Chapter 51- Celestia Vs Tid
Me: There's going to be action, suspense, and surprises in this chapter. Get ready, cause it's gonna rock you.
Tid: Like a hurricane?
Me: Yes! I don't own the rights to Naruto Shippuden or My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
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Princess Celestia and I walked out into the castle grounds. We started walking away from each other and stopped when we were about fifty feet away from each other. We turned around and faced each other. The wind blew, gently whipping my cloak around my legs. We stood there for a few minutes staring at each other, waiting for the other to make a move. Eventually I made the first move and ran at her. I tried punching her several times but she blocked each and every one with relative ease. I went low for a strike but she jumped and sent me backward with a blast of magic. I slid backward a ways before stopping and grinned. I was certainly enjoying myself. She was surprisingly versatile, despite her looks. I charged at her once more, this time circling around behind her. She looked at me as I punched her in the face, sending her flying a short distance. She rose to her feet and looked at me with a grin on her face. I could tell she was enjoying herself too. She charged at me and I readied myself. She surrounded her hooves with a blue-ish-green aura and we went into hand-to-hoof combat. She was primarily attacking and I was primarily defending, and neither of us landed a single hit. I grabbed her hooves and raised my leg to kick her. She blocked it with a barrier and pushed me back with brute force. It seemed we were physically matched. I guessed it would come down to a battle of wits and strategy.
I activated my Mangekyou Rinnegan. "So you're getting serious now, are you?" She asked. I nodded. She smiled. "Good, then I don't have to hold back." She said. We charged at each other and collided with equal strength. I leapt into the air and brought my foot down in a fierce kick. She blocked it with one arm and counter-kicked. She kicked me in the side of the head and I was sent flying some odd distance away before landing on my feet. I looked over at her to see her move with blinding speed toward me. I blocked her punch and retaliated with a punch of my own. I punched her in the face again and she stumbled backward. I moved forward and began striking with a barrage of punches and kicks. Eventually she found the time to block one of my kicks and the tide turned from there.
The same aura I had seen before now surrounded her horn and she hit me with a beam of powerful magic. I held the left side of my chest, where the beam had hit. I saw that the part of my cloak that was covering that spot was gone, revealing part of the scar. I ignited my hands and jumped. "Fire Style: Flaming Comet!" I said increasing in speed as I fell. I brought my arm back and punched when I was close enough to Celestia but she blocked it using a barrier. I then remembered the powers the others had given me. I created a crystal blade attached to my left arm and struck the barrier with it, breaking it like glass. Her eyes widened. I spun my body and kicked her. I quickly took that opportunity to strike her in her blind spot. She let out a cry of pain before stumbling and falling to the ground.
She stood up and looked at me. "I'm not out of this yet." She said. A golden aura surrounded her body and she let out a blinding flash of light. When I could see again I saw her form had changed drastically. Her whole body was now the color of an orange flame, much like that of the sun. Her eyes were glowing white and her mane and tail had changed into flames. "I see you're getting serious now, eh?" I said. She said nothing. She charged at me but I didn't have time to react. In an instant, almost as if by teleportation, she was behind me. She punched me in the back of the head and I flew into a tree, nearly snapping it in two on impact. This feels a lot like some who has opened the Sixth Gate. I thought to myself as I pried myself off of the tree. If that's how it was going to be, then fine. I opened the Fifth Gate. My skin turned red and a blue aura surrounded me. "This is where it ends." I said. She nodded.
We both charged at each other at speeds rivaled by few others. We went into hand-to-hoof combat once more and again it ended with a tie. I jumped back a little ways to put distance between us while I caught my breath. She just stood there like nothing had happened. "How can you not be exhausted?" I asked incredulously. She smiled. "In this form, I draw power from the sun. The brighter it shines the more energy I can absorb. The more energy I absorb, the stronger I become." She said. I charged at her once more but she was faster and caught me off guard. She blocked my attack and sent me flying into the air. I ignited my body and fell toward her again, readying a punch. I went to strike and she blocked it, which I was prepared for. I used my Mangekyou Rinnegan to teleport behind her. Her eyes widened and I kicked her in the back, sending her into the air. I launched myself off of the ground and continued to kick her, sending her higher into the air and releasing my chains as I did so. I wrapped her in them and restricted her movement. I spun rapidly pile-drived her into the ground. I released her and jumped back up into the air, going for the attack that would end the fight, but not her life. I ignited my body one last time and started spinning. I saw her eyes widen as I drew closer. As I was about to impact her, however, the bluish-green aura surrounded her horn again and she sent a powerful beam at me. It stopped me dead in my tracks and sent me flying into the air. I screamed with pain as it carried me higher and higher into the air. It eventually stopped and I fell back down to the ground again. I was writhing in pain and panting heavily when Princess Celestia walked over to me in her normal form. "Looks like I won." She said smiling. "Seems like it." I said smiling through the pain. She helped me up and threw my arm over her shoulder. "Come on, I'll help you inside. I'll even give you the honor of sitting on my sister's throne for the rest of your visit." She said. "Thank you so much." I said.
We walked back into the throne room and she helped me ease into Princess Luna's throne. She sat next to me on her throne. "Say, Princess Celestia," "Oh, please, call me Celestia." She said. "Alright, Celestia, why did you agree to spar with me?" I asked. "I don't like being cooped up in the castle all the time; it's boring. I need the chance to stretch my wings and have a little fun once in a while." She said. "You certainly are my type of ruler. You love to have fun, and I respect that. I can't stand people, or ponies for that matter, that don't like to cut loose every once in a while." I said. She chuckled. "On the other hand you can be very serious when you need to be, which I admire. There's something to be said in that; something that cannot be said for a lot of others." I said. "Tid if I didn't know you were in love with Rarity I would say you were just saying those things to get me to like you. Although, you yourself have pretty admirable qualities. Judging by your character something tells me you wouldn't stoop to such tactics anyhow. You are proud yet humble; willing to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love. You don't see yourself as a higher person, even with your ranking. You are very caring and generous, caring more about others than yourself. I have to say, Rarity couldn't have picked anyone better to fall in love with." She said. I blushed. She laughed when she saw this. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to embarrass you." She said. "It's fine, I'm just not used to someone complimenting me." I said. We both fell into a silence for a while. "Tell me something, Tid." She said. "Alright." I said. "Tell me more about your friend, Itachi." She said. "Itachi? What for?" I asked. "I'm just curious to know more about him. That's all." She said with a straight face. "Oh, alright. Well, Itachi is one of the greatest friends I've ever had, despite him killing my mother and father when I was younger." I began. "What?" She asked. "Oh, that's a long story. Don't worry, he didn't want to. Anyway, he's incredibly loyal to his village and his friends. He was outcast by the village when he was a teenager and later on joined the group that I am also a part of called the Akatsuki to keep tabs on his younger brother Sasuke. He is a phenomenal shinobi and he was a Jounin by his early teens, which is impressive as most don't reach that level until their late-teens. He's very kind, despite his intimidating demeanor. If he can, he'll avoid a fight; and when he can't he'll do everything he can to end it as quickly as possible. Overall he's my best friend and I wouldn't want anyone else to be my partner." I said. She remained silent for a while. "Thank you, Tid." She said smiling. "No problem." I stood and stretched. "Well, it's been fun Celestia, but I should get back to Ponyville. The others are due to arrive any minute." I said. "Alright, Tid. I shall see you later." She said. I nodded and walked away.
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Me: Whew, that took some effort.
Tid: I was very surprised how that battle ended. That was clever.
Me: Well, now you have experience battling Princesses, so there you go. Anyway, favorite, follow, and leave a review! See ya next time!