Original Posted On Aug. 17, 2023

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Guest: Animal Path Pain.

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Harem:

Koneko Toujo, Ravel Phenex

Ravel Phenex Peerage:

King: Ravel Phenex

Queen:

Bishops: Danjuro "Gentle" Tobita

Knights: Sai Kurozumi (SG User: Ink Dweller)

Rooks: Vulcan (Blacksmith, Hammer/Fist (from Reincarnated as a Behemoth))

Pawns:

OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO, ONE PIECE, HIGHSCHOOL DXD OR ANY OTHER ANIME I MAY REFERENCE!

"Hey" = Speaking

'Hey' = Thinking

'Hey' = Memory

"Hey"= Sacred Gear/ Communication link

Chapter 38: Finals

Ten Minutes Prior…

Animal Pain walked slowly with her hair being whipped against the wind as she stood alone upon the mountain top.

Below was the massive maze.

"So, we shall begin…" She mentioned coldly, preparing her hand signs, but stopped.

Two devils floated down, their feet touching the ground.

"Hey, you are trespassing on the Challenges!" One devil announced, prepared to use force.

"You must leave, come wit…"

The devil was silenced when Animal Pain stabbed him in the throat via black rod, breaking it off as she turned to the second guard.

"H-HEY!"

This guard was murdered in a similar fashion, blood soaking the grass of the mountain.

"Such annoying pests." Animal Pain stated in her dull tone before returning her attention to the maze, where all the Low-Class Devils were. "Die, my pawns, your deaths shall cause great pain, and send a message to the Satan's, sitting high on their thrones."

Her hands whipped through hand signs.

"Summoning Magic!" she cried out, placing one hand on the ground.

A puff of smoke erupted beneath her.

As it cleared, Asura Path was standing before Animal Path.

"Let us start our attack, Kakuzu and Hidan are ready for deployment." Asura stated as he knelt down, picking up Animal.

Nodding, Animal Pain prepared herself just before Asura Pain tossed her into the air.

Redoing her hand signs as she neared the maze, Animal Pain saw several rookie devils.

"Summoning Magic!" She declared, both hands hitting the air.

"ABOUT TIME!" Hidan laughed as he and Kakuzu appeared within the smoke, disrupting Deidara, Guts, Gin, Naruto, and Pamela.

Naruto was livid.

He was stripped of his weapons, and now two killers were before him and his peers.

Animal Pain landed behind the Zombie Duo.

"You have your orders." She said coldly, drawing Naruto's attention.

Naruto and Pain made eye contact.

His fur started to stand on end when he felt a shudder of coldness run down his spine.

"Alright, Boss." Hidan said, grabbing his scythe.

"DON'T LET THAT FREAK CUT YOU!" Naruto said as he, Pamela, Gin, Guts, and Deidara prepared to fight. "HE USES CREEPY BLOOD RITUAL AFTER DRINKING…"

"SHUT UP!" Hidan laughed as he started to close the distance, hurling his tri-bladed scythe at Naruto.

Naruto's spine bend completely backwards like paper, allowing the scythe to pass over him.

His body returned to normal as he ended Kami-e, grabbing the connecting wire as he entered his hybrid form.

"SON OF A… LEGGO MY SCYTHE!" Hidan demanded, unable to pull back his weapon, but he felt his feet start to slide across the ground.

"PISS OFF!" Naruto shouted, pivoting on his foot, and throwing Hidan into the air.

The Immortal spun in the air, slowing down, before he started to descend.

"This is going to be more problematic than I had originally thought." Pain mumbled, her hands running through signs as Hidan hit the ground, Kakuzu chuckling when the sound of Hidan's neck being snapped entered the air.

"Partner, you are better than this…" Kakuzu stated as Guts and Gin were above him, Guts' false arm raised while Gin had his blade.

Sighing, Kakuzu side stepped the sword swipe while raising a hand that was darkening.

Guts and Kakuzu's arms connected, with the former realizing something was off.

Kakuzu grabbed Guts' arm.

"Guess I'll take your heart." Kakuzu stated.

Guts pulled back, trying to take his arm out of the man's grip, but was unable to simply pull.

"LAW ABIDING SILVER GUN!"

A blinding flash of light severed Kakuzu's arm, which hit the ground as Justin landed beside Guts, Dragon Slayer, Yubashiri, and Shigure with him.

"HEY!" Guts and Naruto said, pointing at Justin. "THAT'S MINE!"

Justin's eyes widened.

"Oh, these are, aren't they." He said as he tossed Naruto his swords before giving Guts his weapon.

"Such an annouyance." Pain said calmly as she made the hand signs, touching the ground, plumes of smoke covering the field.

Meanwhile, Observation Room…

"SHUT DOWN THE CHALLENGES, GO HELP GET THE ROOKIES AWAY!" Serafall ordered her followers.

"We shall go at once." Falbium stated, not really looking forward to a fight, but knowing it was better then letting the rookies die.

Ajuka agreed, with Sirzechs preparing for his fight.

"I do recommend we do not get involved." Danzo spoke up.

"WHAT!" Serafall yelled, her magic power flooding the room, threatening to drown the weaker workers under the pressure.

"Lady Leviathan," Danzo said calmly, walking closer, unaffected by this display. "The next generation won't flourish if we coddle them. Send reinforcements if you wish, but the release of your full power," He looked at all four Satan's. "Could kill the people you are saving, so don't go in blindly."

Serafall recalled her magic, flushed in embarrassment, and irritation.

Danzo had a point.

"Fine, send as many reinforcements we can." Serafall ordered.

"Yes, Ma'am."

"No, I shall go alone."

The Satan's and the Elders turned toward Orochimaru.

"You sure?" Sirzechs asked, trusting Orochimaru, but this was a serious situation.

"Indeed, my lord." Orochimaru said with a bow. "I shall be enough."

Field…

As the smoke subsided, giant animals were present.

Two Naruto recognized.

A Bison.

A Rhino.

Then there was a brown dog.

A Bird.

A centipede.

A crustacean.

A Chameleon.

They were all massive, tall as buildings.

And all of them shared the same kind of eyes.

A ripple pattern with black rods jammed into them.

"HOLY SHIT!" Deidara shouted, taken aback. "How the fuck are we gonna stop them!"

He paused, blinking.

"Wait, I got an idea." He stated as he plunged his hands into his bags. "I need some cover, a minute or so should suffice."

Deidara jumped back, his Mouth-Palms chewing away at the clay, leaving Gin, Guts, Naruto, Justin, and Pamela to deal with the animals and the criminals.

"Oh, you are FUCKING dead fox!" Hidan shouted, getting up rubbing his neck since he broke it as Kakuzu reattached his severed arm.

"Everyone, remain calm!" Guts shouted as he, Naruto, Pamela, and Gin stood before their enemies, Deidara behind them. "Square off with one enemy at a time, take out the animals…"

"It's a bit stupid to give away your plan like this…" a voice said from behind Guts.

Pivoting, Dragon Slayer clashed against a flexible blade, Asura Pain chuckling.

"Kakuzu, let's kill them all with the usual." Hidan said as he eyed up Pamela. "I am gonna made a beautiful sacrifice to Jashin with you, tree girl."

Pamela's flesh hardened into bark.

"I'll drain you before you get the chance." Pamela stated as Kakuzu removed his robe, revealing his patch-work back, including the masks.

"CAREFUL, EACH MASK USES A SINGLE ELEMENT OF WATER, EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE!" Naruto shouted as the masks removed themselves from Kakuzu's back, the black Mask Creatures taking shape.

"I shall take him." Justin said, turning up his music. "Though… Nevermind."

"You'll pay for taking off my arm, you brat." Kakuzu threatened menacingly.

"Sorry, I can't read your lips." Justin informed honestly. "Could you take off your mask…"

Justin was impaled by one of the Mask Creature's arms… only for the carcan bras to enclose its arm.

"Pentalty: Death." Justin said in a sinister tone as the creature started to struggle.

Nearby…

Guts batted Asura's bladed weaponry, the confident smirk never leaving his face as Guts was backing off from the vicious assault.

"Come on, is that all you got?" Asura taunted as he swapped his tail blade out for a punch.

Guts blocked with the flat end of Dragon Slayer, only to be block backwards when Asura's fist touched it with an explosive force, his arm jutting out on a mechanical attachment, a bullet casing hitting the ground.

"What the fuck was that?" Guts demanded, feeling some heat rise from his sword.

"Never mind, but let's see how you defend against this!" Ashura stated as he shifted stances, being on all fours, his head starting to morph, gaining two more faces as his shoulders and shoulder blades started to ripple, four arms forging on his body for a total of six.

Guts didn't falter.

Meanwhile…

Hidan cackled as he swung his scythe with reckless abandon as Pamela was able to evade it.

She ducked under a wide arc, closing the gap.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Hidan laughed as he grabbed something from his robe, and thrusted forward.

A collapsible spear impaled Pamela in the chest, her face holding shock.

Hidan took glee in this, but the lack of screaming and fear made him pull his weapon out…

And there was no blood.

"Shit," She said as she jumped back, not injured as the hole in her chest closed up. "If I didn't have Kenbunshoku haki, that would have killed me."

"HOW! I SPEARED YOU THROUGH!" Hidan demanded, throwing a temper tantrum.

"I am Pamela Ivy…" She said as her legs fused into a tree truck, her red hair becoming leaves as her eyes glowed green. "I am One with Nature, feel Her Wrath!"

Roots ripped through the ground, snaring Hidan's legs.

Meanwhile…

"ART IS AN EXPLOSION!" Deidara screamed, standing atop a giant clay owl with Gin, one of his clay creations entering and exploding within the crustacean, its guts getting everywhere.

"Pierce their Flesh, Shinso~" Gin announced, thrusting his blade forward.

Shinso's blade impaled the centipede's face, going a hundred sword lengths before stopping, with Gin swinging down, cutting the thousand-legger outward, killing it immediately.

"I got to say," Gin said with a never-ending smile as Shino's blade retracted. "Being able to fly on a bird is better than using my wings."

"Well, you better not get use to it, bastard!" Deidara snapped, irritated that Gin just jumped onto his Art without permission. "Be glad I am not using my Art to kill you!"

Gin chuckled as he turned his attention to the Bird, which was swooping down at top speeds.

"UH-Oh." Gin said as he took his stance.

"GEPPO!"

Gin quirked an eyebrow as Naruto zipped through the air, getting above the bird, Yubashiri in hand.

"Ittoryu…" Naruto said as he used both legs for Geppo, scrapping his chakra together across the edge of his sword to spark a flame.

The Bird gave out a cry of pain when its neck was sliced open, blue flames engulfing the cut before it spread out.

"Hiryu: Kaen!"

Naruto spiraled through the air as the bird dropped, his aim being the rhino.

Sheathing Yubashiri, Naruto summoned a clone, both using Geppo to gather speed as they spun chakra together.

"LOOK OUT!" Gin shouted.

"RASENGAN!"

The Rhino imprinted the ground, head first as the jutsu embedded within the animal's skull.

Naruto and his clone were hit by a paw swipe from the dog, the clone popping.

Naruto hit the ground, rolling across the ground, pushing himself to avoid the dog as it chased after him.

Gin landed on the dogs back, sword raised.

He stabbed Shinso into the dog's neck, the blade going further as it tore itself through its flesh, its throat being severed.

Only, the dog didn't die, actually, it split apart into two dogs.

"What?" Gin said as he was shaken loose, his wings appearing to catch himself.

Deidara's bird swooped down, hitting the bison head-on before it detonated, the body sliding across the ground before it stopped.

Deidara, meanwhile, flew next to Gin, who grabbed Naruto, pulling him from the dogs.

"Seems this one is a bit tricky." Naruto said as he hung in the air. "Thanks for the save."

"Anytime." Gin said as he continued to hold Naruto, the two dogs circling beneath the trio. "So, the dogs multiply when cut, what should we do?"

I don't know, but… wait, actually, wasn't there actually another orange haired person?" Deidara asked in confusion.

Meanwhile…

Animal Path sat within the Chameleon's stomach, its camouflage ability hiding her and itself.

They traveled quickly, for her mission was not to fight, but to cause a distraction.

And retrieve certain documents.

Slipping through barriers undetected and into the desired building, the Chameleon dispelled, leaving Animal Pain alone.

She started her search, having a good idea where she needed to look.

The family registry section.

Field…

Justin dodged the Lighting Mask, his guillotine arm blade slicing into the Water Mask as a counter.

"HOLY CROSS CHOP!" Justin shouted, making a cross attack with both arms, slicing the Lighting Mask.

However, it proved ineffective against it as its inky body restitched itself together.

Justin felt frustration, but had to jump away when Kakuzu's hand plunged into the ground where he once stood.

His eyes widened when he took notice of the Fire Mask, it's mouth open.

Justin was engulfed in flames that were spewed from its mouth.

Kakuzu smirked under his mask.

Turning to find his next target, he felt a presence behind him.

Justin, covered in burns, had his hands in the dirt.

Guillotines emerged from the ground, surrounding the Mask Creatures and Kakuzu.

"DEATH PENALTY!" Justin screamed, his eyes showing malice and excitement as the creatures and Kakuzu were captured by the carcan bras.

Meanwhile…

Hidan cut the roots, and cut the roots, and cut the roots, and cut the roots, and cut the roots… and they kept coming.

"WHY DON'T YOU BLEED!" Hidan yelled as indeed, there was no blood from the severed roots.

"Your blades can not hurt me." Pamela said as her roots spread, pinning Hidan down. "Without Haki, your attacks are useless."

"YOU BITCH!" Hidan screamed, his muscles bursting as he tried to fight against his restraints. "I AM IMMORTAL, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, LORD JASHIN'S BLESSING WILL KEEP ME ALIVE!"

Pamela tilted her head.

"Let's test that theory."

She raised her hand, her fingers extending into sharp roots.

They whipped out at an unseen speed, impaling Hidan's torso and limbs.

Hidan let out a choked scream, his skin starting to shrivel.

"I…Imm… Immortal…"

Pamela felt ill as she drained his life essence.

'So disgusting.' She thought as she removed her fingers, leaving the immortal a mummified husk.

Hidan was still alive, but could not move or speak.

'I guess keeping him alive is better, because information and all that.' Pamela thought as she stepped away from Hidan.

Pamela turned, witnessing Justin decapitate Kakuzu, his lifeless corpse and the masks on the ground.

He turned toward her, a dull, unhappy look in his eyes.

He stood still, like a statue.

Pamela felt uneasy, but an explosion nearby caught both of their attention.

The two saw Naruto, Gin, and Deidara… and twenty dogs… okay, not twenty-two dogs when Naruto use Rankyaku to hit two of them.

"Come on, let's go help!" Pamela said as she took off, Justin following behind her.

Meanwhile…

Guts was being pushed back.

Asura's extra limbs gave him additional options or angles for attacks.

His dead, unnerving smile as he tore off his arm, revealing ballistic missiles

Guts felt his stomach drop as the missiles took flight.

Bracing himself, Guts took flight, feeling the shockwave hitting his back as he put Dragon Slayer on his back.

"Oh, come on, that was nothing." Asura taunted as he jumped through the burning land.

An arrow pierced Asura's knee, making him kneel.

He didn't look surprised as Guts landed, his prosthetic arm raised with a repeater crossbow attached to it.

Arrow after arrow hit Asura.

He did not scream.

He did not flinch.

Nor did he defend himself.

Meanwhile…

"Attacking is JUST MAKING IT WORSE!" Deidara yelled as he stood on another owl, Naruto and Gin gasping for air as they held onto the bird's leg.

Hundreds of brown dogs snapped at them, trying to kill them.

"Damn it…" Naruto snapped in irritation. "I… I couldn't help…"

Gin said nothing, but his silence spoke volumes.

Nothing the trio did worked.

Naruto turned his gaze toward Guts.

"Oh, shit." Naruto said, releasing the bird, dropping a few feet before he used Geppo.

"HEY, WHERE…" Deidara shouted, but was cut off as the dogs merged into a multi headed beast, jumping in the air.

Deidara and Gin evaded the attack, but were struck by its tail, the clay bird splattering across the ground as torrent of fire erupted nearby.

The beast roared as it landed on the ground.

A scent caught its noses, and the heads looked around for the source.

"I offer this phrase, to my treasured King, I ask that you grant me victory, swiftly and cleanly…" A familiar voice said as the owner ran beneath the dog's belly. "LAW ABIDING SILVER GUN RADIANT!"

The dog was blinded and blown upward by Justin's attack, the body splitting in half.

Justin scowled.

"GO ON, PAMELA!" Justin shouted as the two multi-headed dogs started to fall to the ground, where Pamela stood, her magic flowing deep within the earth, her visage more treelike than before.

One Minute Prior…

Guts' eye widened when the arms on Asura's back became flame throwers, the ends lighting up to fire.

He went to jump back, but his leg was grabbed by Asura's other hands, which burst from the ground, having burrowed under the dirt.

'SHIT!' Guts thought as he held up his crossbow.

The flames burst from the flame throwers, closing the distance between Guts and Asura.

"GUTS!"

Guts watched as Naruto appeared, sword above his head.

"NARUTO!" Guts shouted, his body freezing at the thought of watching Naruto burn to death.

"HOMURA SAKI!" Naruto shouted, slicing the flame in two, Yubashiri becoming covered in flames as he did.

Asura tilted his head in confusion as his flames split, ending his attack.

"So, another challenger." He said as Naruto flourished his blade, dousing its flame and cutting the hand Asura used to hold Guts. "Interesting."

Chapter 38, DONE!

Sorry for the near two-month break, I have no excuse. I do hope this makes up for it.