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Naruto was already charging towards the small group of orange haired shinobi, hardly hearing the name or the fact that he was Amekage. He honestly didn't even care, but he did approach the six shinobi with respectful caution. He wasn't worried about dying whatsoever, and surrounding the area with chakra to use his new sensory technique he drew closer and closer. That all changed when he suddenly was blasted backwards by some invisible force when the supposed leader stretched forth his hand. Naruto was thrown like a rag doll and hit the ground hard and fast. He had no time to recover whatsoever before a large chameleon with eyes like the shinobi grabbed his leg with its tongue and pulled him back toward the group. Then Naruto was pummeled by all of the shinobi who seemed to move in perfect harmony around each other's attacks. First he was uppercutted just as the slammed him and threw him up in front of the group. His body never touched the ground as many more powerful fists kept him slightly airborne before he was grabbed by his neck and slammed again. The mechanical looking shinobi that slammed him flipped backward on one hand just as Naruto opened his eyes a little. Still very much in pain, he was unable to move and the last thing he saw before respawning were the other five shinobi descending feet first in tight formation. He didn't even feel the stomps that crushed his bones like glass and left his body a bloody mess.
Reviving and already dashing towards the group, he avoided the leader's wind or gravity push attack by changing into crow form and flying up over them. One of the shinobi again summoned the chameleon which attempted to grab Naruto with its tongue while he weaved in and out of its attacks. Then another large creature was summoned which resembled a vulture or something, Naruto didn't know for sure. What he did know was that the leader was standing atop it as it rose up to the same height he was at. Expecting to be pushed away again by the man, Naruto was instead sucked toward him before being sent down to the ground by a downward dropkick/stomp. He never got a chance to recover before a huge multi headed dog bit into his leg and lifted him up, the two heads shaking him furiously before ripping him apart.
Naruto continued trying everything he possibly could, but nothing he had at his disposal could challenge the Amekage. His chakra chains were sucked into one of the group's hands, he was kept under pressure by the robotic ninjas thrown and fired weapons. The leader could pull him in close or push him away at his whim. The one that summoned animals seemed to have many species to choose from, and that basically made his crow form useless to escape. Then there was the fact that they always moved together perfectly, never overextended or getting in each other's way. In fact they ALL complimented each other perfectly, having the most versatility in offensive and defensive tactics Naruto had ever witnessed or even heard of. It was after r what may have been his 200th death that Itachi finally decided to speak." Because the technique you've created has improved and I never expected you to have a slight chance of victory, I will allow you to face the final challenge before you find out who truly killed Kushina."
Naruto's eyes hardened with pure determination and intent to kill before widening so much that they could get no bigger.
"M-MOM!? HOW!?"
Naruto stood still in utter disbelief at the gorgeous red headed woman that he strongly resembled standing in front of him.
Kushina never spoke a word, but Naruto paid close attention as Itachi's cold voice rang from all around the dark world.
"My eyes allow me to retain the fighting methods of every warrior I've ever witnessed in battle. While I did not kill your mother, I have seen her fight before, as she was once a member of the Anbu Black Ops just as I was. While I may not have knowledge of every technique, my experience allows me to compensate by filling in the gaps with similar styles of combat or similar principles that are logical to employ. As you may have noticed none of your opponents have been identical in any way, as even their speed and fluidity have been recorded and documented within my mind. If you truly want to avenge your mother then you will first have to witness her strength and defeat her in a duel. Now prepare yourself."
Standing and looking very much offended, Naruto barely reacted to the four chains that burst from his mother's back, all identical to the chains he created in his palms. He had always wanted to know what his mother fought like since hearing she was a kunoichi from Jiraiya, and perhaps the strongest in the leaf besides Tsunade. Now it seemed he'd have his chance to learn her style, and despite not wanting to fight her in the back of his mind he was truly excited to do so. At least for now anyway.
He was forced to leap to the side as all the chains struck at him from different angles, converging on the position where he was just standing. The chains never stopped following him or extending their length as he shifted into crow form to better avoid the swift attacks. Even that wasn't enough however, as he was eventually clipped and dropped the transformation, falling to the ground already rolling trying to regain his footing. As he stood his leg was suddenly snared, the chain tightening and a sharp spike digging into his ankle causing him tone yell out in pain. Tripping to the ground, his other leg and his arms were then wrapped by the constricting chains as well. He was then lifted from the ground, and Kushina just stood with her arms crossed with a deadly glare.(Gaara style:-|)
"Kushina Uzumaki of Whirlpool, and the formidable Tarantula style." Itachi coldly informed him just as he was sharply pulled in toward his mother. Then uncrossing her arms and thrusting them both forward close to each other with her hands in fists, two short double edged wakizashis appeared as seals on her palms glowed brightly, and Naruto was impaled by both of them as they entered directly into his solar plexus. The last thing he saw before his death by his mother's hands was the ice cold expression in her beautiful purple eyes.
Respawning in the usual spot, he wasted no time and thruster both of his hands forward sending two sharp chains toward his mother which then fragmented into eight small chains near the end. She was unfazed however and her chains did in fact resemble an arachnids movement as she swatted his chains to the side with one of her own and used the others to swiftly scurry away like a spider. Her speed was incredible, and the chains that dug into the ground were used like slingshots and spider legs simultaneously. Then Naruto saw black as she did something inconceivable. He saw another bright flash of light like before as she kicked her leg from a distance, slinging multiple shuriken at him and riddling his chest and neck with the deadly disks.
He learned a lot from facing his mother over and over again, and after much effort he managed to create a long thick chain in the middle of his back. It still wasn't enough however, but the fact that he was getting used to her style and his sensory technique was steadily improving gave him a fighting chance. This was first fully realized when he used his chains to wrap three of hers and pulled himself toward her, just as she did the same unsealing her blades. He didn't think as they flew toward each other at extreme speed. He didn't think as he created the best wind blade he possibly could and thruster his arm forward. He definitely didn't think as he and his mother killed each other as he broke one if her blades and impaled her as she stabbed him with her other sword at the same moment. No, he wouldn't think anything because this wasn't truly his mother, but just a manifestation of her within this dark realm that was Itachi Uchihas reality.
He was again standing as he witnessed her die while choking in her own blood, just looking at him with some unexplainable expression on her face. It was like she was observing how he would react, looking deep into his soul and penetrating the very depths of his heart. He looked upon her dying form with watery determined eyes, before eventually shutting them tightly as he cleared his mind. He never wanted to see that again, and while he would love to see more of her style he prayed to Kami Itachi wouldn't demand that he defeat her without dying himself. He did think he could do such a thing even if his skill permitted.
His silent prayer was apparently answered when she faded from existence as Itachi appeared once more standing next to a man in a solid black cloak with a mask that covered his entire face, except for one of his eyes. The mask was orange with a spiral design, and he had spiky black hair that was fashioned somewhat like Naruto's used to be.
"Tobi, the shinobi that murdered your mother the night that you were born." Itachi declared bursting into crows as Naruto rushed the man at breakneck speeds not wasting a second. He didn't even use the sword in his anger but threw a flurry of straight palms with wind chakra circling them. All he hit was air as his blows just went right through him, as if he was an illusion. Thinking he had fallen for a simple clone technique, Naruto turned his head looking for where Tobi really was, but he then was assaulted by what he had thought was a clone. Tobi hit Naruto with 7 straight palms that all seemed to impact him at the same time that 4 side kicks slammed into his face at once. Already on the ground bleeding trying to recover, the last thing Naruto saw before this particular death was Tobi backflip and throw a spread of 5 red explosive notes all around his battered form causing his body to explode into chunks as they erupted.
Ignoring the painless death as he respawned, Naruto rushed the man again this time using his chakra chains to send a large number of small sharp chains toward him converging from every direction. The man just phased through this attack as well, and in a burst of extreme speed he was suddenly next to Naruto passing him by, two large chains appearing from out of nowhere surprising Naruto greatly. He used them differently from Naruto and his mother however, actually seeming like his style was born from a mixture of jumprope and kenjutsu. Now behind Naruto crouched on one knee with his chains wrapping around the blonde the masked man sharply crossed his arms and pulled while still sliding forward. The chains went cleanly through Naruto's abdomen leaving him bisected and squirming briefly before succumbing to his death.
Naruto never gave up fighting the masked man, not for the entire day that he spent within the Tsukuyomi. During that time he clearly saw his own flaws and shortcomings while never seeing any openings whatsoever in Tobi's style. The man didn't use many jutsu at all, but instead seemed to favor explosives, kunai, Taijutsu, and chain techniques. His taijutsu was swift and fluid, using simple motions at high speed along with a lot of circular footwork.
Eventually the man faded away and Itachi appeared with all of his classmates and teachers. The Uchiha then informed him that they never were really there and that Naruto no longer needed to hate him, but that his hatred of Tobi would suffice. Itachi gave him information in the terrorist group Akatsuki, its recent activities, and its members. He cryptically explained that he had his own agenda with helping Naruto and reminded him of the concept of perception. He didn't really give the blonde a chance to ask him more questions, but he simply vanished after declaring that Akatsuki would come for him eventually and Tobi was actually the true leader. Go figure.
Everything once again became black before he woke up seeing nothing but white, the frown on his face a clear indicator of his hatred of hospitals that was almost on par with his hatred of Tobi.
Alright up next Graduation, teams, and much more! -Snow. See ya Space Cowboys.