So, Phase 06 is here, and I would like to respond to yet another reviews for this story. But before it kicks off, I would like to say that this story's updates would be a little slower than usual since my home computer is down and being fixed. However, I can only respond to important reviews, So, here's some of them:
OBSERVER01: loved the little tussle naruto had with sasgay and the pink banshee. if you need inspiration, i recomend reading Gundam Seed: Fallen Angel. Its a great naruto/Gundam seed/GS Destiny crossover w/ elements from Gundam wing. he pilots the the wing zero & the epyon gundams. the pairing is naruto/lunamaria. Hell why not give your naruto an upgraded version of the Epyon? Its the most Badass looking mech of all time in my opinion.
Response: Well, I did have it marked as my favorites. But there's an OC in the Gundam Seed verse that will pilot the Wing Zero and the Epyon.
Burning Truth: Ok this wasn't half bad, but it just seemed a little bit rushed thow and it just for some reason seemed to be missing something what that something is I have no idea what.
Other then that this chapter has worked out nicely.
Response: You're right, since this was a little rushed. But like I said, the story's updates will go a little slower than usual.
So, without a further ado, Phase 06 is here.
Phase 06: The Baptism of Blood and Ice
Three days after the examinations that took place in Iwa, the examinees were then rested up. Shinosuke then took this opportunity to get to know Kentaro Akabane.
"So, are you by chance related to Mayura-sensei?" he asked the newcomer.
"Yeah, but I'm also related to the Hyugas, so I have the Byakugan. That's why Kumo treated the Akabane clan like royalty." Kentaro replied as Shinn came up to them. "Shinn Asuka, isn't it? What is it?"
"It's time for the preliminary rounds." he said as they three Yuki shinobi went down to the arean where the fight will take place. On the way, they happened to bump into Sasuke, Sakura and the painter nin. Sasuke glared at them with hate.
"What are you looking at?" Shinosuke asked angrily as Sasuke made a fist.
"I will kill you all and avenge my defeat at the hands of a filthy patachworker." Sasuke replied as Shinn ignored him.
"What was that?' he asked feining ignorance. At that time, Sakura was ready to bash Shinn in the head with her fist, but the younger Asuka was prepared and twisted her arm. "Trying to beat me into submission, teme?"
"Why are you idiots calling me teme?" Sakura yelled. At that moment, a voice that she didn't hear in a long time replied.
"Because you and the rest of the accursed family ruined our lives, Sakura-onee-teme." Kojiro retorted as he appeared from the shadows. "It's time I get my revenge by killing you. I may be similar to Sasuke-teme, but I'm no worse than the likes of you."
Kojiro then walked away as the rest of the Yuki nin soon followed suit. When they arrived at the arena floor, the third proctor then announced the matches for the preliminary round.
Sasuke Uchiha vs Shinn Asuka
The two combatants were already on the floor when the said proctor sighed.
"All right. The rules state that for any matches, the combatant is proclaimed the winner when the defeated combatant is either unable to continue or knocked out." he said. "Go!"
Sasuke activated his Sharingan as did Shinn. Both combatants them made the same handsigns.
"Katon: Goukyakuu no Jutsu!"
Both attacks were met with tremendous force as Shinn's Goukyakuu were blue flames while Sasuke's flames were red. They proceeded to engage in a taijutsu match with Shinn launching his move.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Shinn yelled as five clones appeared. Sasuke then laughed maliciously with that move.
"You're even more pathetic than that dobe." Sasuke said as the Shinn clones dived at the Uchiha while creating yet another handsigns.
"Bunshin Daibakuha!" the clones yelled as they detonated themselves, causing Sasuke to get caught in the explosion. The Uchiha then struggled to get up from the floor as Shinn made more handsigns.
"Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu!" Shinn yelled as a blue flamed dragon appeared and fired its flames at the unconscious combatant. At the moment, Sasuke's cursed seal started to act up and he went into level one. The younger Asuka then also activated the cursed seal. "Give me more power to beat the crap out of this guy!"
Sasuke then made the same handsigns as before, causing Shinn to create a different handsign.
"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!"
"Suiton: Suiryuudan!"
Both attacks cancelled each other as smoke started to appear. However, Shinn was already making yet another handsign when Sasuke started to go to the level two of the cursed seal.
"Shoot! I've gotta get this thing over with!" Shinn said to himself as he called the attack. "Raiton: Jibashiri!"
A sudden storm was brewing as a lightning bolt started to fall from the sky as Shinn held his fingertips to redirect the electricity to the incoming Uchiha. Sasuke then dodged it while the younger Asuka ambushed him with a genjutsu.
"Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu!" Shinn said quietly as he disappeared from view. Sasuke quickly realized the trick and said 'kai!' to dispel the genjutsu. However, Shinn was already forming a ball of chakra as Sasuke looked at him. Shinn then charged towards the CS2 mode Sasuke and made some handsigns. A minute later, a ball of electricity was formed in his hands as both combatants charged at each other.
"Chidori!"
"Rasengan!"
Both attacks were seem to collide, but Shinn made a feint as he sidestepped at an enraged Uchiha as he delivered the ball of swirling chakra into his back. When Sasuke felt the attack, he screamed with agony as Shinn poured more of his chakra into the ball, enlarging the Rasengan. The Uchiha then fell into the ground as Shinn panted.
"Shousha, Shinn Asuka."
The next matches were a series of draws as a lot of Yuki shinobi battled each other to a draw, to the surprise of the Iwa hosts. Finally, after two or more matches, the billboard came up with two names.
Sakura Haruno vs Kojiro Haruno
Both Harunos glared at each other with killing intent as the proctor explained the rules again. After he started the match, Kojiro made some handsigns that Sakura didn't recognize.
"Ninpou: Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
A minute after the summoning, a large kangaroo appeared out of nowhere as it glared at the younger Haruno. The great kangaroo then spoke up to Kojiro as he made some more handsings.
"What is it do you want, Kojiro?" the kangaroo asked.
"I want you to help me with the thrashing of this girl right here." Kojiro said.
"Very well, but you owe me after this." the kangaroo replied as Kojiro henged into another copy of another kangaroo. "Kangaru Rendan!"
The two kangaroos then charged full speed at the younger Haruno as Sakura was pummeled from every direction. Back int he stage, Naruto was watching the scene with satisfaction as revenge on the pink haired banshee was being brought out right now. Back to the match, or rather, fast forward to the end of the match, Sakura fell unconscious as Kojiro punched her in the head.
"Shousha, Kojiro Haruno."
Shinosuke Asuka vs Kentaro Akabane
The two combatants then followed the same procedure as the first few matches as the proctor explaiend the rules. After he started the match, Kentaro activated the Byakugan as Shinosuke activated the Sharingan.
"Well, since our chakra armor pretty much repels our genjutsu and ninjutsu, we should go for a classic taijutsu match, huh Shinosuke?" Kentaro said.
"You got it, but let's do ninjutsu and genjutsu for the fun of it." Shinosuke replied as Kentaro got into an unknown stance, which was a little similar to the Hyuga stance. "Dammit, that must be the infamous Akabane taijutsu stance."
Shinosuke then threw a kunai at Kentaro as the said Akabane dodged the incoming weapon, only to fall into a trap that was cleverly set by the older Asuka.
"Ninpou: Kage Kunai Rendan no Jutsu." Shinosuke said as he glanced around for Kentaro, who seemed to have hidden himself. With just a nick of time, Shinosuke dodged the ambush that Kentaro set up by launching a barrage of shuriken and kunai, but he tripped into an explosive trap. The trap was triggered by Kentaro's single handed seal as Shinosuke dodged the attack like crazy. Shinosuke and Kentaro's match lasted for even longer than five hours as both of them tried to outwit each other, but to no avail. Finally, both comabtants decided to give it up.
"This match is a draw."
In the audience, many shinobi that were watching were amazed by the tactics that the two combatants have displayed. Mamoru was amazed at how his student can last longer in his match.
Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze vs Sai
This match was anticipated by the Iwa examinees as the blond jinchuuriki in the exosuit stepped up against an emotionless boy with an artistic ability. The proctor had explained the rules for the umpteenth time, as both combatants looked at each other with contempt. Or rather, Naruto looked at the boy with contempt.
"Begin!" he said as both combatants rushed towards each other. The boy called Sai then made some quick paintings as he made some handsigns.
"Ninpou: Chouju Giga!" he said as the painting came to life. Naruto smirked under his mask and made some handsigns quickly.
"Hyoton: Tsubame Fubuki no Jutsu!" he said coldly as the attack literally froze the painting right in its tracks. Then, Naruto made some handsigns as he formed a swirling fireball in his hand. "Katon: Rasenshuriken Bakudan!"
The swirling fireball then made contact with the frozen paintings as it literally melted and ignited, causing an explosion. When both combatants fell unconscious to the ground, the proctor mmediately called a draw, but an arm with a gauntlet came out of the ground as Naruto reappeared in his exosuit, unscatched. Sai then said something that would have sent him to a grave.
"Do you give up, demon child? You should die, for Danzo-sama's sake." the boy said as he found himself face to face with a glaring masked man with a gauntlet in his throat. "Are you going to kill me, demon child?"
Naruto then slammed his gauntlet into Sai's gut as he gasped for air as blood came out of him. The fallen Ne member then collapsed to his death as Naruto announced to the entire examinees.
"I will not tolerate anyone that tries to insult me because of something I can't control." Naruto said with a chilling voice that terrified the examinees.
"Shousha, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze."
There were cheers from the Iwa sector as Naruto went back to the balcony. He then noticed the last few combatants that were still not fighting yet.
Amaya Musashi vs Yuriko Kana Seiran
The kunoichis then glanced at each other as the match started in its fast pace. Yuriko started with throwing a multiple barrage of kunai as Amaya dodged the projectiles.
"Dammit." Amaya gritted as she practically dodged every kunai while forming a sign in a manner a certain lazy chunin would do. She analyzed the situation that she found herself in and began to plot a strategy. "Let's see. If I can ambush her with a bomb, I can create a smokescreen that will distract her and then I can launch a barrage of Katon Jutsu."
Yuriko then realized that she was about to fall into a trap thanks to her instincts as she dodged an incoming barrage of kunai attached with exploding tags as she made some handsigns.
"Doton: Doryuuheki!" she said as Amaya then created another handsign.
"Raiton: Jibashiri!" Amaya yelled as the earth wall shattered into pieces. The match was still going on even after three hours of fighting and still there was no combatant that would ever give up, like the match with the older Asuka and the Akabane. In the end, both combatants were forced to stop by the proctor as he loked at the time.
After the final few matches that occured, the Tsuchikage then gave out a speech about the results of the exam as she looked around for the suitable candidates.
"Well, folks. It looks like you've outdone yourselves in this match for your exams. The only thing left to do is to show the daimyos and nobles of every country that you're all capable of being recruited to work for them." she said as they listened. "Unfortunately, there will not be a final match in this Jonin Exams this year, because as of right now, there are war clouds that are brewing in the air and the possibility of a conflict anew. So I'll just give the results to your respective villages and see if they can promote you."
The examinees then applauded as the Tsuchikage then left the stage. Naruto and the rest of the Yuki shinobi then made their way back to the hotel where they will rest before they resume their journey home.
"Well, I can't believe that there's trouble stirring in the sky." Amaya said as Naruto sighed in relief. "What did the Tsuchikage mean by war clouds brewing?"
"It means that my former village is about to create chaos on a massive scale." Naruto replied as Shinn spoke up.
"So what it means is that sooner or later, we're about to get drawn into anotehr Ninja World War." he said. "That explains the reason why my family wanted to move to the Outside world."
"I know, Shinn." Shinosuke replied as they bunked at the hotel that Mamoru provided for them. Little did they knew, they were being spied on by an injured Sasuke and Sakura. However, Naruto's Newtype senses clicked in as he jumped out of the window. "What is it, Naruto?"
"We've got company!" he yelled as he made some handsigns. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Sasuke then lept out of the bushes as he and Sakura struggled to dodge the incoming Bunshin that Naruto made. He instantly recognized the jutsu as he activated his cursed seal.
"I knew it! It must be that dobe!" Sasuke yelled as his face was covered with the black markings. "Naruto! I should kill you to get more of my power!"
Naruto then made a handsign as Sasuke also made some handsigns. They were charging up their Chidori and Rasengan respectively, as they charged towards each other.
"Chidori!"
"Rasengan!"
Both attacks collided as an explosion occured, alarming nearby Iwa nin. They rushed to the scene where the two combatants were fighting. At the moment, the Tsuchikage was also looking at the commotion and saw a CS1 Sasuke surviving the explosion, but so did Naruto with his exosuit.
"Oh kami! That's Sasuke Uchiha right there." she said to herself as the Iwa nin looked furious. She then ordered the shinobi standing there. "Apprehend the Uchiha right away!"
Sasuke looked at the situation and went into CS2 mode as he grew a set of new wings. The Iwa nin still expressed their horror as the Uchiha charged towards naruto, who then aimed a kick in his face so hard, Sasuke crashed into three buildings. Sakura was standing there, looking horrified. She then grew angrier as Naruto drew out his Sais and was about to stab him, but she stopped him.
"Stop it, Naruto!" Sakura yelled, but naruto merely replied by grabbing her by the collar and threw her into the same wrecked building.
"Sorry about the damage, I'll pay it right away." Naruto replied as he gave the Tsuchikage hiss wallet containing the cash money that he earned while working as a former Konoha shinobi. "I'll pay some more."
"No, it's okay, Namikaze-sama." the Tsuchikage replied as she looked around. Just then, Mamoru, Fubuki, Nadare and Midore came to the scene and looked confused. "The Konoha trash thought that it was okay to kill one of your shinobi."
"Well, we'd better get back to our village. No doubt that you gave Yukikage-sama the results through us already." Mamoru replied as Fubuki gasped at the two unconscious Konoha shinobi.
"I'd recognized that brat anywhere. He was the same guy that almost killed me with that taijutsu move and a Katon user." Fubuki said as Nadare also gasped.
"So the other two must be Naruto-san's ex-teammates. The same ones that accompanied Koyuki-hime back to Yuki no Kuni." Nadare replied. "Well, I'd never thought that they would be here, out of all places."
"Well, we'er one step closer to going to war." Mamoru replied as they left the village with the rest of the Yuki shinobi following suit.
Otogakure no Sato. The one place that no one would want to live in, because it consists of secret bases and not a real village. The Snake sannin Orochimaru had founded his village there after fleeing Akatsuki, which was caused by a certain Uchiha that resisted his attempts to use his body. As Orochimaru looked around, he was screaming with agonizing pain as his assistant, a white haired by by the name of Kabuto Yakushi came up to him.
"Why didn't Sasuke-kun come to me?" Orochimaru yelled as Kabuto helped him out.
"I heard that it was Naruto-kun that stopped him from going to our village. He was kicked out of Konoha and he is now residing in Yukigakure no Sato." Kabuto replied.
"Great, I wished that I could have taken over Doto Kazahana's body for Hyoton jutsus." Orochimaru replied weakly. "But I insisted on getting Sasuke-kun's body because I wanted the Sahringan."
"I also heard that Naruto-kun activated the Rinnegan. Perhaps you can take over his body." the medic nin replied, but the Snake sannin shook his head.
"He has the Kyuubi inside him, and for one thing for sure. The Rinnegan wouldn't work for me, since I can't harness its powers very well." Orochimaru replied as they entered one of their secret bases. "So, do we attack Yukigakure or we focused on obliterating Konoha from the face of the earth?"
"We will attack Yukigakure at one point, but they're too powerful to be beaten right now. Especially that the Akatsuki changed their goal and were accepted into the village." Kabuto said. "Speaking of which, how was our prospective body in Yuki?"
"You mean the Asuka boy. Ah yes, Shinn-kun received the cursed seal because I thought I could use him as my body, since he has the Sharingan and an unknown SEED." Orochimaru replied. "Then again, he's not suitable since he's extremely unstable."
"You're right, Orochimaru-sama." Kabuto replied as they entered a room and started to conduct an experiment.
A new power has been unlocked, but a second stage of that power has also been unlocked. As Naruto comes face to face with his so called precious people, he is torn between fighting them and accepting their friendship. But in the end, he is still troubled as two kunoichi battle for his heart.
Next on Masked Hero With the Frozen Heart: Karite Rinnegan Unleashed
The time has come for the eyes to open, Rinnegan!