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All Saints Day
The bell rang and everyone scrambled to get out of homeroom. Right when Naruto stood up to leave, a student walked in and handed Nekonome-sensei a note.
"Naruto, you're excused for the rest of the day. The headmaster needs you in his office." informed the feline teacher.
"Faculty approved ditch day! I rock!" yelled Naruto as he sprinted out the door.
"Lucky bastard..." grumbled the rest of the students.
'I wonder where he'll be off to this time...' wondered Moka as she watched his retreating form.
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The door to headmaster's office slid open and Naruto strolled inside, "You rang?"
The headmaster shook his head, "Not me."
He then pressed a button on his desk, and the doors to the cabinet off to the left of his desk slid back to reveal and enormous flat screen monitor. He turned it on, and a ticked off Koenma came into view.
"Yo! Short man! What's going on?" greeted Naruto.
Koenma exploded on him, "Don't you yo me! And where the hell is your damn communicator! I've been trying to reach you since yesterday!"
"I didn't get any calls. The damn thing is right here...Oops." Naruto started scratched his head nervously after pulling it out of his pocket, "I forgot to charge it last night."
"Of all the idiots..." Koenma mumbled a long sting of curses, which coming from a toddler was absolutely hilarious. The headmaster was able to maintain a straight face, Naruto unfortunately could not hold back his laughter.
Koenma nearly had a coronary, "THIS IS NOT FUNNY! YOU GET YOUR ASS TO THE HUMAN WORLD RIGHT NOW OR I'll HAVE YOU ON OGRE DETAIL FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS!"
"Sir, yes sir!" saluted Naruto before his toddler boss vanished from the screen. He immediately doubled over in laughter again, "It's like a little kid having a temper tantrum, only a thousand times more hilarious."
The Headmaster shook his head, "I'll page my brother to give you a ride back to town. Anything else you need?"
Naruto scratched his head while giving him a sheepish grin, "You wouldn't happen to have a portable charger on hand, would ya?"
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After returning from the hell that was Genkai's training, Yusuke expected to have a couple days to ease back into the flow of things. It started off well, meeting with Keiko and heading off to see a movie. Then he ran into Kuwabara and all hell broke loose.
"Can't I get just one lousy fucking day!" yelled Yusuke to the skies as he kicked a guy in the face who was trying to tackle him.
"What the hell Urameshi! Every time we beat these guys down, they just get back up and even more show up! Even that shotgun trick of yours can't handle this many!" yelled Kuwabara as he and Yusuke fled down an alley, a gang of zombie-like people on their heels.
"This must be what the guy from Shaun of the Dead felt like. A bunch zombies out to get you, and your only backup is a complete moron." muttered Yusuke as they rounded a corner and turned onto a backstreet.
The two kept moving around the alleys and side streets in a zig-zagging pattern, sometimes even circling around. However, it seemed like everywhere they turned, the just picked up more pursuers.
"This isn't helping! The more we kept running, the more start chasing us! Not to mention there's a couple other weird spirit energies lurking around here..." complained Kuwabara.
'So he's back.' thought Yusuke as a smirk formed on his face.
"Urameshi! Are you even listening to me!" yelled Kuwabara.
"Shut up stupid! I've got a plan, just follow me!" retorted Yusuke.
They continued on for several more minutes, a confused Kuwabara just following along as Yusuke lead them on bizarre trek through the back alleys. The redhead started to fell a little winded from all the running, but he noticed Yusuke hadn't even managed to break a sweat.
'Man, it looks like Genkai's training paid of if more ways than one.' thought Kuwabara.
"Well, if the point was to get us surrounded, you've done a great job." grumbled Kuwabara as they reached a dead end.
"No, I was rounding them all up into one area. Now we've got them surrounded." said a smirking Yusuke.
"You got that right!" yelled Naruto as he descended from the rooftops.
"What the hell is one guy gonna do!" yelled Kuwabara as Naruto formed his trademark cross-shaped hand seal. Soon there was army of Naruto clones swarming the area, unleashing a colossal beat down on the wanna be zombies.
"Oh...well I guess that works." muttered a dumbfounded Kuwabara.
"Long time no see. Last time I was in these parts, I was covering for your ass while you were off training and playing grab ass with some old lady." greeted Naruto.
"It wasn't training, it was torture." muttered Yusuke as a shiver ran down his spine.
Naruto shrugged, "It's not good training if you don't stand a chance of dieing."
"Hey, you're that one weird energy, I was sensing." said Kuwabara as he looked around confused until he spotted a figure in a trench coat and hat making an escape from the alley. "Hey! There's the other one! He's getting away!"
"Not likely." assured Naruto.
Before the guy could reach freedom, Botan came around the corner of a building and leveled him with a baseball bat.
"Such lovely mix of brains, beauty, and brawn." chided Naruto.
"Stop clowning around, this small fry here is only the beginning of the trouble headed our way." scolded Botan.
Yusuke walked up to the covered man and nudged him with his foot. The body rolled over, revealing the guy to be demon.
"Who is this guy?" asked Yusuke.
"A spy of Youma City, the site of your next mission. He runs with the criminals who sent the people who tried to ambush you just now. I've been tracking him since he came through the barrier a few days ago." replied Botan.
"Hold it right there! I just came from Grandma's evil boot camp. No way in hell I'm getting sucked into another mission. I'm taking a vacation. Let Naruto handle this one." Yusuke shoved his hands into his pockets and started walking away.
"So you're just going to walk away while everyone in the city gets turned into zombies!" yelled an irate Botan.
"Yusuke, if you don't take the mission, baby-boss is just going to send you back to wherever the hell you just came from for more training." deadpanned Naruto.
This halted him in his tracks, "Dammit."
"Genkai, has nothing more to teach him right now." whispered Botan.
Naruto shrugged, "He doesn't know that."
"So, this guy came from this Youma City?" asked Yusuke, walking back towards them.
"Yes, Youma City also known as the City of Ghosts and Apparitions. That's where the criminals of the underworld go for hiding." explained Botan. "Street Youma started as a place that headquartered the activities of most high level criminal organizations. It's run by a group known as 'The Four Saint Beasts'. At some point it became a place where almost all criminals fled for shelter, however, right now it is place where no man can go."
"Why?" asked Naruto.
"The leaders have made a demand to the spirit world." answered Botan.
"What kind of demand?" asked Yusuke.
"The right to move into the human world." declared a familiar voice from behind them.
The all turned to find Hiei and Kurama arriving on the scene.
"The thieves, huh? What are you two doing here?" asked Yusuke.
"It's a deal we have with Koenma. Helping you with your missions, will clean our slate in the spirit world." replied Kurama.
"Perhaps, we shouldn't be having this conversation somewhere so out in the open." suggested Hiei.
Botan nodded in agreement, "You're right. I know a place not to far from here."
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The blue haired grim reaper lead them to an abandoned warehouse a few blocks away. They entered through the backdoor and Botan lead them down to the basement.
"Yeah, the basement of some abandoned warehouse is such a much better meeting spot." complained Yusuke.
Botan swatted him in the back of the head, "They managed to create an breach in the barrier to allow transport for you to the city. That opening is in the basement of this building. Now where was I?"
"These saint guys demanded access to the human world." answered Naruto.
Botan nodded and picked up from there, "Sometime ago the Spirit World set up a barrier to prevent them from interfering with human affairs, locking them into the Makai. They want the spirit world to take down the barrier."
"What do we know about the Saint Beasts?" inquired Naruto.
"They are four of the most notoriously known criminals in the Spirit World. They were given the title saint by their followers. Years ago they were chased by a group of pursuers and evaded capture by sealing themselves inside a booby trapped fortress. Since then an entire city as formed at the base of the fortress. It's filled with vile thieves and crooks who view these beasts like gods. That is Youma City." informed Botan.
Naruto gave her a blank look, "So, we know absolutely nothing then."
Botan glared at him, "It can't be helped. The Beasts have never exited their fortress since sealing themselves inside."
"Since Spirit World hasn't out right refused, it's obvious they've got Koenma between a rock and hard place. What are they holding over his head?" questioned Yusuke.
"Those people that were chasing Yusuke and Kuwabara earlier have been infected by Makai insects. These-" started Botan only to be interrupted by Kurama. The redhead stepped forward and opened up his hand to reveal an insect he'd been holding.
"These insects are Makai Worms, a parasite that can effect and control the minds of the human population." explained the Kurama. "Normally, they would cause their hosts to have destructive impulses and the urge to kill. However, not all of the infected have been behaving in this predicted pattern. Instead of mob behavior, they are more organized and precise in their activities."
"From what we've seen so far, their actions are to get as many people infected as possible." added Hiei. "They aren't causing chaos, they're building an army. The Saint Beasts are probably preparing to make a move on the Human World regardless of what Spirit World's response is."
"So, what? We go around dosing people with bug spray?" exclaimed Naruto.
"No, the only way to stop the spread of the parasite is to destroy the Makai Whistle." informed Botan.
"A whistle?" blurted Naruto, and Yusuke simultaneously. "That's so damn corny!"
"I could have sworn this was the plot to a Legend of Zelda level. Or maybe it Super Mario 3?" mumbled Kuwabara.
Yusuke rolled his eyes, "Makai whistles, worm whistles, dog whistles, thistle whistles... all I know is that this entire deal is going to be one big pain in the ass."
"Damn straight about that." agreed Naruto.
"What the hell is a thistle whistle, Urameshi?" asked Kuwabara.
The taller redhead was ignored again as Botan supplied some more information, "If the Makai whistle is destroyed, the insects wouldn't be able to survive in the Human World. The Saint Beasts said they would hand over the whistle if the barrier was dismissed-"
"But we all know that Spirit World does not negotiate with terrorists." finished Naruto, as everybody gave him a funny look. "What? You guys miss that memo?"
"You want four guys to go to this underground criminal city and destroy this whistle? There's no way we will be able to shut down the Saint Beasts in time to put a stop to the people already infected. They could cause some major damage before we even get close to that thing." asserted Yusuke. "Don't you people have teams of soldiers for this kind of thing?"
"Hey, there are five of us here Urameshi." reminded Kuwabara.
"We need to split up." suggested Kurama. "One of us will have to stay in the Human world to keep the infected at bay, while the others go to Maze Castle to neutralize the threat."
"Yusuke, Naruto, and I should be more than enough to handle the Saint Beasts." declared Hiei. "Kurama will be enough to neutralize whatever threat is here."
"There are five of us here!" yelled Kuwabara.
Hiei snorted, "You should go home before you get yourself killed."
"You should worry about yourself. A small fry like you might bite more than he can chew." retorted Kuwabara.
"Okay! That's it!" exclaimed Naruto as he got in Kuwabara's face. "From now on, whenever I am in the same room as you, you're definitely not allowed to talk."
"Same applies here." added Hiei.
Suddenly flower petals started to fall around Kuwabara as cheesy superhero music started to play in the background, "We all know I can see spiritual stuff way better than Yusuke. There's just no way I'm going to sit around at my house while Yusuke doesn't see things and let's big monsters and insects take over my city. Cause I'm Kuwabara and in case you guys forgot, I've got a sword!"
They are stared at him blankly for several seconds before Naruto erupted, "Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! He's done it! He's done it! In an unprecedented performance! I mean literally out of nowhere, Kazuma Kuwabara was become THE MOST ANNOYING MAN, IN THE WORLD! Who would have thought a journeyman annoyer like Kuwabara could pull this off... "
"My speech was freaking awesome..." grumbled Kuwabara under his breath.
Hiei snorted, "Yeah, for the mentally incompetent."
"WHY YOU LITTLE-" Kuwabara jumped at Hiei, screaming at the top of his lungs, but the rant was cut off by Yusuke stepping in front of him and looking him square in the eye.
"That's enough Kuwabara. Just shut up and go along with the plan." stated Yusuke firmly. "I'm sure Kurama will be fine having you help him defend the city."
"Come on urameshi-" started an exasperated Kuwabara, only to be cut off by Yusuke again.
"Kuwabara!" Yusuke didn't raise his voice much, but his tone got the point across.
"Fine! I'd rather stay here with the pretty girl anyway." muttered Kuwabara.
He quickly found his face embedded in the floor, courtesy of Naruto's fist.
"Watch out! The breach in the barrier is hidden underneath one of these floor tiles!" warned Botan.
"I get no respect." moaned Kuwabara.
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Just outside the city of Ghosts and Apparitions, a flash of yellow light appeared over a rocky area, depositing Yusuke, Naruto, and Hiei onto the ground. In the distance the trio could see a massive structure towering of the city of Ghosts and Apparitions.
"Is that it?" asked Naruto.
"Yes, that's the fortress of the four saint beasts, also known as Maze Castle." replied Hiei.
The moment he finished saying this, a few dozen creatures in hooded cloaks with glowing eyes, fangs and claws started popping up out of the ground.
"I smell something tasty!"
"One of them is a human!"
"Finally a decent meal!"
"Let's eat!"
Hiei snorted, "Foolish creatures. We're not in the pathetic human world anymore. There's no reason suppress our power so much. We should at least let them have a glimpse of who their dealing with."
The three sported impassive faces as they let some of the hold over their energy slip. Immediately all the ghouls turned and high tailed it out of there. Yusuke, Naruto, and Hiei started making their way towards Maze castle as if nothing just happened.
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Within Maze Castle, the Saint Beasts had taken notice of the intruders into their territory.
"It's been a while since we've had visitors."
"Isn't only three of them. They aren't even worthy of our attention."
"What say you, Master Suzaku?"
"Byakko is correct. A team of two demons and a human? I doubt they even make it past the front door."
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"They really rolled out the welcome mat for us." stated Naruto as they reached the ominous looking entrance.
Yusuke smacked his fist into his palm, "No pain, no gain! Let's roll!"
Hiei said nothing as entered the tunnel like entrance. The only made it a few steps before being approached by a strange creature who's purple body consisted a single eyeball centered between two bat wings.
"Welcome to Maze Castle. The one who wishes to enter this castle must first be tried by the gate of betrayal." announced the creature.
"A trial?" questioned a puzzled Naruto.
The creature suddenly darted over to a switch on the side of the wall, causing the ceiling above them to fall down. The three all raised their arms above their head to prevent themselves from being crushed.
"Dammit." cursed the trio.
"This door is very sensitive and quite tricky. It is able to detect the strength of the people supporting it and apply the greatest pressure possible without crushing them outright." stated the creature. "As soon as one person slacks it will then completely fall to the ground. If one person betrays the rest and escapes, the rest will be crushed. If everyone remains, the eventually you will tire and you will all be crushed. Only betrayers have the right to enter this castle. So who's going to live and who's going to die? Hahahaha!"
"Who's going to die? How about you?"
The creature turned to the left in shock, only for its eye to instantly be sliced open by a kunai. The team stood there with smug looks while the Naruto, Yusuke, and Hiei beneath the ceiling all revealed themselves to be shadow clones before dispelling. The ceiling collapsed with a massive thud.
"That trap was child's play." yawned Naruto.
Hiei shook his head, "Even the booby trap on the switch was completely blatant."
"If I knew this place was going be so pathetic, I wouldn't have even bothered showing up." stated Naruto.
"Tell your masters if they must submit to me if they want their lives spared." Hiei yelled at the creature as it fluttered away in retreat.
Naruto snorted, "Yeah, they should just give up. I've got much better things to do."
Yusuke rolled his eyes, "Yeah, like what?"
Naruto gained a far off look in his eye, "I could think of a few things..."
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(Deep voiced Radio Announcer guy)
"Now back to Dattebayo Live. Here's Gin and filling in for Naruto, it's the King of the Dojo, Haji Miyamoto!"
"Welcome back to Dattebayo Live everybody. I would like to thank the great Naruto once again for choosing me as the #1 Fill-in host." stated Haji.
"And I'm going to kick his ass once he get's back for doing it." grumbled Gin.
"You wish mutt-boy. Now onto the segment you've all been waiting for, the Tobi Report!" announced Haji.
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(The scene shifts to Tobi at as news desk)
"Hey! What the dattebayo is goin' on people! This is the man, the myth, the legend himself, Tobi! Today's Tobi report is a special Dattebayo Live Music spotlight. Since the success of being a radio air personality from back in the day and later going on to release his independent album, Ludacris has inspired other radio jocks to pursue careers in Hip-Hop. Meet Royuya Li Quan aka Ms. Ro Quarters, a 62-year-old Korean air personality from KPOW in Los Angeles, California. Tobi was granted the opportunity to get the dattebayo from Ms. Quarters about her upcoming album and here's what she had to say."
(Scene shifts to Tobi in an interview with Ms. Ro Quarters)
"Yeah, so people keep asking, 'Why Ro Quarters, why Ro Quarters, a 62-year-old mothafuckin g, wanna make an album, that's all. You know what? The truth is I've been thinking about doin' this shit since, you know, back when I came over from Korea when I was forty. So I figured, hey fuck this shit. Ima just go ahead and just do the damn thing, just go ahead and do the damn thing. So, here's the first single off my new album, Get Him Hard, Or Die Tryin!' Ya'll feelin' that mothafuckas? Feel that bitches. It's called, 'Hit that Viagra Please!' Now feel that mothafuckas! Ya'll hoes gonna love this shit! Hey, ya'll holla back at a bitch alright! And you know what I'm always sayin my bitches: If you tired of that punk asshole 50 cent, you can always get on Ms. Quarters! Peace out bitches!"
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At Kurama's request, he, Botan, and Kuwabara were making their way across town to Urahara-shoten.
"Why aren't we out patrolling the city or something? Shouldn't we be trying to make sure infected people don't cause too much trouble?" asked a confused Kuwabara.
"No, now that Hiei, Yusuke, and Naruto have headed for Maze castle, the Saint Beasts will step up whatever their plans are here in the human world. They will treat the arrival of two spirit detectives as the Spirit World denying their request." responded Kurama.
Botan nodded in agreement, "We'll need to find away to counteract their recruiting drive. The makai insects tend to thrive best, in the most corrupt of individuals. They seek those kinds of people out over all others. Luckily for us, the majority of people in this city don't seem to take to them."
"That may be true, but the makai whistle can used to have them take control of just about anyone if the beast desire it to happen. There may be away to negate the whistle's control over the insects, if only temporarily." said Kurama.
"What's that?" asked Kuwabara.
"There is a plant native to the demon world called viconite. The Makai insects will swarm to feast on this plant like bees to honey." answered Kurama.
"So that's why you want to see Urahara-san." realized Botan.
Kurama nodded, "Yes, I'm hoping he can provide us some or at the very least know how to retrieve some quickly."
"Eh, I still say we should just go around and bash some heads in." said Kuwabara.
Both Botan and Kurama sweat-dropped while thinking, 'I'm starting to think they were right about that no talking rule.'
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(Maze Castle- With the Saint Beasts)
"They managed to pass the gate of betrayal, Master Suzaku. What shall we do?"
"Do not worry Seiryu. This only means we'll have a little more entertainment for the time being. They are nothing more than naive fools. The blond one thinks this place is pathetic and Hiei believes he can make us submit to him. Someone go down and play with them."
"Hiei dares to believe and he force us to beg for mercy! I'll crush them where they stand!"
"No, I shall show these fools the true perils of Mase Castle. The mighty Genbu shall bring you their corpses immediately! I'll stick their heads on pikes at the top of the tower as message to all spirit world! Hahahaha!"
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"They weren't kidding about the maze part of maze castle." groaned Naruto. "When are we going to actually have to fight someone?"
The trio had simply been walking around the winding passages that lead from the entrance, looking for a set of stairs to take them upwards.
Yusuke shrugged, "Well if this place holds true to its Bowser's castle form, we'll probably have to face the first boss to get up the stairs."
Hiei snorted, "So, much for the fortress of the great saint beasts. A mere human child could tell you how to defeat it."
"Do you even know what these guys look like?" Yusuke asked Hiei.
The dark haired demon chuckled, "Kurama said that Spirit World intelligence simply forgot this place existed after the barrier was erected. That's why that girl couldn't give you any information on them at all. Let's just say their appearances may be quite shocking."
"More horrifying than you could even imagine! Hahahaha!" bellowed slightly raspy deep voice.
"So, one of you finally came out to play." taunted Yusuke.
"The door to your right, please take it." commanded the voice.
"Finally some action." exclaimed Naruto as he slammed open the iron double doors.
The room was illuminated by only a few torches, the majority of it hidden in darkness. In the back a spiraling stairway leading upwards could be seen. Hiei pulled a torch off the wall and tossed it out into the open, lighting up the largest part of the room. Both Yusuke and Naruto were slightly shocked by the sight of the creature before them. The mammoth sized beast was composed entirely of rocks. He had turtle-style shell protecting his back, spikes on top of his head, and a long stone tail hanging out behind him.
"Welcome trespassers! Hahaha!" laughed the creature.
"It's a big rock." said Yusuke with a dumbfounded expression.
"It's a really really big rock." added Naruto, a similar expression on his face.
"I am Genbu of the four saint beasts." announced Genbu. "Any last request before I rip you limb from limb?"
"Yeah, tell me how a beast can be a saint." retorted Yusuke. "And I've heard of pet rocks, but talking rocks?"
"A really, really, really big talking rock." added Naruto.
"This is the only set of stairs leading up to the tower. You can defeat me and go up there on your own, or I can drag you there once you've stopped breathing." bellowed Genbu as he smacked his tail against the floor, creating a giant crater. "Perhaps all three you should attack me at the same time so the last one standing won't feel lonely!"
Before anyone else could react, Naruto created five shadow clones and sent them at Genbu.
"We're going grind you into dust!" declared the clones.
"Watch out! His tail is doing something freaky!" yelled Yusuke as Genbu's tail somehow sunk into ground.
Genbu's tail shot out of the ground from behind the clones, managing to destroy three of them via slashes to the back while the others dodged out of the way.
Genbu starting laughing as his tail retracted back to his body, "Hahahaha! Thanks to my body structure, I can become one with any type of rock. With a little rearranging, I can make any stone one of my limbs. Since this whole chamber is made of stone, I have you surrounded! There is no where to run!"
"Did he just reveal all of his abilities completely unprovoked?" questioned Naruto. "Well, he's definitely as dumb as rock."
"You have yet to see the full extent of my power! Perhaps then you won't be so cocky!" declared Genbu as his entire body sunk into the stone floor.
Yusuke snorted, "Now what? A game of hide and seek?"
The spirit detective was forced to leap backwards as Genbu's arm shot up out of the ground in the spot where he was previously standing. Naruto and Hiei did likewise, avoiding the stone beasts arm and tail.
"I can cut through stone, no problem. I just need you guys to draw his body out." said Naruto while he dropped back into shadows. He summoned forth some fuuma shuriken and activated his electrical powers.
"Child's play." declared Hiei as he turned on the speed. The dark haired fire demon blurred around the stone chamber, leaving several after images in his wake. Genbu sent limb after limb after limb after him to no avail. Despite having the element of unpredictability, Genbu couldn't compete with Hiei's speed.
"Hey Ugly! Forget about me?" taunted Yusuke.
Frustrated from his inability to catch Hiei, Genbu fully emerged to go after Yusuke, "I'll crush you!"
Inches away from Yusuke, Genbu's arm was sliced off his body by a sparking fuuma shuriken. Simultaneously five other super charged fuuma shurikens cut through his body, head, and limbs before moments later six other shurikens hidden in the shadows of the originals sliced him to even smaller pieces as well. The chunks of stone that were formerly his body all thudded against the ground. Naruto dismissed his clones as the trio gathered at the pile of rubble that was Genbu.
"What pathetic creature." muttered Hiei. "If this is the caliber of the Saint Beasts, that fool Kuwabara could have handled this mission on his own."
Naruto chuckled, "Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves."
"Why not!" shouted Genbu's voice from the pile of rocks.
They all watched, stunned as the pile of stones started shaking as Genbu's body pieced itself back together.
"Hahahaha! You guys can slice my body up all you like, but I'll just reassemble every time." taunted Genbu as his body reached down and put his head back on. "Actually, it makes for a very nice attack! Horizontal Boulder Explosion!"
Genbu stretched his arms forward, firing them along with his head as projectiles at Hiei. The fire demon unsheathed his sword as he vanished in blur, slicing and dicing the launched body parts into even smaller pieces than before.
"Sliced his head up, now let's see him come back from that!" exclaimed Yusuke.
"This is nothing!" bellowed Genbu as his body reassembled itself again. "Surrender and I'll make your end swift! You can't defeat me!"
"Horizontal Boulder Explosion!" shouted Genbu as he started rapid firing baseball sized stones. Naruto created a swarm of clones to distract the rock monster while the trio dropped back to form a plan.
"There's probably a portion of his body that allows him to reassemble himself. The only problem is finding it would be like picking a needle out of a haystack." said Hiei.
"Well, screw precision." declared Naruto. "Let's just brute force it. Keep his attention away from me for a couple minutes."
"Not another one of your crazy schemes..." groaned Yusuke.
"Trust me, this is a lot better than that Gouki plan." assured Naruto.
Naruto dropped back into the shadows of the room with a clone. He held his palm out and a red ball of energy started to form, the clone aiding in in creating the technique. Hiei turned the speed back on, flashing around the chamber amongst the remaining canon fodder clones. Genbu foolishly abandoned his hiding technique, arrogantly staying in plain sight as he tried to stone his enemies to death.
"You efforts are useless! Just Die! Horizontal Boulder Explosion!" Genbu released his entire torso as a barrage of stone projectiles. He successfully eliminated the rest of the free floating clones while Yusuke and Hiei remained unscathed.
"You can't run forever!" bellowed Genbu as his body reassembled.
"You shouldn't have stopped running." taunted Hiei as he blurred in existence momentarily by Genbu, causing the stone beast to turn around and meet an incoming Naruto head on.
"Makyo Odama Rasengan! (Demonic Great Ball Rasengan)" A massive red colored rasengan nailed Genbu, grinding the stone of his body down to nothing in the process. After grinding halfway through, the remainder of Genbu's body suddenly pulsed before disintegrating into nothing. Yusuke and even Hiei were shocked by the destructive power of the attack, as after Naruto released it, it carried on and destroyed several walls of the castle.
'I've seen him use the small version of that thing, for him to manage something like that...' thought Hiei.
Yusuke's eyes were bugging out of his head, 'He wasn't kidding when he said he'd lost a lot of power before...'
"Look's like you were right Hiei, he fell apart halfway through the attack." stated Naruto, somewhat short of breath.
Hiei smirked, "You just wasted all you energy in that attack."
"Not all of it." wheezed Naruto. "A little less than half."
"Whatever, let's get going. We've wasted enough time here." said Hiei.
"I hope the next guy is more of a real fight and less of a pain in the ass." said Yusuke.
Naruto snorted, "Regardless of how hard they are to beat, every single one of the bastards is guaranteed to be a pain the ass."
A/N: Ah! Another update for the masses. I'm on a bit of a roll right now with the updates, let's see how long I can keep it going. Now to go hunt for some food...