Further Author's Notes: I wrote this in conjunction with the previous chapter so that I can release this faster, but of course, I wait for the reviews to start piling in before I release this. Yes, I'm just that evil, deal with it. It's only been like what? Two days?
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Chapter 17: Battle of Mount Hyjal
Close to a month after the events of Chapter 16: The Calm before the Storm
"Well, we best get moving, we need to meet up with them soon," a man's voice said as he walked with several other people.
"Give me a break, all you've been doing was reading that smut of yours," a woman's voice replied, irritated, "Are you going to summon Naruto back? He did say today."
"Ah, right," the man, now identified as Kakashi, smiled at the question as he swiped some blood on the seal to break it, then pulsed chakra to start the process. The seal glowed.
Far away, a blond haired teen/adult also glowed as he stood up, and saluted the toads, before he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
"Glad you remembered Kakashi-sensei," Naruto said once the cloud died down, and was greeted by Jaina, Lina, and Kakashi, "Where's the rest?"
"They're already assembling at the base of the mountain, readying themselves," Jaina said, "We've missed you."
"Me too," Naruto smiled, his new battle jacket waving in the air as something else popped out of Kakashi's bag and bounded over, leaping onto Naruto and licking his face.
"Nice to see you too," Naruto chuckled as he tickled the little Frostsaber cub, "Have you guys given him a name?"
"Yeah, Donut," Kakashi replied almost instantly. Naruto looked up, "You named him Donut? What is his real name?"
"Don't listen to your teacher Naruto," Lina said, "Little guy liked the name Maelstrom for some reason, probably because you rescued him and he heard what Kakashi said when he explained your name. I still can't believe your name also means fish cake."
"Its maelstrom… well originally it was fishcake, stupid Ero-sennin…" Naruto said as the group laughed, "So Kakashi-sensei, how did their training go?"
"They actually mastered their affinity faster than you did, though they suspected that it was the work of the Well of Life," Kakashi said as Naruto raised his brow.
"Well of Life?" Naruto asked, "That's… well I'm not going to comment on it. Where are we?"
"On our way to meet up with the other leaders," Kakashi replied, "Though we had to go slow."
"Don't you… never mind, you're too lazy," Naruto said, "You're going to make them be late for two hours aren't you?"
"Well… I could always say I got lost on the road of life," Kakashi replied as Naruto snorted, "Yeah, and the only person who would believe it is Malfurion, seriously."
Naruto created a clone as they each scooped up a woman, "Well, hold on! Kakashi, lead the way."
There had been barely enough time for the two women to register that they were in the arms of Naruto before they took off at blazing speeds. Fortunately, Jaina and Lina had grown accustomed to it. As to why Jaina and Lina had grown accustomed to it… let's leave it for another time. Of course, they would never forget the first time it happened, when Naruto had leapt over the pit with lava in it. That still gave them the creeps.
Soon, Naruto appeared out of the bushes, Kakashi nowhere in sight, as his clones also arrived at the destination, "Sorry for the delay guys, Kakashi insisted on being two hours late and dragging them over. I just got resummoned back to this plane and… where's Illidan?"
"Illidan is…" Malfurion started, "Illidan went ahead and destroyed a corruption in our forest and take in the demonic energy in order to restore it, but the result was… unfavorable."
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked, "Do you mean the energy overwhelmed him?"
"No, he tamed it in the end and killed Tichondrius, one of the leaders of the Scourge, but at the cost of turning himself part-demon in order to survive the demonic energy. No matter how refined it was, it was still enough to do that to him. I've ordered him to pretend as if he was… betrayed by us and search for ways on defeating the Scourge once and for all."
"The Scourge is not a part of the Burning Legion," Naruto started, "Or rather, it is indirectly a part, but only in affiliation."
"That would make it more troublesome than it's worth…" Thrall said, "But what should we do about the Legion? It's almost upon the mountain."
"I will call upon the energies of nature to help us defeat Archimonde. The ancient spirits shall help us in his destruction," Malfurion said.
"But, Malfurion, then we will lose the immortality that we had," Tyrande said, "This is just like the first invasion, all over again, isn't it?"
"If pride gives us pause, my love, then perhaps we have lived long enough," Malfurion said, "I shall go prepare the defenses right now."
"Wait," Naruto said, "What if… what happens if we could take him down before he reaches the summit?"
"Then the spirits can simply rest," Malfurion said, "But I will not take that risk, not unless I can be assured."
"Then do it," Naruto said, "But I might have a way to completely defeat him, once and for all."
"How?" Thrall asked, "Archimonde is the leader of the Burning Legion, and for good reasons too. His skin is impervious to all but the most powerful spells and attacks."
"You'll know it when you see it… or rather hear it…" Naruto said but whispered the last bit, quiet enough that not even the elves heard. Kakashi, however, read his lips, and knew which technique it is.
"So you're going to use that?" Kakashi asked as Naruto nodded, "It's the only way, Chidori won't penetrate, and all the other Rasengan variants won't do the trick."
"Which technique are you talking about?" Jaina asked.
"The highest form of wind and shape manipulation," Kakashi said, "Like he said, you'll know it… In any case, we have established our main base at the foot of the mountain. Our healers, will be able to leave our troops able to fight longer, allowing you to establish your defenses further."
"My kins have entrenched themselves along the mid of the mountain," Thrall growled out next, "We have wolf riders that can hide among the trees and engage in guerilla tactics. Therefore, at mid, we have the best advantage."
"We've always had a small detachment at the summit, and the well's power should allow us to keep up our defenses even longer, if it is necessary," Tyrande said, "Our druids and sentinels are patrolling the forest right now."
"Our teams will also scout as well, since we have a larger range," Kakashi said, "Along with Naruto's clones, we can establish a large range to scout."
"Then, it is decided. We do not know when they will attack, only that it would be roughly now," Tyrande said, "Fortunately, it had not been before we convened, and is after. We should all go to the Alliance's base first, as it would be the first target. In any case, Naruto, have you named the Frostsaber?"
"They did, Maelstrom I think," Naruto said as Tyrande furrowed her brows.
"I would suggest that as a nickname, Naruto," Tyrande advised, "Find a name suitable for him, and I'll see what I can do."
"What you can do?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Most of them respond by a name in our native language," Tyrande explained as Naruto formed an o with his mouth as he turned to the cub still on his shoulder, who looked back right into his eyes.
"Winter Hunter," Naruto said quietly in Japanese, before translating it for Tyrande. Malfurion was the one to respond, however.
"His name is Er'ryl, Naruto," Malfurion supplied, "Shall we go now then?"
"Quickly," Thrall said as they left, Malfurion and Jaina using a teleport spell in conjunction to move the group to Jaina's base. As Naruto looked around, he could clearly see that Jaina pulled out all the stops. Hundreds, if not thousands, of troops were littered throughout the base, yet he wondered if it would be enough. At least enough, that Jaina and Lina weren't hurt. Wait, what? Naruto asked himself as he tried to forget it, Bah, whatever, I've convinced myself a while ago…
Meanwhile, Jaina and Lina knew that they had to tell Naruto, whether or not they would survive the battle. It would at least get it off their chest. As night quickly approached, they also approached Naruto.
"Naruto?" Jaina asked as he turned around, "Do you want a walk out before the battle actually begins?"
"Sure, both of you?" Naruto asked as they nodded, before Naruto held his hands out and they accepted, before leaving. Nearby, Kakashi looked at them as Shikamaru blurred their images with the shadow as Sakura ran forward, "So, where's Naruto?"
"He's… somewhere inside the base," Kakashi lied as Sakura nodded and left to tell the team. Shikamaru and Kakashi looked at each other.
"Chances?" Kakashi asked, "Personally I would say Jaina has the bigger chance."
"Mendoukuse, Kakashi-sensei," Shikamaru grumbled, before a mischievous spark took place in his eyes, "I'd say both would be accepted."
"How much?" Kakashi challenged as Shikamaru thought for a moment.
"Nah, we really shouldn't bet on this," Shikamaru said as Kakashi reluctantly agreed when Shikamaru held a shadow to his face, threatening to tear off the mask.
When the three had walked a reasonable distance away, Naruto stopped suddenly, and the two women looked at him in question. Naruto sighed, "Okay, I know something's up, so tell me, what is it?"
"Well…" Jaina said, unsure what to begin, "Well…"
"Be careful," Lina blurted out, her face slightly red, "We don't want you to die…"
"Why?" Naruto said, "Why would you suddenly burst out like that? Tell me Lina-chan, what is it? What is up with the both of you?"
Jaina couldn't take it anymore, "We like you, Naruto. We really do. We just want to tell you this in case we never got to do it…"
Naruto understood suddenly, how Jaina and Lina would slightly blush around him. It was almost the same as Hinata, and Naruto suddenly hated himself for not telling them sooner.
"I know, Jaina-chan, Lina-chan," Naruto said as he held them both. They looked at him in surprise, "And I promise, I won't let either of you die, that's a promise I intend to keep. Both of you are precious to me."
"But…" Lina said, "Who would you pick, if we both… well… survive?"
"That…" Naruto said, "is a hard decision, both of you are nice, and… well, I like the both of you too, even if I've only been here for a few months."
Of course, there was that alternative, but really… this isn't Konoha, Naruto thought silently as he returned to the conversation he had with the council and Tsunade, regarding the Rinnegan, and consequently the start of a new clan.
"We could always share…" Jaina said quietly, but was caught by the sensitive ears of both Naruto and Lina. Naruto blushed, very, very deeply.
"But…" Lina said, "Would it really work?"
"I'm still here…" Naruto said quietly, "And I'll go with your agreed decisions if it makes you happy…"
"So…" Jaina said, "Provided we survive, we share him?"
"This is just too sudden Jaina, who are you exactly and what have you done to her?" Lina joked as she laughed, and Naruto held them both close to him. They looked at him quietly as he looked at them, the moon reflecting its light off their faces. Naruto, at the moment, thought they looked just like angels, and he leaned down, first pecking Jaina on the forehead, eyes close, and then lightly kissed Lina right on the nose, as they returned it to his cheek.
"That was where the red mark came from, wasn't it Lina?" Jaina said, smiling slightly as she rested her head on Naruto's shoulders.
"Red mark?" Lina asked.
"The red mark on Naruto's cheek after well… Sasuke's defeat," Jaina said as Lina blushed lightly, "Oh yeah, that… that was me."
"I won't…" Naruto said quietly as the two women listened, "I won't lose the two of you, I promise… I promise… I won't lose you like I did her…"
"Let your feelings out Naruto," Lina encouraged, "Who was it?"
"My… ex-girlfriend, Hyuga… Hinata Hyuga," Naruto said, "She was really cute too, just like you Lina-chan."
"I'm not cute?" Jaina asked pouting as Naruto laughed and held them closer, "Well… does that mean anything?"
The two women giggled, "So… what happened? Did she dump you?"
"No…" Naruto said as he sobered up from the feeling, "I lost her when she jumped in front of me while someone was going to deliver the last blow to capture me. The hit would've taken the last of my chakra, but was far enough away that it wouldn't have injured me… much. Hinata-chan… she jumped in front of me to protect me and started fighting, and the enemy… Kisame… he…"
The two women listened as Naruto let his tears run freely, "He tore her apart, literally. She smiled at me, while in pain, while mumbling about how she was able to save me, before…"
The two women hugged him back, knowing that it was a painful experience, and was thankful that he shared it, "It's okay… it won't happen to us, we promise you…"
"I lost her, two years into the war. She crushed on me since we was 12… and I noticed it after 4 years… 4 years that was lost to me… and to her… forever," Naruto said as they quietly embraced him a little harder, "That was the first time in the war I let loose… I tore an entire mountain down to kill him… but after that, my heart still felt hollow, and revenge… is nothing to me. When you confessed to me like that… you reminded me, so much, of her, but I don't know why."
"She sounds like a nice person," Lina gave, unsure what else to say, before she and Jaina turned a bit, resting their backs on Naruto's chest, "I don't mind watching the moon though, it's always relaxed me and taken my mind off things… maybe it'll help you too."
"Maybe…" Naruto said as he held them both as they looked at the moon, eventually falling asleep right there.
Next Day
Kakashi was up early, getting ready to scout, when both Lina and Jaina returned, though without Naruto.
"So, what happened last night," Kakashi asked as the two blushed lightly.
"You probably knew that we confessed," Lina deadpanned as Kakashi nodded.
"So, who did he choose?" Kakashi asked as they blushed even brighter.
"Jaina suggested it…" Lina said quietly as Kakashi turned to her.
"Um…" Jaina said quietly, "We knew he could love us both… well we hoped at least, and um… I…"
"Ah," Kakashi said, "So he's going to get his harem of two?"
"Nothing like that!" Jaina and Lina quickly defended themselves, "It's just…"
"I know, I know," Kakashi said, "Just know that he's going to have to go to Konoha to tell of this development, and that, could mean a little bit of trouble. Where's Naruto, by the way?"
"I'm sensing him scattering his energy all over the place," a voice sounded over as the group turned and saw a female night elf, "He's just scouting the entire mountain and the forest under. I'm still surprised that it was him who gathered Senjutsu chakra."
"You use chakra too?" Kakashi exclaimed as the night elf nodded, "My name is Pheles, and I was able to passively gather the energy and stay in Sage Mode, or what he called Sage Mode, indefinitely. At first, I had no idea of this until he told me, and right now, I'm an apprentice druid studying under Shan'do Stormrage."
"I see…" Kakashi said, "That should prove to be invaluable should anything come up."
At that, a small contingent of night elves and Orcs came, their leaders… leading, "This is about as much forces as I can spare in case they have found an alternate route up the mountain," Thrall said.
"Our troops are still fortifying the summit, and thus we only have these units for now to spare," Tyrande reported. There was a flash of bright yellow light, and Naruto suddenly appeared.
"They've breached my primary defenses," Naruto said, "They'll be here in a moment, I've found a clearing ahead that they might use as a point of attack, and have trapped the place, though I'm not sure if it'll hold out as long as it needs to."
"So long as it can buy us time, it will help," Malfurion said, "Although I do wish that I haven't told Illidan to find a way to defeat the Scourge, we really need him right now."
"What happened has happened, and we can't reverse it, not at least he suddenly learns how to fly and flies right here," Naruto said as a sudden explosion occurred, "There goes my second perimeter. Everyone, get ready! Kakashi-sensei, I need to go prepare."
"Wait," Tyrande said hesitantly, but decided that it would be useful if Naruto could harness it in case, "Follow me."
"Are you thinking about that, Tyrande?" Malfurion said as Tyrande nodded, "The well's energies should help him immensely in preparing whatever he has planned."
"Maybe, maybe not, but we'll just have to try it," Naruto said as he followed Tyrande's Frostsaber. Malfurion looked back at them, before looking forward.
"Yamato," Kakashi called out, "Are the preparations set on your side?"
"Yeah," Yamato replied, "The wall has been reinforced with chakra, and once the wall has been compromised Sakura and Neji will engage up close and Shikamaru will target from afar. Hopefully we can get one of the leaders this way."
"Very well," Kakashi nodded as he turned to the leaders, ignoring yet another explosion, "I need you all to target the other leader, probably one of those… Lich, as they don't have tenketsus to target for Neji."
"Tenketsu?" Malfurion asked.
"Points on the body that regulates energy flow," Kakashi explained, "Neji can target them because he possesses an ability that detects them."
"That will prove to be useful, I guess," Thrall commented as another explosion occurred, "So, which one is it?"
"Knowing Naruto," Kakashi sighed, "He's probably got at least another five explosions before the one in the clearing is triggered. He's always been the prank master and trap maker."
"Pranks?" Lina asked as her face slowly morphed into a smile as Kakashi paled, "Oh no…"
"Oh yes…" Lina said quietly as her face split apart into a large smile, "Yes… that will do nice…"
"Lina," Jaina said, "You're scaring them…"
"What? Oh, sorry," Lina said as she saw the edgy look they gave. Another explosion sounded, following by a chain of smaller explosions as the forest went up briefly in smoke, "Well… there goes the forest…"
"The forest can always be rebuilt," Malfurion replied as an explosion sounded again, "But lives can never be restored if they are lost. I'm sure the spirits can forgive us just this once."
"I'm going to scout," Jaina said as she teleported away before anyone could stop her. Meanwhile, small explosions reached their ears
"I really shouldn't have told her to make her teleports faster…" Kakashi said dejectedly as a large explosion occured, "If she gets hurt in anyway Naruto will have my ass… and he can get it too if he's mad."
Moments later, yet another explosion occurred as Malfurion stared at Kakashi, "How much did Naruto put…?"
"You saw him make several thousand clones before, I'm sure of that," Kakashi said, "Now think about what that could entail."
"At this rate, we'll only have Archimonde to worry about…" Shikamaru muttered but Thrall shook his head. Far away, a light went off in the forest, followed by a cloud of smoke.
"The armies of the Burning Legion numbers in the millions, if not billions. Mere explosions such as these won't destroy them, merely delay them. Moreover, Archimonde can summon them directly as meteors, and he can summon hundreds of them," Thrall said as Shikamaru pulled his hair slightly.
"Naruto is always so troublesome…" Shikamaru replied as Sakura patted his shoulder, another explosion happening in the distance, "Well, there's no point in delaying that much…"
Her voice trailed off as the largest explosion they have ever seen came their way, creating a gigantic mushroom cloud. At the same time, Jaina teleported in.
"They're at the clearing," Jaina coughed up, "And will soon ascend… how much explosives does Naruto have?"
"Well, he really likes random fires and big, big explosions," Kakashi offered, "See that?"
"Mushroom?" Jaina asked as Kakashi nodded, "The mushroom cloud represents how big an explosion is. Judging from that… he had enough explosives to potentially level about… this entire base, plus Thralls, probably, maybe more if the well is volatile and there's shrapnel. Oh look, here comes the army…"
"Well, Naruto's definitely done his job, now it's our turn to cover him and the spirits until they can attack," Yamato said as they got ready. When the first Doom Guard appeared, Yamato instantaneously trapped it in wood, even as the first wave of arrows was launched. Sylvanas looked forward over the field of battle, even as she directed the night elf archers, and prepared her own assault. Tens of thousands of arrows, some lit on fire, were launched to the grounds below, setting the place ablaze even as the armies of the Burning Legion marched on, some burning into ashes, and Kakashi began a series of handseals.
"Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu!" Kakashi called as a large dragon from a nearby pond accelerated up and crashed into the heap, flushing them backwards as they got into the range of the towers, and balls of iron were sent hurtling down the range, detonating and throwing up clouds of soil where they impacted. Jaina prepared a large scale blizzard attack as they approached, and, carefully guiding the wind currents, sent the improved ice shards slamming down. As she had practiced with the wind chakra, she became more proficient at shaping the ice shards sharper, and the results were that they were able to penetrate easily the targets rather than just exploding on impact. The ice also caused a secondary effect of putting out any fires that were set on the forests during the initial blaze, and the army kept coming, at least to them. Jaina intensified the blizzard, panting even as she did so, yet suddenly the flow ceased.
"What just happened?" Jaina asked the others.
"It's part of their strategy," Thrall growled, "They like to use cannon fodders to attack and exhaust the enemy, before they attack back with their main force as the coup-de-grace, as you humans put it. We need to push forward and place pressure on them a little more, enough so that they need to regroup, or else the next offensive will be even fiercer. This is just the beginning."
"Agreed," Jaina said as she waved a file of troops forward. As she turned, she saw Ricky standing there, organizing some of the human mages into order so that they could be ready to cast spells, and felt a small pang. She knew that he was still infatuated with her, yet her heart belonged to others, first Arthas, then Naruto. She took one last look at Ricky, as if saying sorry, before she departed. Ricky never noticed her look, and still hoped for his best, even as the troops moved out.
With Thrall leading, they quickly came onto a pass where it was narrow enough that troops had to move in single files, and as Thrall was about to move, Jaina stopped him, "What is it?"
"I need to check if they haven't placed ambushes here, and if we retreat, to place some of our own here as well," Jaina said as she waved Sylvanas over so that she could position some of her own troops in the forest, before she signaled clearance and they moved. Occasional Fel Hounds were seen and slain, although Doom Guards were there as well. Some troops were lost, though they continued on, trying to get to the enemy base. Kakashi set traps along the way in the form of explosive tags. They soon managed to view the base camp, but the instant they saw it, they froze.
"Oh… dear Kami… Naruto didn't do jack shit in this numbers…" Shikamaru said, "There's so many of them…"
"No matter," Jaina said resolutely, "We need to; we have to push them back."
"Agreed," Thrall said, "But how can we attack a force this massive with minimal casualty?"
"We wreak havoc first," Kakashi said as he waved his team over, "We'll first cause havoc directly in their own base, then once it starts, you have about five minutes before they reorganize themselves and counterattack. When that happens, I would recommend you to retreat and engage in guerilla warfare. That's the only way."
"Guerilla tactics…" Malfurion said as Thrall shook his head, "That's not what we usually do though… I doubt our warriors will like it."
"There's no other choice," Kakashi said as he exposed his Sharingan, "Unless you want to die that badly, it's the only choice when retreating. Now get ready. Team Kakashi, move out."
"Hai," the ninjas said as they nearly literally melted into the shadows as the troops looked around nervously.
"Just who are they to blend in with the environment like that?" Thrall asked nervously, "That's something that not even the most experienced of the Rogues can do, they'll still leave blurs behind."
"These aren't Rogues, Thrall," Jaina replied, "These are assassins, highly trained for only assassination and war."
"That's true," Lina added before anyone could speak up, "Naruto was able to get behind me before I could even blink when we first tested him, holding a blade to my throat as a demonstration. None of us even saw him move, none of us even realized he moved until he talked. That's pure speed."
"That is most… unsettling…" Malfurion said, "How long have them been like that?"
"To be frank, I'm not sure," Jaina said, "Years of conditioning has hardened them into warriors. Kakashi, the one with silver hair, has been a soldier since he graduated from their war academies at the age of six. The others were better at the age of 12, but nevertheless that's still too young to fight, yet they act as if this is normal for them, and unfortunately it just might be."
"Against Orochimaru, it might as well be," Sakura's voice suddenly appeared as she walked out, "Our traps are almost done, Kakashi will set them off in two minutes, get ready."
"Orochimaru?" Lina asked Sakura.
"An enemy of our village, known for his experiments to achieve immortality, and… well, most of us calls him a gay pedophile, but who knows if it's real," Sakura said.
"Gay… pedophile?" Lina replied with a disgusted tone as Sakura nodded. Just then, several large explosions sent blasts of energy shockwaves through the base, and the soldiers charged in, Lina and Sakura following as they had been caught unaware of the time. Soldiers clashed with the hounds and infernals which slammed down, as knights tore through the enemy flesh, only to be brought down by a massive flesh fist from abomination. Jaina sent shards of ice, summoned powerful water elementals, and even at one point used blades of wind to shear through her opposition, even as Lina sent blazing trails of fire and lightning through scores of undead, killing them all and lighting them ablaze, only for them to light more into a chain reaction, causing more chaos to run around the place. Using that blaze, Jaina also sent a gust of wind travelling through, empowering the fire to engulf a small portion of the army even as Lina rolled back. A dark shadow appeared over her, as it began to smash down on her, but Jaina was luckily able to freeze the enemy in a block of ice for Lina to roll back even further, as the troops began a hasty retreat when the enemy began to get organized, and fell back into the woods.
The fel hounds chased, out for blood, only to encounter opposition in the form of more traps made by the team, even as hundreds of ghouls charged at the pass, intending on taking over the base before they could get back, only to be caught by the archers, as Tyrande arrived with reinforcements, including Chimaeras, more druids, more dryads, archers, and assorted other units. They were steadily pushing back, at least until the enemy started charging en masse. Even as the army fell back, many fell to the onslaught of the wave of enemies, as the ninjas desperately held them back even as they retreated as well. Soon, they reached the first base, as the horde kept coming. Jaina knew that it wouldn't last long at all, and began shouting.
"Those that could cast wide area spells, do so now!" She yelled out, "Otherwise, retreat to the Orc base!"
Many mages did just that, sending large scale spells blasting all over the battleground as the grounds lit up in reflection from the sun via frost, fire as the enemies were set ablaze, and some were even swallowed in darkness. There was a hurrying of footsteps in a particular direction as Jaina looked and saw Ricky, "What are you doing? Get back, I know you don't have those spells!"
"And you?" he retorted, "What about you?"
"I can hold them off long enough with some help – we're not as well built as the other races you know," Jaina said as she shoved him out of the way of a fire blast, and responded with a powerful water blast that knocked the enemy through several trees, even as a Dreadlord appeared. He was, however, impeded by several arrows courtesy of Sylvanas and Tyrande.
"Shit," Kakashi muttered as he performed several seals in quick succession, "Katon: Karyuu Endan! Futon: Atsugai! Doton: Doryuudan no Jutsu!"
As he breathed out, a small tornado also formed as he blasted it out, forming an inferno that engulfed much of the army, as a mud dragon rose up beside him and crashed forward, spitting globules of mud as well. Things were not going very well for them, but they managed to hold.
"We just need a bit more time…" Kakashi said as he panted, "We need the time for Naruto to finish saturating the area with his chakra."
"Got it," Lina said as she managed to hit dead center the Dreadlord's chest with a Laguna Blade, sending him hurtling back, stunned, even as Neji stood by, his Byakugan flaring. Sure, it was a lucky shot, but lucky or not, it proved to be the Dreadlord's downfall.
"Jyuuken: Hakke Rokujuyon Sho!" he shouted as he systematically sealed two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and finally sixty-four points, and blasted the Dreadlord forward with the power, only to be struck by Sakura at full strength, blasting it apart in a hail of screams.
"It'll be back though, so be warned," Thrall warned immediately, "There is a building in the undead which, if I believe, will capture his soul and resurrect it through necromancy, though it will take time for the effects to be seen. We need to push them back before he is revived, or worse, if another comes around."
"Is it too late to point to you that a Lich appeared then?" Pheles asked as she sent out a sprout to capture several at once.
"Great…" Thrall muttered, "Just great…"
"Shit, they're breaking through," Yamato said hurriedly as he conjured up yet another pillar to defend, even as they retreated back through the pass, "At this rate, no one will survive the onslaught… Jaina! Get everyone out of there!"
"Got it!" Jaina shouted back as her refined control finally shone, as she teleported the groups out, even if they weren't close enough. Quickly, she retreated as well, while blasting off yet another powerful blizzard to take down the enemy. She never heard Ricky's pleas, as she quickly rolled back from another attack, but was saved as a powerful pillar of fire burst from the ground, shocking the troops in front as Jaina took them out with a burst of energy, and Lina joined her. As they joined, however, they heard a rumbling, and saw the very demon they were going against: Archimond.
"We need to get out of here, now!" Jaina said urgently to Lina as they tried to force their way out. They were, however, quickly forced into a corner, and as Kakashi watched, he saw them finally run out of mana. They were saved briefly by Sylvanas who rained a volley of flaming arrows down, but she too ran out of mana at last.
"Shit, shit, shit," Kakashi said as he ran forward, his hands blazing with electricity, "Raikiri!"
He knew he was too late, however, as he saw the Lich enter into range and was about to fire an ice blast which the two women had no defense against. The Lich's hands grew brighter as it was about to fire…
But it was intercepted by a blast of lightning, directed right at its hand, which blew up from the energy. The Lich looked up, and hear a shout.
"Rasengan!" Naruto yelled as he materialized, and the Rasengan carved its way right through the Lich's skull, and before the remnants had landed, Naruto did five quick seals.
(Cue: Play TM Revolution – Meteor {note: the lyrics are what should have happened, not what is happening, so for example here, the lyric is being played as Naruto is talking to the two who just confessed earlier this chapter})
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" Naruto shouted as three extremely large clouds of smoke erupted from the ground, and in the front, was Gamabunta, followed by Gamahiro and another toad. Jaina and Lina stood on one of them, unable to comprehend the situation, before realizing where they were. Sylvanas was on the other toad, already firing off arrows, even as Naruto turned, "Are you alright, Jaina-chan, Lina-chan?"
furete temo tsumetai yubisaki, kooritsuita tsuki ni terasarete
"Yeah…" Jaina breathed out, "Yes we are."
hibiwareta kokoro ga moetsukiru yoru o dakukedo
"Hold on, I'll get you out of here," Naruto said as he began focusing on his chakra. Wisps of blue and green erupted as his Sage Mode interfaced with the surroundings, even as he looked at the multiple enemies as he flared his chakra to an even higher level. His eyes narrowed as he locked onto his own chakra and readied to teleport, his Rinnegan pulsing.
isshun no kanata de kirameita omoi ga
A single flash was seen. What was more surprising, however, was the fact that rather than having yellow flashes appear all around the troops, Naruto, seemingly, appeared everywhere at once, and a single voice, projected all over the place, spoke the final words.
"Hiraishin no Jutsu…" Naruto said as each seemingly copies stabbed their wind lances into the group, killing a massive amount of troops in a single moment.
ai nara maboroshi ni shitemisete
"Wow…" Lina whispered, "What did he do during the month we missed?"
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto called out as a clone materialized and he poured chakra in, to make an abnormally large Rasengan, "Go."
hanatsu hikari sora ni ochiru nozomu dake no netsu o sasagete
The clone wasted no time as it charged up, going right at Archimonde, even as Naruto scooped the two women up, "Hold on tight… wait a minute. Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Another clone materialized into existence, as it grabbed Sylvanas, "Gamabunta, hold them off for us!"
"Got it gaki!" Gamabunta yelled as the three toads unsheathed their weapons and joined the fight. Naruto leapt down to Kakashi and gave him all three women, "Protect them."
shini yuku hoshi no unda honoo ga saigo no yume ni yakarete iruyo
As soon as Naruto finished, he disappeared without so much as a flash, only a faint afterimage and a faint yellow trail marked his movements as he entered the fray with his own army of clones, and mercilessly slaughtered the troops, until the Dreadlord once again emerged.
furitsumoru tsumi wa yasashisa ni
"This guy isn't normal… really isn't normal…" Thrall said in awe, "It took so long for us to take down around that number, and he did it in a few seconds…"
"How dangerous is he?" Jaina asked Kakashi.
toge wa emi ni kaete yukeru nara
"Well, considering that he's probably more powerful than his father now, I'd hazard a guess at the same danger level as his father – flee on sight," Kakashi said, "Well… he's sort of involved in a war, but I doubt that he'll win against his father though."
chiru magiwa no hana no todokanai sakebi nimo nita
During the time they were talking, Naruto engaged the Dreadlord in a direct hand-to-hand combat, and was gaining the upper edge as he slide in between the Dreadlord's slashes and kicked up, before positioning himself behind the Dreadlord and catching him in a hug. As they plummeted, Naruto suddenly reversed his position and spun, kicking the Dreadlord down, but before that he used a chakra string to pull him back upwards, only to punch him back down to the earth, followed by a spinning Naruto as he impacted seconds later with an extended foot. He was launched upwards, however, after a little while by a blast, but Naruto quickly straightened himself, and as he dropped, he created a Rasengan and slammed it right onto the cloud of smoke, causing the dreadlord to let out a bloodcurling scream as it was torn apart.
inori no hakanasa ga motomeru setsunasa ga futari no deatta toki o yurasu
"This is getting really ridiculous," Thrall muttered as the Lich came over to fight again, and Naruto met him head on.
nageki hikari nami ni nomare itami no naka kimi wa mezamete
The second time the Lich tried to engage Naruto was no different from the first, however, as Naruto tore right through with his Sage Mode enhanced strength, before looking back.
"What the hell are you still waiting for? Fall back, I'll handle this long enough for your next base to ready it self!" Naruto roared at the group as they nodded and fired off their last spells or techniques before retreating courtesy of Malfurion's teleport spell. Even as that happened, the Lich spoke.
"Do you think you would really have a chance against the Burning Legion?" the Lich mocked, healing, as Naruto narrowed his eyes, the Rinnegan flashing on.
"Yeah, I do," was all he growled out before he flashed behind the Lich as he punched with a lightning-covered fist, birds screeching.
"Chidori!"
kizutsuketa kara dekiru kizuna ga kodoku o ima egaki hajimeru
The Lich fell, definitely dead as the lightning blasted through the frame, the heat destroying the skeletal structure. Naruto made sure that it was actually dead as he flashed through handseals.
"Katon: Karyuu Endan!" Naruto called as a giant white dragon of fire incinerated the remains, even as he leapt back to avoid the smaller units that were catching up, before he flashed through the ranks again, his chidori still active as he stabbed away, before he felt exhaustion began to overtake him.
Shit, Sage Mode is running out, Naruto thought as he leapt back and summoned one of his clones which dispelled. Two more left, he counted as he jumped back farther before a clone flashed into existence.
"Katon: Karyuu Endan!"
"Futon: Atsugai!"
The combined attack tore through the ranks, not just incinerating them, but evaporating flesh as well. From the fire, came out a shape which he knew all too well.
"You think you can stop me?" the dreadlord mocked as well.
sosogu inochi kizamu hana de kimiyo douka boku o tsutsunde
"Just die already," Naruto growled, "What's with you and respawning? This isn't a game, this is war!"
hikari wa mata sora ni ochiru nozomu dake no netsu o sasagete
Even as Naruto said that, he formed a giant Rasengan, "I hope you know what this is, cause I already introduced one of your friends to it! Senpo: Odama Rasengan!"
With that, Naruto literally dropped the ball onto the dreadlord, the spinning impact driving it to the ground as Naruto retreated, knowing that even he would be overrun if this kept up.
kuzure ochiyuku ayamachi no hate saigo no yume o mi tsuzuketeruyo
Naruto continued to jump back, quickly, even as he created clone after clone to stall, as he felt his chakra drain with each created and replenished with those that were destroyed. He quickly returned to the Orc's base, where the others were waiting.
"They've overrun the base at last," Naruto replied, "Stupid dreadlord and Lich just won't die."
"That's to be expected," Thrall said, "Unless you were able to destroy one of their key buildings, their spirits can be reincarnated and then restored into a body through necromancy. Though we also have such a mechanism, they can do it much faster since they are more adept at such an art than we are."
"Then we'll simply have to destroy it, don't we?" Naruto said, his eyes yellowish grey, as they pulsed with energy.
"Naruto, you mean…?" Kakashi mentioned, unsure of what he meant exactly.
"I'll have to do this alone," Naruto said, "It'll take up much of my last chakra, and I'll have to dispel my clones to keep up the energy."
"You know that you won't have the defense for a while, right?" Kakashi asked as Naruto bowed his head.
"I do… though this is my real body, I'm only the Deva Path remember?" Naruto said.
"Wait… what?" Kakashi asked, surprised, "You have other paths?"
"Why didn't you use it then?" Neji asked, "It would've been a great help, right?"
"Not even baa-chan knew about it," Naruto said, "I was given permission by the council, but they didn't know I actually did it…"
"Who were they?" Kakashi asked.
"Tou-san, Ji-san, Nidaime-sama, Shodai-sama, and… Hatake, Sakumo," Naruto said softly as everyone's eyes widened.
Well… that's that, hope it was okay, give me a shout as to whether it was good or not, cause I'm too lazy to correct the stuff in the beginning. Give me a shout as to if you want songs like that placed into battles where it might fit, because this is a simple experiment that I'm not sure of. If you don't want it, give me a shout and I'll remove it from any battles that might come up, though this might be the only one that I will ever include a song into. Depending on how much time I have, I may or may not have the next chapter out anytime soon, maybe in a week, but who knows?
PyroC0ntrol, out.