I do not own Naruto Shippuden or any of the characters.
Monster
"Very well then," Madara growled. "If I cannot seal you while you are awake, I will seal you while you are not. Go, Gedo Mazo!"
The statue roared, limbs breaking loose as they had at the shore as the statue pushed itself up. Ryuu staggered back several steps before steadying himself, opening his Fifth Inner Gate.
"It's powerful," Ryuu said. "Comparable to a Tailed Beast, maybe stronger."
Kakashi and Guy both nodded, Kakashi forming a clone and both forming Lightning Blades and Guy opened his Sixth Inner Gate. Naruto tapped into Kurama's chakra again, using the first form, where the chakra was a simple shroud, and Fu entered her Version Two form.
"It's pretty big," Naruto said.
"Indeed it is," Ryuu nodded. "Let's go!"
He sprinted forward, Guy at his side. The statue threw a punch at them and they avoided it, Kakashi sprinting up its arm. Guy and Ryuu leapt at the Gedo Mazo, smashing their fists into its stomach, forcing it backward. Kakashi slammed his Lightning Blade into its head and it staggered back but the Lightning Blade failed to cut it, instead lightning from the jutsu raced over its body before fading. Fu, Naruto, and B all smashed their fists into the statue's head at once and it roared, backing away. Then, it grabbed B's fist and swung him around, smashing him down beside Ryuu, Guy, and Kakashi, the force sending them flying. It swatted Naruto and Fu and both flew through the air, crashing down in the distance. Ryuu stood, reopening his Fifth Inner Gate and sprinted forward, punching the statue in the back of the knee, dropping it. Then, he sprinted up its leg and torso, flipping and smashing both feet into the underside of its jaw, knocking it onto its back. As he fell back to the ground, the statue reached up, grabbing him. It began to squeeze, making him shout in pain and Fu appeared beside him trying to pry its fingers open, unsuccessfully.
"Let go you piece of shit!" Fu demanded.
Ryuu twisted his arm, setting his palm against its hand and growled in annoyance.
"Since you're made of wood, I'll be borrowing your hand," Ryuu growled. "Wood Style, Wood Golem Jutsu!"
The Wood Golem began to shoot out of the statue's palm, instantly forcing its hand open but not before crushing Ryuu's ribs and legs. Fu caught Ryuu, flying him to the ground where he began to heal himself.
"Fuck," Ryuu growled as his Wood Golem began to fight the Gedo Mazo, which was faster. "That aught to keep it busy. B, Naruto, go help."
Both charged in, helping the golem beat the Gedo Mazo into the ground. Ryuu finished healing himself and stood, reforming his wings and he and Fu flew at the statue just as it got tired of being hit. It punched the Wood Golem, blasting it into pieces and sending them at Ryuu and Fu. Then, it smashed B into Naruto, making B land on top of him. Ryuu and Fu flew around the pieces for several seconds before Fu shoved Ryuu out of the way of the Gedo Mazo's fist, which blasted her upper body apart. Ryuu crashed down off to the side and pushed himself up, seeing his medallion a short distance away.
"Oh no," Ryuu breathed looking up at Fu as she regenerated. "Fu!"
Then, Chomei's chakra began to fly off of her, forming Chomei in seconds before separating from Fu who collapsed. Ryuu sprinted over to her, grabbing his medallion as he ran and skidded to a stop, kneeling beside Fu.
"She'll be okay," Chomei stated. "She's immortal. She will just take a few minutes to awaken."
Ryuu nodded just as massive purple chains wrapped around Chomei, beginning to drag it toward the Gedo Mazo.
"Please work," Ryuu breathed, trying to activate both of his Mangekyo Sharingan.
His Susanoo formed over him and he grinned.
"Finally!" He shouted, Susanoo reaching out and grabbing the chakra chains, halting Chomei. "That doesn't belong to you, thief!"
"Let go!" Madara snarled, the chains trying to pull harder and began to drag Ryuu forward, Susanoo and all.
"Damn," Ryuu growled as his Susanoo let go with one hand, the chain beginning to slip through its other hand. "I said no!"
Ryuu shouted, his Susanoo using its drill lance to stake the chain to the ground. Madara shouted in annoyance letting the chains fade.
"Chomei isn't yours," Ryuu stated. "I'm not letting you seal it."
"You just want it sealed back inside that precious Jinchuriki of yours," Madara accused. Just as he did, the Jinchuriki, save for Fu, all began to glow white.
"What's going on?" Kakashi asked.
"The Reanimation Jutsu has been released," Chomei said. "They're all returning to Heaven."
"What about Fu?" Ryuu asked.
"She broke her contract," Chomei stated. "She is no longer controlled by the jutsu. She is still here by her own choice. She could return to Heaven if she chose to."
Ryuu nodded just as purple chains wrapped around Chomei again.
"Damnit!" Ryuu growled, Susanoo grabbing the chains again.
"Put the medallion back on her," Chomei instructed Ryuu, knowing Ryuu was only delaying the inevitable.
"Enough of this," Madara snarled appearing behind Ryuu and reaching out to the Susanoo.
Instantly, the Susanoo began to spiral and compress, taking Ryuu with it but releasing the chain, Chomei shooting through the air into the Gedo Mazo, being sealed away. Just as Ryuu was nearly gone, a wooden spike shot out of the blurred streak that he had become at Madara. Madara cursed as it began to pass through him. instantly, Ryuu was back to normal. Then, just as the wood spike passed out of him, Madara began again only for Guy and Kakashi to attack him, forcing him to become intangible again, allowing Ryuu to let his Susanoo fade and leap back. He skidded past his medallion, grabbing it and stopping beside Fu. He knelt, slipping the medallion over her head and picked her up, glaring at Madara.
"Keep her," Madara snorted. "I care not for an immortal child She's useless to me now."
Ryuu leapt back to B and Naruto as Madara held his hand out, the Kohaku no Johei and the gourd Madara had stolen at the coast both appearing beside him before he hurled them into the Gedo Mazo's mouth.
"This is taking too long," Madara stated. "It's time to move on with the plan. They are only a fragment, but they do not lack in power."
Instantly, the Gedo Mazo's nine eyes shot open and it roared, kicking up a powerful wind, making them all shield their eyes.
"Ryuu, has your Mangekyo Sharingan fully recovered?" Naruto asked.
"No," Ryuu said. "I can't use Kotoamatsukami in my left eye. But I can now use the rest of my Mangekyo Sharingan powers again. And I have a feeling I'll need my Susanoo, so I won't be using Kotoamatsukami with my right eye either. Sorry."
"I understand," Naruto said. "Besides, even if we did use it on Madara, we have no guarantee that it would even work, or stop the statue."
"Naruto," Ryuu said. "When I died during Pein's assault, I saw the Akatsuki's plans through Pein's eyes. However, I forgot about the exact details, until just now, actually. That statue isn't a summon creature or a creation of Madara's. It's the Ten-tailed demon. When the Sage of the Six Paths turned the Ten-tails into the Nine Tailed Beasts, that was all that was left of the Ten-tails. Now that all of the Tailed Beasts' chakra is inside of it, it's going to be restored as the Ten-tails. Even killing Madara won't stop that now. We have to destroy the statue itself before it finishes transforming. Otherwise, we're dead."
"Got it," Naruto nodded. "You ready Octapops?"
"Let's break that thing, or else we'll be the ones feeling the bee's sting," B said.
Ryuu glanced down at Fu then set her down, opening his Fifth Gate and stepping up beside Naruto.
"Enough playing around," Ryuu growled. "If we're going to stop this, I need to be stronger."
He took a deep breath then grit his teeth as he opened the Sixth Inner Gate, copying Guy. The pain was unbelievable. His Medical Ninjutsu was only barely able to keep up, and when Ryuu began to fight, it would slowly fall behind. But he didn't have a choice. He needed the power.
Naruto looked over at him then back at the statue and said, "Let's go!"
Read and review.
