Hey guys! I know, I know, it's been a while… This is really just kind of a token update, since I feel like I owe it to you guys to keep the story moving every once in a while; it's not a very long chapter, but I hope you guys enjoy it all the same!
Also… I'm sorry for the lack of dividers on that last chapter. I put them in, but they apparently got lost somewhere between the document and fanfiction.
And, for those of you who keep asking: NO. I will NOT be continuing my other stories. I am re-writing them. Those chapters made me look like a middle-school child intent on butchering the English language… I am RE-WRITING the stories, and this is proof of such.
Here's the next chapter of Tsuki no Jinchuriki, "Dawn of Human Sacrifice"
"Down from the sky, into the fight, hearts full of rage, full of thunder and glory..."—Eric Adams, lead vocalist of MANOWAR
_(Barrier art of separation: Go!)_
The siren blew, loud and obnoxious, and the three teams of Jinchuriki flew into the labyrinthine Training Ground Forty-Four: the infamous Forest of Death.
The other teams had been angered by Naruto's initial claim of being the strongest competitor, even though he knew it was the truth, and now they could do something about that…
Not that it would do them much good, or even seriously wound him.
Actually, he doubted he'd even get touched.
He was the sole target of approximately half of the twenty-seven teams, most of which ended up beating the living shit out of one another.
Naruto entered a form that Izuna had taught them, though it required more concentration than even going into full-Biju mode.
Hybrid mode; he fused himself, for a short period of time, with Kurama… This allowed him to gain the power that made the Kyubi no Kitsune no Yoko the most feared entity in the world: Zen.
He gained dominion, over everything, but could only focus on one thing at a time; furthermore, if he used the power on anything but techniques, it would only last for approximately ten seconds… Otherwise, it worked for about a minute.
"Fools, all of them…" Naruto's hybrid voice was eerily deep and dark, yet it was also layered over Kurama's and his own. "No matter what, they fear beyond any reason."
Naruto, with a single phrase, set the entire forest ablaze with green and silver fire.
"Tonight, they dine in hell!"
The lava flow started from beneath him, but erupted with all the force necessary to defy gravity for three thousand feet.
When the burning slag fell, the Jinchuriki and the tower were entirely untouched.
Those who could not escape were consumed and immortalized in the molten rock…
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"He has a lot of power and bloodlust…" One of the observing Chunin stated offhandedly.
"And his team is at the tower, just waiting for him to finish up… It's taken him a grand total of thirty seconds to eliminate about half of his competition? Remind me to tell Hokage-sama that we need to sign a treaty with this village."
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As the three teams from Yokaigakure no Sato stepped inside of the tower, Naruto snapped his fingers.
The entire base of the tower, up to a few meters above where the doors ended, was covered in three feet of metal. Not just any metal, either, but osmiridium: the densest, strongest metal alloy in the world.
Naruto laughed darkly, knowing that he'd essentially ensured that only those who had the power level of a Chunin could break through…
Oh, how he loved his vile genius.
So very, very much…
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"Now that's just mean."
"Meh." Anko said, interested. "It ensures that far fewer people will get in, and only the best will do so; he wants a challenge, I bet."
"But when one person opens a hole…"
"Exactly, kiddo. The brats will fight to the death in order to get in, and do it again to stop others. There's going to be a lot of little fishies getting sent back to their parents in little boxes…"
And CUT! Sorry that it's not that big, but that's all I can give you guys right now…
Better than nothing, though, right?
And always remember…
TEAM ROCKET RULES!