Ninja of the Digixros: Battle Network

Chapter 8: Steal the Spotlight

"Wow, so you can fight alongside other Digimon?" asked Dorumon in shock as he walked next to Naruto, the duo heading towards the former's hometown after rescuing his friend who's currently recovering inside of Naruto's Xros Loader.

Naruto nodded in affirmation "That's right, I really don't feel okay with just hanging back and let everyone else do all the fighting. Which is why I'm grateful for the PET, with it I can fight together with my comrades," he had to admit that he missed having chakra and felt weak without it in this new life of his, so he had to make down with what he has right now.

"You know, I've heard stories about the Generals from the others about what they can do. You're way different from what I've been told, you're so cool,"

The blonde reincarnate felt a sense of nostalgia from the way Dorumon was looking at him with admiration "That look in his eyes, reminds me of how Konohamaru and his friends would come to hang around me whenever I'm not on a mission. I really miss them,"

He was snapped out of his thoughts when Dorumon called out to him "Come on, Naruto! The town is just up ahead!" the young Digimon ran ahead in excitement.

"Wait up,"

Naruto ran after him until they arrived at the town which resembles that of the rural villages from the Edo Period albeit some of the buildings have either been burned down or destroyed, he took note of the residents with the Xros Loader identifying them to be Pandamon, Floramon and Panbachimon.

"Hey Naruto!" they looked to see Huckmon along with the others making their way towards him "Glad to see you're doing okay, who's the little guy?"

Dorumon huffed in response "I'm not little!"

"Calm down, you two. This here is Dorumon who was with the other Digimon whose DigiMelody I heard," Naruto explained.

"How is the Digimon doing now?" asked Blanc with concern.

"They're currently recovering in the Xros Loader right now,"

"Before that, there's someone I'd like to introduce you to, my dear general," said Zubamon then he gestured for someone to come closer.

Naruto saw a Digimon who's about the same height as Zubamon with the body shape of a child. The thing about this Digimon is that it's practically decked out in armor which is colored camo green with paintball markings and graffiti along with its clawed gauntlets equipped with dual bucklers, there's also the number '01' printed on one side of the helmet.

"Hello there, I am Ludomon. I've heard quite a lot about you from Zubamon," the armored Digimon introduced himself.

"As it turns out, Ludomon was passing through the town when the Bagra army attacked and so provided assistance until we had arrived to help drive them away entirely," Zubamon explained.

"Well, it's a good thing you showed up when you did," said Naruto.

Ludomon nodded in agreement "Indeed, and it's a pleasure to meet you,"

"Um, Naruto. Is she okay enough to come out?" asked Dorumon nervously, Naruto could tell that he's anxious to see his friend just to make sure that she's okay with his own eyes.

"I'm sure she has recovered by now," Naruto held out the Xros Loader in front of him "Reload!" The Xros Loader's screen glowed then a streak of light emerged from it and faded to reveal a Digimon before everyone.

She's a bipedal foxlike Digimon with a slender figure, most of her body is covered in yellow fur except for the tip of her tail and ears, the underbelly, hands and legs from the knees down being white fur, and there are purple two-fold tomoes on her knees. She wears a pair of purple arm sleeves which reach up to her forearms with black-and-white Ying yang symbols on the back of her hands. She has three clawed fingers and three clawed toes, and she has black eyes with indigo pupils.

Dorumon wasted no time and hugged the fox Digimon happily "Renamon, you're okay!"

"Indeed, I am," Renamon turned to Naruto "And I have you to thank for that,"

Naruto simply waved it off "No need to thank me, I just did what was the right thing to do,"

"Even so…,"

"Anyways, how are things going here?" Naruto rapidly changed the subject, knowing that Renamon would insist on thanking him.

"As good as they can get, this isn't even the third time that the village has been attacked by Bagra army. Turns out that the Code Crown had been hidden by one of the residents and they've been trying to find that Digimon in order to know where it is," Huckmon explained.

"And they fought back this many times to not give away the location of the Code Crown? Major respect,"

Noir frowned "That may be so, but then something happened that might change that,"

Naruto quirked an eyebrow questioningly "What do you mean?"

Dorumon was the one to explain "It's because one of our closest friends Tokomon X is being held hostage by the Faction Leader of the Bagra army, and the one who knew the location of the Code Crown went to their stronghold to rescue him,"

"We tried to follow so we can help but we were found by the enemy and ended up in the state you found us in," said Renamon.

"So, you're saying that the Digimon that knows where the Code Crown is hidden is also going to rescue your friend from the stronghold of the Bagra Army?" Ludomon frowned at this "I see this as far too risky,"

Naruto cupped his chin with one hand while humming thoughtfully "If that's the case, I'll go and help with the rescue mission while the rest of you stay behind to guard the village in case the Bagra Army try to attack it,"

Noir groaned upon hearing this "Again? This has to be the second time you're doing this rescue mission thing with the first being back at the Factory Zone,"

"I'm still grateful for that," Aurumon spoke up but quailed when Noir glared at him for putting his beak into the matter when she's trying to dissuade their general from doing so.

"At the very least, let some of us join you," said Huckmon with the others muttering in agreement with his statement.

Naruto waved his hand to reassure them "Don't worry, I've done these kinds of missions many times before. You guys saw how I did so when we were in the Factory Zone,"

"But still…,"

"Um, do you know where the stronghold is?" asked Blanc with concern.

Naruto paused at that and crossed his arms with a frown "That I don't know yet,"

Renamon then spoke up "In that case, I can guide you there. I had tracked the enemy back to their base along with a few others,"

"Yeah, we can take you there!" Dorumon spoke eagerly.

"Well, that solves that problem. Thanks, Renamon," Naruto nodded gratefully.

"It is the least I can do for my master,"

"…what did you just say?" Naruto thought that he just heard something unbelievable but wanted to make sure just in case.

"I said you are my master,"

"How did that happen?" asked Huckmon in shock.

Renamon explained "You saved me when I was on the brink of death and there's also your eyes…,"

"What about my eyes?" asked Naruto confusedly.

"They radiate great power which is tempered by compassion, that tells me that you stand on equal footing with mutual respect towards those around you,"

"Well, you're not wrong. Even so, I don't need to become your master if you want to show your gratitude," Naruto tries to change the vixen's mind.

However, she remained steadfast "That is all the more reason why I wish for you to be my master,"

"Guys…," Naruto turned to the others for help.

"Sorry Naruto, it's kind of a thing here in the Digital World where Digimon would seek out someone to be their leader/master. Even more so if they're human with great potential, some are forced to serve while others choose of their own free will; you can consider the former in the case of the Bagra Army and the latter in your case," said Huckmon reluctantly, trying not to glance at the Sistermons that are clearly not happy about this.

Naruto sighed as he turned towards Renamon "Are you really serious about this?"

The vixen looked at him straight in the eyes "Nothing would make me happier than to serve you as my master,"

"*Sigh* Fine, but we'll talk more about this after rescuing your friend,"

"Very well, master,"

"Ugh, I'm already disliking this," thought the blonde reincarnate "Anyways, lead the way while I follow you on my board,"

"As you command," Renamon took the lead while Naruto brought out the hoverboard from his backpack and got on it.

"I'll leave this place to you guys and be back soon,"

"Just careful out there," said Noir, trying not to show her concern too much.

Nodding in affirmation, Naruto rode off on the hoverboard into the bamboo forest and soon caught up with Renamon as they proceeded towards the enemy's stronghold with the latter leading the way. They soon left the bamboo forest and reached a mountainous area where they came upon a fortress which has been built into the mountainside.

"Just how long have they been here?" asked Naruto curiously.

"Too long," Renamon replied in a displeased tone which gave him an idea of the duration.

He reached into his backpack and brought out a pair of binoculars which he had purchased in the real world for use "Let's take a closer look," he peered through the binoculars and scoped out the area while humming thoughtfully.

"I see…there's only one path leading to and from the fortress which has only one gateway, there are also sentries along the walls to look out for intruders and spotlights for night viewing. We'll need to take an alternate route while in their blindspot…," said Naruto.

Renamon made a suggestion "We can approach from the side of the mountain, there's a footpath which we discovered during one of our scouting missions. But it's rather risky considering your current physique,"

Naruto smiled in response "You needn't worry about it; I got that part covered. Just take me to this pathway you're telling me about,"

"Very well," Renamon proceeded to guide Naruto to the foot of the mountain with the fortress high above them, the latter could see what she meant about the blindspot as their position will make it difficult for the sentries to spot them "We just need to make our ascent from here and we'll reach the side of the wall then figure a way to get over the wall,"

"We'll have to reach the top first then figure that part out, but first…," Naruto brought out his PET to transform into his Mega Mode, surprising Renamon who was about to speak hadn't a voice shouted out.

"Whoa! I didn't know you can do that!" everyone turned around and were shocked to see Dorumon having been peering from behind a rock.

"Dorumon, what are you doing here?!" Naruto exclaimed in shock.

"I figured that I can come along and help you out in rescuing Tokomon X," Dorumon explained.

Renamon was clearly displeased "Do you have any idea how dangerous this mission is? We already have to focus on rescuing Tokomon X as well as keeping an eye out for my sister,"

"I know, but…,"

Naruto's eyebrows raised at a certain part of the vixen's sentence "You have a sister?"

"Yes, not only is she my sister but also the one who knows where the Code Crown is hidden,"

Naruto rubbed his head with a sigh "Oh geez, look Dorumon. We can't send you back to the village after coming this far, so I'll have you get into the Xros Loader and not come out until we're done getting both Tokomon X and Renamon's sister out of the fortress,"

Dorumon nodded eagerly "Okay!" he immediately went into the Xros Loader without any arguments "It's roomy in here!"

Renamon sighed in embarrassment "I'm sorry about that, he can be so childish at times,"

"Hey, don't treat me like a kid!"

"Until you have matured, I will continue to do so,"

"Hmph…,"

Naruto spoke up, not wanting anymore distractions "Anyways, let's get a move on,"

"Indeed,"

The duo began their ascent by jumping from one ledge sticking out from the mountainside to another, there were a few close calls when some of the ledges broke from their weight but they were still able to continue until finally reaching the top and now are positioned at one side of the fortress walls.

"Now for a way inside. Battlechip; Mole1!" Naruto slammed a palm onto the ground to create a hole in front of him "Follow me," he jumped into the hole with a mildly surprised Renamon following after him then they emerged on the other side.

Naruto peeked out from the hole to see several Digimon walking around the area before quickly ducking back inside "Okay, we'll need to work on a way to move around without being detected or stick out like a sore thumb. I have a battlechip which make me invisible what about you in case you'll need to go into my Xros Loader,"

"Not to worry, Master. I have a technique suitable for this scenario," Renamon closed her eyes in concentration "Fox Switch Deception," the atmosphere around the vixen became hazy then she changed her appearance into that of a Woodmon "I believe this will help,"

"No doubt about that, my turn then. Battlechip; Invisible!" Naruto became completely transparent that he can't be seen "Alright, let's go,"

The duo emerged from the hole and began to mingle amongst the other enemy Digimon to obtain information. The disguised Renamon had to be the one asking questions but nothing too specific to avoid arousing suspicion, Naruto also had to avoid making any sounds as well since being invisible doesn't exactly make him a ghost and he still be touched. They were still gathering information when a Mothmon suddenly approached Renamon which worried them a bit.

"You there, I want you to follow me somewhere," said the Mothmon sternly.

"What's wrong, sir? Did I do something wrong?" asked Renamon, trying to play dumb.

"That depends on what you may or may not have done, now come along,"

Knowing full well that any form of refusal would blow their cover, Renamon complied and followed the Mothmon with Naruto in tow as he prepared to assist should things go awry. He then noticed that the Mothmon was taking them to a more secluded area away from the other Digimon which worried him and prepared to help at the very moment anything goes wrong.

Stopping at a corner and making sure that no one was around, the Mothmon turned to Renamon and spoke sternly "Why did you come here when you're supposed not to be?"

Renamon blinked in confusion "Sir, I don't understand what you mean?"

The Mothmon sighed then spoke "I know it's you, Renamon," Naruto and Renamon were shocked to have been found out and were preparing to defend themselves when the Digimon spoke again and with a feminine tone this "After all, I'm your sister,"

Recognizing the voice, Renamon spoke with her true voice "Elder Sister?"

"Oh, she's the sister you told me about?" asked Naruto, surprising Renamon's sister who wasn't aware that he is invisible.

"Who's there?!"

Renamon quickly moved to calm the situation else their position will be given away to the enemy "Please calm down, Elder Sister. He is a human ally and also a general that is aiding us in protecting the village as well as the rescue of Tokomon X,"

"And I'm here too!" Dorumon spoke up from the Xros Loader.

"You brought Dorumon here too?"

"Not intentionally, he followed when master and I came here on our own," Renamon explained.

One part of the sentence caught the sister's attention "Master, what is that about?"

Naruto interjected "We can talk about that later; do you have any info about the whereabouts of Tokomon X since you were here before we arrived?"

"Well from what I've gleaned from the others, I've learnt that he caged inside the room of King Etemon which is at the top of the fortress," Renamon's sister explained.

"I see…," Naruto thought for a moment then had an idea "Okay, I'll go there since I'm currently invisible and can get Tokomon X out of there by putting him into my Xros Loader. But let's first do a little explosive sabotage beforehand, it won't do for us to leave without returning the favor for attacking the village,"

Renamon's sister chuckled in amusement "How sly of you, just like a fox,"

"Well, he has whisker marks of a fox on his cheeks," Renamon added.

"Is that so?"

Naruto groaned "They're birthmarks, okay? Let's get a move on,"

"I'll take you to certain points for you to plant your explosives then guide you to where Tokomon X is," said Renamon's sister

"Alright then, let's go,"

The trio set out in different directions with Renamon going on her own to misdirect the enemy Digimon while Naruto went with her sister to certain places which she had scoped out. They were the armory, the food supply storage amongst other places for Naruto to use multiple Time Bomb battlechips and hid them in places where no one would think to search until it's too late.

"Now that we're set up, how to get into the leader's room?" asked Naruto.

"Fortunately for us, King Etemon normally takes a short nap after a singing session at this time of the day. This is the perfect opportunity for you to sneak in," said Renamon's sister.

"Sounds good, meet up with your sister and make your way out while I go and rescue your friend. None of us should be here when this place goes boom,"

"Duly noted,"

The two split up with Naruto following the directions given to him until he reached a set of large doors, he pressed one side of his head on the door and listened carefully before hearing King Etemon snoring loudly. Naruto slowly but carefully opened the door to enter and found himself in a rather regal themed room and saw the faction leader of the Bagra Army fast asleep on a king-sized bed and snoring while mumbling gibberish lyrics. Next to the bed is a birdcage and inside it is the objective of the rescue mission.

It's a baby-sized Digimon with four limbs underneath its peach-colored body/head and black beady eyes. The defining feature would be the long ears which have crossed into an 'X' on its forehead.

"That's him, it's Tokomon X! You have to save him!" Dorumon whispered urgently.

"Already working on that," Naruto silently approached the cage and whispered "Hey, can you hear me?"

Tokomon X shot up and looked around in confusion "Wh-Who's there!?"

"Shhhhhh, please keep your voice down else he'll wake up," Naruto quickly glanced to see King Etemon grumble in his sleep before turning over while scratching his butt "Right now, I'm invisible and I'm here to rescue you,"

Dorumon spoke up "You can trust him, Tokomon. He's a general and a cool one too,"

"Dorumon, you're here too?" Tokomon X became teary-eyed upon hearing the voice of his best friend.

"Along with Renamon and Big Sis, but let's save you first before you start crying,"

"My words exactly, now let me take a look at the lock," Naruto observed the lock which turned out to be a padlock-shaped electronic lock "Great, I need a numeric passcode and it could be a dozen of those,"

"Actually, it's Hash-Zero-One," Tokomon X commented.

Naruto quirked an eyebrow at that "Really? Number One?"

"He pretty much has a large ego and isn't good with numbers either,"

"Alright then," Naruto entered the passcode and the lock opened "Now to put you into the Xros Loader and we can get out of here,"

"Thank you," Tokomon X went inside the Xros Loader and happily met with Dorumon.

Naruto saw the open balcony and decided to use it as his exit as his HUD was displaying the amount of time left before the timebombs detonate. He glanced at the still sleeping King Etemon and smirked, knowing that he's in for a rude awakening. Naruto dashed forward to leapt off the balcony and over the fortress walls while becoming visible again.

"Battlechip; Dash Attack!" Naruto conjures a green virus resembling a paper plane which he grabbed onto and began gliding towards the ground and landing safely afterwards. He went towards the edge of the bamboo forest and reunited with Renamon and her elder sister who appears vastly different from her.

The Elder Sister resembles Renamon mostly except that she has an additional tail, long tufts of fur, red patterns on her body, and a multicolored smoke-like aura constantly radiating from her. The Xros Loader identified her as Renamon X.

"Were you able to rescue Tokomon X?" asked Renamon X.

"Yup, Reload!" Naruto brought out both Dorumon and Tokomon X from the Xros Loader.

"Big Sis!" Tokomon X joyfully jumped into the arms of Renamon X who smiled fondly.

"I'm glad to see that you're safe,"

Renamon turned to Naruto "What about the bombs?"

"They're about to go off right about…," Naruto looked at the countdown on his HUD finally reach zero "…now,"

BOOM*BOOM*BOOM*BOOM*BOOM*BOOM*

There was a chain of explosions which erupted throughout the fortress and screams of panic and confusion could be heard while the loudest of them was out of rage, no doubt from King Etemon.

"I believe our gift have been successfully delivered," said Naruto with a smirk.

"Let's go and tell everybody the great news!" said Dorumon excitedly.

"They're sure to be happy to hear of our consecutive successes," said Renamon X

"I'll be glad to see everyone again," said Tokomon X.

"Alright th-," Naruto was interrupted as his HUD began flashing red warning signs, alert him that his army is under attack "We need to move, my HUD just alerted me that my friends are being attacked in the village!"

The sisters frowned while Dorumon and Tokomon X became worried then Renamon X spoke "Then we must make haste and aid them in driving the Bagra Army back,"

"You two should get into the Xros Loader, it will be safer and we can move quickly too,"

"Okay, please help everyone," Dorumon and Tokomon X went into the Xros Loader.

"Let's move!" the trio dashed through the forest as fast as they could, seeing the smoke rising into the sky made them run even faster until they finally arrived at the village which was being attacked by the Bagra army with Etemon leading them but Huckmon and the other members of Team Konoha coordinated with the resident Digimon and were managing to hold their ground for the moment.

Renamon snarled at this "They will pay for this…,"

"Calm down, sister. Do not let your anger disrupt your focus," Renamon X placated her younger sister.

Music Start: Sin Punishment 2: Successor of the Skies OST; War [Armon Ritter] (Boss 4)

"She's right, time to get in there and lend them a hand!" Naruto dashed into the battlefield while accessing a battlechip "Battlechip; Boomer1!" his arm transformed into an attachment which launched a razor-sharp boomerang that flew through the air and sliced at its targets multiple times before returning to him, catching everyone's attention.

"General, you have returned! Then that must mean that the rescue mission was a success," said Zubamon with relief.

"Yeah, and I think now's a good time to bring out Flamemon and Strabimon," Naruto called out on the two aforementioned Digimon, both looked like they had just woken up.

Flamemon yawned "Whoa, you guys are having a fight? Then let me get in on the action!" he dashed towards a Woodmon and attacked "Noble Heart!" he enshrouded his body in a fiery aura before launching himself at the Woodmon and actually burnt it to a crisp with the data floating away. The Digimon looked at himself in surprise "Whoa, I feel as good as new. No, even stronger than before,"

Strabimon was facing a Blossomon who was attacking him with its thorny vines but he was evading the incoming attacks with relative ease, his body feeling lighter and senses much sharper "Licht Nagel!" the claws on both arms glowed brightly with white light as he unleashed a flurry of slashes, literally shredding the enemy Digimon to pieces "It would seem that Naruto not only healed us but also enhanced our capabilities as well…how interesting,"

Both Renamon and Renamon X stood back-to-back as they were surrounded by several Troopmon that are about to open fire on them, the latter called out to her younger sister "On my mark,"

Renamon nodded in affirmation "I am ready,"

Together, the vixens spoke up in unison "Kohenkyo!" they thrust out their hands that were glowing with yellow energy as they summoned phantom clones of themselves that darted about and attacked the surrounding enemies to disrupt them before following up with another attack "Koyōsetsu!" they crossed their still glowing arms together in a cross pattern before breaking them apart to launch a barrage of sharpened leaves which finished them off.

However, they were suddenly attacked by Etemon when he tried to attack them from their blindspot but they were able to sense his approach and evaded him.

"You two foxes are a major pain in the butt and I'm gonna deal with you along with that human!" said Etemon in anger.

"I fail to see how you would be able to defeat my master," Renamon retorted.

"I give you an idea by destroying you first, Dark Spirits!" Etemon formed a dark sphere of energy in his hands and threw it at the vixens that leapt out of the way to avoid getting hit by the attack which erased a portion of where they once stood.

"Kokaishū!" Renamon rushed in then attacked with multiple roundhouse kicks, forcing to defend himself by blocking the kicks with his forearms. Renamon X wasn't being idle either, she too was working in coordination with her sister "Tōhakken!" she ignites her hands and feet in blue fire and attacked with them.

"Back it up already!" Etemon unleashed a radial wave of energy that knocked the vixens back before grabbing his microphone "Now listen to my jam; Concert Crush!" he began singing, releasing soundwaves that affected the two Renamon negatively as they felt their hearts growing heavy "Now check out my dance moves; Monkey Kick!" he rushed at them and attacked with a powerful kick.

The vixens braced themselves for the hit, but someone intercepted the attack by actually catching the leg and holding it in place.

It was revealed to Naruto who was using the ElecGuts Style "Not so fast, monkey boy!" he gripped the leg tightly and spun around several times before letting go to throw Etemon away from them "I gotta say, you don't know a thing about singing,"

Etemon glared at Naruto for the comment "You wouldn't a great singer even if it smacked you in the face!"

"I beg to differ, I've seen and heard songs of many genres that are far better than yours," Naruto retorted.

"Why you little, Grateful Knuckle!" Etemon rushed forward with a fist reared back for a punch.

Naruto dashed forward to respond in kind "Battle Chip, Silver Fist!" his large fist was outfitted with a silverplated gauntlet before he attacked with a straight punch, both sides clashed in the middle but Naruto won the clash with Etemon being knocked backwards whilst bouncing along the ground.

Etemon got back to his feet and leered at Naruto "I'm not through with you just yet, Dark Musical!" he began singing again whilst emitting dark soundwaves.

"Got a bad feeling about this, better play things safe. Battle Chips; Fanfare! Discord! Timpani!" Naruto summoned three trumpet looking viruses of different colors that proceeded to play loud strange tunes which combined to disrupt Etemon's singing, cancelling out any effects it would have had on everyone.

Etemon was frustrated by this occurring for the second time but even worse "This again? Why do you keep cramping on my style?!"

"Get it through your head already, no one wants to hear you sing," said Naruto.

"We concur," Renamon X added with her sister nodding in agreement.

"And by the way, Battle chip; Wrecker!" Naruto summoned a large black metal ball into his large arm as he took a pitching stance then threw it with great force as it slammed into Etemon's torso, sending him flying backwards from the impact "Strike three; you're out!"

Groaning in pain, Etemon forced himself to sit up from the ground and noticed that a majority of the Bagra army laid on the ground in defeat and glared at Naruto and co "This is far from over, ain't no way I'm gonna let you haters boo me off my own stage!" he proceeded to absorb the data of the downed members of his team into himself, growing larger and changing in appearance.

He still retains his previous looks except that now he covered from head to toe with Chrome Digizoid with red kanji on his chest read as 'Strongest'. He still wears his black sunglasses along with a golden medallion hanging around his neck, and has a teddy bear toy attached to the right side of his waist. His left wrist has three metal studded black belts and screws on his ears, right shoulder and knuckles. Naruto's HUD identified his as Metal Etemon now.

Metal Etemon smiled, revealing gold teeth "I'm looking even more fly than ever before, and you dudes are so screwed!"

"His power…it's greater than before," said Renamon X, her fur standing on ends from sensing the risen power level of the enemy.

"Yeah, so I'm gonna have to step things up to match that," Naruto took out his Xros Loader "Huckmon, Zubamon; Warp Digivolution!" he called out with twin beams of yellow energy falling from the sky onto the two Digimon.

"Huckmon warp digivolve to…SaviorHuckmon!" Huckmon digivolved into his Ultimate form and is all set for the fight. "Zubamon warp digivolve to…" Zubamon followed suit and transformed into his Ultimate as well "…Duramon!"

"Let's see you handle this, Resist Raid!" Savior Huckmon made the first move with a flying kick with the intention to finish off the enemy with this attack.

"Oh yeah?! Heavy Monkick!" Metal Etemon responded in kind with a powered-up dropkick with both clashing in midair which ended in a draw with both sides landing away from each other.

"Have at you, Blindead!" Duramon fires a powerful beam of energy from his chest which strikes Metal Etemon, pushing him back a few feet but it didn't to have inflicted the expected level of damage "What is this!?"

Metal Etemon sneered "Mah new bling does more than just bling, here's my No.1 Punch!" he lunged forwards with a fist reared back and attacked with a powerful punch that sent Duramon flying upon impact.

"Hang tough, guys! Gotta find a way though that armor of his!" Naruto dashed forward whilst selecting a battlechip "Battle chip; DrillArm1!" he transformed his left arm into a large drill which spun rapidly then he thrust it forward to strike Metal Etemon, but was shocked to see that it wasn't affecting him like he expected it to do so.

Metal Etemon looked down at him with a sneer "Didn't even tickle," he knocked Naruto away from him with a backhand, the Renamon Sisters quickly went over to check on him.

"Master, are you okay?" asked Renamon worriedly.

Naruto groaned in response while sitting up "I'll live, just need to figure out how to pierce through that annoying metal armor of that annoying monkey,"

"It would seem that we'll need to attack with a technique powerful enough that his armor cannot endure," Renamon X advised.

"A technique to pierce through a powerful defense," Naruto frowned in thought.

"Can't have a concert without a lightshow, Dark Spirits Deluxe!" Metal Etemon called out as dark clouds appeared overhead and rained down dark lightning made from dark energy all over the place, striking both enemies and allies.

"Gotta put a stop to that! Battle chip; Antielec!" Naruto summoned a lightning rod which forced the dark lightning to strike instead until the attack dissipated.

"Naruto, you got any ideas to deal with this guy?" asked Savior Huckmon urgently.

"I think so, just hold him off while I prep things up," Naruto replied "Activating Style Change!"

[Style Change Activated; Equipping WoodCustom Style]

A green dome appeared around Naruto before fading away to reveal the blonde in a different form. His bodysuit had changed with the yellow becoming green as the power pack on his back is larger and further upgraded with green gems built into the pack on his gloves.

Naruto checked his Chip Selection Screen on his HUD and saw several chips glowing in resonance to tell him that they can be used for a Program Advance, he quickly scrolled through them before finding a set of chips which he feels is what he needs to resolve the current situation.

Naruto took a deep breath to focus "Alright, let's do this! Battle chips; Fire Sword! Aqua Sword! Elec Sword! Bamboo Sword!"

[Program Advance executed: Elemental Sword]

Naruto's right arm transformed into a sword with the long energy blade constantly cycling through the colors of red, blue, yellow and green. He crouched slightly then dashed forward at highspeed and attacked with a rising diagonal slash across Metal Etemon's chest.

Metal Etemon looked down to not see ever a scratch on his armor and began to laugh out loud "You did all that fancy combination and transformation but still ended up with nothing to show for it? It just goes to show how weak a human like you really is and that I am absolutely invincib-,"

Naruto raised a hand to stop him "Before you finish that sentence, you might wanna take another look at yourself,"

Metal Etemon blinked in confusion and looked down only to be horrified upon seeing a massive gash across his chest "What the hey? How is this possible?!"

"Your armor may be able to tank a lot of strong hits, but I doubt it has ever defended against an attack that utilized four elements simultaneously," Naruto explained, then he jumped to the side while calling out "Everyone, now's your chance!"

"Consider it taken! Meteor Flame!" SaviorHuckmon started to rapidly fire fireballs from its mouth like a machine gun.

"Have at you, Blindead!" Duramon fires a powerful beam of energy from his chest.

"Koyōsetsu!" Renamon launched a barrage of razor-sharp leaves.

"Taikyokusen!" Renamon X channeled her energy to launch a spinning energy disc which has the appearance of a Ying yang symbol.

All of the attacks slammed into Metal Etemon who screamed out in agony and denial as he was being engulfed in them "This can't be happening; I'm supposed to be the superstar of the Bagra Army! This can't be the end of my career!" eventually, he was destroyed with the stragglers being forced to retreat.

Music End

"Phew! That was tough," Naruto let himself plop down to the ground with a sigh while undoing his transformation with the same going for Duramon and Savior Huckmon reverting to their rookie forms.

"Yeah, that guy just had to turn himself into a literal metalhead," said Huckmon.

"And yet it proved to be his undoing when he became over reliant on it," said Ludomon.

"Of course, you are far more experienced when it comes to defense," said Zubamon in support.

Dorumon and Tokomon X emerged from the Xros Loader with both looking at Naruto with eyes full of admiration as the latter spoke "That was so cool with how you fought that guy! I've never seen or heard of any general capable of doing what you did!"

Tokomon X hopped onto Naruto's lap "Dorumon's right, you and everyone are so cool! No wonder, you were able to save me from the fortress!"

"So, you must be the kid who was held hostage," said Noir "Color me surprised to see that you and the other Renamon are possessors of the X-antibody,"

"It would be because of Dorumon who is a natural carrier of the X-Antibody," Renamon X explained "During an attack from the Bagra army, both Tokomon X and I were severely injured. Dorumon's strong desire for us to live resulted in him somehow triggering the X-antibody that we didn't know we had to activate, hence becoming what you see before you,"

"Then how come Renamon hasn't changed since you're sisters and all?" asked Blanc curiously.

Renamon explained "Unfortunately, I do not possess the X-antibody which means I cannot change,"

"Remind me to learn more about this X-antibody at a later time," said Naruto, wanting to rest for a bit.

Renamon X nodded in affirmation "Of course, if my master wishes it then it shall be done,"

"…you too?" at this point, Naruto is already too tuckered out to resist or complain.

"I see now why my sister chose you to be her master, and this battle only solidified my decision to have you as my master as well," said Renamon X.

"Then that means you can be my boss!" said Dorumon excitedly, even Tokomon X was jumping up and down in agreement.

"Talk about comedy gold!" said Flamemon while laughing.

Even Strabimon was smiling a bit "This certainly is amusing,"

"You know what…?" Naruto placed Tokomon X aside and stood from the ground "I'm gonna go and look for a place to sleep, no one wake me unless it's important cause I am tired," he walked off before anyone could say anything.

"Well, that just happened," Huckmon commented with a sweatdrop.

"He must be stressed," said Blanc worriedly.

"No thanks to them…," Noir muttered while glancing at the Renamon Sisters who were watching Naruto leave.


Back at what's left of the fortress, King Etemon was absolutely fuming; not only did he lose the Digimon whom he was holding hostage but those darn rebels somehow snuck into the fortress and planted explosives at vital areas without anyone being aware.

"Does anyone care to tell just how those losers found their way in here and did all this!?" King Etemon demanded angrily, the soldiers around him were too afraid to approach and explain out of fear of becoming something for the faction leader to vent his frustrations upon.

Eventually, a Woodmon was brave enough to approach and explain "King Etemon, I was one of the survivors under the leadership of the former Etemon who was sent to attack the rebels. During the battle, I saw how the human general was capable of certain feats and didn't follow the norm of regular generals. He wasn't present in the battlefield when we first attacked until much later,"

King Etemon frowned behind his shades "If what you're saying is true, that human must be the one to rescue the Digimon we had captured and also planted those explosives,"

Woodmon nodded in affirmation "It would seem so, sir. I would also advise great caution should you face, his battle style is quite unorthodox,"

"Thanks for the tip, now get outta here and make yourself useful before I consider you junk data to be erased," said King Etemon.

"At once, sir!" Woodmon hastily left lest the leader decides to change his mind and delete him in the end.

King Etemon looked into the distance "That little punk thinks that he can just stroll in here and mess with mah crib?" he clenched his fists tightly "Well he's gonna find out that the piece he has bitten off is way bigger than what he can chew,"


This is Hussbek online with the latest chapter, Naruto is led to the village by Dorumon who has become an admirer of him and reunited with Huckmon and the others. The apparently the Digimon whom he saved is a Renamon and she reveals that they were trying to rescue their friend who was being held hostage by the faction leader in his fortress.

Naruto being who he is decided to launch a rescue and sabotage mission with Renamon being his guide and apparently choosing him to be her master. The duo with an unexpected tagalong being Dorumon, snuck into the fortress and met with Renamon's older sister who's also a Renamon but with an X-antibody. The group successfully rescued Tokomon X as well as detonated explosives to inflict great damage upon the fortress.

Naruto and co return to the village only to find it being attacked by Etemon and his squad, they wasted no time and immediately went to help the others and were successful even when Etemon absorbed the data of his army to become Metal Etemon. But there were some few awkward moments, like when the Renamon Sisters declared Naruto to be their master much to the chagrin of the Sistermons and the blonde reincarnate being at his wits end. But things are far from over as King Etemon intends to have his retribution on Team Konoha and the rebels.

Had a few chats with some friends and decided to add in the X-antibody factor into the story to make things interesting so expect to see some X-Evolutions in the future. Anyways, one of the reviewers suggested the aspect of applying power rangers elements into the story and I won't deny it being an interesting idea, so it's something to be considered. Speaking of which, are there any elements from the Megaman series that you'd like to suggest that I add because I'll be having Naruto revisit the Factory Zone frequently to attain new gears, weapons and programs. Review or PM me your ideas. The next chapter will be the last and we'll finally have Naruto meet up with Taiki and the others in the Lake Zone which I'm sure will be an interesting interaction. I've also have new addtions to the Army/Harem list

Huckmon(Partner) *
Coronamon – Apollomon
Lunamon – Dianamon
Aegiomon
Ryudamon
Aurumon *
Cannonbeemon
Sistermon Noir (Harem) *
Sistermon Blanc (Harem) *
Sistermon Ciel (Harem)
Mikemon - Bastemon (Harem) [Canon Bastemon's younger sister]
Zubamon *
Dorumon *
Gatomon - Ophanimon (Harem)
Black Gatomon - Lilithmon (Harem)
Gatomon X – Angewomon X (Harem)
Renamon - Sakuyamon (Harem) *
Renamon X - Sakuyamon X (Harem) *
Ranamon - Ancient Mermiamon (Harem)
Lillymon (Harem)
Bancho Lilimon (Harem)
Ignitemon (Mervamon's brother)
BelleStarmon (Harem)
Kazemon - Zephyrmon (Harem)
MedievalDukemon
Strabimon *
Flamemon *
Commandramon Squad x7 *
Ludomon *
Tokomon X - Pegasusmon X *
Impmon X

New Members
Hi Commandramon
Cargodramon
Brigadramon
Terriermon
Lopmon
Spadamon
Greymon - ? X [Canon Greymon's younger brother]
Komondomon
Burgermon
MarineAngemon
Shortmon
?
Submarimon
Icemon
Meicoomon - Meicrackmon (Harem)
Minervamon (Harem)
Venusmon (Harem)
Ceresmon

Be sure to read and review like always.

This is Hussbek from Ghana.

Signing out and staying alive.