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Chapter update after checking. Date re-release: 03.03.2016
Stage 6
Understanding is the Key
Three days later, Yukari's House
Naru groaned and slowly opened her eyes. She looked around but a headache was making it harder to concentrate and recognize things. After a few seconds she could make out her surroundings. She was in her room. She tried to sit up but her headache stopped her. She felt like she had been hit by Reimu's Fantasy Seal.
Yeah, Naru could remember how her mom had been hit by it once. She didn't need to think too long to guess it hurt like hell. Naru sighed and tried to calm down. Her head was pulsing like never before. She could feel every heartbeat. She looked outside. It was still day. Suddenly she heard the door opening and she slowly looked at the person who had entered the room. It was Ran.
She sat next to her.
"How are you feeling?" she asked after noticing Naru was awake.
"Not good. My head feels like I was hit by Reimu's Fantasy Seal," whined Naru. Ran smiled.
"That's normal after you pumped out so much magic. I will go and get medicine for your headache," Ran said and left the room. Naru sighed and massaged her temples. This wasn't going to be a good day. Suddenly Ran came back with a glass of water and the medicine. She helped Naru sit up and gave her the medicine. Naru took the powder and drunk the water. Sighing, she thanked Ran.
"No problem. But I think your headache is not only because what you did three days ago," Ran said, half serious. Naru narrowed her eyes.
"Three days? I was out for three days?" she asked. Ran nodded. Naru's eyes widened slightly.
"Yukari-sama brought you soon after you created your first spell card. It's nothing serious. You just overloaded yourself," Ran assured. Naru sighed.
"You said that my headache wasn't only because of that. What are you hiding?" Naru asked. Ran frowned and was going to answer but a voice from behind them stopped her.
"I will explain it."
Both Ran and Naru looked at the source of the voice. It was Yukari. She walked to them and sat next to Ran.
"Listen Naru. I will explain everything to you but first I must ask you a question. Do you know why youkai are feared by humans?" Yukari asked. Naru frowned and she started thinking. There was a few minutes of silence.
"I don't know. Maybe they… are scared of us?" Naru said unsure. Yukari nodded.
"That's right. Youkai are created by fear and unexplainable phenomenons. People were sure that everything that was happening that they couldn't explain by their standards was the work of unnatural beings," Yukari said.
"Youkai are scary because fear is what keeps us alive. And do you know what the scariest thing about a youkai is?" Yukari asked. Naru shook her head.
"They eat humans," Yukari said, with sadness in her voice. Naru looked at Yukari with eyes wide open. Yukari felt her heart clench tightly. She continued.
"That's right... you, me, Ran... even Chen. We eat... humans. There hasn't been a time when youkai didn't eat at least one human. T-that's why... I... didn't tell you… I hid this from you because...I feared that… you w-would hate me... And I… I didn't want that..." Yukari said with tears in her eyes. Naru was looking at Yukari with shock but she then smiled and hugged Yukari.
Yukari didn't know what was happening. She just saw how Naru was moving to hug her.
"I know," Naru sounded calm but her voice was like whisper. Yukari's eyes were wide.
"Bu… Ho?! How did you?!" Yukari asked, completely taken off guard. Naru smiled gently.
"When I was in the Scarlet Devil Mansion, playing with Flan. She and Sakuya explained it to me. They explained everything," Naru said. Naru smiled.
Flashback, A few months earlier, the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Basement
Naru and Flandre were playing with new dolls which Flandre had brought. After two hours both of them were hungry.
"Sakuya!" Flandre called. Suddenly the doors opened and Sakuya entered into the room with a bow.
"Yes, Imoto-sama?" she asked. Flandre smiled.
"We're hungry. Prepare something to eat. Human meat will do," Flandre said. Naru's eyes opened wide.
"Hu-Humans!? Flandre are you crazy!?" Naru shouted. Flandre titled her head, confused. For her it was normal; she didn't know why Naru was making such fuss about this.
"I'm a vampire. It's normal. And what about you? Haven't you eaten any humans until now?" Flandre asked. Sakuya was still in the room, watching the whole scene expressionlessly.
"Of course I haven't!"
"You're lying," Flandre interrupted her. Naru was shocked and her eyes were shaking. Flandre was looking at her passively.
"You're lying. I could smell human on you. And it wasn't your scent," Flandre said pointing at her. Naru took a few steps back. Flandre stood up and walked to her.
"You've already eaten humans. You've already eaten them. That's a part of you. That's a part of every youkai. My sister, Meiling, me, Ran, Chen, even Yukari. Every youkai eats human meat at least once. Yukari and Ran especially. They've eaten countless humans through their life. Its youkai legacy," Flandre said, looking at Naru closely. Naru was shaking from shock.
"Imouto-sama. Let me explain this," Sakuya offered. Flandre looked at her and nodded. She took a few steps back and Sakuya moved to Naru, placing her hand gently on her shoulder.
"Listen to me, Naru-san. You're youkai. Youkai, from ancient times, have eaten humans. It's because it's necessary for them. Because if they didn't do that, they would die," Sakuya said. Naru looked at Sakuya with eyes wide open. But she wasn't shaking anymore.
"That's right. Yukari probably gave you human meat to eat when she turned you into a youkai. I'm sure. Because every new-born youkai needs to eat human. Otherwise they would become weak and eventually die. But Yukari didn't explain this to you. Probably because of fear. Fear that you would hate her. It's the only thing she fears the most. You're her precious daughter. She would probably kill everyone just to keep you happy. So don't be mad at her," Sakuya said, grabbing Naru's hand and looking straight into her eyes.
If someone had been looking it would look like some confession of love. Flandre noticed this.
"Ohhh. Sakuya-chan I didn't know were in to young girls," she said. She snickered behind her hand. Sakuya's face turned slightly red.
"What are you saying Imouto-sama! Cut this off!" Sakuya shouted. But Flandre only laughed and flew away while avoiding Sakuya's knives. Naru looked at this and wiped the tears which were on her face. She smiled.
"Thank you, Sakuya. You've helped me a little. I'm feeling better now," she said to Sakuya. Sakuya looked at Naru and smiled gently.
"I'm pleased that I could help you." Sakuya bowed slightly, the smile still on her face.
"By the way. What about dinner?" Sakuya asked, completely forgetting about their conversation. Naru turned red.
"I've lost my appetite!" Naru shouted and flew out of the room to try and find Flandre.
Flashback end
Yukari was looking at Naru with a shocked expression. But soon she started giggling. Naru titled her head, but Yukari waved her hand to reassure Naru. Suddenly, she erupted into a full laugh. Naru was confused. She didn't know why Yukari was laughing.
"I-I can't believe… Haha… A-And I was scared… that… I would lost… you. How stupid of me. Haha..." Yukari said through laughing. Naru was going to ask a question but Yukari hugged Naru.
"I hope you will forgive your good-for-nothing mother," Yukari said with a bright smile. Naru couldn't understand what was happening but she wasn't angry. She smiled.
"Yeah, I forgive you," she said. Naru patted Yukari on the back.
They didn't know this but Ran and Chen were watching the scene with a relieved smile.
"Yukari-sama and Naru-san forgave themselves," Chen said while wagging her tails. Ran sighed and patted Chen.
"You're right. That's a relief," Ran said. Suddenly both Naru and Yukari walked out of the room, heading to the dining room to eat. Everything was how it supposed to be. Yukari, Ran, Chen and Naru eating together like family. This day was the best day for Yukari.
One week later
Yukari and Naru were in their garden with two more people. They were Sakuya and Youmu. Yukari had decided that before continuing with the spell card training, Naru must strengthen her body. In the shinobi world, jutsu was not the only weapon people used. So Naru must learn how to fight with weapons as well. But neither Yukari nor Ran used weapons. Maybe Yukari, but that was her parasol, fan and things she summoned through her gaps, not something worth being called a weapon.
Also, Naru was tall and old enough to wear other clothes. Yukari and Naru had discussed what Naru should wear. After a day of talking and arguing they had decided that Naru would wear cloths similar to Yukari but slightly different. Instead of a whole orange dress, she would wear a pale orange one, with a reversed strip going from top to bottom in the middle. Instead of purple, Naru was orange. (A/N: reverse color in Yukari dress from touhou 10.5 and you get Naru's outfit, its permanent!)
Naru was a little septic to the outfit. Mostly because it looked like it was for some elegant party that for fighting. But Yukari convinced Naru by showing her some of her fights against Sakuya and Youmu. After a short demonstration, Naru got to work.
Kicking, punching, dodging. Sakuya and Youmu were working together quite well, forcing Naru into a totally defensive fight. Although right now that was the case, Yukari was keeping herself informed of the fighting style Naru's world. There you could be attacked by more than even two opponents at the same time. Yukari would need to find a few new training assistants for Naru's sake. Maybe Byakuren and Toyosatomimi would be fine. She could probably convince even Flandre and Reimu. Aya wasn't a good option. She would immediately tell the whole of Gensokyo about Naru. And it's still wasn't the time.
After a few hours of defensive fighting they decided to take a break before another duel. Youmu prepared something to eat while Sakuya prepared tea. Ran was going to help but Sakuya and Youmu said that it was fine. Yukari was talking with Naru about manipulating gaps and how to use them in a fight. Naru was listening with full interest.
"She is determined. People in Konoha are gonna have a bad time. (A/N: cookie for those who get reference)" Yukari thought, looking at Naru. Yukari continued her explanations until the food was ready. Youmu was a genius when it came to cooking. Making a huge amount of delicious food for Yuyuko every single day was part of her job. Sakuya's tea was also delicious. An herb which Sakuya used was giving it a sweet and light taste, which was perfect for the meal.
After eating the three of them continued their training. Yukari decided to leave them and visit Konoha to see how children around Naru's age were doing. She called Ran.
"Ran. I'm leaving. I should be back in few hours." Yukari took her parasol and hat, before walking through a gap.
Konoha
Yukari appeared in one of the alleys, so no one would spot her. She walked out of the alley and started walking down the road with an open parasol. She noticed a few ANBU talking about something, but she ignored it. Through these years, Yukari had gathered almost every possible knowledge about the Element Nation and their countries. That was a cause of having too much spare time.
After walking aimlessly, she decided to finally see Naru's generation, and how strong they were. She walked into the alley and opened the gap, disappearing from view, before anyone could notice.
Uchiha Clan district
Yukari appeared in the middle of an empty road. She looked around, noting the destroyed buildings. She could see that a fight had happened here. But what was the goal of it, she couldn't say now. The damage indicated that the fight had been brutal but also swift, like it was an ambush. But how could someone make an ambush in the middle of district? Yukari frowned and started walking.
She could smell the scent of blood, but it was old; a year at least. Yukari opened one of the doors and looked inside. The building inside was destroyed as well. She decided to walk inside further. She entered the room which was probably a saloon. Tables were flipped, the floor had holes and even burns covering it. She could also see some dark, old bloodstains. Yukari could tell that someone had disposed of the bodies but didn't care about cleaning the more detailed things.
Yukari could imagine Sakuya's expression at such low level of cleaning. It would be quite an amusing sight. Yukari even chuckled under her nose. She left the house and walked further down the road. Suddenly she felt a presence behind her. It didn't last a second before something hit her shoulder. She looked above her shoulder and noticed a kunai in it.
She also noticed a boy with black hair and a serious expression. This boy was angry and was giving her a look which was asking what she was doing here. She smiled and pulled the kunai from her shoulder. The boy was shocked when there was no blood, and the dress wasn't even damaged.
Yukari turned fully forward to the boy.
"Ahhh, so you're the one who survived the massacre of your clan. Interesting," Yukari said to herself with an amused voice. The boy frowned and again became serious.
"What are you doing here? And don't even lie," said the boy. Yukari looked at the boy and smiled. He was interesting. She looked straight into his eyes.
"And who are you? A gentlemen should introduce himself first," Yukari said, waving her fan. The boy sneered angrily.
"Uchiha Sasuke. Now tell me your name," he said in demanding tone. Yukari frowned; she didn't like his attitude. He probably didn't know that arrogance is the worst enemy. She closed her fan.
"You arrogant brat. You better change that attitude or you will be punished," Yukari said seriously. Sasuke gulped but didn't drop his guard. Yukari was looking at him without changing her expression.
"I will ask again. Who are you?" Sasuke asked once again, in more demanding tone.
Yukari just sighed. This boy, no this brat, wasn't worth her time. He was arrogant, short tempered and didn't have respect. She opened a gap behind her. Sasuke eyes opened wide when he saw eyes looking at him from the darkness. Yukari's body half disappeared into the gap.
"You're not worth my time. Become stronger, then we will talk. Ohhh, And you better change that attitude of yours or it will kill you soon enough," Yukari said and disappeared into the gap which soon closed, leaving no trace that it had even been there.
Training ground
Yukari appeared in the treeline, looking at a group of kids who were training. The older guy was wearing a green spandex uniform with orange striped leg warmers and a flat jacket. But what was surprising about his appearance was his hair, forming a bowl shape that was shining in the light. One of the kids was wearing a similar outfit which scared Yukari slightly. This spandex outfit was like Kaguya to Mokou for her eyes.
At least, the other kids weren't wearing this outfit. In fact what they were wearing looked rather good at them. (A/N: I won't describe team Guy outfit, they are looking like in cannon)
Suddenly, both the kid and the guy who were wearing the spandex outfits made a strange pose which could materialize sun and water. This sight was too much for Yukari. She would need to deal with this outfit when she had the time. She wouldn't allow Naru to look at such a horrible thing. And the scenery was also scary. She would need Reimu to exterminate this thing soon.
She opened a gap and left the area. A boy with light purple eyes looked at the place where Yukari had been but didn't see anything. He raised an eyebrow but waved this off. It probably wasn't anything special.
Back to Gensokyo, Yukari's house
Yukari emerged from her gap and sighed. After seeing the Thing she decided that this was enough for today. She called Ran to give her some water. After that she left to see how Naru was doing. She found Naru breathing heavily, with bruises and a torn dress, looking tired. Sakuya and Youmu were looking like nothing major had happened.
"So, how was training?" Yukari asked.
"Naru-san is quite agile and has a lot of stamina. Her strength is also high. But she is short-tempered and needs more combat experience. Her reaction time is also average for a youkai. But it's nothing that good training wouldn't fix," Youmu said.
"She also fights with no plan. She rushes at the enemy and hopes for a lucky hit. And also what Youmu said," Sakuya said. Yukari nodded.
"Thank you for helping. I hope you can train Naru further," Yukari said and clapped her hand together. Both Sakuya and Youmu nodded and left Yukari's house via a gap which Yukari made. After that, Yukari walked to and patted Naru who was lying on the ground, breathing heavily. She looked at her.
"How are you feeling~?" she asked. On Yukari face was smile. Naru snorted.
"Tired. All I was doing was avoiding getting hit. It's still too hard to open a gap and concentrate on the enemy at the same time," Naru said between breaths.
"And how are you feeling?" Yukari then asked more seriously. She looked at Naru. More precisely, at her stomach. Naru noticed and touched her stomach.
"Nothing's changed. Still my head hurts a bit, but its fine," Naru assured. Yukari nodded lightly and her expression changed completely.
"Okay~! So let's go and eat. I'm guessing that you're hungry," Yukari smiled and pointed at Naru. Naru's stomach responded with a loud growl. Naru turned a shade of red which was deeper than a tomato. Yukari chuckled and both of them went to eat their evening meal.
One year later (Three years to where Naruto's canon time line begins, which is where they start to attend Ninja school)
Yukari was floating in the air avoiding been hit by danmaku circles made from orange kunais. In front of her was Naru, shooting danmaku at her with the same but slightly bigger dress, while holding a parasol and fan. Yukari had given her this a few months ago, which she had bought from Rinnosuke. Or rather she gaped them. Naru, after two months, had started to enjoy wearing her dress.
Right now Yukari was testing Naru's progress in danmaku battles. After avoiding a few more kunais she pulled out her spell card.
"Barrier 'Mesh of Light and Darkness'" Yukari declared. Yukari then sent a volley of bullets and lasers. Naru started flying around, avoiding the bullets and firing her own. Yukari released another wave of danmaku which forced Naru to stop firing and concentrate on avoiding bullets. Yukari smirked.
"Come one Naru~! You're more boring than Cirno," Yukari mocked. Naru smiled.
"Evil Spirit 'Disappearing of Yakumo Heir'!" Naru shouted and disappeared via a gap. Yukari looked around but a voice from behind stopped her.
"I'm here!" Naru shouted and released four circles of danmaku made in the shape of butterflies. Then lasers and volleys of bullets in different shapes fired soon after in circles. (A/N: Basically it's denser version of Yukari's spirit away. Eight lines of lasers, six eruptions of bullets and six circles of butterflies and slightly faster. I will try to sketch how Naru's spell cards work. In future maybe I will make it.)
Yukari moved away to avoid the volley of bullets. She then waited for Naru to appear. When she sensed her behind her, she fired her own danmaku. Circles appeared around Yukari and fired at Naru. Taken off guard, Naru got hit and the spell broke. Naru flew away and started firing a non-spell pattern. Yukari avoided each bullet with grace and fired her own bullets. Naru maneuvered through gaps rhythmically and hissed.
Yukari didn't give her a break. And Naru still wasn't used to using gaps and they tired her greatly. She grabbed her second spell card and declared it.
"Devil Spirit 'Death from Opposite Sides'" Naru shouted and bullets in the shape of butterflies flew around. Yukari avoided them and then decided to fire her bullets, but suddenly she noticed that the bullets had started moving horizontally. Yukari stopped her assault and avoided the bullets. However the bullets stopped again and started moving horizontally, but faster.
Yukari smiled and avoided the bullets without much effort. But then another wave of bullets appeared, this time there was more of them, shaped in kunais. It was denser and they were moving a bit faster. Yukari was forced to open a gap and disappear from view. Naru stopped and looked around. Then she hissed from pain.
From her back smoke was rising. She turned and saw Yukari who was smiling. Naru grinned and fired kunais in a denser version of a flower. (A/N: the pattern after Evil Spirit 'Xanadu of Straight and Curve'. It's just denser)
On the ground, Ran and Chen were watching the duel. While Ran was watching this with a rather calm attitude, Chen was jumping around cheering for both Naru and Yukari. Ran had to say, Naru was getting better and better. She only needed more control over gaps and more experience in close combat. But she was also a little worried. Both Ran and Yukari could see how the seal was affecting Naru.
It had made it difficult for her to concentrate, and it also disturbed her focus. If this wasn't there Naru would be better. In a few months the seal would disappear completely. And they still needed to deal with the fox inside her. It was slightly dangerous. In a duel, it could diffuse Naru and she could be caught in a very unpleasant situation.
Ran looked at the sky when she heard Naru's shout of pain. It looked like Naru had got caught in one of Yukari's spell cards and lost. Naru hit the ground quite hard, making a small crater. She whined and looked at Yukari who was flying to her.
"Itai, Itai~… That hurt," Naru whined. Yukari helped Naru to stand.
"You're getting better. But you need to be more focused and be aware of your surroundings because you can be hit by a bullet from behind you," Yukari said with a smile. Naru groaned but smiled. Ran moved to them.
"Shall I prepare dinner?" she said.
"Yes. Meanwhile I will visit one place. It won't take long. I should be back before dinner," Yukari said. Naru walked into the house, with Chen behind her. After that Yukari opened a gap and walked into it.
Naru's mindscape, Seal
Yukari looked at the massive doors of a prison. She looked at the charm which was on the door. What remained was only a quarter of it, and it was slowly decreasing. Yukari flew to it and examined it. It would take another five month for the seal to break, freeing the fox. Yukari bit her finger with slight annoyance. This was not enough time. Suddenly she gaped away because a massive claw flew out from between the bars. Yukari smiled.
"I see you're awake. Good. I want to ask you something," Yukari said as though nothing had happen. Kyuubi looked at Yukari.
"Then hurry up. Your presence disturbed my sleep. And I had such a nice dream," the fox groaned. Yukari became serious.
"What is your goal? What keeps you alive? What drives you?" Yukari asked. Kyuubi looked at her like she had grown a second head.
"What's with your questions? You ask strange things," Kyuubi said. Yukari smiled politely.
"I want to know if you have a purpose in your life. Do you have goal which keeps you sane? Or are you just a mindless beast?" she said. Yukari didn't break eye contact with Kyuubi. They both looked at each other, trying to understand each others purpose in the conversation.
"I think I don't have purpose. Maybe I had one in the past. But after the whole sealing thing, I abandoned that purpose. Because even if I was free, soon I would be sealed away again. It is be meaningless to have purpose if you are sealed soon after achieving it," Kyuubi said after a while.
Yukari frowned.
"Do you remember that goal?" Yukari asked but Kyuubi just shook its head. Yukari then smiled.
"So, maybe I should give you a new one? A new purpose to live, a new goal. How about that?" Kyuubi looked at her, slightly shocked.
"And be sealed away again? No thanks. Right now I just want to sleep. That's all," Kyuubi answered. Yukari laughed at that answer. Kyuubi growled.
"What's so funny? Are you mocking me?" Kyuubi demanded. Yukari calmed down.
"Your attitude is very similar to that of most youkai. I'm a little surprised. I thought that you would be more… wild," Yukari said. Kyuubi snorted. It had had enough and all it wanted was to go to sleep. Yukari then opened a gap and half of her body appeared near the cage. Kyuubi looked at her, slightly irritated, because on Yukari's face was this mischievous smile.
"So what is your goal, Yakumo? I don't think it's just talk, after asking me if I have a purpose in life," Kyuubi said. Yukari looked at the fox.
"You're right. I have a goal in this conversation. And I think it would be a benefit for both parties," she said with an amused smile. Kyuubi raised its eyebrows but didn't say anything.
"You see, my daughter is your guardian; more preciously, her body is your prison. And you are starting to affect her. In a negative way, which does not suit me or her. The seal is almost gone and soon it will disappear, which could cause great pain to her. And because I'm a good mother (A/N: Yeah right...) I want to make a deal, or rather, change our previous one," Yukari said pointing at herself.
Kyuubi listened to her; it wasn't like he had anything to do right now. Except go to sleep.
"You see my daughter is quite skilled in my art; manipulating boundaries and using magic. She is very skilled. A little short-tempered and sometimes she rushes forward without thinking but she is skilled. So she needs someone who will serve her," Yukari said. Kyuubi put things together quickly.
"You want me to be her shikigami, don't you?" the fox asked. Yukari nodded with a smile.
"No," was all Kyuubi said. Yukari looked at Kyuubi with fake surprise.
"I won't be a servant of someone who is weaker than me. It's humiliating, and also who is she, thinking she can just order me around? So my answer is no." Kyuubi was going to move deeper in the cage but some chuckling stopped him. He looked at Yukari who was chuckling to herself.
"I expected that answer," she said to herself. She took a few second to calm down.
"Well, you're right. Serving someone weaker is humiliating. But what if she defeated you in duel? How is that? If you win, I will set you free in the Elemental Nation. If she wins, you will be her shikigami. What do you think?" she said. She looked at Kyuubi. The fox didn't respond for a while, thinking.
"Fine. I accept, but you better keep your part of deal," Kyuubi said. Yukari nodded.
"Great, the duel will take place when the seal disappears completely, here. Can't wait to see this," Yukari said and soon left Kyuubi alone. It started thinking about the whole conversation, but it left that matter for later. It wanted nothing but to take its nap.
Yukari's house
Yukari walked out of the gap and saw that dinner was ready. Ran placed the last dishes on the table.
"You're back. Great now we can start eating~!" Naru said with a smile and started eating her meal. Yukari chuckled and started eating her own meal. She was also thinking about the training which needed to be done in the next few months. She needed to teach Naru how to control boundaries and gaps better. These two things were her primary weapons after all. The next few months would be hard for Naru.
A few months later, day of duel.
Naru and Yukari were standing in the backyard, talking about the duel. The day was sunny and there was no wind. Ran and Chen were standing next to them. Well more like Ran was standing and Chen was on Ran shoulder. Naru was wearing her dress with her parasol in one hand and her fan in the other. She was really starting to like those clothes.
"Listen Naru, this will be your greatest challenge. You won't get back with just a few minor scratches. Me, Ran, Chen and Yuyuko with Youmu, as well as everybody from the Scarlet Devil Mansion will be watching your battle. I think Reimu will be watching as well but I'm not sure. But be careful. It's not some low-level youkai. It's a powerful being and you can't hold back while fighting it. Do you understand?" Yukari asked seriously. Naru nodded.
"I want to hear that from you, (A/N: Reference is here. Try to Guess.)" Yukari said with worry.
"I understand and I'm ready," Naru said. Yukari sighed and hugged Naru.
"Give that fox your best," Yukari said with a smile and opened a gap. She turned to Naru.
"This gap will take you to the place where the fox is sealed. Remember. Don't hold back," Yukari said. Naru nodded. She took a deep breath and walked through the gap.
Naru's mindscape, Seal
Naru walked out of the gap and looked around. She noticed the big doors with tall bars. They were made probably from golden metal or something. She saw the remains of a charm. It was just some small pieces, barely visible but Naru could see it. She had taken a few steps when she saw red eyes from behind the bars. She felt that colossal pressure but she didn't flinch. Her mother was always bombarding her with her own power, which was bigger than that which was emanating from that fox.
"You didn't flinch. That means you're strong. Good. I hoped that you were strong. It seems that that woman, Yukari, taught you well," the fox said. Naru smiled.
"I'm still nothing compared to her. But she has taught me many things. And I will use everything I've got to defeat you!" Naru declared. Fox laughed at that.
"Just hope that you can prove yourself, little one. I won't succumb to someone who is weaker that me!" the fox declared. Naru smiled.
"Of course! But it's seems we've still got some time before the charm disappears completely. Mother probably asked you this question to you, but I want to hear this myself. Do you have purpose in your life?"
"I had, but this is the third time I've been sealed in someone. After the third time, I abandoned my purpose, because before I would be able to fulfil it, I would be sealed again," the fox responded. Naru nodded. She looked at the charm.
"Then when I defeat you, you will have new purpose. A new meaning in life," she said. The charm had almost disappeared. "So let's introduce ourselves." Naru opened her fan and bowed.
"I'm Naru Yakumo, Heiress of the Yakumo Family."
"Kyuubi no Yoko, Nine Tailed Demon Fox. My true name is Kurama. And I'm a woman," the fox grinned. Naru looked a little shocked but smiled.
"Nice to meet you. So, let's get ready!" Naru declared. Behind her, a few gaps opened. The fox got into a stance.
"Likewise!" she said. The charm disappeared completely and nothing was holding the fox in her cage. The fox charged at the doors and opened them violently. A loud echo went through the room which made the water at their feet tremble. The fox jumped out of her cage and roared loudly. Naru frowned and disappeared into a gap. The fox looked around.
"Hiding already! Show your face!" she shouted.
"As you wish," Naru said, from behind the fox. Her eyes widened when she heard Naru behind her. She looked but immediately closed her eyes because she got bombed by bullets. Naru kept firing her kunais at the fox, who got angrier and roared, making the kunais disappear. Naru eyes widened and she quickly got into a gap to avoid a tail which was aimed at her. The tail hit the ground and water flew everywhere.
Naru appeared in a different place.
"Ok. This is going to take a time," she mused to herself with a surprised expression. She took out her spell card.
"Evil Spirit 'Temple of Border'" she declared. From Naru, four lasers appeared, later along with an additional horizontal laser. From where she was, bullets started flying. They were bigger than normal bullets but smaller than bubbles. The lasers were moving slowly but the fox got hit by them because they were quite long and bullets also were reaching her. Suddenly a sound was heard and in the place of the previous lasers, new ones appeared, this time longer and making a wall, which forced the person dodging bullets around Naru. Also two lines of bullets of the same size were fired.
The fox got the full blow from the spell card. It was simply just too big. The fox growled and sent her tails at Naru. She was surprised and got hit by one, breaking her spell card. She was heading straight at a wall but she opened a gap in time to avoid being crushed into it. She appeared a few feet away with a slightly scratched dress. She sighed and looked at herself.
"Yare, Yare... That was my favorite one," she mused to herself. She then looked at the fox.
"You're really a troublesome one. I hope you've got something bigger for me, because that attack wouldn't be enough," she said. In reality this hit could make her lost consciousness, which would end this duel really fast. The fox growled and charged at her with her paw in the air. Naru opened a gap and from it, she fired dozens of bullets straight at the fox's face.
The fox lost sight of Naru and missed her by two meters, destroying the wall behind her. Naru didn't wait before declaring her next spell card.
"Border Sign 'Border Between Straight And Curve'" Around her, straight lines made from butterflies appeared, heading at the fox. Soon red bubbles appeared which were moving in a curve line. (A/N: In game butterflies wouldn't be moving straight at the player's hitbox but in a straight line. The red bubbles are moving like in Nitori's spell card; I think it's the second one from on hard or lunatic level.)
Because of her size, the fox again got the full blow of the attack. The fox jumped away and roared from anger. The demon then charged and aimed every tail at Naru.
Outside the seal, Hakugyokurou
Yukari, Ran, Yuyuko and Youmu were watching the fight between Naru and Kyuubi with great focus, thanks to Yukari's gap.
"Naru is doing a pretty good job, ufufuf~" Yuyuko chuckled to herself from behind her fan. Youmu agreed.
"You're right, but her attacks are doing minimal damage. Even if the fox has already taken two spell cards, it's still got the strength to fight back. Even if it can't hit Naru, she will tire herself faster," Yukari said with a frown.
"Why's that?" Youmu asked.
"She still hasn't mastered using her gaps. It's still tires her too much." Yukari bit her lips. Youmu looked confused and looked at Naru, who was continuing to fire at the fox and sometimes avoiding its tail.
"But... she doesn't… look tired," Youmu said, unsure.
"Look closer at her face. She is getting tired," Yukari said. Youmu looked carefully and her eyes widened. On Naru's face, drops of sweat were appearing. Her breathing was also getting faster.
"Soon, Naru won't be able to open more gaps. Flying would be her only chance to avoid getting hit," Yukari stated. Yuyuko narrowed her eyes at Yukari and Youmu's eyes widened from shock. Both then looked at Naru who dodged an attack from Kyuubi, flying away.
Scarlet Devil Mansion
The Scarlet Devil Mansion crew were watching Naru fight against the demon fox. A gap provided by Yukari was in the middle of the big room and the residents were watching from the ground, sitting on the chairs, expect for Sakuya who was standing behind Remilia's chair.
Remilia had her head rested on her hand and Sakuya was looking at the duel expressionlessly. But inside she was a little worried. In these months she had started to consider Naru as a friend. Naru was polite, maybe acting like Yukari sometimes but that didn't bother Sakuya or the other residents of the mansion much.
Flandre was watching the fight with clenched hands, excited. Patchouli was indifferent, Koakuma was excited, but not as much as Flandre. Meiling was watching with interest and seemed quite amused. Remilia was happy that something was happening but she was also bothered about something.
It was true that Remilia was able to manipulate fate, but she could also see it. Like a movie flashing in her mind, showing where people's fate was leading and how it was changing depending on their choices. It wasn't permanent and the vision could change. Recently the fate of one person had changed slightly. It was Sakuya's fate. Before Naru had appeared, her fate hadn't changed at all, but after their meeting, her fate was slowly changing. It wasn't anything drastic but Remilia could see that she would need to decide what to do soon.
To allow Sakuya to walk her path or change her fate what it was before meeting Naru. Through these past months, when Sakuya was helping Naru in training, her fate hadn't changed. It was in the last few weeks that Remilia had seen this change. And it was bothering her. She gave Sakuya a concealed look. She was standing there, unaware of her Mistress's look. Remilia turned back to the duel.
"Sakuya," she asked.
"Yes, Ojōsama?" Sakuya bowed.
"What do you think about Naru? Be honest with me," Remilia said seriously. Sakuya didn't answer immediately; she took her time to think. Remilia looked at her discretely, and saw that Sakuya was thinking intensively. Suddenly, she responded.
"I think she is hot-head, unpredictable, loud. She doesn't think, doesn't have a plan. But she is also nice, helpful, caring and polite. She has a good relationship with Imouto-sama. Overall, I think her presence is tolerable," Sakuya said. Remilia nodded and looked back at the gap. Then she saw a vision.
She saw Sakuya in a mansion but it was different. It wasn't her mansion. It was a Japanese style mansion, big and well cared for. She saw Sakuya walking down the corridor with tea on a tray. She continued walking with a smile of true happiness on her face. She reached a garden, in the middle of which was a big sakura tree. She saw two more people sitting there, looking at that Sakura. Remilia could see their outfits.
The first was a woman with long, red, straight hair with fox ears on the top. She wore a red kimono with orange flames at the bottom. Behind her were nine fox tails. Next to her, sat a girl in her early teens with long blond hair with an orange ribbon on it. She was wearing a western-style dress of a pale orange color. Remilia saw Sakuya give them tea and then sit beside them with her own cup. She saw how they exchanged smiles between themselves.
Then the vision ended, leaving a shocked Remilia. She grabbed her head to calm down. Her face was showing shock and disbelief. A bead of sweat was on her face. Sakuya saw this.
"Ojōsama? Is everything alright?" she asked. Remilia snapped out of her shock and looked at the worried face of Sakuya. Remilia quickly calmed down and nodded.
"Yea-Yeah, Every-everything is fine..." Remilia said. Sakuya was going to say that she should rest, but Remilia interrupted her.
"Don't worry about me. We still have a duel to watch," she said. Remilia turned her gaze back to the gap. She needed to think about the vision later. Right now, she decided to enjoy the show.
Back to the fight
Naru avoided being squashed by a fox's paw. If she reacted just a few seconds too late, she would be doomed. Her dress was half destroyed. From her arms and forehead, blood was dripping. Her breathing was rapid and uncontrolled. She fired another barrage of danmaku at the fox, who deflected them with her tail.
"Kuso! I don't have much chance if I don't do something. I've used almost all my spell cards. Only one left but I need to save it for later. I still haven't mastered this one." Naru thought and avoided another attack from the fox.
The fight had lasted almost two hours. Naru could still open a few gaps but she knew if she used them now, she would have lost her chance if one appeared later on. The fox was tough and her stamina was much greater than her. Naru decided she needed to hit the fox directly, with her punches. With gritted teeth, she flew straight at the fox's head, meanwhile avoiding her tails. She readied her fists and struck the fox right in-between the eyes.
The fox growled from pain but Naru didn't stop. She hit again and then sent a kick at the same place. The fox moved his head upward. Naru, seeing a chance, flew at the fox's throat to hit there but suddenly she was sent flying. Naru hit the wall, making a crater in it. The metal plates broken in pieces and fell onto the ground. Naru moved slowly from the crater to see a fist flying straight at her.
She couldn't get out of the crater in time and was dug deeper into the wall. She yelled from pain. She gritted her teeth and fired a few bullets. It was enough to make the fox take away his paw and give time for Naru to escape.
Hakugyokurou
Yukari was shocked when she saw how Naru was pinned down to the wall. Not only her; Ran, Yuyuko and Youmu were shocked as well. Yukari was angry. Although not at the fox, but at herself. She had failed again. She hadn't thought that the demon would be so strong and so tough. She didn't expect it to have that much strength after two hours of fighting.
Spell card system was created so that every hit made an enemy slightly tired. Pain from being hit was there as well but it quickly vanished so duelists could fight longer. But the fox had incredible stamina. Yukari started thinking that Naru could lose. Yuyuko noticed that and placed a hand on Yukari's shoulder, who looked at the smiling Yuyuko.
"Don't worry so much, Yukari-chan. Naru will be fine. I know this," Yuyuko said. Yukari looked slightly shocked but soon she smiled. She nodded.
"You're right. I should have faith in my daughter," she said and wiped a tear from her eye. Both of them looked at the fight and their eyes widened.
Back to the fight
Naru saw how the fox was making a ball in her open mouth. It was dark purple in color. Naru could feel the ridiculous amount of power. Soon the fox swallowed the ball and again opened her mouth, firing a laser at Naru.
Naru's eyes widened and, gritting her teeth, she opened a massive gap which swallowed the attack. The fox's eyes widened. Naru grinned and opened a gap above the fox. She didn't have a chance to avoid it. The attacked exploded into a massive fire. The room trembled and some fragments of it were destroyed, either from the blow or the fire.
Naru was sent at the wall. She was crushed into it and made a crater. She gritted her teeth and looked at the place where the fox was. Naru thought she had won but soon her eyes widened when she saw that the fox was standing. It had burns everywhere. It was just about standing, but it didn't look like it was going to stand too long. However, Naru was in a similar condition.
Naru managed to move out of the crater but she didn't stay in the air for long and fell to the ground. She managed to stand up and looked at the fox. Her whole body was burning from pain but she ignored it. She saw how the fox looked at her. Then the fox was getting smaller and smaller. Naru was looking at this with focus, expecting an attack.
Soon, in the place of the fox was a woman with straight, long hair, red like fire. She also had red eyes, reminding Naru of foxes. Her beauty was god-like. Naru couldn't disagree with this. She was wearing a red kimono with flames at the bottom. Under it was a black dress. The yukata was held by a black belt with flame designs. But what was surprising was that the yukata was barely covering the woman's breasts, which were really big. Her clothes were also destroyed and were barely holding it in place. (A/N: Omachi form Sengoku Rance but with red hair and fur and red and black instead of the original colors. Also her breasts are more covered, but still a little. Yeah, paradox.)
Naru gasped when she saw the woman. The woman walked closer to Naru.
"Now I see why that woman, Yukari, has got so much faith in you. But it's not over!" she shouted tiredly. Her voice was beautiful and sounded like a voice from heaven. Naru renewed her posture and brushed herself down.
"Looks like it. But I see neither you nor me have much energy to spend. It seems our fists will decide this fight," Naru said and smiled. Kurama nodded and prepared herself. Naru did the same. When they were ready, they didn't move immediately. They looked at each other with determination to win.
A small metal piece from the ceiling fell down. Everything then stopped. Time slowed down as the piece was falling. When the piece hit the water, both Naru and Kurama charged at each other with their fists ready. They met in the middle with their fists in their opponent's face. The shock wave destroyed the walls which were barely standing, revealing the destroyed place. But they didn't care.
Both Naru and Kurama didn't stop and, gritting her teeth, Naru slowly moved her head forward, overwhelming Kurama's fist. Naru then yelled and took a step forward, throwing a fist at Kurama's stomach. She gasped but didn't fall to the ground. Instead she also gritted her teeth and threw a fist at Naru's ribs. Naru yelped from pain but she threw her fist at Kurama's face which collided, making Kurama take a few steps back. But she managed to stand still and, with a yell, she threw a fist at Naru's face.
Hakugyokurou
Everyone was shocked at the determination of both combatants. Neither Naru nor Kurama want to give up. Yukari was astonished at the will of both Naru and Kurama. She could feel power coming from the fight through the gap. But Yukari could also sense something else: understanding.
Yukari eyes widened with realization. She then smiled. She now understood the meaning of this fistfight.
Back to the fight
Naru threw a fist at Kurama's guts. She spat saliva, but she ignored it and smashed Naru with an open palm in the face. Naru yelped but didn't fall and, switching her weight, she threw a punch at Kurama's, exposed left side of the torso, then without a break, she threw another at her face.
Back to Yukari
They were trying to understand each other. A meaning behind their motives, desire, determination. Every warrior encountered such a fight at least once in their life. Understanding the opponent's will. That's the moment in their life when a bond is forged. That's right. Whether Naru wins or loses is no longer a priority. Because even if she loses, the bond is already forged.
Back to the fight
Both Naru and Kurama shouted in union as they threw their punches at the opponent. Their fists collided with their faces, making another shock wave which trembled the area. Both of them lost balance but they managed to renew their posture and they swung their body round. Both of them, with gritted teeth, threw their head forward. Their foreheads collided sending a much greater shock wave than the previous one.
Naru groaned from pain but looked at Kurama, who looked back. They separated from each other and started breathing rapidly.
"Looks... like you're... on the edge... Naru. Give... up!" Kurama shouted, with pain in voice and swaying where she stood. Naru also swayed but cracked a smile.
"I've… still got… an ace... up my...sleeve!" Naru shouted and pulled out the spell card. Kurama's eyes widened. She tried to prepare herself but she couldn't because of fatigue.
"Abandoned Line 'Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station'!" Naru decelerated.
Hakugyokurou
Yukari's eyes widened when she heard the spell card name. She hadn't thought that Naru would use this spell card. She had shown this spell card to Naru to impress her. When Naru had seen it is she had declared that she wanted this spell card as well. And Yukari had taught her. It took her a few days but, in the end, she had managed to do it.
Yuyuko looked at Yukari.
"You taught her that spell card?" she asked. She was amused and surprised at the same time. Yukari nodded.
"Not my fault that… Naru wanted to learn it," Yukari responded, wiping a tear from her eyes, which had appeared from a laugh. Yuyuko sighed.
"Honestly. You're the worst mother I've ever met," Yuyuko said with a small smile.
Back to the fight
Kurama's eyes widened when a train (A/N: Kurama doesn't know what a train is, but for the sake of clarity I write train. I'm just lazy) emerged from the gap. Kurama wanted to move away but she failed and fell on her knee. She gasped for air and saw how the train was coming at her. She managed to look at Naru, who was smiling. But it wasn't a smile of victory which said that she had won. It was different. This smile meant that Naru understood her. And Kurama understood Naru.
Kurama closed her eyes and smiled.
"You won...mistress..." Kurama said to herself and then the train hit her. She flew with the train dozens of meters before the train exploded in a big fireball. Naru gasped for air.
"That was a fight...Kurama-chan..." she said to herself. Naru felt her strength left her. She then started to fall onto her back.
"Kuso… I don't have… strength..." she thought. But when she thought she was about to fall onto the ground, someone caught her and gently placed her onto the ground. Naru opened her eyes slightly and saw her mom. Yukari smiled.
"Everything is fine. Rest now. You deserve it," Yukari said. Naru drifted into darkness. She couldn't take much more.
Yukari gently picked up Naru and looked at Ran who was holding Kurama in her arms.
"Looks like you found family Ran~" Yukari said playfully. Ran just huffed and shrugged her shoulders. Yukari chuckled and opened a gap to take them back home. They deserved rest.
Few weeks later, Yukari house
Naru's eyes opened and she gasped for air. She rose from her futon but then the pain in her side stopped her. She winced and looked at herself. She was wearing just a white yukata. Also, her body was covered in bandages. She moved her arms and fingers to see how she felt. She was still in massive pain. Then, the doors opened, revealing Ran with a bowl and towel.
Ran noticed Naru and ran to her.
"Naru-sama! You shouldn't be getting up yet!" Ran lay her onto her back.
"Sorry. About the fight, what happened? Did I win?" Naru asked. Ran was going to answer but a gap opened, revealing Yukari who was resting on it.
"Hi, Naru-chan how are you feeling~?" she asked with a playful smile.
"I feel like I've been hit by a few trains at the same time and then hit again by several Fantasy Seals from Reimu-san," she whined. Yukari chuckled from behind her fan.
"That's understandable. After the fight you displayed with Kurama-chan, I'm shocked that you woke up so fast. I thought you would sleep for a month at least," Yukari said, in mocking surprise. Naru groaned.
"Anyway what about the fight? Did I win?" she asked impatiently. Yukari sighed and smiled.
"You won. Barely, but it's a win nonetheless. Also, Kurama is awake as well. She regenerated faster than you," Yukari said. Naru sighed with relief. She was happy knowing that everything had gone well. Yukari then snapped her fingers and another gap opened. From it Kurama emerged in her outfit.
Naru tried to stand up but surprisingly both Ran and Kurama stopped her.
"You should rest now. You need it," Kurama said with voice full of care and a gentle smile. But before anyone could say something more, Yukari clapped a few times, taking everyone's attention. They looked at her.
"Seeing that Naru is very eager to move, help her move to the room Ran prepared. We're going to make this shikigami contract. Ran go and check if everything is prepared. Kurama bring Naru to the room. You know where it is," Yukari said and disappeared. Kurama then helped Naru stand up and lead her to the room. When they were at the place, Naru turned to Kurama.
"Thanks, Kurama," Naru said before they entered. She smiled at her. Kurama snickered.
"No problem. This fight showed me who I really was. Just a mindless beast, without purpose in life. I was like a wild animal in a cage. Well… I have been sealed three times… so… anyway! Thank you, Naru-sama," Kurama said with a slight blush. Naru smiled and hugged Kurama with thearm that was resting on her.
"No problem. If you ever have a problem, talk with me. I will do everything to help you," she said. Kurama smiled and opened the door. Inside it was dark and with only a few candles placed in circles enlightening the room. There was also Yukari sitting with closed eyes. She opened them.
"Kurama, place Naru here and you sit in front of her," Yukari said. She pointed. Kurama did as Yukari said. She placed Naru and then sat down. Yukari then removed Kurama yukata slightly, revealing a part of Kurama's breast. Naru blushed slightly and tried to hide it but both Yukari and Kurama didn't notice it. Yukari took a small bowl with ink and started painting a seal between Kurama's breasts, where her heart was.
The seal looked like a ying-yang symbol but it was looked like a flame instead of a ball and there were dots around it. The tail of the symbol was moving down Kurama's torso. After Yukari finished, she placed the same seal on Naru.
"The seal on your body will transfer part of your soul to each other. Thanks to it, you can understand each others feelings and find each other, regardless of distance and dimension. The seal can be broken only if one of you die, so it's permanent." Yukari said, once she had finished.
"Normally there only one seal is required, on the person who will became the shikigami, but Naru doesn't know how to perform this, so interference of a third person is needed. Then the contract is performed between three people and, because I will do it, the seal on Naru will ensure that this contract will be between you two, not between me and Kurama," Yukari explained.
Both Naru and Kurama nodded. Yukari looked at both of them.
"Are you both ready?" she asked. They nodded. Yukari then started to recite incantations. Soon the seal on the ground and around Naru and Kurama start shining with orange light. The candles started to fade slowly. Soon Yukari clapped her hand together.
Naru and Kurama winced when they felt how part of them was taken from them. They saw how orange and red spirits flew around each other, forming a Ying Yang orb. Naru eyes widened from the performance. Soon part of Naru and Kurama flew into the respective person. Naru felt her body enlightened with red color and Kurama with orange. Naru saw the seal on her torso fade. The last candle faded away and the room was dark. Naru then gasped for air.
Suddenly sunlight entered, illuminating the room. Both Naru and Kurama looked at each other and smiled. Naru bowed.
"I'm Naru Yakumo, Heiress of the Border, I'm looking forward to work with you," she said. Kurama bowed.
"I'm Kurama. Former Kyuubi no Yoko and now your shikigami. I'm in your care," Kurama said and smiled. This was going to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship and maybe later, something more.
Omake (I forget to write it earlier)
Wiz: "Power. That's what defines strength when a fight or war is going to happen."
Boomstick: "And these combatants are literately pure power houses!"
Wiz: "Naru Yakumo, Youkai of Bourders"
Boomstick: "And Kurama, demon nine tailed fox! He is Wiz and I'm Boomstick!"
Wiz: "And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to decide who will win this duel."
Boomstick: "Wait! What!? Not a Death Battle?!"
Wiz: "Apparently not this time Boomstick"
Boomstick: "Oh, well. I hope at least this will be a match to remember!"
(About Naru Yakumo)
Wiz: "Konoha. Village in Element Nation which is proud of their will of fire and spirit of fight."
Boomstick: "They are so proud that their pride could reach the HEAVEN!"
Wiz: "But their pride is not empty. The village survived the Three Great Shinobi Wars, betrayals and two attacks of Kyuubi, the Demon Nine-tail Fox."
Boomstick: "Wait, are we talking about Kyuubi or Naru?!"
Wiz: "About Naru but the beginning of the story began in the same dimension."
Boomstick: "Ohh, ok. Anyway! In the second attack of Kyuubi, the Fox was sealed in a child, named Naru Uzumaki."
Wiz: "She was an orphan, like many other children after the Kyuubi attack. But she got far worse time. The villagers treated her as Kyuubi and turned her life into a nightmare. Through five years, she was stabbed, poisoned, drowned and hurt with countless methods."
Boomstick: "And she still survived. Talk about a tough childhood."
Wiz: "In one of the attacks, she was surrounded and then she activated her power. The Manipulation of Boundaries."
Boomstick: "Hey! Don't we have one person already who has the same power?!"
Wiz: "That's right. Yukari Yakumo found Naru in Gensokyo. But Yukari also saw everything that had happened that day when Naru activated her power. Nobody knows how Yukari found out about the power."
Boomstick: "Anyway. Yukari found her and decided to teach her her own art. Talk about luck!"
Wiz: "But that came with a price. Yukari turned Naru into a youkai, explaining that a human body would not be able to withstand the power. After turning Naru into youkai, Yukari began training Naru in art of danmaku."
Boomstick: "Or in other words, fire thousands of bullets at your enemy to blow shit out of him! I can tell, I want a gun that can shoot so many bullets!"
Wiz: "Naru's training took four years and after those years she was quite skilled in the art. She could fire thousands of bullets in different shapes and also create her own spell cards which are similar to Yukari. In her arsenal are spell card like Evil Spirit 'Temple of Border', Border Sign 'Border Between Straight And Curve' and few more."
Boomstick: "But one of my favorites is Abandoned Line 'Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station'! Which is literally throwing a fucking train at your opponent's face!"
Wiz: "But even with the training, Naru has weaknesses. Her manipulation of boundaries is still lacking in experience and opening the gaps tire her greatly. She is also hot-headed and rushes at the enemy without a plan."
Boomstick: "But even so, she is pretty tough. Surviving what a normal kid wouldn't have in her childhood made her body stronger and more resistant to pain, poison, bleeding and fire. Even without experience, this kid is a tough enemy because of her persistence."
Naru: "I will win."
(About Kyuubi)
Wiz: "The history of Elemental Nation is written with bloody letters."
Boomstick: "War raged over the land even before chakra was discovered. Finally one guy, or rather woman, took things in her own hands and ate the Chakra fruit which give her control over it. Damn, this woman just ate fruit from a God tree. Talk about determination."
Wiz: "After that she soon gave birth to two sons; Hagoromo and Hamura. We will avoid talking about the history of the second one and concentrate on the first one, Hagoromo."
Boomstick: "But we must mention that he and his brother fought with Ten-tails and Hagoromo become his prison, also called jinchūriki and become some-sort of demigod."
Wiz: "Using this technique he split his power of ten-tail into nine different tail beasts, one of which was Kurama, the Nine Tail Fox!"
Boomstick: "At the beginning she was small, but after a few hundred years, she was as big as a mountain and could annihilate this mountain with just a swing of her tail. Talk about raging fox!"
Wiz: "Kurama was roaming over the Nation, causing destruction without purpose. And after some time she was captured in an illusion by Madara who used her to destroy Konoha."
Boomstick: "But the plan backfired in his face when he was defeated by Hashirama and his wood technique. Especially his Wooden Buddha! Talk about force of enlightening!"
Wiz: "After that she was sealed in Hashirama wife, Mito Uzumaki."
Boomstick: "Well, the seal which she was closed was… a little overkill. Because, who the hell holds you with chains and impales you with metal bars!?"
Wiz: "After Mito's death, she was sealed in Kushina and later Naru. But even if she was sealed three times, it doesn't mean she was weak."
Boomstick: "She is the most powerful beast walking on the Continent! Her body is made of pure chakra, making her immortal and immune to disease and various kind of poison."
Wiz: "She also possesses an almost infinite amount of chakra, and her stamina is also high. And her power is unbelievable, one swing of her tail with not even at full power can destroy mountains like houses of cards."
Boomstick: "She can also manipulate wind which she uses to give a powerful roar, sending everything backwards or destroying a huge portion of land."
Wiz: "But her most powerful attack is Tail Beast Bomb. The power of it is like the power of 200 hydrogen bombs exploding."
Boomstick: "It's like having a nuclear bomb in your pocket, but more powerful. Talking about a bang!"
Wiz: "But even so, she is not invincible. She is very weak against illusions, especially those made by Sharingan. She also is quite arrogant which makes her underestimate her opponents. Also her size is also weakness, and in that form she is slightly slow, making it hard to land a good hit on the enemy."
Boomstick: "But even so, she is one walking powerhouse! One wrong move and you are done."
Kurama: "I'm invincible!"
Wiz "Alright! The combatants are set! Let's end this debate once and for all."
Boomstick: "It's time for a DEATH BATTT- Ahh I mean it's for a DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEL!"
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KO!
(Post duel)
Boomstick: "What a crazy and awesome fight! Talk about winning with the rail!"
Wiz: "While Kurama was far stronger than Naru and had much more experience in battle, her size and slow attacks turned the battle against her."
Boomstick: "Even her Tail Beast Bomb was used against her! Hell, that trick was awesome!"
Wiz: "That's right. A gap can be used in such a way. Yukari Yakumo used this trick as well in her fights. Also danmaku has got one unique attribute. Being hit by this attack tires an enemy slightly. And being hit by full barrage of it, even the stamina of a Tail Beast couldn't stand against it."
Boomstick: "Also Naru was faster and surprisingly more cunning in this duel."
Wiz: "But what decided the winning was determination and cunning. If Naru had used every spell card at the beginning she would have lose. But because she decided to not do it, it's gave her victory."
Boomstick: "In the end Kurama missed her train to the wining station."
Wiz: "The winner is Naru Yakumo."
Boomstick: "Next time on Death Battle."
Wiz: "To see the Death battle go to this link here → wiki/Gilgamesh_VS_Yukari_Yakumo"
Omake over
Ok this chapter is ready. Phew! This is THE LONGEST CHAPTER EVER! I checked. It is. Oh my god. The part when Kurama and Naru fight was very special for me. I felt the emotions which the heroes of the story felt, especially when they were understanding each other with the fist. This scene is very dear to me. I think I handled it pretty well.
Later, I will update the spell cards at Naru's disposal so you can better understand them. But I think your imagination is good enough to imagine how they would work.
Anyway write reviews, smash that Favorite and Fallow button and see you guys in next chapter. NerDeath out!