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/The Forbidden Meeting/
"Who the hell are you?" Naruto demanded to his orange jumpsuit counterpart that had the Hokage hat on, and the same coat he wore, instead, with red flames on the bottom. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm here to stop your path of vengeance-ttebayo." the Naru replied as Naruto narrowed his eyes. "So, you're the original bastard whose cells I was created from? Talk about dumb looking." he said. "Hey, don't diss the outfit till you try it." the original replied as the clone scoffed.
"Stay out of my way. Nione is there and I want to settle things with him, now." he ordered as the other Naruto looked at him sadly. "Do you want your revenge that badly, that you'd kill others just to get it?" he asked as Naruto gritted his teeth, he nearly forgot how stupid and easily manipulated the original Naruto was. "I don't kill others for my vengeance. Don't compare me to your Sasuke, who lived his whole life in it!" he shouted as the other him looked at him. "But don't you understand?! If you keep doing this, you'll walk a path of regrets! Vengeance isn't worth it!" his original donor reasoned with him.
Naruto narrowed his eyes in anger, how blind was this fool of an original? "Look at this battlefield!" he shouted, pointing to corpses of other Narus. "I live my whole life in anguish and regrets! I killed other Narus, destroying their dreams and hopes and haunted by my own sins for that action. But no more! I will stop the source of all this even if I must kill you. To me, vengeance is my redemption to the others that I had killed in this hell. If you can't see what we have all seen, then stay out of this!" he shouted in rage.
"Careful Naruto, your clone's anger is...much worse than Sasuke's own hatred." Kurama warned his jailor.
"Stay out of this conversation fox." Naruto snarled in anger, as his Original and the fox's eyes widened in shock. "I can hear your voice due to the connection we have. So stay out of this conversation!" he snapped.
"Is there anything else but vengeance here? There must be something else?" the original Naruto asked as Naruto shook his head. "No. There is nothing here. No friends, no loved ones, my own sister, MY only family, is gone because of Nione." Naruto replied as he looked at his original with hatred in his soul. "And I will not be denied the retribution that bastard deserves, not even you would be spared if you intend to stay in my way." he replied coldly.
"Then I'll just beat you and show you the errors of your ways then!" the original replied as he got his hands into a familiar hand sign as a dozen clones came out.
"For one who has seen many things in his life, you really are a fool. You cannot change everyone you meet with that charisma you have. Not even beating me will change anything. For in the end, I intend to die afterwards once my wrath is over." Naruto finished as he got into his rough battle stance, his fists clenching as they were coated in pure energy as he glared at his original with hate and loathing. "And I'm surprised how stupid you are as well, for not even noticing Hinata's affections even though it's obvious. I'll hate to tell her that I killed you once this is over." he smirked. The human Naruto looked at his clone, those eyes were experienced in battle, and that smirk, and he's serious about killing him with no mercy in those eyes filled with hate.
History abhors paradoxes.
Sins of playing God come with terrible prices.
The Sin of Genesis will take its wrath upon all of creation.
And all of time will flow endlessly without pause, as life continues in blind ignorance to the Wheel.
/Prelude to Chaos-The Beginning of the End/
Naruto opened his eyes; he had awoken inside a tank. It had been a few months since he had meet both Tenryū and Naraku in his mind and had worked on his transformation skills until he was finally able to transform into a full dragon. Shana was impressed by this as they both soared through the skies. But since he wasn't good enough to keep that form on for long, he fell and was stuck in this tank for a whole month for that. Well, flying was great in his opinion, but he needed to learn how to maintain that form at will so this incident. With that, he smashed the tank's glass walls as the water ran free as he landed on his feet. He cracked his neck as he sighed in relieve. That felt good!
That was then; he heard glass breaking as he turned to see other Naruto clones break out of their tanks. But what chilled him were the fake smiles, and the hollow, vacant eyes the fellow clones had. "What the hell are these guys?" Naruto thought, completely spooked him out. That was when the strange voice, the one he hadn't heard of for a long time, replied to him. "Soulless beings, warped creatures that have no life in them, mockeries of life that know nothing of joy or sorrow, be wary, they can kill just fine." It warned him as Naruto sighed and got into a stance as his hands became claws as the soulless clones looked at him and slowly made their way to him.
"What do you mean they're all dead?!" Nione snapped at the phone as the man responsible for keeping an eye on all of his clones shivered in fear of the voice. "Sir, they were all killed by claws of some sort of animal. I'm asking for animal control if we're facing something that could kill all of these clones." He replied as Nione blinked. Only two people can use claws and blend in with others just fine. "No, I know who the perpetrator is, I'll see what's going on." He told the man as he hung up. "Naruto, you're going to make me go broke." Nione muttered as he rubbed his forehead in annoyance, with a coming headache following through.
Naruto walked through the hallways, whistling a tune as he waved at others he passed as they all stopped and looked back. The reason why was because his hands were covered in lots of blood. Naruto went for the nearest bathroom he can recall and started to proceed to wash his hands in order to remove the blood. He used lots of soap to get rid of the foul stench as he finished washing them and began making his way to Nione's office.
There was something bugging him about the guy. Why did he create so many clones of Naruto Uzumaki, and develop a special interest in him and his sister. He was aware that they were both unique in circumstances of birth, but something about him felt…off. In more ways than one, "There you are!" Nione shouted. Speak of the devil himself. "Care to explain why a dozen of my clones were killed Naruto?" he demanded with his arms crossed. "In my defense, they broke out of their tanks and attacked me first." Naruto replied calmly as Nione raised a brow.
"Odd, they never did any of that before. Maybe…" he muttered as he began to make mental notes as Naruto looked at him. "Why don't you go see your sister? Today, you're both going through combat training." He told Naruto who nodded as he proceeded to run towards Shana's room. "It seems that developing their fighting skills will have to begin a bit early." Nione thought as he began making his way to another part of the lab with many things going down his mind.
*An hour later*
Naruto and Shana stood in the field, curious of what they were facing as a hologram version of Nione appeared over them. "Today, you'll be facing clones of Naruto Uzumaki. They have no special abilities of any sorts, just basic hand to hand combat and basic weaponry of swords, good luck." Nione saluted. The hologram faded away as a portal opened. Revealing mass produced clones of one Naruto Uzumaki as Shana looked disturbed at the sight of their faces. Hollow, empty eyes as they smiled blankly at nothing. It was a living abomination. "More soulless creatures…" Naruto growled as he called forth Kanshou and Bakuya to his hands as he handed Bakuya to Shana who looked at the twin married yin-yang swords with awe.
That was when the Naru clones began pulling out their swords or fists as Naruto swung Kanshou to his side, with Shana mirroring him as they both adopted serious faces. The clones charged, not making a sound as Naruto and Shana charged.
*Fwoom!*
Naruto dodged a swipe and replied with an uppercut to the chin.
*Squirt*
Shana's right hand became a claw as she impaled a clone in the chest, her hand coming out to the other side with the victim's spine in her grip.
*Clink, Clank*
Naruto swung his blade, making it clash with his first opponent as he used his left hand to deflect another attack from a different one as he used it to block the third sword aimed for his shoulder. It partially worked as the weapon grazed his shoulder.
*Whoosh*
Shana felt a sharp pain in her leg as she noticed she was slashed there. She quickly grabbed the dead clone's sword and dual wielded it alongside Bakuya in reverse grip and proceed to leap at her next target and impale him in the head.
"Graaaah—!" Naruto gasped in pain as he grabbed the head of the dumb clone that got his arm. Using his strength, he crushed the head, causing mashed brain and bones to fall to the ground as he looked at his bloodstained hands. "And I just washed them an hour ago from the blood!" he snapped as he stabbed behind himself as he took the sneak attack from the clone as his advantage as he proceeded to use that body as a shield as he proceeded to ram it against others.
Shana bent backwards to avoid a jab at her head as a piece of her red hair was cut, not that she minded but twirling her body to avoid another attack costed her as her back paid the price. She proceeded to use fire against the clone responsible for it as she then threw the generic blade she took from a clone as it impaled one that was going to attack her brother from behind.
"Thanks!" He told her as he noticed the save and head-butted a nearby clone as a sickening crunch followed afterwards as the clone fell dead. "But I'm still pissed." He finished as he deflected a sword swipe and gave the clone a kick to the chest, causing it to launch into another group of clones as it was impaled by its teammate's blades.
"I'm impressed with their fighting potential. Shana seems more on the magical side than combat. Naruto however is very much like his original and does well, even without having chakra." Nione said to himself as he observed the battle. They had already taken down half of the clones already and were slightly worn out. He then pressed a button and spoke into the speaker, "Send in the next selection, and once they're cleared out, send in the 'special' one." He ordered as he hung up and continued watching the results. They were good.
Naruto and Shana panted exhaustedly. Two waves of clones were taken down and that alone could tire anyone. That was when a portal opened up, revealing one more clone entering the fray, but this one felt…different from the others. "Be careful Naruto, this one has chakra!" Tenryū warned as Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" the clone stated as it made an all too familiar hand sign as a dozen clones popped into existence. Naruto frowned, it was now a three way battle between actual clones and shadow clones. Himself and Shana, this clone, and his Kage Bunshin, this wasn't their day today.
"Shana, can you still fight?" he asked as Shana looked up. "I can manage, but I don't think I can handle any more close range combat right now, but I can still help with long range attacks." She replied as Naruto nodded. "Hand me Bakuya, it's time to show this clone that the original types are better than phony shadow clones." He told her as she nodded and handed him the sword. Now, Kanshou the Black Yang Sword and Bakuya the White Yin Sword were side to side again as Naruto walked up to his opponent. They surrounded him, all drawing kunai knives as Naruto cracked his neck. "This will be a lot easier than the other ones." He muttered as the clones and their maker charged.
Naruto danced with Kanshou and Bakuya in his hands, the swords gleaming elegantly in the light as the twirled. Breaking kunai and deflecting them like a tornado as he kicked one shadow clone in the gut and beheaded another one with Bakuya. His reflexes were enhanced as he tapped into the powers of Tenryū, granting him advanced agility and speed as he slashed through another shadow clone and head-butted another. Those poofed away as the maker of the shadow clones charged. Shana quickly reacted and fired a barrage of fireballs at them to keep the shadow clones away from her brother as he made his way to the Kage Bunshin maker.
Naruto by instinct threw both Kanshou and Bakuya at the Kage Bunshin maker as he raised his arms to block them, not noticing Naruto grabbing two swords from the ground as the married swords broke through the clone's guard and proceeded to slash at fast speeds.
Kanshou and Bakuya reacted and proceeded to fly back to their master, by impaling the enemy clone in the back as blood dripped from the enemy's body as Naruto impaled both blades in the lungs as the rest of the Kage Bunshin poofed away. The clone that could use chakra gasped as its hand was outstretched as it grabbed Naruto's shoulders. It had the same hollow, empty eyes and that vacant smile on its face as the spark of life in the soulless shell feel to the side. Somehow, he felt…regret and sorrow build up in his heart. It was a long day for them; Nione said that this was a one-time deal, so it should be alright for now.
"This is the last of them sis, we've survived another round of his selections again." Naruto said to his twin who nodded her head weakly. "Yeah, but I can't help but feel sorry for these other Narus. They all had no souls in them as they were pitted against each other to see which one is the strongest." Shana replied as Naruto looked at the dead lookalikes with sadness. "Yeah, but this will be the last time we'll be killing another "me" so to speak, right?" Storm asked with a tired smile as her sister nodded her head with agreement as they both slouched down, back to back with exhaustion written on their faces.
But little did they know…things were going to get worse in the future. As Nione smirked at the result of the twin's victory, his mind grew more twisted than ever before as he began to perform a greater crime than ever before…Summoning many incarnations of Naruto, Naruko, and fellow twins of the Uzumaki's and have them test these two and see how powerful they will become.
*Night-Lab*
Naruto slept, in another tank of pure water as his wounds began to heal. Shana was in a tank right next to him as they slept in dreamless dream. Naruto hated having no dreams; it was sad, lonely, and depressing. He loathed it, as he awoke, he noticed it was still night time, and everyone else was still asleep in their assigned rooms. He was supposed to have awoken in the morning before Nione would guide them to their next destination, but then, the voice he was too familiar with, not the dragons that dwell in his subconscious that serve as his powers gaining self-awareness, but the voice that guided him to the temple months ago where he defeated the Predalien Naruto.
"Nione is keeping you and Shana in the dark. In his office on the first left hand drawer, there is a file that tells you what your purpose is. What you both do after that is up to you." It said as it quickly left. He looked at Shana who also awoke, probably hearing the same warning like he did. But now this drew Naruto's suspicion of Nione, and this sense of not trusting the man grew even deeper. "But why are we here in the first place? We now have mastered our powers and gained combat experience, so what purpose do we serve?" he thought as they broke out of the tanks. The alarms didn't go off, odd.
Both Naruto and Shana looked at each other before proceeding to leave, but not without Naruto taking his newly repaired coat with him as they went to Nione's office, knowing the truth is there. As they opened the door to Nione's office, they looked around for any type of traps Nione might have set up as they made their way to Nione's desk and opened the left hand drawer and pulled out the only file there. One called "World Destroyers", as they opened it up, they saw pictures of themselves as newborn babies. It showed detailed status of Shana's life from how she was fed, nurtured and raised as the file on Naruto was a blank most of the years due to sleeping. But the latest one was about his awakening, his fight with the Predalien Naruto, and the training he and Shana did.
"What is this…?" Shana asked, confused at what was going on as Naruto flipped a page and found his answer. They were created by Nione…to destroy worlds. To end life, to kill with no remorse, weapons of pure genocide as heroes of those worlds would fall. It angered him; he hated people who used others for personal gain, which was why he didn't trust Nione at the time. They were created to be weapons to obey their master at will, like mindless puppets. "This cannot be…We were treated as equals." Shana said trying to deny that everything she knew was for something this horrible.
"We were created by humans to obey them, that our purpose they set up for us. Even though we were created by these humans, they will never enslave both me and you as long as I live sister. This I won't allow, for this is not our destiny!" Naruto snarled as a surge of power caused the room to light on fire as Naruto began to transform. "Are you with me? To find a new life were we can be free and be a family?" he asked as Shana's eyes widened. Naruto was her own brother, her only family in this place, if she stayed here, then she would be alone again, and the bond she had with her brother, she chose the bond with her own family against everything else.
They heard footsteps as Nione ran in as he looked at the bewildered. "Stop this now, both of you!" he ordered as Shana glared at him. "We may have been created by humans Nione, but we will never be controlled by the likes of you!" she snapped at him as Naruto glared at him. "We have been used and betrayed by our creators so…" he began as Shana also began to transform as she also unleashed her terrifying power. "WE STAND ALONE!" they roared as Nione was forced to flee as the surge of power became too powerful.
The building exploded, as two giant figures arose from the smoke. Two dragons, scales made of light grey that shone silver in the moonlight as angelic wings spurted from their right sides as demonic wings spurted from their left sides as the two dragons roared in anger as they flew. An open portal to another dimension was available and they took it, flying inside it as they held their claws together as they were swept away into the flow of time and space, as the balance of creation welcomed the two Ciphers with open arms as they were guided to a new world completely unknown to them, Japan.
/Bringing them to a New World, alerts others of their presence./
Minato and Kushina awoke from their slumbers. The two Cipher counterparts looked at each other and realized the truth. "Naruto's been found." They said with joy. In another world, a massive, long and sinuous dragon with silver-white scales and blue, catlike eyes looked up at the stars of the night sky. The prophesized dragon has been revealed at last as the dragon flexed its wings, preparing to take flight. Dragon King Bahamut took to the skies to find his chosen champion, believing that the one he sought for will be the one who can put an end to Tiamat's reign of terror.
Elsewhere, the Chromatic Dragon Queen Tiamat awoke from her slumber, sensing a power so destructive, it could surpass her own. She knew of this prophecy that her goody-too-shoes brother Bahamut was aware of, of a dragon that could either destroy her or her brother, deciding on which side that dragon will chose will win this conflict once and for all. She must find the chosen one before Bahamut did before it was too late. She must prevail in this war at all costs. Her five heads roared as she stood and took flight. No doubt she'll be seeing her brother soon enough. But for now, it was time to find the legendary Dragon of Twilight.