While Tatsuya is being bullied by Shisui and Itachi, Izuna approaches Sasuke.
"Let's go and pick Boruto. Tsunade must have fixed him by now."
"Alright!" Sasuke covers his face.
"You don't have to. I have cast an illusion on you to protect your identity."
"I just want to add another layer of assurance," Sasuke replies.
"Well, do whatever you see fit!"
Whoosh…
Both of them flickers and arrive at Konoha hospital.
"Oh! Izuna-kun! It has been a long time since I last saw you."
Sayori greets him.
"Sayori-san! It surely has been a while." Izuna nods his head.
Sayori turns to Sasuke.
"Oh! You must be the person who left that child yesterday." Sayori recognizes Sasuke's outline.
"Yes, that's me."
"Good! Tsunade-san is currently waiting for you in ward number 5," Sayori informs them and returns to her work.
"Let's go!"
Izuna and Adult Sasuke enter Ward 5.
Tsunade is using the Mystic Palm technique to heal Boruto.
Creak…
The door opens up and Sasuke and Izuna enter the room.
Tsunade turns around and notices Sasuke and Izuna.
"Why am I not surprised that this kid was involved with you?"
Tsunade has a stern expression on her face.
Eh… Hehe…
Izuna scratches his head in embarrassment.
"Do you know this kid could have died if left untreated for another day?" Tsunade glares at him.
She turns to Sasuke.
"You are his guardian, right?! What kind of guardian are you? You can't even take care of a little brat?"
"This… I am sorry. I will keep it in mind." Sasuke lowers his head.
Hmph…
Tsunade snorts and turns to Izuna. She stretches her palm in front of Izuna.
"My payment?!"
"Heh?!" Izuna stares at her in confusion.
"Don't you dare tell me you forgot your promise?"
"Ah! Right! Right!"
Izuna takes out a wine bottle and passes it to her.
"Good!" Tsunade nods her head in satisfaction.
Swoosh…
She stores the bottle in her storage bracelet.
Izuna's expression turns serious, and he speaks in a solemn tone.
"Tsunade! I am going to summon Konoha members of In-Yō. It's an emergency. A powerful enemy has appeared."
"What?! I will immediately inform them."
Tsunade rushes out of the hospital without any delay.
Aw… Aw…
"My head hurts."
Boruto slowly opens his eyes. Sasuke and Izuna appear in front of him.
"How are you feeling?" Izuna asks him.
"I am feeling slightly dizzy and nauseous. It's like I ate too much Thunder chili burger and drank a lot of hot habaneros shake on top of that."
Pfft… Haha…
Izuna burst out in laughter.
"That's Naruto's son for you. He is even more of an idiot than I expected."
"Oye! Who are you calling an idiot? And I am not like my dad, I am much smarter than him." Boruto grumbles.
Sigh…
"I am sorry on behalf of Naruto!" Sasuke lowers his head in embarrassment.
Haha…
"That's fine too. Let him meet with a younger version of future pillars of Konoha. He will surely learn a lot and perhaps it might change his view of them." Izuna proposes.
"Eh? I don't think it's a good idea." Sasuke has a reluctant expression.
"Just let him be." Izuna waves his hand.
"Fine!" Sasuke relents in.
He instructs Boruto with a lot of do's and don'ts.
"Alright! Alright! I understand. I am eager to try a thunder chili burger of this era."
Izuna rolls his eyes.
"You really think that exists?"
"Heh! It's not around?" Boruto anxiously asks him.
"Where do you think it is? Do you expect a McDonald's or Burger King here?" Izuna chuckles.
"Wow! That sounds like a place I would like to go to."
Boruto salivates a little.
"Alright! I will summon Naruto and send this punk to Ichiraku."
Izuna summons a little eagle and sends it to inform Naruto. Both of them drop Boruto at Ichiraku with Naruto and enter the headquarter of In-Yō.
"Why I am stuck with a noisy brat like this?" Naruto complains.
"Shut up! You took the word out of my mouth." Boruto grumbles.
"Aah! Mo! I can't handle this brat!" Naruto grabs Boruto's collar.
"Huh?! You want to duke it out." Boruto grabs Naruto's collar.
"Go! Go! Naruto Nii-san and Onion haired boy."
Ayaka is sitting on a nearby fence as she cheers for them.
"Huh?! Aunt Ayaka?!" Boruto turns to Ayaka.
"Hmph… who are you calling an aunt? Naruto Nii-san! Beat him up." Ayaka angrily glares at Boruto.
--
At In-Yō headquarter,
Whoosh… whoosh…
Tsunade, Minato, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Itachi, and Shisui arrive at the headquarter.
"Hmm… where is Guy? And why is this pervert here?" Izuna raises an eyebrow.
"Guy is out on a mission with his Genin team. As for Jiraiya, he was fooling around near hot springs; so, I dragged him along." Tsunade shakes her head.
"Huh?! You have a problem with me, brat!"
Jiraiya glares at Izuna.
"No, on the contrary; it's good that you came here." Izuna has a smile on his face.
'Now, I can dump Boruto on him for babysitting.'
"What?! Why do I feel like something is fishy here?" Jiraiya has a crooked expression.
"Anyway, I summoned you here because a powerful enemy is on its way to Konoha."
Izuna starts the meeting.
"He is so powerful that the likes of his power are never seen before." Izuna has a grim expression.
Minato senses the meaning behind Izuna's words.
"Don't tell me, he is one of those otherworldly beings."
"Yes, he is!" Izuna nods his head.
"Then that's really a worst-case scenario." Minato clenches his fist.
"Otherworldly being? What's his objective?" Kakashi raises a question.
"It's not what? It's who!" Izuna corrects him.
"Do you mean he is targeting someone?" Tsunade chimes in.
"Yes, this time the target is Naruto. NO! To be more accurate, it's Nine-tails sealed inside Naruto."
"What?! Someone is targeting me." A projection of Yin Kurama appears in front of the group.
"Nine-tails?!"
The group gasps in astonishment.
"It's the other half of the Nine-tails. Don't worry! He is docile, he won't bite anyone." Izuna calms them down.
"Oye! Who do you think am I? A dog?" Nine-tails growls at him.
"Well! It's scientifically proven that foxes too are a part of the dog family. So, my point stands." Izuna states as a matter of fact.
"You bastard! Don't test my patience. I am the great Nine-tails fox, the Kyubi-sama!" Yin Kurama flashes his sharp canines.
"Alright! Alright! I don't have time to bicker with you." Izuna shrugs him off and turns to the group.
He takes out a scroll from his pocket and passes it to the group.
"This is the intel on the abilities of the enemy. It's not a hundred percent accurate, but this is what we have for now."
Hmm…
All of them read the scroll one by one and their expression turns grim.
"What's the deal with him? He is so insanely powerful!" Jiraiya complains.
"He can easily raze our village to dust. What kind of calamity has befallen on Konoha?" Minato rubs his forehead.
"I am afraid, we are no match for him." Shisui shakes his head.
"He can learn people's jutsus just by absorbing their chakra. What else he could be, if not a monster?" Kakashi agrees with the rest.
"But we can't hand Naruto just like that. Naruto is a member of our family." Itachi argues.
"Yeah! You are right! I finally got a second chance to be with my son. I won't give it so easily." Minato has a resolute expression.
Izuna and Adult Sasuke watch them from the sidelines.
"So, Izuna-kun! What's the plan?" Minato turns to him.
"The plan is simple. Since we have an advantage of a preemptive strike, we will lure him into a trap and deal with him." Izuna formulates a plan.
"It's simpler said than done. What kind of trap can hold a monster like him?" Jiraiya argues.
"Actually, I know of such a trap. It's just that it will take lots of time to set it up." Izuna takes out another scroll from his pocket and passes it to Minato.
"Minato-san! What do you think of this Fuinjutsu seal?"
Hmm…
Minato opens the scroll and inspects the seal for a while.
"It's… it's incredible. I have never seen such a powerful seal before." Minato passes the scroll to Izuna and shakes his head.
"It's just that, it's not feasible with our current means. First, it requires a large amount of chakra. Also, the chakra should be of high quality.
Then, there is the issue with the creation of this seal. It will take us a very long time to set it up. Even if we set it up, we should be able to lure him to the trap."
Minato shakes his head in dismay.
"I will take care of the later part." Sasuke walks from the shadows. His face is covered with a cloak.
"He is?!"
The group turns to Izuna.
"He is a member." Izuna brushes it aside.
"As for the first problem, this should be enough?"
Izuna takes out a scroll from his pocket and slams his palm on the seal.
Poof…
A large amount of crystal-clear chakra ores appears in front of them.
"Chakra ores?"
The group is surprised to see such a large amount of chakra ores.
"It's even of a very high quality." Minato remarks on the transparency of the ores.
"Where did you get such a large amount of supply?" Tsunade curiously asks him.
"Nothing much! I just excavated some chakra mines in the Land of Silence."
Izuna waves his hand in dismissal.
"Really?! The Daimyo of the Land of Silence allowed you!" Tsunade raises an eyebrow.
"Of course! The people of Land of Silence were silent when I took this ore."
"…"
The group rolls their eyes at his remark.
"Anyway! Don't mull over the small stuff. I have more than enough chakra ores to power the formation. Our only concern is to finish the seal on time." Izuna shrugs his shoulder.
"Hmm… That's reasonable!"
Minato nods his head.
"Alright! Let's divide the task."
Izuna turns to Tsunade and Kakashi.
"Both of you will evacuate the villagers to a safe shelter. This threat is even bigger than Nine-tails attack, we have to prepare for the worst-case scenario."
He turns to the rest.
"Minato-san! You and Kushina-san will help me with the formation of the seal and later you will maintain the seal. This old pervert will help too."
Jiraiya grumbles, but nods his head.
"Guy, Shisui, and Itachi will monitor the perimeter. I don't want a repeat of Ayaka's incident." Izuna has a stern expression on his face.
"Then who will fight with the enemy?" Jiraiya asks him.
"We both will fight him." Sasuke stands beside Izuna.
'I can't allow Tatsuya to fight Urashiki directly. The risk of Kama is too high, it's almost untraceable. Both me and Sasuke are safe because of our Rinnegan, but the same can't be said for others.'
"Izuna, that's too risky! We can't allow you to put your life on the line every single time." Tsunade and Minato instantly deny his plan.
"Then do any of you have the confidence to survive the battle?"
"This…"
The group falls silent as they have no comeback for Izuna's argument.
"I understand your sentiments. But it's not sentiments but the strength that will help in battle. Believe it or not, your presence will hold me back in the battle." Izuna harshly rebukes them.
Tch…
Tsunade clicks her tongue but abstains from commenting. The rest of the members also have indignant expressions on their faces.
"Good! Then, let's proceed with the first step."
Snap…
Izuna snaps his finger, and a table appears in front of him. He lays a map of Konoha on the table.
"Here!"
Izuna marks a giant red circle on the map.
"This will be our place of ambush. It covers an area of 25 sq. km."
Izuna draws a sealing formation on top of the area.
"The seal will consist of one central node and eight external nodes. He marks the external focal nodes with an alternate white and black mark.
These white nodes are the heaven nodes. They would be buried underground with a pile of chakra ores. You can also call them the life gate of the nodes. These nodes will sustain the formation, so they must be hidden from the view.
These black nodes are the earth nodes. This would be the place from where Minato-san, Kushina-san, and Jiraiya-san will control the rest of the formation. You can call them the human gate."
Hmm…
Minato and Jiraiya study the formation and nod their head in understanding.
"What about this fourth human gate? Who will sustain it? Jiraiya questions him.
"Don't worry, I already have someone in my mind," Izuna assures him.
He continues to carve the rest of the formation while explaining to the group.
Except for Jiraiya, Minato, and the hidden Tatsuya, none of them were able to figure out the principle of the seal. Even Jiraiya's and Minato's understanding was limited.
'Too bad… only the members of the Uzumaki clan have an affinity for Fuinjutsu. As for others, this is how far their talent can take them.' Izuna shakes his head.
The discussion lasts for an entirehour. The group devises various plans and strategies and even formulates backup plans in case of an emergency.
He takes out the chakra sealing tag from his pocket and passes it to the rest of the group.
"I have modified these chakra sealing tags. These new chakra tags will prevent the forceful extraction of chakra from your body. This way, that Urashiki won't be able to steal your chakra and techniques."
"With that being said, let's conclude the meeting for the day." Izuna dismisses the group.
One by one all the members of the group leave the small dimension.
"Tsunade, Wait!"
He stops Tsunade while the rest of the group leaves.
"Huh?! What's the matter?"
"It's nothing severe. Just don't inform Mei about our plan. I don't want her to embroil in this chaos again." Izuna requests her.
"I… I see! Is there anything else?" Tsunade nods her head.
"Yes! I have another requestfor you. Send Sasuke away from the village for the next month. Anywhere is fine, just pair him with another team and send him on a mission away from Konoha.
"Well!… Alright! I will take care of it. Anything else?"
"No… no! That's it for now."Izuna shakes his head.
"See you, later!" Tsunade disappears from the small dimension.
Phew…
Izuna heaves a sigh of relief.
"With their help, we have at least eighty percent chance to win this fight. I willhave to do more research for the last nineteen percent. As for a hundred percent? Who is so sure of fate?"
"Yes! We can prevent Urashiki from interfering with the past. It will be even better if we can drive him back to the future." Sasuke nods his head.
"No! This place will be his grave." Izuna shakes his head.
He has his reason for this. Hewants to extract a small sample of Urashiki's blood and cells to study their physiology. Perhaps it may give him some clue about the workingof the Kama seal.
'Also, I might get a solution for my condition. I only have one and a half year left. My Rinne-Sharingan is too powerful for my body. It has accelerated the rate of deterioration of my chakra system.
I wonder if there are otherworlds with living creatures other than the shinobi world. Otsutsukis have sucked many worlds dry but those worlds should have some living beings to maintain the flow of Nature energy.'
Chakra is just a type of energy utilized by Otsutsuki. When Hagoromo and Hamura inherited chakra; Kaguya was infuriated. She even attempted to steal their chakra.
'I wonder if passing the knowledgeof chakra is a taboo in the Otsutsuki clan or else why was Kaguya so mad about chakra if she has already betrayed her clan. Mysteries! Too many mysteries!'
Izuna shakes his head.
"Sasuke, let's go and check ourbattlefield. The surprise gift for Urashiki shouldn't be lackluster. As for you Tatsuya… why don't you check on Boruto?"
Whoosh…
The Three of them warp out of the In-Yō dimension.
--
Back at the Ichiraku ramen,
The fight between Naruto and Boruto has turned into a full-blown brawl thanks to Ayaka fanning the flames.
Naruto and Boruto's face are swollen with black and blue bruises.
"Damnit! Ichiraku ramen is thebest!" Naruto yells at the top of his lungs.
"No! Thunder chili burger is the best!" Boruto screams his vocal cords out.
Ayaka takes out a pair of cotton plugs to block the noise. Both of them have raised quite a stir and gathered a large crowd.
"Huh?! What's going on?"
Hinata notices Naruto in the middle of the crowd.
"Naruto-kun?! What's the matter?" She asks Naruto with a red face.
"Mom!" Boruto's shout drags her attention.
"Mmm… Mom?!… NO!!"
"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigram Sixteen Palms"
She rapidly slaps Boruto's face and dashes out of the crowd.
Boruto's face has swollen beyond recognition.
'Damn! Mom is scarier in her childhood!' Tears flow from Boruto's eyes.
Pfftt… Haha…
Naruto burst out in laughter.
"Serves you right for insulting my ramen."
"Hmm… he looks exactly like an onion with that swollen face." Ayaka nods herhead.
She is pleased with her naming sense.
On a nearby electric pole,
Tatsuya's face twitches as he stares at the sorry state of Boruto.
'He is a real troublemaker! Brawling with his dad and insulting his mother. Which young girl won't be offended if a kid of her age calls her mother?'
Tatsuya shakes his head.
Whoosh…
He appears in front of the crowd.
"I am sorry, everyone! This kid just got discharged from hospital. He is still recovering from his sequela."
He grabs Boruto and disappears.
'Hmm… was that Nii-san? His appearance was similar to Nii-san.'
Ayaka places a finger under her chin and clicks her tongue.
Adult Sasuke and Izuna inspect the formation area.
Sometimes Izuna will pause and mark a place.
Sasuke who is curiously following Izuna raises a question.
"Nii-san?! Have you awakened Rinnegan? If you have, then what are its abilities."
"You will naturally get your answers when the time comes. Also, even if you know about my abilities, it won't benefit our teamwork during the battle since there is none, to begin with."
Izuna chuckles and continues to map the area.
'Why does he even bother to ask when he already knows about them? It's not like my Rinnegan abilities will change much in the future.'
He maps the area and marks the nodes for the next two hours.
"Next up is a rough outline of the formation. Let me take a look from the skies."
Whoosh…
Izuna leaps in the sky and flies to an appropriate altitude to get a clear look at the entire area.
Whoosh…
Sasuke closely follows him behind.
"Oh! You can fly too." Izuna is surprised to see Sasuke fly.
"Yes! My visual prowess has returned. I spent quite a lot of chakra during the temporal leap."
Hmm…
"Your low chakra pool is one of your biggest weaknesses. But this doesn't seem to be the case anymore."
Izuna gazes at Sasuke as his eyes turn into Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Your chakra pool is almost on par with Naruto without the Nine-tails."
"Yes! I mastered the Snake Sage Mode and the Snake Sage helped me with my chakra problem." Sasuke nods his head.
"That old hag helped you?" Izuna raises an eyebrow, as he can't believe his ears.
"That old hag was so wish-washy when I asked her to help me and now, she is reluctant to help you. What sort of changes could make her do so? Wait! Don't tell me."
Izuna shakes his head and returns to the previous matter.
"Your chakra pool is fine and even your chakra control is fine. This can mean only one thing! Your technique! It's your technique that wastes a lot of chakra." Izuna speculates the reason.
"Tell me which technique do you use to travel through dimensions?"
"Hmm… it's Yomotsu Hirasaka. It's a Rinnegan ability and even the Otsutsukis uses this ability to travel through space." Sasuke replies.
"No wonder!"
Izuna shakes his head in disgust.
"Eh?!" Sasuke is surprised to see his expression.
"But Nii-san that's a Rinnegan ability and is very hard to master."
Sigh…
Izuna takes a deep breath and turns to Sasuke.
"Sasuke! It's not that I am undermining this ability. It's just that using this ability wastes a lot of chakra. Even the Otsutsuki you have met so far can't execute this ability properly. Yomotsu Hirasaka is an instantaneous technique, but it sacrifices efficiency at the cost of speed.
It might be good during a battle but it isn't an optimal technique while leaping dimensions." Izuna points out the flaws of the technique.
"I will teach you a different technique. Although this technique is slow compared to Yomotsu Hirasaka, it's very efficient. It only uses half the amount of chakra used by Yomotsu Hirasaka."
Izuna takes out an ancient scroll from his pocket and passes it to Sasuke.
Sasuke grabs the scroll and it almost slips from his hand.
"So heavy!!"
His expression turns serious and slowly opens the scroll.
"Ama-no-Ukihashi"
He reads the name of the technique.
"Yes, it's an ancient technique which I found among the collection of toads. Go and try to decipher this technique. It will be useful for your future battles." Izuna waves his hand and dismisses him.
Whoosh…
Sasuke flies away to a remote corner to practice the jutsu mentioned in the scroll.
Izuna stares at the scroll in Sasuke's hand and shakes his head.
'It's another technique of that 'Traveler' guy. This technique gave him an edge against his fight with Otsutsukis. He was traveling alone while a hoard of Otsutsuki was chasing after him.
Whenever things went downhill for him, he would use this technique and escape to another dimension. Those Otsutsukis could only use Yomotsu Hirasaka to chase him.
In the next dimension, the Otsutsukis would be weakened because of the lack of chakra. The traveler will use this opportunity to deal with a bunch of them and flee again.
In the end, he perished in this world and passed his legacy to toads, snakes, and slugs to look for a successor.'
"Anyway, let me survey the rest of the area."
He flies around for a while.
"Izuna-kun! Izuna-kun! Here!"
Kushina is waving at him from a distance.
Whoosh…
He flies towards her and lands on the ground.
"I heard about the situation from Minato. I won't let any bad guy touch my Naruto." She clenches her fist.
"I will help with the seal."
"Here!" Izuna passes the sealing scroll to Kushina.
Kushina curiously inspects the seal and her mouth opens wide in astonishment.
"Wow! Amazing! This is a work of art." She honestly praises Izuna.
Her skills with the Fuinjutsu have reached another level after inheriting the legacy of the Uzumaki clan. She is not on par with Izuna but she surely has leaped some distance to close the gap, just a little though!
'The legacy of Traveller is far better than the Uzumaki legacy. There is no comparison at all.'
Kushina passes the scroll to Izuna and extends her arms widely.
"Eh?!" Izuna tilts his head in confusion.
"Take me to the sky. I also want to fly in the sky."
"Oh!"
Izuna infuses some chakra into his palm and pats on Kushina and Minato's back.
"You can fly now."
"Oh!" Kushina's eyes shine brightly.
She instantly leaps in the air and spreads her arms like a swan ready for a flight.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Kushina whizzes through the air.
"It's so fun. I never thought flying would be so fun."
She turns to Izuna with an envious gaze.
"I am so jealous of you, Izuna-kun! You can fly whenever you want."
"Well!" Izuna silently scratches his head.
'I can teach you whenever you want. After your rebirth, your body and constitution have changed a lot. So, it's not impossible to learn Dust Release.'
"Yahoo!"
Kushina continues to fly around for a while.
Cough… cough…
Minato coughs slightly to get her attention.
"Kushina, let's get back to the work. We are doing it for the sake of Naruto, Remember!"
Whoosh…
Kushina immediately appears in front of Minato.
"Of course! I won't let anyone bully my Naruto."
Izuna flickers towards the village to gather material for the seal.
"Since it is a big project, I will request funds from the village. I don't want to pay the bill from my pocket."
Izuna summons a small eagle and writes down the list of material and sends it to Tsunade.
"Tsunade will look for these materials while I will search for some rare materials."
Whoosh…
Izuna teleports from his position. He reappears at Mount Myoboku.
"Oh! Izuna-boy! I have been waiting for you." Fukasaku walks out of his house.
"Here!"
He passes a giant scroll to Izuna.
"This is…"
"Great Toad Sage prophesied your visit. He also told us the reason for your visit. This scroll contains all the rare materials collected by Mount Myoboku over the past thousand years. I am sure they will be useful to you." Fukasaku throws a glance at Izuna.
"Also! You look a little different from before."
"Of course! I am handsome than ever." Izuna shamelessly brags in front of him.
Fukasaku narrows his eyes.
"No! On a second look, you are the same as ever."
He turns around and enters his house.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Izuna silently stares at the back of Fukasaku.
'Did this old frog roasted me just now? Never mind! I won't bicker with an old frog.'
Izuna pockets the scroll.
"Next destination! Ryuchi cave!"
Whoosh…
He appears in front of a large cave with many crossroads.
'Damn! That old hag messed up with my Flying thunder, Mark. I will imprint a new one.'
He enters one of the caves. After fifteen minutes, Izuna arrives in front of a large cave. There is a majestic temple inside the cave.
Hisss…
A large blue snake with light-green eyes slithers out of the temple. There is a giant scroll in its mouth.
"It has been a while, Aoda." Izuna greets the snake.
"I am doing well, Master Izuna."
Aoda passes the giant scroll to Izuna.
"The Sage asked me to pass this scroll to you."
"Oh! This again."
He turns towards the temple and yells.
"How did you know I was coming?"
"I can smell your foul scent from miles." The snake sage responds.
"Is that so? Are you a snake sage or dog sage?" Izuna chuckles.
"Brat! Get lost from here before I count to ten or else, I will even snatch that scroll from your hands." The Snake Sage hisses violently.
"Fine, old hag!"
Izuna grumbles and teleports away.
"Damn! This foul mouth brat!" The White Snake Sage bashes the walls of the temple.
--
Finally, I have gathered all the materials required for the seal!"
There are three giant scrolls in front of Izuna, one from each Sage Region.
After his visit to Ryuchi cave, Izuna visited Shikkotsu Forest and Katsuyu gave this scroll with no hassle.
"Izuna-kun, Tsunade-sama said to pass this scroll to you." Shizune arrives at the place with Tonton in her arms.
"Thank you very much!"
Izuna unfurls the scroll, and a letter falls from it. He picks up the letter.
"This is a message from Tsunade-sama about the materials."
Izuna curls the letter and throws it in the air. The letter blazes in flames and turns to ashes. A wind current blows away the ashes.
"I am sure Tsunade will readily provide me fund in the future. After all, it is for the greater good of Konoha."
"…"
Shizune silently stares at him and shakes her head as words are stuck in her throat.
'But Tsunade-sama said that, "This is the first and the last time, the village will fund you. Don't expect any funding in the future.".'
"Never mind! You won't listen either way."
Shizune returns to Konoha.
Izuna summons Jiraiya, Minato, Kushina and Tatsuya.
"The materials are ready. Let's inscribe the seal."
Mm…
The group nods their head.
"Each of you pick up an Earth node and engrave the seals from that node."
Izuna crosses his index and middle finger.
"Shadow clone Jutsu"
He creates four shadow clones.
"My clones will pick one heaven node each."
The inscribing of the heaven node is much difficult compared to the earth node since he has to conceal these nodes. Also, these nodes will operate autonomously; so, he has to ensure that there is no error in their inscription.
To speed up the process and cut some time, he is using Shadow clone Jutsu.
'It's not like I can't create more shadow clones. Carving a seal with Nature energy takes a lot of concentration. It will become extremely difficult to sustain the shadow clones while absorbing Nature energy and engraving seals.
My current limit is four; any more and I am afraid I will lose concentration and the seal will become unstable.
Take Naruto, for example. He could only maintain two Shadow clones with Nature energy. My clones on the other hand are also concentrating on the seal inscription.'
"Izuna-kun?! Do you have a name for this sealing formation?" Kushina curiously asks him.
"Hmm… I haven't thought of a name yet. Why don't you all name it?" Izuna proposes.
"Then, let me think of a name!" Kushina ponders for a while, and her eyes lit up.
"What about the Eight Black Yin-Yang Sealing Barrier?" Kushina suggests a name.
"Hmm… Isn't the name a little too simple for such a complex seal?" Minato places a hand under his chin and muses.
"I think 'Eight Heaven-Earth Seal: Barrier of Absolute Annihilation' is a more fitting name." Minato nods his head in satisfaction.
"…"
The rest of the group silently stares at Minato.
"Your naming sense is awful as ever. My name is a hundred times better than yours." Kushina argues with Minato.
"Oh! I have a name too." Jiraiya eagerly chimes in.
"Since the enemy is an otherworldly being with God-like powers, then why don't we name it as 'Eight Trigram Demon Suppression Seal'?"
"That's too bland!" Minato and Kushina complain simultaneously.
Izuna has an incredulous look as he stares at a bunch of adults fighting over naming his technique.
Hmm…
"Then let's decide the name by drawing lots."
Izuna takes out three sticks from his storage scroll and squeezes them in his palm.
"These sticks are of varying length. The person with the biggest stick will win the lot."
He stretches his hands towards the group.
"Pick your choice."
Kushina harrumphs and points towards a stick. Jiraiya immediately makes his choice, leaving Minato behind.
"I don't have any choice, do I?" He wryly smiles at them.
Izuna twitches slightly at their choice.
'Damn! I never expect this pervert to win. I can't let him name my technique.'
Izuna sneakily applies some force and breaks the stick.
"Alright! Go ahead and pull your sticks."
The three of them instantly grab their pick.
"This!"
Jiraiya stares at a toothpick.
"Isn't it too small?"
"Hurray! I win." Kushina smiles and teases Minato and Jiraiya.
"I am second!" Minato shakes his head.
"Never mind! I am not interested in such a lousy technique." Jiraiya cleans his teeth with the stick and throws it aside with indifference.
"Alright then! It will be a mix of Kushina and Minato-san's names. I will name it 'Eight Black Yin-Yang Annihilation Seal'."
He slightly changes the name.
Tch…
"My original name was much better." Kushina clicks her tongue.
"Ok! Hurry and finish the task. You all need to complete at least thirty chakra circuits before the dusk."
Izuna and his clones scatter throughout the area.
"Fine!" Jiraiya and the rest grumpily return to the work.
Izuna focuses on the central node while his clones shift to Heaven nodes. He inscribes one seal after another on the ground.
'A Fuinjutsu seal is similar to an integrated circuit board. You have to create the IC board component by component and weave a complex network of circuits to make it work as intended.
Similarly, the Fuinjutsu seal is distributed in many circuits, each with its own components. A set of programs written in a specific language operates the IC board. Fuinjutsu has its language too. It has a vast set of runes composed of Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, Roman, Hieroglyphics, Latin, and many other shapes and symbols.
When written in a certain pattern, these symbols invoke the laws of the World to initiate a change. Similar to electricity, chakra or Nature energy is the power source of these seals which triggers these changes.
The more chakra circuit a seal has, the major the changes it will invoke in the surroundings.
For example, most simple Fuinjutsu seals like exploding tags have one or two chakra circuits. The storage scrolls, on the other hand, have ten chakra circuits. The sensing barrier surrounding the village has 360 chakra circuits, while the barrier around my house has 1200 chakra circuits.
The current seal, 'Eight Black Yin-Yang Annihilation Seal' has around 2000 chakra circuits.'
Izuna rapidly carves one circuit after another.
"We have a month before Urashiki arrives. At this rate, we have to carve seventy chakra circuits a day to complete it in a month. I will carve forty chakra circuits a day while the bunch will carve thirty chakra circuits.
Carving these seals consumes a lot of chakra and spirituality. We can only work 7 hours a day before exhausting ourselves."
Izuna's hand moves rapidly as he carves one rune after another. Each chakra circuit is different. Some are complex while some are easy to inscribe.
Soon, the sun sets on the horizon as dusk comes knocking.
--
Back in Konoha,
In the Hokage Office,
Tsunade is sitting on her chair as she listens to Shizune's report. Kakashi is lying on a nearby sofa with a book in his hand.
"Damn, that Izuna!"
Tsunade grits her teeth.
She takes a deep breath and stares at Boruto.
"So, this brat is with that man!"
Tsunade heard a report from Izumo and Kotetsu. She finds it funny how this bunch could fool those two guards.
"Izuna has already vouched for them, so there is no problem with their background. But, what's with this current situation?"
"Argh! Dammit! You are getting on my nerves." Naruto grabs Boruto's collar.
"Hehe! You think I am afraid of you?" Boruto brushes his hand away.
Sigh…
"One troublemaker was already enough, now I have to handle two!" Tsunade glares at them.
"It was not my fault! It was this guy who started it first!"
Naruto and Boruto point at each other.
Crack… crack…
Tsunade angrily clutches the corner of the table and tears it apart.
"I had enough of your nonsense!"
Tsunade angrily stands from her seat.
Bonk… Bonk…
She smacks Boruto's and Naruto's heads.
Aww… aww…
Both of them grab their forehead and whimper in pain.
"Kakashi! You will be the one to babysit them. Since your leader, Izuna is the one responsible for this trouble."
Kakashi closes his book and points towards himself.
"Me?!"
"Yes, you! You are the only person who is currently free at the moment. Monitor these brats and prevent them from creating more troubles." Tsunade has a livid expression as she pushes the responsibility to Kakashi.
Hmm…
Kakashi ponders for a while. He takes out a poster from his pocket and turns to Boruto and Naruto.
"Let's go on an Ostrich hunt."
Gulp…
Naruto gulps his saliva.
"Don't tell me, it's that Ninja Ostrich again?!"
A month passes in the blink of an eye.
Phew…
Izuna takes a deep breath as he stares at the completed seal.
"It took us a month with 7 hours per day to complete this seal."
"Yes, if this help can restrict the enemy, then it is worthwhile." Minato nods his head.
"Ah! I am so beat." Kushina massages her arms.
"Brat! You better pay me handsomely for this great Jiraiya-Sama's service."
Jiraiya waves his hand and T-poses.
"Of course!"
Izuna takes out an envelope from his pocket and passes it to Jiraiya.
"Oh! How rare of you?" Jiraiya has a smile on his face as he receives the envelope.
"I have been lacking some funds lately. This came right on time." Jiraiya pockets the envelope.
"Open it!" Izuna instigates him to open the scroll.
"Oh! You want me to count the money. How great of you?" Jiraiya happily opens the envelope.
He slightly pulls the contents of the envelope to take a peek.
Jiraiya's expression freezes as his hands' trembles.
"Not to your liking!" Izuna playfully smirks.
"Or do you want more?" Izuna takes out another envelope from his storage and passes it to him.
"Ah!"
Jiraiya grabs the envelope with trembling hands. He slowly opens it with fear in his eyes.
Gulp…
Jiraiya peeks inside from the corner of his eyes.
"Oh! What is it Jiraiya-Sensei?" Kushina curiously asks him.
"Oh! It's nothing… nothing at all!" Jiraiya hurriedly pockets the scroll.
"I have some urgent business to take care of, I will see you soon."
Whoosh…
Jiraiya hurriedly turns around and dashes from the place.
Haha…
Izuna chuckles at Jiraiya's departing back.
"He is always in a hurry." He shakes his head and turns to Minato.
"Minato-san! Our hard work has finally paid off. Let's visit hot springs to relax. I was about to invite Jiraiya-san too but he left in a hurry."
"Alright! I also want to relive some exhaustion from this hard work." Minato agrees with him.
"I will come too. Let me invite Mikoto, Tsunade-sama, and others." Kushina hurriedly departs for Konoha.
"Then, let's get going."
--
Back in Konoha,
"Aww! Why I have to be dragged in your assignments?" Boruto grumpily follows Naruto and the rest of Konoha 11 members.
"Now! Now! Stop whining! Let's get the job done." Naruto pats his back.
"I am not whining. But after all that… why it has to be cleaning the hot springs? And I am not even getting paid for this mission."
Boruto swings the mop in his hand.
"I just can't get into this." Kiba has a mop in his hand.
"Too bad! We don't have much of a choice. It's a direct order from Lady Fifth. Besides, we also get to soak in hot springs after cleaning." Shikamaru shakes his head.
"Oh! Really?" Boruto asks him.
"Yes!" Shikamaru nods his head.
"Then I will be right back!"
Boruto dashes out of the bathhouse.
"This guy, he looks and behaves like Naruto!" Shino remarks silently.
Outside the bathhouse,
Boruto takes out a bottle with the label 'Instant Itch Powder' from his pocket.
He takes out a towel from one of the cabinets and sprinkles on it.
"Hehe! I will get back to you for bullying me. This waterproof Itch powder will surely do the trick."
He returns to the bathhouse as the group is discussing the recent events.
"Maybe there is something else going on! I even heard about an emergency drill from clan higher-ups." Neji remarks.
"Who cares about that! C'mon, let's hurry and get this cleaning over with."
"Ok! Shadow clone Jutsu!"
Naruto makes some hand clones and rushes through the hot spring.
"I won't fall behind." Boruto crosses his fingers and makes shadow clones.
"Oh! Then, it's on! Come on, Akamaru!" Kiba's competitive nature kicks in.
Woof… woof…
Akamaru jumps on top of his head.
"Man-beast transformation combo"
Two Kiba appear with mops in their hands. Both of them dashes through the bathhouse.
"You guys are full of energy! Aren't you?"
Shikamaru lazily brushes the floor.
"Here I go!"
Lee grabs two mops while walking upside down.
"Look, guys! Watch me!"
Naruto grabs a hose.
"Water Style: Water Jet Jutsu"
He waves the pipe around.
"Be careful with what you are doing?" Shino warns them with a feeble voice.
The group ignores him like usual and Naruto continues to waves the hose around.
Psst…
He drenches Boruto in water.
"My bad! Hehe!" Naruto scratches his head.
"Oye! You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Boruto glares at Naruto.
Boruto grabs a shower hose and points it towards Naruto. He turns the hot water tap on.
"Now watch me!"
"Water Style: Hot Geezer-no Jutsu"
He aims it at Naruto's face.
"H… Hot! Hot! Hot!!"
Naruto squeezes the end of the hose and gathers a large amount of water at its end.
He points it towards Boruto and releases the pressure.
"Eat this! Water Style: Full power Water Jet"
Whoosh…
Boruto ducks and avoids the water jet.
At Men's Bathhouse entrance,
Izuna, Minato, Kakashi, Shisui, Itachi, and Jiraiya enter the bath.
"Man! I am so beat!" Jiraiya cracks his neck and turns to Izuna.
"Damnit, brat! You are so mean. You didn't even invite me to hot springs."
"It's not my fault if you leave in a hurry without even listening." Izuna shrugs his shoulder.
"Hmph… Anyway, I am going to enjoy myself."
Jiraiya pushes the gate and enters.
Whizz… Gurgle… gurgle…
A pressured water jet to the face welcomes him.
Pfft… Haha…
Izuna cracks up in laughter. While the faces of the rest of the group turns red from holding their laughter.
Jiraiya blocks the water with his hand and angrily turns to the kids.
"Which of you is causing the trouble?"
The group turns to Naruto. Naruto is still holding the hose in his hand as few water droplets drip from it.
Phew…
Shikamaru heaves a sigh of relief as he closes the tap.
"Oh! Pervy Sage! It's you." Naruto immediately throws away the pipe.
"Brat! Stop creating trouble?" Jiraiya harrumphs and walks towards the bath.
"Hey, dad! Kakashi Sensei! Izuna Nii-san! Shisui Nii-san and Itachi Nii-san!" Naruto waves at them.
Boruto also follows him.
"Alright! Let's enjoy ourselves!"
Kakashi and the rest jump in the bath.
"Ah! It feels so good." Kakashi closes his eyes.
Naruto and the rest of the group stare at him as Boruto question them.
"Why does he wear his mask even in the bathhouse?"
"We don't have an answer for that." The group shakes their head.
"Oh! You want to know the reason." Izuna incredulously stares at the group.
"Yes, we do!" The group nods their head.
"Alright! Listen! I have known Kakashi since I was four years old and it has almost twenty years since then. But to this date, I have never seen Kakashi remove his mask."
"Oh!" the group exclaims.
Izuna beckons them as he whispers.
"I think he was born with his mask, or how else can you explain it?"
"Really?" The group has a doubtful expression.
"Oye Izuna! I can hear you." Kakashi glares at him.
He turns to the Konoha 12 group.
"Since you guys want to see my face, I will remove my mask. But it will be the last time I will do so."
Kakashi slowly removes his mask with his left hand.
Suddenly,
Scratch… scratch…
Jiraiya scratches his nuts as he feels itchy down there.
"What's going on? Why I am feeling Itch all of a sudden?"
Plop…
He jumps in the water to get rid of the scratch but the itch persists.
"Damnit!"
Jiraiya grunts and dives into the water again. He reappears in between the group and Kakashi. The towel around his waist loosens up and slides from his thighs.
"Ah! I feel relaxed now." Jiraiya sighs in relaxation.
"My EYES!!"
The members of the Konoha 12 instantly close their eyes but the scene is still burned in their memories.
'No wonder, Tsunade rejected him! That thing is… too small!"
Izuna whistles and turns his head away.
"Huh!"
Suddenly, Jiraiya feels a gust of cold air between his legs.
"Oh No!"
He instantly grabs some foam to hide his prestige.
"I will be right back!"
He grabs the towel and dashes out of the bathhouse.
Meanwhile,
Kakashi wears his mask again.
"Kakashi Sensei! Can you show us again? We missed it!" Naruto complains.
"No! I told you, I will only show you once." Kakashi turns around and soaks in hot water.
"Ah! So good!"
"Now do you believe me?" Izuna asks the group.
"We do!" All of them nod their head in unison.
--
"That was a good bath! I feel so relaxed." Izuna and the rest of the bunch walk out of the hot springs.
"I didn't enjoy it at all." Jiraiya mumbles.
Izuna ignores him.
Whoosh…
A shadow appears in front of the group.
"He is here!"
He is here!"
Adult Sasuke appears in front of Izuna. He takes out Karasuki from his storage.
"Greetings, Master Izuna! A few moments ago, I sensed some disturbance in the temporal field of this timeline. Someone is about to enter this timeline."
Karasuki answers them.
Hmm…
"It must be Urashiki." Izuna turns to Karasuki and asks him.
"How much time would he take to enter this timeline?"
"According to my calculations, the temporal tunnel will open in the next three hours."
"Three hours?! That's quite low."
Izuna clicks his tongue.
He turns to the rest of the group.
"The enemy is here. We have three hours to prepare."
"I see. So, he is already here!"
Tsunade and Kushina walk out of the woman's bath section.
"Let's hurry and make preparations."
Tsunade immediately flickers towards the Hokage Office.
She takes out a scroll and infuses some chakra into the scroll.
Poof…
Tsunade summons a taiko drum with a Mitsudomoe design.
Bang… Bang… Bang…
Tsunade infuses chakra in her palm and beats the drum.
Dum… Dum… Dum…
The sound of the drum reverberates through the village.
"It's here!"
Most of the clan leaders and elders walk out of their houses.
"The emergency drill has started. Everyone please evacuates to shelters."
The clan leaders evacuate the members of their clan to the shelter.
"Let's go!"
Fugaku orders the members of the Konoha Police Force to evacuate the civilians.
Naruto and the rest of the Konoha 11 curiously converse with each other.
"What's going on?" Naruto raises a question.
"That's the signal for the emergency evacuation. Looks like something big is happening in the village." Shino answers him.
"This is an emergency drill! Everyone please evacuate to the underground shelter! I repeat, this is an…"
A chunnin announces the news and flickers away.
"Look like Neji's information was correct." Lee nods his head.
"Hmm… an emergency drill at such an hour. Seems like something fishy is going on! Now, I have to walk to the shelter. What a drag!" Shikamaru shakes his head.
"Let's get moving, guys!"
Naruto and the rest dash towards the shelter while helping civilians on the way.
Hmm…
Tsunade monitors the situation from the top of the Hokage Office.
"Looks like the situation is under control for now."
Tsunade heaves a sigh of relief.
"I will leave the rest to you all."
She continues to monitor the situation.
Whoosh…
Izuna and the rest of the group appear on top of Konoha's outer wall. Sasuke holds Karasuki in his hand as they patiently wait for Urashiki's arrival.
"This Urashiki guy? How will he arrive here?" Jiraiya asks him.
"He will use a Space-Time Ninjutsu to arrive here. I am not sure where he will appear but we have to lure him into our formation or else he will annihilate Konoha in seconds."
Izuna warns them.
"Also, don't forget to place the Chakra suppression seal on your body. I don't want him to steal our powers and use them against us." Izuna reminds them.
"We know!"
They apply the Chakra suppression seal on their body and hide it under their garments.
A few minutes later,
Swirl…
A portal radiated with blue energy opens in mid-air outside Konoha's barrier.
Hmm…
Izuna turns towards the portal as he senses the temporal fluctuations.
"He is here, everyone. Be on guard!"
Whoosh…
Izuna dashes towards the portal. The rest of the group follows after him.
Heh!
"What's with this dreadful chakra? It's so terrifying."
The group senses Urashiki's chakra signature. Their expression turns ugly at the intensity of the chakra.
"This chakra! It's… it's so…"
Words remain stuck in Jiraiya's mouth as he is unable to express his dread.
"Let's go! We have to show him that not anyone can mess with my Naruto. Not while, her mom is still alive!"
Kushina takes the lead.
"How can I stay behind as a father?" Minato also increases his pace.
Whoosh…
Urashiki walks out of the portal and looks around.
"Yare! Yare! My plans really went off-kilter."
Urashiki shakes his head.
He turns towards the incoming Izuna and the group.
"I guess I'll have to hunt down the annoying insects first."
Swoosh…
Urashiki waves his hand and a flexible fishing rod of dense red chakra appears in his arm.
"There he is!"
The group notices him floating in the air.
Urashiki recognizes Sasuke and Tatsuya among the group.
"I knew it, you got here before me."
He ignores Izuna and the rest of the Konoha members and focuses his attention on Tatsuya and Sasuke.
"You gave me quite the trouble in our last encounter. But since Kyubi (Future Naruto) isn't here to help you, things will be a lot easier now."
Swoosh…
Izuna disappears from his place and reappears in front of Urashiki.
Bang…
He punches the latter in the gut.
Bleurgh…
Urashiki coughs up a mouthful of blood.
"You talk too much!" Izuna remarks and prepares to kick him away.
"Amazing!"
Sasuke is amazed to see Izuna get the upper hand in their first confrontation.
'Nii-san is amazing as ever! He is easily the strongest ninja of all eras.'
Shiing…
Urashiki's eyes change into blue, tomoe-less Rinnegan. They glow with a blue hue.
'Origami Replacement Technique'
His body turns into ten glowing red orizuru and disappears.
Shoom…
The red orizurus shine brightly.
"Oh No!"
Sasuke's expression turns grim.
BOOM…
The orizurus explodes violently, sending a shock wave through the air. A cloud of dust and smoke rises near Izuna's position.
Rumble… Rumble…
Ripples appear on the barrier around Konoha.
Tsunade notices the explosion and worry appears on her face.
"Now that takes care of one!"
Swoosh…
Urashiki appears behind Jiraiya.
Stab…
He impales Jiraiya with his fishing rod hook.
Poof…
Jiraiya disappears in a puff of smoke.
"Huh! Clone Technique of Kyubi!"
"You really have no regard for us, huh!"
The smoke and dust clear out to reveal Izuna. There is a purple barrier around him, protecting him from the explosion.
'Electromagnetic Release: Flux Barrier'
Swoosh…
Izuna waves his hand to dispel the barrier. He floats in the air and confronts Urashiki.
"Oh! The insect has grown wings."
Urashiki points his fishing rod towards Izuna and swings it at him with full force.
Swish… Swish… swish…
He launches a barrage of chakra hooks at the group.
'Ameno Subaruboshinomikoto'
Whoosh… whoosh…
The group swiftly dodges his attack.
Bang… Bang… Bang…
The chakra hooks slam in the ground and create giant craters.
Swish… swish… swish…
Minato launches a barrage of his signature kunais at Urashiki.
Clang… clang… clang…
Urashiki waves his fishing rod to repel the kunais.
"Rasen-Flash Super Circle Dance Howl Stage Four"
Bang… Bang… Bang… Bang…
Minato teleports from his position with multiple shadow clones and bombards Urashiki with a multitude of Rasengan.
A flash of golden lightning flickers with each of Minato's strikes.
BOOM…
Minato detonates a Big Rasengan on Urashiki's body and sends him flying.
BOOM…
Urashiki slams into a small hill and raises a cloud of dust.
"Did we get him?" Jiraiya has a doubtful expression on his face.
Swish…
"Kushina Nee-san! Be careful?"
Izuna warns Kushina, but it's too late.
A fishing rod hook impales Kushina's body.
"Oh! A space-time technique user. How interesting!"
Sizzle… Sizzle
Urashiki walks out of the debris. White smoke rises from his wounds as they heal rapidly.
"Such regeneration! There is not even a scratch!"
Jiraiya clicks his tongue.
"Kushina!"
Minato teleports near Kushina to free her.
Swish…
Urashiki waves his fishing rod and pulls it out. He inspects the end of the fishing hook.
"I can't extract her chakra!"
Urashiki is surprised to see this.
Whoosh…
"Dynamic Entry"
Guy aims a kick at Urashiki's face.
Tch…
"Another insect!"
Urashiki clicks his tongue and blocks the attack with his fishing rod.
"Gate of Limit: Open! Leaf Great Flash"
Guy directly opens the fifth gate and releases a powerful lateral kick at Urashiki's head.
"What?!"
BANG…
Urashiki is sent flying by the kick and slams into a nearby boulder.
"Don't worry! Konoha's Mighty beast of prey is here!"
Guy takes a Taijutsu stance.
"Good! You are finally here, Guy!"
Izuna nods his head.
Argh!
"You insects are testing my patience!" Urashiki growls in anger. His eyes change to pupilless purple Rinnegan.
"Those eyes!"
The expression of the group changes as Urashiki points his hand towards the group.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Shoom…
With his body as an epicenter, Urashiki releases a powerful 'repulsive force' towards the group.
Rumble… Rumble…
The ground trembles with the repulsive force as layers by layers of rocks get chipped away.
"Oh No! It's this technique."
Whoosh…
Sasuke jumps in front of the group.
Swirl… Shiing…
His left eye changes to a six-tomoe Rinnegan. Sasuke stretches his right arm and uses the same technique.
"Shinra Tensei!"
Rumble… Rumble…
The repulsive force of his technique clashes with the repulsive force of Urashiki's technique.
"What?! Another Rinnegan!"
Jiraiya is flabbergasted to see another Rinnegan appear in front of him.
Crackle… crackle…
Sparks appear between the two repulsive fields, as both of them are at a stalemate.
"Huh! I never expected to see you recover your strength after I stole so much of your chakra."
Rumble… Rumble…
Both of Urashiki's and Sasuke's technique cancels each other.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Itachi and Shisui activate their Susanoo and appear on Urashiki's each side.
"Yasaka Magatama"
Both of them create a large chakra magatama in their hand. They aim it towards Urashiki and throw it with full force.
BOOM… BOOM…
The magatamas explode on top of Urashiki followed by a burst of lightning and fire.
Buzz…
Lightning flickers on one half of Urashiki's body while the other half is scorched black from the attack.
Swirl…
Urashiki absorbs their jutsu with his Rinnegan, and his body recovers rapidly.
'Tool creation Technique'
Multitudes of dense red chakra weapons appear behind Urashiki.
Shoom…
The red chakra weapons shoot at incredible speed and pins down Itachi and Shisui's Susanoo.
Boom… boom…
The chakra weapons continue to bombard their Susanoo and annihilate them, leaving a tattered Shisui and Itachi.
Urashiki extends his arm outward. He condenses a large purple ball of energy into his palm and aims it towards the group.
Fwoosh…
Minato tosses a kunai in the air and teleports from his position. There is a giant Rasengan infused with Nature energy in his right hand.
"I have been waiting for you!"
Urashiki smirks and turns around. His Rinnegan turn blue.
'Amenosubaruboshinomikoto: Ryūgū'
BOOM…
Urashiki's purple orb of energy collides with Minato's giant Rasengan.
BOOM
An immense demonic purple serpent appears around the purple orb, with the purple orb acting as its eye.
Roar…
The purple orb devours Minato's Rasengan and continues to target him.
Fwoosh…
Minato teleports and reappears near his kunai.
Bleurgh…
He coughs out a mouthful of blood and tightly clutches his right arm. There are some burn marks on his right hand and the outer skin is peeled away.
"Let me heal you."
Kushina uses the Mystic Palm Technique to heal Minato's arm.
"Heh! I never expected these insects can resist to this degree. It's time to end this."
Urashiki extends his left palm outward and forms a swirl of explosive purple energy in his palm. He aims it towards the still recuperating Minato, Kushina, Sasuke, Shisui, and Itachi.
Jiraiya's expression turns ugly as he stares at the violent swirl of purple energy.
He gathers chakra in his palm and creates a gigantic Rasengan.
Haah…
Jiraiya opens his mouth and spews out flames on the Rasengan, turning it into a gigantic ball of flames.
"Chōōdama Flaming Rasengan"
Whoosh…
Jiraiya launches the giant flaming Rasengan towards Urashiki.
"Hmm… I haven't forgotten about you pest."
A gourd materializes around Urashiki's waist. He inserts his right hand in the gourd and withdraws a green sphere of chakra.
Swoosh…
He throws the green chakra sphere towards the incoming Rasengan. The green chakra rapidly expands and forms a gigantic tornado.
BOOM…
The tornado collides with the Rasengan dispelling it.
"Oye brat! How long will it take to charge your jutsu? I have already created an opening for you." Jiraiya has an anxious expression on his face.
"I have been waiting for this moment."
Whoosh…
Izuna appears behind Urashiki with a purple orb of his own.
"Electromagnet Release: Flux Rasengan"
BOOM…
Izuna's Rasengan collides with Urashiki's technique and creates a violent vortex of energy. The vortex expands instantaneously and engulfs Izuna and Urashiki.
Poof…
Izuna disappears in a puff of smoke as the vortex consumes Urashiki. Urashiki's Rinnegan turns red before he gets consumed by the vortex.
Crackle… crackle…
The vortex creates a gigantic crater almost the size of Konoha. Purple lightning flickers through the crater as bursts of EMPs radiate from the crater.
Swirl…
A pitch-black portal appears behind Minato and ten orizuru leaps out of the portal.
Urashiki leaps out of the portal. The corrosive power of Electromagnetic Release scorches almost half of his body as purple lightning continues to flicker through his body. Even with his restorative powers, he is recovering at a slow rate.
Stab…
Urashiki impales Minato with his fishing rod and tries to steal his chakra.
"Hmm… I can't steal your chakra!"
He notices the sealing tag near Minato's naval area.
Strip…
Urashiki removes the sealing tag and inspects the seal.
"I see. So, it's this sealing technique that is protecting you."
Srrr…
He burns the sealing tag to ashes and extracts Minato's chakra.
A flaming red ball of chakra appears at the end of the fishing hook. Urashiki grabs the chakra and turns it into a chakra pill.
Gulp…
Urashiki swallows the chakra pill and his body recovers rapidly.
"I can sense Kyubi's chakra mixed within this pill."
Urashiki greedily stares at Minato.
Whoosh…
Izuna teleports near Minato and supports him. He transfers some of his chakras to Minato to help him recover.
'I still need Minato-san's help with the sealing formation.'
Izuna completes the chakra transfer and focuses his attention on Urashiki.
'His escape technique is too damn annoying. I can't track his whereabout even with my Rinnegan.'
Haha… Haha…
Urashiki recovers from all of his wounds.
"Now have a taste of your own medicine."
Swoosh…
Urashiki stretches his arm as red dense chakra gathers in his palm. The chakra swirls continuously and forms a giant Rasengan.
Bzzt…
Urashiki combines the Rasengan with his technique. A small purple orb appears in the center of the Rasengan.
'Dark Crimson Spiral'
Urashiki throws the giant spiraling mass of chakra towards the group.
Shoom…
A dense black shield of dark chakra materializes in front of the group.
'Yata No Kagami'
BOOM…
The spiraling mass of chakra slams into the shield.
Crack… crack…
Dust and debris rise in the air as ground cracks beneath their feet. Izuna is pushed away by the force of the spiral.
Haah…
He redirects the technique towards the sky.
BOOM…
The spiraling mass explodes in the air, releasing a dazzling display of light. Intense lights erupt from the explosion and it dispels away the darkness of the night.
The technique shatters the cloud, exposing the blood-red Moon.
"This is…"
Tsunade's eyes widen in shock as she could feel the sheer amount of chakra involved in that previous technique.
'I am afraid if this technique explodes on top of Konoha then not even a rubble will be left behind.'
The jutsu extinguishes in a star-shaped remnant, and the light slowly fades away.
Rumble… Rumble…
The aftermath of jutsu releases a powerful shock wave which levels the nearby flora and fauna, turning it into a rocky wasteland.
Bzzt…
The barrier around Konoha flickers violently, and some cracks appear on its surface.
Tch…
Tsunade clicks her tongue in dismay.
"If another technique of such a scale explodes, I am afraid the barrier will crumble and it will expose Konoha to the shock waves of the battle."
She instantly summons the anbu team.
"You lot go and help the barrier team to reinforce the barrier. We have to maintain this barrier at all cost."
--
Inside the underground shelter,
Tremble… tremble…
The shock waves of the battle travel through the ground, leaving an earthquake in its wake.
"What's going on? Why there is an earthquake all of a sudden?" Naruto complains.
"This earthquake might be the reason for the emergency drill." Lee speculates.
"No! This earthquake is different." Shino takes out a tiny insect from his pocket.
"Usually, my insects will warn me whenever an earthquake occurs. But this time, they didn't."
He releases his insects on the ground.
After a while, the insect flies back to him.
"As I suspected, there are traces of chakra in this earthquake." His insect trembles in fear.
"And this chakra is very dangerous." Shino's glasses shine with a glint.
Gulp…
"You are creeping me out." Naruto gulps his saliva.
He turns to Neji and nudges him.
"Hey, Neji! Why don't you check out, what's going on outside?"
"Alright!"
'Byakugan!'
Neji activates his Byakugan and gazes outside the shelter. After a while, he shakes his head.
"I can't see anything past this shelter. I assume there is some sort of barrier blocking my senses." Neji deactivates his Byakugan.
"You guys! Why don't you take it easy like Shikamaru?" Choji is munching some potato chips as he points towards Shikamaru, who is lazily resting on the ground.
Shikamaru opens one of his eyes and remarks.
"It's not like, you guys can interfere with whatever is going outside?"
He closes his eyes and yawns.
"I am so sleepy."
--
Huff… huff…
Izuna breathes heavily as the explosion destroyed a major portion of his shield.
Minato and the group heave a sigh of relief. The previous explosion could have easily killed them if they confronted it head-on.
"Thankfully, Izuna-kun you blocked the attack, or else I was about to teleport from here." Minato has a grim expression on his face.
Previously, he didn't agree with Izuna's decision to confront the enemy alone. After his rebirth, Minato had the confidence to fight against most of the enemies, but now after taking a glance at the scale of the battle; he could only shake his head in dismay.
"It seems like we are holding Izuna back. He is protecting us while keeping the enemy at bay. Let's follow our original plan."
The rest of the group nods their head.
"Then I will serve as the distraction."
"Let's go!" Jiraiya, Minato, and Kushina flicker towards the sealing formation.
Guy dashes towards Urashiki with seven gates open.
"Then I will serve as the distraction."
Guy dashes towards Urashiki and activates the Eight gates.
"Seventh Gate of Wonder: Open"
Blue sweat covers Guy's body and his body emits a blue-greenish aura. Guy rapidly dashes towards Urashiki to gather momentum.
He stretches his right palm forward and taps it with his left hand to form a double clutch fist.
Haah…
"Blazing Hirudora"
Guy punches his fist towards Urashiki and makes a tiger seal.
Roar…
The powerful pressure from the fist compresses the air into a giant white tiger almost the size of a full-body Susanoo.
Roar…
The tiger roars and dashes towards Urashiki.
Crackle… crackle…
Raging fire envelops the giant tiger as the sheer force of friction sets it ablaze.
Roar…
The tiger opens its mouth and leaps at Urashiki.
Shiing…
Urashiki's Rinnegan turns red, and he stretches his arm in front of his face.
"Tsurugari"
A giant red flaming crane of volatile chakra erupts from the ground. Urashiki directs it to confront Hirudora.
Scree…
The flaming crane slams into Hirudora and grapples its head with its claws.
Roar…
The blazing tiger opens its giant mouth and bites on the flaming crane's neck.
Scree…
The flaming crane releases a shrill cry, and its body bloats out.
BOOOOM…
The crane detonates violently, scorching the nearby ground and turning the land into a pool of molten lava. The blazing Hirudora condenses into a single point and explodes along with the crane.
RUMBLE… RUMBLE…
A giant column of fire rises in the air, supercharging the surrounding ions. The pillar of flames is followed by a dome of flames that expands rapidly and engulfs Urashiki.
Swish…
Urashiki waves his hand and creates a cyan barrier to protect himself from the assault of the shock waves.
Huff… Huff…
Guy breathes heavily and thumbs up towards Izuna and the rest.
Whoosh…
Kakashi supports him.
"Kakashi?!" Guy is surprised to see Kakashi.
"Guy! You did well. Leave the rest to them."
He passes a chakra pill to Guy and carries him on his back.
"Recover your chakra for now. The fight isn't over yet!"
Guy nods his head.
After the explosion settles, dark clouds looms over the entire area.
Crackle… crackle…
Purple lightning flickers through the clouds, releasing deafening explosions.
Whoosh…
Adult Sasuke jumps in front of Urashiki and raises his right hand.
Chirp… chii…
Purple lightning flickers in his palm.
Bzzt…
He shoots a bolt of lightning towards the clouds.
Rumble… Rumble…
The clouds shake vigorously and large amounts of lightning gather at a point ready for discharge.
"Kirin"
Sasuke brings down his hand and directs the lightning towards Urashiki.
Roar…
The lightning shapes into a lightning dragon with thick eyelashes, an upward flowing mane, and a long pair of slim beards. The dragon has a pair of red eyes and there are numerous scales on its body.
ROAR…
The dragon releases a high pitch cry and dives towards Urashiki. Sasuke uses his Rinnegan to control the flow of chakra through the lightning.
"This guy! He is too strong!"
Jiraiya turns towards Sasuke and remarks.
"I don't think I am a match for him, Rinnegan or not!" He helplessly remarks.
Minato and Kushina nod their head.
"Looks like Izuna-kun has found quite a helper." Kushina remarks.
"Seems like it is a right choice to leave the battle to Izuna and this man." Minato sighs helplessly.
Urashiki's expression turns ugly as he confronts the dragon.
"You underestimate me!"
He inserts his right hand in his gourd and takes out a glowing cyan chakra orb.
"Amenosubaruboshinomikoto: Kamenootohime"
The glowing cyan orb morphs into a gigantic turtle composed of wind chakra. The turtle encases Urashiki in its shell and blocks the charging dragon.
Bzzt…
Lightning flickers around the thick chakra shell of the turtle as the outer scales of the shell slowly chip away.
Whoosh….
Izuna appears behind Urashiki. Large amounts of fire, lightning, wind, and water chakra gather in his hand.
"Oblivion Release: Spear of Penance"
Izuna clutches his right hand and condenses the entire chakra in a dark crimson spear.
BAM…
The spear easily penetrates through Urashiki's barrier and shatters it like a thin sheet of glass.
BOOOM…
Urashiki is flung across a large distance. He crashes through multiple hills, destroying them in the process.
BANG…
Urashiki crashes in a mountain, leaving a deep gorge behind.
BOOOOM….
The spear detonates on top of Urashiki. A mushroom cloud of dust and debris rises in the air. The impact rends the ground apart, and the mountain is blown to smithereens creating a bottomless trench in its wake.
Rumble… Rumble…
The mushroom cloud dissipates to reveal a dumb-bell shape explosion of 3 km height.
Crack… crack…
Web-like cracks spread through the ground and reach all the way to Konoha.
Rumble… Rumble…
The land around Konoha trembles and caves in, leaving Konoha on a small plateau.
Crumble… crumble…
The barrier around Konoha crumbles from the shock wave and shatters into countless pieces. The entire Konoha tremble from the shock waves as many houses in the outer area collapse.
"This is bad!"
Tsunade clicks her tongue. She strikes the Taiko drum again.
"Mechanical Eight Trigrams Formation"
Various earth walls rise from the ground and form a wall around Konoha.
She warily turns towards the battlefield.
"As their teammate, big sister, and mentor, I can't allow them to risk their lives. But my duties as a Hokage forced me to watch them battle from sidelines."
Tsunade clicks her tongue in dismay.
Inside the Barrier Corp Headquarter,
Blood leaks from the ears and nose of the barrier team members.
"Quick, medical team!" The nearby Anbu members act immediately.
Rumble… Rumble…
Dark red clouds loom over the sky. The red clouds flicker with violet purple lightning. A gigantic raging fire tornado spins fiercely at the point of impact.
Drizzle… Drizzle…
The clouds start to rain incessantly and lightning crackles through the cloud.
Crackle… crackle…
Bolts of lightning continues to strike the area.
"This is…"
Izuna and the rest of the group stare at this scene with wide eyes.
Gulp…
Jiraiya gulps a mouthful of saliva, unable to express the current situation in words.
"Wha… what's this technique, Izuna?" Minato stutters, as he barely squeezes out these words.
Izuna silently floats in the air with no movement. He has a shocked expression on his face as he stares at his right hand.
'Th… this is the power of a Hydrogen Bomb. The power of a Nuke!'
--
Iwagakure,
Inside the Tsuchikage Office,
Rumble… Rumble…
The table shakes slightly, spilling the tea on Onoki's clothes.
Tch…
"What's going on? Why there is an earthquake all of a sudden?" Onoki wipes his clothes in dismay.
He turns towards his granddaughter who is gaping out of the window.
"Young people these days… they wantonly waste their time while lost in their dreams."
"Ooo… Old Man! Ll… ll… look!"
Kurotsuchi points outside with trembling hands.
"Hmph… what's there outside to look? Nothing but a bunch of useless fools! Wasting all of Iwa's resources! Otherwise, how could we lose to Konoha time and time again!"
Onoki grumbles.
"You stubborn old man! Come and take a look!"
Kurotsuchi drags him along.
"Oww! My back! My back!"
Onoki grimaces in pain.
"Young people these days… they have no regard for their elders," Onoki grumbles and follows her.
He looks out of the window and is dumbfounded at the scene
A gigantic dumbbell shape pillar of light appears in his vision.
"What's going on?"
He instantly flies out of the wind.
"Hey, old man! Bring me along, too!" Kurotsuchi complains.
Onoki ignores her and continues to gain altitude to get a clear look at the scene.
A gigantic fire tornado appears in his vision.
"What's going on? That's the land of Fire!"
Onoki has a grim expression on his face.
"What are those leaf fledglings up to?"
He squints his eyes to take a clear look.
"This… this seems to be some kind of jutsu." Onoki's expression turns ugly.
"From the looks of it, it seems to be a forbidden jutsu. If Konoha used such a jutsu against Iwa, then I am afraid there will be no traces of Iwa left behind."
Onoki continues to monitor the situation as he ponders.
"Currently, Konoha has become the undisputable number one hidden village. It houses various powerful ninjas of the old and new generations. We don't even have any intel on Konoha since all of our spies have been weeded out.
Things can't continue like this, looks like I have to hasten our plan." Onoki clenches his fists.
--
.In Kirigakure,
Inside the Terumi clan compounds,
Humph…
"I am mad!"
Ayaka angrily stomps on the ground.
"Now… now… Ayaka-chan, don't be angry!" Mei tries to calm her down.
"How can I calm down? He just left me here yesterday and didn't even bother to bring me back." Ayaka sulks in a corner.
"He must have a reason to leave you behind!"
Mei shakes her head.
"Come on, now! Let's bake some cookies. I will teach you a new recipe. It's a special recipe from my mother."
"Really?!" Ayaka curiously turns to her.
"Of course! Today I will teach you the basic recipe. I will teach the rest after I return to Konoha." Mei pats her head.
"Mei Nee-san, you are so nice, unlike my mean brother! I can't wait for your wedding next week. Then Ayaka will spend all her time with you." Ayaka nods her head.
"Ok, let's go!" Mei shakes her head and walks inside the house.
Rumble… rumble…
Tremors run across the ground as an earthquake hits the village.
"Ah!"
Ayaka drops on her hand and knees and sticks to the ground. Mei dashes out of the house and heaves a sigh of relief to see Ayaka on the ground.
"What are you doing, Ayaka?" She curiously asks her.
"I am exercising the safety measures during an earthquake."
"Oh! Who taught you these?"
"Onii-chan taught me." Ayaka continues to hold her head while kneeling on the ground.
Rumble…
The tremors slowly fade away, and Ayaka slowly raises her head.
"It's over!" She heaves a sigh of relief and stands up.
"Huh! What's that?!"
Ayaka points towards a giant red tornado churning in the skies.
"That direction! Isn't the village in that direction?"
Mei notices the giant cloud and her expression turns ugly.
"Ao! Hurry and come here!"
Mei grabs Ayaka and jumps on top of the mansion to get a clear look.
"This is…"
Her eyes widen in shock.
"That's Konoha!"
She hurriedly takes out a sealing tag from her pocket and infuses chakra in it.
The seal glows, but there is no response.
"Why is there no response all of a sudden?" Mei bites her lips.
Whoosh…
Ao arrives behind her and bows.
"You summoned me, Mizukage-Sama!"
Mei points towards the giant red tornado.
"Byakugan!"
Ao activates his Byakugan and inspects the tornado.
Gulp…
He gulps his saliva and reports.
"Mizukage-sama! That's Izuna-san's chakra. That… that tornado has Izuna-san's chakra mixed in it." He reports with a trembling voice.
"Izuna-san's chakra is so dense and unique; I can recognize it from miles away."
"I knew it!" Mei angrily grits her teeth.
"He must have left Ayaka here for this reason too." Mei figures out the gist of the situation.
'It must be one of those otherworldly threats Izuna was talking with his group.'
"I can't blame him. He did it for our safety! But still..." She helplessly shakes her head.
She gently caresses her stomach.
"There is no point in worrying, let's return! I believe in Izuna's decision."
A similar situation occurs in Kumogakure and Sunagakure.
'A' has a telescope in his hands as he gazes at the churning red tornado.
"Damn, Konoha! What kind of forbidden Jutsu is this?" He grits his teeth.
BAM…
He slams his arm on the grill and shatters it.
"Fool! Ya Fool! That explosion is so cool!"
Bee has a telescope in his hand as he draws something in a small diary.
BAM…
A smack his head.
"Stop fooling around and get back to the Genbu Island."
A has a grim expression on his face.
"Looks like I have to speed up the pace of 'Project Chakra Cannon'. Konoha's strength is growing incessantly."
In a secret underground headquarter,
Obito narrows his eyes as he stares at the giant fire tornado.
"This must be the work of Silent Shinigami. I doubt anyone else besides him possesses such power."
He takes out a glowing glass orb from his pocket.
"The Akatsuki had been laid back for too many years, it's time to make an appearance."
--
Back at Konoha,
Swoosh…
The giant fire tornado disperses. The entire mountain has been blown to smithereens, leaving a bottomless trench behind.
"Such power!"
Minato turns towards Izuna.
"Izuna, I never expected you to create another forbidden jutsu. From the likes of it, this jutsu seems to be more potent for large-scale destruction."
'Incredible! So, this is the first time Nii-san used this jutsu. But its power doesn't lack compared to the other times.'
Adult Sasuke stares at Izuna in amazement.
Izuna shakes his head.
"Even I didn't expect the jutsu to create such an effect. This is my first time using it at full power."
Back then, during his Rinnegan awakening, he created four new Kekkei Shi to awaken a Kekkei Mora. Oblivion Release was one of them.
'Seems like every Kekkei Shi has unique power, but the price to use them is also quite high. I won't be able to use this jutsu again for a while.'
Shiing…
One of the tomoes in his Rinnegan vanishes, leaving eight tomoes.
"Did we get him?" Jiraiya warily stares at the pit.
Swirl…
Ten red Orizuru appears in front of the group.
Huff… Huff…
Urashiki is breathing heavily as blood leaks from his blue Rinnegan.
Shoom…
The Rinnegan fades away to reveal his Byakugan.
"You are still alive?" Jiraiya couldn't help but question him.
"Not bad! Not bad! I never expected you insects to possess such powers." Urashiki huffs for breath as he praises the group.
"Oh! Still putting airs. You have paid quite the price to escape from my technique." Izuna mocks Urashiki.
"I wonder how many times can you rewind your time and return to your former state," Izuna smirks.
Previously, during their battle,
Izuna has instructed Tatsuya to monitor Urashiki's every movement and report to him through telepathy. Tatsuya has been studying Urashiki's techniques during the battle.
Only he can track Urashiki's movement during his escape technique thanks to his Mangekyo ability of clairvoyance.
When Izuna's jutsu hit him earlier, Urashiki used the ability of his Blue Rinnegan to reverse the surrounding time. He was able to escape from the explosion, but the shock waves still got him.
'Even Rinnegan has limitations.'
Izuna shakes his head.
Bleurgh…
Urashiki pukes out another mouthful of blood as he vengefully stares at the group.
"I'll need to regroup and reformulate my strategy."
Swirl…
He opens a Yomotsu Hirasaka to escape from them.
"Do, it!"
Izuna signals the group.
Swish… swish…
Minato, Jiraiya, Kushina, and Tatsuya make some hand signs and slam their hand on the ground.
Vroom…
The sealing formation lights up with chakra, and a gigantic barrier surrounds the place.
Bang…
Urashiki's Yomotsu Hirasaka shatters and the surrounding space closes, leaving no path for escape.
Rumble…
A blue barrier encloses the entire group, isolating the space-time of the area.
Swish… swish…
Izuna makes some One-hand signs and slams his palm on the ground.
Swoosh…
He erects another green barrier and conceals the rest of the group from Urashiki.
Whoosh…
Sasuke appears beside Izuna and removes his cloak.
Shiing…
His left eye changes to reveal a Six-tomoe Rinnegan.
"Now I can fight without the fear of exposing my identity."
Izuna also dispels his illusion to reveal his eight-tomoe Rinne-Sharingan.
"Yeah! I have been holding myself back for a while. Fortunately, this Urashiki will allow me to go all out and vent my frustration."
'I have finally found a worthy sandbag. Unlike Isshiki this guy's brain is in his knees.'
Izuna cracks his neck and turns to Urashiki.
"Let's dance!"
"Rinne-Sharingan!"
Urashiki's expression turns ugly as he notices Izuna's Rinne-Sharingan. Even Sasuke is surprised to see this.
Urashiki attempts to open another portal, but it shatters before it could form.
"A space-time Isolation Barrier?!"
He waves his fishing rod to shatter the barrier.
Bzzt…
Red lightning flickers around the barrier and deflects his fishing rod.
"Since you have come this far, why bothering leaving now? We Uchiha clan members will show our hospitality to the members of the Otsutsuki clan." Izuna and Sasuke walk towards him.
"Haha… Ahahaha…"
Urashiki clutches his forehead and laughs maniacally.
"You vermin are nothing more than fodder in our eyes. How dare you compare yourself to the likes of the Otsutsuki clan?"
Shoom…
He infuses some chakra into his palm and inserts it into his guard.
Swish… swish… swish…
Urashiki pulls out ten orbs from his gourd and throws them towards the Uchiha duo.
Poof… Poof…
The orbs morph into puppets with Otsutsuki symbols.
"I hate to use my skills against the likes of insects, but you have truly infuriated me this time."
Urashiki waves his hand and shoots ten chakra beams at the puppet.
Snap… snap…
The puppets assemble themselves and come to life.
"Beware, Nii-san! These puppets are quite tricky to handle and their weapons can even pierce through Susanoo."
Sasuke warns him.
Izuna pulls out a glowing cyan blade from his storage.
"When it comes to fighting a group of enemies, I am the best!"
--
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