Hey all.
So, last chapter was updated together with a double update on my Uzumaki Roastery. I feel as though nobody noticed the chapter where Naruto roasted Sakura.
Anyway, this is Naruto in the West, so meh.
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On with the story…
Previously…
As Kankuro was rushed out, Wendy scanned him with her magic.
"He's got several inflammations around his organs closest to where he was hit by that lava attack yesterday. Notify the Doctors. He needs…" Wendy commanded as they continued running.
Let it be known that Shinobi are tough cookies.
Chapter 12
As Shizuka and Gaara looked on in interest on who would be fighting whom, with Naruka still playing with a butterfly, Najenda cleared her throat.
"Gaara of Sunagakure gets a free pass, as his opponent would have been his brother." Najenda announced. "That also leaves 'Berserker' Naruka and Shizuka from nadeshiko to enter the Arena. And due to this change, the final rounds following this one will be happening one at a time." Cheers and murmurs greeted her.
As the two female combatants walked up to the stage, Shizuka was surprised when the Emperor appeared on the stage.
"I am just here for your safety, Shizuka-san. You've seen what happened to Hatake Kakashi from Konohagakure. I am here to prevent her from losing herself again." He simply said. Shizuka nodded in understanding.
Up in the stands
"Hey, Boss. What is your relation with that Naruka girl?" Konohamaru asked.
"It's…complicated. I can't say much to you or anyone from the east by imperial decree, but let's just say that she is close family." Naruto answered.
"Really?" Konohamaru asked.
"What can I say. If Konoha knew about how powerful I have become, they won't stop at anything to get their grubby hands on me of my family…my growing family." He added, looking at Hinata with a big smile. One she mirrored. "All I will say about Naruka is that she is part of the Uzumaki Clan."
Just then, someone approached the group and quietly talked to Neji, who looked surprised.
"Naruto-san, Hinata-sama, sorry to interrupt, but…" he was interrupted by Naruto.
"Too damn formal, Neji." He rubbed Hinata's stomach in emphasis. "No need to corrupt my child with your nonsense."
"There has been a development that requires our attention. A case of 7-TX-Alpha."
Naruto and Hinata turned quiet at the hidden message. 7-TX-Alpha meant that Hiashi had arrived.
"7TXAlpha?" Udon asked, his mind buzzing in its attempts to crack the meaning.
"Something Neji and I came up with during our time in the military. Code words to shorten long and tedious explanations." Naruto explained. "Sorry guys, but this required our attention. Let us know just how bad the fight goes."
"You think Shizuka-chan will lose?" Konohamaru asked.
"Her chances at winning stand at around 11.98%. That is if Naruka remains in her base state." Naruto explained.
"Ah, her berserk state." Udon and Moegi said, making Naruto nod, before he, Hinata and Neji left.
Back in the arena
Naruka and Shizuka stood staring at each other after Makarov began the match.
"Stop staring. You won't get anywhere with that tactic." Naruka suddenly commented. "Besides the fact that I am your type."
"Excuse me?" Shizuka asked with a twitching eye.
"Why else would you be checking me out? What, are my tits big enough for you or something?" Naruka asked in a deadpan voice. "Or do you have a thing for redheads with what some people call a chain fetish?"
"Sorry, but I cannot afford to have a loving relationship…" Shizuka began, only to jump with a yelp when she felt something slap her ass. Turning around, she saw Naruka had moved behind her and slapped her rear. A 'Poof' behind her signalled that the Naruka she had been talking to earlier had been a clone.
"Oh, chillax, girl. I know all about the deal between your teacher and Tiny-Sage. You will only find disappointment on that road. When you get home, find someone to love, get laid and have kids. Amazon style." Naruka said.
"What about you?" Shizuka asked, jumping away from the chain that emerged from Naruka's back.
"Still on step 1. Nobody here is a) strong enough to challenge me, and b) single." Naruka said, before suddenly appearing inside Shizuka's defences again…and groping her. "Hmm, firm and large. You'd make a killing in my amazon brigade here."
The stadium was silent with the sudden action, not counting the loud SMACK that echoed through the stands moments later as Shizuka reacted on instinct.
"Why would you…" Shizuka began.
"You trained your body, true, but being an amazon is more than just being physically strong." Naruka explained, seemingly not caring that a bright red handprint was visible on her face. "And don't try to deny it. Your whole village exists to fight and fuck anyone stronger than them."
Shizuka grimaced, getting ready to charge in, only to have a chain wrap around her ankle as she was hoisted into the air.
"So, we can do this the easy, quick way where I either bury you in the ground or throw you out of bounds, haven't decided yet, or the had way. Which would you prefer?" Naruka asked.
"How about I surrender?" Shizuka asked. "I still got to find that Naruto guy and challenge him. I'd prefer to do so in one piece."
Naruka and the Emperor looked at each other, before both shrug. "As I said, best of luck with that, but you won't get fucked by him. Several people will murder you if you try." She dropped Shizuka into her waiting arms. "What? I like the way you feel." Naruka said plainly. "Firm and a good size. Nothing like those limp-dicked people who tried to force me."
"Didn't expect you to swing for your own team." The Emperor said.
Naruka shrugged, ignoring the ever growing red in Shizuka's face. "All the Amazon Creed says is to fight and fuck someone strong. No gender was ever stated. Also, I haven't taken a swing yet…other than her ass."
"Just don't go tooting her horn in public, ok." The emperor said as he walked to a position beneath his booth.
"Ladies and gentlemen, with that, we come to the semi-finals, with 6 individuals remaining. Ay from Kumogakure, Might Gai from Konohagakure, Sabaku no Gaara from Sunnagakure, 'Berserker' Naruka from the West, Monkey D. Luffy from the West and Natsu Dragneel from the Fairy Tail mages guild." Najenda announced.
The crowds cheered as the six mentioned people stepped onto a line for all to see, a few feet away from the emperor.
"The six of you, through luck or your own abilities, have shown that you deserve to stand here in front of these people…MY people. You have shown grit and courage in your matches and have done your homes proud. If your people are not happy about it, then there is something very wrong with your kindmen." The emperor said, his eyes pausing on Gai as he said the last bit. "The last two rounds will be held in quick succession. Instead of having Najenda-san draw your names, this time, your fates are in your own hands." He continued as an attendant walked up with a tube with 6 sticks sticking out of them. "Each of your will draw a number. 1 will fight 4 in arena 1, refereed by Laxus Dreyar, 2 will fight 5 in arena 2, and 3 will fight 6 in arena 3. The winners will face each other in a 3-way free-for-all in the 4th arena, which will be relocated into the centre between the other three arenas, refereed by Dracule Mihawk. Good luck, warriors. May the best fighter win."
The crowd grew silent when they realized that they could not hear what the emperor was saying, but the cheers grew again when Ay left for Arena 3, then Gaara heading to Arena 1, followed by Natsu following Gaara, Gai heading to Arena 2, Naruka jogging over to Arena 3 and Luffy joining Gai in Arena 2.
With Hiashi
Hiashi was used to seeing exquisite palaces, splendidly decorated mansions and gaudy palaces that all show the owners compensating for a lot of things, but knew from the infrequent missives between him and his daughter and son-in-law that they had no choice but to live in a palace.
Needless to say, he was both impressed and not impressed when he was lead straight into the imperial palace's inner court, with the words "The Emperor will be meeting you posthaste".
But he was Impressed because for once, he was visiting a palace that did not show the opulence or gaudiness that usually comes with great wealth, instead he saw relics of war and peace, pictures depicting famine and war, harvest and victory, all with a plaque beneath saying, 'Lest we forget what and who we fought for'.
And Unimpressed because he had to walk 3 kilometres, pass 5 security checkpoints, through a maze of corridors and through 9 massive Tori Gates, only to arrive at an immaculately kept garden that actually made him stop and stare at the wonderful sight.
"I know the feeling." He snapped out of his shock when he heard Naruto speaking next to him. "Hinata has a green thumb."
"She's always had one." Hiashi answered, before blinking. "What are you doing here, by the way? Shouldn't your home be in the city?" he turned to Naruto and Hinata, who were holding back their mirth.
"It is. Welcome to our home, Otou-san." Hinata said, walking forward and giving her father a hug.
"I am most confused right now." Hiashi said as he hugged his eldest, as though on autopilot as his mind was trying to make sense of the entire situation.
"We couldn't afford to let Konoha know who we had become, so nobody there knew that we are the Emperor and Empress Consort of the Yggdrasil Empire." Naruto explained, smiling at his Father in Law. "We let Hanabi-imouto in on the news when we met her two days ago."
Hiashi didn't say anything, even as tears of relief, joy and happiness fell from his eyes.
And then the questions started, and immediately stopped when Hinata straight up told him he was going to be a grandfather.
"I guess you got it from him, right?" Naruto asked as he hoisted the now fainted Hiashi onto his shoulder and carried him over to the garden's central Pagoda to rest.
"Must be. I don't ever recall seeing mom fainting, but she sure did turn red when she was embarrassed." Hinata giggled.
Back in the Colosseum
Naruka, Gai and Natsu stood facing each other in a triangular formation, waiting for the match to begin.
Out of the tree, only Gai looked exhausted, Naruka only looked frazzled and Natsu was unscathed.
Makes sense, if one had seen their matches.
Gai fought Luffy with 5 gates opened, whilst Luffy had gone second gear, the smaller arena not allowing him to effectively utilize 3rd or 4th gear…and 5th was so overkill that even he knew it wouldn't be a fun fight then.
Despite his dorky personality, Gai is surprisingly perceptive, having realized that Luffy leaves himself somewhat open to attacks when he sends his fists backwards to charge up an attack, but compensates for it with some ludicrous reflexes, aka, Haki.
He also noticed a ridiculous law of physics-defying trait of Luffy. He is not affected by Newtons laws when attacking in the aforementioned manner, at least when he is grounded.
So, when Luffy appeared before him, both hands coloured black and far, far behind him, Gai instinctually shattered the ground Luffy was standing on, surprising Luffy as Gai threw a large chunk of rubble into Luffy's torso, sending him backwards even as his fists came flying forwards, Luffy's eyes and tongue comically staying behind as this all transpired.
Unfortunately for Luffy, he failed to get back onto the platform before he landed on the colosseum's floor. Even if seemingly running in mid air seemed to almost work.
Natsu meanwhile was once more going indiscriminate firepower, rising the temperature to his maximum when he noticed that Gaara's defence was annoyingly strong.
Well, since his entire ethos could essentially be described as: if I can't break the defence, I need to attack even stronger.
And predictably, so he did. With Fire and Lightning.
After a particularly mighty roar, Gaara was forced into using one of his strongest defences, several layers of heavily chakra infused sand in an orb around him.
Unfortunately, before he could manifest his eye sand to see what was going on, Natsu came and gave the ball a mighty kick, sending it rolling back over the edge that Gaara had unwittingly been pushed too.
With the rest of Fairy Tail
"He is learning." A girl with short white hair commented. Next to her, a blonde girl nodded in agreement.
"True. He is starting to think ahead. That, or he is saving his energy for when he gets to fight Naruka." She said.
"I don't think that he can think that far ahead, Lisanna, Lucy." They turned to see a slight girl with blue hair cradling a child in her arms.
"What do you mean, Levy?" Lucy asked.
"Salamander probably just wants to fight Naruka again because she is strong like Erza." They turned to see a large black-haired man approaching. Gajeel smirked. "After all, she is one of the few who can take on all 7 of us dragon slayers and come out on top."
Speaking off…
In arena 3
Ay was proving to be quite the pain in her ass, Naruka decided.
No, literally. Whenever she grabbed him with her chains, he'd send lightning down the chain into the base of her spine, making her clench her teeth as she felt her cheeks spasm for an instant until she let go with her chains.
'Big sis Karin did not mention anything about this…' she thought with twitching eyebrows.
That moment of distraction nearly cost her.
"Laria…" Ay shouted, appearing right in front of her, lightning cloak active.
"Buster shot" Naruka countered immediately, sending her leg upwards, right where the light does not shine. A wind enhanced kick.
Credit where credit is due. Ay's lightning armour still managed to stun her whilst he went rolling by, clutching his jewels in pain.
"So, your lightning is a major pain in the ass, so let me copy it, will ya." As Ay got up, he was a wall of wind appear around Naruka, covering her head to toe in a wind barrier. "Right…that worked at least…want to try that Laria…thingy again, Mr. Mosquito Repellent?"
Ay huffed, realizing that he was beat at this point because she had not only an elemental advantage, she was a bit stronger than him and fast enough to react to anything he'd through at her.
"Raiton:" he never finished his jutsu, as a chain/mail fist clad in wind pierced his armour, stuck him in the gut and sent him flying, coughing blood, into the barrier surrounding the arena.
"Go zap some other flying pest, you giant Bug Zapper." Naruka said, her clothes and hair looking frazzled by the electricity.
"Bloody pest…" Naruka grumbled as she marched off towards the 4th arena, a chain link morphed to look like a comb in her hand as she tried to make her hair somewhat neater.
Up in the stands
"Who do you think will win?" Levy asked Lisanna and Lucy.
"Naruka." They said instantly.
"No offence to our boyfriend, but unless he has a way to counter her jutsu and bloodline, he won't stand a chance fighting her in an area that small." Lucy explained, with Gajeel nodding solemnly at her words. Naruka still hadn't revealed any of her trump cards yet, such as her weapon of choice. Lisanna was about to add her own comment, when…
"Everyone ready?" they all turned to see Mihawk standing in between the three combatants, getting nods from all three. "Then, let the final match of this tournament, begin." With that, he got out of the way as Natsu literally burst into an inferno, Naruka was consumed in a maelstrom of chains and Gai was caught in the middle, regretting having won against Luffy.
With Naruto, Hinata and Hiashi
Naruto and Hinata were giving Hiashi the grand tour of the Imperial Palace that very few individuals outside the Imperial Court get to see, and Hiashi was impressed. The inner court of the palace was far smaller than he had expected, only the size of the Hyuuga Compound back in Konoha, not including the garden.
And when he saw the on-suite Kitchen, he chuckled when Naruto commented, quote: "My wife is the Goddess of the Culinary arts."
But inbetween the different rooms, they talked about their lives in the West, how Naruto came to be the Emperor, the roadblocks to their marriage, and how Neji was doing.
That last one made Naruto gain a devious smile, one that made Hinata chuckle awkwardly.
"Neji? Well,…the thing is…" she began, unsure as to how her father will take the news.
"He recently started a relationship with 2 redhead girls and all three of them are now in a three way relationship." Naruto said. "One of the girls is my cousin, and the other is a foul-mouthed girl from Iwa who is currently giving him lessons in 'Informality'."
"Hmm." Hiashi stroked his chin in thought. "I would very much like to meet these ladies."
"Sure. We were about to head back to the Colosseum so I can give the final speech after the finals." Naruto commented as they entered the main hall. "Would you like to stay with us or shall we organize you a room with the rest of Konoha?"
"Konoha please. I still need to make sure that brat from the Sarutobi clan does not do anything reckless to Hanabi." Hiashi said in a stern voice, making Naruto and Hinata chuckle.
…
AND DONE!
So, I had initially planned on finishing the first tournament this chapter, but had not factored in how many times I went back and fleshed out some details. Anyway, I hope that you all enjoyed the chapter.
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