Naruto: Shinobi Hunters
Digi-Destined saga
Dahngrest arc
Kurama no Kyubi: Sorry for the late update, but I've been a little busy with Super Smash Bros. 4 3DS seeing as that game's out now. Though, I finally managed to get back to this story, so read, enjoy, and review.
ThePsychoPath96: I think you should also add final fantasy 13 characters as well like lightning or serah or the group to be in Uzushio
Kurama no Kyubi: Sorry, but I've never played (nor am I planning to) any Final Fantasy games.
"Digivolution." Normal speech
'Digivolution.' Normal thought
"Digivolution." Biju, Digital God, Legendary, transformed Laguz, Perfect speech
'Digivolution.' Biju, Digital God, Legendary, transformed Laguz, Perfect thought
Phaeroh: Kurama no Kyubi doesn't own anything but his OCs.
Chapter 35: Phaeroh!
In a hotel room in Lumiose City in the Kalos Region was a rather large man with long white hair lying dead on the floor as he had a large hole in the left side of his chest where his heart once was. I'm saying "once" since there was no longer anything there, it had likely been destroyed by whatever pierced his chest. Around the man was a dried pool of blood, now seeing as it was dry, indicated that it was quite some time since he was killed. Leaning over him, examining the body was none other than Luu who had been asked to investigate what – or rather who – had killed AZ. Now, normally they would've sent one of the Independent Digi-Destined to investigate, but this was something far out of their league. Someone had killed AZ – one of the 100 Gods – without as much as even leaving a single sign of battle, save for the hole in AZ's chest. Only another member of the 100 Gods could do that, but who?
"AZ Gojuujin (God #50). Who could've done this to you?" Luu asked as he closed the man's eyes.
'Luu-sama…' Salamon thought as she was over with the wall and looked at Luu.
North Blue, Tolbyccia, Ghasfarost
"Shining Fang!" Yuri called out as he swung his sword at Barbos, though he blocked it with his own sword, however, Yuri then let go of his sword and quickly grabbed it with his right hand before twirling it around in his hand, causing Barbos' sword to get knocked upwards slightly.
"Sonic Thrust!" Flynn then called out as he charged at Barbos, but the large man, managed to block the attack using the mace-head on his left arm.
"Spread thy alluring snare and deliver my enemies unto me! Tractor Beam!" Rita called out and a large circle suddenly appeared on the ground beneath Barbos' feet before he was lifted into the air.
"Shakuton: Shakunetsu-Kyu!" Naruto called out as he formed a ball of extreme heat in the palm of his right hand and he jumped up into the air so that he came up above Barbos before throwing the ball at him, however, the leader of the Blood Alliance swung his sword in the direction of the ball with such force, that the wind following the blade carried the ball with it, causing it to crash into the ground instead where it melted its way through.
Barbos then landed back on the ground before Repede and Karol suddenly came up on either side of him.
"Punishing Smash/Woof!" They called out as Karol swung his axe at him while Repede charged at him, ready with his dagger. Barbos then swung his sword at Karol's axe, cutting straight through it and digging into Karol's shoulder as the boy was sent flying back by the force of the attack while he screamed out in pain before crashing into the ground as he clutched his shoulder, the arm having nearly gone off. Barbos then delivered a punch to Repede's back with the mace-head with such force that the dog collapsed down on the ground as several of his bones were broken.
"Repede!" Yuri called out as Judith then ran past him.
"Crescent Strike!" She called out as she swung her spear in a circle as the image of the moon appeared, but then she cut through the image, causing the moon to get cut in half as the spear was poised to strike Barbos, however, he easily blocked it with his sword before kicking her away, though he didn't notice that Repede was carried away by a series of hands that came out of the ground.
"C'mon wind, knock 'em around and cut 'em down! Wind Blade!" Raven called out before a blade of wind suddenly came down and arched through the air past Barbos, cutting him across the stomach.
"Hah! We got a hit!" Naruto exclaimed.
"It's still too early to celebrate, Naruto-kun. Nanojiya!" Patty said before pointing her pistol at Barbos "Variable Trigger!" Several bullets shot out of the pistol and went straight for Barbos, however, he blocked all of them with the mace-head.
"O brilliant Angels, grant us your favor! Nurse!" Estelle called out before a group of transparent nurses suddenly ran across the battlefield, their mere presence causing Karol's shoulder to get healed as his wound closed up and Repede's bones to be mended together. It also healed any other injuries that anyone in the group had received during the battle.
Estelle then moved over to charging up for another spell as a yellow glyph appeared beneath her feet, and Yuri and Flynn charged towards Barbos to distract him. As they got close, however, the Guild Master was about to cut them open with his sword, but an arm suddenly came out of his shoulder and grabbed his arm, stopping him from carrying out the action.
"Tiger Blade!" Both Yuri and Flynn called out as they swung their swords upwards as they jumped into the air, though Barbos was apparently too heavy for them to be lifted into the air, but either way, their attacks landed once again as they came back down. Barbos remained standing however, and he then knocked both of them away with the mace-head and they rolled across the ground before getting to their feet in a crouched position as they skidded backwards before coming to a halt and rising back up on their feet.
"Heh. You guys sure are persistent, but I'm afraid that that's not gonna help you." Barbos said before hearing Estelle's voice and he looked towards her out of the corner of his eyes.
"O divine spear, run mine enemies through! Holy Lance!" She called out.
'Nani? She can use a spell that powerful?!' Barbos thought in surprise before a large yellow glyph appeared under his feet and five yellow ethereal spears appeared in the air above him, four pointing towards him diagonally from four different directions while the fifth one was directly above him, pointing down 'Kuso!'
The four spears pointing at him diagonally then shot towards him and pierced straight through him, only stopping once they pierced the ground. Then the fifth one shot straight down though his head and came back out of his crotch before hitting the ground.
"Did you get him?" Rita asked, but her eyes widened when Barbos' evil laughter could be heard and the spears suddenly shattered as his body was completely covered in red flames with magma visible flowing down along his skin.
"Wh-what the…?!" Karol said in surprise.
"What happened to him? Why's his body covered in flames?" Yuri asked.
"That's…!" Judith said with wide eyes.
"Judith?" Estelle asked as she looked at her.
"He's entered Over-Limit Level 8! A level of Over-Limit only accessible to the ten strongest people in the world!" Judith said, causing everyone's eyes but Robin's (her expression remains indifferent) and Patty's (her eyes narrowed instead) to widen as Barbos grinned evilly.
"Over-Limit Level 8?" Yuri asked in surprise.
"I've heard of it, but I never thought I'd ever see it being used before my eyes." Rita said.
"But wait, does that mean that Barbos is one of the ten strongest people in world?" Naruto asked.
"No. If he was we'd all be dead by now. Nanojiya!" Patty said as her eyes were closed before she opened them and said "It's a common misconception that you need great power in order to gain access to certain levels of Over-Limit. In fact, if you were to dedicate your entire training to master Over-Limit, it would be possible; however, it's a process which requires an abundance of determination and concentration. I've heard of many people who've just given up mid-way or that reached the eight level of Over-Limit, but were consumed by the power."
"Consumed by the power? What do you mean?" Karol asked as Patty looked at Barbos.
"Over-Limit Level 8 requires a great deal of mental control over the element of your affinity, if you don't have that, the power would destroy you. But, as you can see, Barbos obviously have that control. Nanojiya!" Patty explained.
"Aren't you quite knowledgeable for such a young girl? But it's true, I've trained hard to reach this point. I said earlier that I was the only one who could match the Don, didn't I? The reason for that is that I managed to reach Over-Limit Level 8 which he – one of the ten strongest people in the world – could not." Barbos said, his grin never leaving his face as he continued "Gah-hah-hah! And now, it's time for me to drop the curtain on this battle!" He then swung his sword into the ground, causing said ground to melt at its touch before he swung the sword upwards, sending out a crescent-shaped wave of fire.
Yuri's eyes widened before he yelled "Everyone! Get out of the way!" And all of them jumped out of the wave of fire's path as it went straight across the ground, leaving a trail on the ground behind it before it went off the platform and went straight into the wall, causing a massive explosion.
"Whoa…!" Naruto said as he looked at the smoke from the explosion.
"Naruto, don't take your eyes off your opponent!" Flynn yelled.
"Huh?" Naruto then turned his head just in time to see Barbos appear above him.
"So long, brat!" Barbos yelled as he swung his sword down, but just then he was suddenly hit in the back of the neck by what appeared to be some kind of bullet made of ice which suddenly grew into a icicle that froze his movements for a split-second before he managed to shatter it, but it was still enough time for Patty get in and grab Naruto's hand before getting out of the way as Barbos swung his sword straight into the ground, leaving a big hole.
"Thanks, Patty-chan." Naruto said.
"Oh, don't thank me, I'm just the one who got you away from him. If you wanna thank someone, thank them. Nanojiya!" Patty said as she pointed up towards the center platform and everyone looked up there to see Seifer and one other standing there. The one next to Seifer was a young man holding a pistol who was obviously the one that had fired the ice bullet, and he was also that cabin boy who Patty had made commandeer their ship during the Battle of Uzushio and he had done such good job of that that she had promoted him to one of her top officers, though he still wore his cabin boy clothes under the Pirate jacket which he wore like a cape.
"Seifer-san!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Huh? Who're those guys?" Yuri asked as he looked up at them.
"The one with the anchor on his back is "Anchor" Seifer, a notorious Pirate with a bounty of over 600.000.000. He's also Patty's second-in-command." Flynn informed.
Barbos looked over his shoulder at Seifer and the other one with an irritated expression on his face.
"Fire several more rounds to cool him off." Seifer said.
"Right! Ice Bullets!" The other Pirate said as he fired several more rounds of the ice bullets, bombarding Barbos with them. As they hit him or the surrounding ground, they immediately grew into large icicles, and before too long, the leader of the Blood Alliance was completely trapped in the ice.
"Sugoi! It actually worked!" Karol exclaimed.
"Well of course it did. Over-Limit may increase your strength, defense, speed, and all other stats, but one thing that most people seem to forget is that due to its elemental attributes, it's got one major weakness, one which grows the higher level of Over-Limit you are in. Nanojiya!" Patty said.
"And what's that?" Naruto asked.
"The element opposite of your own elemental affinity." Patty stated.
"Oh, so basically, what you're saying is that since Ice is the opposite element of Fire, it's very effective against Barbos?" Naruto asked.
"Exactly." Patty said with a nod before adding "Especially now that he's in level 8 of Over-Limit."
"Well, if that's the case, he ain't comin' out of that anytime soon." Raven said as he looked at the ice covering Barbos, however, everyone's eyes widened as the ice suddenly cracked before shattering, revealing a heavily panting Barbos who was no longer using Over-Limit.
"Kuso…! I used up the rest of my Over-Limit to get out of there." He cursed before turning around to face the others as they clustered together with the exception of Seifer and the other Pirate as they were still on the central platform.
"Seifer-san?" The still unnamed Pirate asked as he looked up at Seifer.
"No. Let's watch how things turn out." He said.
"That's it, Barbos. It looks like you were the fool who didn't know when to give up.
"Kh… Gah-hah-hah. Perhaps you are right." Barbos said.
"Then does that mean you'll surrender?" Naruto asked.
"Gah-hah. Don't make me laugh." Barbos said before looking at Yuri "… Yuri, was it? You remind me of Whitehorse in his youth… you're his spitting image."
"Hope you're not saying I'm gonna end up like that old man. Not exactly something to look forward to." Yuri said.
"Like the Don, sooner or later you will make great enemies in this world." Barbos said as he then shifted his gaze towards Naruto "And that could be said for you too… Naruto. You will face many great and powerful enemies in your lives and then, this world will consume you whole."
Just then, a roar could be heard before some kind of black dragon-like creature came down and landed next to Barbos.
"Ah! What's that?!" Karol asked in surprise as Naruto heard his Digivice peep and he pulled it out of the weapon's pouch as information popped up on it, though all he bothered to read was the Dragon-like creature's name, Devidramon and that it was a Champion-Level Digimon.
"A Digimon?" He asked as Barbos climbed up on Devidramon's back before the Dragon took to the skies, and as it came to a certain altitude, it stopped as Barbos looked back down at them.
"Heh heh heh. Don't think this is over, Yuri Lowell, Flynn Scifo, Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto. When you see me again, it'll definitely be the last thing you'll ever see!" He then flew off in the direction of south-east.
"Damn! He got away!" Flynn said.
"Well, at least he didn't take the Aque Blastia Core with him this time." Yuri said as the broken chain-saw-like sword was lying on the ground behind him.
"Patty, are you all right?" Seifer asked as he and the other Pirate had jumped down on the platform and walked towards them as the group turned around.
"Hai. Thanks for coming when you did, Seifer, Koya." Patty said.
"Guess it's time ta head back down." Raven said as Yuri pulled the blue Core out of the chain-saw-like sword.
"Yeah…" The raven-head said, but just as they were about to head back down, Naruto looked up at the sky as his senses were over-loaded with a strong presence.
"Hmm? Naruto?" Estelle asked as she looked at him before she heard a loud booming sound and she looked up towards the center platform to see a large Dragon standing there on both its hands and feet.
It had green scales covering its back, arms, legs, tail, neck, and head while it had a soft white chest and stomach. It had a pair of enormous green wings with the underside of the membrane being white. There were a series of black spikes going down its back and stopping at the tip of its tail which was shaped like an arrow-head. On its head, it had a pair of massive black horns and a pair of oddly-shaped pointy ears. Its mouth was lined with sharp teeth and it had equally sharp claws on both its hands and feet. And finally it had bright green emerald eyes with black slitted pupils.
"I-i-i-it's a… it's a Dragon!" Karol yelled as he fell down onto his back while the others (except for Judith) grabbed for their weapons.
"Wait, stand down." Judith said as she held her arm out to her side.
"Wh-what are you saying? If we stand down, it'll just roast us alive!" Rita said.
"No it won't. I don't think this one means us any harm." Judith said.
"How do you know?" Yuri asked.
"Just trust me." Judith said.
"All right." Yuri said before relaxing his stance and the others followed suit.
"The Krityan is right. I don't mean you any harm." The Dragon said in a female voice.
"Whoa! It talked?!" Naruto said surprised.
"I've seen lotsa stuff in my life, but this is the first time I've seen a talikn' Monster." Raven said.
"A Monster?" The Dragon asked as she looked at them with a bewildered look before saying "Oh, I assure you that I'm no Monster."
"Then what are you? And what do you want with us?" Flynn asked.
"Who or what I am is of no concern to you, nor do I have any business with you, Flynn Scifo." The Dragon said, causing Flynn's eyes to widen.
"How did you know my name?" Flynn asked, obviously surprised.
Judith then stepped forward as she said "Her name's Elizabeth (pronounced: El-reiza-bet) the Emerald Dragon. She's a very powerful Dragon from a very unique Dragon race."
"That still doesn't explain how she knew Flynn's name." Karol said.
"Dragons are very intelligent creatures and there are many of them who could tell what you're thinking just by looking at your facial expression." Judith said.
"Really? Man, I never realized that Dragons were that smart." Yuri said.
"That's probably because you've never had a conversation with one before." Robin stated.
"You might be onto something there." Yuri said.
"You seem to know an awful lot about Dragons." Rita said as she looked at Judith, but the Krityan didn't reply.
Yuri then turned to Elizabeth as he asked "So if you don't have any business with us, then why are you here?"
"I'm here for him; Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto." Elizabeth replied as she pointed at Naruto.
"Huh? Me?" The blond asked.
"Yes. You have something on you, something that a very powerful Dragon needs in order to regain his full power." Elizabeth said and Naruto pulled out the Normal-Type orb as she continued "Yes, that's it. Now give it to me."
"Nani?!" Naruto asked as he looked up at her.
"If you want to keep that thing safe from him you have to give it to me, it's the only way." Elizabeth said.
"No way! Arceus asked me to protect this, I can't give this burden over to someone else!" Naruto said.
"Are you stupid or something? What will you do if Acnologia decides it's time for him to take back that orb? You wouldn't stand a chance against him!" Elizabeth said.
"Maybe, but then, so be it! I can't hand something like this over to anyone else. What if he decides to come after them instead?" Naruto retorted, surprising Elizabeth.
'This boy, he actually puts the lives of others – even complete strangers – before his own. An admirable trait, but…'Elizabeth thought before saying "You do not have to worry. My Queen is one of the Four Great Black Dragons, she is Acnologia's equal, no, I would say that right now in Acnologia's severely weakened state, she is far stronger than him. She would definitely be able to protect the orb."
"Even so, I am not giving you this. It is my mission, no one else's, so no one else needs to get hurt. If Acnologia does come after me, then I'll say, let him come, I'm not afraid of him." Naruto said.
"Heh. I can't tell if you're being brave, or just foolish." Elizabeth said before thinking a little and then confused the others by breathing in heavily before suddenly letting out a roar so powerful that it swept everyone off their feet and onto their backs, well, that is, everyone but Naruto, whose stance hadn't even been changed slightly from the roar.
"Very well, then. I will let you hold onto that, but keep in mind that it will make you a target for one of the seven most powerful Digimon." Elizabeth said.
"Yes, I'm aware of that." Naruto said.
"Then there's just one more thing." Elizabeth said.
"And what's that?" Naruto asked confused.
"I'm sure you haven't started seeing them yet, but now that you have the ability to see Souls, you should soon be able to see new Monster-like creatures unlike anything you've ever seen. Just remember when you do start seeing them; go for the mask." Elizabeth said.
"The mask?" Naruto asked, not understanding what she meant.
"Before I leave, take this." Elizabeth said as a green scale suddenly floated down into Naruto's hand.
"What's this?" The blond asked.
"It's a Dragon Scale. If you find yourself in trouble, you can break it open to summon me. Just remember that it can only be used once, so you have to think it through before using it." Elizabeth said before spreading her wings as she flapped them once, then twice, and on the third time, she was lifted into the air before she flew off at a tremendous speed, which caused Naruto as well as the others who had gotten back up on their feet to fall back onto their backs.
Ghasfarost, base
A while later, the group came out of the entrance of the tower before stopping as Yuri looked down at the Blastia Core in his hand.
"I'm so glad the core is safe." Yuri said.
"Wow, the Aque Blastia Core is so small." Estelle said.
"So we've got your Blastia Core back. That takes care of one problem." Karol said.
"Yes, but we weren't able to take Barbos into custody…" Estelle said.
"Don't worry 'bout that. I'm sure that he'll get what's coming to him sooner or later." Naruto said.
"Though, did you notice the direction he flew off in?" Patty asked.
"Huh?" Everyone turned to her.
"It was south-east. That would eventually lead him to the Red Line close to Reverse Mountain. And seeing as there's no real major landmasses between here and there not counting Ilyccia where the Empire resides, and I doubt that he's headed for the Red Line itself, meaning that his destination is the Grand Line – more specifically, someplace within the first quarter of the Grand Line. Nanojiya." Patty explained.
"Now that you mention it, one of our higher-ranked agents who are working under-cover in the Blood Alliance – Mr. 2 Bon Clay – was recently sent on some special mission down to the desert Kingdom of Alabasta. Unfortunately, we haven't heard anything from him since then." Robin said before adding "I hope he hasn't been found out or killed yet."
"Well, I still have to figure out if this thing even works anymore." Yuri said, changing the topic.
"Blastia Cores don't break all that easily." Rita said.
"Huh. Bet you didn't know that, did ya Ra…" Karol started, but when he looked around, he couldn't find the Altosk member "… Raven?"
"Jeez, what is up with that guy… Just showing up whenever he wants." Rita said.
"You're one to talk, Rita." Karol said with a sweatdrop as he looked at her, though he cowered when Rita held up her arm to hit him.
"Hey, now that I think about it, Seifer-san and that other guy aren't here either." Naruto said as he looked around.
"Oh, Seifer and Koya headed back to the ship." Patty said.
"It takes all kinds, I suppose." Judith said.
"The old man probably headed back to Dahngrest. I'm sure we can find him if we need to." Yuri said before Flynn stepped forward.
"I'll go on ahead. I still need to take care of the work I pushed on my subordinates." He then turned to Estelle as he said "Estellise-sama, please come with me."
"Umm…" Estelle started as she turned to him "Would it be all right if I could stay with everyone for just a bit longer?"
"I'm willing to look after the troublesome Princess a little while longer. I'll be sure to deliver her straight to Dahngrest. That's fine, isn't it?" Yuri said.
Flynn then closed his eyes as he thought through it a little before opening them again as he said "I understand. Promise me, though. You will not take any detours, understood?"
"Yeah, yeah. I got it." Yuri said.
"Well then, Estellise-sama. I will see you in Dahngrest." Flynn said as he looked at the pinkette.
"Arigato, Flynn." Estelle said before Flynn nodded and walked away in the direction of Dahngrest.
Estelle then turned to Yuri who looked up at the sky with a far-off look on his face.
"Why do you look so sad? Is something wrong?" She asked and Yuri looked back at her.
"Nah, I was just thinking, I still owe that creep Dedecchi a good beating." Yuri said.
"Dedecchi…?" Naruto asked as he tilted his head in confusion before turning to Patty who just shrugged as she shook her head.
"You got the Blastia back, isn't that enough? Why chase after some stupid thief?" Karol asked.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. If I ever cross paths with him though, he's in for quite a surprise." Yuri said.
Karol then stepped forward a little before looking over his shoulders at the others as he said "Hey, come on already. Let's get back to Dahngrest."
"Well, I will take my leave from you here." Judith said.
"Where are you going to go?" Naruto asked.
"Oh, well. I just thought of taking a stroll through some desert." Judith said innocently, causing the others to look at her dumbfounded.
'Aren't we already in a desert, though?' Naruto thought.
'She's going to go after Barbos, isn't she?' Karol thought.
"Well, see you later then." Judith said as she waved good-bye.
"Take care, Judy." Yuri said as he, Naruto, Patty, Repede, Estelle, Karol, and Rita started walking off towards Dahngrest as all of them waved back, though Yuri and Rita merely rose their hands.
Skit – What's a CRA?
Naruto, Robin, and Dorumon are present with Karol and Rita in the background.
Naruto (thinks out loud) "Hmm… Now that I think about it, I'll at some point have to restore the Uzumaki clan. Argh. But how am I supposed to do that?"
Robin "If you want to restore the Uzumaki clan, there is an easy solution for it."
Dorumon (whispers to himself) "… Getting a harem of girls."
Naruto "Oh? And what's that?"
Robin "The CRA."
Naruto (tilts his head in confusion) "CR… what?"
Robin "The CRA. Also known as the Clan Restoration Act. It's a law in the Shinobi villages that can be placed upon someone who's either the last of a clan or amongst the last."
Dorumon (absent-mindedly) "Somehow, I'm guessing it entails a lot of girls."
Robin "That's right. Men will need to marry a minimum of three women while women are turned into breeding stock."
Naruto "Nani?! But I already have a girlfriend!"
Dorumon "Didn't you listen to anything she just said? If you put the CRA on yourself, you'll be allowed to take as many wives as you please."
Naruto "Yeah, but what will Fu-chan think?"
Robin "You could talk with her before making the decision."
Naruto (thinking hard) "Hmm…" (stops thinking) "You're right. I'll talk to her about it first, and if she doesn't like it, then I'll drop the whole thing."
Naruto, Robin, and Dorumon leaves.
Karol "Hey, Rita. It sounds like you might have a chance with him, after all."
Rita "Huh? What're you talking about?"
Karol "Well, you like Naruto, don't you?"
Rita gets mad and starts beating up Karol.
Karol "Itai, itai, itai… Yuri, help me!"
Skit end
Dahngrest
As the group had crossed the bridge into Dahngrest, they came upon the scene of the Knights restraining Ragou.
"Look, the Knights have come back." Karol observed.
"I'm innocent, I tell you! This is a plot by the Knights to destroy the Council!" Ragou said as there were two Knights behind him, holding his hands behind his back and another two in front of him, holding the backs of their halberds to his throat. Around them were several other Knights standing guard.
"He doesn't know when to quit, does he?" Rita said.
"Hey, I saw that guy at Barbos' bar. Who is he?" Naruto asked.
"His name is Ragou. He's a member of the Empire's Council as well as the Magistrate of the port town, Capua Nor. Though he abused his powers and even threw people he didn't like – whether they were men, women, or even small children – into his basement where he raised vicious man-eating Monsters. He also allied himself with the Blood Alliance at some point and with their help built a weather-controlling Blastia to make it continuously rain, making any form of seafaring impossible which in turn made the people very poor as sea-transport was their main form of income. He then raised the taxes to un-payable amounts to squeeze every last piece of money out of the people, and the only way to get out of the taxes was for someone to get their hands on the horn of a Monster called "Rhybgaro", something that was impossible for normal citizen." Robin explained, causing Naruto to grit his teeth and narrow his eyes as he looked at the man in pure anger, how could anyone do that to his own people? It was the complete opposite of what a leader was supposed to do.
"How'd you know all that?" Rita asked as she looked at Robin.
"Baroque Works specializes in information gathering. Something like that couldn't happen under our nose without us taking notice." Robin answered before turning to Yuri as she asked "Did I miss anything?"
"Heh. No, I'd say you were pretty spot on." Her fellow raven-head replied.
"Well, at least now he's getting what's coming to him. The Empire is a branch of the World Government, so there's only one place for him to go now. The under-water prison of Impel Down. Truly a fate far worse than death, and one fitting for a despicable man such as him. Nanojiya!" Patty said and Naruto nodded in agreement.
"Where's Flynn…?" Estelle asked as she couldn't see the blond lieutenant from where they were standing.
"Hmm. I can't make him out from here." Yuri said.
They then walked closer into the city and towards the Knights as Ragou said "You must not be taken in by the Knights! They only plan to crush this town once you've all been lured into a false sense of security!" This was obviously directed at the people of Dahngrest who were watching the scene.
"On the honor of the Imperial Knights, I swear that we would never perpetrate such disloyalty." Flynn said as he came up behind Ragou who then looked over his shoulder.
"You're… Flynn Scifo!" He said.
"The Empire and the Union have joined in a treaty of friendship." Flynn said.
"What? Impossible…" Ragou said, not believing what he was hearing.
"At this moment, Don Whitehorse and his Highness Ioder-sama are in council together. It's only a matter of time until it's made official." Flynn said.
"But how…? I thought that cursed Alexei was tied up in other matters!" Ragou said as he looked away from Flynn.
"Yes. It is true that our Commandant could only make a brief appearance before returning to the capital." Flynn said.
"Then… on whose authority…?" Ragou asked as he looked up and as Flynn didn't reply, he realized it "… No! This can't mean my plans have been ruined by this… this boy!"
The Knights then started walking away, taking Ragou with them towards the prison cells in the Union headquarters where he'd be staying the night as the people of the city watched along with Naruto and the others.
"This will put an end to the suffering of the people of Capua Nor as well." Estelle said.
"Tonight he'll stay in a cell at the Union headquarters then tomorrow he'll be brought to the Imperial capital of Zaphias where I'm guessing he'll probably stay a weak or so, and then he'll finally be shipped out towards the Government's Judicial Island of Enies Lobby for then to head straight to Impel Down where he'll likely spend the rest of his days in Level 4. Nanojiya!" Patty said. (Kurama no Kyubi: She assumes that Ragou will be sent to Level 4 due to the terrible crimes he's committed, and I would have to agree with that assumption.)
"Here's hoping the next Magistrate they get is more of a stand-up guy." Yuri said and Estelle turned to him.
"I will do what I can to make sure a worthy person is chosen when I get back to the Castle." She said.
"Huh? How're you gonna do that? "Castle"?" Naruto asked and Patty let out a sigh.
"Man, you're really clueless." She said and Naruto looked at her confused as a pair of question marks appeared above his head.
"To the Castle… you mean, you're going back to the capital, Estelle?" Karol asked as he walked up to her.
"… Hai. With Ragou gone, the rest of the Castle should have returned to normal." The pinkette said as she looked towards the Knights who were still escorting Ragou.
"But you don't really want to go back." Yuri said, causing Estelle to look at him confused "I can see it in your face."
"I don't it's that…" Estelle started.
"Well, you should do what suits you best. You've made up your own mind, right?" Yuri said as Flynn was standing in the background, talking to one of the Knights.
"… I will go back." Estelle said as she turned towards Flynn with a slightly sad look on her face "I don't want Flynn or anyone else to have to worry about me anymore…" The Knight then ran off and Flynn turned towards the group as he raised his right arm slightly with his hand balled into a fist and Yuri raised his own arm before the blond Knight ran after his fellow Knight as Yuri lowered his arm again.
"It's going to be lonely without her, won't it, Repede?" Yuri asked and Repede looked up at him before looking away.
That night
Yuri slept in his bed at the inn (with all his clothes on) as Karol suddenly came running.
"Yuri! It's terrible!" The kid yelled.
"Aw, man… Just let me sleep…" Yuri said as he woke up and sat up on the bed while rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Ragou, he, he…!" Karol started. This really woke Yuri up as he rose out of the bed.
"What did Ragou do?" He asked.
"They say he used his standing in the Council to reduce his charges! It looks like he's going to get off with only a minor drop in rank! After everything he did!" Karol yelled.
Yuri then walked over to Karol before saying "That's not funny, Karol. Stop joking."
"It's not a joke! It's the truth!" Karol said before Yuri turned half-way around as he closed his eyes.
"So this is how the Empire works now, huh? Damn it, this is not funny." He said.
"What do we do, Yuri?" Karol asked as he relaxed his stance.
"Hmm… I don't know." Yuri said as he opened his eyes and put his hand under his chin.
"It's definitely not right that he's not getting punished for the things he did." Karol said before his eyes brightened as he got an idea and he looked up at Yuri "Wait! If we tell Estelle, maybe she can do something about it!" He then ran off to tell the pinkette.
"Hey, don't go giving the Princess too much trouble!" Yuri called out after him, though the kid had already left the inn "Damn it. What's Flynn doing, anyway? I wonder if he's at his post right now…" He then left the inn as well, though what neither him nor Karol had noticed was that Naruto – who had slept in the bed opposite to Yuri's – was awake and had heard everything.
Knight Camp
As Yuri entered the Knight Camp, it didn't take him long to find Flynn's tent which he then entered to see Flynn who was currently with his back to him.
"Doesn't anyone knock anymore?" The bland Knight asked and Yuri raised his hand to the tent's wall and knocked a couple of times on the fabric.
"You knew I'd be coming." He said as Flynn turned around, revealing that he was now wearing a different armor from the one before "That outfit…"
"As of today, I've been assigned the post of captain." Flynn said.
"So, the birth of the Flynn Brigade, huh? Looks like I've been one-upped again." Yuri said.
"If that's how you feel, you should come back to the Knights. You'd be able to–" Flynn started, but Yuri cut him off.
"Don't waste your breath." He said before looking away "Congratulations on making Captain."
"Arigato." Flynn said before saying "You didn't come down here to celebrate my promotion, right?"
"No, I didn't." Yuri said as he looked at him again.
"It's Ragou, isn't it?" Flynn asked and Yuri nodded "Appropriating Nor Harbor for his own purposes. Committing treason by his collusion with Barbos. Add to this stealing from the populace and the extermination of even his own people simply because he didn't like them. The people he killed were either fed to Monsters or sold to those who will pay money for corpses."
"Sick bastard…" Yuri said.
"That he should be able to do those things and not have to answer for them…! The authority of the Council… is far more powerful than I'd imagined…" Flynn said as he looked down on the ground before looking at Yuri "I thought with this promotion to Captain that I'd gotten a bit closer to my goal. But I have to face the fact that the law can't even punish a single person like Ragou."
"… You know it doesn't end here. You'll climb even higher until you can make the right changes." Yuri said.
"True, but many people will continue to suffer in the meantime – needlessly. When I consider that, I..." Flynn said.
"Don't go flying off the handle and smacking him around. The progress you've made would all be for nothing. If he's above you, you go even higher, and then…" Yuri said.
"Yes. Someday I'll create a legal order that treats everyone with equality. I have to." Flynn said.
"Good. And I'll do things my own way." Yuri said as he turned around and started walking away.
"Yuri?" Flynn asked as Yuri stopped at the entrance to the tent.
"How would you go about punishing the villains that the law can't touch?" Yuri asked.
"I'm still trying to figure that out…" Flynn said and Yuri closed his eyes before leaving.
Dahngrest
Ragou was on the bridge leading into the city as he was talking with a couple of Blood Alliance thugs before turning around and walking away before stopping as one of the thugs ran off while the other one turned to the corrupted Council member.
"It seems I may have gotten a little careless when I though Alexei wouldn't be around… Flynn Scifo… That impertinent upstart. This is a grudge I won't soon forget. I will bring down the full authority of the Council on you." He said out loud to himself before someone suddenly ran past them while cutting through the thug, causing him to fall into the river below.
"Nani…!?" Ragou said before turning towards the attacker to see that it was Yuri "It's you…!"
Yuri then started to slowly and intimidatingly walk towards Ragou who held his arm before himself as if to protect himself as he slowly backed away while saying "Do you intend to harm me? I'm a member of the Council, you know!" Yuri continued to walk towards him as he continued to back away as he held up his other arm in front of himself "I c-could crush you w-with a singly command. You won't get away with this!"
"The laws and the Council may have let you go, but I'm afraid I can't do that." Yuri said as he stepped ever closer.
"Aah, s-stay back!" Ragou said as he let out a high-pitched scream which sounded like a girl before he turned away in an attempt to run, but as soon as he began running, Yuri ran up to him and got through his back with his sword.
"Ugh… I was so close… Dein Nomos…" Ragou said before falling off the edge of the bridge and down into the river below as Yuri looked after him.
The raven-head then turned towards the city before closing his eyes as he said "So you saw that, did you?" As behind him on the bridge stood Naruto.
"Don't worry about it. If you hadn't done that, I'd have done it myself." The blond said before putting away the kunai he was holding in his right hand.
The next day
Naruto, Patty, Rita, and Karol were by the entrance of the city to say goodbye to Estelle as the wagon that was to take her back to the capital was waiting on the bridge, ready to leave as several Knights guarded it. And there was also a noble standing behind Estelle.
"It's too bad we've gotta split up." Karol said.
"Please come visit the castle anytime." Estelle said.
"Huh? Can I? I've never been in a castle before. Nanojiya!" Patty said.
"But of course." Estelle said with a smile.
"They'll really come, if you say that." Rita said as she had her arms folded over her chest.
"Eh? Didn't she just invite us?" Karol asked and Rita looked towards them before looking away as she put her hands on her hips.
"Huh… Idiot…" She muttered as Karol looked back at Estelle.
"With the treaty it'll become easier for Guild members to enter the capital." He said.
"That's right." Estelle said.
"Yes, but Patty-chan's a Pirate, isn't she? And a Yonko at that. I can't imagine her being allowed into a castle." Naruto said.
"Naruto-kun's right. Even if she's friends with the Princess, there's no way they'll ever let her inside the castle, or even the capital for that matter." Rita said, causing Patty to lower her head in disappointment.
"Huh? What Princess?" Naruto asked as he looked at her, causing her to blush at the attention.
"What do you mean? Estelle of course." Karol said.
"Huh?!" Naruto looked at Karol in confusion before turning to Estelle "Eh? Estelle's a Princess?"
"You really just figured that out?" Rita asked in disbelief.
"Princess, we should be going." The noble said as he stepped up to Estelle who turned around to face him.
"Oh, yes." She said before turning around again "I promise to do what I can about Ragou. To see that he gets the punishment he deserves."
"Princess, you should know…" The noble started and Estelle turned around again.
"Yes?" She asked.
"… You see…" The noble started as he looked around awkwardly to see that the others were also looking at him and as he looked back at the Princess she nodded before they walked over to the wagon.
"Ragou-sama has not been seen since last night." The noble said and Naruto – who heard him thanks to his strong hearing – looked away as the man continued "We do not yet know the details… His whereabouts are being investigated as we speak…"
"What could this mean…?" Estelle asked.
"Maybe he got scared and ran away." A familiar voice said and they looked to their side to see Rita standing there "Well, I guess I'll be going, too. I want to check out stuff like those Aer Krene." She then took a step forward before stopping as she continued "When I finish my analysis, I'll… um… pay a visit to the capital, too."
She then continued walking, but Estelle ran up in front of her before grabbing her hand to shake it as she said "I'm looking forward to it."
Rita pulled away before turning away and taking a few more steps before saying "O-okay then, see ya." She then ran off across the bridge.
The noble then got out of the way as Estelle walked towards Naruto, Patty, and Karol, the latter two coming running towards her while Naruto simply walked, still looking off to the side.
"… And where will you go from here?" Estelle asked.
"I want to start a Guild with Yuri…" Karol said as he looked down, feeling a little embarrassed by saying it out loud.
"That sounds like a good idea." Estelle said.
"First off, I guess I'll be taking Naruto-kun back to Uzushio on my ship, and I'll figure out what I'll do then afterwards." Patty said.
"As Patty-chan just said, I'll be returning to Uzushio. Then I guess I'll have to find someone who can help me rebuild the village." Naruto said.
"Your Highness…" The noble said.
"I'm sorry. I have to go." Estelle said.
"Ah, shouldn't I… go get Yuri?" Karol asked.
"No… I wouldn't want to wake him." Estelle said.
"All right…" Karol said.
"Well, this is it…" Estelle said and Karol nodded.
"Yeah, I hope we see each other again." Karol said with a sad look in his eyes.
"Umm… Hey, Estelle. There's something I think you should know." Naruto said.
"Huh?" Estelle looked at him confused.
"Come over here for a sec." The blond said before walking off and Estelle followed after him.
Once they were a fair distance away from the others, Estelle asked "What was it you wanted, Naruto?"
"Well, you see…" Naruto started.
"What's that…?!" Someone yelled, drawing their attention as their eyes widened.
Inn
Yuri was lying awake on his bed in the inn as Karol entered, having decided to go get him either way.
"Yuri? Are you awake?" He asked and Yuri rolled onto his side so that he had his back to Karol as Repede was sleeping on the floor in front of the bed next to Yuri's "Rita's already left and Estelle is about to take off."
"I see…" The raven-head replied.
"If you hurry, you might still be able to catch her." Karol said.
"I can meet them anytime I want." Yuri said.
"Jeez, Yuri. Fine, if that's how you're gonna be." Karol said before running off.
"Even if I did go, it would just make it harder for them to leave." Yuri muttered to himself.
Just then, there was a large explosion,, causing Repede to immediately wake up and stand up on all four.
"What the…?" Yuri said as he go out of bed and ran out of the inn along with Repede where Karol was standing.
"Monsters?" Yuri asked.
"Yuri!" Karol exclaimed.
Just then a large bird-like creature covered in black and dark red feathers on its body and fiery feathers on its wings flew over-head over the town.
"Karol! Any idea what that thing is?" Yuri asked.
"No, I've never seen anything like that before…" Karol said before noticing that it was lowering it altitude "It's coming down!"
"Come on, Karol." Yuri said before running off in the direction of the bridge where the bird had flown off to.
"What? Hey, wait!" Karol yelled as he ran after him.
"Yuri!" Naruto yelled as he came up to them and ran along-side them.
"Naruto, weren't you with Estelle?" Karol asked.
"We got separated when that thing attacked!" Naruto said as they got closer to the bridge, seeing several fallen Knights around the place and they stopped running as they reached Flynn and two of his Knights that were still standing. One being a girl with short orange hair, and the other being a small Mage with brown hair and a single strand standing up. These two were looking at the large bird-like creature as it was hovering above the river.
"What is going on here?" Yuri asked as he knelt down next to Flynn who was on his knees.
"Yuri, Naruto… protect Estellise-sama." The blond said.
"Yuri! Naruto! Look!" Karol yelled as he pointed towards the bridge where Estelle was, currently in the midst of healing an injured Knight. Just then, however, the bird-like creature turned towards her as she rose to her feet.
"This way, foul fiend!" The Mage said as he fired a Fire Ball towards the creature, but it didn't have any effect, and he then started charging up for another spell.
"Why is it just ignoring us?" The female Knight asked.
"Gamble Cast!" Patty called out as she stood next to the Mage and the female Knight and suddenly the five yellow lances of the Holy Lance spell appeared around the creature before shooting towards it, however, they instantly shattered upon contact with the creature's feathers 'It's no use! That thing's way too strong for any of us to handle! Nanojiya!'
'That's…!' The Kyubi thought as he got a good look at the creature from within Naruto's mindscape.
Estelle looked up at the bird-like creature as it looked down at her.
"Is it coming for… me?" She wondered.
Then a Knight with long silver hair and red armor and two other Knights in red armor came up near Flynn and the others.
"The Commandant… But why is he here…?" Flynn wondered.
'That's the Commandant?' Naruto thought as he looked at the man out of the corner of his eyes.
"Our finest Knights…" The Commandant, Alexei said before looking at the bird-like creature as he said "I am left with no choice…" He then turned to his Knights as he said "We will stop his beast with the help of the Heracles!" The two Knights then ran off as Yuri, Naruto, and Karol ran towards Estelle.
"Yuri, wait! There's nothing more you can do!" Alexei yelled after them.
"Naruto-kun!" Patty yelled.
"Hah, you've gotta be kidding! You expect me to stand by while that thing makes a snack out of Estelle?" Yuri asked.
"You just stay there, Patty-chan. We'll make sure that Estelle won't die." Naruto said.
"You baka, it's not her that I'm worried about…" Patty muttered to herself.
"The insipid poison of this world must be purged." The bird-like creature said, surprising everyone that it could talk.
The Kyubi's eyes widened as he heard what the creature had just said.
"Naruto! Lend your body over to me!" He said.
'Huh? What are you talking about at a time like this? Like hell I'd do that!' Naruto thought.
"Look, if you don't want the girl to die, you'll give me control of your body RIGHT NOW!" The Kyubi said, yelling the last two words.
'O-okay, okay!' Naruto thought.
"It can speak…! Wh-who are you…?!" Estelle asked as she looked up at the creature.
Said creature then opened its beak as fire seemed to gather in it, but before he could fire it, Naruto suddenly appeared in front of Estelle.
"Phaeroh!" The Kyubi yelled through the blond's mouth.
"Naruto?!" Estelle said before Yuri and Karol arrived as well "Yuri!"
"You're safe." Yuri said before they turned to Naruto who was looking up at the bird-like creature.
"Kurama. To think you've stooped so low as to get sealed into a Human, and then even help them. How the mighty have fallen." Phaeroh said as he looked at Naruto.
"Heh. You're one to talk. You came all the way here from the Sands of Kogorh on the Desier continent just to hunt for a single Human girl because you're afraid of her." The Kyubi said.
"Huh? What's going on? Does Naruto know that thing?" Karol asked.
"I don't think that's Naruto." Yuri said as he recalled when Naruto had gotten that red cloak around himself back in Keiv Moc when they fought the Green Menace.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Karol asked as he looked at him in confusion.
The Kyubi (through Naruto) and Phaeroh then looked at each other before the latter was suddenly hit by a large explosion, causing him to fly away. As he flew through the air, several large blasts of condensed Aer came shooting at him, causing large explosions around Phaeroh. Everyone looked towards were the blasts of Aer were coming from to see a large fortress-like structure in a shape which slightly resembled a Heracles beetle standing in the ocean just outside of Dahngrest. Blasts of Aer continued to be fired from various cannons all across the walking fortress' walls as Phaeroh continued to dodge them.
Phaeroh attempted to fly close to Estelle and the others to try and kill the girl, but he had to move out of the way as one of the blasts of Aer exploded next to him, and he turned around and flew away as the blasts continued to blow up around him.
"What the hell is that thing?" Naruto asked as he had gained control over his body again.
"Naruto-kun!" Naruto turned to the source of the voice to see Patty running towards him.
"Patty-chan?" He said before the girl jumped at him and glomped him.
"Oh, Naruto-kun! I was so afraid that that thing was going to kill you!" The blond Pirate yelled as tears streamed down from her eyes.
"Uh… Patty-chan… can't… breathe…" Naruto managed to say.
"Heracles…" Estelle said as she looked at the fortress which had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Whoa, we've gotta get out of here!" Karol said.
"I'm going to leave the city and continue my journey." Yuri said as he turned to Estelle.
"Huh?" Estelle turned to him.
"If you're going back to the capital, you shouldn't keep Flynn waiting." Yuri said as he looked past her towards Flynn as the Princess looked over her shoulder towards him as well "It's for you to decide."
"Then, I…" Estelle said before looking back at Yuri "I want to continue the journey as well!"
Yuri then smiled as he held out his hand which she then took.
"Now that's what I wanted to hear." Yuri said before the bridge was suddenly hit and parts of it started crumbling down as the five of them ran in the direction away from the city before coming to a stop once they were in the clear, and as they looked back, the smoke from the explosion faded to reveal that a huge portion of the bridge had been destroyed.
They then looked up towards Phaeroh who was looking right back at them before suddenly flying off towards the south-west where he had come from.
"Huh? Why's it taking off?" Karol asked.
"Maybe it's returning home." Patty guessed.
'Did you do something, Kyubi?' Naruto asked the Biju.
"Humph. How do you suppose I could have something to do with him leaving, trapped in this cage?" The Kyubi huffed.
'Hmm… Good point.' Naruto thought.
"Yuri, Estellise-sama, wait!" Flynn called from the other side of the large gap in the bridge.
"Here comes the cavalry." Yuri said as Estelle walked over to the edge.
"I'm sorry, Flynn. I realize now I can't just go back to the capital. There are too many things I still need to know." She said.
"Surely, after returning to the capital, you can…" Flynn started, trying to persuade him, but she cut him off by shaking her head before speaking up.
"The voices of the people suffering in Nor Harbor never reached the capital. I won't achieve anything if I'm not willing to approach these problems head on… I've come to realize that during my travels. That's why! That's why I have to keep going!" She said with a determined look on her face.
"Estellise-sama…" Flynn said.
Yuri then pulled the Aque Blastia Core out of his pocket before throwing it over to Flynn, who caught it.
"Flynn, get this Core back to the lower quarter!" Yuri said.
"Yuri!" Flynn said.
"I won't be going back to the capital anytime soon. I'm going to go start up a Guild. Give my regards to Hanks and everyone else." Yuri said.
"Yuri…!" Karol said with an ecstatic look on his face.
"… A Guild. So that's what you meant by doing things your own way." Flynn said.
"Yeah, I've finally made up my mind." Yuri said.
"… That's fine, but what about the Princess–" Flynn started, but he was soon cut off by Yuri.
"Take care, Flynn." The raven-head said before turning away as he started to walk and stopping by Karol.
"Yuri…!" The blond Knight yelled.
"I suppose I should've talked to you first, but here's to our new Guild, Karol." Yuri said as he looked down at the boy.
"Right!" Karol said before they high-fived and Yuri turned half-way around as he looked down at Karol from the corner of his eyes.
"All right. Let's go. If we hang out here much longer, some of those Knights are bound to come after us." The raven-head said before turning to Naruto and Patty "And what'll you two do?"
"I guess I'll be heading back to Uzushio. Dattebayo!" Naruto said as he scratched the back of his head.
"And I'll be the one to take him there. Nanojiya!" Patty said.
"Well, I guess we'll see you guys later, then. Take care." Yuri said before he started walking, Repede following after him.
"It's been nice meeting you. I hope we'll see each other again." Estelle said as she bowed before following after Yuri and his dog.
"Till next time!" Karol said as he ran after the others.
"Good-bye! Hope we'll see you again!" Naruto said as he waved after them.
What neither him nor Patty knew though was that someone on the other side of the bridge was observing them. This someone was none other than the Commandant of the Imperial Knights, Alexei Dinoia.
'Hmm… If I'm not mistaken, that girl…' He thought before pulling out a wanted poster and looked down on it before looking back up towards Naruto and Patty as he narrowed his eyes 'There's no mistaking it. That's without a doubt the Yonko, Patty Fleur.'
"Come on, Naruto-kun. Let's hurry to my ship. Nanojiya!" Patty said as she grabbed Naruto's hand and started running, dragging him with her.
Suddenly standing next to Flynn was none other than Don Whitehorse as he looked after his adoptive granddaughter and her crush.
"Hmm… In the confusion of everything that happened I seem to have forgotten that there was something important I was going to tell that kid." The Don said.
"Huh?" Flynn looked at the elderly man in slight confusion.
"Ah well. He'll probably find out some day." He then turned around and started to walk away as he thought 'Naruto, be wary of the Council of 5. I don't know their goals, nor their motives, but I can definitely tell you that they're not your friends.'
Elemental Nations, Land of Tea (port to the Land of Sea)
Anko, Sasuke, Shino, and Ino were standing atop a cliff as they looked over the port beneath them and the ocean, and in the distance they could see a large island, said island being the Land of Sea where they are headed.
"Well, we made it, you guys. Feast your eyes on the Land of Sea." Anko said and Ino pointed towards the island in the distance.
"So is that Mother Island then?" She asked.
As Anko looked towards the island, however, her eyes were wide as her Curse Mark suddenly reacted and suddenly a blur of images flashed in her mind, images of a cliff-side with a torii gate before it, of herself running through a forest with snakes coming after her, and images of some kind of lab.
She started panting heavily before holding her hand over her mouth as she thought 'What is this feeling coming over me?'
Chapter preview
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Character status
Naruto: Level: 138
Chakra Level: Divine.
Techniques: Soul Perception, Henge, Kawarimi, Oiroke, Harem, Kage Bunshin, Taju Kage Bunshin, Uzumaki Naruto Rendan, Uzumaki Naruto Rendan: Rasengan Edition, Katon: Goukakyo, Futon: Kamikaze, Shakuton: Moesakaru-Rendan, Shakuton: Shakunetsu-Kyu, Ranton: Kumori, Kuchiyose, Rasengan, Over-Limit.
Weapons: Kyukiri no Kiba, bo-staff, kunai, shuriken.
Kekkei Genkai: Ranton, Shakuton.
Pokémon: Celebi (lvl 70), Pichu (lvl 5).
Digimon: Dorumon, Cutemon, Spadamon, ChibiKamemon, Dorulumon, Drimogemon, Leomon.
Series: Naruto.
Patty: Level: 499
Mana Level: Divine.
Techniques: Over-Limit, Clunky Bomb, Variable Trigger, Risky Bet, Trick Trick, Random Fall, Falling Ice, Star of Dream, Risky Cast, Gamble Cast, Fatal Strike.
Weapons: knife, pistol, poker cards, binoculars, frying pan, bombs.
Mystic Arte: Summon Friends.
Devil Fruit: Gamble-Gamble Fruit.
Series: Tales of... (Vesperia PS3 exclusive).
Yuri: Level: 187
Chakra Level: Jonin.
Techniques: Azure Edge, Cerberus Strike, Destruction Field, Shining Fang, Tiger Blade, Raging Blast, Ghost Wolf, Crushing Eagle, Dragon Swarm, Shining Dragon Swarm.
Weapons: katana.
Series: Tales of... (Vesperia).
Flynn: Level: 197
Chakra Level: Jonin.
Techniques: Azure Edge, Demon Fang, Demonic Chaos, Sonic Thrust, Tiger Blade, Koushouyoku, Rising Falcon, Sword Rain, Hell Pyre.
Weapons: Knight's sword.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Estelle: Level: 129
Chakra Level: Divine.
Techniques: Pow Hammer, Star Stroke, First Aid, Nurse, Barrier, Sharpness, Photon, Holy Lance.
Weapons: sword, shield.
Series: Tales of... (Vesperia).
Repede: Level: 144
Techniques: Sonic Dog, Crescent Fang, Punishing Fang, Falling Leaf, Shadow Fang.
Weapons: dagger.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Karol: Level: 112
Chakra Level: Genin.
Techniques: Dragon Upper, Punishing Smash, Destroying Rock, Lightning Wave.
Weapons: large axe, large hammer, large bag.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Rita: Level: 135
Chakra Level: Kage.
Techniques: Fire Ball, Spiral Flare, Eruption, Stone Blast, Stalagmite, Champagne, Splash, Tractor Beam, Spread Zero, Negative Gate.
Weapons: sash, book.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Raven: Level: 223
Chakra Level: ?
Techniques: Rain, Serpent, Glimmer of Heaven, Around, Love Shot, Wind Blade.
Weapons: bow & arrow, dagger.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Robin: Level: 236
Chakra Level: Jonin.
Techniques: unknown.
Weapons: none
Devil Fruit: Flower-Flower Fruit (Hana-Hana no Mi).
Series: One Piece.
Judith: Level: 201
Mana Level: Jonin.
Techniques: Crescent Moon, Luna Fang, Moonlight Havoc, New Moon Blade, Crescent Strike.
Weapons: spear.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Barbos: Level: 568
Chakra Level: Kage.
Techniques: Over-Limit.
Weapons: large sword, mace-head.
Series: Tales of… (Vesperia).
Character information
Name: Renamon.
Age: 30
Affiliation: Konohagakure (former).
Affinity: Mystical Fire.
Likes: Kushina, Naruto.
Dislikes: the Council of 5.
Info: Like Leomon, Renamon was hatched near the end of the X-Antibody War, eventually evolving into her Rookie form. During the war, she discovered that she was part of a clan of mystical Digimon that was believed to be descended from a great digital hero who lived over 5.000 years ago, and so, once the war was over and she had said good-bye to her partner, Uzumaki Kushina who had to return to the Human World, she went on a long journey to find her clan, though the details of said journey are wrapped in mystery. She later resurfaced years later to bring together the six Digimon she fought alongside with during the war and opened a portal to the Human World, saying that it was in danger and the Digi-Destined would be needed once again. They then reunited with their Human partners in the Human World and fought together to defeat the Perfect, Hachimon, whose mere presence alone could cause a normal person's mind to explode from insanity. Afterwards, she remained in Konoha where Kushina lived, though, when Kushina eventually died during the Kyubi attack, she disappeared again, and wasn't seen until 13 years later when Kushina's son – Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto – became a Digi-Destined himself and moved to his mother's old home of Uzushio. Since then, she's been watching over him from afar, and even helped out during the Battle of Uzushio.
Kurama no Kyubi: And that's that. Now we're finally done with the Dahngrest arc and will be starting on the Land of Sea arc next chapter, and after that, there's gonna be a surprise for you. Now then, before I write next chapter though, I will write one arc of Dragon Ball Shippuden, however, it's only the first arc of the Red-Ribbon Army saga, so it'll probably just be two chapters, with the first one being mostly original content as I need to show off a new OC for that story. Now, then, before the character "trailer" for SSBZ, I'm going to put up previews of three more stories, one in which I forgot to add in the previous chapter, one I came up with while writing this chapter, and one I've actually been thinking on writing for a while, but wanted to wait a bit longer with, however, in the end I just said "fuck it!" and decided to put up the preview for it already.
Story preview
8 year-old Naruto "Fire, Water, Earth, Wind."…"I can fully control these four elements, isn't that cool, or what?"
Undine "Naruto-sama, you are the descendant of the Lord of Spirits, Maxwell-sama himself. You are his legacy."
Naruto "I am what-now?!"
Sakura "So… um… what's a Spirit?"
Kakashi "Spirits are the physical embodiments of Natural Energy, or – to be more specific – Mana. They are in a way, the keepers of the world's prosperity, for if they didn't exist, then the Mana would no longer be produced by the World Tree and the world would wither away and die."
Naruto "Follow the exciting story of the Spirit Prince, Naruto! Coming soon!"
Efreet "Humph! What a weakling!"
Information: Just so you know, this is not a crossover between Naruto and any specific Tales game, it's more like a crossover with the Tales series as a whole. Other than that there's not really much else to say other than what was made clear in the preview above. Though I will say that Naruto will be quite strong from an early age, though he won't be God-like or anything like that. For those asking for pairings, I've decided to give him a harem which will include all of the female Great Spirits, though I don't know with any lesser Spirits, or normal Humans and other lower races yet.
Story preview
Haku 'Wh-what the…?! What happened to him? How'd he turn into that… that monster?!'
Naruto "ROAR!"
Kakashi 'Is that… Naruto's Dragon form?'
Naruto "Heh. I guess there's no point hiding it." (suddenly a pair of wings appears on his back, a Dragon-like tail comes out just above his butt, and a pair of horns appears on his head) "I'm a Dragon."…"Though I can't control my powers that well yet. I can't even go into my Dragon form."
Hiruzen 'Hmm… I predict that the Chunin Exams this year will be really interesting.'
Naruto "Follow the exciting story of Naruto the Dragon (working title)! Coming soon!"
Mia (OC) "They say that a Dragon's size is determined by their power." (turns into a ten-story Dragon and looks down at Naruto who's only a little under two stories tall)
Information: Minato was a Dragon, and so, naturally, Naruto is as well. Now, the Dragons in this story have the ability to change between the form of a Dragon and that of a Human, though they retain some of their Dragon-like appearance, which is why they long ago developed a way to hide their Dragon appendages for when they're in Human form and try to blend in with the Humans. The story will of course go through the Naruto storyline, though there will be additional plot elements.
Story preview
Shinju "Na… ruto. Help… me…"
Madara "Why do you keep trying to beat me? You should realize how futile it is."
Naruto "It may be futile, but I'm still going to win! I'm not giving up, no matter how powerful you get!"
Shinju "Naruto. The fruit I just grew; grab it and eat it. It should give you the abilities necessary to fight him."
Sasuke (charges at Madara) "I'm ending this fight now!"
Naruto "Follow the exciting adventures of Ninja Pirates (working title)! Coming soon!"
Shinju "Force him onto my eye and I'll force my bud shut so that he can't escape, and then I'll blast him off into a different Dimension."
Information: As you can probably guess, this here's another Naruto/One Piece crossover as well as the main reason for why I changed the name of the now-titled Nine-Tails of the Straw-Hats. Though, this story will be a lot different as Naruto will not join Luffy's crew, instead he'll make his own Pirate crew which I haven't really decided the name of yet, though the story will be named after the crew. And basically, the story starts during the battle against Madara, after he's become the Jubi's Jinchuriki, though I'll change a few things so that Naruto and Sasuke don't meet the Sage. During the battle, the fading consciousness of the Shinju (who's female by the way) reaches out to Naruto and asks him to save her, and despite most of her being inside Madara at the time, she also manages to grow a Devil Fruit which Naruto then eats, giving him the powers of all nine Biju, leading her to christen it the Biju-Biju no Mi. Though he's still not able to take Madara on, so Shinju comes up with a plan to send Madara into another Dimension, though it requires him to be atop her eye, and so Naruto – along with Sasuke – manages to force Madara onto the eye, however their also trapped on the eye as they all get blasted off into the other Dimension. Next thing they know, Naruto, Sasuke, and Shinju (who had been blasted off as well) wakes up on an island in West Blue, though Madara's nowhere to be seen. Afterwards, they decide to form a Pirate crew (using a ship which Shinju created using her own special wood), though they can't decide on who's gonna be the Captain as all three wants that role.
SSBZ: character trailer
Anime scene start
In a desert wasteland somewhere, the clang of swords hitting can be heard as a pair of swordsmen are fighting, one wielding two katana and the other having a broadsword with a second handle coming out of the side. The two clash their swords against each other before separating and they skid backwards.
The one wielding the broadsword has blond hair, wears a red bandana around his forehead, and wears a knight-like armor with a red cape.
(Cress Albane protects the World Tree!)
The other one has brown hair and wears red clothes on his upper body and black pants on his lower body. (Kurama no Kyubi: Sorry for the crappy description.)
(Lloyd Irving encounters the enemy!)
"Demon Fang!" Cress calls out as he swings his sword across the ground, sending out a wave of energy that travels across the ground towards Lloyd, however, Lloyd then runs out of the way before charging towards Cress.
"Sonic Thrust!" He calls out as he thrusts his right sword forward, but Cress sidesteps the attack before grabbing the second handle of his sword and moves past Lloyd as he swings his sword at him.
"Omega Tempest!" Lloyd gets sent flying back through the air before rolling over the ground. When he comes to a stop, he climbs back up to his feet before charging towards Cress who in turn charge towards him and they both swing their swords at each other, the swords clashing.
"O flickering blaze, burn! Fire Ball!" They look towards the source of the voice to see three fireballs shooting towards them and they separate and jump backwards before skidding backwards and look towards where the fireballs came from to see a girl standing there.
She has short brown hair with goggles on her forehead and dark green eyes. She wears a shirt which is red at the sides and has a thick brown stripe going up the middle with white stripes separating the brown from the red, and she has baggy black sleeves going down her arms and into a pair of red finger-less gloves. She has a brown belt around her waist which has a magnifying glass poking up from it. She also wears two different socks; on her right leg she has a white sock which goes all the way up to her thigh, and on her left leg is a red sock with a few thin yellow stripes on it which goes up a little beyond her knee. She also wears a golden collar with a red stone in it. Lastly she has a book strapped to the left side of her waist. (Kurama no Kyubi: I totally just copy-pasted her description from earlier in this story.)
(Rita Mordio casts her spells!)
"Ah! Flynn? Is that you?" Another girl says as she comes up next to Rita and looks towards Cress. She has shoulder-length pink hair and green eyes and wears a white armor which almost looks like a dress as it goes out a little from her hips and downwards. She also has a sword in her right hand and a shield on her left arm.
(Estellise Sidos Heurassein heals her friends!)
Anime scene end
The four of them stand in the Ghasfarost Tower Stage (which is a climbing Stage btw) and Estelle asks "Flynn? Is that really you?"
"Sorry, but I don't know anyone named Flynn. My name's Cress." Cress says before Mario and Ike drops down behind him and Lloyd while Naruto and Maka drops down behind Estelle and Rita.
"Sorry, to interrupt, but it seems we're surrounded." Lloyd says.
"Let's split up and take them on individually." Cress says before he and Lloyd jumps away while Estelle and Rita stays.
Cress then appears on the Aselia Stage (a random field in Aselia with 16-bit graphics) as Yusuke and Ike drops down in front of him and Sonic drops down behind him. Cress then charges forward at Yusuke before shoulder-bashing him.
"Beast!" He then swings his arm as the image of a lion head appears and Yusuke is sent flying back. Sonic then spin-dashes at him, but he dodges the attack as he comes up behind the blue Hedgehog before he jumps into the air.
"Rising Falcon!" He then shoots down diagonally towards Sonic, hitting the Hedgehog so hard that he gets sent flying away. Ike then holds up his sword with the tip pointing down as blue flames appears around the blade, however, as Cress lands, he calls out "Light Spear Cannon!" And he swings his sword at Ike before following up with a thrust diagonally upwards, sending Ike away.
Lloyd appears in the middle of the Tower of Salvation Stage as Mario, Kenshin, and Ichigo drops down before him with Ichigo standing on the stairs to the second level. Mario sends a fireball forward, but Lloyd blocks it as a shield pops up around him.
"Guardian!" Lloyd then runs forward before swinging his swords at Mario, causing some damage, and he finishes up with a flurry of thrusts as he calls out "Sword Rain!" The attack finishes with a final thrust which is stronger than the others as Mario gets pushed backwards and Kenshin and Ichigo takes the opportunity to move past him as Kenshin runs past him while Ichigo jumps over him.
"Battojutsu/Getsuga Tensho!" Kenshin and Ichigo calls out respectively as the former draws his sword while the latter swings his in a downwards arc, sending out a black crescent-shaped wave of energy.
"Tempest!" Lloyd calls out as he jumps into the air and starts flipping around as he holds out his swords and he goes in an arch over Kenshin, hitting him in the back of the head with the swords as well as disrupting Ichigo's attack. When Lloyd lands back on the ground, Ichigo lands behind him with the two of them having their backs to each other, and they then both turn around at the same time and slashes their swords at each other, but Lloyd manages to deflect Ichigo's swords with his own before slashing one of said swords upwards as he jumps into the air, bringing Ichigo with him.
"Tiger Blade!" When they're a few feet above ground, Lloyd swings his other sword down as they go back down, and Ichigo gets knocked into the ground. Mario then comes up behind Lloyd and attempts to punch him, but the swordsman dodges it before turning around as he thrusts his right sword forward "Sonic Thrust!" And Mario gets sent flying.
Back in the Ghasfarost Tower stage, Rita and Estelle are standing with their backs to each other on a platform in the middle of the Stage as Naruto and Fox are in front of Estelle and Maka and Pac-Man are in front of Rita.
"We can't let the boys out-do us!" Rita says.
"Right!" Estelle says before they separate with Estelle running towards Naruto and Fox and Rita running towards Maka and Pac-Man.
The brunette jumps over to the platform that her opponents are on as she attacks them using her sash. Maka then swings Soul at her, but Rita evades it before charging up a spell.
"O sharpened rage, run through that which blocks our future! Stalagmite!" She calls out and a stalagmite consisting of one sharp rock sticking directly up surrounded by several other sharps rocks sticking up slightly diagonally bursts up from the ground, sending Maka off the platform.
Pac-Man then sends out one of the ghosts at Rita, but she blacks it before holding out her hand as a black ball appears just mere inches from her palm.
"Spread Zero!" And Pac-Man gets sent flying into the wall.
"Devil Hunt Slash!" Maka calls out as she jumps at Rita with Soul being in the form of the Devil Hunter Slash, and as she's above the Mage, she swings the scythe downwards "Letter "I" Hunt Slash!" Rita gets sent back towards the middle platform by the attack before landing on her feet as Maka lands on the side platform and Pac-Man gets back onto said platform as well.
"O disturbing power now unleashed, mete thy judgment upon the evil before me! Violent Pain!" Rita calls out as a pitch-black circle appears beneath Maka and Pac-Man's feet before tendrils of shadow suddenly shoots up from the sides and comes crashing back down in the middle, sending the two of them flying.
"Rita, you're injured!" Estelle says before charging up a spell of her own "Holy power come to me! First Aid!" A bright energy surrounds Rita as her damage percentage gets lowered.
"You should worry more about yourself instead of helping me!" Rita says as Fox pulls out his blaster and aims it at Estelle.
However, the Pinkette blocks it with her shield before throwing a red hammer with a yellow shaft at the anthromorphic Fox "Pow Hammer!" The hammer stuns him as it hits, and Estelle runs over to him and delivers a flurry of sword thrusts "Pierce Cluster!"
Naruto then comes down behind her, having been on a higher platform as he forms a clone who then helps him create a Rasengan and he charges towards Estelle, however, she jumps up to the over-head platform, causing Naruto to hit Fox instead, sending him flying as Estelle lands behind the blonde and slashes her sword across the ground.
"Star Stroke!" She says as a wave of blue energy similar to Demon Fang shoots towards Naruto, though it only knocks him back a little. The pinkette then charges up a spell.
"Come, o silver light! Angel Ring!" A yellow ring then appears around Naruto before shrinking towards him, causing a bit of damage as it hits, and the pinkette finishes him off with one final spell "O divine spear, run mine enemy through! Holy Lance!" And the spears of the Holy lance spell appears around Naruto as the four spears diagonally from him pierces through him and then the fifth spear shoots directly downwards, sending him flying.
However, everyone then gets back up on their feet and Cress says "This time, let's show them our full power!" And his body gets covered by a multi-colored light.
He then charges towards Sonic, Yusuke, and Ike before slashing his blade diagonally downwards at them, followed by another powerful slash, and he then finishes by jumping into the air, bringing them with him "Dark Blade!" And all three are sent flying.
Lloyd gets covered by the same multi-colored light as Mario, Kenshin and Ichigo charge at him, but then he holds his swords in front of his face as a large glyph appears on the ground beneath him with waves of energy coming up from it, causing everyone over the glyph aside from Lloyd to take damage.
"I'll show you." He then jumps into the air and holds the swords above his head "Take this! Divine Justice!" And he slams his swords on the ground as he lands, causing all three of his opponents to get sent flying away.
"Here I go!" Estelle says as she as well is covered by the multi-colored light and she faces the camera as she holds her hands together in front of her chest and gets slightly lifted into the air "Divine judgment for an evil soul!" She then throws her arms down as she calls out "Sacred Penance!" And her damage percentage drops to zero as Naruto and Fox gets sent flying away in opposite directions.
Rita – who's covered in the same multi-colored light – then starts dancing around as she says "I, who stand in the full light of the heavens, call upon thee who open the gates of hell! Come forth divine lightning! This ends now! Indignation!" A large bolt of lightning then shoots down on Maka and Pac-Man, sending them flying.
Anime scene start
Cress, Lloyd, Estelle, and Rita are all back in the desert wasteland before they hear someone's voice.
"Well, isn't this quite the gathering of heroes?" The four of them then look up towards where the voice came from to see a tall man hovering in the air high above them. He has long blond hair that reaches down to his butt and wears stylish white clothes. There's also a pair of weird multi-colored wings coming out of his back.
(Mithos Yggdrasill descends on the battlefield!)
"Heh. Judgment!" Then countless white beams of light starts shooting down onto the wasteland, destroying it.
