Chapter Eighteen: Chain Reaction

"Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction."
― Criss Jami

Sairzul stood no chance, her control of earth paling in comparison to the embodiment of the very element, her raw power hopelessly outmatched even by the fraction of Gaia's power running through Naruto's body and yet deeper in her madness than any such being had ever before she shed the last vestiges of humanity in exchange for more power and escaped from the bindings of the forest. Her monstrous form arose and Naruto was grateful that there were no humans to witness the eldritch horror that arose from the decayed forest. Hundreds of carbon fiber tentacles shot forward faster than sound and with more power than a Railgun only to be stopped by hardened earth capable of withstanding a Tailed Beast's wrath for days on end. His Rinnengan burned with power as he used another one of is hybrid techniques "Samudaya: Twilight" and Sairzul shrieked in pain as her life force and mana were drained from her as fast as she could regain it and seeing as she regenerated it almost instantly it was pretty fast.

"Nirodha: Sunrise" was then released and the entire continent shook as the power of the Earth Elemental Lady was turned upon her and a new canyon was birthed as a second sun came to life briefly. When the "sun" disappeared only the core of Sairzul was left and it was pathetically weak until such time that "it" could enter earths embrace and regenerate seeing that possessing him again was impossible because she already did so and was banished and because Gaia's blessing, in the form of his Sage cloak prevented her from doing so. "Ayam Dukkha-Nirodha: Nightfall" ended the entire fight as her form was banished outside of the universe and since all her power was collected and then returned to the world, she would cease to exist as an individual once she crossed the homely environment of the world. The technique shouldn't have worked in fact but due to Gaia's blessing he had managed to meet the still astronomical energy demands and even finish it on the spot as a part of the Sentience Primordial's processing capacity became his.

And the he was on his knees once more as Gaia's blessing left as abruptly as it came leaving him weak and his body slightly worse than when it had found him after all containing such a massive power in an, albeit inhumanly strong, - human body especially divine one did damage it, taking away a bit over one million hit points and draining his natural energy reserves. While Gamers Body & Mind did make him mostly immune to pain and numbed most emotions but some still got through and exhaustion that reached down to his very soul and spirit was not something that the game could fix especially if what he now suspected the game to be was true. He woke a few hours later to the same dull grey sky, filled with the dust clouds from the previous battles and with a flex of his chakra the dust quickly gathered into a condensed pillar that was floated into the exact middle of the new canyon created by his techniques as the massively powerful magnetic fields faded away and as the sun cleared away he was faced with a lot of new tables but he ignored them as he saw a crystal, the size of a human being and burning with infernal red light right in front of him.

His power rushed forward and the might of the seal broke like water as his greater expertise and power overpowered that with which it was created. A torrent of red light exploded toward the sky and the last clouds remaining in the sky were banished in a three hundred miles radius as the pillar of energy reformed into the most powerful of all Tailed Beats and the embodied wrath of the Primordial whose piece it once was. Before Kurama was fully stabilized, Naruto used his Outer Path ability and the world dimmed as the King of the Underworld made an appearance as he launched a stream of black-red energy at the stabilizing form of Kurama before disappearing again. Even Naruto was taken aback at the sheer amount of power that Kurama just gained, almost tripling his already massive power and his form grew larger dwarfing nearby mountains and even his budding "Rinnengan: Ji Bie", his personal version of Susano'o. As the form finally settled, the power around him grew even larger but the feeling it transmitted changed from aggressiveness and dominance to protection and pride.

"Finally complete" Kurama mused "it has been so long that I almost forgot what it felt to be me"

"Tone down on the arrogance part" Naruto chuckled and the proceeded to jump on the titanic fox's snout "but it must feel good to have that hole within oneself filled"

"I missed you too, you know" the fox said, his crimson eyes softening "it was quite boring stuck inside a crystalline seal, after all"

"Aww, you big softy" Naruto joked "I missed you too"

"Of course, I'm just that awesome" Kurama boasted.

"First off, you stole my line" Naruto laughed "second we both know who would win in a scuffle"

"Well your wood release is a total hax not mentioning the Rinnengan" Kurama whinnied "it's totally not fair"

"I don't need either anymore" Naruto grinned "I have grown by leaps and bounds since we last meet, I dare say I may have surpassed Hashirama himself"

"You're delirious kid" Kurama scoffed "unless you can start raining meteors the size of a hidden village then no you are not there yet"

"Please who needs meteors when you can create mini-black holes" Naruto scoffed back.

"You finally got there" Kurama smiled "my old man used to do that to keep his Space-Time manipulation skills sharp though he did create a few hundred thousand at a time and always in the vacuum between stars"

"Damn" Naruto whistled "do you have any idea how he did so?"

"Not really" Kurama shrugged "none of us inherited the Shinju's inherent Space-Time warping presence and it's not like we needed it, at that time the strongest of humans were at best B-ranks and the demons were weakened by our mere presence so we never inquired"

"Well there goes a perfectly awesome technique, until I figure it out myself that is" Naruto grinned "but I need to make you an offer though"

"And that is?" Kurama asked.

"I want you to become my familiar" Naruto stated "if you accept you will gain a variety of skills and quite probably minor versions of my bloodlines and in return we will become connected to our very cores much like the seal did but more of a partnership than a slave-master relationship"

"So you would deny me my freedom?" Kurama asked.

"No, if you chose not to, I will not stop you though I would ask you to carry a seal of mine so that I can drop by from time to time" Naruto replied without missing a beat.

"Hmm, so what do you stand to gain from this partnership?" the fox continued

"It might further enlarge my energy reserves but not by much I suspect, a special skill or two if you have any such skills that they can be derived from and the ability to draw on your power" Naruto shrugged "if you would give me permission that is"

"I know this is probably a bad idea but why the hell not" the fox answered "but if you even think of treating me as a pet, just remember that I am taller than most mountains"

"Well that reminds me, you will and must learn and master the capacity of transformation seeing as my the nature of my power is tied to change and transformation" Naruto smiled "and that includes size changing"

"Oh I can already change my size, all of us do" Kurama said "did I forget to tell you that?"

"Yes, though that raises the question of why you don't make yourself smaller or larger to avoid capture or detection?" Naruto asked surprised.

"Well for once it's uncomfortable and to extreme degrees painful to became smaller" Kurama answered "and growing larger shoots my control of the bodies working to hell so that a big no, while this size is perfectly natural to it as we grew to it naturally"

"Well once we become connected, again, it should in fact be no bother at all as every form feels natural to me" Naruto assured Kurama "now do you accept"

"Yes, so what should we do to…" Kurama asked before he stopped flabbergasted, looking at something above Naruto's shoulders "oh, so that's how you see the world isn't it?"

"Welcome to the club" Naruto grinned ignoring his own popping tables for a moment "so any juicy details you may want to share with me"

"Well except for transformation and the ability to use very, very big Rasengans instead of Tailed Beast balls I can apparently use Sage Mode" Kurama shrugged as he quickly shrunk and his features morphed to resemble a lithe man, with red hair and eyes, pale skin and aristocratic features and yet both knew that even in this form Kurama's stats remained the same "and with the benefit of transformations I can learn Ninjutsu too"

"Well shit, all hail the new Ten-tails" Naruto mock-bowed.

"Not for a few more years at the very least" Kurama scoffed "you clearly don't know what our original form was like if you think Sage mode and some ninjutsu can close the gap of power between me and it"

"I know beings that can wipe the floor with it" Naruto shrugged "and I can possibly do that myself but I would have to use a lot of buff skills and then a shit load of [Epic] class items and a [Legendary] class or two or, of course, a single [Mythic] class item"

"You have finally found one of those?" Kurama asked, his face blank as he had yet to gain the full control of his faculties and thus looked more like a deadpan.

"Nah, but I made one though" Naruto answered "I told you I have grown and I didn't just mean on sheer flashy and explosive jutsu"

"So what is it?"Asked Kurama excited.

"It's called Fragarach, The Sovereign of Winds, it has a few other titles that I have yet to unlock but even so I fear to use it against anything that is human least I wipe out an entire country along with my enemy" Naruto explained.

"So it can be even more powerful, how?" Kurama was totally baffled at Naruto's explanation.

"Simple, you remember Soul Stones, well they can be refined at the cost of Mana and the sword needed exactly seven hundred seventy seven, [Miracle] Grade stones" Naruto explained "which makes the sword like an extended piece of a soul and thus can grow as its used, unlocking more and more of its potential until the point comes and it needs more materials to go ahead, mostly soul stones anyway"

"Well, that's so broken" Kurama did totally not pout "with all these boosts you will soon surpass my old man and he was no slouch"

"I know I'm that awesome" Naruto smiled "now let's see what we got from our little partnership"

[Congratulations Iwagakure has been flattened *(pun intended) you have gained 3.000.000 exp]

[You have unlocked Bonus Bosses [all Tsuchikage of Iwa]

[You gained title: The Butcher of Iwa]

[Congratulations you have defeated Sairzul the Unyielding Queen you have gained 50.000.000 exp]

[You gave up hope and were thus rescued by Gaia(besides you lost your Undead Bodyguards, not cool man, not cool at all): - 30.000.000 exp]

[You have unlocked Bonus Boss] [Sairzul of the Hearth (original form)]

[You have gained {Pentagram} class Recipe: Heart of the Mountain]

[Heart of the Mountain] [61% chance to successfully craft]

[The refined and concentrated power of a location is captured within an amethyst burning with the inner light of divinity. This gem amplifies the power and control one has over the elements of Earth by giving them a connection to Gaia herself thus granting almost unsurpassed control over it]

[Requires: 300 adamantium, 30 amethyst, +30.000.000 MP, 1 Essence of the Underworld, 1 Essence of the Wild, 2 Seeds of Talking Trees ]

[Effects (Pentagram-class) differ from person to person]

[You have became Gaia's champion ]

[You have gained +500 Vitality, +1000 Strength, + 500 Wisdom]

[You have received Ultimate-class skill: Gaia's Blessing]

[Gaia's Blessing] [Lvl.3 (13%)]

[As Gaia's champion you receive her blessing, making you the embodiment of all of the Primordial's ideals and philosophy, wreathing you in a cloak of supernatural power that temporarily lifts you to just below the power level of a god. However this power was not made for mortal use and until perfectly mastered it will continue to hurt the user once it fades. Doubles stats of the user once activated *(can possibly grow stronger with further development and alignment with the Primordial's Philosophy) , temporarily gives Imperfect Infinite Supply perk, once deactivated it causes 2.500.000 dmg. And drains the body of 25.000.000 Cp and 59.000.000 Mp]

[You have gained the following bloodlines}

[Lava Release] [300/300]

[Metal Release] [300/300]

[Explosion Release] [300/300]

[Crystal Release] [300/300] *(an abnormal mutation allows creation of Mana crystal from this bloodline]

[You have received perk: The Pillar of the World]

[The Pillar of the World]

[Earth is part of you and you are part of it and as a result you can use it like another limb allowing you versatility with the element unmatched by any but the Legendary Shamans of Old. Earth and all other related bloodlines are grayed out from the Attribute page and are automatically upgraded to the highest level possible, no longer needs hand seals or incantations for any of the aforementioned Attributes]

[You have bonded with Kurama of the Cataclysm *(complete version)]

[You gain +1000 energy, +1000 speed, +1000 vitality]

[Your energy stat has surpassed 4.000, you have gained perk {Life's Gift}]

[Life's Gift]

[Energy reserves are usually limited in how large they can become but you just took that limit and blew it to smithereens'. Congratulations, oh and by the way you now became an epicenter of Natural energy due to the "Life" you constantly produce. You gain a 35x energy modifier and 4x regeneration rate, +50% to duration and efficiency of all Senjutsu and Senjutsu related technique, +30% to Senjutsu exp gain]

[Due to your strength having surpassed 2000 you gain the perk {The Ninth gate}]

[The Ninth Gate]

[Your strength is so great that nothing can resist your touch and thus you develop a unique gift that allows you to seal a part of your strength and then release it when needed… with a slight edge of course. Allows to seal up to half of your strength *(stackable) and when released it doubles your strength stats *(stackable effect), the time duration of the boost is as large as the time the strength was sealed but sacrificing the duration and enduring damage to your Hp you can enhance the boost]

[Your sped has surpassed 1500, thus you gain perk {Railgun, what Railgun?}]

[Railgun, what Railgun?]

[Your speed has become so great that you actually hurt yourself but as the hurt increases the body adapts to achieve a unique anti-friction field in the body which allows one to safely cross surpass light's speed without burning themselves. You can now accelerate at the peak of your bodies speed much like you could in a complete void without blowing up the entire continent]

[Due to your vitality surpassing 3.500 you gain the perk {Kryptonian Density}]

[Kryptonian density]

[Even the strongest metal can eventually be melted or destroyed so you became denser and you can even tell people that in the time the need to get through your skin you could build a castle by hand... literally. All physical damage is reduced by 99%, you gain a 20x hp modifier and a 2x Hp regen. Modifier]

[Due to your wisdom surpassing 1500 you gain perk {Higher Consciousness}]

[Higher Consciousness]

[Your mind has already broken through the physically imposed limits and has reached to heights reserved only for the gods. You gain 15x exp modifier for mastering techniques, needed research time for developing new techniques is decreased by 99.5%, opens up (Psychic Tree)]

[Congratulations you have leveled up] [+ 71 levels]

[You are now level 307]

Naruto Uzumaki

Class: Gamer

Lvl. 307

Points to next level [138.000/ 358.000]

Age: 17

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 58.3 kg

Hp: 13.572.461

Hp reg. : 179.767

Chakra points:66.165.750

Cp reg. :24.060.272

Mp: 147.035.000

Mp reg. :53.467.272

Energy: 4.201

Control: 4.201

Strength: 2.070

Speed: 1.530

Vitality: 3.756

Dexterity: 1.000

Intelligence: 1.271

Wisdom: 1.753

Luck: 420

Special status: Uzumaki Clan Head(+ 50 Intelligence, +75 Vitality, +10 Speed, + 2x exp in fuinjutsu and technique creation), , Trap master (+10% to [traps] and + 10% to [stealth]), Perfect Control (Your Control is always equal to your energy due to the Wood Release Chakra in your Chakra coils)

Half-Ascended (Perfect Control of all inner energies such as [Yang Chakra], [Ying Chakra], [Ki], [Mana] etc. and {Perfect Body} perk)

Points:710

Three months later, in the Land of Iron

It was a grand day, not necessarily a good one but grand days nonetheless as the four Kage of the remaining Superpowers of the Elemental nations meet the new self-proclaimed First Sorakage, Naruto Uzumaki or as he was known to a select few, Naruto Namikaze, the Butcher of Iwa. While the other Kage's had already arrived and their delegations were spreading around to find places to stay in case the Summit lasted longer than expected,- the Sorakage and his own entourage were nowhere to be seen and people were starting to believe he wouldn't show up at all. It was at that moment that the whispers were at their peak that Naruto and two other people obscured due to their armors, shimmered into view, at the base of the tower where the Summit was to be held. The Samurai guards moved for the kill as their training dictated but sand, flowing from the armored shinobi on Naruto's right, wrists, stopped them cold as Naruto passed through the temporarily disabled guard without breaking stride.

His entrance in the chamber where the other Kage were sitting discussing among themselves caused for silence to fall immediately as he sat down in is appointed seat with seemingly no care in the world, waving at a weary Tsunade and sending a bone-chilling smirk at B and the Raikage and pretty much ignoring the other two. His guards took their places at his side, removing their helmets to reveal Gaara and another red-haired young man, with crimson eyes and a soft face belying his position as a Kage's personal guard. Uneasiness settled as each and every one of them was measuring up the others, even Naruto and his guards whom to the world looked oblivious to the world at large instead focusing on a single point in the table and never straying from it. The tension was broken as their mediator, the Legendary Shinobi slayer entered the room and cleared his throat to get their attention before seating himself at the head of the table.

"Welcome to Iron country on such a short notice to discuss the problems that plague us all" Mifune began "I thus declare this Summit started"

"I'm afraid Mifune-sama that I've been summoned at this meeting under false pretences" Naruto politely interjected.

"And why would that be Naruto-san?" asked Mifune over the angry buzzing of the other Kage.

"Well, you see I personally and the village I lead have no such problems" Naruto calmly replied "in fact I may dare to say that my village is flourishing"

"Because you destroyed another one" roared the Raikage "my ally and in a cowardly fashion with more than half their forces away to fight in a war, breaking many treaties"

"Treaties I never signed, treaties that never included me as an individual for it was I alone who struck at Iwa for misdeeds heaped upon me from their actions" Naruto replied almost lazily "but even if my village was the one who attacked Iwa and not an individual such as me, at the time not even formally known as a leader of my village, merely as the one who founded it,- it still would have meant nothing as we are not bound by the treaties you mentioned having never been a signatory"

"What A here means" Interjected the Mizukage, Mei Terumi " is that what you have done has set a precedent that makes this a far unsafe world if any village or individual can attack at another village at their weakest"

"You man like you destroy all up and coming competitors?" Naruto asked with a faux-confused expression "or are they not considered villages before your eyes? Are their lives worth less than that of the so called Big Five? Oh sorry that would be the Big Four now"

"Enough we invite you to join our table but you rebuke our offer of partnership and alliance" The Raikage roared "I shall not aid your village when the Akatsuki come after your Tailed Beast"

"And I never said I needed your help" Naruto waved off his threats "in fact you will find that you need my help more than I need you"

"What do you speak child?" Mifune asked.

"Simple, Mifune-sama, I already fought and won against members of the Akatsuki even though they could leave with their lives" Naruto informed him off-handedly "I know all their members and their weaknesses and my power is more than sufficient to fight them all and come out the winner"

"I see and how would you know of such a thing if you have not collaborated with them?" asked the Kazekage.

"Why the same way third of your village now needs rebuilding" Naruto grinned at him "I fought them" technically telling the truth as he had fought them, though in different timelines.

"You insolent little…." The Kazekage started but was stopped by Tsunade.

"Please then enlighten us of this organization" Tsunade asked wearily.

"I see no reason to inform you of anything seeing as half of those who sit here conspired to destroy my clan and the other half conspires to end my existence" Naruto answered "I only came here in respect of Mifune-sama rather than out of any need to make friends with you"

"Bold words for a young village leader" Mei commented "and an even younger village"

"Tell me dear Mei, how have your infiltration endeavors been going or any of yours really" Naruto gestured to the bristling Kage "well perhaps Jiraya's attempts but then again I enjoy drinking tea with him while he believes to have a sensor of my caliber, fooled"

"You're bluffing" exclaimed Tsunade.

"I do not bluff cousin" Naruto grinned at her "neither do I try to kill one and then when I fail try to kill his clan members, it's just too rude"

"You have no proof" shouted the Raikage and Kazekage at the same time.

"Of course I did not or your villages would have followed Iwa into flattening" Naruto waved them off "but that doesn't mean I'm stupid or naive enough to believe that you wouldn't retaliate especially now that one of the three Big Villages who participated in the Uzumaki massacre, is gone at the hands of one"

"But you are not an Uzumaki are you?" Tsunade asked slyly "you are more your fathers son aren't you?"

"Perhaps but the fact that the Uzumaki blood still runs into my vein and their potent chakra strengthens my body makes me more of an Uzumaki than even those who share the more well known traits Hokage-sama" Naruto spoke, his smile fading away for the first time "and the fact that my father was the so called bane of Iwa doesn't make me naturally inclined to destroy that village after all we are not our father's, are we Hokage-sama, Raikage-sama"

"How dare you" Tsunade spouted

"I'll tear you to pieces you little piece of shit" the Raikage shouted standing and all present in the room followed his action preparing for a fight, except for Naruto and his guards who didn't even seem to notice the Killing Intent in the room.

"Enough" Mifune bellowed losing his patience at the behavior of the present shinobi, his hand resting above his sword "we are here to discuss matters that threaten the safety of the peace in our nations not to squabble like children"

"He has no respect for his betters" spat the Kazekage "just because he destroyed Iwa in a cowardly attack he thinks that we will bow to his whims"

"I do not think that, I merely do not see you as actual threats" Naruto lazily responded "and seeing as might makes right in our world, I'm not concerned to follow your whims"

"Ours are not whims" the Mizukage exploded.

"Pardon ma'am, perhaps you really are not aware of the true nature of this Summit" Naruto smiled his trademark smile at her.

"And what would that be?" asked Mifune, confused at the way the new Sorakage was handling this situation.

"Quite simple really. This Summit was called to cow my village and me into obedience to your villages using the threat of the Akatsuki as a pretext for some form of unity with one of you as leaders" Naruto explained "perhaps with Konoha or Kumo as the leader seeing as they are the most powerful villages of this new coalition"

"Is this true A?" asked an infuriated Mei.

"Of course not" the Raikage defended "he is merely trying to drive a wedge between us so he can grab for more power"

"More power?" Naruto asked laughing bitterly as his chakra exploded outwards, forming a visible aureola around him "I need not for more power A, I have all the power I need and more and the three of you who think that I will bow will have to reconsider your plans for I can very well stand alone and win against anything you and the Akatsuki can throw at me"

"And Kiri will side with him" Mei declared "I cannot believe you would try to pull off something like this without first consulting me, your peer"

"Ah but you are no longer their peer, is she?" Naruto asked "you are now an enemy while before you were merely another morsel in their plan to there be only one major village"

"Of course nobody here believes your little coalition will last for very long not with Tsuande's aggressive policy or A's own policy of kidnapping or killing anything and anyone who can be useful and/or dangerous to his village" Naruto continued "or the Kazekage's desperate attempts to return to their former glory, even going as far as making his own Daimyo a genjutusu controlled puppet"

"You would use me for this kind of farce?" asked Mifune enraged "I should kill you all where you stand and I would were it not for you being my guests but once you leave you shall no longer be welcome here"

"As should be" Naruto smirked.

"That includes you to" Mifune turned toward him "I want you out of my sight and my country once this farce of a summit is done"

"Of course, I never presumed to be exempt from such a reaction, I am after all a Kage as is Sasuke now with Orochimaru gone" Naruto smiled "if I were you Tsunade I would watch my back, what with the truth of the Uchiha massacre becoming known to him thanks to the meticulous records Orochimaru kept"

"not to mention the Iwa remnants that think me as your pawn" Naruto laughed at that "ridiculous really but your own actions in regards to my bounty lead them to believe this and Sasuke's moves toward the destruction of Konoha are hardly under the radar, so them joining him was but a matter of time"

"Why would you warn me of this?" asked Tsunade eyeing him suspiciously.

"Because while there is no love lost between us two, many of those who I love reside within your village walls" Naruto confessed "though if any harm was to befall them your village would burn of that you may be sure"

"And yet you continue to threaten" the Kazekage shouted, his face reddening in his anger.

"And yet you think me a fool, Madara or should I say Obito" Naruto smirked as a few dozen chakra chains shot from his back toward the Kazekage who jumped away.

"What gave me away?" asked Obito as he threw his Kazekage disguise away.

"I am the greatest sensor in the Elemental nations" Naruto shrugged "so I have to go with about everything"

"Interesting but merely sensing me should not mean that you can defeat me, Naruto" boasted Obito "I am after all the only equal Hashirama had in his lifetime"

"Not really, you're good Obito but not enough" Naruto grinned at him "besides pretty much everyone in this room knows you are not him seeing as they all had some form of confirmation of his death and their whole scared routine is just that a routine and political ploy to gain more power over all the other smaller shinobi villages"

"Really, how curious" Obito made a pose as if he was in deep thought "it won't matter anyway, we have most of the Tailed Beasts anyway so I ask only this of you surrender to us the remaining Tailed Beast and you won't have to see just how much I am like my mentor"

"You think we are afraid of some cheap knock-off" said Tsunade flaring her chakra.

"Oh he is no cheap knock-off" Naruto informed "he just isn't his equal but he can still fight all four of you on an equal footing and win"

"You do not count yourself among them?" asked Obito curiously.

"Of course not, the two of us are in a league of our own, Obito dear" Naruto smiled at him unleashing the full might of his chakra bringing everyone but the Kage's and Mifune to their knees "but your death shall not come from my hands, I have something else in mind for you and as for your offer I would say no but seeing as I no longer have the Nine Tails inside me, well it's still no"

"Very well then if you think like him then this is the beginning of the Fourth Shinobi World War" Obito declared "I shall be meeting you all in the battlefields"

"Oh dear, haven't you heard?" Naruto asked in mock confusion "Kabuto has meet a tragic end at the end of a "Wind Release: Rasshuriken" and with that your army of immortal S-rank shinobi"

"You think that will stop me?" asked Obito.

"Of course it will, without the Impure World Resurrection you have but an army of chunnin level warriors that even a single one of us can kill by the thousands without breaking a sweat" Naruto answered to him "and just to make sure you cannot learn it yourself the scroll containing the technique, the true one not the decoy in the Hokage's office has been destroyed a few months ago, right around the time Danzo's agents snuck in to get me Iwa's plans"

"I will find another way" Obito threatened.

"Perhaps but for now you have been defanged" Naruto shrugged "and I will be there to stop your little schemes at every turn and in the end you as every other tyrants and madmen's with a god-complex will fall and I will be there to watch as you give your last breath"

"Very well, we shall see who wins this little game my dear" Obito said as he disappeared just as the Raikage was about to snap him in two with his Lighting Straight.

"Psycho" muttered Naruto turning around "oh, you're welcome by the way"

"You let him leave" accused Tsunade.

"In case you didn't notice I had no means to trap him, not yet anyway" Naruto explained "besides I just thwarted the worlds end or as close as it gets anyway and all you can say is you let him get away, nice one"

"We should leave Naruto or Karin will get very cross with you for skipping on her check-ups" Gaara remained him walking up to him.

"But I just saved the world" Naruto pouted.

"I somehow doubt it will matter to her" his second guard interjected taking his place at his side

"Not you too, Kurama" Naruto did totally not whine, as they shimmered away.

Meanwhile in Kirigakure.

An old man stood watching the sprawling village before him, hidden in the mists around the village and protected by invisible barriers which hummed mendaciously to the ears of any capable sensor. Besides him stood a shorter black haired man although to call him short would be a mistake seeing as he was about one meter eighty centimeters tall, it was just that the old man, with the eight winged bull ring was a giant taller than two meters. The black haired man was writing seals at a speed that put to shame even the old seal masters of Uzu while the taller man was tapping his foot impatiently. A few minutes later he was done and he nodded to the older man who began going through hand seal at speeds unmatched by anyone in the entire continent except for perhaps their leader. He was quickly finished and the results became quickly clear as the mist and the clouds were parted by a gigantic meteorite heading towards the village at terminal velocity. The two men were gone quickly as the seal brightened and then both were gone just as the meteorite struck the barriers and tore through them like through wet paper, in the process breaking in smaller pieces that nonetheless destroyed everything around them when striking the ground. No proof of the presence of the two men was left as very little was left of the island itself once the dust cloud dispersed a few days later.

What nobody realized was that a few minutes later after the meteorite struck was that a few runs inscribed well below the surface of the island, sputtered out as the water rushed in where the rest of the arrays once stood. Tsukiumi, the Flood Princess was once more unleashed upon the world as her ancient prison was unwittingly broken alongside Kirigakure itself. The blond woman that emerged smirked slightly as she looked around with her supernatural senses and realized no one would realize she had been freed thanks to all the pain and death that had happened around her. With that realization she began to plan on how to free her peer from their prisons.