Thanks for reviewing and understanding the way of the last chapter. Some of you hypocrites (those who keep reading the story just to flame it) actually got me laughing with some insults thrown at me. I want to thank some of you for your positive reviews and sticking with the story so far… THANK YOU!!! Next chapter I'll post your pen-names so you can see how much I appreciate your support XD
Ahem… Naruto's sudden transformation wasn't necessary against someone like Pain but I managed to make a slight Naru/Hina moment out of it. My story is taking a focus on fight and more fights and not on the "romantical" concept of the couple so I at least managed to do a Kishimoto! Hahaha. The story changes from here though… Naruto is gonna get serious and epic battles on the way!!! Plus a couple of pairings that seems obvious and one that will shock you! XD
Disclaimer: don't own Naruto… if I did Danzou wouldn't have the Sharingan!
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Chapter20: the father and the son
"BACK OFF!" someone yelled in the depths of darkness. The voice of the yell resonated throughout the empty halls and the seemingly increasing water level visibly trembled from the powerful roar that came after the yell.
"You are mentally weak, like always. If you had been a real shinobi, the death of the girl would've have meant anything but a nuisance… another weakling that deserved death" a powerful voice mixed with a growl stated almost calmly as a huge red eye stared at the man who was pointlessly trying to stop the inevitable.
"HER DEATH WASN'T A NUISANCE NOR WAS SHE WEAK… AND I TOLD YOU TO NEVER BOTHER ME AGAIN, EVEN IF I DIE, I'LL NEVER ACCEPT YOUR POWER!" the man kept yelling as he forcefully tried to hold the huge cage in its place. A small opening could be seen while the paper with "seal" on it was almost peeled back, letting a constant amount of chakra out of the side where a huge creature laid.
"You're a fool to think you can do anything without me… the battle against the two Uchiha… you thought you won those confrontations on your own but I set a few mind protection seals seeing that they could waltz inside you head like nothing. I'm always at your side, whether you like it or not… use my power and finish the job" the monstrous beast inside the cage calmly said to the still struggling man. It could feel the freedom and it would anything to get it… even lie if he had to.
"Never… I have my own power, more power that normal people… you're no use to me" the man said a bit more calmly as he raised his head to glare at the huge red eye that narrowed at the words that came out of the man's mouth.
"Hahaha… you think your small power can actually do something here?" the beast asked clearly intrigued "Just look at what your "power" has gotten you… rejected, hopeless and to top it all up… you failed to do the thing that led you to leave the village" the beast pressed on as it stared at the man .
"You're wrong… I-I just wanted everyone to…" the man started to say but stopped as he though on the words he wanted to say "He's right… I've failed… even after gaining such power I still need this guy to help me. No doubt I'm causing a ruckus outside… Yamato is nowhere near to stop me. I want to resist his power but I feel more powerful with it" the man thought as he stopped struggling to keep the gate open and just let the red chakra flow out of the cage. The man suddenly crouched in pain and a swirl like seal appeared in its stomach which started to rotate and getting darker until a black circle formed… then started bleeding.
"That's right… you need me, my power to crush those who oppose you and your dream will come true. Your dream which is also the reason why you left Konoha… it will come true… use my power, let me out!" the beast said with anticipation, greed and anxiety in its voice as the man in front of the cage lifted and arm and put it on the edge of the seal.
"Crush everyone…?" the man stated but questioned himself at the same time as he was about to take the seal off the cage.
"Yes, I will… let me out, let your dream out I'll…" the beast was rudely cut off by a strong voice.
"Do you ever shut up?" another voice said. The new voice belonged to a tall man wearing a white coat with flames on the bottom, the coat also had "Konoha's Yellow Flash" inprinted in the back. Said man appeared at the first man's side and with a swift motion, took him away from the cage.
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God realm
Deciding that the more controlled one was the more dangerous, God realm threw a mass of dark chakra on top of the transforming Kumo-shinobi which had a lot of smoke around him. The ground started shifting, breaking into chunks and floating upwards to glue themselves at the mass of dark chakra… the same procedure happened with the surrounding trees. The destroyed area suddenly got even more destruction as a beast with eight-tails and horns tried to hang on to the ground but the piece of ground the beast was hanging into broke and went hurdling towards the floating ball of earth. God realm could see a few tentacles outside the sphere and part of the beast's face and a horn, setting everything for the other Chibaku Tensei he had to do he jumped out of the way as a red claw came his way. The trashing demonic figure known as the Kyuubi no Yoko was becoming more defined as the numbers of tails it produced kept increasing and God real had no choice but to use large amounts of chakra to try and detain the beast.
The Akatsuki didn't like what he was witnessing so he gathered as much chakra as he could and threw another mass of dark chakra into the air above the transforming beast. The trashing demon suddenly became aware of its surroundings as the ground started to crumble and large chunks of earth hurdled towards the dark mass. The almost transformed Kyuubi started to gather chakra in front of its mouth and aimed it at the ball of earth in the sky when a piece of ground where it was standing broke, misbalancing the demon. The chakra attack missed Chibaku Tensei by a few meters, the attack exploded in the sky in which gave nice colors of red on top, blue on the bottom and purple in the middle of it all… it would've been beautiful if it wasn't coming from the horrendous creature that suddenly impacted the small moon floating in the air.
God realm suddenly got alarmed as the Chibaku Tensei that held the 8-tails cracked and one powerful arm resurfaced from the rubble. Another part cracked and the face of the bull was shown and started to shout obscenities at the Akatsuki even though it couldn't see him. God realm raised his arms and gathered more chakra in order to attract more rubble to the Chibaku Tensei. The ground kept crumbling and more chunks came to bury the parts of the ushi-oni. Another layer of rock and trees surrounded the sphere, successfully burying the giant ox but he couldn't rest just yet as eight tails sprouted from the other sphere and a huge head of a fox who roared with might. A few feet above one of the tail a crack appeared giving God realm the insinuation of a nine tail appearing.
"Incredible this two are… now wonder it took so long to capture them" God realm thought as he raised his arms and pushed chakra yet again to repeat the process he made with burying the Hachibi. The area where the Akatsuki was standing was merely a huge crater with the ground portraying random destruction and not a single pattern. God realm gave a few steps backwards to admire his technique; two spheres floated in the sky and no on would've guessed they contained two of the most powerful bijuu in existence.
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Boshoku and Konoha team
The ground trembled and the wind was blowing violently but the members of the small group called Boshoku didn't paid attention to all the small signs as they were gawking at the two spheres floating in the sky. They knew it was going to be a difficult situation when their leader suddenly transformed into a raging demon and went ballistic and according to Kabuto's explanation he couldn't control himself, meaning it was going to be a pain to stop. The situation seemed to lightened up a bit when the other jinchuuriki, Killer-Bee, transformed into a more controlled state and went to stop the rampaging mini-kitsune taking down two Akatsuki while pursuing the main problem. Suddenly all them saw a mass of darkness that kept pulling this to its center and a few minutes later a giant ox with tentacles got trapped by the first sphere. Not a minute too soon another black mass appeared and a fox-like creature got trapped by a second sphere. The remaining four members of Boshoku prepared themselves to dispose of Hell and Demon realm when suddenly they dropped to the ground… unmoving.
"What the hell happened… these sons of bitches just dropped dead" Kazuru stated as he narrowed his eyes in suspicion while a snake unwrapped from a body and slithered back to Kabuto who adjusted his glasses.
"Naruto did say that they were all dead and only the original gave chakra to the six bodies via those black piercings. It seems the original stopped giving chakra to them" Kabuto said as he approached the two bodies to confirm their "deaths".
"We should take them apart just be sure…" Kazuru suggested gesturing to his blades while the ground besides them shifted and a pale-green man appeared with a trouble look on his face.
"We got trouble… both Naruto and Kirabi are trapped by those things and the Akatsuki seems triumphant" Kusamaru said as he looked back to confirm what he said when suddenly another layer of rock and trees stuck to the spheres, completely burying the seeing parts of the demons.
"I have a bit of good news… I sensed someone inside the cave up there" Doki stated as he pointed towards the cliff behind them that effectively have an entrance.
"It must be the one controlling these bodies… if we kill him then its game over, right?" Kazuru asked while Kabuto nodded and Doki gave a glance at the other group of shinobi that were trying to recover a few meters away from them.
"Forget about them Doki… they're not a threat but I sensed four shinobi in the outskirts of this area" Kusamaru stated seriously "They seemed to be watching the fight between the jinchuurikis and the Akatsuki…" he added as he glanced at the direction where they were.
"We should dispose of the one in the cave immediately before something bad happens to Naruto and Kirabi… those things may have a purpose" Kazuru stated as he grunted towards the spheres of rock behind him and all of them began to move towards the cliff.
Nobody noticed the slight twitch the finger of Hell realm made as they all proceeded towards their goal.
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It was surreal, the destruction and the injured, just like war but more difficult since you know the one causing the pain couldn't control it and worse yet… it was your former student. Hatake Kakashi was a man who had witness a lot grief in his life, countless death or comrades, close friends and his own master but seeing his former student bent on destruction cause pain in his chest. Looking frantically for his comrade he gave him a look of questioning but the other man just let down his shoulders in defeat and there he knew he had to do something… not before making sure everyone he brought on the mission was okay. Kakashi strolled towards the fallen kunoichi and when he saw the wound he almost paled, a black rod pierced her lung and she looked dead already, he hated himself right now if he was to bring a dead heiress home.
Yamato kept looking at the fight through the branches, his curiosity peaked but he didn't dare to get close enough, even with a clone as the area got decimated with a powerful attack. He signaled Sakura and Sai to come out of hiding as he himself tried to sense the crystal necklace that Naruto always weared but didn't sensed a bit of it. He knew that Naruto loved that thing as it was a reminder of his hard work and the bet he made with Tsunade but for him to break it or actually take it off was a statement.
"How is she Sakura?" Kakashi asked with slight worry as the pink-haired kunoichi scanned the Hyuuga heiress with a basic medical ninjutsu. The masked-jounin knew that if those sphere-like things didn't kill Naruto, grief would. He watched how the blonde protected again and again the kunoichi, in the end it had been futile.
"She's going to be fine… the wound isn't too deep and didn't even graze the lung… it's a miracle" Sakura said as she began to heal the wound "We were ordered to not engage in battle but she went and sacrificed her life for Naruto… she tried to protect him. I wanted to fight so bad but the orders, plus Sai, holding me back… I couldn't… I'm not strong enough still" she thought as tears began to form in her eyes.
"It's okay Sakura… you had no choice, none of us did" Shikamaru said as he kneeled at her side to try and comfort her "Don't distract yourself, we need you to focus… for her life and for the success of this mission" he added with a smile. Standing back up, the lazy shinobi, went to talk to his team leader who was discussing something with Yamato and Sai.
"Shikamaru… we need you to stand watch of Sakura while Sai gives a quick look from above. Sai, if you sense something strange no matter what it is you withdraw immediately… we are dealing with cage demons and the guy who was strong enough to catch them" Yamato said to the lazy jounin (he got promoted) who nodded in understanding. Sai unrolled a scroll and began drawing a bird and with a seal the drawing became real, standing at the pale-man's side.
"What do we do about them?" Shikamaru asked thumbing backwards to the member of Boshoku who were suddenly going towards the cliff. Kakashi, Yamato and Sai just stood looking at the group before shaking their heads in negative.
"It would be pointless to even stop them… we need to find out what's going on then act" Kakashi stated as he gave the signal to the "artist" to go. Nodding, Sai jumped on top of the bird-drawing and took off into the sky and made it easily past the trees that obscured the vision of the others in the ground.
The expressionless face the eighteen year old sported hasn't changed a lot in three years and he still smiled in the same way, the fake smile that made him infamous in Konoha. After years of reading books, training and doing missions with his new 'friends' he has become to understand a little of the social life and his emotions. He would never forget the famous words that Naruto told him three years ago: "I would do anything for my friends"… he, like Sasuke, believed that the blonde enigma leaving was just something else, a plan he had. He wanted to be in this mission to ask him about it but it seems that he won't have that change seeing that he was trapped in a huge ball of debris. Taking out a pair binoculars he saw the man that had created the two spheres and oddly enough the man, even though he was almost a hundred meters below him, glared at him like he was standing before him. Trusting this as a signs that he should back away, Sai merely turned around and went back to report to his comrades.
"The Akatsuki member is still there and looking rather unfazed even after creating those things" Sai reported as he landed and the bird dispersed "The spheres seem to have captured them successfully but the strong chakra of the bijuu still can be felt… I have to conclude that those things are to tire them out or make them give up" he concluded while the other two pondered on the information given.
"The thing is, you need a lot of time to tire out a bijuu since they have humongous chakra reserves and even if they give up upon will… Naruto never gives up" Kakashi said closing his eye in a U-shape, meaning he was smiling "Either he has some sort of forbidden technique to subdue them or we could see the two strongest bijuu going at it" the masked-jounin finished seriously.
"The situation could go from bad, like right now, to devastating if those two fight each other" Yamato stated with worry in his facial expressions "Those four members of Boshoku found something if they're not helping Naruto and Killer-Bee… I still faintly sense them nearby"
"Let's hope they don't something stupid" Kakashi said as he glanced at the floating spheres with worry in his eye "Naruto… you have to survive… even if I have to make the ultimate sacrifice"
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Inside the cave
"It seems it was a success… I just have to wait the sign to…" Nagato's thought were interrupted when four shinobi appeared at the entrance of the cave "So they finally arrived…" he thought with a smile as he continued to stared at them with his Rin'negan.
"He's right in front of us but seems unmoving" Doki stated as he narrowed his eyes and began to move his hands closer when they heard a clacking sound and the wisp of the wind being disturbed. The four members of Boshoku suddenly sprang sideways to avoid the seemingly invisible black-rods that came their way, the only way they knew they were coming was because of the sounds they made in the silent cave.
"Impressive, you avoided them by just hearing them. I'm going to praise you for fighting evenly with my realms, no ordinary shinobi would stand a chance but you stood your ground and without wasting much of your chakra" Nagato's voice resonated throughout the cave in echoes "The Kyuubi choose well but your pain is still too weak in comparison to mine…" he added as the sounds they heard just a minute ago came again. All of the dodged accordingly but another volley of rods fooled two of the members. Piercing his abdomen, Doki lounged forwards but suddenly he felt something eerie inside of him while Kabuto who was stabbed in his left leg stayed on the ground unable to move.
"Dammit what's going on… my chakra's going haywire" Kabuto thought as he tried to move his body but found that his body was not responding "I feel someone else's chakra inside of me… could this be his other ability?" he thought as he glares at the silhouette of the man that was hidden in the shadows. Similar thoughts were on Doki's mind as he kept struggling to move but found it futile.
"Shit, we need another approach… scatter!" Kazuru barked as he jumped sideways while Kusamaru quickly went underground but something wasn't right…
"It's futile" Nagato stated. Suddenly the ground broke and Kusamaru popped out of it and struck a wall in the cave with a rod sticking out of his shoulder. Kazuru distracted by the sudden action got attacked by a tall man who stabbed him in his right forearm as he tried to block the attack. The tall man went and threw Kazuru into the wall, which made a dent the size of the shinobi, making him stuck there unable to move even if he wanted to. All the present members of Boshoku saw Hell realm stand protectively in front of the mystery man while Demon realm got out of the hole Kusamaru got out of.
"You gave them chakra again… it seems we failed" Kabuto stated from the ground.
"Yes but I'm keeping you alive just in case the impossible happens" Nagato stated with narrowed eyes as if focused on something but the snake-tamer knew of the shared vision the man had with his other bodies. Something was happening over at those spheres and they were trapped here at his mercy.
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Naruto's mindscape
"Yondaime… Hokage?" the first man stated in disbelief as he was gently pushed back from the huge iron gate imprisoning the giant beast known as the Kyuubi no Yoko.
"You okay Naruto… I want you to snap out of it… where's the boy that never gives up at?" Yondaime said with a grin while the boy just kept looking at him strangely "I was worried you know… I would've never guessed my heir would want so much power in one go" he added with a bit of concern as he gazed at the boy who's eye began to change from dumbfounded to surprised to something else the taller blonde didn't quite liked.
"Heir?... that means I'm your…" Naruto began but just couldn't believe it. The taller blonde and by far the strongest Hokage Konoha have ever produced nodded with a grin that matched his in happier days.
"YONDAIME!!!!" the Kyuubi roared with force as it's claws struck the bars while his fangs bit the cage in hopes of getting the man he long loathed "COME HERE SO I CAN SHRED YOU TO PIECES!" it roared again but the man in the white coat just glanced behind him with a slight glare.
"I'm having a touching moment with my son here… do you mind being quiet?" Yondaime asked a bit coldly "I made the seal so that if the 8-tail appeared I would too… I just never thought it would be possible but if my son here has my wife's personality then anything's possible. Thank you Kyuubi for driving my son to such a state… as a father I wanted to see how my son turned out, so let's call it even, eh?" the taller blonde said with a smirk as he turned to the slightly smaller blonde and snapped his fingers. The cage, the room in entirety suddenly vanished and both blondes were practically floating in the middle of nowhere.
"So… you're my dad. I can't even… explain how… angry I'AM WITH YOU!" Naruto suddenly yelled the last part catching off guard the legendary man in front of him "I always looked up to you… wanting to surpass you in every way… to believe you turned out to be my father. I feel betrayed!" the whiskered blonde hissed in controlled anger as he glared at the shinobi in front of him with two drops threatening to fall from his eyes. The man suddenly looked sad as his features softened in understanding.
"You have your mothers temper alright and I can't act like your father when I caused you so much trouble can I… I'm sorry Naruto" Yondaime said with sadness clearly in his voice. The younger blonde just waived him off and pressed two fingers on his eyes in hopes of clearer thoughts and successfully wiping away the tears.
"I can deal with anything thrown at me dad" Naruto stated as he stood firmly, although there was nothing to stand on and locked his eyes with his father "Your reason to being here is to stop me… nothing more?" he asked rather disappointed but still held the firmness in his voice.
"You can say that but I want to explain a few things and warn you before I disappear. The reason why I sealed the fox's chakra in you is because I believed you could use it since you're my son I knew you'd find a way to make it work. I also sealed it in you because back in the day when the Kyuubi attacked someone was controlling the thing… he was no ordinary ninja as I couldn't do anything to him" Yondaime said the last part regrettably but got over it quickly "Someone like him can't be handle with ordinary power so I entrusted that fight to you since he was looking to destroy Konoha… it seems you wanted to take the fight to him by leaving" he added with a small smile.
"Yeah, Uchiha Madara is kind of a tricky shinobi… so you believed the power of the fox could let me beat him?" Naruto asked in hopes of getting answers and a possible advantage.
"I believed that at first but his power is frightening to be able to control Kyuubi with his Sharingan… son… leaving Konoha only made the situation worst as you saw when you arrived, Madara used your vulnerability at his advantage you're playing his game" Yondaime said with a monotone seriousness in his voice making Naruto realize who he was talking to… not his father but the greatest Hokage of them all.
"Then what I'm I to do… I couldn't just stand back and let him destroy the village just because he wanted to lure me out" Naruto stated defiantly "I have to end his life once and for all… he has lived far too long and some people just can't be reasoned with" he added sagely, surprising his father.
"No, I guess you're right… you found the answer Jiraiya talked about… you just went at it in a different way" Yondaime stated seriously "There are people who would never understand or want to for that matter. There are people who just can't be reasoned with… that was the situation with the recent Tsuchikage you killed. This ninja system will always bring hatred and someone like Pain or Madara will bring death to many more in the future… you have to find a way to change that system" he added in the same seriousness. Widening his eyes, Naruto looked at his father in surprise.
"You can't expect me to do that all on my own… I'm not that powerful, I'm no great shinobi like you… you can't expect me to…" Naruto's rambling stopped when he felt the man in front of him pat his head with a grin.
"I believe in you son… remember this… some people are born great, some have greatness bestowed upon them" Yondaime stated with a smile as he closed in for a light hug "I'm so proud… I wish your mother could see you" he added as he broke the hug and touched his son's belly and repaired the seal by twisting his wrist "This is the last time so don't be reckless eh?"
"I guess you're disappearing now huh?" Naruto asked in slight disappointment. He enjoyed the company of his father, even thought he was still very angry at him, he couldn't help but feel a weight off his shoulder being told how proud he made somebody.
"My chakra is vanishing… Naruto, you're right, you can't do all of that on your own but you have your friends… and the village" Yondaime said as he disappeared into nothingness leaving behind a determined Naruto who felt a sudden regret in his chest.
"I'll worry about them after this is all over" Naruto thought as he concentrated on the task at hand "No holding back anymore… time to get serious!"
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God realm couldn't believe what he just witnessed, the power of the Kyuubi no Yoko, the power he just sealed away in his Chibaku Tensei, just vanished like nothing happened. He could see the huge chakra suddenly vanished inside the sphere with his Rin'negan and knew that if the host hadn't given up then he was in serious trouble, although there was no way a ordinary shinobi could break out of his technique. Suddenly he saw the huge chakra on the first Chibaku he created disappear as well, feeling a bit confident he knew he had them trapped. His confident instantly went south when he felt a huge power coming out of the Chibaku Tensei containing the eight-tailed jinchuuriki and an explosion suddenly went off in the sphere, creating a hole. A figure came out of the hole and landed on the ground with a thunderous crash.
"That was a bit tricky… but you ain't caging this bee, you dig?" Kirabi tried to rhyme but suddenly stopped with a sweat-drop "Wait that didn't come out right… wha!?" he added dumbly as he glanced on top of him all the debris that was starting to come to the ground. The Chibaku Tensei crumbled as it didn't had anything to hold anymore, God realm watched in great interest at how much strength the jinchuuriki had left as he dodged the falling chunks of earth.
Surprisingly the jinchuuriki was doing way better that he imagined but he was going to keep at it for a while so God realm decided to concentrate on the lone sphere that floated in the sky. Widening his ripple-pattern eyes, the Akatsuki saw multiple cracks forming all around the Chibaku Tensei and knew that something was about to happen… something that he, until this moment, thought impossible. He concentrated on getting a feeling inside the floating sphere but the only thing he felt was a strange power… the same power he felt three years ago.
BOOM!
"Impossible…" God realm exclaimed in wonder as his final technique, the Chibaku Tensei suddenly exploded, sending chunks of debris everywhere in the vicinity. The Akatsuki was shocked beyond believe, even though his only expression was slightly widened eyes, he never thought possible that his technique would be blown to pieces… from the inside for that matter "To think he's so strong…" the Akatsuki thought as he jumped backwards to avoid a few chunks of earth that fell from the sky. He suddenly sensed danger as a high chakra suddenly made its presence known and he widened his eyes as he saw a flare coming from his right. Taking a precise step back he let the incoming shinobi close enough to see determined blued eyes. God realm narrowed his eyes in thought and blasted the shinobi away using his infamous Shinra Tensei "He's determined… his hesitation has also vanished. It seems he found out that I'm a few steps above that Kage he killed a few days back" he thought with a slight smirk.
"OODAMA RASENGAN!" a loud voice suddenly rang out above him and the final thing the Akatsuki in the cave saw in the point of view of God realm was a giant ball of pure chakra that spiraled in every direction. The shinobi straighten himself up as he came out from the crater he made with his technique, a bloody mess behind him. The blonde took a large intake of air and let it out and seemed to calm himself as his chakra, which was flaring uncontrollably, went down.
"Damn dawg… that was pretty awesome" Kirabi stated with an amused grin as he sat in a large boulder seemingly watching the show that seemed to end rather quickly "You went to quick in the end you dig… you need to be more dramatic or something but if it gets the job done…" he added with a smirk as he jumped down from where he was and started walking towards his fellow jinchuuriki.
"Is a good thing you're okay Bee… I would hate to waste unnecessary chakra" Naruto said as he glanced at the dark-skinned shinobi and smiled "It seems you control your tenant rather well… mind if you tech me?" he asked hoping for a few lessons.
"Sure jinchuu-bro… but be assured, it depends on the seal you have. Not all the jinchuuriki had been sealed like you have" Kirabi said losing his carefree attitude "You nearly lost your mind back there and hell know how you stopped it but you need someone who can suppress the seal while you're training… if I train you the only way to suppress it is to beat the hell out of you and that's not a very good idea if you're in a state that you gain more power if you get angry" he added wisely showing that even if he is a wannabe rap-star, he's still a jounin and knew his game.
"You may be right but it would be good if I can control him you know… things like this had to happen in the past and just ended up hurting friends. Choosing o use it instead of letting it control you…" Naruto said most to himself that to the other at his side. Closing his eye he decided to let the conversation for another time as he didn't like what he felt when he was inside the sphere of earth "Using Sage Mode to overpower that thing was a good idea and let me sense everyone outside… the real Pain is in a cave and the others are nowhere to be found. Some good news is that Hinata is alright so I don't have to worry about her for the time being" he thought as he signaled Kirabi to move.
Flickering away from the destroyed area, the two jinchuuriki suddenly appeared a few meters away from where the Konoha shinobi were resting. The Konoha shinobi suddenly sprang to their feet in surprise to see both jinchuuriki unharmed and well after the spheres withered away and exploded. Naruto's gaze was followed by Sakura who was slightly glad that he at least cares for the well being of the kunoichi who try with her heart to protect him, giving him a firm nod and a reassuring smile he also nodded in understanding. Kakashi was about to say something when the two powerful shinobi vanished leaving the Konoha shinobi in worry for their former shinobi as they knew they were going to the same direction the other went.
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Konoha
The events that took place at the early hours of the morning was still to in the air as many civilians and shinobi alike chatted about the sudden appearance of the missing-nin named Uzumaki Naruto. Some shinobi looked down at the blonde missing-nin as they blame him for the attack three years ago and couldn't help to see that he "cleaned his own mess". The village was exited though as they knew that he appeared and he even helped the infamous Uchiha Sasuke, who had the same treatment the blonde had when he was a kid, everyone in the village hoped with all their hearts that the blonde came home seeing that the village went south when he disappeared thanks to their actions. These actions annoyed the lone shinobi that was stealthily moving about, building to building, not making a sound as he approached his destination in the late hours in the afternoon.
"I'm doing nice timing here… Danzou-sama will surely be pleased when I tell him the Uchiha threat is gone" the shinobi thought as he landed in a branch from the tree outside the hospital. The shinobi narrowed his eyes as he tried to sense the chakra of the Uchiha but he was told he was in the building because of overusing his chakra so he guessed his reserves were low. He was about to leap towards another tree that was closer to the building when he felt a chill running through his spine while his surroundings went black and a huge Sharingan eye lingered above him. He saw himself being murdered over and over again in different ways with different weapon; he was in shock at the sudden felling that he lost consciousness and fell… but a hand catch him by the scruff of his neck.
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Uchiha Sasuke was a very passive man, once you get over the revenge complex he has. He knew that training in the village was almost impossible by the number of Anbu operatives watching his every move so he decided to at least practice what justu and skills he already possessed so that he wouldn't go dull and get killed instantly by a genin the next time he wnet to the store in the village. His treatment was no better than Naruto's when he was a kid, people glaring, muttering and some had the guts to show killing intent but knew that looking at the Sharingan and it would be over. His team, was always by his side seeing that the Hokage gave him the Uchuha Manor back just to show that she trusted him… in a way. He always had to calm Suigetsu and Karin as they always got heated up at their treatment while Juugo was always in the medical center getting his mark checked or at home, not wanting to hurt someone if he got angry.
Sasuke, like said earlier, didn't have too much training so he hadn't improved too much in the last three years. He had polished his techniques as he trained his Mangekyou a bit more but with caution as he didn't want to lose his eye-sight just yet. He, even if Konoha didn't know it, protected the village while in the shadows, summoning snakes to keep an eye on the elders that ruined his life and to keep an eye for other threats that where outside the range of the barrier surrounding the village. So when he felt something rolling in his leg he either thought a summon… or Karin.
"It seems that the old fool actually targeted me… I warned him not to do something stupid" Sasuke said a bit groggily as he stared at the snake at his lap while he was glad it was not Karin, he would never live that day down since Suigetsu kept teasing him about it. He suddenly felt alert as he sensed something outside the hospital, a something that felt rather familiar.
"So you can sense me now eh?" a chilling voice asked in an amused tone. Sasuke widened his Sharingan activated eyes as he couldn't believe what he just witnessed. A dark cloaked man sat in the empty chair that was in the quiet room… a man that was staring at him with a Sharingan of his own.
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How you like that little twist in the end??? For those who hadn't figured it out Madara took down the Root…… I know the chapter was a bit similar to the chapter where Naruto met Minato but I wanted to do it, I went a little differently but has the same chapter you'll see the no-holding back Naruto against Madara!!!! (just a spoiler, aren't I nice?)
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