. He had known her for only a littler over a year, yet here he was risking life and limb for her and her home and fighting a Dragon God. If they made it out of this alive, there's just no telling how she might feel. Marriage was still a long way off, but she would follow him, kami she would follow him, and a date or two would not be out of the question. She reached out and touched the yellow layer of protection, imbuing it with her chakra and enjoying the protective feeling it gave her in return.

The dark orb hit, and clashed with the ethereal protection. Yasaka's palace was ground zero, so the strongest protection was needed there, the majestic attire. After the initial hit, the force wouldn't be as violent with something resisting, so that's why Sasuke didn't have to extend his chakra out like Naruto's.

An explosion rang out, engulfing the sky in white light. The inhabitants of Kyoto had long since evacuated into shelters, having felt what they thought were earthquakes, so they didn't notice the chakra covering the city. After about 20 seconds, the light died down, and so did the noise. The city was intact, spotless even.

Naruto and Sasuke, however, were not. The orb of destruction had destroyed parts of their constructs, and they had to reform them near instantly each time it happened. That took a lot out of them, so they were currently laying on the ground, sweating profusely. Their clothes were torn in numerous places, and their breathing was labored. Yasaka was relatively unharmed, though her kimono was curiously slipping off her shoulders and she had a rather large tear where her butt was.

"Asura-san, Indra-san!" She sauntered over to them, worry evident on her face. She herself was moderately tired, but she had to get them healed first, especially for what they had just done. Motioning her soldiers, who were now on their feet after she had healed them, she gave them orders.

"Take these two inside the palace and see to it that they are given the best treatments available to us. Make haste!" Her men obeyed her, picking up Naruto and Sasuke and taking them inside. Standing up, she looked out over her city, happy that it was still standing. She'd have to find some way to thank those two... especially Asura. Once they were inside, Naruto and Sasuke were taken to rejuvenation chambers (really just spa's with healing properties) and dipped safely inside. Once the attendants left the room, they opened their eyes and began to speak.

"Hey, Sasuke".

"What is it?"

"If we're gonna be facing people like that, don't you think we should train back up to our primes?"

"We are in our primes, we can't age, dobe. We just need to get our skill back". Sasuke was quite enjoying this spa, it felt like his aches and bruises were magically going away.

"Whatever you wanna call it, I'd like less ass whooping in my future unless I'm the one doing it". Naruto enjoyment of the spa was evident, as his voice had begun to relax from the stressful situation a moment ago.

"(We tried to warn you)".

"[Indeed we did]".

"... You guys are gonna be our training dummies for the next several years", Naruto said. He'd just about had it with smartass creatures sealed into things. He got enough of that with Kurama, damn it!

"Your mom liked getting it in the ass".

"I didn't need to know that!"

"...Hn." The two new deities sat there, unaware that they had just made a wave across the supernatural world. Meanwhile...

-Unknown place-

"Be thankful that you were not in Kyoto".

"Oh dear, to think that Ophis of all beings would show up. Still, I'd like to meet and thank these new gods for protecting my fellow yokai".

"You never could keep your nose out of the affairs of other yokai, huh, Akasha Bloodriver?"