Naruto: The Ultimate SOLDIER
Hey folks here's another chapter for The Ultimate SOLDIER. I must say I'm impressed with how many people like the fic so far and I intend to make the chapters more thrilling than the last one.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Final Fantasy 7 but I do own whatever OC characters, bloodlines, jutsu, spells, and weapons I create.
Chapter 2: Sensei and Ally
Naruto had just struck down another anti-SOLDIER creature with his blade and said beast roared out in agony and collapsed on the ground, remaining motionless. "For a so called anti-SOLDIER beast you're not really that tough…" He then planted his blade onto to ground and stopped an oversized fist from smashing him with his right hand. "Or that bright." He finished and turned his head to see another creature growling in aggravation.
Naruto tightened his grip on the beast's fist and simply turns his body and flung it into a damaged wall which collapsed over it. The blonde then held his palm out, and fired a Fira spell at the rubble and when it made contact, it resulted in an explosion occurring and reducing the beast and rubble to ashes. He then picks up Muramasa, and makes his way into the Fort.
With Zack
Zack had just finished taking down one of the anti-SOLDIER creatures who was wielding a mace and was twirling his SOLDIER class sword a couple of times with a bored expression on his face. "Too easy. Hey Director I hope you're watching because that rank is as good as mine." He gloated, unaware that he didn't finish off the beast who was slowly rising back on his feet. Zack froze when he heard the monster growl and turned around only do be backhanded by the beast's fist and send flying into a support beam and sliding down it groaning in pain.
He was trying to shake the cobwebs out of his head and looked up to see the beast make its way towards him. He looked around frantically for his weapon only for it to see it embedded into a pillar away from him. "Crap this is bad." He said and braced himself as the monster raised his mace and bring it down on him but two flashes of silver struck him down and the creature froze in place for a few minutes but then collapsed onto the ground, revealing Naruto and Angeal with their blades drawn in a slashing motion.
"Looks like your blade got him first Naruto." Angeal commented and placed his blade on his back. Naruto said nothing and walked over to where Zack's blade was and pulls it out of the pillar while said SOLDIER got up. Naruto walked over to an embarrassed Zack who was rubbing the back of his head and smiling sheepishly.
"Heh heh…. Thanks." He said and reached out to take his weapon only for Naruto to pull the weapon away, confusing the 2nd class SOLDIER.
"Lower your head SOLDIER." Naruto ordered while his master chuckles at what he was gonna do Zack blinks but does as he's told and his eyes meet the ground.
"Um what does this do Naru"
BAM!
Zack met the ground face first due to the fact that Naruto had used the flat end of Zack's blade and struck him hard in the middle of his cranium. Angeal laughed at this while Naruto planted the blade onto the ground, beside Zack who got back up and held his head in pain. "OW! What the hell was that for?" He cried out in pain.
"For acting cocky rookie." Naruto stated in annoyance and glared at Zack. "This isn't a game damn it. One screw up will result in you taking a one way trip to the life stream and meeting your maker. Keep it up and you'll get a firsthand experience of an ass kicking by me. Got it rookie?" Naruto asked in a tone that meant he wasn't kidding and would literally beat some sense into his brain.
Zack instantly got into attention. "Sir!" He cried out and got a nod from Naruto who gestured him to be at ease and handed him his blade back.
"Good, now then I'm gonna handle the stragglers. Director Lazard is suppose to be on site soon so you two should go meet up with him before he's ambushed by Wutai." He said and walked out of the room. After he left Zack sighs.
"So what's the story with him Angeal? I mean how did someone his age become a 1st class Soldier? I mean I know he was trained by you and Sephiroth." He asked his mentor who smirks.
"You really want to know?" Angeal asked as they walked to the site, getting a nod from his protégé. "To put it simply Zack, Naruto possesses a potential that has no limits and Sephiroth's predecessor, former Commander Zeon saw the potential he possessed and as a final request wanted Sephiroth to train Naruto." He said while a small smile was plastered on his face. "And Zeon wasn't kidding about the boy's potential. Within a few more years he'll surpass even Sephiroth."
That right there caused Zacks eyes to widen in disbelief. "Unreal. Surpass the Commander of SOLDIER? That's crazy; Sephiroth's a legend amongst Shinra and the rest of the world. How can that be possible?" Angeal smirked at his question.
"You have to understand something Zack. In this world there are those who are young like you yet can be stronger than even me. A lot of our enemies had to find out the hard way just how skilled Naruto is. Now come on, Lazard's expecting us."
With Naruto
"Gah!" A Wutai Commander cried out as blood sprayed out of his chest due to a diagonal slash from Naruto's blade and collapsed to the ground.
"Damn it! This is bad!" Another Wutai soldier said in frustration and watched as Naruto cut down more of the warriors and avoided getting stabbed in the back. He grabbed the staff end of the enemy's weapons and roundhouse kicks the Wutai Soldier into the wall, relieving him of his staff.
He then twirls the Halberd and aims the gun part at the charging soldiers and fires. One by one, the foot soldiers collapse onto the ground, dead due to being sprayed with bullets. As Naruto finishes mowing the remaining soldiers down he looks out of the corner of his eye to see the soldier he flung into the wall groan and attempt to get up. He once again twirls the Halberd, aims the blade at the man, and threw it. The man screamed in agony as he was impaled into the wall with his own weapon. Naruto then makes his way through the carnage he caused and flicks the blood off his blade.
As he made his way through the destruction he caused, he stopped and saw the statue of a leviathan. "The Guardian of the Wutai, Leviathan a beast that represents strength and respect." He said to himself.
"Hold it right there!" Said a voice and landing around Naruto were three Wutai soldiers each dressed in silver and white.
"So the elite finally decide to show themselves but I'm afraid you're a little too late in helping the ones who have fallen to my blade." He said making the captain frown under his mask.
"Yes no thanks to you and your allies. We are Crescent, the Wutai's elite and we appease the wrath of our guardian by smiting the enemies of Wutai. Thanks to you and Shinra our beloved land has been ravaged." The Captain said angrily.
"Do you even care about the pain and suffering you've caused our people? Your organization attacked us for no reason just because we didn't see things their way and they take what they want with the consequences being damned!" the other one yelled as they hated what Shinra has done to their prosperous home and how their people were paying for it due to a bunch of money hungry pigs who wanted publicity. Naruto remained silent while listening to them. "Are you satisfied in using your power to help and evil Organization like Shinra? Do you enjoy making the innocent suffer?"
Naruto closed his eyes for a few minutes and then opens them back up. "I'm sorry if Shinra's cause is making your people suffer and I take no joy in causing the innocent to suffer. Like you I am a soldier fighting to protect his country just like you are and I was trained to follow orders and execute them." He said and fully turned around. "And I'm afraid you're interfering in my mission to end this war once and for all."
The Crescent unit scowls and got into their stances. "Figures. You're nothing but a tool to those higher ups who could care less if you live or die and as long as you live Wutai will be destroyed, So we'll do you a favor and send you back into the life stream to be reborn and out of Shinra's clutches. Now feel the wrath of Wutai!" The Captain roared and swung his halberd at Naruto who instantly dodged to the right and thrusts his blade at the man's side. The captain rolls away to avoid being stabbed in the ribs, and another comes behind Naruto and swings his halberd at the blonde's side and Naruto reacts by blocking it with his sword and then pulls out one of his combat knives to block an overhead strike by the third.
Naruto then breaks the stalemate with the second soldier, kicks him away, and then somersaults over the third one who tried to strike him in his blind spot and land a few feet away from them. "Impressive. You really are the elite of the Wutai. Had you been here sooner the lives lost here would've lessen." He stated which caused them to tremble in rage and fury.
"You dare mock our fallen brethren? You insolent dog!" The captain yelled and charged at Naruto who sheathes his knife while electricity coursed through his blade.
"Thunder Blade." Naruto swung his blade in an archway at the captain vertically, cutting and electrocuting him at the same time and sending him flying into the Leviathan statue.
"Captain!" one of the crescent members cried out and growled at Naruto. "You Shinra lapdog!" He started firing at Naruto, who simply deflected the bullets with his sword while channeling fire energy into his left hand.
"Fire." He swung his arm, and held his palm open, releasing a fast fireball that hit the Wutai directly I the chest and sent him flying into a pond. Naruto then turned his attention at the remaining soldier. "You're next." He said and got into a battle stance with Murasama hold it over his left shoulder with the blade curving downward. "Octaslash." He charges at the last Wutai and spins, swinging his blade upwards, slashing him across the shoulder, and sending the warrior into the air. He then leaps into the air and performs several slashes that connect, sending blood flying in different directions from the Wutai's arms, legs, shoulders, and chest, and then performs a downward slash and lands on the ground crouching down with his blade drawn outward while the last Elite soldier crashes into the ground crying out in agony.
"Be grateful I decided to show mercy. Those were all merely shallow cuts that I performed and I missed hitting your vitals." Naruto stated as he got back up and flings the blood off his weapon. The Captain, who was sprawled over the statue rubble groaned in pain and slowly lifted his head to look at Naruto while blood seeped from his mouth.
"Wh-why?" Naruto turned his attention to the captain. "Why didn't you kill us? Do you take enjoyment in leaving us broken and defeated?"
Naruto simply brushed his hair back and shrugs. "Why did I spar you? It's quite simple. You said I was a tool who didn't have a mind and only cared about meaningless slaughter. I am no one's puppet as I am loyal only to my senseis. I could care less what Shinra wants and I proved it by not taking your lives and showing you that while I can take lives, I can also spare them." He said and walks away.
"I won't forgive this. The next time we meet I'll have your head on a pike." The captain warned Naruto who stops in his tracks and turns his head.
"You're welcome to try but like the others, you too will also fall to my blade just like your brethren." He warned and continued to walk away.
"Never took you as the kind to show mercy Naruto." Kyuubi stated since he knew that his vessel showed little mercy when fighting or when it comes to sparing his victims.
"I don't know why either. Perhaps I did it merely on a whim and to prove I'm not some mindless weapon." Naruto answered.
"So you technically did it to show those Wutai dogs you're no one's pet and to prove you can kill them at any time correct?" The Fox asked again and got a nod from the blonde. "Tch. And they say I'm sadistic since letting them live yet be broken is a worse fate than being slaughtered like an animal."
His phone rings once again so he pulls it out and opens it. "Hello? Yes I'm finished with the stragglers and I'm heading to the site right now…. Sephiroth sensei is meeting up as well? That odd… okay I'll meet you there." Naruto clicks the phone shut and puts it back into his coat. After he took five more steps, he saw something out of the corner of his eyes and instantly deflects a projectile and flips into the air to avoid two more. He lands back on his feet in a battle stance with his blade at the ready. Three blurs leap out in different directions and flip around him and land on their feet with their jagged blades drawn.
'Wutai? No they're not Wutai.' Naruto thought as the unknown assassins circled him like a pack of wolves. 'Something's off about their energy. It feels familiar to the missing soldier Genesis.' The first one swung at Naruto's head but he ducks, only getting a few strands of hair cut off and slashes the assassin across the stomach and falls to the ground. Another one leaps into the air and fires a fire spell at the blonde.
A green barrier surrounds Naruto and when the fire spell makes contact it explodes but the barrier is left intact. As it ascended towards the blonde, Naruto pulls out a set of throwing knives, channels lightning into them, and throws them with great velocity and accuracy.
The second assassin manages to deflect them, but in doing so, the knives cut through the blades and tear into his body. The assailant crashes to the ground and doesn't get back up. The final one charges at Naruto and they engage in a sword fight for a few minutes. The final one launches a round house kick at Naruto who stops the strike by grabbing the assailant's ankle, and throws him into a tree, but he manages to flip in mid air, plant his feet onto the chair, and launches himself at Naruto with his blades arched back. Naruto goes into a kendo stance and raises his sword over his head, and when the final assassin is close they both swing, creating a flash with their weapons. When it clears, Naruto had his sword drawn down while the assassin had his back turned with both blades in an x formation and remained still for a few minutes.
Naruto stands up, cracking his neck, while his foe fell over into the ground dead. After that little scene he walks towards the one who was lying face up knelt down, and inspected them. "Hmm… these aren't Wutai soldiers." He said and was about to reach out and pull the helmet off of one of them but he sensed something and looked up to see a brown colored Materia appear in front of him. He blinked and a rune summoning spell formed in front of him and he was blinded by a flash of light.
When it died down, he found himself standing around a mountain area and the sky was green with large earth projectiles floating around. A shadow loomed over him and he turned around to see a giant with earth colored skin, a muscle bound figure, wearing a purple loincloth, and white hair and a beard.
"A summon? And it happens to be Titan, the guardian of the earth no less." Naruto sighs and leaps back with his blade ready. "Looks like I'll be busy for a while." Titan roars and stomps his foot on the ground, making the area crack and tremble under his power. The beast of the earth rears his right fist back and swings it down at speeds that should be impossible for someone of its size.
Naruto leaps back while the fist smashes into the ground, causing debris to fly into the air. "Firaga." Naruto shoots a large fire ball at the Titan and said summon lifts his left arm to block the attack and protect its face. It makes contact and explodes and the force of the attack makes Titan stumble back and growls.
He slams his hand in the ground and rips a huge chunk of earth out of the ground, lifts it up, and flings it at the blonde. When it was close enough, a series of slashes cut into the earth dome and it exploded into pieces, revealing Naruto who was hovering into the air and takes off like a rocket. Titan once again swings his fist at the blonde who easily evades it and lands on his extended arm and sprints across it in high speed with after images trailing behind him.
After that, he jumps into the air with electricity covering his left arm and cackling to life (no it's not chidori) "Thunder Blitz!" He unleashes an arch of lightning that strikes Titan directly in the chest and. Titan roars in agony and stumbles back a little, clutching his cracked chest. Naruto lands on one of the levitating rock and the summon snarls angrily at Naruto. He clenches his fist and spikes made of hardened earth cover his body.
Naruto's eye widen a little when he sees this. "That's not good." He said.
"Wrath of Gaia!" titan roared and fires countless rock spikes at his opponent which home in on him like heat guided seeker missiles and the young high ranking Soldier moves like a blur, avoiding the spikes of death and deflecting and cutting through a few with his blade and maneuvered over the ones he couldn't hit.
One of then cut his cheek and narrowed his eyes. "This is getting me nowhere." He said while the cut healed instantly and he wiped the blood off. "I need to end this fast." He said as he landed on the ground and holds his hand out. A light blue rune summoning spell forms in front of him and ice starts to slowly form around the area he's standing in and a flash of light forms in front of him.
"Who dares summon the Goddess of Ice and Darkness? Who has the willpower and the endurance to summon the Ice Queen Shiva!" said the soothing voice of Shiva, the icy blue skinned Goddess, who had long waist length aqua blue hair and was wearing the equivalent icy blue bikini.
"Greetings Ice Queen, I have summoned to this plane." Naruto replied and she turned around to see Naruto and a small smile crossed her lips.
"Oh? Why hello Naruto. What can I do to appease my favorite summoner?" She asked in a seductive voice and slowly caressed his face. Kyuubi on the other hand was giggling pervertedly when he saw the skimpy Goddess of Ice and Darkness.
"Always a teaser. Anyhow I could use your assistance in dealing with the earth giant in front of us." He said aiming his sights at Titan who was stomping over to them.
"I see. So the incompetent son of Gaia needs to be brought down? Very well." A light blue aura surrounds her entire body and a blizzard formed out of nowhere and formed into a twister around the two and Naruto's coat blew around from the wind and his hair blew around his face and he brushed it back.
"Diamond Dust." She called out and send the wave at Titan who growled in frustration and attempted to swat the snow aside but ice started to slowly creep up his body and stop his movements until he was fully covered in ice. Shiva swayed her hand around with ice particles trailing behind her finger tips, and with a simple snap of her fingers, the ice shattered and Titan fell on one knee groaning in agony due to the fact that the ice drained him of his earthly powers.
"That'll be all Shiva. I needed you to weaken him enough so that I can deliver the finishing blow." Naruto said and she nodded.
"Very well Naruto and feel free to summon me in another battle. I assure my next performance will send a chill up your spine." She said as she leaned down and kisses him on the lips for a while and then goes back to her realm in a swirl of ice. A breath of ice escaped from his lips and he smiles.
"The kiss of the Ice Queen. Chilling yet refreshing." He said quietly while his blade glowed white. Titan struggles to get up only for Naruto to leap into the air with his blade aimed upwards and swings it down, releasing a crescent blade that cuts the summons down the middle and lands behind him. Titan remains frozen until light escapes his body and explodes into green and brown energy.
Naruto is sent back to the forest with the summon materia sitting on the ground and he picks it up. "I see you handled the other summons. Excellent work Naruto." Said a familiar voice. Naruto turned his head to see Sephiroth look at him with his arms folded and with a look of approval.
"Sephiroth-Sensei? What are you doing here?" Naruto asked the man who smirks but then it disappears.
"Tell me Naruto, do you remember those assailants you faced earlier?" He asked and got a nod from his student.
"Yes, their energy signature felt familiar to the Missing 1st class SOLDIER Genesis but what does that have to do with them?" Naruto asked pointing to the fallen assailants and watched as Sephiroth walked over to them, knelt down, and pulled the mask off the first one and then the other. The blonde's eyes widen in shock and disbelief.
"Genesis? But how" He stopped for a minute and narrowed his eyes. "Now I see…. They're human copies who have been assimilated with his genes." Sephiroth nodded and stood back up.
"So where's Angeal?" He asked his student who folded his arms.
"Last I heard he and his protégé went to the site where director Lazard was meeting them up at." He answered. "His last call was around the time I was dealing with these copies and the summons." Naruto pulled out his phone, flips it open, and presses a few buttons. "That's odd I can't seem to reach him."
Sephiroth sighs at this. "Then it is as I feared." He stated getting the young SOLDIER 1st class's attention. "Angeal has betrayed us and left Shinra." Naruto' eyes widened a little when he heard this.
"What! No way!" Said a frantic voice. The two turned their heads to see Zack running towards them. Sephiroth raised an eyebrow and looks at Naruto.
"I assume he's Angeal's protégé correct?" The silver haired man asked and the blonde nodded as Zack stopped in front of them.
"You two really think Angeal would dessert us? That he would abandon SOLDIER?" He asked them and his answer was their silence. He shook his head in denial when they didn't answer him and both started to walk away. "No he's not like that. There…. There has to be a reason why he left. I know what kind of guy Angeal is and he'd never do that! He'd never betray us! Never!" He screamed.
"Rookie." Naruto called out getting Zack out of ranting mode and saw Naruto turn his head. "Shut up and come on. The mission's over and we need to head back to HQ." He ordered leaving Zack stumped. "There's nothing we can do right now, now let's go." He ordered and gave Zack a glare that stopped his protesting and he nodded glumly, following his CO's back to Shinra.
A month later
After the end of the Wutai War, Naruto spent those times hunting down the remaining factions of the Wutai's forces while Zack and a Turk named Tseng went out on a mission to Banora, Angeal's and Genesis's hometown due to the fact that they were spotted there by Shinra's intel and went to investigate. An Air Strike was conducted due to the fact that Genesis killed the citizens of Banora before the two could get there on time and zack couldn't help but wonder why Angeal left.
SOLDIER Director's Office
Sephiroth was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed and his arms folded while Naruto was across the other room, meditating. 'So Kyuubi what's your take on Angeal? What do you think his reason's would be for leaving Shinra?' He asked the century old demon who snorts.
"Heck if I know. You and your kin are a mystery to me and always will be with your actions." He stated and got a raised brow from his vessel.
'You've been antsy a lot lately Kyuubi. Any reason why I may ask?' Naruto asked Kyuubi who shrugs.
"I'm waiting for you to take on another mission where you'll slay more victims that's all." He answered and Naruto was quiet for a while. "I can't help it if I love Destruction and Chaos. I was born this way. Luckily for you, you aren't affected by my bloodlust."
As Naruto was telepathically talking to the fox, Zack walked in with a glum expression on his face but Naruto ignored it. "That brat's been sulking ever since his teacher left. How pathetic."
Lazard turned around in his chair to meet eyes with Zack. "Congratulations Zack. As of this moment you have been promoted to Soldier 1st Class." He said while Zack remained silent and looked at his hands for a while.
"Huh. I thought I'd be happier." He said to himself and Lazard waves it off.
"No need to worry. It's understandable." The director said condolingly. "Too much has happened too fast though I'm afraid I'll need your assistance again." Zack turned his head a little and glances at Sephiroth and Naruto and said blonde still had his eyes closed.
"So you're pushing another assignment on me?" The spiky haired SOLDIER asked. Sephiroth sighs and looks up.
"My apologies." He said calmly.
"Humph, whatever." Zack replied and Naruto opened one eye.
"Stop your sulking Zack Fair and act your age. You're now a SOLDIER 1st class so it should be expected and quit mellowing in the past it's insulting and pathetic. What's happened has happened and you can do nothing to change it. "He said in a harsh tone. "Now go change in your new uniform and return to get your assignment." Zack sighs but nods and leaves.
As soon as he leaves, Sephiroth chuckles. "A little harsh don't you think Naruto? I think you've been hanging around me for too long." He stated and Naruto smirks back and gets up.
"I may be harsh but what I said was true Sensei." He answered and brushed his hair back. "Though I too am curious why those two left Shinra all of a sudden. It doesn't make sense." Naruto folded his arms and thought about it. He knew Angeal but Genesis was a mystery to the blonde.
A few minutes later, Zack comes back to the Director's office in his SOLDIER 1st class Uniform and approached the director's desk.
"The company has decided to eliminate Genesis and his cohorts… that also includes Angeal Zack." Lazard said solemnly and stood up from his chair and he saw the shocked look on Zack's face.
"And you want me to do it?" Zack asks in disbelief and couldn't stand the fact that he'd have to kill his own master and friend. Lazard's answer was a negative shake.
"No, the Shinra army will be dealing with them." He answered.
"But what about me? Shouldn't I go on this mission as well?" Zack wondered.
"No because the others don't trust you yet. They assume that your emotions will hamper your judgment which won't go well for you or those under your command." Naruto answered and Zack shook his head in disbelief. "That's why Sephiroth sensei is going."
Said black haired rookie looked at them in disbelief. "To kill him? You're gonna kill your best friend? Naruto aren't you against this? The man was your sensei? Why aren't you taking up for him? Where's your honor when it comes to killing someone close to you?" Zack nearly shouted but then found himself being grabbed by his collar by Naruto and pulled to his face and Naruto had a cold look in his eyes.
"Don't you talk to me when it comes to honor." Naruto said in a deadly tone. "You barely even now the true meaning of honor and I suggest you pick your words wisely from now on. I respect and acknowledge Angeal as a true warrior and a man who doesn't do things without a reason." He then shoved Zack away and the two got into a glaring contest while Lazard and Sephiroth watched the event.
Zack clenched his fist in anger and was about to say something until the alarms went off in the room. "Wh-what the?" The new SOLDIER 1st class asked and looked around with his hand on the hilt of his blade.
"Intruders are in the building and from the looks of it they're close." Naruto said.
"Sephiroth the president! Naruto, Zack the Entrance." Lazard ordered and got a nod from them and afterwards left the room while some infantry men entered the room.
Entrance
Chaos was ensuring in the entrance of the building, the walls and ceilings were cracked and smoking, debris was scattered across the floor, and some of the SOLDIERS were fighting off Genesis copies and Shinra Security Robots and were not fairing too well. The elevator door opened and Naruto and Zack exited out of it, running towards the mayhem that was occurring in the building's entrance. "Genesis must be behind this." Naruto mutters and summons Muramasa. "Zack you take the left side. I'll handle the right." He ordered and got a salute from the promoted Soldier who leapt over some destroyed steps and Naruto shook his head. "Show off." He said with a smirk and he leaps onto a rail and afterwards leaps into the air and ascends towards a Shinra Bot that looked up and fires at him but the bullets deflected of the barrier he formed around him and when he got close enough, Naruto cuts the machine in half, causing sparks to shoot out.
He then twists his body to avoid having his head cut off by a Genesis Soldier and spins kick him in the back if the head with his heel and sends the drone flying into another Robot that falls over and fires at a small group of Genesis Soldiers who get struck by the misguided bullets. Naruto then spun around and thrusts his blade forward, plunging it into the skull of a Genesis copy and then rips the blade out, sending blood, and brain matter everywhere.
He then twirls his blade, holding it in a reversal position, and thrusts it backwards, stabbing a Genesis Drone that attempted a sneak attack in the stomach, stopping it in its tracks. He then pulls the blade out, spins his body, and severs the clone's head from its shoulders. Zack had finished dealing with his side and when he saw Naruto kill the clone, he whistled in acknowledgement.
"Nice execution." He praised while Naruto flicked the blood off his blade.
"You took care of the ones on your side already? Maybe you're not so pathetic after all." Naruto commented. Zack slumped his shoulders at the blonde's insult.
"Dude that's cold. Why can't you ever say excellent work or something positive?" He whined while said blonde smirks in amusement.
"Because you're still a cocky rookie." Naruto answered but then his smirk disappeared and he fires a Fira spell at the wall which comes into contact with a Genesis copy that falls and hits the ground in a blazing heap. "And you missed one." He finished while Zack rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Damn you're good." The black spiky haired SOLDIER comments. Sephiroth makes his way through the demolished entrance and to the location where Naruto and Zack are.
"Sensei. The intruders were Genesis copies and some of the Shinra Security bots went rogue." Naruto explained to his sensei who nodded.
"I see. Apparently Hollander is behind this." He replied and got a raised brow from Zack who looked at Naruto for an explanation.
"Hollander is a Shinra scientist who competed with Hojo in being the head of the Shinra science division but lost and has been secluded in his work ever since." Naruto explained.
"So he's a sore loser?" Zack asked.
"Yes. He believes that Shinra and Hojo have taken away what should've been rightfully his so a few years later he vanished without a trace and took the copy technology." Naruto finished.
"Correct. So it's possible that Genesis and Hollander are working together." Sephiroth said and walked towards the destroyed doors.
"So he's doing this for revenge? That's just petty." Zack said shaking his head.
"For once I agree with you." Naruto replied and they followed their commander to the exit. "What next sensei?" The blonde asked.
"Genesis copies have been sighted in sector eight and need to be cleared out. Let's go." He ordered.
Midgar Sector 8
Civilians were running around screaming and trying to get away from the Genesis Drones and the Rogue Shinra bots. "Naruto, Zack, the three of us will split up and clear out the sector and try to the damage at a minimum." The commander ordered and Zack took off into the North while Naruto flickers away to the western side.
Right now a wife and her daughter were trembling in fear and huddled together in a corner while three genesis copies slowly stalked towards them like predators cornering their prey. When they were close enough, they leapt into the air and ascended downwards with their blades aimed to skewer them. They both aimed and the mother put herself in front of her daughter, acting like a shield, waiting for death to take but then the sound of steel cutting through flesh and three thumps hit the ground.
The woman slowly turned her head to see a blonde with an O-katana and his back turned in front of them and the drones were on the ground dead and Naruto turned his head. "Take your daughter to a safe place. This area isn't safe anymore." He stated in a calm manner and got a nod from her and she took her daughter to a shelter where they could hide until the invasion subsided.
Naruto then spun and flung his blade at a Genesis drone who had little time to react and the blade went through his stomach and impaled him into the wall. Four more of them leapt out of the shadows and at the blonde with their blades ready.
Naruto reached into his coat and pulled out one of his Full Tang Fighting Knives (for a better description go to my profile) in reversed position and leapt away when one of them swiped at his chest and got into a fighting stance the first two leapt at Naruto and slashed at him at the same time, but the blonde tucks and rolls underneath them, gets back onto his feet, and stabs one of them into the chest where it's heart was and pulls it out. He then grabs the dead drone and uses its body as shield when the other two tried to impale him in the back.
"Shock." Naruto said and volts of electricity escaped from his body and zaps the other two drones who cried out in agony. Naruto stops the spell, tosses the body aside, and punches one of the paralyzed soldiers in the chest so hard, he sent him crashing into a wall and leaving an indent and then grabs the other one and slits the drone's throat.
The last one unleashed a fire spell that descended at Naruto but he simply swatted it away and threw his knife at the drone and impaled him in the head. The blonde lets out a sigh and extends his arm out to where Muramasa was and said blade vibrated and shot out of the wall and was removed from the Genesis Copy's limp form which fell to the ground and was back in its master's hand.
After Naruto retrieved his knife, the sound of a shotgun entered his ears so he leapt onto a rooftop and then onto a lamp pole and looked down to see a complete copy of Genesis who was wielding a gun blade and was apparently in a fight with a female who seemed to be around his age. She had reddish brown hair that stopped to her shoulders and appeared to be curved at the ends and light brown eyes. She was wearing what appeared to be a black business suit with a white dress shirt and a tie, along with a pair of dress shoes and black fingerless gloves.
In her hand was a white and red Fuma Shuriken that was oddly structured to look like a compass with four pointed prongs. Apparently she seemed to be fairing well against the Genesis copy since she managed to avoid being hit by the blades and then leaps away when he fires at her.
She back flips into the air and lands back the ground ready to throw her Shuriken at the drone but it reacted quickly and fires. The force of the bullets sent her shuriken flying out of her hands and a few of the slugs hit her left hand. She grits her teeth in pain and gripped her arm, glaring at the ascending clone.
"From the looks of it she's a member of the Turks." He said and saw the revoler spin a few times and click shut before attempting to use a combo of blade strikes that she narrowly avoids but then get kicks in the torso and sent flying into a garbage can. She grunts out on pain from the power behind the kick and staggers a little when she gets up.
Naruto narrows his eyes when he sees black wing sprout out if it and charges at her full speed. Naruto flips off of the pole and moves like a blur towards the ascending clone that raised its gunblade into the air, ready to smash the female Turk into the pavement. Said Turk's eyes widen since she had little time to dodge the strike, only to see a black blur appear in front of her and swing a flash of silver at the clone.
Naruto blocks the strike with his O-katana class weapon, surprising the clone and the Turk. He pushes the clone away with his weapon and then charges at the clone with his blade reared back and ready to cut it in half, only for the clone to block it and then engage in a short sword fight while the Turk watches in awe and amazement when she sees the blonde who is younger than her fight off the clone and didn't seem to be trying. Naruto easily avoided two swings and cocked his fist back and swung at the clones skull and it leapt sideways while the blonde's fist hit a lamp pole but the pole bent and fell over while he simply pulled his fist out of the indent and cracked his knuckles. The clone aimed the Gunblade at Naruto and fired only for Naruto to fade away and appear behind the clone. Before it could react, he ran his blade through its chest shocking the clone and then pulled it out.
The clone staggers a little and kneels down but then its wing slowly flaps and rises into the air in order to escape only to be cut down and fall back down, dead. "A little tougher than the masked ones but still not a challenge." He said to himself and dismissed his weapon and walked over to the stunned Turk.
Naruto however ignored her stunned look and had his eye on her bleeding shoulder. "Move your arm so that I can treat it." He simply said. She looks at him for a few seconds but moves her hand away from the injury. His hand glowed green and placed it on her shoulder. "Cure." He replies and the glow forms around her shoulder and arm, and heals the appendage.
"There. Your arm is fully healed." The Turk slowly clenched and unclenched her hand and moved her arm around in a circular motion.
"Thank for the assistance. I'm Cissnei." She introduced while Naruto dismissed his weapon once again.
"Naruto Uzumaki. SOLDIER 1st class and apprentice to SOLDIER Commander Sephiroth." He replied back which made her eyes widen.
'So he's the one Tseng mentioned after the Banora incident and he's a high ranking SOLDIER and the apprentice of the legendary Sephirath? But he's so young. Then again so am I.' She thought as her gaze returned to normal and smiled gratefully at the blonde. "I see. It's an honor to meet you then Naruto. You have quite the reputation in Shinra including your actions in ending the Wutai War." She commented while he merely brushed back his hair.
"Hm." Naruto replied and heard his phone vibrate once again so he pulled it out and looked at a message he received and sighs. "I'm afraid we'll have to cut this introductory short. The director needs me to return to the Shinra building." He stated.
"Really? I too was heading there until this incident occurred." She replied.
"Well then let's go." He said as he walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder and before she could say anything they teleported away.