Clash in the Snow Country: Legacy Version

Chapter 30: Kagirinai Kachuu

Rainbow Glacier

9:13 pm.

Doto wasted no time in acting. Hands flying through the seals, he shoved his fist forward to launch his Black Dragon. The attack shot forth with amazing speed and precision toward the three youths of Konohagakure. The scarred Uchiha, still in his winged bat-like form, flapped his wings and took off into the air. The girl did a one-handed handspring to the side, her form dancing in the thawing snow like she was perfectly at home. The blond, however, deliberately held his ground at the coming attack, and just made a face, just daring Doto to try and hit him. A fraction of a second before the Black Dragon would have pulverized him, Naruto activated the Kawarimi, making Doto's attack hit some log.

"MISSED ME!" Naruto called out from about ten meters to the west as he put his fingers on either side of his mouth, stretched it out and made an obnoxious noise.

Once again, Doto's face went red with fury, hating this cocky little brat! Again and again, he unleashed his Black Dragons at the hellspawn, no longer even caring about taking the brat alive to get the Kyubi. He just wanted this scum DEAD!

The Black Dragons continued flying, striking the land all over in an attempt to hit their targets. The attacks blasted crater after crater all around the Glacier, shaking the nearby land like a small earthquake. And still all three of them managed to avoid the strikes, moving around like shinobi three times their age.

"HOLD STILL, YOU LITTLE TWERPS!" he raged as his attacks hit nothing but dirt and soil instead of human flesh. His barrage wasn't earning any hits, but at the same time, it prevented them from doing anything else except dodging. Deciding enough was enough, he focused his efforts completely on the blond midget. "HERE YOU GO, ONE-EYED FREAK!" he shouted, throwing a taunt at the boy to see how he liked it.

It worked as the boy skidded to a halt, shooting the Snow leader a glare that made his face even more foxlike. Perfect! Doto reared back his arms and sent two more Black Dragons at the blond Genin, only instead of aiming at him, he focused his attacks on either side of the blond, counting on the shockwaves to hit him rather than the direct approach.

And it worked beautifully. Naruto went rolling across the ground thanks to the dual shocks encompassing all possible retreats. Capitalizing on this further, Doto brought his hands together for a standard twelve handseal sequence.

"Kuro Hyouton: Chou Kokuryū Bōfūsetsu!" A bigger Black Dragon shot forth from Doto's fist, this one's head bearing a more bulky shape like a battering ram as opposed to the spherical shape of the earlier dragon attacks, its sights set directly on one Uzumaki Naruto.

"Doton: Doryuuheki no Jutsu!" Naruto shouted, spitting out the mud right in front of him. Having only seconds left before impact, the ten foot wall began emerging protectively in front of him. However, it only managed to reach half of its completion before Doto's jutsu slammed into the wall, blowing it apart into countless pieces of various sizes; some no bigger than a grain of sand, others about the size of Naruto himself.

The boy himself went tumbling through the air and would have crashed head-first into one of the Glaciers had it not been for his female teammate leaping up and catching him. Doto intended to exploit this and kill two birds with one dragon, but was stopped when he saw a growing shadow at his feet.

The Uchiha!

Sure enough, Sasuke was dive-bombing as fast as he was able, mentally grateful for the prior fight with Fubuki to let him get a sense of his flight capabilities. Flying downward with the purity and grace of a hawk, he held a kunai ready to slice off Doto's right hand with it, knowing that even if Doto had the physical conditioning to react in time, he was completely caught off guard to do so.

That's when a piece of his armor opened up and a small metal claw fired out, opening like a hungry predator in the Leaf Ninja's path. Thanks to his Sharingan, Sasuke saw it coming and was able to change his course even at the speed he was going.

Unfortunately, that didn't help with his landing as Sasuke managed a controlled roll along the ground. Meanwhile, another compartment opened up and a second claw came at him.

That's when a whip of water lashed out, batting the claw away from the Uchiha boy. Both he and Doto looked on to see Sakura with a determined look on her face as she lashed out with her whip again. The water and claws clashed several times with deadly precision very reminiscent of battling snakes lashing out at each other. Seeing an opportunity Sasuke quickly ran through the string of seals and shot out a quick Shuurai at his teammate's Suiton. The lightning traveled down it right toward both of Doto's wired claws and shocked the weapons as it had with Fubuki. Whipping out another kunai from that woman's holster now at his leg, he severed the wires with one quick slash, sending the two metal claws through the air.

Doto growled in his throat, preparing his next move, when their blond teammate beat him to it. Using a nearby lake and the lingering amounts of snow and puddles, he unleashed his Ijoufu Suiryuudan right at the man. Doto was about to fly off to get some distance when he noticed Naruto himself was riding on top of the dragon.

"So you want to challenge ME to a battle of dragons, boy?" Doto demanded as he took off into the air. "FINE WITH ME! CHOU KOKURYU BOFUSETSU!"

Doto's Extreme Dragon clashed in mid-air with Naruto's Grand Dragon. The colliding force resulted in a brief but intensefreezing rainstorm around all the immediate area, like the very weather itself changed with this clash of the titans. As for the instigators of this clash, Naruto leapt off when his dragon ended and piledrived himself straight into Kazahana Doto himself, sending them both hurling back to the ground.

Doto's Nerve Amplification programming kicked in, his arm moving around of its own accord as he braced himself to prevent him slamming his skull into the barren earth. Flexing his fingers, he threw himself back on balance and swung his over arm around in a devastating chop to the blond's neck, removing the boy's head from his shoulders.

Only for smoke to appear in place of Naruto, cutting off Doto's gleeful joy and turning it into unrelenting fury.

At that exact moment, three other Narutos appeared all around Doto. Two of them had been hiding behind the debris of the boy's previous Earth Wall, while the third actually henged himself into the debris.

Nice! Sakura thought, realizing her teammate's scheme. Naruto had deliberately let himself fall for the taunt in order to set things up. He knew that his Doryuuheki wouldn't be enough to block Doto's followup attack; it was just a setup so that when his wall blew apart, clones would be able to hitch a ride and conceal themselves on other parts of the battlefield, while the decoy Naruto made sure Doto was put in place.

The next moment delivered on what the hyperactive blond had been preparing: The three Narutos all performed the Wind Shield simultaneously. All three fed their chakra into the technique, resulting in more and more power to the turbulent winds. Soon enough, they began feeding off each other as much as the three blonds. The maelstrom blew Doto off his feet and sent him flailing about like a helpless leaf.

Right into a fourth orange and black clad ninja waiting for him. This one with a loaded Rasengan with Doto's name on it. "SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR ONE STUCK-UP ASSHOLE!"

Despite all his sophisticated technology fighting for him, despite being flight-capable with his physical conditioning and programming, Doto was unable to readjust in time to meet Uzumaki Naruto. The only thing that saved him was the chakra barrier spinning to life around him just as Naruto shoved the Rasengan towards his face… and the man was still able to feel the spinning orb of chakra only half a foot away, tanning Doto's face from a lush pink to a slight red color.

Naruto, for his part, had not forgotten about the chakra barrier. He wanted for it to try and stop this jutsu that he shared with the Yondaime Hokage. There was no doubt in his mind which would be victorious between some technological piece of crap and his own pride and joy that was his self-created jutsu. Even while the chakra needed to maintain the Rasengan was burning his hand, turning it bright red with blisters appearing, he continued. To show that arrogant hothead of a ruler that no matter how many toys you had, NOTHING could replace good old-fashioned determination. The dark intention reflected in the boy's single visible eye, combined with how close that spinning chakra orb was making its way to Doto's head, left its mark all the way down on Doto's very soul.

Needless to say, the man profoundly wet himself.

New surges of adrenaline from fear and thoughts of self-preservation kicked in before it was too late, accomplishing what his programming skills could not. Yelling out in anger, to drive away his fear AND to teach this smug little BOY the way of the world, Doto rotated his left arm in a near perfect arc and slammed his left armored arm into the Rasengan, right on the chakra enhancer.

The result was a brief, forceful explosion from the jutsu as it shredded through the tech piece. Doto felt his left hand go slightly numb as both he and the boy went flying back from each other despite the soaring winds, a single crack appearing along his power seal unbeknownst to him. Never before had Doto experienced such shame, and only in the darkest corners of his mind could he admit to himself just how close the boy had come to ending his life.

Upon seeing the two blast away from each other, Sasuke and Sakura leapt into action, determined to use Naruto's setup to win this fight. The scarred-eyed boy took a deep breath and blew out his Karyuu Kyuuzou while Sakura threw two quick Faiatamas. Fueled by the minimized maelstrom the blonds were producing, the wind fed the flames, causing them to rapidly grow in size and power as they flew towards the man in the air.

"NOT THIS TIME!" Doto hollered at the top of his lungs, already running through his next seal sequence himself as he inhaled deeply. "Kuro Hyouton: Dogou Ryuujin!"

Exhaling hard, Doto blew out an astonishing amount of Black Hyouton at the small group below him. It took the form of a dragon's head a full thirty meters across, leering out eagerly for a meal. Opening its mouth, it smashed through the magnified flames of Team 7's fire and wind combo like glass. Halfway through to its targets, the Dragon God attack erupted in on itself.

It tore through the landscape like it was nothing. Entire sections of the ground were ripped up and thrown about, the Rainbow Glacier itself shaking violently from the explosion with several cracks appearing through it. Team 7's flames were quickly extinguished through the violent wind pressure of Doto's attack, as well as completely dispersing the wind produced by the clones, sending them, Sakura, and Sasuke all flying in different directions. Even under such conditions, the Kage Bunshins were able to reposition themselves in mid-air, allowing Sasuke and Sakura to avoid slamming into the ground to their probable deaths. Two of the clones hurled Sasuke upward to where the third one was supporting Sakura.

Scooping the girl in his arms, he flipped his wings upward to slow their fall as the three clones slammed into the ground, exploding into small puffs of smoke. Even with the higher altitude, the winged Uchiha was unable to completely avoid Doto's jutsu's aftereffects. The two held each other tightly as they landed back within the Rainbow Glacier, bouncing and rolling along the ground. They landed on Sasuke's right wing, pain shooting up his spine like a hot iron poker.

Doto, his face covered with a number of scratches but relatively unharmed due to his foresight to fly as far away as possible, flew back over to the glacier, seeing the two stunned on the ground. Got you! Doto thought happily. "Playtime is over, kiddies! Kuro…"

He never got the chance to finish as he heard more of that popping sound of clones coming to life. His nerve programming allowed him to slightly divert to the side as the first clone came flying at him, allowing Doto to elbow down on the blond double and dispel it…

… and to realize just how many more there were. All around Doto had to be dozens of Narutos. His jacket was gone, exposing his bare chest to the world. His chest, arms and face – with both eyes wide open – were all covered with scars and markers of the explosion. But what drew the man's attention was the red chakra surging around each of them. That kitsune silhouette again.

At once, Doto was railed on by all the blonds. The Kyubi's chakra fueling their actions, they actually bounced off the Rainbow Glaciers in a frenzy, coming at Doto from every direction imaginable. With Narutos raining down on Doto, he found himself unable to move even a few feet, his actions entirely consumed with weaving and dodging the blonds' kunai, wind jutsu, and more of those damned Rasengans at him. All Doto could do was use his arms to slam into the clones and destroy them. But for everyone he took down, two more seemed to take their place. And they were getting dangerously close to scoring several hits.

Once again, Doto had a grim realization that he would have never admitted out loud: His technology just could not keep up!

"FACE ME, UZUMAKI!" he demanded, slamming his fist into three more clones at once while narrowly avoiding another hit to his back. "COME OUT AND STOP HIDING BEHIND THESE – "

That's when the Naruto frenzy exploded from several dozen Narutos to nearly five hundred right as Doto said 'clones!'

"I'm the real one!" "No, me!" "Can't you tell, baka-daimyo, I'm the real one!" "Number 1 Leaf Shinobi, right here!" All the Narutos declared together at the top of their lungs. All that babbling was driving nails into Doto's very skull. Too. Much. TALKING!

To make matters worse for the head of the country, ALL the Narutos dogpiled themselves together, forming a massive orange ball as they clung to the Daimyo. Many of them had exploding tags sizzling, ready to go off as they kept right on with their motor mouths.

"Uzumaki Naruto right here!" "Next Hokage at your service!" "What's wrong, cat got your tongue, Daimyo-sama?" "I'm here, what you gonna DO about it?" "Seems like the BIG man can't take it!" "All talk and NO Bite!" "Loser." "Coward." "Bastard."

"STOP. TALKING!" Doto roared. He pushed his Auto-Chakra generators to their max. The violent force of auto-chakra exploded from all around him, throwing all the clones off him. They went flying through the air, landing on the glaciers, the ground, and even each other.

… as well as revealing a one-winged Uchiha Sasuke soaring through the air once more, Chidori flaring on his left arm and seconds away from striking Doto's face, which was now sporting what could only be called the 'Oh SHIT' face.

The clones grouped together to lock me in place for the Uchiha's attack! Doto realized as Sasuke thrust his electrified arm right at the man's throat. As before, Doto's chakra barrier sprung to life. Unlike before, with Uzumaki's massive power, the Uchiha had speed and momentum on his side. His face came forward at a steady pace. The chidori's power sizzled out with each passing second, but both knew all Sasuke needed was just enough to cut open Doto's throat and doom the man.

So that was when his programming came into play just as his power seal sported another crack. Doto darted to the side as Sasuke's attack cut into his flesh. A fresh scar appeared across the Kagirinai Kachuu's face, blood seeping from the wound.

"Guess for all your technology, you have one far more basic weakness," the boy taunted. "You can't keep track of us all."

Anger exploding within Doto once more, he got back his second wind as he threw a punch right at the Uchiha, who casually backflipped out of the way. That made Doto pause for a second. With those eyes and his position, why would he fall back instead of attacking again? Did he fear another hidden contraption on his armor, or perhaps he had a healthy respect for if Doto did land a punch?

When he felt something on his back, he instantly realized the truth as the boy's previous statement flowed through his mind.

The other one was behind him!

Sakura, having been propelled upward by a few Narutos on the ground, slammed her hands right on the back of Doto's armor, leaving behind two exploding tags on his back. Planting her foot on the base of his neck, Sakura shoved herself up higher just as the bombs went off. Doto took several more aerial somersaults to regain his bearings just as Sasuke caught Sakura's hand. "Good job."

The kunoichi didn't reply, only narrowed her eyes. The damage hadn't nearly been as bad as she hoped. She reached down for Mizore's weapon holster she had appropriated when she realized it wasn't there. Must have come loose with the explosion. Making her decision, she merely told Sasuke "Be ready."

Sasuke just looked at her in confusion. That confusion swiftly changed to disbelief as Sakura loosened her grip on her teammate's hand and dropped herself back down. Just as Doto recovered to start flying again, both of Sakura's feet slammed into his head, making him see stars. With nimble actions, she swung herself right on his back again, surveying the damage. The wings were only half attached now, and there was a large crack on the right side, spilling energy.

Planting both hands on the wings, Sakura gave a yell. With one determined act, she pulled down with all her might and tore off Doto's wings with her bare hands.

"YOU FOOL!" Doto shouted, seeing his wings falling to the ground. "We're STILL IN THE AIR!"

"Yeah," Sakura agreed as they both began falling. "Gravity's a bitch, isn't it?"

Just which member of Team 7 was the reckless one again?

Sasuke then realized what the girl meant when she said 'Be ready' as he twisted his body to a forty five degree angle and divebombed downward towards the falling pair. Doto himself looked like he had snapped, giving off random twitches and all sense leaving his eyesight. He reached around and grabbed the girl's right arm, and then positioned the female member of Team 7 to break his fall. He raised an eyebrow as he saw the Uchiha soaring at him. He punched forward, firing off another Black Dragon Blizzard at Sasuke, forcing him to dodge. Gesturing his hand, he diverted it downward to the dashing blond horde. The Black Dragon smashed right into the ground right in front of the blonds, blowing them back the way they came.

Right as Doto slammed Sakura into the ground.

"SAKURA!" both boys shouted.

When Doto made no gloat about taking one of them out, they looked over again. They saw it was not Sakura pasted all over the ground, but a log. Seems she managed to use a substitution in time. Relief poured over the two as Sasuke landed right beside the blond enigma, his curse seal receding back to his normal appearance.

Without a word of acknowledgment to each other, they ran forward as fast as their legs could carry them. Doto saw the two of them out of the corner of his eye and spun around, a punch ready for both of them, to which they dodged to the side and landed their own punches on the man.

Doto's face changed from outrage to glee as his entire being became entirely black. Skin, armor, the works. Cracks appeared everywhere, spreading through the body at a substantial rate. A clone! He must have switched out with the clone when he fired off that last dragon attack! Naruto realized.

A curse following from both male's mouths, 'Doto' shattered outward into thousands of small glistening shards. They formed lines in a cube-like formation all around the boys. Sharingan scanning, Sasuke saw the ice solidify all around them, locking them inside a box.

And once it's all done, the remaining shards will expand rapidly, freezing me and Naruto in the blink of an eye! Sasuke understood through his red eyes. This clone trap was an upgraded form of Fubuki's Freezer Clone. Sharingan spinning, he pointed to downward at a corner. "Naruto! Hit that spot NOW!"

Naruto responded without complaint, whipping his Kaze Kiwa to life around his right arm and stabbing the lower right corner of the cube. The lowest part of the cube was also the last part to be formed, making it the weakest section to exploit. The wind jutsu pierced the corner, blowing it apart with ease. Sasuke acted swiftly, throwing himself out and grabbing Naruto by the hair (since his jacket was gone, there was no collar to grab). He could hear his teammate yell in pain as hair was pulled from his scalp. Both of them rolled right as the cube froze in on itself, then toppled over from the loss of its corner foundations.

"DUDE, I AM WAY TOO YOUNG TO GO BALD!" Naruto roared, slapping Sasuke's hand off his head so he could nurse his tender hair.

Sasuke snorted. "Better bald than a popsicle. You're welcome, by the way." He then began looking around. Now where were Sakura and Doto?

A small scream from the glacier alerted him and Naruto as they both looked over, Sakura flying at them, her arms crossed protectively in front of her. Sasuke caught the girl in his arms on instinct, but the excessive force still made him crash right on top of the blond, much to his shock. He began flailing his arms about as Sasuke landed right on top of his head, making Naruto do a very accurate impression of an ostrich.

"You alright?"

"NNSFFFS!"

"I'm okay," Sakura replied, rubbing her hand on her right arm, which had a large red sore on it. "His punches might be deadly, but his kicks aren't worth much."

"NNFFFS!"

Still being ignored, Naruto planted both of his hands on the thawing ground and shoved his head up, revealing that his face was entirely blue from lack of oxygen. Sasuke and Sakura landed on each other right as Naruto took grateful breaths of sweet, wonderful air. "CUT THE LOVELY DOVEY STUFF ALREADY! Some of us still need to BREATHE!"

"Oh children…" came a sing-song voice that snapped them all back to reality. Standing just in front of the Rainbow Glacier was Doto, that predatory grin back on his face full force. What caught their attention was the spinning black ice maelstrom in his hands. "Guess what, Uchiha? I have ALL of you in my sights now! Kuro Hyouton: Ryuuguu!"

The spinning orb shot out from his hands like a cannon blast right toward the trio as they moved to untangle themselves to avoid it. Three meters from impact, however, the orb expanded rapidly. It grew into a huge dome nearly a full ten meters across. It enveloped Team 7 within seconds. The spinning black ice whirled like a tornado, the icy cold winds locking the three in place. The center was the only spot where they could move at all; the raging winds beyond that spot were too fierce to allow any movement.

"You two alright?" Naruto asked, hugging himself and shivering. What he wouldn't give to have his jacket back!

"Been better," Sakura answered, looking around as her hair danced around helplessly. "Sasuke, how about you?"

"Fine," he replied simply as he looked around, his eyes scanning for a weakness. He had no room to run, so his speed was useless. His eyes did catch the next action just in time for him to yell "HIT THE DECK!"

All three teens flung themselves to the ground as a chakra beam launched out where their heads had been moments prior. It traveled with such intensity and power it was able to pierce through the maelstrom easily. Team 7 also noticed the temperature had significantly increased as suddenly they were all sweating.

"Still alive, my previous little kiddies?" came Doto's voice again. "No cocky comebacks anymore?" His laugh filled the air. "No escape for you THIS time. With my palace, you won't be able to run, dodge, or even use that stupid Kawarimi! You're stuck in one place as I blast you to smithereens! I don't even have to aim!"

True enough, Sakura conceded to herself as she wiped her forehead. The intensity of that chakra beam was absorbed by the storm. So even if the blast missed, the heat from it became a part of the maelstrom. A few more blasts and this thing will become a superheated oven!

"So you're basically admitting your aim SUCKS?" Naruto shot back.

"Not helping," Sasuke told him as Doto answered with three more chakra blasts at once. Issuing instructions to his teammates, they were able to move just enough to avoid the blasts as the heat level rose again.

Which just caused Naruto to just laugh out loud.

"Losing it, Fox Brat? I don't blame you!"

"You really are just a BAKA-Daimyo!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Doto shouted back, no longer in a jolly tone.

"You should have just killed us while you had the chance instead of just playing with us!" Naruto answered.

"Naruto, telling the bad guy better ways to kill us is NOT in our best interests!" Sakura yelled at him.

"Relax, Sakura!" Naruto replied, putting his hands together. "All these blasts just proved my theory. High speed jutsu can still pierce this storm! And if there's one thing I've learned after all this time…"

All noise in the audience seemed to be ground to a halt as they watched the blonde fall towards the Hyuuga's perfect defense. The only noise was a battle cry from the attacking boy who didn't falter in the slightest. Even as he reached the very top of the sphere.

Naruto's outstretched arm hit the sphere. At first, for what seemed an eternity, nothing happened. Then gravity began to work its magic. It pulled Naruto's body downward, forcing his spinning chakra to merge into Neji's. The sudden mergence allowed Naruto's arm to pierce the outer shell and enter the Kaiten. His arm passed through as far as his elbow before the rest of his body hit the Kaiten.

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In response, Sakura gestured her wrist again and the water whip moved like a snake, shooting itself directly at Naruto's Kaze Kiwa. The tip of the wind technique met the tip of the water jutsu as the two collided. The wind drilled at the water, splashing it in all directions, but more and more of the whip forced its way through.

Naruto watched in disbelief as the tip of the Kaze Kiwa began to collapse inward as a result of the whip's force. Wind continued to shred water while water continued to push, and the wind's tip went from resisting to struggling, until it shattered completely. The boy's eye screamed pure disbelief as the water dashed onward while the raging winds died out, wrapping itself around Naruto's arm like a snake and moving towards Naruto's throat.

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That's when he noticed Homare in the air above him as he shot down another Razor Ball at the top of the Wind Shield. An image of his match with Neji where he pierced the Kaiten appeared in Naruto's mind.

AH CRAP!

Naruto shut off his Wind Shield as fast as he could, which was not easy due to how much power he had put into it, which must have been Homare's plan: shoot his Wind Punch and make Naruto put so much energy into maintaining it, he wouldn't be able to shut it off to escape when the Razor Ball came flying down, pierced the top of his shield, and slammed into his skull.

Hell no! At the last second, Naruto managed to shut it off, then jumped back to avoid the blow. Barely.

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Nadare punched upward, his Frost Storm clashing with Naruto's technique. It smashed through the tip just like Sakura had done during their duel with the Kaze Kiwa. As the Kaze Kiwa was one of the Kaze Doriru's parent jutsu, it too fell apart when the focal point was destroyed. In response, the Shimo Arashi lost more than eighty percent of its power as it slammed into Naruto's chest.

"… it's that the center of the dome is the WEAKEST SPOT!" Naruto shouted as he finished his seal sequence. "Suiton: Booruban Mizu Dangan no Jutsu!"

Drawing what moisture was left from Doto's own attack and from the ground itself, Naruto launched his jutsu. Due to the growing heat of the dome, the water drill was only at a third of its usual ferocity, but it was enough. It pierced through the middle of Doto's Dragon Palace and through the center of it, shattering it to pieces. With its focal point gone, Doto's jutsu fell apart on its own just as Naruto's Fuuton jutsu had each time.

Just in time to see that Doto had already fired off another chakra blast at them, revealing two small chakra cannons that had opened up on the top of his shoulders.

"Katon: Karyuu Kyuuzou!" The Fire Dragon erupted from Sasuke's mouth right at the chakra beam. It exploded on contact, resulting in a seven meter deep crater halfway between the fighters. The tremors caused by the blast threatened to knock down the Rainbow Glaciers, but they held for the time being. With that blast, Sakura tossed down two smoke bombs to help hide their presence.

THEY ESCAPED AGAIN! Doto actually did pull some of his hair out in his frustration, making him partially bald. He was so consumed by his rage he barely registered the windmill shuriken flying right at him.

"Reduced to little toys now?" he demanded, his eyes filled with malice as he chopped at the windmill shuriken… right as it exploded into one Uchiha Sasuke. Doto jolted in surprise as the boy's hands landed on Doto's arm, allowing him to reposition himself for a kick at Doto's chest. Doto went rolling back on the ground before using his other hand to stop himself and jump back to his feet.

"Looks like Kawarimi isn't so stupid, is it, DUMBASS?"

NO! Doto thought, his programming turning him around to see Uzumaki Naruto coming at him again with that deadly Rasengan!

Remembering what happened the last time he was in this situation was more than enough to make Doto lean back to avoid the blow, though the chakra shield still burst to life around him due to the jutsu's close proximity. He then saw a kunai and shuriken barrage coming at him from the pink-haired member of the team, as well as the Uchiha charging toward him from the left with that Chidori once more.

"IT WON'T END LIKE THIS!" Doto yelled at the three-pronged attack as his shoulder cannons rotated at the two boys. They fired out at point-blank range at the two while Doto swung his leg around to deal with the weapon barrage by firing out another round of Dragon Blizzards.

Only to see both boys disappear into bursts of smoke instead of dying. CLONES? Doto demanded, tired of all these tricks and misdirections. Then where are the… NOOO!

Too late, his suspicions were confirmed as two of the shuriken changed into the genuine articles. As his Black Dragons hit the barrage with the intent of the explosions knocking them off course, not onlydid the two boys manage to grab a stray kunai out of the air, but they actually rode the very explosions RIGHT AT HIM!

Images of those shinobi knives cutting his throat sent Doto into a near panic as he punched out in an attempt to stop the boys. Mirror images of each other, they placed their hands on his arms, diverted themselves from their path and flipped forward, their kunai burying themselves into the two chakra shoulder cannons, destroying them. The blasts burnt Doto's shoulders raw as he stumbled back, right as the two boys landed on the ground, spinning around on their heels to elbow the man in the gut. Without missing a beat, they continued their maneuver and slammed two uppercuts right on Doto's chin.

Dotos' head jerked backward, his head spinning like mad. His nerve programming kicked in as did a dual chop at the two as they came in for the finishing blow. Acting quickly, five more Naruto's appeared in front, taking the ton-powered chops for the two real boys, though the gambit destroyed half of them and made the last three, including the real Naruto, fly backwards. In turn, it allowed Sasuke the opportunity to slide downward for the Shishi Rendan.

And hit right on target, striking Doto on the chin yet again, much to his howling fury as he was launched into the air.

The remaining two Naruto clones grabbed the original and hurled him into the air just as they exploded out of existence from slamming into the ground. Soaring into the air with Doto, a wicked grin appeared on the hyperactive ninja's face as he crossed his fingers.

With more Kage Bunshin exploding all around the man, they began battering him around with the Uzumaki Kyokudo Rendan, with each clone shouting out each syllable. Unlike Nadare, Doto was unable to get himself out of this constant barrage of punches and kicks. With the last pair – one Naruto doing a double backknuckle while the other did a drop kick – Doto went soaring downward back towards the land.

His body was so battered up and sore that the nerve programming was starting to malfunction. As a result he was unable to do anything but watch as the pink blur came at him, her first pumped and ready.

"SHANNARO!" Sakura cried out as she punched Doto right on the damaged power seal on his chest with all her might. The seal burst apart into several pieces, both big and small. "SASUKE!" Sakura shouted as a few of the pieces cut her arm and face. "NOW!"

Doto slammed hit the ground from the girl's punch as the girl shouted. Just as he managed to stagger to his feet, the Uchiha managed to get into position and fired off his Shuurai no Jutsu. With Doto's chakra barrier gone, the lightning arched unhindered to its target: The back of Doto's neck. The lightning jutsu fried Doto's nerve amplification controller, using the device against him as the electricity traveled throughout his nervous system, earning an earsplitting scream of pain from the man.

After what seemed like eternity to the man, it finally stopped. Silently, he tumbled downward face first into the earth, hardly moving and barely breathing.

Despite all the pain, he was still conscious as he could see the three forms of Team 7 looking down at him. No… it… can't… it won't end like this! I… REFUSE… to let it end like this…

Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the earth. Pure, natural soil. For once without any ice or snow to cover up its beauty. Before, Doto had always disregarded it. The Snow Country had never seen this before, so he didn't see any reason to care for it.

And now, for the first time in his life, he thought he finally understood the appeal.

This… Doto thought to himself, blissfully unaware of whatever Team 7 was about to do. This… is what it all was for, wasn't it, Sousetsu?

With that thought, Doto's mind drifted back. Back to the early days. Back to when this all started…

At long last, the past will be revealed. What really happened all those years ago during the night of the coup? Where was Yukigakure's ninja force during all this? Why were the Saati Koukennin branded as traitors? What was the previous head of Snow, Tanomoshii Mikata, doing during all this time? Why was Kakashi in such a place? And just what did happen between the brothers Sousetsu and Doto?

Is it a tale of vengeance?

Jealousy?

Resentment?

Misunderstanding?

Or perhaps all of these?

Or maybe even… something different altogether?

Read and decide for yourselves…

who was in the right…

and who was in the wrong.

Next Chapter: History of Snow


(Author's Note) Alright, let's take care of the Elephants in the room first. Those of you that have seen the movie know that Doto was finished off with the whole Rainbow Rasengan, or Seven-Colored Rasengan. For those that haven't seen the movie, during Naruto's skirmish with Doto (which is FAR shorter than my version) as the dawn raises, the sun reflects off the Rainbow Glacier, producing the Rainbow/Seven Colored Chakra from the Princess Gale movie and combining that with Naruto's Rasengan allowing him to finish off the creep.

I actually made the decision early in the story to not include this maneuver in my own story. It wasn't because I disliked the idea; I had just taken this story my own way. From expansion of Snow, to its ninja, to the background segments I've hinted that. Plus, the fight includes Sasuke and Sakura as well, and I just didn't like the idea of a solo finishing move from just Naruto. This story has been about all three of them and their internal dynamics based off Part 1 of the Legacy of the Rasengan series. So I decided to forgo it in favor of my own designs, as I have done with everything else.

I also imagine many of you are thinking. 'NO! No flashbacks! This a bad time, finish off the bastard already!' While there are times I do think cutting to a flashback in the middle of things is a bad idea, I actually think this is the most appropriate time for it. Doto is on the verge of death, and not doing so hot. He's watched his homemade empire crumble around him thanks to three Leaf teenagers, and his decade-long plans… I really think it would make him start wondering and questioning his life decisions. Given those same decisions have affected the future of an entire country.

It will be only one chapter, and then we can wrap up Doto's portion. Fair enough?

Speaking of the next chapter, it's one I've been waiting to write for a long time. Exploring all the dynamics and history as a result of my machinations. So I do hope you'll all enjoy it… all three of you that probably care about such things.

But as I've said with other portions of this story, I've put a lot of thought and effort into all the elements. Backstory is part of that, and I like to show the fruits of my labor.

With that all said, I do hope you've enjoyed the fight. This one I actually had a little trouble planning out with what I wanted to do (looks back at the Naruto fight) so I do hope it appealed to the readers and that I haven't lost my touch on creating fights for this series.

Otherwise I'm in big trouble when it comes to writing Chuuten.

Dogou - Angry Roar

Ryuujin - Dragon God

Ryuuguu - Palace of the Dragon King

Auto-Chakra is a line of research headed by Doto and limited to only himself and a few trusted associates. While rumors of such a project are known throughout Snow, only that handful have any actual comprehension of what the project means. It is a pair of small generators located on the back by Doto's shoulders, each the size of a fist. They use solar power to produce energy to mimic the spiritual and physical combination that produces chakra, creating a chakra-like substance that is just as efficient. The generators are able to function to up to four straight hours of continuous energy. However, once used up, requires a full week of recharging before the generators can be used again.

Kuro Hyouton: Chou Kokuryū Bōfūsetsu-Black Ice Release: Super Black Dragon Blizzard/ An upgraded version of Doto's signature move with three times the power and strength, as well as depending on three times the chakra. The lifespan of this jutsu is only six seconds as opposed to the Kokuryū, but travels at a speed far greater than the its predecessor. Doto's Chakra Armor's boosts only make this jutsu deadlier still. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) (Kazahana Doto)

Kuro Hyouton: Dogou Ryuujin-Black Ice Style: Angry Roar of the Dragon God (roughly)/ One of Doto's most powerful attacks requiring high amounts of chakra that Doto is unable to produce naturally. Unlike most Black Ice Style, this attack is far more condensed, giving it a more 'solid' appearance. This gives it a massive amount of sheer brute force capable of demolishing just about anything in its way. Then, much like the Karyuu Saikou Kyuuzou, it denotes with extreme force. One common element it does share with other jutsu of this style is its instability that even those with the best chakra control can't overcome. It's highly possible for the jutsu to explode right in Doto's face upon delivery. In addition, due to the sheer amount of area it can affect, easily sweep up Doto himself in the blast even with his flight capabilities, making this attack an extremely risky gamble. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) (Kazahana Doto)

Fuuinjutsu: Reitouki Torappu Bunshin-Sealing Jutsu: Freezer Trap Clone/ A combination of Fubuki's Freezer Clone and Yukigakure's Four Divine Beast Sealing technique, requiring an advanced knowledge of sealing and Hyouton. Upon a hit from the enemy, the Clone will unfold into a cube-like formation around the attacker(s). The ice forms a solid like barrier to prevent the opponent(s) from escaping as it forms, but the formation is also the time when it's most vulnerable; all the more so when utilizing Black Ice instead of normal Ice given the former's instability. As with the Freezer clone, the speed and rate of the expansion is dependent on how much chakra is left within the clone. Upon completion of the cube, it will freeze anyone within the confines in an instant. Unlike Fubuki's version, the process is fast enough that a distraction is normally unneeded. (Low-A Class Fuuinjutsu) (Kazahana Doto)

Reitouki Bunshin-Freezer Clone/ A personal adaptation of the standard Aisu Bunshin (Ice Clone) developed by Fubuki, where the ice formed for the clone converts into motion to engulf and freeze the opponent it tackles, replacing the regeneration priorities of its predecessor. Speed and rate of expansion is dependent on how much chakra is left in the clone. The longer the freezing process is allowed to go on, the harder it becomes for the victim to deal with it. Thus the beginnings of this process is when it is most vulnerable and it's recommended to engage or distract the victim to ensure the freezing process can continue unhindered. (Mid-B Class Ninjutsu) (Fubuki) Included for Reference purposes.

Fuuinjutsu: Shijinjuu Torappu Reitouko-Sealing Jutsu: Four Divine Beasts Trap Freezer/ A powerful sealing jutsu that both freezes the victim and allows drainage of their chakra. The four sealers will bite both of their thumbs and get in the four cardinal directions – North, East, South and West – of the victim. They first bite their left thumbs and use it to draw a quarter of a circle on the ground with the blood, typically only a few inches long. Next they will slam their right hands down on the blood markings, stating the name of each mythological animal associated with that same direction: Genbu for the North, Seriyu for the East, Suzaku for the South and Byakko for the West. Kanji of each beast will appear next to the blood markings signifying the jutsu's activation. Brightly lit chakra will connect the four blood marks together and with a great burst from all four shinobi, that chakra will erupt into a blinding light, flash-freezing anyone and everything within the perimeter into a state of suspended animation. Chakra itself from the individual(s) frozen is also affected, allowing the sealers to draw out chakra from the victim. This is done by putting one hand on the ice, and their second hand on the ground making the sealers act as a conduit as the chakra will pass through the sealers themselves and transfer into the ground, where the chakra will dissipate naturally. This will only work on chakra that is actively being used (such as the execution of a jutsu), thus it is not possible to extract chakra from inside the victim itself. The seal will last for one week before having to be renewed. (High A-Class Fuuinjutsu) (Hari among others) Included for Reference purposes.

Kuro Hyouton: Ryuuguu-Black Ice Style: Palace of the Dragon King/ An entrapment jutsu employed by Doto. He'll gather his Black Ice in his hands to formulate the dome, or Palace as he calls it. This is the biggest weakness of this jutsu as the time needed to gather the ice makes Doto vulnerable, even with the aid of his Chakra Armor. The more chakra and time he puts into this, though, the wider the effects. Upon completion, he'll hurl it at the target. The Palace will expand outward rapidly and trap foes within its grasp. The speeding winds prevent any foes from moving about except in the very center. This makes escaping near impossible and most enemy jutsu used on this lose its power or rebound on the captured users. Especially with Katon-class ninjutsu, which are just funneled into the Palace to turn it into a furnace that'll roast the occupants alive. (Low A-Class Ninjutsu) (Kazahana Doto)

I do not own Naruto. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. Also, any jutsu that Tellemicus created that are used in this story belongs to him. Big thanks to Paintball-Gamer for beta reading this!