Chapter 24: Another Verse, Another World…
Its been several days since Ryuu has fallen into another strange world and fell unconscious after he hit his head pretty hard. The new individuals found him unconscious in the forest nearby their home village. Ryuu is resting in the village's hospital. Ryuu is still unconscious as he is laying in the hospital bed. The ones who found him unconscious, Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi, and Shikamaru Nara, visits Ryuu for the past several days and hours to see if he would ever wake up so they could have their questions about him answered.
After several hours, Ryuu finally gains consciousness and slowly opens his eyes. Ryuu struggles to lift up his upperbody as his entire body was in pain. Ryuu looks around and notices how he's in a hospital room. Ryuu looks at his left hand as he began to clench and unclench his fist. Ryuu then looks out the window.
"Just where in the world am I? I don't recognize this place... it's not the SHA or Conton City or Capsule Corporation..." Ryuu thought. "I can clearly see I am in a bed in some type of hospital... I wonder how long I've been asleep for...".
At the next moment, a nurse in a pink Japanese nurse uniform, comes into the room and sees Ryuu awake. She drops her clipboard as her eyes widens in surprise. She quickly looks down at her clipboard and picks it up before she stood up straight and looks back at Ryuu.
"My goodness! You're finally awake!" The Nurse said.
"Yeah, I am..." Ryuu said. "Is it ok if I ask you a question?"
"O-Of course, go ahead." She insisted as she thought; "My goodness! I didn't expect him to suddenly wake up like this! And not to mention he looks incredibly handsome for someone his age! ".
"How long have I been asleep for?" Ryuu asked her.
"You've been asleep for a-at least three days...".
"I've been asleep for three days?!" Ryuu questioned out loud in surprise. "I've been asleep for that many days?! I need to get back to training! Where did you put my clothes?!".
"We washed all of your clothes and have put it on top of the nightstand next to you." The nurse answered.
Ryuu got dressed swiftly in front of the nurse as he grabbed the bag of senzu beans and the capsule corps container, and puts them into his pockets. Ryuu quickly rushes outside of the hospital and looks around to see how much room he has to start training. The nurse chases after him and is breathing heavily as he stopped in front of the doorway.
"Sir... I don't think you should be out here!... you should be resting!..." the nurse said.
"I'm fine! I'm completely healed and ready to go! Just watch!" Ryuu said confidently as he took a stance.
Ryuu closes his eyes and began to image train as he then vanished in the nurses sight in reality. In his head, Ryuu is fighting off against his old enemies and powerful demon gods he defeated years ago. In reality, he's shadow-sparring in the air at the speed where the nurse still couldn't see him. Ryuu continued to fight against his old enemies in his mind while in reality, he was still shadow-sparring in the air as he was creating powerful shockwaves that blew the clouds away, making the nurse shocked to witness his power as her jaw dropped in awe. Ryuu finished off his image training as he landed back on the ground safely and opened his eyes. Ryuu then puts a smile on his face before his stomach began to growl.
Ryuu looks at the nurse and asks her; "Do you know if there's a place I can get some food at?".
"Y-Yes... It's just down the street...". She said in awe.
"Thanks for everything!" Ryuu says to her cheerfully as he began to head down the street.
Right as Ryuu is running down the street, he is stopped by a group of guys shrouding him.
"Halt! We will not let you leave nor walk around, Spy!!" One guard say.
"What are you guys talking about?" Ryuu questioned them.
"Capture him!!" The same guard said.
The fellow guards who were surrounding Ryuu, began to attack him while he dodged their attacks with ease. Ryuu continues to dodge their attacks until he crosses his forearms out in front of him, then throws his arms out creating an enormous force that blows all of the guards away. Coincidentally, Asuma came from around the corner and noticed Ryuu standing proudly in front of one of the guards who is sitting on the ground and slowly crawling back in fear.
"What's with all the noise?" Asuma asked.
"Asuma Sensei!! This spy tried to get into the village but we can't stop him!" The guard said.
"No, hold on-".
"There's no need to talk yourself out of it now." Asuma said. "You look strong but spies here don't last long!".
Asuma pulls out his knuckle braced chakra daggers as he says; "Lets see what you can do against me!"
the next moment, Asuma could hear Ryuu's stomach growling.
"I know I haven't eaten in three days, but you guys do have a place I can eat at right?" Ryuu asked him.
"How about this? If you can beat me, the food will be all on me." He replied.
"Really?!" Ryuu questioned with a cheerful smile.
"Yep, I'll even let you safely into the village but don't think you'll last 10 seconds against me!" Asuma said in confidence.
Asuma dashed towards Ryuu and after several minutes, Asuma was immediately defeated by Ryuu with a foot in his face as Ryuu says; "Don't forget your promise!".
After his humiliating defeat, Asuma takes Ryuu to the Ichiraku Ramen shop as he began to eat a bowl of their famous ramen bowls.
"Thanks for the meal!" Ryuu said cheerfully as he began to snarf down on the ramen bowl.
"Just where in the world taught you your style of Taijutsu?" Asuma asked him.
"Taijutsu?" Ryuu questioned. "I don't follow...".
"The style of Taijutsu you used against me." Asuma replied.
Kakashi and Kakashiko comes in the shop and sees Asuma.
"Yo Asuma!" Kakashi says.
"Yo Kakashi! Any news from Naruto and Yamato?" Asuma asked.
"Nope. It seems they're still on the mission Lord Tsunade sent them on." Kakashi said.
Kakashiko, the Twin Sister of Kakashi, sees Ryuu and blushes a bit.
"W-Who is this guy?" She asked Asuma, trying to keep her calm composure.
"A weird ninja who I lost a bet to." Asuma said.
Kakashi notices something about Ryuu and thought; "This Guy... No way!... It can't be!...".
Kakashi continues to stare at Ryuu as he continues to eat.
"Did you just discover something, Kakashi?" Asuma asked him.
"Asuma... This guy... He ate 3 a month salary worth of food..." Kakashi says as Asuma falls down onto his back comedically.
Asuma got back up and paid with all the money he had before he, Ryuu, Kakashi, and Kakashiko left the shop.
"Are you a Shinobi?" Kakashi asked Ryuu.
"A ninja? Nope." Ryuu replied.
"Why are you in our village?" Kakashi asked him.
"To be honest, I don't really know myself. One moment I was hanging out with my friends and family, and the next moment, I woke up in a hospital bed." Ryuu said.
"He kind of looks like Sasuke but a lot kinder and more attractive version of him... He also talks without really thinking..." Kakashi thought. "What a Kind hearted Fellow he is...".
"Where are you going now?".
"I don't know yet. But maybe I should start with finding a way to get back to my family and friends."
"Hey. Do you know where I am?" Ryuu asked Kakashi.
"The 'Town' at the center of our 'Map' is called Konoha."
"Really? Is it far then?".
"We Are in Konoha."
"What?".
Ryuu looks left to right around the alleyways of the village and suddenly realizes something...
"O...kay... Wait! NOOO I'm Lost!!" Ryuu suddenly shouts out in realization.
"Don't tell me you didn't realize it until now...". Kakashi thought.
"Do you mind coming with us? We need to talk to our Leader of the village." Kakashiko says to Ryuu.
"Oh, Sure, I guess." Ryuu says, immediately calming down and showing no care about anything.
"Well that was fast..." Kakashi and Kakashiko thought.
Kakashi, Kakashiko, and Asuma took Ryuu to go see a man named Ibiki Morino, the man in charge of the special interrogation unit. After Ryuu told Ibiki his whole story, Ibiki takes Ryuu to the Hokage's headquarters as Kakashi, Kakashiko, Asuma, Hiashi Hyuga, and Ibiki Morino are inside the Hokage's office as The Fifth Hokage; Tsunade as well as her assistant; Shizune, The Fourth Hokage's; Minato Uzumaki and Minako Namikaze, The Third Hokage; Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Second Hokage's; Tobirama and Tsuyu Senju, and the First Hokage's; Hashirama and Hashiko Senju were all together. Asuma and Kakashi tells the Hokage's the whole story.
"I see..." Tsunade said. "And do we know where he's from?".
"We don't know, My lady." Kakashiko said.
"But we do know that this man was taken into the hospital when he was unconscious by Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi. Those three are responsible to bringing him into the village before he was even cornered by our guards of Konoha." Ibiki said.
"Asuma, I am fed up with you and your team! You and your team let inside a stranger! Due to you and your teams irresponsible actions, you could have put the entire village in danger!" Tsunade raised her voice at him.
"Sorry..." Asuma said.
"What is done is done." Minato said.
"True, but the one question remains... 'Is He a Spy'?" Tobirama says.
"Well... Maybe he has been brainwashed?" Ibiki suggests.
"That is Ridiculous." Hiashi points out.
"I don't think so. He is convinced that he came from another world." Ibiki says.
"I don't think so either. I analyzed his Chakra. Its massive but regulated. For some reason, it seems like he has some control over his chakra even though it looks like his chakra is not controlled at all. It's weird..." Hiashi says. "But I never saw a chakra signature giving off so much power before! It's almost like a kind of armor around his entire body..."
"So he's powerful, but by how much?" Tsunade asks.
"I think he's at least 20 times more powerful than even the nine tails..." Hiashi says. "And there's more... He can control his chakra in order to bridle his power."
"What?!" Kakashi, Kakashiko, and Asuma shouts out in surprise.
"He's maybe 30 or even 50 times more powerful than what I think..." Hiaishi says.
"That's impossible!" Kakashi comments.
"Just check it yourself with your Sharingan, Kakashi, you'll see it what I'm seeing with your own eyes." Hiashi said.
"So, to have a chance to beat me, one needs a man 15 times more powerful than a Kyuubi! Ku ku ku~" Asuma says to himself confidently and proudly.
"You've been massacred and you still find a way to glorify yourself? " Kakashi thought as he looked at Asuma and had a sweat drop on the back of his head.
"Let him inside. I think we got enough intel from this conversation." Hiruzen said.
Ryuu walks inside the room as everyone's attention were on him.
Ryuu greets everyone with a cheerful smile. "Hi, I'm Ryuu! Ryuuji Hitoshi!".
"Oh My, he's pretty attractive." Tsunade thought before she says to him; "Hello. We talked about it for a little bit but I would still like to hear your version of the story. Where are you from?".
"Well, I came from a place called Capsule Corporation, it's a family business place one of friends own. I was there resting for a bit after a rough battle. After I woke up I was completely healed and I went outside." Ryuu says. "After I went outside, I started to talk to my family and friends before a wormhole sucked me in and I fell unconscious."
As Ryuu is telling his story to Tsunade and the other Hokage's, Kakashi and Kakashiko lifts up their headbands as they began to read Ryuu's chakra.
"Hiashi is right. This guy... has a chakra armor around his entire body! " They thought.
"Then I arrived here." Ryuu says, finishing his story.
"Okay. Kakashi, Kakashiko?" Tsunade says.
"We do confirm." Kakashi says.
"Why don't we sense it then?" Asuma asks.
"It's a very harmonious chakra. It's not evil. That's why it's hard for us to sense it." Hiashi says.
"Chakra? What? Heh?" Ryuu said in confusion.
"Fortunately, the Akatsuki doesn't know about his existence yet. Otherwise, he would be in danger." Tsunade said.
"Akatsuki?" Ryuu questioned in confusion.
"They're an evil organization. They wear black cloaks with red clouds on them." Tsunade answers. "One of my former comrades was a part of that group."
"I see."
"Yes. The Akatsuki is an evil organization made up of exceptional ninjas. And they're looking for people just like you, Mr. Ryuuji Hitoshi." Minato said.
"Just call me Ryuu." Ryuu tells Minato.
"Our world is very dangerous. I suggest you Don't underestimate us." Tobirama said.
"Well, don't worry about me. Go ahead and test me." Ryuu said in confidence.
"For someone who's very handsome, He got some nerves. He kind of reminds me of Naruto and Naruko..." Tsunade thought before she says; "Fine. We're going to test you. Kakashi, Hiashi, go find Might Guy and lets meet up in the forbidden forest."
"No, no. That won't do. I want to fight all of the strongest fighters you got. Especially the ones behind you, Miss!" Ryuu says In confidence with a smile on his face as he points at the Hokage's behind Tsunade. "If you truly want to test me and my abilities, you're going to have to send your strongest fighters against me!"
Everyone became surprised of Ryuu's confidence and action as everyone's eyes widened. The Hokage's behind Tsunade smirks and looks at the confident man.
"Very Well, we accept your request!" Hashirama said.
"But Grandfather!–".
"It's okay, Tsunade. Let's get everybody together and fight against him in the forbidden forest." Hashirama suggested.
"As you wish, Grandfather..." Tsunade said.
After a while, all of Konoha's strongest fighters as well as the Hokage's are in the forbidden forest with Ryuu as he starts to stretch. Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji were surprised to see Ryuu stretching and standing around as the three went up to him. Ryuu notices them walking up to him.
"There you are! We became worried about you after we heard you left the hospital!" Ino said. "What are you doing? Going up against us and the Hokage's?!".
"Yeah, I mean, this is such a drag just being here but do you have a death wish? What made you think you can be an equal to the Hokage's?!" Shikamaru said.
"Just wait and see, you guys will be able to see what I can truly do!" Ryuu said in confidence before he bowed down in front of them. "But thank you for helping me out when I was unconscious."
"Oh, there's no need for this. Please don't bow your head." Ino said.
Ryuu lifts his head up and gives them a serious facial expression but with still a confident smile on his face.
"I won't be holding back in this fight so I want all of you to give me everything you got!" Ryuu said in confidence.
The three became surprised to hear what Ryuu said before they all became serious and jumped back as they got ready with everyone else. The Uchiha Family and a few members of the Hawk Foundation as well as Danzo himself, began to watch Ryuu fight against everyone. Tsunade pulls out a blow-horn and presses the button as the blow-horn started the fight.
All the Shinobi's dashed towards Ryuu and began to throw attacks at him as Ryuu began to dodge their attacks with ease. Ryuu began to take out most of the fighters with simple chops to their necks before he noticed their fast movements running towards him.
The fast movements jumped up into the air as Ryuu heard the three shout out; "Fang Passing Fang!!".
Ryuu quickly turns around and caught the two coming to his right and left side before he slams them together, revealing a pair of twins and their mother. Those three were Kiba and Kibako Inuzuka with their dogs Akamaru and Akamura as well as their mother; Tsume Inuzuka. Ryuu lets the twins go and jumps back before he notices a Giant hand coming down above him. Choza Akimichi, the father of Choji Akimichi, throws his giant hand on Ryuu but Ryuu stops it with his right arm and delivers a powerful punch that launches a massive shockwave from the vibrations of his fist, landing and knocking Choza down. Ryuu sees a man with long blonde hair in a ponytail. That man was Inoichi Yamanaka, Ino Yamanaka's Father. Inoichi tried to use his Mind Destruction Jutsu but Ryuu dodged it by appearing behind him and counters back, knocking the man out with a chop to his neck. Two teenagers with long black hair dashed towards Ryuu as he simply took a step back and redirected their palm attacks to the ground. Ryuu then sends the two flying with a simple shockwave attack. The two hits their back against the tree. The two are twins, Neji and Nejiko Hyuga. Ryuu then froze in place as he noticed a man standing behind him as their shadows were connected.
"Shadow Paralysis Jutsu!" The man said.
The Man was Shikaku Nara, Shikamaru Nara's Father. Ryuu struggled to turn himself around and walk towards Shikaku as he already began to use his full power to keep Ryuu in place. Ryuu closes his eyes and right as he opens them, he fires off a invisible eye blast which sent Shikaku flying and set Ryuu free from the paralysis. After that, Ryuu looks back and sees Asuma and Kurenai running towards him. Ryuu swiftly turns around and sends Kurenai flying with an Air Blast.
"Kurenai!!" Asuma shouts out in worry.
Ryuu instantly appears in front of him as Asuma turns his attention back to Ryuu, only for Ryuu to send him flying into a tree with punch to his face. Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru became surprised to see Ryuu's true strength as it was beyond any of their beliefs. They all became focused and determined to bring him down together as a team. Ino tried to use her Mind Body Transmission technique but Ryuu dodged it as he instantly appears behind her and knocks her out with a simple chop. Ryuu catches her and takes her over to the side so she couldn't become collateral damage in his fight with the others. Ryuu sees a small flower as he plucks it and puts it in her hair. Ryuu stands up before he turns around to face the others and he began to walk towards them. Ryuu suddenly stops as he is paralyzed again.
"Shadow Paralysis Jutsu!" Shikamaru says as his shadow connects to Ryuu's shadow.
Ryuu looks back and sees his shadow connecting to two others. Shikaku was still standing and was breathing heavily as he was using the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu to help Shikamaru out. The other one led to someone hiding in the bushes. The person stands up and walks out of the bushes, revealing herself as a twin of Shikamaru. She is Shikamura Nara, the Twin Sister of Shikamaru Nara. Ryuu was surprised to see the girl at first before he then became serious and unleashed his chi, releasing a Silky, White and Clear Aura. The bright white light coming from the Aura made the shadow disappear and Ryuu broke free from the paralysis. This surprises everyone before Ryuu hid his chi and his Aura disappeared.
"So he's immensely holding back his power... I didn't expect him to be this strong nor this skilled... Just who in the world is this guy? "Kakashi thought.
Ryuu knocks out Shikamaru, Shikamura, and Shikaku with a simple chop within an instant before Ryuu notices Hiashi running towards him and throws a palm attack at him. Might Guy joins in as they ran towards Ryuu. Ryuu redirects the palm attack to the ground and blocks Might Guy's Kick.
Kakashi and Kakashiko appear behind Ryuu and sets him on fire as they say together; "Fire Style; FireBall Jutsu!".
Ryuu was unhurt by the attack as the he then blew with fire and smoke away with a small shockwave towards the ground.
Ryuu looks back at the two and says; "That was a very beautiful attack but it's not powerful enough to hurt me. So I believe it's my turn now!".
Ryuu sends Might Guy flying with an Air blast at point-blank.
"A simple air pressure attack... Impressive..." Kakashi thought.
Rock Lee, Guy's successor, ran towards Ryuu from behind but Ryuu instantly appears behind him and swats him away with a backhanded punch.
Might Guy gets back up and shouts out; "Kakashi! Kakashiko! Hiashi! Plan B!".
"Roger!" Kakashi and Kakashiko said together.
Hiashi and Guy dashed towards Ryuu and threw a barrage of punches at him as Ryuu blocked them all. Hiashi makes a shadow clone and the shadow clone sent Ryuu flying from behind as the clone said; "I'll send him to you two!".
"Your turn! Kakashi! Kakashiko!" Guy said.
"We're ready!" They said as they both took a stance with electricity in their opposite hands.
The two sent Ryuu flying into the air with a lighting bolt as they appeared above Ryuu and struck him from behind as they shouted out; "Chidori; Double Lightning!!".
Ryuu fell straight down onto the ground as the impact created a small crater. The twins landed safely on the ground as they stood next to Guy and Hiashi proudly.
"They're better organized than I thought they'd be." Tsunade commented, continuing to watch the fight.
Ryuu unleashes his Chi as it created his Silky, White and Clear Aura again. Ryuu stood up straight and dusted himself off as his Aura disappeared.
"Not bad. Not bad at all..." Ryuu says.
"Even if we were expecting that, it's still impressive..." Hiashi commented.
"Let's finish him off guys!" Kakashi said.
"Right!" They all said.
Kakashi and Kakashiko's Sharingan became their Mangekyou Sharingan, Hiashi activated his Byakugan, and Might Guy unleashed his Inner Gates: Seventh Gate Mode. Might Guy dashed towards Ryuu as he noticed how his speed increased but also noticed its weakness.
"I know its none of my business, but you shouldn't go that fast." Ryuu said to Might Guy as he lands uppercut on Guy right as he appeared in front of him.
The three dashed towards Ryuu and began to throw attacks at him as Ryuu blocked them. Guy fired off his Morning Peacock Technique at Ryuu as he looks back and notices it. Ryuu takes it all head on as he was not affected at all.
"Just give up guys. You're getting yourselves tired for nothing." Ryuu said with cockiness.
"We knew you wouldn't get hurt by that." Hiashi said.
"My attack was just a decoy!" Guy said.
"A Divirsion." Kakashi said.
"The real question is: What are you going to do without your Chakra Shield?" Hiashi said as he took a similar stance to Son Goku's.
Hiashi strikes Ryuu with the Hyuga Clans Eight Trigrams 64 Palms technique, blocking all of his Chi Nodes. Ryuu was sent flying towards Guy as he used his Seventh Gate Mode and used his Stomping Elephant Technique on Ryuu to attack him simultaneously from every direction.
"You didn't get what I meant earlier, stranger. When I talked about the dangerousness of this world, it's not our power that makes us dangerous..." Tsunade began to say aloud. "It's our strategies and our adaptations faculties. I guess I should've chosen a less efficient team. "
Might Guy finished the combo off with a flying kick towards the ground. Might Guy jumped back next to the three safely.
"Everything went exactly as planned. Plan B's only goal was Hiashi's attack. Thanks to the byakugan, we have been able to confirm that your back doesn't have a lot of chakra protecting it." Kakashi said.
"While removing all the chakra you had, you've became normal and vulnerable." Hiashi said.
"And Guy had to finish off the job." Kakashi said.
Ryuu smirks as he unleashes his Dark Blue Aura and stood back up like it was nothing. This surprises everyone watching as they could not feel or sense his Chakra anymore.
"Impossible! He shouldn't have any!" Guy shouted out.
"What a phenomenal Chakra!!" Hiashi shouted out in surprise.
"Impressive... You guys actually managed to hurt me!" Ryuu said before his Dark Blue Aura disappeared. "I guess I owe you guys an explanation."
"When that white-eyed man attacked me, I realized a part of my body has its Ki blocked. I wanted to test out a theory I had." Ryuu said. "So I voluntarily taken his attack so he can block all of my connections. The next attack was impressive."
Ryu wipes off a bit of blood that came from his mouth with his right hand. "Too bad he held back his punches, finally you guys are the ones who underestimated my normal stamina."
"After the attack, I gathered some energy from the Spirit Bomb. My batteries were locked by not empty so I took the advantage of this to unlock the main ones, connecting back to the others. I knew a way to reactivate all of them." Ryuu explained.
"Guy! Hiashi! Plan C!" Kakashi announced.
Ryuu took a fighting stance as he said; "Enough of the Chit-Chat! Now, I'll show all of you small samples of my true abilities!"
Ryuu dashed towards Hiashi and sent him flying with a gut punch. Ryuu flew towards Guy, Guy threw a kick at him, Ryuu caught it and slammed Guy down into the ground. Ryuu turns around to face Kakashi and Kakashiko before he sent them both flying with a Ki Blast Cannon. Everyone watching was left amazed to see Ryuu's Real Strength.
"He's a real Fighting Genius!" Tsunade said as she stared at Ryuu.
Ryuu looks back as he sees Kakashi and Kakashiko standing up. They glanced at Ryuu and puts him in a Genjutsu. Right as Ryuu fell to his knees, he immediately snapped out of the Genjutsu.
"What the hell was that? A Illusion?" Ryuu questioned.
"He's not KO'ed? We don't have any strength left..." Kakashiko said in surprise.
"What we just used was called a Genjutsu but it was futile against you..." Kakashi said in awe.
Ryuu turns his attention at the Hokage's who were watching him. "So! Who's next?!".
"I will go next!" Hashirama said as he jumped down onto the ground.
Hashirama immediately ran towards Ryuu and threw attacks at him as Ryuu blocked them easily. Right as Ryuu pushed him back with a gut punch, Hashirama used his Wood Style; Wood Dragon Jutsu as the Wood Dragon rushed towards Ryuu. In a fraction of a second, Ryuu formed a Dark Blue Ki Saber and sliced the Wooden Dragon in Half. This surprises everyone.
"Wh-What the Hell is that?!" Everyone shouted out.
"Is that some kind of Chakra Blade?!" Tobirama questioned in awe.
"This is a Ki Saber. All I did was channel my energy into my hand. This blade can be used like any other sword, or instantly extended to skewer an unsuspecting opponent at long range, making it ideal for both close-quarters and distance combat." Ryuu explained.
"Tch! Wood Style; Wood Golem Jutsu!!" Hashirama said as he created a giant wooden golem that immediately ran towards Ryuu.
Ryuu sliced up the Wooden Golem into a hundred pieces right as Ryuu walked past it. Everyone became even more surprised as they could not believe their own eyes of what just happened. Hashirama then used a combination of his Wood Style; Wood Golem and Wood Style; Wood Dragon Jutsu as the combined wooden creature ran towards Ryuu. Ryuu expanded the length of his Ki Saber and sliced the combined wooden creature into a thousand pieces within seconds. For the first time, Hashirama began worried of losing against a stranger as well as becoming imitated for the first time by Ryuu. The intimidating presence coming off of Ryuu was the image and the presence of the most noble and most powerful creature; a Dragon... Hashirama created several wooden clones of himself as they all ran towards Ryuu. Ryuu shorten the length of his Ki Saber and sliced up all of the Wooden Clones in close combat.
Hashirama activated his Wood Sage Mode and summoned a titanic, many-handed wooden statue as Hashirama shouted out; "Sage Art: Wood Style: Shinsu Senju, Veritable 1000-Armed Kan'on!!".
Ryuu throws his left hand up and expanded the length of his Ki Saber. The titanic, many-handed wooden statue, sped walked towards Ryuu as Ryuu waited for it to get closer to him. Right as the Statue threw its thousands of hands at Ryuu, Ryuu throws down his Expanded Ki Saber and Slashed the Statue into two. Hashirama managed to dodge the attack as Ryuu began to slice up the wooden statue into hundreds of pieces. Ryuu's Ki Saber disappears in thin air as He and Hashirama both landed on the ground safely before they dashed towards each other and began to exchange blows. They exchanged blows until Ryuu lands a punch full-forced on Hashirama's left cheek as it knocks him out.
"Brother!!" Hashiko, Tobirama, and Tsuyu shouted out in worry.
Ryuu picks Hashirama up and takes him to Tsunade as she takes his grandfather off of Ryuu's hands and began to heal him. Ryuu jumps back onto the battlefield as Tobirama jumps down onto the ground, making him Ryuu's next opponent. Tobirama immediately ran towards Ryuu and threw a punch at him. Ryuu caught Tobirama's punch as Tobirama puts a weird mark on his body. Ryuu kicks Tobirama back as Tobirama uses his Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu as the Water Dragon dashed towards Ryuu. Ryuu lifts up his left arm and stops the attack as he then redirects it. Tobirama then uses his Water Style: Water Shockwave as the Water rushed towards Ryuu. Ryuu jumps above the Water and fires off an Air Shockwave at Tobirama as it sends him hurtling towards a Tree. Tobirama suddenly disappears and reappears right beside Ryuu as he pushed Ryuu back with a punch.
"I see... That mark he left on me is a mark he can use to teleport next to land or use to land a direct attack on... Impressive." Ryuu thought as he smirked in excitement.
As Tobirama is breathing heavily and is staring at Ryuu, the moment he blinks, Ryuu instantly appears in front of Tobirama and slams his head onto the ground with a punch. Hiruzen immediately dashed towards Ryuu with his giant black staff. Hiruzen threw a ton of attacks from his staff as Ryuu blocks them all. They exchanged blows until Ryuu kicks Hiruzen back. Hiruzen uses a earth style and fire style Jutsu combination at Ryuu who was unharmed by the attack. Hiruzen quickly grabbed his staff and they went back to exchanging blows. Hiruzen seemed to be on equal footing with Ryuu until Ryuu lands a high kick to Hiruzen's face and sends him hurtling into a tree with a punch. Ryuu stands up straight and pops his neck before he walked over and picks up the Second and Third Hokage. Ryuu took them to Tsunade to began healing them next. Ryuu jumps back onto the battlefield as the Fourth Hokage teleported himself onto the ground safely. In the background, the Uchiha Clan activated their Sharingan to copy Ryuu's fighting style as they were shivering from fear or excitement. They couldn't copy his fighting style due to how fast he was moving and how random his movements was as to Ryuu, his movements were natural...
Minato stands up straight and smiles in excitement as Ryuu grins as he sees Minato's smile. They both took a stance before Minato throws his Kunai Knife at Ryuu. Ryuu dodged it as Minato teleported behind him and pushed Ryuu back with a punch as Ryuu blocked it with an arm block. Minato stands up straight and puts his hands in his pockets. Minato throws his hands up into the air as he throws a ton of his own kunai knifes around the area. Minato takes one step forward and disappears from Ryuu's sight. Ryuu looks left to right, front to behind, and even looks above but he couldn't see where Minato went.
Ryuu closes his eyes and took a deep breath as he thought; "With so many of those weird looking Kunai knives of his, he could appear anywhere he wants... I need to be careful and try to predict where he's going to appear from! ".
Ryuu heightened his senses before his Creation Mindset activated and his instincts began to take over his body. Minato teleported behind Ryuu as Ryuu instinctively sensed his presence and got ready to dodge his attack. In half of a second, Minato dashed towards Ryuu but Ryuu instinctively turned his body around and caught Minato's left arm.
"He managed to predict where I was going to be and managed to catch me the instant I threw a punch at him! Just who in the world is this guy?! " Minato thought in surprise.
Ryuu lets go of Minato's arm as Minato jumps back to keep a safe distance from him. Minato then vanishes from Ryuu's Sight again. Minato began to teleport all around Ryuu and tried to attack him, But Ryuu countered against all of Minato's attacks with the help of his instincts and Creation Mindset. Minato teleports above Ryuu with a Rasengan in his right hand. Ryuu takes it on head-on to see what it can do and think about a new strategy. Minato jumps back to keep a safe distance and his eyes widened in surprise as he watched Ryuu stand up and dusted himself off.
"I see... I have to admit, that attack wasn't half-bad but as you can see, it wasn't strong enough to hurt me!" Ryuu said as he looked back at Minato.
"T...There's no way!... He's standing up as if nothing really happened to him!!... He's unbelievable!!..." Minato thought with a surprised facial expression. "His Toughness and Endurance is incredible!... To be able to take on so many of our attacks with no injuries or lost In stamina is amazing!... And after he unleashed that Dark Blue Aura of his, I can't sense his Chakra anymore! It's like he's been using Sage Chakra this entire time!... Maybe..."
Minato activates his Toad Sage Mode and began to sense Ryuu's Chakra.
"I was Right! He really is using Sage Chakra now! He's emitting such a huge amount of it too!! It's amazing how this guy can use Sage Chakra without a use of Sage mode to use the Sage Chakra! " Minato thought. "I have to keep my guard up no matter what! But still... Just what in the world is this guy? Is he some type of Demigod or just God in Human Form? Whatever the case may be, I'll have to up my game..."
Minato vanishes in Ryuu's Sight as Ryuu began to look around to see where he would appear. Minato teleported behind Ryuu and right as he looked behind him, Minato pushed Ryuu back with a punch. Ryuu smirks after blocking Minato's attack.
"This Guy has gotten faster and stronger... Well, Well, Well~ I guess this guy can power up too. How interesting." Ryuu thought with a smirk of confidence on his face.
Minato picks up one of his Kunai Knives and threw it at Ryuu who easily dodged it. Minato teleports above Ryuu with a Sage Art: Rasengan in his right hand as he said; "Flying Raijin; Level 3!!".
Ryuu took the Sage Chakra Rasengan head-on as it did little damage on him, leaving a little scratch on his back. Minato jumped back as Ryuu got back up onto his feet all casual-like. Ryuu turns around to face Minato as Minato, without hesitation, ran towards Ryuu. Minato began to teleport all around Ryuu and tried to attack him, But Ryuu countered against all of Minato's attacks as they began to fight on equal footing even as Minato continued to teleport around Ryuu as they fought. They continued to fight on equal footing until Minato tries to use a shadow clone to attack Ryuu from behind. Ryuu senses the clone and lands a backhanded uppercut on it. The clone disappears before Ryuu quickly kicks Minato back.
"This Guy is amazing! In terms of combat, he's far more experienced than I am and is a lot stronger and more skilled than I thought he'd be! If he were to be our enemy, we would've all been killled in an instant! Even if we were to put all of our efforts to stop him, it'd be for nothing!..." Minato thought. "But I haven't been giving it my all! Just in case for precautions, I'll use my Nine Tails Chakra Mode and combine it with my Sage Mode! ".
Minato transforms into his Nine Tails Chakra Mode before combining it with his Sage Mode. This surprises everyone, especially Ryuu.
"That... That Form... It looks just like my Seikatsu Form! Amazing!..." Ryuu thought.
"That's Minato's Jinchuriki Form!!" Tobirama shouted out in surprise.
Hashirama notices how Minato combined his Sage Mode with his Jinchuriki Form and began to think of something... Hashirama activates his Sage Mode and could sense the Huge amount of Sage Chakra Ryuu was emitting. Hashirama was left stunned in shock and surprise from sensing Ryuu's divine Chakra...
Tobirama looks at his Older Brother and asks him; "What is wrong, Elder Brother?!".
"His Chakra... It's Sage Chakra!!... He's been using Sage Chakra this entire time as if it's natural for him!!... He's Some type of Living God!!..." Hashirama says in complete shock.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?" Everyone shouted out in surprise.
Ryuu unleashes his Dark Blue Aura before He and Minato took a fighting stance. From far in the Village Hidden in the Rain, The Akatsuki Leader, Pain, began to sense Ryuu's Immense Sage Chakra but he did not know who it belonged to at first besides knowing it was a threat.
"It seems we have a new enemy in our mist... An enemy that doesn't belong in this world..." Pain said to himself out loud.
Back in the forest of the Hidden Lead, Ryuu and Minato dashed towards each other and clashed fists the moment they threw a punch at each other. They both jumped back and disappeared on the battlefield as everyone who was watching this, became surprised.
"They both disappeared!!" Everyone shouted out in surprise.
Both began to use their teleportation techniques to get behind, above, or in front of each other as they began to exchange blows on equal footing in midair.
"They're exchanging blows in a blink of an eye!!" Might Guy shouted out in surprise.
"This fight will be going on forever!!" Kakashi said in surprise.
Minato and Ryuu continued to exchange blows equally and in a blink of an eye all over the battlefield until Ryuu began to overpower Minato with his attacks. Ryuu overpowered Minato with his attacks until Ryuu then gut punches Minato and sends him flying with a punch to his face. Minato struggled to push himself up as he reverted back to his base form and began to breathe heavily from the damage he took from Ryuu's attacks. Ryuu lands safely on the ground in front of Minato and began to walk up towards him with a intimidating presence. Minato sensed the intimidating presence as it saw how it shaped itself into a giant Dragon, making shiver in fear.
Ryuu stops in front of Minato and told him; "It's over. I win."
Ryuu powers down and hid his energy as he then offers his hand to help Minato up. Minato looks down and smirks before he grabbed Ryuu's hand, who was also smirking. Ryuu helped Minato up as everyone ran towards Ryuu with interest and excitement.
"Wow, Ryuu! You're amazing!!" Ino said in excitement, looking up at him with sparkles in her eyes.
"Gee thanks..." Ryuu replied nervously.
"I didn't expect you to be this strong! You're amazing!" Choji then said in excitement.
"Just who in the world are you? Are you even human?!" Shikamaru asked.
"Are you like a lot more powerful version of Naruto?" Kiba asked.
"Do you have a very big appetite to help you get to full strength?" Choza Akimichi asked.
"Are you a genius in your world?" Shikaku Nara asked.
"Are you single, handsome?~" Tsume Inuzuka asked him seductively.
"Mom!!" Kiba and Kibako shouted out at her.
"What?! He's really handsome and very strong! What's wrong with me trying to get another lover?!" She asked her kids as that led to a whole different argument.
Question after question gave Ryuu no time to reply to all of them. With his hands waving at them, it was a sign to give him some space. He was gonna answer all these questions, but one at a time.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! One question at a time! I'm just one person here...!" Ryuu started to sweat.
Ryuu managed to answer everyone's questions they had for him one by one until the Founders of the Uchiha Clan, Madara and his twin sister; Midariya Uchiha, stood out from the crowd. They walked up to Ryuu as Madara stood in front of Ryuu, face to face.
"Who are you guys? May I help you?" Ryuu asked them.
"I am Madara Uchiha and this is my Twin Sister; Midariya Uchiha. I want you to fight me one-on-one, like you did with the Hokage's. Fight me, Ryuuji Hitoshi." Madara said.
The atmosphere in the air intensified. Everyone knew that this was going to happen and they all hated the 'Gifted' Uchiha Clan of how they were combat geniuses...
Ryuu smirks in confidence. "Sure! Why not?! Just don't disappoint me, Madara Uchiha!"
Everyone jumped off of the battlefield as Ryuu and Madara jumped back to keep a safe distance from each other. Madara and all the other Uchiha's activates their Sharingan and began to try and read Ryuu's movements. Ryuu and Madara dashed towards each other and they clashed arms before Madara draws out his sword and threw a strike at Ryuu. Ryuu dodged with ease as Madara began to throw more strikes at him, but Ryuu dodged them all with ease. Ryuu swats Madara's sword out of his hands with a swing of his left arm before he and Madara began to exchange blows. They exchanged blows as Ryuu began to overpower Madara with his attacks. Ryuu overwhelmed Madara with his attacks until Ryuu sent Madara flying with a punch. Madara got back up as he activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. The Uchiha's notices Madara's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan as some of the Uchiha's activates their Mangekyou Sharingan. Midariya activates her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and continues to watch Ryuu's movements. Ryuu and Madara dashed towards each other and went back to exchanging blows. They exchanged blows until Ryuu pushes Madara back with a kick.
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame Jutsu!!" Madara shouted out as he shoots out a giant flame attack at Ryuu.
Ryuu took it head-on and was unfazed by the attack as it only burned off his upper-clothing.
Ryuu glares at Madara as he said in seriousness; "Like I said to that Kakashi guy, that was a beautiful attack, but it has no effect on me whatsoever!".
Ryuu quickly took a stance and dashed towards Madara. They then went back to exchanging blows. They exchanged blows until Ryuu sent Madara hurtling into several trees with a punch. Madara struggled to stand back up as he then activates his Rinnegan. Madara then summons his "Perfected Susano'o " and lifted up its right arm, lifting up its Sword as well. Madara throws his right arm down, throwing the Susano'o Sword down towards Ryuu. Ryuu throws his left arm up as it broke the Susano'o Sword, this surprises everyone, especially Madara and Midariya.
"He managed to break the sword of my Susano'o with his throwing his right arm up?! He's incredible! " Madara thought with a surprised facial expression.
With just a swing of his left arm, Madara's Susano'o immediately broke into pieces, surprising Everyone even more. Ryuu instantly appeared in front of Madara and slams him down onto the ground right as he punched him in the face. The impact of Madara hitting the the ground hard, created a small crater on the ground. Madara fell unconscious as Ryuu stood up tall proudly with his back still turned towards everyone. Ryuu looks back at everyone as he then unleashes a intimidating aura of a dragon, scaring everyone who was looking at him. Ryuu takes a deep breath before he calms down and picks up Madara who was still unconscious. Ryuu then walked towards the Uchiha Clan and gave Madara to them. Everyone was left in silence as they stared at Ryuu.
- Several Hours Later -
Ryuu and the Hokage's are all back at the Hokage's office with Kakashi, Kakashiko, Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi, And Shikamaru and Shikamura Nara. Ryuu and the Hokage's talked for a while and how the Hokage's told him that the places he mentioned are not something they heard before...
"So you're now saying there's no way for me to go back to my home?" Ryuu asked them.
"Given how we all saw you fight or suffered injuries from your attacks... It's definitely believable how you're not from this world... And well... You would need someone who knows about dimensional ninjutsus..." Tsunade said before she looked at Kakashi and Kakashiko. "Kakashi, Kakashiko! You guys recently gained your Mangekyou Sharingan, haven't you? Can't you guys send him back to his world with your space-time ninjutsu?"
"No, we can't." Kakashi said.
"I must keep him safe and away from the village as much as possible before the Akatsuki's become aware of his presence! " Tsunade thought before she said; "Jiraiya knows a Jutsu that allows him to hide in another dimension and return from it. He'll be a greater help than us..."
"However, he's off doing a mission and won't be back for a while... Until then, we'll assign you to stay with a clan for a couple of days before we move you to another clan." Minato said. "I believe you should stay with Kakashi and Kakashiko for a couple of days."
"You sure about that, Minato Sensei?" Kakashi asked.
"It'll be fine, Kakashi. Don't worry, I'm sure Ryuu here will be happy to stay with you and Kakashiko for a couple of days anyways".
Ryuu walks up to Kakashi and offers a handshake. "I hope we can get along well. Thanks for your help."
Kakashi takes his hand and shakes it. "Sure. No problem."
"Now that that's done, let us discuss our plans to take out the Akatsuki and Bring Sasuke and Sasuko Uchiha back home." Minato.
Village Hidden in the Rain
In the Village Hidden in the Rain, all the Akatsuki members are gathering together. The Art quartet, Sasori, Sasoriko, Deidarako, and Deidara. The Immortal trio, Hidan, Hidako, and Kakazu. The Animal quartet; Itachi, Itachiko, Kisame, and Kisamiko. The Two Idiots, Tobi and Tobiko. And their newest Recruits, Team Taka. Team Taka's members; Sasuke and Sasuko Uchiha, Suigetsu and Suigetsuko, Karin Uzumaki, And Jugo. And the Last Two... The Lady Angel, the Messenger of 'God', Konan and the "Gods" of the Hidden Rain Village, the Group; Pain...
"So... Talk to us. Why did you call us all here?" Kisame asked.
"It's because we have a new enemy in our mist." Pain said.
"A new enemy?" Itachi questioned.
"Yes. And it seems like he's far stronger than the Legendary Sannin; Jiraiya, of whom I've recently fought. I believe this new enemy is far greater threat than gathering the tailed-beasts." Pain said. "I need you all to cautious if you were to ever meet this enemy. We need to be careful as he is indeed more powerful than any opponent we faced. I felt his chakra from afar when he was engaged in combat. His Chakra is immense and powerful, not to mention it Carries Sage Chakra so watch out for that."
Konan takes out a small stack of pictures of Ryuu that she somehow managed to attain and gives to everyone.
"This is a picture of our new enemy. Girls, he may be attractive but have your guard up, he's insanely powerful and we're saying this for a reason." Konan said. "Our new enemy is named Ryuuji Hitoshi and according to his appearance, he looks at the age of 23 years old. He's also a combat genius as he was able to beat he Hokage's and Madara Uchiha all by himself."
"HE DID WHAT?!" Everyone shouted out in surprise.
"Th-There's no way!!... He defeated Madara Uchiha And the Hokage's?!..." Itachi and Sasuke said in shock.
Itachi calms down and makes a serious facial expression. "Well, if he's going to be in the Hidden Leaf Village, then allow me and my sister to get closer to him and get a lot of information from him."
"Fine. Very well. Just be careful and don't let your guard down. I'll give you 3 weeks, not a day longer." Pain said.
"Yes sir. Come on, Kisame, Kisamiko. We're leaving." Itachi said as he turned around with his sister and left.
Kisame and Kisamiko followed after them. After the meeting, some of Akatsuki's went off to do their own thing. Pain on the other hand, went somewhere else... Deep in his hideout, he went through a dark portal as it led to the Omni-King's Palace. Pain walked inside the palace as every demon and demon god were watching him. Pain entered the throne room and knelt down in front of Jaakuna who had a feeling he would show up.
"Hmph. So you finally arrived. I expected your arrival. What do you want from me, so-called "God" ?!". Jaakuna demanded.
"My lord, Can you please lend me your power. There is a new enemy in my world, and he is indeed quite powerful..." Pain said.
"Oh? Do you believe it's Him then?...".
"Yes, my lord... I do believe it's the one you hate...".
Jaakuna closes his eyes and sighs. "Very well then. I'll lend you a tiny portion of my power, use it wisely or that Brat would get the best of you."
Jaakuna gave Pain a tiny portion of his power as it powered Pain up tremendously.
"Thank you, my lord. I am forever grateful to you. I shall make sure to bring him down and bring absolute peace to my world!" Pain said in determination.
Pain stands up, turns around, and walks away.
"Ryuuji Hitoshi, you are someone I do not know who you are yet, but I do know you are indeed powerful and someone who's a big threat to my goals..." Pain thought as he walked out of the Palace and walked back into his hideout. "Ryuuji Hitoshi, I promise you this, I'll bring you down, not just for my masters sake, but for my own sake as well. I'll show you the Pain of what we all suffer from."
End of Chapter 24.