Disclaimer:- I don't own Dragon Ball and related series and Naruto.
Now, as I informed due to sudden transfer to another branch, I won't be able to update frequently - like 5 chapters in two months as I did before - The stories aren't abandoned though.
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'Twenty days…' Vegeta mused, recollecting his stay so far in this dimension, in this world - Shinobi nations. That blasted Kai had told him that within three months that Kaga would appear, but so far there were no signs of that being. He had spent almost three weeks here during which he had explored this world from a bird's eye view, saw most of the inhabitants of the shinobi continent sparring to perfection or to death, interfered in one of the battles and set his plans into motion, but the subject of his mission was still obscure.
In fact nothing out of the norm - at least per this world's standards - had happened, leaving him to focus on his training and in return strength. Though there was the murder of the old man, having been killed by some thugs for money but even that wasn't out of the norm of this world, nor him blasting the thugs to smithereens.
'Damn that Kai… ' Vegeta cursed the Supreme Kai, he could have been using the GR for getting strong, but here he was, acting as a watchman over a false God.
"Tch…" Muttering, Vegeta walked out of his small cabin before rising into the air, he needed to continue his training even without gravity room. However, he had only floated to a couple of metres when he suddenly halted. Eyes widening, he snapped his neck towards the skies when he felt a huge amount of chakra build up. What the hell was going on?
Blasting towards the source - Sunagakure, He extended his senses towards the village while simultaneously ascending to his Super Saiyan transformation, getting a massive surge in speed.
However, his senses had already reached the village such that he was present there in all but physical aspects. And, what he sensed slightly surprised him.
There was an overwhelming amount of chakra congregated at a single point. It was like the entire village of Suna was giving their chakra at the same time but that was the least of the two concerns, the major being the presence of a unique pressure in the village, It was like something was gripping his very soul.
His musings halted when, under a second, he, having soared past over the vast deserts of Wind country, entered the territories of the village only to blink in shock, the massive sphere of dark red energy descending towards the village causing such reaction.
Vegeta knew what it was. He might not be able to sense it but it was definitely Ki - God Ki. It was the same with that blasted Supreme Kai. That only meant one thing…
Shaking his head, he blitz towards the energy sphere to prevent the imminent catastrophe, his leg coated in his own Ki as he didn't know the potency of God Ki, and not wanting to cause a grave disaster without using Ki as a barrier.
Blurring before the energy ball, he kicked it hard. The energy sphere deformed a bit at the point of impact before shooting like a bullet towards the sky. The hit caused the super-condensed sphere of energy to become unstable, the immediate explosion blinding everyone in several miles of area.
The explosion died after a couple of seconds, the world again becoming colourful from the whitish hue it had previously taken. And, for the first time, the Prince of Saiyans saw and observed his would-be opponent.
The being was, as Shin described him. The same white hair, grey complexion and garbs unique to Kais. Not to mention the insensible energy, the only signs apparent of his presence being his body as well as the pressure in the vicinity.
Vegeta knew that the being was also sizing him up, his Ki obviously perceivable by the bei..
"You're not from this world. You possess Ki, quite potent too…"
Crossing his arms, the Prince of Saiyans casually began listening to the audible musings of the dark God before him, not at all bothered by Kaga's deduction of his out of world origins. Why the hell did this villainous sort of people have to rant before everything?
"... Interesting," Kaga clasped his hands behind his back, "Sate my curiosity, who is the one to stop my meagre attempt to destroy this village?" A smirk that followed spoke a lot about the meaning behind the words.
Vegeta didn't speak, not finding any need. He has never spoken per the whims of anyone, and it wouldn't change just because this being was claiming himself to be a God.
"Oblige when I ask you to speak… Mortal!"
Vegeta's left eye twitched violently, the slight pause before the word 'Mortal' and the way it was spoken was nothing but derogatory. He hated that word. It reminded him that in the eyes of beings like Kaga, he would always be weak - bound within the confines of time.
'Hey, I don't need to be immortal to fight anyone. In fact, my blood boils at the prospect of fighting such beings, the victory in the end... is most relishing'
Kakarot's words flashed in his mind, his prevention to gain immortality during Frieza ordeal being the base of the conversation. That idiot was able to say some good things now and then, Vegeta realised. Truly the rush that came after defeating the so-called immortals was always the most satisfying.
"I don't like being ignored, Mort…"
"And, I don't like your voice so shut the fuck up." The face of Kaga was priceless, Vegeta couldn't prevent the slight smirk that graced his face.
Kaga's eyes flashed dangerously and he snarled, "You dare insult me! A God! You shall know who I am after…"
"Oh, I know who you are… An overgrown, rotten root of that divine tree." Vegeta fully smirked when his response provoked Kaga to lunge at him.
Vegeta tilted his neck towards left, allowing Kaga's punch to pass over his shoulder before grasping his upper arm with an audible click. Before Kaga could even comprehend, Vegeta lobbed a lightning-fast punch at the being's right part of the chest.
Kaga almost keeled over the punch, eyes widened and saliva burst out of his mouth, but before he could even think to react, Vegeta, having inverted while airborne, kicked Kaga directly on the head resulting in Kaga hurled towards the vast desert surrounding the village, all the while a spinning mess.
Kaga struck the desert hard, a loud boom resonating throughout the seemingly calm desert.
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The Kazekage started feeling hopeful for their survival. Initially, he was a bit worried that the newcomer might not be able to back his words against Kaga but the current outcome quelled his fears. It couldn't be helped though, they had tried hard but all was futile in the end, nothing had worked. However, this golden hair warrior was not only able to land a hit but also overpower Kaga in their brief struggle.
"Who is he, Kazekage-sama?" The commander spoke, joining him though barely managing to stand.
"I don't know… ," Gaara shook his head, "It is the first time I am seeing him." He didn't look at Rao, his gaze focused on the newcomer.
Khamseen commander followed Gaara's gaze and after seemingly assessing the airborne man, replied, "It is strange… both Kaga and this man appear in our world at the same time. It can't be a coincidence, can it?"
Rao was right, Gaara mused. Kaga had been sealed for centuries - as per his own words - and they had the proof of that at least since the warring clans era, the tremors of Suna being a worldwide concept. However, this golden hair warrior was never heard of, yet his appearance in the close proximity of Kaga's emergence couldn't be labelled as a coincidence. Not to mention their abilities - flight, and speed that he couldn't even comprehend - everything was pointing towards their otherworldly origins.
The ground shook. Gaara stopped his musings before turning towards the ongoing battle.
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Sand was blasted away. Kaga slowly levitated upto a couple of metres, a dark grey aura embracing him like flames with bolts of black lightning dancing sporadically around his body.
Turning his gaze upwards, a dangerous glint in his eyes, he didn't waste any time in firing Ki blasts at Vegeta, six spheres of dark purplish energy soaring at the airborne prince with tremendous speeds.
Vegeta didn't even bait an eye when the blasts reached him. Shifting slightly towards left before taking a sharp turn towards right, he dodged the two blasts in lead. Immediately, the prince, using his honed reflexes over the years, followed by flipping towards right over the next blast while casually swatting away the one that came at his level. The last two simply passed away from his new position.
The Saiyan Prince, sensing a shift in air, quickly brought his forearm at his eye level effectively blocking a kick from Kaga, a dense shockwave erupting from the point of impact. Their gazes locked on for a moment before Kaga, using a burst of Ki, blurred and appeared in front of him, elbow flashing towards his neck. Using the same arm, the Prince of Saiyans pushed the oncoming attack aside before lobbing a punch at Kaga's chest.
Kaga again blurred. Vegeta swayed his eyes, and ears perked for the appearance of the being, not able to sense his energy. The Saiyan's eyes darted towards his left, a slight shift in the air not went unnoticed due to Kaga's comparatively lower speed than him.
Vegeta blurred, Kaga's leg passing where his midriff would have been. Appearing at a slight distance from Kaga, Vegeta took a moment to reflect on the battle so far.
Kaga was improving every moment, it was blatant. Though, he hadn't expected anything less. The being had fought with Elder Kai for thousands of years, instincts developed during that were clearly substituting for the lack of training after his reemergence.
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Jiraiya appeared in Mt Myoboku, visage grim due to the unfortunate event that had transpired in Suna. He couldn't believe that something like that had happened in their world.
Destroying a shinobi village was one of the dangerous ventures in their world even for another village. It ascended to nearly impossible levels for a lone shinobi, but this Kaga managing to do that, and that too casually, had left him shaken to his very core.
"Jiraiya boy…" Pa climbed over his shoulder after reverse summoning him,
"... I know it's hard for you; I also can't forget that dreadful sight, but it's not the time to grieve."
Ma climbed on his other shoulder, "You have a job to do. Go and prepare Konoha, the village needs you."
After standing still for some moments, Jiraiya clenched his fists hard, blood seeping from the cracks between his fingers. The village needed him, he knew that from the moment he bid farewell to the Kazekage, but he wasn't able to just look past the catastrophic event, not on his own.
Unclenching his fists, the slighly painful sensation forcing him out of his shock, the loyal shinobi of Konoha again took the command, the toad couple's words initiating the reaction, "I know…" Jiraiya nodded sharply, "I believe you already have a toad stationed there?"
"Gamamori is there, he will be summoning you anytime." Jiraiya unclenched his fists before nodding to Pa, "Alr… " Smoke substituted his place, Pa and Ma landing on the ground gracefully.
"Dammit! We can't even use the crystal ball anymore. That stubborn kid should have known better to use it with all that energy thrown around."
"I'm sure Gamakichi didn't know." The male toad began feeling the slightly warm wisps of smoke on his hand, "... let's just hope Konoha prepares before that being sets his eyes on them."
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Inoichi's eyes widened when he felt a large chakra appear in the middle of the village, his sensory skills recognising who it was.
Walking to the window of the room in the intelligence division and looking out of it towards the village, he couldn't prevent the cold feeling that flooded his being. Whatever had caused such a reaction in the legendary shinobi was by no means ordinary. Kami-sama… help us.
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Kakashi flung a golf stick at Gai, preventing the green-clad shinobi to gain even a sliver of an edge in the race to the Hokage mountain.
"THAT WAS VERY UNYOUTHFUL KAKASHI!" Guy shouted at the top of his lungs before adopting a slightly serious expression, "But where'd you get that?"
Kakashi shrugged before flinging a frying pan towards Gai, the green-clad shinobi preparing to block it. However, a blur appeared before the pan was hit and hurled away, the sound of thump resonating in the air.
The duo halted. Guy followed the direction in which the blur disappeared before glancing at Kakashi, "Was that…"
"Jiraiya-sama." Kakashi finished, three tomoe swirling in his eye rapidly. "Let's go, Guy."
Guy nodded, knowing that something that could rile up the toad sage was bound to be serious. The duo had barely taken a step when an Anbu flashed before them, halting them.
"You have been requested to the council chambers… "
"They can wait." Kakashi interrupted the bear mask-wearing shinobi, dismissing him with a wave of his hand.
"... By Jiraiya-sama." The Anbu continued his monotonous tone, seemingly ignoring Kakashi's interruption before shunshining away.
Kakashi's eyes slighly widened hearing that. A summon to the council chambers by Jiraiya-sama was very rare, having had happened only once till today.
"C'mon Kakashi." The masked shinobi was brought out of his musings by Guy who was ready to dart towards the chambers. Kakashi nodded and followed his self proclaimed eternal rival.
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Tsunade threw a quick punch to her left, the sound of poof totally awakening her up from her slumber. 'At least they are smart enough to use a shadow clone'
"What is it?" The slug princess demanded from the owl mask-wearing anbu, her eyes narrowed and lip twisted slightly showing her annoyance.
"... Hokage-sama, your presence has been requested in the council…" The Anbu halted when Tsunade abruptly stood up from her seat, slamming her hands on the table, the piece of furniture quaking due to her might and the paperwork scattering all around.
"This is the last time those old farts step out of their authority… WHAT?" Tsunade shouted when the Anbu hesitantly raised his hand.
"Uhh… the council has been summoned by Jiraiya-sama, Hokage-sama." Slight confusion appeared on her face before her eyes narrowed, "Dammit Jiraiya, it better not be like last time." She muttered slowly, recalling the time when the pervert had called a council meeting only to show his first issue of that smut novel. That day and today, most of the shinobis of the village were spoiled, the famed Sharingan no Kakashi holding the top position so far.
Walking out of the door, Tsunade shunshined towards the council chamber, her guard following her.
Appearing before the door, she pushed it and entered the chambers taking note of the three civilians, six clan heads and three old farts that stood not out of respect of course, and Kakashi and Guy. Tsunade took her seat, the others following the suit.
"What is the meaning of this Hokage-sama?" Koharu initiated the meeting, her wrinkles pronounced due to her face morphed into that of distaste.
"How would I know? I am not the one who summoned this council." Tsunade scoffed, not at all hiding her dislike for the old woman. Koharu didn't reply instead slightly narrowed her eyes.
"Let's just hope it doesn't end up like last time." One of the civilians muttered.
"I don't think it will be the same; I felt the chakra of Jiraiya-sama spiking tremendously." Inoichi voiced his concern.
"That pervert was no doubt excited about his new work." Tsunade added, crossing her arms over her bust. Inoichi could only shake his head, not at all believing it to be that simple.
"Where is he, anyway?" Homura asked looking around.
"ANBU! Find him now." Tsunade barked immediately, the words of Homura bringing her back on the course.
"There is no need for that. I am here." Anbu, having blurred before their Hokage, halted recognising the Toad sage's voice.
Tsunade immediately whirled, "What the hell is… this…" The words died down in her throat, the visage of Jiraiya making her heart skip a beat.
Standing straight, eyes emotionless, lips morphed into a thin line, and arms crossed, the Toad Sage was a sight to see. This wasn't the author of the Icha-Icha paradise, the idiot and pervert who got beaten by women regularly. NO! This was the author of The Tale of Utterly Gutsy Shinobi, the fierce shinobi who fought Hanzo the Salamander alongside her and Orochimaru, the sole practitioner of the Sage Arts in current era, the strongest sannin, this was the Toad Sage… Jiraiya the gallant.
'Why can't they show this kind of respect to me?' Tsunade mused, glancing at the almost stone faces of the others in the chamber. The fools would have been demanding answers from her if she were in his position. But it isn't like they get to see him like this often.
"What I am going to tell you… " Jiraiya began, dropping all the formalities, everybody leaning slightly forward at the tone of his voice, "... is of grave importance not only for you, me or any other individual but the entire village and… the entire world." Jiraiya, ignoring the way the others recoiled a bit at the word 'world', continued, "There will be no interruptions. Am I understood?" The others nodded at once, Tsunade only following the suit because she wanted to know where it was going.
Jiraiya's eyes swayed from face to face for a couple of seconds, "Half an hour ago, the village of Sunagakure was destroyed, wiped from the face of the planet. No one, and I mean not even a single life form survived." Jiraiya halted, the others digesting his words for a few seconds.
"WHAATT!!!" Tsunade jolted out of her seat, slamming her hands and totally reducing the mahogany desk to cinders. The others jumped in their seats from the collision. "What the hell do you mean that entire…"
"I believe I said no interruptions Tsunade" Jiraiya reminded her in a neutral tone.
"Cut it Jiraiya, this isn't the time to play your little games."
"I said no interruptions Tsunade." Jiraiya again voiced, his tone just a whisper but the warning was evident.
Tsunade almost took a step back at his tone before relenting. What the hell happened? The others wisely kept their mouths shut.
"Two days ago, the toads received a message from the Kazekage. The boss of the weasel summons himself delivered the message. It was a request for my help to prevent the destruction of Sunagakure. I discussed with the Toads and decided to help them. However, the enemy was too strong, and in the end and with a stone on my heart, I had to leave them in their last moments as per my duty to prepare and protect Konoha." With a puff of smoke, a scroll appeared in his left hand, and passing it to Tsunade, he spoke, "This is the message I received."
Tsunade took the scroll from his hand before opening it and began reading it. A few seconds later, her hands started trembling, face paled and eyes became haunted.
"W-what is it, Hokage-sama?" Inoichi, sitting to her right, was the first to muster some courage and voice. His eyebrows rose, apparently in surprise, when Tsunade wordlessly passed the scroll to him.
Taking the scroll while looking at her in concern for a second, the Yamanaka clan head shifted his gaze towards the scroll. A couple seconds later, his visage morphed similar to that of Tsunade's.
Slowly, one by one the next person grabbed the scroll, and in no time, the entire council was eerily silent. Even Danzo was gripping his cane stick hard, almost to the point of breaking it.
"... I-it can't be…" Tsume managed to voice after taking a couple of big gulps of water from the flask she had with her.
"It might not have been if I hadn't witnessed the battle before participating in it. Apart from the A-rank Jutsus to S-rank ones, the combination jutsus, the Hijutsus and even the Kinjutsu; nothing worked on him. The attacks which had the potency to raze one of the great five were simply shrugged off by that being." Jiraiya closed his eyes for a second before continuing, "Then I stepped into the battle, already in sage mode. However, all my efforts were in vain. No Taijutsu, ninjutsu, hell even fuinjutsu was useless. Gamabunta was flicked to the skies by that being using a fucking finger. In the end, when I had used everything in my repertoire, I had to depart from the battlefield."
Tsunade felt her nerves freeze with every word Jiraiya spoke. A strange being appearing out of nowhere and destroying a shinobi village… She shook her head, not even wanting to delve into that territory. Taking some breaths, she slightly calmed herself before looking up at Jiraiya, "But how could we not know about him? There isn't even a single mention of him in the scrolls in the library of the Senju clan."
"Troublesome…" Began Shikaku, sitting straight for the first time contrary to his extremely lazy attitude, "Maybe this being is truly as old as he claims. I mean, not even some rare manuscripts that I have read from the era of Ki-users have a mention of him. And, that means some three or so thousand years old."
"I also have a scroll… " The slight hesitation, which itself was a first, in the tone of the Hyuuga clan head brought the attention of others towards him, "which goes beyond the era of Ki-users; it provides the names of some ancient beings like Kaguya, Momoshiki and Kinshiki of the Otsutsuki clan but not even there is a single mention of any being named Kaga."
"Then, why is it that we are only knowing about this scroll today?" Homura quickly added, his gaze focused at Hiashi Hyuuga.
"I believe we have more crucial matters than to discuss about a scroll."
"Kakashi-san is right. Why? Because it's only logical that we discuss about the safety of the village first and foremost."
"Indeed, nothing would matter in the end if the village is destroyed." Getting the attention of everyone, Jiraiya continued, "Rather than discussing the origins of Kaga, we should focus on the mitigation efforts, evaluate the safety of the village and villagers, our strength and battle plans."
A civilian raised his hand meekly, and getting a nod from Jiraiya, he voiced, "Can't that brat stop the enemy using the fox?"
"I doubt Naruto would be able to stop the energy ball the size of Hokage tower, if and when that being decides to destroy us with the same attack he used on Suna." Jiraiya bluntly spat the words at the face of the civilian, disdain apparent in his tone against them for not giving Naruto the deserved respect.
"Wh-what? Energy ball the size of…"
"Hokage tower." Jiraiya concluded for Gai, not even blinking when their faces further paled, "That's why stop wasting time on useless things, and rather focus on how to cope with the imminent catastrophe."
Tsunade shared the silence with others for some moments before suddenly standing up. Crossing her arms, she voiced, "I've decided the course of procedure. Kakashi, I am reinstating you as the Anbu commander for the foreseeable future; Prepare the Anbu and run an evaluation of the entire village in an hour. Guy, you will summon all the jounins and chunins to the academy grounds; I will address them in fifteen minutes. Clan heads, find, if you can, any technique that would be useful for the village. Also, Hyuuga clan, Inuzuka clan and Aburame clan will scout as far as they can for any disturbance. Koharu and Homura, you along with the civilians will inform and manage the civilians. And, last but not least, Danzo… I will also need the assistance of Root."
Everyone nodded, though some glanced at Danzo. The warhawk also nodded a bit late but not reluctantly. "Anything else?" Fourteen head shook in unison, "Get to work, now!"
Barely a second later, the council chamber was almost empty. Tsunade turned towards Jiraiya,
"... Do you think we have any chance?"
"I don't know hime… " Jiraiya sighed out loud, "But nothing will stop us from trying. You prepare the village, meanwhile, I will try to find anything useful in Mt Myoboku."
Tsunade nodded, knowing that the Toad lands was one of the ancient places in their world and any help would be useful.
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"This is bad" Tobi mused audibly, sharingan glowing from the hole in his mask, "Pain?"
The rinnegan bearing shinobi continued to look out of the window in the tower for few seconds before slightly gazing over his shoulder, "I can't say anything until I face this Kaga in a battle. However, It's better this way."
Konan almost blinked in surprise, years of control over her emotions preventing the reaction. She couldn't believe that Pain was actually admitting the uncertainty of the situation, not stating how the opponent would crumble before his Godly might.
"Ehh… you want him to destroy the shinobi villages?" The collective voice of Black and White zetsu was as creepy as usual, but she had got used to it.
"No… " Tobi's firm voice resonated throughout the room, "I understand what Pain means. We don't need to interfere in the battle, not when that golden haired being is there to fight for us."
Despite working with the duo for years, Konan couldn't help but feel impressed. Tobi and Nagato, though not enemies, could also not be called as comrades. It was 'till the job gets done' kind of interaction. Yet, they behaved like they were long term allies, seemingly managing to read each other's thoughts.
"Zetsu, keep an eye on the battle. Do not miss anything."
The creature nodded towards the lone eyed Uchiha before submerging into the ground.
"Konan, inform the others to be on stay for the time being."
"Indeed, we have already lost Sasori and Diedara. We can't afford anyone else."
Konan nodded towards Pain, ignored the Uchiha, and crumbled into several pieces of paper, allowing the wind to carry them away.
The orange mask-wearing shinobi turned towards his only companion in the room, "If time calls, do you think we can defeat him?"
Pain didn't reply, not even sparing a glance.
"I thought you were a God?" Obito mocked the rinnegan-weilder after some seconds passed.
"I am a God, not a fool."
--oooooo--
"Hmmm… you have gotten awfully quiet, even more than you usually are?"
The person in question continued to inspect a scroll for some moments before setting it on the table, "The situation is more adverse than you think, Urashiki."
"Oh!… enlighten me."
"This Kaga is beyond anything you have ever seen. His powers totally outclass ours."
"You are saying as if you have met him before?" Urashiki landed on the ground, slight confusion on his face.
"Not him, but a similar being. This Kaga belongs to the group of beings known as Kais - the divine beings who preside over the cosmos. Aside from the appearance, I can feel his energy. It's similar to those Kais who gave us the task to preside over this dimension."
"Ehh… Is he that strong?"
"Indeed, we can't defeat him."
Urashiki fell silent for some moments before scratching his cheek and voicing, "So, what do we do now?"
"We wait for the battle to conclude."
"Alright… " Urashiki levitated upto few metres, "...You know, I can't believe the great Jigen is walking out of a battle. It's definitely a first."
Jigen didn't reply. Picking up the scroll, he stood up and walked away.
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Please support and review. Now, I mentioned in the second chapter that the three months in Dbz world are equal to a year. I will like to rectify that. It was a miscalculation on my part. So, the time is the same in both dimensions.
Further, I will be posting a one-shot - a crossover between Dbz and Justice league in few days. A slight reference to that story will be reflected in this story. Please support that also.
I know the race between Kakashi and Guy held at a later point, but I decided to put it here.
For those who say that Orochimaru is the strongest sanin, I will like to refute that. Orochimaru was stated to be the weakest of the Akatsuki - as far as I can recall - but even then, he was totally above Diedara and Sasori. In my opinion, I would put him at the level of Hiden(only because he's dumb) and Konan - and below Kakuzu. He's nowhere near the level of Pain. However, Jiraiya was able to defeat - I recall three - bodies of Pain. He has Sage mode which is very powerful. Jiraiya might be a bit below Orochimaru without sage mode, but with that he totally outclasses Orochimaru.
Those who say Orochimaru is immortal, he isn't. I don't need to explain that, I guess.