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Demonic Power

Ryuu landed on his feet, looking at the five transformed Jinchuriki before them and swallowing hard.

"Don't worry," Fu reassured him. "I'll be right by your side."

"It's not that," Ryuu stated. "I trust you to have my back. But...There are only four of us, one of which isn't even a Jinchuriki, and there are six of them, counting Madara."

"Have faith," Fu smiled. "You're strong enough to fight against Jinchuriki. Besides, Madara can't fight and control them at once, not really. It takes a lot to control them. There are only five. And you and I have beaten a numbers advantage before, remember?"

Ryuu grinned at her, remembering perfectly the last time they had technically fought together, against Aeron's brothers. It had not ended well."

"We didn't exactly win," Ryuu stated. "We both almost died."

Fu sighed and shook her head.

"Relax," Naruto spoke up. "Kakashi Sensei and Bushier Brows are on their way."

"Bushier Brows?" Ryuu blinked.

"Guy Sensei," Naruto said.

"Oh, I see," Ryuu nodded. "I suppose that'll be okay then."

Fu grinned and began to float. Ryuu grinned, channeling Wind Chakra to his back and formed himself a pair of chakra wings, formless but easy to maintain and allowing him to fly.

"Not as effective as Lord Tsuchikage's, but good enough for now," Ryuu grinned. "One less thing for my Sharingan to do."

He unfurled the scroll his flak jacket was in, unsealing it and putting the scroll away, pulling his flak jacket on. Then, he formed a Lightning Blade and glanced at Fu.

"Which is most dangerous?" Ryuu asked.

"That would probably be Utakata if fully transformed, and Roshi if not," Fu said. "Utakata is the one with one eye covered. Roshi is the one with rectangular protrusions down his back and tails. Roshi can make the ground turn to lava and erupt. Utakata uses corrosive fluids and gases."

"Alright," Ryuu nodded, Sharingan pinpointing Roshi. "I'll take Roshi for now. You take Utakata."

"Right," Fu nodded.

Then, both shot forward, attacking the Tailed Beasts. Ryuu flipped over Roshi's punch, driving the Lightning Rod at his chest, but Roshi caught his arm. Ryuu flipped, kicking Roshi away before looking toward Fu just as her Tailed Beast cloak vanished, Utakata smashing her way with his tail, most of her torso being blasted apart.

"Fu!" Ryuu shouted, sprinting toward her.

She landed in a heap, regenerating slowly before boiling red chakra began to rise around her.

"Damn," Fu sighed. "I was hoping it would take longer."

"What's going on?" Ryuu asked.

"I'm dead," Fu stated. "I can't hold a Tailed Beast inside of me because when I was killed, my seal was broken. Chomei is about to break free."

"Chomei, you mean the Seven-tails?" Ryuu asked.

"Yes," Fu nodded. "Without a seal, she is unable to remain in my body."

"Well if that's all," Ryuu snorted, taking his medallion. "Naruto, Tori Seal!"

He hurled the medallion to Naruto who caught it and looked to Fu, understanding in an instant. After a moment, he hurled the necklace back and Ryuu saw the glowing seal formula on the medallion for a moment before it faded. He slipped the necklace over Fu's head and the seal shone, the light spreading to the necklace as Chomei's chakra encased Fu, beginning to expand as it began to transform into its full Tailed Beast form. Then, after a moment, it shrank back down and then faded and the necklace stopped glowing, the seal fading from sight.

"So long as you wear the necklace, Chomei will stay," Ryuu stated.

Fu nodded, reentering her Version Two form and grinning. Then, she spun, catching Utakata's arms before smashing him into Roshi with a kick. Ryuu turned toward Roshi as well and formed another Lightning Blade and reforming his wings. Just as he did, Utakata began to grow, transforming into a massive whitish grey slug.

"I've got him," Fu said beginning to grow as well. "I'll keep him busy. Get the rod out of the others."

Just then, the ground below Ryuu began to glow red. Ryuu shot into the air, an explosion of lava following. Then, as the lava began to fall, Roshi leapt out of it, reaching for him. Ryuu flipped, making hand seals rapidly and grinning.

"Water Style, Exploding Water Shock Wave!" Ryuu shouted before a massive wall of water exploded out of his mouth, blasting Roshi back into the ground and instantly cooling the lava, partially trapping Roshi in solid rock.

Ryuu landed beside Roshi, forming a Lightning Blade, but just as he reached out to remove the Chakra Receiver, Roshi began to expand.

"Shit!" Ryuu swore, leaping back as a massive monkey with red fur and horns blasted out of the stone and swiped at Ryuu, barely missing.

Ryuu landed on his feet as Kakashi and Guy arrived, stopping beside Ryuu and looking up at the three transformed Jinchuriki, two of which were fighting.

"What's going on?" Guy asked.

"The Seven-tails, the bug-looking one, Chomei, is on our side," Ryuu stated. "The others all have a chakra receiver like Pein's puppets in them. We'll have to pull them out."

"Understood," Guy nodded opening his Sixth Inner Gate.

"It's been a while but...I need the speed," Ryuu said, hands glowing green seconds before he opened the Fifth Inner Gate.

Then, he streaked toward the giant monkey, Guy following. Naruto turned to the other Jinchuriki just as the one that had the conical hat transformed into a giant horse-like creature, charging at B.

"Three at once," Madara snarled. "This isn't going well. If I don't get those three under control, I'll be in a bad spot."

Ryuu landed on Roshi's chest, looking around before beginning to sprint over his body rapidly, Guy doing the same. However, before they were able to locate the chakra receiver, the other two Version Two Jinchuriki crashed into them, launching them off of Roshi then following. Ryuu and Guy landed on their feet as the two attacked them and they began to fend off the Jinchuriki, holding their own but only just. Ryuu looked over at Roshi in time to see him swallow Naruto as Madara was restraining the Five-tails Jinchuriki. Then, Ryuu looked back at his opponent in time to duck under all three tails. Yagura darted at Ryuu, swiping at him only for Ryuu to flip over him, kicking him straight down into the ground.

"Coral Palm!" Yagura shouted, rolling over and hitting Ryuu in the stomach with a palm strike.

Ryuu flew into the air as coral grew on his stomach. He growled in annoyance, smashing it and landing on his feet, drawing his trench knife on his left hand and a kunai in his right, grinning as he spun the kunai.

"It's been a while since I used my favorite knife as my primary," Ryuu grinned. "This will be fun."

He sprinted forward, slashing at Yagura who ducked under it before ramming Ryuu, launching him. Ryuu flipped, landing on his feet just as Roshi bent forward, beginning to vomit hundreds of Narutos. The real one tapped into the Nine-tails' chakra and leapt up to the side of Roshi's neck, grabbing the chakra receiver and beginning to pull, purple chakra chains wrapping around him almost instantly. Ryuu looked back at Yagura to see him attacking Guy with the Two-tails' Jinchuriki. Ryuu sprinted forward, slashing at Yagura's back and Yagura spun, catching his arm and slamming him into Guy. Both of their Inner Gates closed as they crashed to the ground, Ryuu healing them quickly before they stood, just as Naruto successfully pulled the chakra receiver free. Ryuu grinned, pushing himself up just before Madara summoned the same massive statue that had decimated the coast. Ryuu tensed as the statue's mouth opened and chakra chains shot out, wrapping around Roshi and pulling the Tailed-Beast in, leaving Roshi's body behind.

"Damn," Ryuu growled. "I thought they saved him."

"They got the rod out," Guy stated. "But it looks like the Tailed Beast still belonged to the statue."

Ryuu's eyes widened just as chakra chains shot out at Chomei as well. Before they could reach her, they hit an invisible barrier and Ryuu sighed, grinning. The medallion's seal was protecting her.

"Good," Ryuu sighed. "Fu's safe."

Ryuu and Guy retreated to Kakashi as Fu shrunk back down normal, landing beside them. A moment later, the remaining Jinchuriki were forming a Tailed Beast Ball each, aiming at Ryuu and the others. Just as they fired, a streak of Golden Chakra shot in front of them, deflecting all four. Naruto landed in front of them, Nine-tails cloak now split open like a full-length cloak and with the seal completely open. Naruto grinned back at them before looking forward again.

"Let's go Kurama," Naruto said as he formed a massive glowing golden silhouette of the Nine-tails, all of them in the silhouette's stomach for safety.

Naruto charged forward, tearing into the other Jinchuriki, all of whom attempted to attack him back. Within a minute Naruto had found all of their chakra receivers. Then, the Tailed Beasts began to work together to form a single massive Tailed Beast Ball, which Naruto and Kurama matched perfectly, Naruto sending both int the sky to explode harmlessly. In the dust and smoke from the explosion, he sent a tail at each Tailed Beast, a clone in each tail in order to pull the chakra receivers. He began to attempt to extract them. As he did, he, B, and Fu all seemed distant, all spacing out. Then, the chakra receivers pulled free and Naruto's Clones exploded, Naruto exiting the chakra shroud entirely, unable to use the Nine-tails' chakra for more than five minutes, apparently.

"Got them," Naruto grinned as Madara extended chakra chains to the Tailed Beasts, beginning to pull them back in.

Ryuu took a step forward but Fu caught his shoulder.

"Don't worry," Fu said. "We'll save them. For now, we need to focus on defeating Madara."

"Remember that Nagato is also able to summon that statue," Kakashi stated. "After we defeat Madara, we will free the Tailed Beasts."

Ryuu sighed but nodded and they all turned to Madara as he watched them, quite unhappily.


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