Persona: The Golden Flash
by
4ever NaruIno
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the Persona series.
(Mangetsu Inaba, South Shopping District)
As Teddie and I were heading toward where Saki Konishi is, which is located at a creepy town resembling that of Inaba shopping district, I began brainstorming for possiblities, theories and plans for what to do after I save that girl. I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Teddie's voice.
"Not to be rude or anything, kuma, where is the rest of your gang kuma?" It asked.
"None of your concern. I came here on my own accord." I said simply, not taking my eyes off the path.
"But you'll die by those shadows along with her, kuma... they're too strong at this period..." It mumbled. I suddenly stopped.
"...What? You mean to say these shadows still exists!?" I was dumbfounded. I thought I sealed all of them...
"No need to yell at me, kuma... They always exists along with me as long as I can remember, kuma." Teddie said as it covered it's head defensively. I sighed in annoyance, well, can't go anywhere with this arguement. I scratched my head, and resumed walking.
"Come on... let's go." I said as it followed me.
(Mangetsu Inaba, North Shopping District)
I followed Teddie for a while until we reached our destination... Konishi's Family Liquor Store... huh, who knew she's in her own store after all?
"She's in there, kuma." Teddie pointed at a strange looking portal at the entrance of the store. Tediie then looked at me.
"What you gonna do, kuma? Those Shadows are attracted to the human I sensed, especially when the fog is gonna lift at this time, kuma..." No wonder we haven't encountered any shadow when we were headed here. I took a deep breath and I looked at Teddie.
"Ne, Teddie... Promise me, do NOT tell a single soul what I'll be doing right now, ok?" Teddie looked at me questioningly.
"Huh? What do you mean, kuma?"
"Just promise me... please." I pleaded. After a moment of hesitation from Teddie, it nodded.
"Thank you."
"Alright, kuma... But I don't see any-" I made my signature handsign and whispered my technique.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." Two clones came to life, awaiting my orders.
"Scan the layout of the area, find an opening where I can sneak in and account how many shadow are present in there." My clones saluted and disappeared in a shunshin. I looked at Teddie once more to see it gaping at me.
"Wow, sensei! That was awesome, kuma!" It said as he looked at me with starry eyes. I sweatdropped. Luckily, one of my clones poofed out of existence, alerting me the perimeter inside.
"We can chat more later. Stay safe, Teddie." I said as jumped to the roof of the building.
(Konishi's Family Liquor Store)
I stared down at the store from the vent to see hundreds of Shadows gathering, along with Konishi- san and a dark replica of her. I tried to listen in the conversation.
"... Hah! You should at his pathethic face! Going all lovey- dovey at you, I would slapped him so hard if it weren't the fact that he is the so- called 'prince of Junes'." Konishi- san dark replica smirked. The real one keeps shaking her head in denial.
"That's not true!" Her dark replica laughed maniacally.
"Really? The only reason your friendly with him, it's because you want to be in his good graces, and drain his money dry! Your always the kind of girl who plans ahead of herself, but you didn't expect coming here do you?" Konishi- san keeps on shaking.
"No..." Her relica just cackled more.
"Hahaha! I know it's true... because I AM YOU!" and that's where the real Konishi- san snapped.
"No... no! Your not me!" A moment of silence reigned in the store before her replica smiled evilly.
"Yes... I am no longer you... I am myself now!" She was ingulfed in a black aura and transformed to a humanoid shadow, wearing robes and holding a black staff with a clock on top with demons surrounding it. I guess this is where I step in.
I landed at the center of the store, stopping that monster from doing anything to Saki.
"Let her go." I glared at it. It just chuckled back at me.
"Oh? Your just in time to see me devour this useless bitch, let me entertain you first, while I get started on the main course..." SUddenly, a bunch of shadows surrounded me, from the walls to the floor, giving me no chance of leverage. I smirked.
"That won't be necessary." I threw my special kunai upwards and made a single handseal.
"Kage Kunai no Jutsu" A single kunai then multiplied to a hundred and scattered around the battlefield. It only took out a few though, but I'm not worried.
"Last chance, let her go or face my wrath." The large shadow just scoffed.
"There's a lot more where that came from. Don't flatter yourself. While I was surprised at your magic trick, you'll never able to beat me with that." More shadow emerged and charged at me.
"Well, it's your loss." I said as I move around the battlefield in a yellow flash, and within a second, all enemies disappeared. I dusted off my clothes and sniffed as all my kunai poofed out.
The boss shadow smiled in glee. "Well, not bad... I was thinking along the lines that your just a one trick pony. Very well... I shall face you in battle." I said as he swung his staff to destroy my clone that was about to pick Saki up. I narrowed my eyes in suspicion. How did it knows that? The shadow just chuckled at this.
"Oh, how delighted I am to see your horrified expression, Saki- chan. But just sit at the sidelines for a while." It said as it smacked her to a wall. Shit, she's bleeding heavily and is out cold. The shadow just bursted out in a maniacal laugh.
"Oops! I smacked her to a wall accidentally, I'm sorry... NOT! Hahaha! Tick tock, Blond boy for every minute you fail to defeat me will the closer I am to power!" I glared at it intensely.
"Bastard." I said as I threw my special kunai at it.
Hiraishin no Jutsu. I flashed in front of the shadow only to be met by the blunt edge of it's staff. I rebounded back to the floor, making a huge crater.
'What the fuck just happen?' The Shadow just laughed at me.
"Hah! What's the matter? Don't tell me that the best you've got?" It taunted.
I stood up and cracked my neck, this is getting interesting. Let's try that again.
I Hiraishined again at it, but this time, when I got the kunai again, I arched back in midair to avoid the staff that was aiming for my head. I then made my signature move, the Rasengan.
I was about to hit it, when suddenly I felt my whole body was paralyzed. I was then swatted to the wall besides Saki by its backhand. What is that?! Damn it, it was so close too...
The shadow just stared at me and yawned. "Boring! My turn to play!" It said gleefully as it started charging at me. I narrowly dodged a strike to the head, then did a back flip to avoid a long horizontal strike from it's staff. I was about retaliate when I felt this paralyzing sensation again. I was sent skidding back in front of the unconscious Saki.
"It's time to end this!" It said as the tip of it's staff became sharp, he then charged at me, ready to pierce me at the chest. Damn, I can't fucking move! What's with him? I'm will NOT die here! I held myself at a blocking position, eyes closed, as a desperate move, when suddenly I heard a familiar voice ringed inside my head.
'I am thou...'
'And thou art I...'
'The time has come...'
'Open thy eyes, and call forth what is within!'
Then I suddenly opened my eyes to see the SEES gun appeared right at my hand. Unknowingly, my bandages started coming off then too, as a card came floating down upon me, then my body started to move on it's own. I pointed my gun upward towards the card. I smiled at this, because I know what I'm gonna do next.
"Per..." A circle appeared beneath my feet.
"So..." An aura got out of the circle and surrounded me, my bandages went completely off revealing my sharingan eye.
"Na..." I shoot my gun to the card, summoning what I once thought wouldn't be possible for me again... A persona... and at the same time my sharingan eye lit on blue fire, but didn't burn my eye.
"Iz..anagi..." I whispered as I smiled, suddenly I felt a wave of power went through me, and I screamed in pain as I held my right eye, which flame was turning black. My persona transformed into a dark being, which is similar to Orpheus when I first summon him.
It the began to recklessly charged at Saki's shadow. I couldn't make out the words as I was screaming then, but I guess it was surprised at the power Mangetsu Izanagi gave out. I watched the shadow was ripped off piece by piece until it was no longer moving. Then, with a final roar Mangetsu Izanagi disappeared, and my eyes returned to their normal cerulean color. I panted hard, that took alot out of me... I saw Saki's dark replica staring at her real unconscious body. It smiled as she looked at her, tears streaming down her face.
"Huh? Who knew when you are dying, you unconsciously accepting your true self..." It looked at me. "I'm surprise that your quite strong... all I asked now is for you to take care of her." It said as it reformed itself to a persona, Kronos and a card floated into her.
I shook my head, might as well take her somewhere safe... So I healed her wounds, somehow she lived through the whole ordeal... but I don't know when she'll regain consciousness.
I carried her to a secluded place, to a surprisingly normal room my clone found when he was scouting the perimeter. Me and Teddie traveled in silence as we went there. I set her down to the bed and looked at Teddie.
"Hey, Teddie..."
"Yes, sensei?"
I explained to it the role it will be playing while I set an air filter seal around the room, as Teddie said that the fog affects the persona, whether emotionally or physically. I explained that it should act as if I was never here and that Saki disappeared. That way, they won't be suspicious of anything that happen this night.
I theorized that Saki is not the last one of the victims to be thrown on the TV, I formed a plan that by enacting her death by a kage henge'd blood clone, similar to the death of that newscaster, it will trigger another event, and by then, I can track down who is responsible for this. And for this to be believable, I need Teddie to his part while I do mine. At least it understands me.
I was about to head back home when my vision went black.
A/N: Yea... I decided to skip all the chatting during the Yukiko arc and skip it to the part where Naruto will save Yukiko. But it will have some flashback to bring you up to speed on their status, so don't worry.
Ok Firstly: I'll give you a little info for future reference of the story. Yes Saki is saved by Naruto and alive, but the whole world don't know that except her family, which is gonna be shown either by next chapter or the chapter after that. Also, Saki's persona will be an imporant factor towards the final chapter.
Second: Romance wise, don't be so sure that there is a harem going on, because I will establish multiple girls liking him to the point it will be almost a relationship. BUT as I said, the pairing will be revealed on or during the Adachi arc, so don't just assume anything.
Third: Marie... will be revealed next chapter. so yea, we are going towards the game's storyline.
Lastly: READ AND REVIEW PEEPS!
**EDIT: In response to one review: Yes, it's just the crudely translated text of the Junes punchline, try singing that in the english translation it would be horrible.