Okay, here's another chapter, not really anything to say at this point, NEXT CHAPTER!
The Fox, The Raven, and The Cat Raise Hell
ch 13 - The Moon Fang is Discovered
Uchiha District, the next day
"okay, remember what we went over yesterday, never make the first move in a sword battle, wait and watch, and at the right time, strike the weak point as quickly as you can, and retreat to avoid taking hits." Rikou instructed as they approached the Uchiha Arena. "and don't forget to make the deal, this will make their loss all the funnier."
"no problem, I won't lose this fight." Naruto said as they entered the Arena and Naruto walked to the battlefield where Ryoshi waited. "okay Ryoshi, let's make this just a little bit more interesting, neither of us can use anything but our swords, and if you win, I will use my power to make that enhanced bloodline of yours, but if I win, my friends and I can come and go from the Uchiha District as we please, deal?"
"deal! you hear that everyone? I'm about to win us the greatest bloodline ever!" Ryoshi shouted, drawing his katana. the katana was normal width and depth, but it was 10' long. "let's see you even get close to me with that sword!" Naruto ignored him and drew his sword, standing in a supposedly weak stance.
"you know what the problem with most of you Uchiha is?" Naruto asked as he vanished from view, appearing behind Ryoshi. "you only believe in what you can see." Naruto cut Ryoshi once and vanished again, just as Ryoshi slashed at where he was. Naruto slashed his back, not stopping his run this time, and began to mix Rikou's taijutsu vortex into his sword style, making Ryoshi begin to feel light-headed. he saw a simple solution, simply put his blade in front of Naruto, but what he didn't know was that Naruto was holding his sword in front of him the hole time, causing it to be as if Ryoshi was trapped inside of a metal ring as his oxygen was sucked away. he tried to jump out, but he felt himself get pulled down faster than he could jump. "what's the matter?" Naruto asked, his voice coming from all around Ryoshi. "feeling a little dizzy?" Naruto was succeeding in his quest to get on Ryoshi's nerves. "maybe a little light-headed?" Ryoshi was about to shout when he thought of something. Naruto had been running in a circle, so he would have to be able to keep steady footing, but he couldn't do that if there was a tall sword in the way. Ryoshi crawled towards the edge of the rings and planted the sword straight down, in front of Naruto, causing the blonde to trip and get cut up from the massive amount momentum plowing him into the ground. he was now just as worn from the battle as Ryoshi.
"it seems that your strategy was your own downfall, I can see, you're too tired to do that again, you don't have enough stamina left to go along with your strategy, your finished, demon scum." Ryoshi said as cruelly as a tired man could. he rose his sword to deliver the final strike. when he brought it down, he was amazed at what happened. Naruto started glowing blue, a silvery blue. he found that his blade could not penetrate the aura, and Ryoshi became enraged. "you little cheater! we had an agreement! nothing but our swords!"
"you're right about what the deal was, but this is the power that my sword can release, this is the power, of Zangetsu!" Naruto shouted, raising the sword that was now the same as Zansatsu with the opposite color scheme. it was now plainly visible that it was both Naruto and his sword that were glowing, the sword clearly the source of the glow. something was going on that only Naruto, Hinata and Rikou could see. the form of Zangetsu from within Naruto's mind was standing next to said blonde. (okay, I'm just going to call the forms of the sword from the owner's mind the sword's soul form)
"Naruto, we shall end this with one more strike, focus on the edge of my blade and slash down. this will unleash the attack usable only by two others, one of which is your friend in the stands that wields Zansatsu. it is called, Getsuga Tenshou. (translates into moon fang stabs heaven.)" Zangetsu said, placing his hand on Naruto's shoulder. Rikou heard it clearly, and it became clear how the energy stored in his blade was to be used.
"now, let's end this Zangetsu!" Naruto shouted, raising zangetsu above his head and focusing on the edge of the blade. "GETSUGA TENSHOU!" Naruto shouted, bringing the blade to the ground, a large blue-white blast being release. it looked like the upper-half of a ghostly crecent moon destroying all in its path. Ryoshi was standing in front of the entrance so it didn't kill anyone in the stands, but as Ryoshi attempted to dodge, his left arm and leg were both destroyed. the blast dissipated after going forward about 100 ft., and ended up destroying a house, which incidentally, happened to be Ryoshi's.
"MY ARM! MY LEG! AHHHHH!! THE PAIN!!" Ryoshi screamed, Uchiha medics rushing out to help him. Rikou and Hinata jumped down and ran up to Naruto. when they got there, Rikou looked Zangetsu (soul form) in the eye.
"so, you're Zangetsu, why is it that your blade form is so similar to Zansatsu's?" Rikou asked, Zangetsu closing his eyes.
"it is because of the third person that can use getsuga tenshou, my original owner, you see, I am merely a soul grown out of a piece of a larger soul, which resides in the blade of the current leader of the soul reapers. this same soul reaper is partly a demon known as a hollow, which is a deceased soul that has been corrupted by hate and loneliness. the manifestation of his hollow side, is the being you know as Zansatsu. he had to send his hollow side to a being that fought in such a way that Zansatsu would find this being worthy of his power. his powers are the same as mine, except he uses the life energy of the blood that has touched his blade as a power source, rather than the spiritual power of the being who wields him." Zangetsu explained, telling Rikou of how to master his shikai. simply become adept in using getsuga tenshou in different ways, as well as fighting with the blade itself in different ways. all in all, Rikou thought he could have shikai mastered within a year, if not less.
"excuse me, Zangetsu? but, do you know how I should go about learning my sword's name?" Hinata asked, Zangetsu looking at her sword. he smiled soon after.
"your sword is like Naruto's, in the sense that its soul was originally part of another sword's soul. and as such, it will have the same name. simply meditate, focusing on your sword, and you will soon be able to speak with its soul." Zangetsu said, Naruto placing the sword form on his back. "well, I am going to rest, take care Rikou, Hinata, and even you Zansatsu." Zangetsu said, fading into his blade form.