Author's Note: Well… I seemed to have made the last chapter a bit fuddled… oops. Sorry it's so jam-packed. Here's part two. Initially I wanted to introduce Jiraiya in here but I needed some extra stuff to be placed in that last chapter to make it longer and more impressive to offset the previous crappy chapter. So here's the conclusion… hopefully? But yeah, answering your question, it is a little jam-packed. THIS is even more jammed.
I also realized that my names for Nagato's paths are gone, I guess it's 'cause it looks too much like an http, but you get the gist of it: N before the name, so N. Deva and stuff like that.
Previously, on Invaded:
"For your deeds, you shall die, Kabuto," Naruto said as his paths appeared beside him, "This shall be your last battle, and you shall not escape your destiny to die by my hands. I promise that!"
Chapter 34: Battle of the Stars
The instant Naruto finished that sentence, a gigantic dragon of water appeared courtesy of Kisame even as a smaller but much faster one tore through it, launched by Tobirama. Naruto disappeared in a flash as he punched in front of him, and even though N. Naraka dodged, the Sage Mode's ability still managed to hit the path as it was sent back several meters, slamming heavily into the stone ledge even as N. Deva moved forward, but was blocked as, in another yellow flash, Human Path appeared, nearly slamming a Rasengan into his body had he not instinctively ducked. As he ducked, he focused his chakra.
"Shinra Tensei!" N. Deva shouted as the pulse of energy blasted Human Path out of the way, but was unable to prepare itself for the sudden punch Minato sent into his gut, but Minato was forced away almost immediately by a bright chakra laser that was fired from N. Asura Path. Meanwhile, Jiraiya made a beeline straight for Nagato as well, but was blocked, once more, by another of his path, this time the Animal Path as she summoned a gigantic rhino that threatened to crush the not-so-dead man, but Ichigo swooped in and delivered a bright blast of violet flames that tore through the animal, making it disappear even as Gamabunta jumped and shot out globules of oil that Hikaru ignited with his flames, sending a blasts of inferno to crash down on the scene. Naruto exchanged fire with Itachi, their flames of phoenix destroying nothing except each other and, occasionally, the cloths of each other. There was a sudden pause that Naruto tried to take advantage of, appearing right next to Itachi with a dark-red Rasengan in hand.
"Katon: Rasengan!" Naruto yelled as he slammed the Rasengan in, only for Itachi to burst into a cloud of smoke before a powerful blast of lightning tore through his cloths, leaving only his black armor intact while the blue cloak that he wore was completely shredded away. Leaping back, Naruto quickly flipped over, cursing as he dodged several jutsus that were sent his way. The cloak wasn't just a symbol of his belonging to Theramore – it also held numerous seals that were used for protection and whatnot similar to his old battle jacket which he quickly placed on in order to regain that protection, even if only on the back side. The chakra-fueled wind blasted through the place as each person launched their respective techniques.
The stance he showed as the wind flapped around finally convinced Daelin of his power and authority, but it was not to be as a snake finally broke through the defenses and bit him on his arm, causing him to cry out and drop his weapon. However, being a veteran allowed him to keep his wits and lash out with a kick that tore away the snake, leaving two puncture marks on his biceps. Seeing that, Naruto immediately flashed over to Daelin, covering him with rapid firing kunai while Daelin recuperates from his wounds. Groaning, he knelt down, clutching his arm as he used his left to lift up his blade, and, without hesitation, sliced an even larger wound across his arm even higher, and soon yellowish liquid began to flow out. Breathing hard, Daelin quickly used his own powers to heal himself, before launching back into battle, taking the snake's head off and .
That instant, however, he was forced back as a gigantic fireball was launched straight at them, the yellow flames too hot to look at directly as Jaina screamed out for both of them. Before Daelin had a chance to react, however, Naruto tackled him to the ground and covered them both with his jacket, shielding them from the flames as seal marks suddenly spread, absorbing the fire into the cloak and releasing it as chakra back into Naruto, rejuvenating him.
"Shinra Tesnsei!" Naruto shouted as the waves of energy tore through the remnants of the powerful fireball, dispersing it as Naruto leapt away, leaving Daelin to fend off the sudden waves of water that were shot at him, though he absorbed them right into his blade before unleashing it back at the source, forcing Kisame to jump back right into Lina's trap, as a gigantic blaze of fire erupted from the ground, and magma spewed out in a concentric ring. However, Kisame was not a S-ranked ninja for nothing as he rapidly went through seals.
"Suiton: Bakshui Shusai!" Kisame yelled as he spewed an enormous amount of water down, cooling the magma down instantly as the array extinguished, its mana running out. Though Kisame had been in the center, he was not damaged badly, with only a few burns on his body, and the most serious on his back where it used to be protected by Samehada. Swinging his blade like a bat, he swiped Lina across the belly, tearing through her clothes and sending her crashing through the building, flipping end over end.
"Lina-chan! No!" Naruto screamed as he teleported over instantly, the battle forgotten, smashing a Rasengan into Kisame before teleporting to Lina's signature, "Nonono, Lina-chan, wake up… nonono… Lina-chan…"
Thankfully, Lina was only unconscious from the impact as Naruto checked her pulse, and, gently laying her on the ground, turned back to face Kisame, his Rinnegan spinning to form the tri-pronged wheel that was the final combination between Naruto's Rinnegan and Itachi's Sharinagan.
"For that, you," Naruto growled as a clone appeared beside him, Kyubi's chakra flaring around as it stabilized into its form, surrounding his body in white, "Are dying, over and over again, TODAY!"
Without any chance to react, all of Naruto's paths converged on Kisame, as Naruto disappeared and reappeared behind the shark-like man, and between his hand and the clone was a gigantic Rasengan.
"Senpo: Cho Odama Rasengan!" Naruto yelled as he sent the powerful Rasengan into Kisame's body, sending him barreling into Human path who bashed him with a Rasengan as well, before a column of water and lightning shot up, blasting into the stunned Kisame and sending him high up into the sky, while Naruto reappeared above him, his new blade shining. The blade had been custom made during the period Daelin had left, when Naruto gave in his katana and created some of his chakra metal for them to forge into a blade that looks similar to the one Fenix used, with a few minor modifications. The blade was a little bit thicker to compensate for the amount of metal they were given to work with but the conductive nature ensured that the metal would be even more powerful when chakra was sent through the blade. The edges close to the handles were serrated, making cuts much more deadly. Naruto glared at Kisame, his blade seemingly absorbing the sunlight.
"For what you did to Hinata-chan and Lina-chan," Naruto declared, "I will pay it back, one hundred-folds!"
What happened next was a brutal beating on the levels which none had ever seen before, as Naruto hacked away furiously at the undead, reanimated enemy, tearing him to bits like he did to Hinata only to regenerate Kisame and repeat the process over again. Contrary to expectations, those revived by the undead had feelings in the nervous system, but usually it was dulled. It was not this time as the regeneration fully healed the nerve endings allowing conduction to occur. It proved too much for Kisame, as he finally screamed out loud, before Naruto went through seals.
"Futon: Atsugai!" Naruto roared as he sent Kisame down, before narrowing his eyes, "Bansho Ten'in!"
Kisame was sent back up slowly as Naruto targeted him once more, and suddenly an orb of black sphere moved behind Kisame, and a small platform of rocks rose to encase the orb. When Kisame was within three meters of Naruto, he began channeling his chakra in a similar way to when he did it at the Tomb of Sargeras, only on a much more powerful scale, with Sage Mode enhanced.
"Shinra Tensei!" Naruto yelled as the wave of energy tore into Kisame, sending him tumbling and tearing through the fifteen meter stack of rocks floating as if it was tissue paper, before breaking through and slamming into the earth below, creating a ten-meter deep crater as Naruto released the rocks sending them tumbling down, though missing Kisame as Naruto created a clone beside him. A Rasengn formed, and the clone began channeling wind chakra. Four small points formed, before it expanded.
"So that's what it looks like," Mei breathed out as she watched.
"He's completed your technique, Minato… he truly is your son," Hiruzen said as Jiraiya shook his head.
"That move poses a risk to the user… the Rasenshuriken is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it slices through the body at a cellular level with enough wind blades a Sharingan cannot keep up; on the other hand you need to physically connect the technique," Jiraiya explained, "Tsunade made it a kinjutsu due to its dangers."
"Then why…?" Minato asked before shaking his head, "Well, Kisame did do something to her… and to this Hinata… I guess I'm not surprised."
"He throws that thing though, actually," Sylvanas offered back as Jiraiya turned, shocked, the same with nearly everyone else that knew the Rasengan only in its initial phase or the Rasenshuriken in its initial phase, "From what he told me he used the power of Sage Mode to manipulate the air around it, keeping the Rasenshuriken in place while it spins to its enemy as if it's a, to quote from Naruto, 'an oversized, hyperactive, trigger happy, and way overpowered buzz saw of death'."
"That's… actually pretty fitting…" Jiraiya said as he saw Naruto cocking his hand back.
"Futon: Rasenshuriken!" Naruto roared, killing intent spilling from him like a storm as he let loose the Rasenshuriken, tinged red with Kyubi's chakra in it. Its speed proved too fast for anyone to catch, and it spun into Kisame with a loud screech, tearing into Kisame, who screamed as the microscopic blades tore into his body viciously. Naruto, however, was not done.
"Amaterasu!" Naruto yelled as the black flames appeared around Kisame's neck, preventing any blades of wind from reaching the head even as the flames slowly crept up, destroying any regenerating body parts even as the Rasenshuriken finished its work and detonated, spreading a ring of white light around that was followed by a powerful shockwave of air. And finally, under Naruto's careful watch, Kisame's head was ripped apart, and the soul was shown, a bright white light, but a shroud began forming as the body reformed. And in that instant, taking the chance, he took out the Soul Gem he acquired and pulsed it, taking in Kisame's soul, and caused the body to decay and disintegrate, revealing the man that was used as a substitute. Looking around, he immediately flashed away.
"One question: why are there men after the soul has been captured?" Daelin asked as Jaina shrugged.
"This is the first time I've seen this technique, father, but from what Naruto told me it's the reason this technique's been labeled a kinjutsu, a forbidden arts, because that man was the anchor for the soul; in other words, that man's life force was used to power the soul ,and after the use results in the death of the substitute," Jaina said while sending a shard of ice at Antonidas, neutralizing his own, "But from what Naruto said earlier I suppose he can avoid that due to his… bloodline."
"Explain his bloodline. What happened to his eyes?" Daelin asked, curious.
"Can we talk about this later?" Sylvanas asked as she shot an arrow through Antonidas' head, watching in horrid fascination as he simply took it out of his head before firing a blast of ice at Sylvanas, who narrowly dodged but the ice froze around her feet, trapping her. She was helpless as Antonidas concentrated, and fired an insanely powerful blast of continuous lightning at her, but there was an explosion of light as Naruto appeared in front of her, the sound of birds filling the air as the lightning was redirected. Naruto groaned as he held he lightning back.
"Are you okay, Sylvanas-chan?" Naruto asked as Sylvanas nodded, before noticing something heading right for Naruto, and fired a storm of arrows at it, forcing the now identified N. Preta Path back even as Sylvanas aimed a bit, focusing on her energies, before firing a single shot. The precise shot penetrated right through the Path's head, destroying it, but it was not to be as it reformed and converged on her, forcing her back and channeling wind around her to redirect stray projectiles and the punches that were sent her way. There was a sudden explosion as Naruto forced the lightning back on Antonidas, and leapt back even as Antonidas shot out what was obviously Laguna Blade at him, cracking the ground he was just moments ago as he engaged N. Deva in combat once more, his own paths going against each respective namesake of Nagato's own. His own Preta Path arrived too late, however, for Sylvanas, as she was punted back with extreme force, and would crash into the wall had Naruto not disappeared in a flash of yellow and caught her, sending them skidding on the ground.
"Ugh…" Naruto groaned as Sylvanas looked up, watching N. Deva as he pulled a blade out of his cloak, before stabbing it down where Naruto and Sylvanas were laying. It was interrupted as a bolt of lightning came shearing out of nowhere threatening to end N. Deva before it had a chance to do anything, forcing it to jump out of its intended path. Byakku stood in the way, charging up another blast of lightning in her jaws before unleashing it once more, only for N. Deva to deflect it.
"Naruto…" Sylvanas said hesitantly as Naruto turned.
"Yes?"
"I… um…" Sylvanas stuttered out, before turning even redder, "Um… just be careful…"
Naruto just grinned and pulled her up, before hugging her.
"Everyone knows, Sylvanas-chan," Naruto said, "Well… I knew like two weeks ago… but you too."
With that, Naruto disappeared in a bright flash to combat Nagato's Deva Path once more, locked in combat with their blades, before flashing right next to him and slashing open the cloak, only missing vital organs by the few centimeter even as N. Deva twirled around to stab Naruto in a reverse slash that Naruto blocked with the other end of his blade, before locking in combat once more. Hiruzen launched a mud dragon at Konan, who retaliated with several hundred explosive tags that destroyed the dragon, but the pelting mud made it impossible for her to maneuver easily, but she suddenly dispersed into pieces of paper that surrounded Hiruzen, threatening to cut off his air passage had Byakko sudden appeared and used a wide area lightning attack to break her off, having disengaged from N. Deva minutes earlier. Hiruzen nodded his thanks before taking another deep breath.
"Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu!" Hiruzen cried out as he sent a giant fireball straight at Konan, but it was absorbed by N. Preta, even as it launched it back at him, forcing Hiruzen to dodge, but help came out of nowhere as Human Path disappeared in a yellow flash and body slammed into N. Preta, sending both tumbling back. Preta took hold of Human Path, but, forgetting once more that Naruto is channeling Sage Chakra as well, was turned into a statue once more, allowing Human Path to break out. However, this temporarily forced Naruto out of Sage Mode, something Itachi capitalized on as he used shunshin to appear next to Naruto, tackling him by his knees before going up for a kick to the chin, only for Naruto to flip and use the leg as a platform to force himself onto the ground, spinning as he landed a heel on Itachi, blasting him into the ground even as Hikaru sent a jet of fire at him, impacting. When the fire dispersed, however, it only showed a charred log as Itachi moved and launched his own Phoenix Fire at Hikaru, who simply absorbed it. Meanwhile, Naruto turned to Itachi, his eyes narrowing.
"Amaterasu!" Naruto yelled as the black flames sprung forward, threatening to envelope Itachi, but Itachi was not one of the most unique Uchiha for nothing as he suddenly disappeared, and Naruto was forced to not only extinguish the flames but also dodge an ethereal blade as it swiped down.
"Kami…" Naruto breathed out, "Well… that's not good."
Itachi had activated Susan'oo.
"Guys, whatever you do, don't get hit by that blade!" Naruto warned as he dodged the blade once more, firing a blade of air at it at the same time, only for it to be blocked by the shield. Itachi moved forward, landing a cut on a stray Orc warrior that was also in the way, sealing him permanently even as Naruto returned fire with a fire dragon which simply dissipated against the chakra of the warrior. Itachi moved to slice Naruto once more.
"Shinra Tensei!" Naruto yelled as the pulse of energy managed to deform the blade slightly, before it began its descent once more, but this time Naruto was ready, as a white Rasengan formed once more.
"Futon: Rasengan!" Naruto yelled once more as he clashed it with the blade, the two sides dominating for strength before the Rasengan was sliced through, and hit Naruto, who disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Itachi looked around, before a chilling cry filled the air, Naruto leaping from the top of the castle with a clear Rasengan in his hands.
"Hyoton: Rasengan!" Naruto cried as the Rasengan managed to hit the chakra entity. There was a pause as everyone looked at the Rasengan, before it sudden shrunk, and powerful winds picked up. The chakra from Susan'oo began to be sucked in as the void took in the energy, rapidly replenishing Naruto, who twisted back down to avoid several paper shuriken, before striking Itachi, hard. Itachi flew back, only to disperse into a flock of crows.
"Kuso! Kai!" Naruto yelled as the place bubbled, before it twisted with Itachi suddenly in front of him, his Mangekyou Sharingan spinning madly.
"Amaterasu," Itachi called out as the black flames hit Naruto. Naruto rolled away, and quickly, used his own powers to extinguish the flames. Steadying himself, Naruto stared forward, before charging forward. Itachi moved forward as well, but he was surprised when Naruto rushed past him, deflecting his kunai with a wind-charged blade that sheared right through, and managed to impact a surprised N. Asura Path, disabling it permanently with a slash that sent its head flying away, that smashed against Kakuzu, detonating in a ball of fire from the explosive note that Naruto attached. Kakuzu tumbled, which was enough for Hashirama. Several thick branches shot out, entangling Kakuzu, before a water dragon was sent his way, speeding through, and impacted. A cloud of water vapor rose which covered the battlefield, but as it cleared there was only dust in the roots, and suddenly another inferno was sent at Hashirama.
Tobirama, however, moved in front of Hashirama, and without so much as a call a wall of water rose up that managed to block the blast of fire, before twisting the steam forward and back into water, blasting it at Kakuzu. It was deflected by Tsunade, who sent a slab of rock up to intercept the dragon, destroying the slab. There was a small pause when Antonidas gathered his mana, before focusing it on the ground. There was a rune that suddenly appeared and moved all over.
"What the…" Jaina said before a bright light blinded them all, and when it disappeared Jaina was on the ground, panting. The technique sapped her of nearly all her mana, and though she was unharmed, her capability to use her powers were limited. Daelin, Thrall, Rexxar, and Rokhan was in similar condition, but the Pandaren that just entered was unharmed, and he immediately sent a blast of fire at Antonidas, who dodged but was met with a blade through his stomach, courtesy of Daelin who recovered the fastest.
"Jaina, now! Activate the Soul Gem!" Daelin shouted as Jaina struggled up, while Daelin twisted the blade to further the injury, before looking at Thrall, "You don't like me, and I sure as hell don't like you, but you gotta help me seal this guy away or he's going to cause more rampage and possibly destroy your own home as well, so please, help me."
"As you will then, Admiral," Thrall said before he raised his hammer, "This might sting."
"Just do it" Daelin roared as Thrall sent a bolt of lightning at Antonidas, searing through the flesh, also conducting through the blade and into Daelin, who managed to hold on enough for Jaina to suck away Antonidas' soul. Then, he promptly collapsed as the support from the body gave away into dust as well as a body, this time of a woman.
"Father!" Jaina screamed as she blinked over, "Father!"
"I'm… fine… he wasn't kidding when he said… it would sting…" Daelin panted out, "I'm paralyzed temporarily."
"Just hold on, I'll get a priest immediately to reverse the damage," Jaina said but Daelin stopped her.
"The Priest would get killed immediately from that battle, a single stray would destroy them utterly… don't. I'll manage well enough," Daelin said as he struggled a bit, trying to regain the feelings to his extremities.
"Antonidas is down, Naruto!" Jaina called over to Naruto, who was struggling with the combined blade of Itachi and N. Deva. Parrying Itachi's and ducking under N. Deva's, he managed to launch an uppercut, sending N. Deva into the air, though he promptly sent out a pulse that flattened Naruto, only for him to disappear in a cloud of smoke.
"Good, now retreat and let us deal with this," Naruto said as Mei took on Itachi instead, allowing Naruto to focus most of his attention on Nagato. A swift tackle took out N. Naraka temporarily, though Naruto had to bent at an insane angle to avoid a sudden blade thrust from N. Deva.
"Shinra Tensei," Naruto called out as the pulse of energy knocked N. Deva back, only for him to disappear in a cloud of smoke as well before he impacted against Nagato himself, and N. Deva moved forward, managing to stab Naruto in the shoulder. Suddenly off balance, Naruto slammed into the earth, groaning as the weird sensation of having chakra injected invaded him all over again. Straining, he managed to fight it off, though barely, and pulled the blade out just in time to use it to deflect N. Deva's new blade, whilst pulling his own discarded blade with a Bansho Ten'in, and then rolling to avoid a sudden thrust. Naruto took a reverse slice up, forcing N. Deva to dodge, before he disappeared in a burst of speed, impacting with Konan, giving Hiruzen a chance to launch a deadly fire dragon at her, igniting her paper wings even as Tobirama moved to engage Nagato's Paths to fill in Naruto's gap. Konan fell, her body starting to burn up while reforming, and Naruto quickly shouted back, "Give me another Soul Gem!"
There was silence before an orb was literally shot his way courtesy of Sylvanas, sending him slightly off-balance as the force knocked into him. Stabilizing himself, he began to activate it only for N. Asura to jump in front of him, fully healed, firing a gigantic laser out of his head, blasting the earth up. Naruto gritted his teeth in frustration, before flashing forward and slamming into N. Asura once more, taking him out brutally, this time with a blade of wind through the stomach. Twisting the blade, Naruto ran it right up N. Asura's body, reducing it to nothing more than skin and a pile of scrap metal, before lighting it on fire.
"Futon: Reppushu!" Naruto yelled as he sent a blast of air at the burning parts, scattering them up in the air even as he took a deep breath.
"Futon: Daitoppa!" Naruto yelled once more as he blasted them right at the enemy, still alight. Turning to Gamabunta, he yelled, "Bunta, I need some oil!"
"You got it, gaki!" Gamabunta yelled as he bulged out, and a powerful jet of oil came launching out of his mouth, landing on the earth, soaking some of the revived Akatsuki members, and the parts, still alight, touched down.
The entire battlefield erupted into a gigantic inferno as the Akatsuki forced themselves to move out of the way, leaping out of the flame or substituting with whatever they could. N. Deva simply stood in it, unfazed by the fire, before raising his hands.
"Shinra… Tensei," N. Deva whispered before a strong wind blasted across the earth, and suddenly the fire was blown away, extinguished by the power, and the earth cracked beneath his feet, before crumbling. Taking the chance, Naruto disappeared in a flash of yellow, appearing mere feet away from N. Deva with a Rasengan in his hand.
"Rasengan!" Naruto yelled.
"Amaterasu," a voice came from the right as Naruto forced himself to steer away from the now burning Path, its body littered with the deadly black flames that acted both as a shield and a weapon as N. Deva pressed on ruthlessly, using itself as a battering ram. Naruto turned and ducked just in time to avoid a punch from Tsunade, and then rolled to avoid a spear of rock that jutted out from her sudden heel drop. Placing his hands on the ground, he pushed up with his own heel, catching Tsunade in the chin and sending her up, before leaping behind her. Two clones materialized as they dropped beside her. She managed to take one out but the other took the chance to strike, hitting her in the abdomen with a heel drop before using it as a platform to flip himself, slamming a fist into her head and sending her tumbling, only to meet Naruto's head butt that stopped her. Grabbing a hold of her, Naruto flipped himself upright, and, forming a Rasengan, waited until the last moment. Instants before impact, he slammed it into Tsunade's guts, increasing her velocity even more as she crashed into the ground, forming a crater. Quickly, Naruto whipped out the Soul Gem, and without hesitating took her soul in. Her thankful eyes were the last thing he saw of her before her body disintegrated into nothingness.
Breathing a sigh of relief, his relaxation was short-lived as Konan launched several hundred paper shurikens at Naruto, who managed to dodge despite the surprise. That was not her intention, however, as suddenly the shuriken stopped, and Naruto saw what was printed on every single one of them, and his eyes widened.
The shurikens promptly detonated, driving up a giant cloud of dust as a dim blue flash appeared in the cloud, and moments later a gust of wind blew the dust away, revealing a slightly charred but otherwise fine Naruto. Shaking his head, Naruto disappeared in a flash of yellow, impacting with Konan, sending her back even as N. Preta binded her with vines, stopping all movement even as Jaina casted Silence over the entire area.
The thing about Silence was, rather than restricting the ability to cast spells, it restricts the ability to channel mana, and it was translatable into chakra, as evidenced when Naruto tested it against Jaina a couple months back. It worked its charm this time as all but Nagato failed their abilities, and even then Nagato can only control his Paths but was unable to fire off any techniques. Taking that time, Naruto launched a devastating blow at Konan, his blade tearing through her chest and out her back even as Sylvanas prepared a Soul Gem to take in her soul, disintegrating the body to dust, leaving only Itachi, Nagato, Kakuzu, and Kabuto himself in the fight, whilst Naruto still had everyone, though Hiruzen and Tobirama were "injured" quite a bit. Naraka Path was nearly out of commission, and Asura Path had to be recalled to avoid further damage to the body. Naruto intended to keep the bodies rather than replacing them, which would not only be a pain but also a desecration to those whose body he used unless given permission… which usually doesn't happen. Unsummoning all the paths except for Human Path, he glared at Kabuto.
"So… who else are you going to bring up?" Naruto asked as Kabuto smirked and was about to try, but Minato disappeared in a flash and slammed a palm on Kabuto, nullifying his ability to summon.
"A Contract Seal?" Kabuto cursed as he looked at the group of enemies as well as the Recons and Ghosts appearing, in addition to the armies of Kul Tiras, Theramore, and the Horde, gathering around the destroyed courtyard, "Smart… but not smart enough."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Thrall asked hotly before the ethereal blade of Itachi's Susan'oo nearly crashed into him had Naruto not called on Kyubi's chakra once more and blocking it with a claw.
"Watch out, Warchief, that's more than just a blade, remember my warnings," Naruto said before he looked at Itachi, "So… the seal doesn't limit your control on the present living… but it does limit your ability to summon. Jaina-chan, release those souls then, we have no more use for trapping them. Let them go in peace."
"Okay," Jaina said as the Soul Gems glowed, and souls exited, taking on the form of their bodies before disappearing. One, in particular, blinked away, flashing as if it was a shooting star to the east.
"Antonidas… looks like he's not finished his battle yet…" Jaina said quietly, "I pray for him… for the afterlife."
Naruto finally decided to unleash his power fully, his killing intent finally rolling out in full as his chakra rose to even greater heights. All excluding the revived dead were frozen on the spot, watching Naruto.
"That killing intent… it's almost stronger than Kyubi's own intent…" Hashirama said, "Yet his chakra capacity is but a mere fraction of the great demon's… his control is most impressive."
"Indeed," Hiruzen said as he watched his surrogate grandson, "He has grown powerful."
"Finish this, sochi," Minato urged as Naruto turned.
"You still owe me an ass-beating for sealing furball into me, tou-san," Naruto said to Minato, "The last time didn't count, that was only chakra. You made my life hell."
"Okay…" Minato sweat-dropped at the warning even as Naruto turned back, "I'll be sure to run… run very fast and very far…"
"It's time we end this, Kabuto," Naruto said as he surged forward, two Rasengan glowing in his hands, "Senpo: Rasenragen!"
The twin Rasengan smashed into the chakra shield of the Susan'oo, and the two malevolent entities battled for dominance, both equally demonic and heavenly. There was a crack as Naruto surged ice chakra through one and wind chakra through the other, and suddenly, the impenetrable shield shattered.
"Impossible! The shield was said to be unbreakable! That's what the legend says!" Kabuto exclaimed in shock as Naruto finally reached Itachi, and with a Sage Mode enhanced punch, shattered Itachi's powers, destroying his eyes, which, although it began regenerating, caused him to lose much of his abilities in predicting Naruto's attacks. Three punches came from the right, destroying his arm, before one came from the bottom, surging with power, launching him into the air even as another awaited there with a white Rasengan once more.
"Hyoton: Rasengan!" Naruto yelled as the Rasengan impacted Itachi, the first time this Rasengan type had ever impacted flesh. All power within Itachi stopped instantly, the body turning rapidly to ice as it began to fall, shattering on impact. And although it began regenerating once more, Jaina was fast enough to seal the soul away, causing the fragments to disintegrate into dust, leaving only Kakuzu and Nagato. Meanwhile, Hashirama and Minato disappeared, before Minato reappeared in a flash of yellow, striking a Rasengan into Kakuzu's body sending it back, and Human Path flashed in front of the dead Akatsuki, a Rasengan in its hands as well.
"Futon: Rasengan!" Human Path yelled as the Akatsuki was launched even further back, the body shredding apart even as Hashirama bound the remains.
"Seal him, now!" Hashirama called as Jaina sealed him, once again, leaving behind only dust. The battle was over.
Or so they thought as Kabuto laughed insanely.
"You have lost…" Kabuto said in glee, "You have lost!"
"Where's Yahiko's body?" Naruto suddenly asked as they looked around.
"Yahiko?"
"Deva Path… oh no…" Naruto said as he looked up. There was a dot in the sky, and there was a sudden surge of chakra. The remaining Paths moved forward to engage as Naruto tried to leap upwards, blocking his path.
"No…" Naruto growled, "Get out of my way! Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu! Futon: Atsugai!"
The enlarged inferno roared into the Paths as Naruto yelled at Hikaru and Ryusei, "Intercept Deva Path before he completes the technique! Hurry!"
The two legendary summons roared as they rose up in the air, targeting the lone figure hovering dozens of meters above Theramore, the Rinnegan eyes glinting in the sunlight. There was a quiet pulse as the two summons were pushed back slightly, but they came to and fired their strongest attacks, even as Byakko summoned a bolt of lightning from the distant thunderclouds to strike at the lone figure.
None were fast enough. A bright light appeared as Kabuto laughed maniacally.
"This is the end for you and me, Naruto-kun! THIS IS THE END!" Kabuto screamed out in glee as the twisted waves appeared. Naruto rushed up, tearing through the blockade even as they collapsed from a lack of chakra, and scaled the castle as fast as he could, his Paths suddenly appearing around him as well. Standing on the tallest spire, the tallest area in the entirety of the island, Naruto was, for the first time in years, simply not fast enough to stop the technique.
"Shinra Tensei…" N. Deva said emotionlessly. The light grew brighter. Then, silence, before a absolutely monstrous chakra spike occurred.
Jaina opened her eyes. There was a pink hue surrounding everything, a pale translucent color that tinged into their very being. Jaina looked at her own hand in wonder, then at everything else. Kabuto was examining his hands with interest, wondering what it was. Everyone was. Then, the waves of energy crashed down, and Kabuto's face split into his smile, his eyes widening at the destruction. Only there was none, as the waves passed through without any consequences. Kabuto looked shocked, then looked up, along with everyone else as the pink tinge began to fade. There, on top of the tallest tower stood the six paths, but there was something wrong. Those with the sharpest eyes saw it first.
Naruto's eyes were closed, and so were all the path's, blood running down all their eyes, before Naruto toppled, the paths falling down as well.
"No!" Kabuto, Jaina, Sylvanas, and the Hokages screamed, albeit for different reasons – Kabuto for not getting his destruction, Minato at seeing his son fall, Hiruzen at seeing his surrogate grandson fall, Hashirama and Tobirama at the fall of the powerful warrior that had already wormed his way into their hearts, Jaina and Sylvanas in horror at the fall of their beloved. Jaina races to catch him, but she was a bit too slow. Daelin, on the other hand, was fast enough to get him.
"By the Gods… he's actually saved this city… This entire city…" Daelin said, "What… was that? I've seen crazy things from him already, but this… this tops the scale…"
"This… is… ca-called… I… Iz… Izana… Izanagi…" Naruto groaned out lightly, "A…"
With the last word, he fell limp as Jaina, Lina, who had just regained consciousness, and Sylvanas' hearts stopped.
"Naruto…?" Jaina asked quietly as she went near the limp body, placing a shaking hand near the pulse. There was none. She fell to her knees, as Nagato strained.
"Gomen… Na… Nasai… I was… only able to… break the hold… in time… to stop half… the technique from going… through… Gomen Nasai, Naruto…" Nagato managed to strain out before he, too, disintegrated into dust. Magroth moved up.
"He was a good lad… but even I cannot save him from this… he's too far gone, his chakra completely depleted…" Magroth said sadly as Daelin looked at him.
"Perhaps you cannot, Magroth, but I can," Daelin said before he knelt down, "Let no one interrupt me. And someone take out that man, he's done enough damage today, there will be no trial, only death."
"I'll do it," Minato's voice broke through, colder than ice, colder than anything they ever felt before, "That man owes me a life… that snake owes me a sochi… he… is mine."
With a malevolent snarl, Minato launched himself at the defenseless Kabuto, pummeling him into the earth, hard, powerful, angry.
"That was myson!" Minato roared as he sent two Rasengan at Kabuto's belly, and though Kabuto was in great pain, he still laughed. Minato ended that with a swift cut to the throat. He glared gleefully at Kabuto.
"I'm already in the belly of the Shinigami anyways… so using this won't matter too much to me," Minato said with vengeance clear in his voice as he flashed through seals, placing his hand on Kabuto's chest, thoroughly enjoying his look of utter terror, "Enjoy the Shinigami's belly, Kabuto."
"No… please don't!" Kabuto begged, "Not like this!"
"Ninpo: Shiki Fuin!" Minato yelled as he pulled the soul out of Kabuto's body with a scream, and the Shinigami tore it away, sealing it into his own belly, before Kabuto's body failed and blackened, the soul gone. Minato panted as he looked back. There was a soft light where Naruto was, and as he staggered over, he saw Daelin, sweat on his eyebrows, weaving through enchantments after enchantments, before there was a pulse, and light appeared across Naruto's chest. Daelin fell back.
"That's the best I can do… If Lightwing was here he'd be done with this easily but I'm not him, unfortunately…" Daelin panted as Lina checked for a pulse. Sure enough, there was one this time.
"Lightwing? You mean Lordaeron's War Angel?" Jaina asked as Daelin nodded, "Didn't he disappear around the time Arthas obliterated Lordaeron?"
"Yeah, otherwise I would've recruited him into the Kul Tiras, but alas…" Daelin shrugged, "There was something wrong with Naruto's eyes, though…"
"Izanagi was a technique not meant for humans to control, and definitely not on that scale…" Hashirama said, "It was originally used for your own self, to twist reality into illusion, and illusion into reality. A technique sought after by the Uchiha, and one only the combined abilities of mine and the Uchiha are able to use this. What's more… usage results in the sealing of the eye… and he's used it on the entire city. With luck, the Kyubi can heal it… if not… He will be blind, forevermore."
"I'll… be fine…" Naruto managed to groan out, "I..."
He never finished his sentence once more as he collapsed into a coma.
Yay! End of Chapter! Sorry if this seems… not ended yet, but the next chapter will be relatively dull compared to this one.
And to answer your question, yes he used the Izanagi on the whole Theramore, no Theramore in this story is not as big as Konoha… it's about a quarter size. IMO, Pein used too much power to attack Konoha, and I felt that around 3/8 that total power would have sufficed to destroy Theramore, so that's what he pumped out and Naruto negated, but he still had to negate an enormously huge area, so chakra exhaustion is definite, if not outright death. Izanagi is said to seal the eyesight permanently, but with Kyubi, I made it a temporary effect, but essentially yes he'll be blind for about… I dunno how long in the next chapter actually, haven't wrote it yet. He didn't die, did he? Now stop the flames on how he's dead. Focus on giving it to Er'ryl who nearly took down Antonidas . Though, feedback is appreciated. The battle is way too big… I probably should've described it in more chapters but that would really take too long… this battle's chapters are on the scale of Archimonde's for heaven's sake… or heck, dare I say it, even longer?