Chapter 47- Tid Vs. Inoichi
Me: The fight doesn't last too long, but this chapter is just a short one.
Rainbow Dash: Will I ever be free of this voice in my head?
Me: You'll find out soon enough. Anyway, I don't own the rights to Naruto Shippuden or My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
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Inoichi and I stood about twenty feet apart. I activated my Mangekyou Rinnegan and stood there, waiting for him to move. A few seconds later he drew a kunai and threw it at me. I blocked it with a kunai of my own. He charged at me and I charged at him. I was about to punch him in the face when he went for a low sweep. I anticipated his attack thanks to my Mangekyou Rinnegan and I jumped and kicked him in the face. He skid along the ground for a second before stopping and drawing three shuriken with each hand. He threw them and I dodged them. At that moment I felt something strange. It was a sensation I hadn't felt in a few years. I saw his body crumple to the ground and my eyes widened. I heard his voice. "Heh, seems like this battle is over." He said. I scowled. Then I remembered something. I grinned. "It's not over yet." I said. "What do you mean? I have you in checkmate." He said. "You must be forgetting about one crucial detail." I said. "And that would be?" "That I have a beast inside of me!" I said. His eyes widened as I allowed the beast to enter my consciousness. The ominous blue Chakra of the beast flowed into my mind, surrounding Inoichi before reforming into the beast in front of him. The beast stared at him with a look that said: 'I've got you now!'. Inoichi flinched and released the jutsu just before the beast would've crushed him with his hands.
I walked up to the beast and we fist bumped. With that he disappeared and I could look through my own eyes. "Of course, how could I forget about that beast inside of you?" He asked. He stood up. "However, that doesn't leave me out of options." He said. He put his hands into a hand seal I had never seen before. Just then, without meaning to, I drew a kunai. I drew back my cloak and stabbed my forearm. I winced in pain. "What's going on? I have no control over my body!" I said. Inoichi grinned. "I have taken over your body by projecting my Chakra into your nervous system. You are now completely under my control." He said. Rarity gasped. I had almost forgotten they were watching. I struggled to regain control over my body, but it was a futile effort. I withdrew the kunai from my arm and proceeded to draw back my cloak from my torso. My eyes widened. I couldn't let this continue. I closed my eyes and concentrated. (A little help would be appreciated). I said to the beast. You got it. He replied. I opened my eyes and felt my appearance change. I looked down to see my body transforming before my eyes. It was different than before, however. Instead of my skin ripping off, I started to become in enveloped in the blue Chakra. Inoichi's eyes widened. I felt my hair extend past my waist. I couldn't see what was happening, as the blue Chakra clung tightly to my body. When it dissipated I looked down at my body. My muscle mass had increased. I also had claws that extended an inch long. I had hair on my torso, except on my chest and stomach. My body had turned gray with blue lines all over. My cloak was on the ground a short distance away. I tried to move my arms and found I was successful. "You, beat my jutsu?" He asked in disbelief. I looked at him. "I guess." He said. Just then I felt something behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see five tails whipping around behind me. I looked back at Inoichi. "You're a smart man, so why don't we call this a victory for me right now?" He sighed. "Alright, fine. It seems with that beast inside of you my jutsu won't work on you." He said. I smiled. So he was coming with us.
I reverted back to my normal form, but I forgot to put on my cloak first. Everyone except Rarity gasped. I sighed and picked up my cloak. "Tid... What happened to you?" Twilight asked. I closed my eyes. "I guess I should tell you guys." I said. I told them the story of how my torso had gotten this way. When I finished, they were on the brink of tears; even Rarity, who has heard the story before. I put my cloak back on and looked back at Inoichi. "Alright Inoichi, you lost. You'll be coming with us." I said. "Alright." He said. "Can I come with?" Ino asked. "Sorry Ino, but you have to stay here for the next generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho formation." He said. "But, father." She said. He placed his hand on her shoulder. "Ino, I have faith in you. I know you'll achieve even greater things than you already have. You will one day surpass me, and that is a day that you must strive for. Focus on your Ino-Shika-Cho formation. Will you do that for me?" He asked. She nodded, wiping a tear from her eyes. They hugged each other for a while. When they released Inoichi turned to us. "Alright, let's go." He said. I nodded and we walked toward where the others and I had originally come from. When we got there we saw the mirror waiting for us. I took Rarity's hand once more. "Are you ready?" I asked her. She nodded and we stepped through the portal. As we emerged from the other side, I felt something strange. I looked down at my body to see if I had changed into a pony. Thankfully, I was still human. Rarity had changed back into a pony. (What was that strange feeling?) I thought. Soon after the others and Inoichi stepped through the portal. Inoichi was shocked to see the others were ponies, and quickly checked to see if he had undergone a similar transformation. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw he was still human. Just then I felt a fluctuation in the power levels in Ponyville. There was a sudden increase in power, as if something had evolved. The others didn't seem to have felt the same feeling I had when we had reemerged from the mirror. "Tell me something, Twilight. How were we able to use the mirror, when it hasn't been 30 moons since its last use?" Rarity asked. "Oh, well that was a little weird. Apparently it had been enchanted with a powerful lunar magic that is unknown to most Unicorns. Apparently that enabled the use of the mirror whenever anypony wanted to." She replied. "Oh, that makes sense... I think." Rarity said. "So, who needs my help?" Inoichi asked. "My friend Rainbow Dash here." I said. He turned to her. "Alright, let me see what I can do." He said. A few seconds later his body crumpled to the floor and Rainbow Dash's eyes widened. A few minutes later Inoichi returned to his body and stood up. "I think I see what's going on here." He said. "Great, what is it?" I asked. "When I was inside of Rainbow Dash's consciousness, I noticed another presence. It was far more sinister than her own mind, and much harder to control. It seems to be a mass of fear, anger, and madness. If I could somehow find a way to enter the deeper recesses of her mind, I could possibly get rid of it." He said. We all looked at each other. "How would you do that?" Twilight asked. "Well, usually I have a machine that helps me, but I don't think that's an option. I'll have to improve the Mind Body Switch Technique to do so. It'll take some time, however." He said. "Could you please do that? It seems like our only option at this point." She said. He nodded. "In the meantime, we should head home. I'll build a house for Inoichi to live in." I said. The others agreed and we went home.
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Me: Well, I'm going to reveal something. The feeling that Tid felt was actually a wave of magic that changed Vinyl back to her alicorn form.
Tid: Whoa, you revealed something, are you feeling alright?
Me: Yes, I'm doing perfectly fine. Favorite, follow, and leave a review! See ya next time!