Ninja of the Digixros: Battle Network

Chapter 9: Showstopper

It was nighttime in the Bamboo Zone, Naruto was currently seated in front of a campfire with his friends and comrades sitting around it as well with serious expressions on their faces. Renamon X was leaning back against a bamboo tree when her ears twitched upon hearing something.

"He has returned," said Renamon X.

Right as she said that, someone landed amongst them and revealed to be Aurumon. Apparently, Naruto had sent him out on a scouting mission some time ago and had just returned.

"So, what's going on at their base right now?" asked Naruto seriously, the look in his eyes surprising everyone as if they sitting next to a gilded warrior instead of a child.

Owlmon gave his report "They're salvaging whatever they can from the wreckage after your sabotage. But they're not doing so with the intent to restore the fortress, it seems that they're bolstering their forces in preparation for something,"

"Um, what do you mean?" asked Dorumon worriedly.

"Looks like we've kicked the hornet's nest and irritated its residents, King Etemon must be rounding up all that's left of his forces so he can attack both us and the village, then wipe us all out in one fell swoop," Naruto explained.

"How many are there?" asked Strabimon.

"I counted more than 500," Aurumon answered.

Flamemon was surprised "That's a lot even for us to handle,"

"You mustn't be negative, comrade! We shall triumph over our enemies like we have done so before!" Zubamon spoke up in encouragement.

"He's right, plus we're going to do things differently this time," said Naruto, reaching for his Xros Loader.

"What do you mean?" asked Huckmon curiously.

"No doubt, their numbers far exceed ours and we would be worn down in a battle of attrition. So, we're gonna fight smarter instead of harder,"

Renamon quickly caught on "You intend to utilize varying forms of attacks to reduce the number of enemies to a more manageable amount for us to deal with,"

Naruto nodded in affirmation "That's right, we're gonna modify the battlefield to our advantage instead of theirs. Our earlier actions have already made them irritated, reckless and ignorant. That's what we'll be taking advantage of,"

"How devious of you, I like that," said Noir with a smirk while Blanc nodded timidly from beside her.

Strabimon smiled a bit "Goes to show that you can be quite tactical and not rely entirely on power. I would have been disappointed if the latter was to be the case,"

"Wow, boss is so cool," Dorumon and Tokomon X were in awe.

"In order to do that…," Naruto twisted the click wheel before pressing the center to make the screen project a 3D holographic map of the Bamboo Zone "I'm going to have find the best places to set things up as well as how the Bagra Army are going to move and react to each one,"

Renamon X spoke up "Then my sister and I can be of help to you, we're quite familiar with the geography of this zone,"

"Thanks, I'd appreciate that,"

"Anything for our master," said Renamon, making Naruto groan.

"You two don't have to call me master, you know?"

The Renamon sisters shook their heads in refusal "It is rather an honor for us to call you our master for you have proven yourself worthy of such a title,"

"Well, he is a General after all so it's no surprise," Ludomon pointed out.

"*Sigh* let's focus on this right now," not wanting to get a headache, Naruto decided to pay more attention in planning the tactical strike on the Bagra Army.

As they were discussing about strategy, Naruto was scrolling through his collection of battlechips after creating a new folder on the PET. He felt like snacking a bit and thought to eat something.

"It's a good thing I researched on the kinds of foods I can bring along which have long shelf lives, plus Guardromon and the others modified my backpack to increase its storage size and able to preserve what it contains," Naruto reached into his backpack and contemplated on what to make for himself while rummaging through it.

"Whatcha doing Naruto?" asked Noir curiously.

"Just felt like having a small snack,"

"Is it some more of those chips?" asked Huckmon excitedly, turns out he's come to like potato chips a lot.

Naruto chuckled in amusement, fondly recalling a certain 'big boned' friend and his love for chips in the past "Sorry, not this time but it's something just as good. I'm bringing out the classics for this…," he took out a rubber bag which contained small white puffy balls "We're gonna need some sticks though,"

"Leave it to me, boss! I'll get them for you!" Dorumon got up and went into the forest.

"Wait for me!" Tokomon X waddled after him.

Renamon sighed at their energetic antics "I'll go and make sure that they're safe," she disappeared at her sister's nod of affirmation.

"Um, what are they then?" asked Blanc, being just as curious as her sister.

"These are marshmallows, they're kinda like candy and a must-have when out on the road. All you have to do is roast them over the fire then you eat them, that's why I asked for the sticks first to do so," Naruto explained.

"Here's hoping that they bring back enough," said Flamemon.

Soon enough, the three Digimon returned with the sticks and Naruto gave everyone some of the marshmallows which they'll share with others since they wouldn't be able to hold them properly. Everyone held their marshmallows over the fire for a bit then tried them out after waiting for them to cool down.

"Waaah, it's so sweet and fluffy!" Tokomon X exclaimed, savoring the taste of the marshmallow in his mouth.

"It's not chips, but it's still nice," Huckmon commented.

"Speak for yourself, this is pretty good," Noir commented.

"It's really nice," Blanc took small bites, wanting to enjoy her share.

Strabimon huffed "I guess I can grade it as satisfactory,"

"So says the sweet tooth," Flamemon retorted as he tossed a marshmallow into his mouth, knowing full well that his friend loves sweet things but is too darn proud to admit it.

The Renamon sisters were also enjoying theirs with Renamon X being vocal about it "I must admit that the human world has unique delicacies that any Digimon would be fortunate to taste. Guess we can count ourselves as lucky,"

"You're right, sister. We have our new master to thank for that," said Renamon.

"Thanks boss!" Dorumon cheered happily.

Naruto smiled, seeing everyone have fun and enjoy themselves. Another reason for sharing his food is because he wanted to ease everyone of the tension which had been hanging over their heads because of the Bagra army, war tends to do that given his past experience in his old world.

"Hey, Dorumon. How about sharing the rest of the marshmallows with the others?" he held out the bag to Dorumon.

"Are you sure?"

"Yup, plus I've got a couple more in my backpack as well as other snacks to enjoy,"

"Okay, I'll show everyone how to eat them!" Dorumon took the bag and happily went over to the resident Digimon with Tokomon X in tow.

The Renamon Sisters watched this and caught on to what Naruto was doing, making them smile. Not only is their new master smart, strong and brave, he's also kind and considerate of others. No wonder he attracts many to rally under his flag willingly without being forced to do so.

"He really is an interesting master," said Renamon X.

"There's also something about the whiskermarks and the aura he emits that seems to cause some form of resonance with us," Renamon added.

"…that too,"


As dawn was about to break, the Bagra Army could be seen marching along the mountain path with King Etemon leading them at the front towards the village with the intent to erase along with the human and his Digimon companions from existence after proving to be more than a thorn in his side.

"The last thing those haters are gonna hear will be my award-winning song before I crush and…," King Etemon was snapped out of his thoughts when a Woodmon called out to him.

"Sir, there's someone ahead of us!" the Woodmon reported.

King Etemon pushed down his visor to look into the distance and saw the human he had been told about. He took note that he stood alone and appears to be holding up a large white cardboard over his head with something written on it which ticked him off when he read it.

[ Come and get your butt kicked for free with the chances of going home with your face slapped in addition! Come on, come all!]

"Why that little, get him!" King Etemon commanded in irritation; a portion of the troops charged towards Naruto who smirked upon seeing this.

Tossing the cardboard sign aside, he hopped onto the hoverboard lying next to him and immediately took off with the enemy in pursuit. He veered from side to side to avoid the attacks aimed at him from behind but was pleased to see that he's gotten their attention.

King Etemon frowned "Something smells fishy about all this, why's the human out here alone? Or is that what he wants me to think?"

However, at that moment there was an explosion which triggered a rock avalanche. Massive boulders rolled down the mountainside, causing most of the Bagra army to scatter in a panic as some got crushed underneath but the rest were able to destroy the boulders and press forward.

"They recovered quicker than I thought but it still did want I wanted," Naruto noticed a shadow growing larger from where he was and looked up to see King Etemon lunging at him from above, making him dash out of the way to avoid the attack "That was close!"

"You're not getting away from me, not after trashing my crib!" said King Etemon angrily.

"Would have apologized for that if not for the fact you're working for the guy who's making a mess of things in this world," Naruto retorted.

"That's it, I'm gonna hurt you real good,"

"You might wanna put that idea on hold,"

"And why should I do that?"

BOOM*

Suddenly, there were chains of explosions ringing out from behind which made King Etemon turn around and his eyes widened behind his visor upon what he was seeing; his troops were being attacked from out of nowhere by the rebelling Digimon.

SaviorHuckmon was spearheading the assault as he constantly slashed through the opposing side with his blades while Duramon provided assistance with his own blades as well. Flamemon and Strabimon had shifted to Agnimon and Lobomon respectively and were displaying just how skilled they are when fighting together but they're not the only ones as the Sistermons and the Renamon Sisters were also just as similar as they are in terms of teamwork.

"How the heck did they get behind us!?" King Etemon demanded in shock.

Naruto smirked in response "I have the Renamon Sisters to thank for that; I had one of them create an illusion to conceal the presence of the others while making you think that I had them in my Xros Loader and was leading you to a trap which was only half true as I was actually planning a pincer attack from both sides. You know, for a monkey that's supposed to be the pre-evolution of man, I'm surprised you didn't figure that out,"

"Why you…,"

"And while we're on this subject…," Naruto took out the PET and the synchro chip in each hand "D-Trans, Execute!" he inserted the chip into the PET's screen displaying two halves of a hexagon linking together as Naruto was encased in a dome of blinding light before fading away to reveal him in his Mega Mode, Naruto took a step forward and held a fist forward with a smirk "Let's start streaming this battle live!"

Music Start: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus OST; Suck a Sage ~ Chipp's Theme

"Come here, you little punk!" King Etemon lunged at Naruto with the intent to grab him.

"Whoa, stranger danger! Battlechips: Zap Ring! Bronze Fist!" one of Naruto's arms transformed into a pylon-like launcher while the other was equipped with a bronze gauntlet. He launched a ring of electricity that paralyzed King Etemon then followed up with a fierce punch from the gauntlet, sending him flying far and crashing into some of his troops.

"Sir, are you alright?" asked one of the Troopmon.

"I will be when you destroy that stupid human!" King Etemon replied angrily.

Naruto saw several of the enemy Digimon heading his way and stood at the ready "Here they come, let's get to it. Battlechips: Aqua Tower! Hi-Cannon x4!" he conjured several cannon turrets at both sides that proceeded to fire at their targets as he slammed a palm onto the ground to make a large pillar of water burst out from it before rushing forward all the while attacking any in its path.

"Let us pierce through, follow my lead!" Lobomon called out.

Agnimon nodded in affirmation "Right behind ya!"

"Licht Kleiden!" Lobomon dashes forward and is engulfed in a mass of light energy which takes the shape of a biting wolf's head.

"Salamander Kick!" Agnimon rushed forward and leapt into the air as he performs a flying kick while clad in flames.

Both attacks barreled through the enemy, sending many flying out of the way. Agnimon and Lobomon stood back-to-back while surrounded but weren't disheartened but rather emboldened. Agnimon leapt into the fray whilst unleashing punches and kicks cloaked in flames, Lobomon twirled his light swords before dashing forward and slashing at the enemy.

"Wall Rake!" having joined the others in the battlefield, Ludomon utilizes the shields on his arms for both offense and defense. However, he's being overwhelmed by the sheer number of the Bagra army he was about to be attacked by a Woodmon when it was blindsided by a flaming punch courtesy of Naruto who had seen Ludomon in a bad situation and came to help.

"Are you doing okay, Ludomon?" asked Naruto whilst blasting the surrounding enemies away with his Megabuster.

"I'm quite alright, just feeling rather lacking to be able to support you all," Ludomon replied, feeling disappointed in himself.

"And yet you're here in the battlefield, fighting along with us. That just goes to show how determined you are to help your friends. A friend once told me 'You truly become strong when you have something precious to protect'. You're strong, Ludomon. Someone who I can count on to watch my back,"

Ludomon was touched to hear this, he could see why Huckmon and Zubamon take great pride in having him as their general. The aura and the way he's so sure of himself without any trace of arrogance "The makings of a true leader…,"

At that moment, there was a bright glow emanating from Ludomon and he wasn't the only one as Naruto took note of the Xros loader's viewscreen also glowing then realized what it meant. A golden beam fell from the sky and engulfed Ludomon with the Digimon himself being reenergized and gaining more power by the second, enough power for him to…

"Ludomon Digivolve to…!" his body began to undergo drastic changes, he grew twice in size and now donned azure blue armor with the chestplate designed to resemble that of a howling wolf, the shields on his arms becoming octagonal in shape and the claws are twice as long and sharper than before "Tia Ludomon!"

"Guess you're not lacking in power anymore," Naruto inquired.

Tia Ludomon nodded in affirmation "Indeed, now to bring victory!" he turned to face the enemy and prepared to attack "Assault Claw!" he crouched slightly then dashed forward at highspeed all the while attacking with a flurry of slashes via his razor-sharp claws "Frisbicker!" he detached the shields from his arms and threw them as they constantly ricocheted off their targets before returning to him like boomerangs only to be thrown again.

"Alright then, let's step things up! Battlechip: Meteor9!" Naruto formed a staff to his hand which he stabbed into the ground, causing it to summon multiple meteors to fall down from above and crash onto the surrounding enemies "Here's some more, Battlechips: Vulcan x3!"

[Program Advance executed: Infinite Vulcan]

Naruto's right arm transformed into a gatling gun which began to rotate before he starting firing rapidly, sweeping from left to right repeatedly, mowing a lot of opposing Digimon down. Sensing a strong presence closeby, Naruto turned only to be blindsided by a punch from King Etemon and sent tumbling a short distance away from him.

"Tch, didn't sense him coming," Naruto rose back to his feet to glare at his opponent "I'll let you have that one and nothing more than that,"

"Oh, I intend to take more with or without your opinion," King Etemon sneered in response, he took a step forward to attack.

"Kohenkyo!"

" Taikyokusen!"

Suddenly, two phantom clones appeared and attacked King Etemon with a barrage of punches and kicks before he got blasted back by a spinning Yin-Yang energy disc. The Renamon Sisters appeared in front of Naruto in a protective manner.

"Master, we're here to aid you!" Renamon X declared with her younger sister nodding agreement.

"Thanks, let's see about taking care of this monkey. Activating Style Change!"

[Style Change Activated; Equipping ElecGuts Style]

A yellow dome appeared around Naruto, causing everyone to look at him then it faded away to reveal the blonde in a different form. His blue bodysuit had changed to yellow and there is a large fist attached to his right arm.

King Etemon scoffed "You think having a large fist makes you a big man?"

"No, but it's gonna give you a more genuine reason to wear those shades of yours once I give you a black eye!" Naruto retorted.

"I'd like to see you try, Monkey Business!" King Etemon formed a sphere of energy in his hand which he then launched towards the trio.

"Battlechip: Hi Cannon!" Naruto's arm transformed into a blue cannon which he fired a powerful round from to collide with the incoming projectile, both attacks cancelling each other out with a thick cloud of smoke in the aftermath.

"King Monkick!" something shot out from the cloud of smoke, revealing to be King Etemon descending towards the trio with a flying kick, forcing them to scatter to evade as he formed a large crater upon impact.

"Korenkyaku!" Renamon lunged at King Etemon and spins about before unleashing several high kicks in rapid succession, forcing the faction leader to cross his arms and defend himself against the barrage of attacks.

Renamon X swiftly closed in on the enemy for an attack "Shōda!" she performed a palm strike straight into King Etemon's gut which made him stumble backwards with grunt of pain.

"Battlechips: Areasteal! Silver Fist!" Naruto teleported to King Etemon with the large fist equipped with a silver gauntlet which he used to attack with a haymaker punch only for it to be caught by him and held in place.

"No one beats this king, King Monkick!" King Etemon retaliated with a powerful kick to send Naruto flying back and followed up with another attack "Monkey Business!" he launched an energy ball towards his target, but the blonde reincarnate refused to get knocked back just like that.

"Mega chip: Guardian!" he summoned a statue of a monk in front of him. The moment the attack hit the statue, its expression turned from that of calm to rage as a powerful thunderbolt descended from above and struck King Etemon before disappearing "Gonna need more speed for this,"

[Style Change Activated; Equipping AquaShadow Style]

A blue dome appeared around Naruto then it faded away to reveal the blonde in a different form. His yellow bodysuit had changed to a ninja-like design with the yellow being replaced with blue; the elongated helmet resembling a streamlined biker's, a high collar, and two wing-like scarf attachments.

"Battlechip: Kunai!" conjuring a nostalgic weapon into his hand in a reverse grip, Naruto swiftly dashed forward and slashed at King Etemon's chest in rapid succession when the latter retaliated with a backhand only for Naruto to burst into smoke then he reappeared in midair and flung a barrage of shuriken for a counterattack.

"Sister, let's attack together!" Renamon X called out.

"Right!" Renamon immediately positioned herself so that she and her sister would be in a pincer formation.

"Koyōsetsu!" the Renamon sisters simultaneously launched a barrage of razor-sharp leaves from both sides, constantly inflicting damage on their target.

"RAAHH!!" King Etemon unleashed a roar of rage which knocked everyone away from him "I've had enough of you annoying pests! This is the end for you, Dark Spirits Super Deluxe!" he called upon dark clouds that appeared overhead and rained down dark lightning made from dark energy all over the place, striking both enemies and allies.

"This again? I've got the counter just for it. Battle chip; Antielec!" Naruto summoned a lightning rod which forced the dark lightning to strike instead. However, the lightning rod actually got destroyed much to his shock "What?! The lightning rod couldn't absorb all of the lightning?!"

He tried to evade but he along with the others got hit by the dark thunderbolts which inflicted great damage due to his elemental weakness to the point that he was forced out of his Style Change.

King Etemon laughed out loud in arrogance "Look at you…there's no way that a human and his pathetic cronies can stand a chance against the might of the Bagra Army!"

Naruto struggled back to his feet, his HUD sending warning messages about his damaged state and saw the Renamon Sisters also trying to stand up and continue fighting. He also saw that Savior Huckmon and the others are also recovering from the attack.

"There's nothing you can do, just give it up," King Etemon sneered.

"…hehehehe, been a while since I've heard that line said to me and I always have a response to that," said Naruto in amusement.

"What are you mumbling about?"

"What I'm saying is that; you're the one who should give up…," Naruto fully stood with his eyes blazing with determination "…on me giving up!"

Savior Huckmon and the others heard Naruto's words and realized that he wasn't just saying those words but truly meant them, refusing to accept defeat no matter what and continuing to believe in his ability to win in spite of the odds against him, a human of all things.

"That's our General!" said Savior Huckmon with pride.

"Such words, they reach my DigiCore!" Duramon was rather teary-eyed.

"Such a stubborn human, can't say I dislike that part of him," Lobomon stood up with a small smile.

Agnimon stood up as well with his fists igniting in flames "But he's not wrong, ain't no way I'm gonna let myself lose. Not now, not ever!"

The Sistermons were in awe "Naruto, you…,"

Naruto stood in defiance when he suddenly received a notification in his HUD.

[Soul Unison System unlocked. Ready for Activation]

"A new power? Talk about perfect timing, let's use it!" said Naruto.

[Soul Unison; Accessing Proto Soul]

Naruto found himself surrounded by many dark human shaped silhouettes then one of them flew towards him and fused in a bright flash of light. Naruto stood before everyone with slightly longer hair poking out from underneath a red-white helmet with a green visor over his eyes, a red chest armor, white pointed pauldrons on each shoulder, red-white gauntlets on his forearms, and red boots with white tips on the end.

Naruto raised a hand and watched as it promptly transformed into an energy blade then smiled when he glanced at King Etemon "It's time for round 2,"

King Etemon scoffed "You think a new set of duds is going to turn things around for you? Think again, Monkey Business!" he launched a powerful energy ball at Naruto.

"Proto Shield!" Naruto held a hand out to summon a red-white shield in front of him, the energy ball collided with the shield and was reflected back at King Etemon who didn't react in time and got hit by his own attack "My turn! Battlechip: Fighter Sword!" the energy sword on his arm changed from red to orange while emitting a lot of aura as he dashed forward and slashed at King Etemon in rapid succession before knocking him back with a powerful slash.

"I see, with this form; any attack involving the use of a sword is enhanced. If that's the case, Battlechip: Knight Sword!" the energy blade now changed to sky-blue while still emitting aura, Naruto closed the distance between himself and King Etemon and struck the latter in the head with the flat side of the energy blade to stun the latter which is followed by a knee strike to the gut, opening him up to a four-hit combo before ending with a heavy diagonal slash for maximum damage.

"Whoa, it's like I'm looking at a reflection of you over there," Agnimon commented while fending off a Blossomon.

"I believe you may be right," Lobomon cut down several Troopmon with a few slashes of his light swords "How interesting…,"

King Etemon was irritated enough as is "Why you little, Dark Spirits Su-,"

"Not so fast! Battlechip: Step Sword!" Naruto moved at blurring speeds and slashed King Etemon across the chest before he could use his attack which knocked him back and tumbled to the ground "Time to end this,"

King Etemon gritted his teeth in frustration, seeing how he's being beaten so badly by a human of all things...a fact that he refuses to accept! He looks around and sees his defeated army lying on the ground and rose to his feet "There's no way I'm gonna get kicked off the stage by a punk like you!"

He roared loudly as he proceeded to absorb his army into himself and grew to a colossal size that loomed over everyone, King Etemon sneered at them.

Naruto looked up while feeling very small at the moment "Whoa, King Kong's gone digital. Too bad we're not in a city where there's no dame for him to grab and climb up a skyscraper,"

"Master, please focus. He's about to attack!" no sooner Renamon said that, King Etemon raised a foot and brought it down to stomp on them. Everyone scrambled out of the way to avoid getting crushed.

"Burning Salamander!" Agunimon punched his fists together to ignite them in flames before thrusting them forward to launch a fire blast in the shape of a roaring dragon head.

"Intensiv Licht Kugel!" Lobomon launches a charged-up blast of light energy from his arm cannon.

"Blinded!" Duramon fires a powerful beam of energy from his chest.

"Meteor Flame!" SaviorHuckmon proceeded to rapidly fire fireballs from his mouth like a machine gun.

All of these attacks collided with the giant King Etemon, but it didn't seem to have inflicted the expected amount of damage on the enemy who smirked at their attempt to bring him down.

"Nice try, but those attacks ain't gonna cut it!" King Etemon attacked with a backhand at the group which they barely evaded but the wind pressure from the swing blew them away.

Naruto's mind raced for a way to turn this situation around for them "Come on, Naruto. Think of something! there's has to be a way to bring this monkey down…that's it!" he took out his Xros Loader and quickly selected a DigiMemory.

He inserted the DigiMemory into a slot at the side of the Xros Loader, this caused digital screens to appear on either side of him, containing information along with a rotating magic circle hovering overhead. Naruto read off the information before calling out "Burn Bancho Punch, activate!" then a solid hologram of the legendary Digimon Bancho Leomon appeared from the summoning circle.

"That's Bancho Leomon!" Renamon X exclaimed in shock.

"Bancho Leomon, use your Burn Bancho Punch!" Naruto called out.

Bancho Leomon glowered at King Etemon as he uncrossed his arms and reared a fist enshrouded in the flames of his fiery spirit back before punching forward to launch a blazing fireball in the shape of a roaring lion which then impacted with its target's chest before detonating in a fiery explosion, severely weakening King Etemon. Then Bancho Leomon turned to look at Naruto and smiled a bit before disappearing which mildly confused the blonde reincarnate before he snapped back to focus.

"Time for a Digixros!" Naruto declared "Savior Huckmon! Duramon! Digixros!" Duramon glowed in a golden aura as he broke up into three parts before flying over to fuse with certain parts of Savior Huckmon, revealing to be equipped with gauntlets that long golden blades of energy and a double-edged golden energy blade infused with the tail blade "Savior Huckmon G-Blade Mode!"

"Let's finish him off together!" Naruto called out, rapidly selecting the battlechips needed for the final blow.

"At the ready!" Savior Huckmon concentrated intently, the bladed gauntlets beginning to glow brightly with the energy being channeled into it.

"Alright then, Battle chips; Fire Blade! Aqua Blade! Elec Blade!"

[Program Advance executed: Life Sword V3]

Naruto's right arm transformed into a sword with a long energy blade which was glowing brightly.

"Let's go!" Naruto dashed forward towards the weakened giant King Etemon with Savior Huckmon alongside him before launching a combined attack.

"Golden Tri Blade!" Savior Huckmon at with a combo of slashes upon them with the three golden blades equipped on his tail and arms which leaves behind trails of golden light in in rapid succession.

Naruto descends from above with the large energy blade held above his head "Life Sword!" he swung down in a vertical slash, landing on the ground.

Then he and Savior Huckmon turned around and left without saying a word, King Etemon opened his mouth to speak but no words came out as he literally fell to pieces before crumbling to data and fading away, victory was theirs.

"And that's it for this livestream," Naruto declared.

Music End

"Phew, it was a tough battle but we managed to come out on top," said Naruto, his armor dispersing into pixels then converge to form the PET which then dropped into his hands with the synchro chip popping out from the slot, the other Digimon de-digivolved to their Rookie forms and approached him.

"They came out us with sheer numbers yet we achieved victory, and it is all thanks to our General!" said Zubamon with pride.

Huckmon smiled in agreement "Couldn't have said it better myself, we should celebrate with some chips,"

Dorumon and Tokomon X exited from the Xros Loader "Are those one of food that boss brought with him, are they tasty?"

"Totally!"

Noir rolled her eyes at his words "Why am I not surprised that you would be hankering for Naruto's chips?"

Renamon spoke up "Let us return to the village, no doubt the residents will be relieved to hear that King Etemon and his forces have been defeated,"

"Not to mention that the Code Crown can now be safely retrieved," Naruto added.

Renamon X nodded in response "Not to worry, master. I shall retrieve it now, you can wait for me at the village," then she disappeared before anyone could say anything.

"She's quite eager, not even taking a moment to rest," Ludomon commented.

"There are many reasons but the main one is in service to our master," Renamon explained.

Naruto sighed "I can understand that but you two don't need to go that far," he recalled how loyal Haku was to Zabuza to the point of sacrificing his life to protect him when Kakashi tried to finish him off with his Raikiri "Let's just go back," he whistled loudly to call his hoverboard over to him as he recalled the others in the Xros Loader to rest before riding towards the village as his destination.


Sure enough, the village Digimon were overjoyed to hear that they had defeated the Bagra Army and were already making plans to celebrate. Naruto decided to relax under tree considering that he was exhausted from the battle, Huckmon along with the Sistermons, Renamon, Dorumon and Tokomon X were out of the Xros Loader to be with him while a few others went to mingle with the residents.

"So, where do you guys suppose we'll be heading to next?" asked Naruto.

"Hard to say, no doubt it will be challenging but I know we can handle it," said Huckmon confidently.

"B-But I wouldn't mind if the next Zone doesn't have the Bagra Army attacking it," said Blanc timidly.

"Wishful thinking, sister. But I understand where you're coming from," said Noir.

"Rest assured that my sister and I will be accompanying you, master," Renamon spoke up from atop a tree branch "I would also like to request that Dorumon and Tokomon X come along with us,"

"Are you sure about that? Things are definitely gonna be more dangerous as we continue this journey," Naruto inquired.

"I can understand your skepticism, but know that I requested because I sense untapped potential in them which will be of great aid to you,"

"Please let us come with you, Boss!" Dorumon and Tokomon X pleaded with teary eyes.

"It's your call," said Huckmon.

Naruto frowned in thought for about a minute "…alright, they can come with. Along the way, we'll be training to help you get stronger, is that okay?"

"Yay!" Dorumon and Tokomon X began jumping around happily much to the amusement of the others.

Beep* *Beep* *Beep* *Beep* *Beep*

Suddenly, the PET began to beep loudly which made Naruto take out to find out what's going on with it. A Holoscreen projected from it to display a notification.

[X-Antibody Indicator (XAI) System installed]

[Function: Detects presence of X-Antibody in Digimon then proceeds to alter, resulting in X-Antibody Digimon. Can also install X-Antibody into target but a Natural Carrier of the X-Antibody is required to serve as an origin]

"Where did this program come from?" asked Naruto confusedly.

"It must have installed itself when you agreed to let Dorumon and Tokomon X join you," said Blanc.

Noir hummed thoughtfully "From the way it looks; this system is designed to locate any X-Antibody inside of a Digimon then transform it into an X Digimon and it can also change the Digimon by installing the X-Antibody,"

"But it says that could only happen if we have a Natural Carrier as the source," Huckmon pointed out.

"Well, Dorumon is a Natural Carrier so we got that one covered. We'll figure more on how to utilize it along the way," said Naruto.

"I also wish to join your army, General," Ludomon spoke up "It will be an honor for me if you accept,"

Naruto smiled in response "There's no way I'll say no to you, welcome aboard,"

"Glad to have you with us, Ludomon! We shall smite the Bagra Army together!" said Zubamon happily, making Ludomon smile in amusement at his friend's eccentric nature.

Eventually, Renamon X had reappeared "I've returned with the Code Crown, Master," she reached into one of her arm sleeves and brought out the Code Crown which she held out to Naruto.

Like all the others, it is an SD memory card with an image of a bamboo tree on it while encased in a yellow octahedral translucent shell of light.

Naruto lightly tapped the shell for it to disappear and the Code Crown to drop into his hands "We've got the Code Crowd for the Bamboo Zone!"

"Guess it's time for us to hit the road again, right Naruto?" asked Huckmon.

Naruto nodded in affirmation "Yup, this is our fourth zone so we'll be moving to the next one," he was about to initiate a Zone Transfer when Tokomon X suddenly spoke up.

"Wait up, we almost forgot about that thing we hid away, Dorumon!" said Tokomon X.

Dorumon was confused at first before realizing what he meant "Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Let's go and get it!" he and Tokomon X ran off before anyone could say a word.

Renamon X sighed in exasperation "What are those two up to now at this time?"

"I don't know, this is the first time I'm hearing of this," said Renamon.

The duo soon returned with Dorumon holding some oddly shaped rock in his paws which drew questioning looks from everyone.

"What's with the rock?" asked Noir confusedly.

"A while back, Tokomon X and I found this weird rock during one of our explorations. For some reason, it glows a bit when it's close to Tokomon X. We wanted to show it to you but then the Bagra Army showed up and we had to hide it up until now," Dorumon explained.

The Renamon Sisters frowned in slight disapproval with the elder one being vocal about "It's rather careless of you to handle an unknown object without knowing whether or not it's dangerous to you two,"

"If the rock reacted to Tokomon X, then maybe the Xros Loader would know something about it," Naruto suggested, he held the Xros Loader out to the rock when the screen suddenly lit up and actually absorbed the rock into it. The PET beeped to notify him of something which he then took out to find out what it is.

[Unknown Artifact…beginning defragmentation…Progress 0%...]

"Guess my hunch was right," Naruto put away the PET "If there aren't any more distractions," he brought out the Bamboo Zone's Code Crown and inserted it into a slot on the side of the Xros Loader "Zone Transfer!" a green beam of light shot out of the screen to form a swirling green vortex before them "Okay guys, time to go,"

"Right!" Everyone went into the Xros Loader before Naruto leapt into the vortex towards their next destination.


After floating through the mainstream for some time, Naruto finally reached the end and emerged before looking around to see where he is. Apparently, he was standing on top of a grassy hill overlooking a forestland and he could see many lakes that continue to spread out to the horizon with some larger than others as he looked around.

"We're here, guys," Naruto spoke up.

The Xros Loader glowed before the Sistermons, Huckmon, Zubamon, Flamemon and Strabimon with the new additions the Renamon Sisters, Dorumon and Tokomon X emerged to look around.

Flamemon groaned upon seeing the kind of landscape before him "Oh geez, first too much wood in the previous Zone and I have to deal with water? Just how bad is my luck?"

Strabimon rolled his eyes "Quite your whining, Flamemon. Must you be so picky about this kind of thing?"

"I'm just saying…,"

"Then keep it to yourself, you don't hear the others complaining, do you?"

"Hmph,"

"By the twentieth blink of my eyes, I recognize this place. It's the Lake Zone!" said Zubamon amiably.

"Oh yeah, it's been a while since I last visited this place," said Ludomon.

"You two know this Zone?" asked Naruto curiously.

Zubamon nodded "That's right, Ludomon and I are friends with Knightmon who is the leader of the PawnChessmons and serves Princess Bastemon and her younger sister,"

"We occasionally visit to play chess with Knightmon, though the princess is rather odd as she's always relaxed and sleeps two thirds of the day which gets often gets on the nerves of her younger sister," Ludomon added.

Naruto sweatdropped at the information "That's no different from an actual cat, what say we go and pay them a visit. We can learn something while we're at it,"

"Very well, follow me," Zubamon took the lead with everyone following him and Ludomon.

They were making their way through the forest while making mild conversation, something caught Renamon's eyes and she saw something sticking out from behind a tree, she focused her sights on it and was shocked when she got a clearer look.

"Master, there's something over there!" Renamon called out, alerting everyone.

They followed her to what she detected and were shocked upon seeing the scene before them. There were numerous Digimon encased in ice, the Xros Loader identified them to be Pandamon and ToyAgumon.

"This is no doubt the work of the Bagra Army, some of them must possess ice powers," said Renamon X with a frown.

"We need to hurry to the castle, I worry for the safety of the princesses," said Zubamon, receiving nods of agreement from the others.

They were about to leave when Dorumon's ears twitched as he heard something, it sounded like…someone's groaning in pain. He traced the sound to a shrub and parted it to see a small hole, and inside it was…

"Naruto, there's someone over here and she's hurt!" Dorumon called out, Naruto and the others rushed over with the former reaching inside and pulling the Digimon out to hold in his arms. The Digimon appears to be a bipedal calico cat whose height reached up to his knees with tufts of brown fur at the tips of her ears and long brown tail. She wears a pair of brown gloves with small claws poking out.

Zubamon and Ludamon gasped upon recognizing who she is "By the twentieth gasp…it's Princess Mikemon; the younger sister of Princess Bastemon!"

"What is she doing out here?" asked Blanc worriedly.

"Well unlike her older sister, Princess Mikemon has always been a proactive princess for you would often find her partaking in combat training with Knightmon," Ludomon explained.

"In other words, she's the polar opposite of her sister," said Noir.

"Talk about not being your stereotypical princess," Flamemon commented.

Mikemon groaned in pain as she opened her eyes, her vision was blurry for a moment before it cleared for her to see the face of a human boy who has whiskermarks on his cheeks "Who…are you?"

"I'm Naruto, the General of Team Konoha. We came here to fight the Bagra Army," Naruto introduced himself.

"Then please…," Mikemon weakly raised a paw which Naruto took into his hand "Help my sister…and everyone…please…,"

Naruto nodded with eyes full of determination "Don't worry, you can count on us. Until then, you can rest in my Xros Loader,"

"Thank…you…," Mikemon closed her eyes, she had this feeling that she can rely on this human to help the others.

After putting inside his Xros Loader, Naruto turned to the others "Let's get a move on, everyone's counting on us to help!"

Huckmon nodded in affirmation "Then let's go!"

Placing the rest of the Digimon into the Xros Loader, Naruto brought out his hoverboard and began to ride with Zubamon perched atop his shoulders and giving him directions on where to go, intent on reacting the castle in time to defend it from the Bagra Army.


This is Hussbek online with the latest chapter, Naruto and the group receive intel from Owlmon which informs them of King Etemon's preparations with the intent to attack the village and wipe them all out, so they proceeded to make plans to engage the enemy on their own terms.

The next day at daybreak, Naruto lures the Bagra Army into a rockslide to reduce their numbers before cleverly tricking them so they can be attacked in a pincer formation. Things were a little tricky but fine with Naruto unlocking the Soul Unison system and regaining the edge until King Etemon absorbed his defeated army and became a giant which put everyone on the backfoot. However, Naruto managed to turn things back around by utilizing the power of a legendary Digimon via a DigiMemory then Digixrosing both Savior Huckmon and Duramon before executing a Program Advance.

After their victory, Naruto acquired the Code Crown of the Zone as well as new members to join his team and obtaining a special evolution system. He and the team made their way to the next place known as the Lake Zone, there they quickly discover that the Bagra Army is already on the move when they came upon the younger sister of Princess Bastemon and are now making their way to the castle to provide assistance. It remains to be seen what will happen once they arrive there.

So, we finally done with the Bamboo Zone and now moving on to the Lake Zone where Naruto will meet the others. The Soul Unison finally makes its appearance which will make things even more interesting along the way. I decided to include the mechanic of X Digivolution from the movie and games with a little tweak here and there. To clear something up, the Greymon who will be in Naruto's team in the future is the younger brother of Kiriha's Greymon who left him behind with the belief that he's weak (If only he knew ), that will remain to be seen. Be sure to read and review as always.

This is Hussbek from Ghana.

Signing out and staying alive.