Chapter 31: The Legend Continues:
Satoru kicked Cooler in his stomach, sending him barreling into an archipelago.
'Kurama, you there?' He asked
'Yea kid. How'd you know I wouldn't be affected by the fusion?' The fox asked
'I didn't…but here we are.'
The fox's face faulted in the mindscape.
'Unbelievable.' The fox said sighing at his host
'Anyways, judging from your power and the fact that this is the first fusion and Jinchuriki link between the 3 of us, the fusion has enough chakra to last for 10 minutes. Kill him before that time!' Kurama said
'Consider it done.' Satoru said
Cooler rose from the ruins of the island in pain.
"Tch! Another maggot to step on! FINE YOU'LL DIE FIRST!" He screamed and launched forward.
Cooler channeled his aura around him and leapt forward at a speed higher than he's ever shown. Satoru smirked as his Susano'o nine tails cloaked stirred around him. He blurred out of sight faster than Cooler, surprisingly. He moved so fast that his attacks couldn't be seen by the naked eye. As he reappeared behind Cooler facing forward the Arcosian spins around only to be hit over 20 times and sent flying into the ground face first.
"GHUUAGH!" He spat out in pain
Satoru turned to look down at him and held out his hand above his head. A rasengan formed in his hand, then he began to add wind and ki to it causing it to glow a dark blue hue. The pressure from the attack was so devastating that the wind of the planet itself whirled and bended around the technique.
"Universal Sage Art: Rasenshuriken!" He yelled throwing the attack at Cooler who was barely standing up and was essentially slammed back down into the ground.
The blast condensed on itself, then expanded causing the very crater forming to double in size. The impact caused the attack to shine so bright that everyone else had to cover their eyes.
"I-Incredible!" Tapion said
As the attack was still going, a purple aura burned through and tore it open as Cooler flew out with notable damage causing another shockwave.
"YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!" He yelled as he channeled his full power immediately and moved in surprising Satoru and punching him in his face, sending him flying.
Cooler tried to follow up but the fused warrior flipped and moved faster than he could see again and kneed him in his gut.
"Agh!" He hissed out and Satoru brought an elbow down on his head sending him crashing into the dirt.
Promptly afterward he held up both hands and created two Rasengans with Amaterasu combined in them. His right eye shifted and had Sasuke's mangekyo active but it was blue that colored the eternal mangekyo star. The black flames permeated the once blue orbs and he flashed forward and slammed them into the downed Cooler causing him to cry out in pain again.
Another trench was dug up under the pressure of the attack and Satoru pushed off, flipping and landing a ways away as he watched the divine flames burn his opponent. Cooler howled in rage and used his ki to push the flames off him causing Satoru's eyes to widen in shock. As he stood up, his visor was destroyed with his teeth grit in pure pain infested agony and hatred.
"I'M GETTING TIRED OF YOU! I WILL KILL YOU!" Cooler said and raced forward fist drawn backwards.
The fusion warrier side stepped him with ease due to his mangekyo sharingan. Cooler tried to back fist him and Satoru pushed his arm downwards and palm struck him in his face. He followed up with a claw strike to the side of his neck and then he kicked the back of his neck causing him to lose his balance. Then his left hand created a lightning coated Rasengan.
"Rasengan Chidori!" he called out, slamming the attack into his back sending him flying in a spin.
Satoru focused and closed his eyes and called for a cloak of black flames covering the Kurama / Susano'o cloak and then he leapt forward moving faster than before and he reappeared with his fist drawn back and slammed it into Cooler's stomach, sending out a shockwave of power through his back. He twisted his wrist as his fist was buried in the gut of the Arcosian prince. His aura shifted as fire and electricity pulsed around his arm.
"Plasma style: Heavenly Beast Piercer!"
Cooler was pushed off his fist as the spear pushed him backwards and sent him flying as he channeled more energy into his body electrocuting him. The chakra fizzled out and Cooler fell to his knees and vomited blood. He dropped to one knee as he grunted in pain.
Tapion, Mina and Gohan were looking in awe at the beating Cooler was taking from the sidelines.
"Whoa! I gotta fight those two in that form after this!" Gohan said in excitement as Mina rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"Kami you're a battle nut… Let's just hope he gets rid of this guy soon." Mina said
"He's doing the best he can. Cooler is truly resilient!" Tapion said in amazement.
They continued to watch the battle in astonishment but things were beginning to heat up as he was about to surprise them. Satoru smirked as he got a gleam in his eyes as he walked forward to a stop 20 feet away.
"I've always wanted to try this and you're the perfect specimen" He said
Satoru went through hand signs ending on the snake seal and placed his hands on the ground.
"Wood Release: Forest Genesis!"
A massive forest instantly rose up engulfing Cooler as he grimaced and was wrapped up and stabbed by branches, vines and thorns.
"What the hell? He created a forest! How did he do that?" Tapion asked from the sidelines.
"His chakra control is incredible. He has the Rinnegan and the Sharingan along with a tailed beast inside him. Also, they both have access to all 5 chakra natures due to their chakra capacity." Mina said
"Yea, the Rinnegan and Sharingan give the user a natural proclivity to learning new techniques. Also, remember, Naruto is part Uzumaki and they are distantly related to the clan that originally created the Wood Release." Gohan said.
"So this is the power of chakra? Incredible!" Tapion said as he watched with wrapped attention
Back in the battle:
Satoru went through more hand signs ending on the tiger seal.
"Fire Style: Mythical Phoenix Flames!"
He cupped his right hand in a ring before his lips and blew out flames that took the shape of a phoenix and they set the forest ablaze. He put his left hand in the ram seal and created a shadow clone. The shadow clone went through hand signs ending on the bird seal.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
The clone blew a large gust of wind into the flames causing them to burn harsher. He bushed more chakra into the fire and burned down the entire forest. The flames burned so bright that everyone had to close their eyes. The shadow clone leapt forward and exploded in a sudden impact tearing apart the forest.
He looked to see Cooler getting up with cracks, bruises and burns all over his body. Coolers aura seeped out of his body in a sudden flash. His face was colored in a fiery snarl. His power pulsed out of him and his fists tightened till they drew blood. He looked up with raw fury in his eyes. As his teeth gritted he pulsed out of sight.
Satoru brought up an arm to guard his face but Cooler redirected his right fist and punched him in his stomach. He spat saliva and grimaced in pain. Cooler lifted him off the ground and slammed his body into the ground back first and created a crater. Satoru held out a hand and grimaced
"All…mighty push!" He yelled sending Cooler flying from the gravity jutsu.
His Kurama Susano'o aura pulsed around him and he leapt forward off the ground. He used the Universal Pull to bring Cooler back but the Arcosian used the momentum and Satoru created a Rasengan and leapt forward causing Cooler to dodge and flip and slap him with his tail sending him flying across the field. Cooler followed up shooting a yellow Ki blast at the fusion warrior. Satoru flipped around and used the Rasengan he created and pushed more chakra into the jutsu to match the attack. The impact exploded and caused a massive burst of power. The indent on the planet caused it to shake violently.
Cooler began to shoot a shit ton of ki blasts at the cloud in order to flush Satoru out. Said individual body flickered through the attacks and he moved in a blurry direction and tried to punch him but the Arcosian brought up a forearm and blocked it. He sent a left kick towards Kenji but he blocked the attack and soon they began to fight at a higher pace than ever before. The shockwaves pulsed across the sky and the impacts disturbed the clouds. Cooler dodged a front rising kick from Satoru but soon he reappeared and slammed his left foot upside his head, sending him into the ground.
"Oh shit!" Satoru rolled out of the way and avoided a super powerful stomp from Cooler.
"Running away?" Cooler chased after and swung forward with a right fist. Unfortunately, he reached out too much as his opponent leaned backwards and he dropped to his arms in a crab leg style, and kicked him in his stomach, sending him flying into the sky.
"AUGH!" He coughed out and Satoru jumped forward forming a chidori around his left hand. Cooler used his Kiai pulse to knock Satoru backwards catching him off guard. He flashed forward to throw a punch at him but the fusion warrior blocked and tripped him. He grabbed his face and slammed his head into the ground.
Satoru channeled a huge amount of his power into a ki blast, shooting Cooler in the face with a giant Rasengan at point blank range. Then he jumped up and created an Amaterasu Rasenshuriken. Next he threw it at Cooler causing a pure black dome-like explosion. The explosion intensified as it slowly began to implode for a few moments. Then it exploded tearing apart Coolers body at a molecular level with the millions of small Amaterasu wind blades. Finally, the strongest of all shockwaves pushed everyone back when the explosion died down.
Satoru backflipped and landed with grace. He stood to his full height as his chakra cloak fell, he turned ethereal white and he split apart back into Naruto and Sasuke. They both fell on their asses from exhaustion. Hinata and Mina were the first to get to them. Gohan and Tapion looked over the large crater and saw it was extremely deep with several million slash marks:
*Phew* Tapion sighed as he turned to Gohan who was still looking.
"You think he's alive?" Tapion asked
"I…don't know…I wanna say he's gone but that seemed too perfect. But his ki is gone so hey lets be on guard" Gohan said causing Tapion to nod in confirmation and soon after they went to Naruto and Sasuke.
"You guys really did a number on him. Good. He was a tyrant so he deserved it." Tapion said
"Looks like we can keep the Super Saiyan legend alive after all. He was definitely gunning for us." Gohan said
Hinata helps Naruto up and Mina does the same as Sasuke until he can stand up on his own.
"That guy was tough! But thankfully our combined attack put him down." Naruto said
"Now we just need to wish everyone that got killed back to life by Cooler and his men." Sasuke said.
Tapion looked around as he took in the scope of the battlefield. Something didn't seem right to him as he surveyed the area. Suddenly, the ground began to rumble uncontrollably under their feet.
"Tsk! Seriously? What's going on now?" Naruto asked
They watched as the area shook and the makeshift gravesite they made for Cooler began to tear itself apart. Everyone shook slightly at the being that rose from the crater. They couldn't believe it.
"You've gotta be kidding…" Naruto said as his heart dropped to his stomach. Everyone around him felt the same way but they didn't say anything.
Cooler's face was halfway burned off along with his left eye. His body had scorch marks and burns all over. His right arm was completely covered in bruises and cuts looking charred as burned remains. His face was in a deadly scowl as he looked in quiet rage and anguish. His aura burned purple with a red and black outline.
"You dirty… pieces of shit! Scum like you will burn! Burn like the spawns of hell!" He called out in white hot fury.
"Shit!" Tapion yelled as he leapt into battle.
Tapion leapt forward only for Cooler to move faster than he could see and ram a hand through his torso. As he ripped his bloodied left arm out of his torso, he threw the dead warrior to the side and he lay lifeless. Cooler's right eye glowed red and Mina pushed Sasuke to the side, taking a red ki beam through the chest. She spat blood and Sasuke caught her causing Gohan to look in shock. So much that he froze from the sight.
"You son of a bitch!" Naruto yelled
Naruto leapt forward and Cooler dodged a sloppy punch and elbowed him in his gut. Then spun and kicked him away with so much force that his body tore deep into the dirt leaving a wide crater. Naruto wasn't done as he forced himself to stand up shakily.
"Enough of this shit show. I said you would burn!" Cooler said as he raised his hand causing the ground to tear itself apart as a ki explosion tore through the ground. They were all caught in the blast and the explosion expanded for a large radius.
As the explosion died down, Cooler admired his work. Sasuke's was Susano'o rib cage guarding Mina and Hinata. Gohan had a reinforced forcefield in front of Naruto. Tapion's body was destroyed beyond recognition by the blast. Cooler looked at Hinata and snarled in hatred.
"Aren't you the one that took my dragon balls? Oh yes, I saw you bitch. I saw you running and I was distracted but now…" he disappeared and pierced through the Susano'o with a ki blast and stabbed through her torso running her through.
"I've got time, you thieving whore!"
"Ugh!" She spat blood and her face turned pale. Sasuke put his shock aside and tried to attack but Cooler disappeared, yanking his hand out of Hinata's stomach and reappearing to kick Sasuke in his back, sending him face first to eat dirt. Naruto looked in utter shock and horror as he had never expected this.
Then he looked down at Mina who was hanging on to dear life. Cooler got a manic grin on his face and he created a dark red ki sphere in his hand.
"You're next bitch!"
"NOOOO!"
Gohan leapt forward but he was too slow as Cooler held a hand in her face at point blank rage and obliterated her. Naruto went to Hinata as she lay casted aside bleeding. He turned her over to look at her but all he saw was a cold dead stare.
He looked at Hinata then he watched his cousin Mina die. Then before that Tapion was killed and eviscerated. Something inside him twisted and snapped as his face twisted into a scowl of raw hatred. Gohan did the same as he smashed a fist into the ground creating cracks in the ground. They both felt a rage like never before. Gohan felt awful about not being fast enough to save the woman he loved. He would make Cooler pay with his life.
"Next will be…"
Cooler was cut off as the planet began to shake. The sky darkened as lightning and thunder struck all around him. He looked up to see the Saiyans unleashing their full power. His left fist shook with rage and his face was narrowed into a scowl.
"Not on my watch!" Cooler leapt in to attack them but he was pushed back by their power and eventually Gohan's aura turned golden, his eyes turned teal and his hair spiked up into a golden color. He howled in agony as he shed tears over Mina's death. Naruto's transformation was a bit different as his Kurama link mode left and his hair turned into a peach cover and his eyes were red with a black dot in the middle of the pupil. Sasuke was struggling to stand up and he looked at them both in amazement.
"Incredible….just…what kind of power is this?" Sasuke thought out loud
"So what? Now you're both powered up dead men! The last super saiyan I fought couldn't even maintain his power. What difference will you two make?" Cooler asked
Naruto and Gohan looked at him with nothing else but hatred. Naruto moved and sat Hinata's corpse down gently and stood to face Cooler.
"Why don't we just show you?" Gohan asked rhetorically
Naruto nodded in agreement and they both got into their Killing Fist and Oozaru stances. Sasuke limped to Hinata and turned her over to see her impaled torso. She was bleeding all over the ground. Suddenly Kenji teleported over to them using a seal he left on said Uchiha. He looked in shock and horror at Hinata's dead body, then in amazement at Gohan and Naruto. Then he looked to see that Mina was nowhere to be seen and he knew what happened. He grit his teeth as his rage coursed through him and he too turned into a Super Saiyan. But before he could join them, Naruto spoke while still looking at Cooler.
"Kenji, take Sasuke and Hinata's body away from here. We'll end this quickly!" Naruto said. Kenji reverted back to his normal form with an understanding look on his face.
"Got it. C'mon Sasuke." He said and Said Uchiha nodded
"Finish him this time." Sasuke said and then they teleported away.
Gohan just stood with rage written all over his face at Cooler.
"You took her…YOU TOOK MY MINA FROM MEEEE!" Gohan cried and his power rose causing his aura to tear through the clouds and reach the sky.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" He continued
Inside the seal:
Naruto kept his rage inward and Kurama spoke as he felt his feelings.
'Naruto, your power is skyrocketing right now but don't get drunk off of it. That Arcosian is using 100 percent of his power now'
'Got it.'
'I know you want to make him pay, but don't underestimate a cornered animal. Because a cornered animal has nothing to lose.' Kurama said
'Got it.'
'Remember she's going to be wished back to life. And don't blame yourself.' Kurama concluded
Naruto looked back at him and shed tears while holding up his fist for a fist bump.
'Th-thank you Kurama…I…almost went down that road of self hatred' he said
Kurama bumped fists with him and smirked.
'As if I'd let you. I bet she wouldn't want you to do it either. Now lets win this!' Kurama said as their chakra linked
Outside the seal:
Naruto's aura burst around him and he got his Kurama chakra mode back only this time it was peach color instead of Golden. His and Kurama's ki links along with their chakra and they made Tailed Beast Super Saiyan Mode. Gohan was still focused on Cooler and his power intensified with his rage.
"Gohan, we kill him here. He's using 100 percent of his power and so will we."
Gohan nodded in confirmation and they locked onto the Arcosian emperor.
"Fuck you all for getting in the way of my wish! MAY YOUR COMRADES REST IN PISS!" Cooler yelled and charged forward.
This was definitely the wrong thing to say as Naruto flashed forward with an extremely aggressive shoulder check. Gohan flew past him with a fist to slam into Coolers face causing him to be horizontal in mid-air. Naruto created 4 shadow clones and one slid under Cooler and kicked him in the air. Another one jumped and grabbed the alien by his tail. He spun him 360 degrees twice and let go as two more clones appeared to punch him in his chin. Gohan flew up and drop kicked him in his face towards the ground and Naruto casually slid under him and slammed a back elbow into his spine causing it to crack audibly and send him flying. Cooler flipped and tried to land but the force from the attack left him in a tumbling heap.
"Auuugh!"
Naruto and Gohan flew towards him with rage in their eyes. They both ran in with a ki blast attack.
"Bakuhatsu-tekina Madan!"
"Finish Buster!" They both yelled, sending out a combined assault of ki blast attacks.
Cooler grimaced in pain and fiery hatred as he created a barrier. Soon, the barrier expanded causing Naruto and Gohan to stop sending out attacks. After the barrier was brought down they charged back in to attack. Cooler smirked and slapped his hand out through the air. He spread out a line of ki with a purple glow. Then several blades of ki were sent towards them. They evaded them with ease and Cooler shot a ki blast at the ground to make a smoke screen blinding them. They covered their eyes but had their senses ready for any attacks. They opened their eyes and looked up to see Cooler holding up a large ki sphere in his remaining working hand. The large sphere looked like a mini sun up close.
"Oh shit! Not another world ending attack again!" Naruto grimaced
"This is it! We put him away right here and now!" Gohan said as he gathered his hands together and cupped his hands behind him.
"KA-ME-HA-ME!" A blue ki sphere began to appear in his hands.
"You're right! He won't be leaving this place alive!" Naruto said cupping his hands as he turned.
"Shinku! Hadoken!"
"HAAAAAAH!"
The blue hue of their techniques was so bright that it could've been seen from space. Cooler threw his attack channeling every last bit of his power in it. When the two beams tore into the giant sphere they began to waver. The giant ki blast was being pushed by Cooler's wrath and hatred of the Saiyans.
"Fuck! We gotta push more into our attacks!" Naruto called out and pulsed his peach aura around him. Gohan's golden aura pulsed as well and they both pushed more power into their attacks.
The two ki beams began to gather more opposing force. They began to push the Ki sphere forward. Cooler grimaced and shot another Ki blast into the giant sphere. The attacks pulsed and created a giant shockwave that tore the island apart. Gohan poured all of his rage out into his final gambit and for a moment his hair turned silver and spikey and his eyes turned red. Naruto briefly saw it but the form dropped after a large gust of power was sent into their attack. Naruto channeled all of his and Kurama's Ki and Chakra and Kurama's ethereal head appeared around him and then he shot a giant tailed beast ball into the sky.
"What? What is this?!" Cooler yelled as his giant ki sphere was torn through by Gohan and Naruto's attacks.
"ARRAAAAAAGH!" He yelled as his body was torn through and burned up by the giant ki sphere. His hand burned as he tried to push the ki blast back with no success. Soon he began to leave the atmosphere and go into space. He looked around to see several large stars across the sky.
"What the fuck? These little shits!" Cooler yelled.
Eventually, his body began to burn to a crisp and his consciousness began to fade.
'Is this how it ends? Death by monkeys?' Were his last thoughts.
Eventually he flew out to space as his body was burnt to death. Naruto and Gohan floated to the ground and their auras dropped along with their super saiyan forms. They began to huff and sweat as they struggled to stand back up.
"Ok…that took more than I thought it would…" Gohan said and stood upright.
Naruto followed suit and cracked his neck.
"I hope that guy doesn't come back again. Seriously, that'd be too much." Naruto said
"Nah, he's done. Besides, we can still go Super Saiyan." Gohan said, looking up at the sky.
There was a long silence between the two and they sighed in relief and Coolers defeat. Soon the sky began to get dark making them both look around in caution. Next they floated upwards into the sky and saw a large green dragon with pure red eyes and a flat nose. It had no legs but its upper body was built like a warrior's.
"That must be the dragon!" Naruto said
"Let's get close!" Gohan said
"Grab onto my shoulder we can teleport." Naruto said
Soon, Gohan did so and Naruto teleported them near Kenji and the Namekians. He looked at them in worry and he went to help them sit down. They looked to see Dende, Sajin, Jinsei and Chabo in front of the Dragon.
"That's the dragon? Holy shit! That's huge!" Naruto yelled
"Tell me about it… buff ass dragon.." Kenji said
"Amazing! I've never seen anything like this!" Naruto said, causing everyone else to laugh at his excitement.
"Porunga, Papitto, Dablirobe!" Dende called out and soon the dragon looked down on them as his eyes glowed.
"Fu-Fuck! That thing is scary!" Naruto said as he looked at its glowing red eyes.
Soon several white lights began to shoot out from its aura. One hit Hinata and Naruto got up in worry. They all got up to see that she was healed. The hole in her stomach was gone. Soon, she began to stir and Naruto began to shed tears. She looked around in a delirious manner until her vision got focused. She saw a crying Naruto and looked around in surprise.
"How am I back? Is this because of the dragon balls?" She asked. She was soon in awe as she looked up at the giant floating dragon.
"Yea, we were able to get rid of that Cooler guy. I'm…just glad you're back. So, so glad…I'm sorry…so, so, sorry." Naruto said as he hugged her causing her face to redden. Following this, she forced herself not to pass out and hug him back as she felt the warmth from him. She could hear him sniffling and she tightened her embrace.
"Sshhh. It's ok, Naruto. You did your best… and I'm back now. Don't be sorry." she said as she rubbed circles across his back
As they broke their embrace he kissed her passionately and she kissed him back. Soon too, Tapion and Mina landed with Gohan limping to meet her with a heavy stride. They embraced one another deeply and her head curled into his neck.
"I'm…so sorry. That will never happen again. I promise." He solemnly said, causing her to blush.
"It's ok. Things like that happen. At least you helped get us back here. Don't apologize." Mina said as she felt the sincerity in his words.
Tapion smiled at the reunions and he was greeted by Kenji.
"Welcome back to the land of the living." He said with an outstretched hand and they shook.
"Thank you. Glad you all brought me back." He nodded.
"Your wish has been granted!" Shenron called out.
Next he dematerialized and became the seven dragon balls covered in ethereal white energy. They floated up high in the sky and separated across the planet. They all looked in awe at what just happened.
"That…was awesome!" Naruto called out
Xxx
Team Kakashi, Jiraiya and Nanashi moved on away from their former campsite with all the information they needed. Trunks and Nanashi patrolled the areas while Kakashi and Shino went undercover. Jiraiya and Shikamaru had snuck into the Hidden Sky Village.
Flashback 2 days:
Jiraiya and Shikamaru got into the shrunken toad and it leapt on the back of an eagle. The eagle flew upwards with the toad using chakra to stay stuck to its back. As it soared through the sky it passed several hidden sky shinobi. The bird had a genjutsu on it, misleading it from the Hidden Cloud check in station. It also had a chakra cloaking seal on it as well.
Inside the toad:
"Seriously, why didn't you bring Trunks with you?" Shikamaru asked
"Because he's more valuable defending the base with Nanashi. You're perfect for espionage especially with the shadow possession jutsu." Jiraiya replied
"So what's the goal of this mission?" Shikamaru asked.
"Kakashi just got some info on a large warhead air ship and a chakra generator that was made to harness the Zero Tails. We need to find that room and blow it sky high. Next, we need a copy of that airship's blueprints. The one that Kakashi got only detailed when they planned to use it. But luckily he got the generator's blue prints. So we'll know what they plan to do when the time comes."
"They probably planned to use it on the ground too. We should probably get rid of that place too." Shikamaru added
Eventually the eagle landed on the top of a building and the toad detached itself atop the building. Before long, the toad hopped along into a discreet corner and the two crawled out.
"See, that wasn't so bad right?" Jiraiya said
"Troublesome... Let's get this started" Shikamaru said.
The two put on hooded beige cloaks and body flickered off the building. They slowly made their way to the street and blended with the crowd seamlessly. The two came across a cheap inn and got a room and began to settle down. Shikamaru had a map of the village on the table that they got via Kakashi and Shino.
"Who's going after what?" Shikamaru asked.
"You get the plans for the blueprints for the airship , I'll bomb the chakra generator for the Zero Tails." Jiraiya said
"Great. I think I'll get started with the prep and we'll go over some last minute details. I need to go before the sun goes down." Shikamaru said
One hour later:
Shikamaru moved through the streets with ease as he used a special shadow body flicker. He was the wraith within the shadows, ditching his lazy persona. Soon he was upon the base and he moved through the shadows to infiltrate but he tripped a chakra barrier.
He knew he had 10 minutes before this place would be surrounded and he went to work. He knocked out a guard and stole his uniform. Luckily for him he fit the clothes well. He put the body of the man in a broom closet then he moved back into the shadows.
'Ok, now to find someone with credentials' he thought.
He leapt away with a kunai in hand. Moving nimbly in the shadows, he came upon an office. He saw a man locking up with a scan in ID. Before he moved in he surveyed the area. After seeing no one else he moved in and knocked him out with the blunt end of his kunai. He took the scanner and dragged his body back into the room. After taking his scanner ID, he placed a chakra seal on the man, and moved on and locked up the room.
Next, he walked the halls with silent footsteps. Coming across two guards, he overheard them.
"I'm ready to get those Leaf Bitches. Man! Man!"
"Who're you telling?" The second guard asked
"When do we move in to knock them off the map?" The first guard asked
"We're gonna move on the Hidden Leaf in 6 months after we move on the Hidden Cloud in 13 days."
"Yea, we gotta get them overly suntanned mother fuckers. That 8 tails has got to go. I wanna be a part of the squad that drops his ass. And don't get me started on that fuckin Hidden Waterfall Village." The first guard remarked.
Shikamaru nodded at this information while laughing at their friendly banter silently. Soon he began to look around the building. He was on the prowl on the higher levels of the military building. He looked at the door that said, "Under Construction."
"Son of a bitch." He said in surprise at
how obvious they were.
'But then again they are a floating village. And we got in through a very unique way.' He thought.
He continued to body flicker through the shadows and knock out several people as he found his way into the private sector. He knocked out some jonin that was supposed to be higher ranked. He was suppressing his ki and his chakra while using it with ease. Moving fast, he found another person who happened to be exiting a room with a blank door. He used his Ki to analyze the area and he could recognize a seal on the wall that was activated by the trigger of the door. He took a seal blocker out and clasped it in his palm.
Shikamaru used it to twist the knob and then he opened the door. He dragged the body in the room and looked through the office. After a moment of skimming through certain files, he found the Airship blueprints.
"Ok, now I'm out of here." He said and made his way out of there. Suddenly he had to close the door and dash back as a hail of shuriken tore through the door.
"Shit! This….is such a drag!" He sighed out.
He went through hand signs and ended in the rat seal and he sank into the shadows. His attacker was a guard that saw him by mistake. His body flickered and drew a kunai as it withdrew from the shadows ramming the kunai into the back of his head up to the hilt. He quickly put his hands in the rat seal and sank into the shadows. Unfortunately the guards were late and the unknown guard died.
Soon he made it out of the initial "Under Construction" wing. Then he drew another kunai and deflected a sword blocking the strike. He threw the kunai into the forehead of the man killing him. Then he channeled fire chakra into a set of shuriken and tossed them at the guard skewering him.
"Ahhh shit. It's almost been ten minutes." He said as he disappeared and reappeared slicing through them with his shadow stitching jutsu. He used the stitching thread to hold them in place and used his kunai to slice through their vitals.
Soon he threw down a set of smoke grenades and used the smoke to activate his shadow body flicker technique.
Later that night at the Inn:
"Well how did it go?" Jiraiya asked
The room they used had two bed mats and two night stands.
Shikamaru pulled out the scroll he had stolen from the office and tossed it on the bed on his side.
"Did you hear anything interesting while you were there?" Jiraiya asked
"They plan to attack the Hidden Cloud in 13 days and the Hidden Leaf in 6 months!" The Nara replied
"Duly noted." Jiraiya sighed outwards.
Next he sat up and yawned.
"Guess it's my turn." He yawned out and stood tall.
He slid on his jacket and sandals and left the room as Shikamaru created a shadow clone to keep watch. Jiraiya used the transformation jutsu to blend in a brown haired, brown eyed, stocky civilian male.
Jiraiya used a ram seal and teleported away. After leaving the room he landed in a nearby alley. He went in to blend with the crowd in the street. He noticed more shinobi out, probably due to Shikamaru's actions earlier. He wandered into a nightclub, sat at the bar and grabbed a drink.
"One shot of rice saké please" he said as he sat down. He was brought the saké cup and he sat drinking. Jiraiya took a sip and waited. Soon shinobi started coming in and talking their usual shit.
"Hey, bartender, get us 3 shots of whisky!" One shinobi called out. A second young woman bartender brought out 3 shot glasses and a large bottle to pour them in. After she was gone 5 more shinobi walked away in a group of 2 and 3.
"Yea, some punk broke in the lab and stole a copy of the blueprints! Captains pissed he's got us searching for whoever looks suspicious."
He continued to listen and ordered another cup of rice saké. He continued to listen to the guards talk about the situation until he paid and left. The man made his way into an ally and created 2 shadow clones.
"You two start a ruckus and look suspicious just don't bring it near me and don't get caught" he said and they nodded and transformed into Hidden Sound shinobi.
Soon he went to work as he moved through the night time streets like a ghostly shadow. He heard explosions in the distance and figured it was his clones. He had to hurry as he slipped into an ally following an unsuspecting shinobi who went to pee. He chopped him at the back of his neck, knocking him out. Then, he proceeded to transform into him and leave him tied up with a chakra seal on. Then he took the scanner ID and name tag just in case. He proceeded to badge in and walk down a corridor with several passageways. He went down the straight path way and up a loop of stairs
"These guys are a little more discreet about this place I see" he whispered to himself as he looked around for the chakra generator. Eventually he had to make his way higher into the tower he entered.
He soon realized he wasn't find what he needed so he chose to blow the whole place sky high. He began to feel place seals at every entrance and along the walls of certain places that looked important. Then he felt one of his clones pop and he knew he was on the clock. So, next he used his Ki to stretch out his senses across the building in a last ditch effort and he found a dark presence. He quickly shut off his senses because he felt the beast trying to interact with him telepathically.
'So they've got it hidden deep within the base huh? I'll just collapse the place onto it.' He began to place more paper bombs in discreet places with genjutsu atop of them so they were invisible. He was quick enough as the majority of workers were either off or on patrol near the airship. He took advantage and left the building via patrol route with 3 others and when they got far enough he faked taking a piss and went into an alley and activated the bombs.
"Hurry up man! We gotta stay sharp." One guard said
A myriad of explosions went off in and around that building to the point that the entire Hidden Sky Village shook. Next he came out and killed the other 3 guards and escaped. After making sure he wasn't caught, he made his way to another ally and assumed the transformation he had prior to a regular height, stocky man with brown hair and brown eyes.
He made it back to the room and woke up Shikamaru.
"Let's get out of here before it gets too hot." Jiraiya said and they packed up and made their way off the village
As they were headed back inside of a toad strapped to a pelican Shikamaru spoke up.
"Their home base isn't as solid as they thought." He said
"Yes, they must have all of their best soldiers on ground." Jiraiya concluded
"Not for long. They'll be keeping a powerhouse up there when we fight them next." Shikamaru said in a sigh of relief
"Next time will be with a bigger platoon." Jiraiya said
Xxx
Back on Namek : Present time
They had all met in the Guru's tower.
"I truly appreciate you all. Thank you for saving our planet. We don't have enough words to express our gratitude." Guru said merrily as he sat on his throne.
"Yes, if there is ever a time you need help, please call on us." Nail added
"Thank you" they all said bowing
"Do not bow. It is you who saved us. Raise your heads. Surely we must reward you." Guru said
"Thanks Grandpa Guru, but the lives of our comrades are enough," Naruto said, causing everyone else to nod.
The elder Namekian nodded and smiled at him. Kenji was glad that Guru took Naruto's nicknames in good faith.
"Thank you guys too!" Naruto said to Chabo, Sajin, Dende and Jinsei as they stood on bidding them farewell.
"No problem. Anytime" Sajin said
Before long, Supreme Kai appeared as they exited the tower. He looked a bit nervous as he spoke.
"Good work you all. I…didn't know Cooler had gotten that strong. I apologize for putting your lives in such danger… I've been making it my business to check up on the cosmos. Please forgive this 1000 year old fool." He bowed.
"Um, no worries sensei. We're alive." Kenji said
"Yea! And they saved us a lot of trouble of having to get rid of that Cooler guy!" Chabo chimed in, causing them all to laugh. Tapion noticed the Supreme Kai and stood up straight.
"Su-supreme Kai sir!" Tapion said and bowed causing everyone else to sweatdrop at his salute.
"Ah, Tapion, I thank you for helping my students." Supreme Kai said
"The one who should really be thanking anyone is me. If they weren't here, I'm afraid I would've lost to Cooler and probably by taking a dirt nap by now." He said with a genuine smile.
"Alls well it ends well I say." Naruto fist pumped causing everyone to laugh at him.
Tapion shook everyone's hand and flew back to his space pod. He would report the death of Cooler the Arcosian prince and he was taking Vespera and Siren via prisoner storage scroll courtesy of Kenji Namikaze. Supreme Kai teleported with his students back to his planet as the little Namekians waved at them.
After they returned to Supreme Kai's planet they went back to their training and Gohan and Naruto went to pull out the Z-Sword. Supreme Kai reached out to Piccolo at his palace. Piccolo was meditating and his antenna sparked causing him to open his eyes.
'Piccolo. Namek is now free of Cooler's reign and I will be keeping an eye on it.' Shin said
The Namekian smirked at the revelation.
'Thank you sir. I appreciate you for sending your students there.' He replied
'Of course. You're welcome. But, we aren't out of the woods yet. Now that Cooler is gone, the Arcosian Empire will have its sights set on the Earth and Planet Namek.' Shin said
'I'll be reaching out to Son Wukong, his daughter Kurotsuchi, Vegeta, Trunks and Turles to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.' Piccolo said
'Good because Naruto and Gohan were able to unlock the form and Mina is close. I believe they'll need all the help they can get.' Shin said
'Yes. I'd imagine they'll launch a full campaign to destroy us. If King Cold and his Ice Queen are involved then we'll need to get them up to snuff sooner than later.' Piccolo replies
'I've been watching them as they come together quickly. I'm surprised at how much he's sat on the fence about this but I wouldn't underestimate him." Kaioshin agreed
'But, I fear things are getting serious on Earth. The six tails was captured. I'm trying to allow the earthlings to deal with things on their own but. They can only do so much.'
'I understand. I believe it's time for me to accelerate my plans for my students.'
'Agreed. I'll keep a lookout for anything concerning' Piccolo said
Supreme Kai and Piccolo disconnected their mental link. He turned to his students with a stoic expression and walked forward.
'I should stay quiet but they are training to get stronger. And they have made progress.' He thought
"Ahem, my students."
They all stopped to hear what he had to say.
"It has come to my attention that the Akatsuki have captured another jinchuriki. Specifically the 6 tails."
This got the reaction he figured he'd get as his students tensed. Naruto stepped forward with confidence and sincerity.
"Send me back Sensei. I….know I just became a Super Saiyan but…I'm also a jinchuriki. You spoke of my destiny as a descendant of the Sage of 6 paths. Let me fulfill my destiny. I have the power. I'll continue to train as much as I can! Please!" Naruto said
Sasuke and Hinata stepped forward as well.
"If he goes we go as well. We've all become stronger here but our world needs us." Hinata said
"I have a debt to repay Sosetsu Fuma and Madara Uchiha. Plus I can't leave my family that I still have to fight alone." Sasuke said
"I agree with them. I can't exactly stay here too much longer myself. I think my second child is gonna be born soon actually too. Mei will kill me if I'm not back for that." Kenji said in comedic horror.
"And you Gohan?" Shin asked
"I'll be staying for a bit. I want to master my super saiyan form a bit more. And possibly pull out the Z-Sword." Gohan said
"Mina?"
"I'll stay here for a bit longer. I want to reach Super Saiyan before I go back." Mina said
Shin sighed in resignation as he looked at them.
"Fine. I trust that you all have learned what you can. I'll have faith in you all. And remember you can all come back here via telepathy or your Flying Thunder God Seal." Shin said and he went to shake all of their hands with a smile.
They all touched his shoulders and he teleported them back to earth.
Xxx
Team 4 made it back to see the village with some damage done to it. They launched through the forest on the way to the village in urgency. As they moved forward they caught wind of Jiraiya, Nanashi, and Team Kakashi.
"This reminds me of the Sand and Sound Invasion." Sozu said
"Yea, but it's better off than back then. We had a solid defense this time." Iruka said in a hurry
"This was the work of the Hidden Sky Village." Kakashi said casually
"What? But they were defeated in the 3rd great ninja war. Their floating Village sank near the land of storms." Sai said in confusion
"That's what history says, but we infiltrated them thoroughly and found some interesting things about their plans for the last few days" Shino said
Soon, they began to see dead shinobi with Hidden Village logos with the Sky symbol on them as well.
They leapt forward to see what became of their village.
'Ino, please be ok.' Sozu thought as they moved closer to the village.
Hokage's office:
"Tenseigan you say?" Shikaku said in interest
"Yeah. I unlocked it near death against the Akatsuki member Giblet." Sozu said
"Hmmm. Well this is interesting. And you were able to be on par with another Rinnegan wielder afterwards?" Shikaku asked
"Yes sir." Sozu replied
"Anything else we should know?" Shikaku asked
"I have a question. What will the 5 great nations do about Boshoku after the Akatsuki are dealt with?" Sozu asked
Shikaku sighed as he ran a hand across his head.
"Well, we'll probably excuse their crimes. At least I will. If it weren't for them we'd be spread thin. Besides, the akatsuki aren't the only threat as you know." Shikaku said
"So that means…."
"Yes, Mukai Kohinata will not be arrested for his past crimes." Shikaku said causing Sozu to sigh in relief mentally.
After reporting the rest of their mission, Team 4 left the office. After a while, Jiraiya, Shikamaru, Trunks, Nanashi and Kakashi remained. Shikaku waited till the door was closed and then he activated a silence seal. He stood up and nodded for Kakashi to give his report.
"We found out they have an Airship under construction and we know they plan on attacking the Hidden Cloud in 13 days as well as us in 6 months." Kakashi said
"What else?" Shikaku asked
"Well I bombed the crap out of this thing they called the Zero Tails and it's buried underneath the building along with their destroyed chakra generator." Jiraiya said
"Also it seems like they've got another group of shinobi helping them." Kakashi chimed in, getting everyone's attention.
"Go on." Shikaku said in a calm fashion.
"The shinobi Shino and I encountered was a man that wore a red cloak with a white sun in it." Kakashi said causing Shikaku to sighed and rubbed his forehead
"You remember that explosion back at the Hidden Whirlpool that we felt?"
"Yea, we had to stop Naruto from going over there why?" Shikamaru asked
"Because…that explosion was from the final attack from an uprising in their village. Their Anbu black ops had a special squad known as Hikari which was built for war. Thanks to Kenji the Uzukage chose diplomacy when the Village resurged and he reached out to the Hidden Earth and Lightning lands to clear the air and set up talks for border security. But, Hikari was apparently made to destroy those villages and once they found out there would be no fighting, they chose to destroy their own village and take it over." Shikaku said as he took a deep breath.
This left everyone in the office in a tense silence.
"If that's the case then we should expect another invasion during the next chunin exams. The Hidden Whirlpool offered to host it in the next 5 and a half months, so we have time to figure out precautions." Shino said
"I've been working with Arashi and Genryusai for a while on this. I'll let you all know as we go on."
"Well if you guys don't need me I'll-"
"Sorry son, we need sharp minds. No nap time today"
"What a drag."
Shikamaru sighed in resignation and they continued to discuss their findings about the Hidden Sky village.
"In other news they got the Juzumaru blade from the treasury" Shikaku said
"So that faction is from the Hidden Sky? What could they want with the Tenka Goken?" Kakashi asked
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow to this and he continued to listen.
"Itachi Uchiha engaged the enemy first hand as well as Team Guy. It seems that they were attacked by Amatsu Hyuga and several artificial humans. Vegeta fought one of them himself and he said it was a clone of Itachi Uchiha as well." Causing them all to look in alarm.
"So they got the 6 tails and the Juzumaru eh? Well this is a cluster fuck." Nanashi sighed out
"I get the feeling that they're still operating out of the Hidden Rain honestly. The base we invaded seemed to have more to it. We didn't really have enough time honestly." Kakashi said
"Our next step is to send word to Boshoku and the Hidden Cloud Village. We need to get ready for them again. They were fast enough to tear through 2 of our top shinobi and get out! We need to be ready!" Shikaku said
Soon Team 7 and Kenji teleported into the room, scaring the shit out of the other occupants.
"Kami, can you guys not do that again?" Jiraiya asked as he had a hand on his heart.
"My apologies. I'm just bringing back my apprentices."
Shikaku nodded to Supreme Kai and he waved to his students.
"See ya Master Shin. I'll be back for training after I deal with the akatsuki."
"Understood. I'll be waiting." Shin said as he teleported away.
"So, were you able to do it?" Shikaku asked
Naruto smirked at them
"Yea. But I'd rather go all out in a place away from the village."
Xxx
Sozu was on his way walking to the Hyuga compound. They were surprised to see him with his right arm back. He felt like a spectacle for several of them but others showed respect and minded their business.
He opened his apartment and sat his bag down and laid down. He wanted to go back to the Hidden Valley Village but this was his home. As he went through his interactions with his father he found peace within himself and remorse for his scorn of his father. He shed tears at the relief that he felt and he rolled over to lie down. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes to go to sleep for a few hours.
Sozu woke up and took a shower, brushed his teeth and hair, then put on clothes and deodorant. He put on his clothes and went out to get some breakfast.
'Crap, I really need to get some groceries. Maybe I'll do that after I eat.' He thought as he made his way out of the Hyuga compound.
He made his way to Ichiraku Ramen and he sat and ordered a bowl of Miso Ramen.
"Thank you." He said to Ayame
"You're welcome. Enjoy." She said with a smile
As he ate he thought of his last words to Naruto and he felt that he needed to apologize. He thought of the way he acted in the hospital towards everyone else and he knew he was wrong. He wasn't too sure of what to say to Mina but he wouldn't apologize to her. She had Gohan and the Namikaze Clan. He felt that it would be a bit weird to still be friends after he used to like her and he wanted to move on with his life.
As he got up and moved to leave, he felt a familiar yet foreign presence.
Sarutobi compound:
Konohamaru was sitting in the Sarutobi compound in the clan's training ground. He was throwing a kunai at a target for practice. He threw another kunai and he was thinking about what happened to Itachi.
'I should have listened to Moegi and Udon! I'm so dumb for that!' He thought. He threw another kunai and it tore through the target hitting the wall behind. He went for another kunai to throw and he was interrupted.
"It seems that something is bothering you."
Konohamaru was silent as he continued to throw another kunai and it hit the target. He clenched his fists and his head was down with his hair over his eyes. Or his eye because he was waiting on a prosthetic to replace the one he lost.
"My teacher almost died because of me! I thought we could do it but…" he fell off as he lapsed into silence.
"You're right." Sarutobi said, causing Konohamaru to look back in surprise.
"But, what will you do now? Will you cry or stand up and correct your mistakes?"
"How can I do that? I can't undo what I've done!" Konohamaru cried as he dropped to his knees.
"You must prepare for when you go on your next mission. You must have better judgment and better understanding of a battle. When you jumped into battle with Itachi and Amatsu you thought the enemy was on your level and you didn't think ahead. You now only have one eye, so you must train twice as hard."
"I…I…" he couldn't find the words but he powered through.
"If you could relive that moment what would you do? Amatsu is an S class shinobi. What could you have done?" Hiruzen asked
"I should've let Sensei do battle and go with the civilians."
"No, what would you have done differently in the situation against Amatsu?" Hiruzen asked
"I… would've waited until he was attacking Sensei instead of trying to attack with several techniques." He said and his shoulders dropped.
"You must let go of your ego. Pride is good when taking pride in your work but not in overestimating yourself." He said in sagely wisdom
Konohamaru sighed and shed tears silently about his actions. Hiruzen came with an outstretched hand and Konohamaru took it and he was pulled to his feet.
"On your feet son. You'll be alright. You must learn and grow from your mistakes." He said
He ruffled the boys hair and they walked to the center of the training field.
"It's time to learn from your mistakes. You must learn to battle against a higher level opponent. There will be times when you must adjust to who your opponent is. You will battle me until you can land a solid hit on me." He said. Konohamaru dried his tears and got into a fight stance.
"You're right! I can't cry forever! Here I come, gramps!" He said as he leapt forward to attack.
He leapt forward with gusto and he received a punch to the stomach causing him to slump. He jumped back holding his stomach as he stood on both feet. Hiruzen looked at him with a cold and calculated face beckoning him to come forth. He shook off his pain and got back into his stance and he put both his index and middle fingers in a straight cross seal making 2 shadow clones.
"Alright! It's time to get serious!" Konohamaru said, causing Hiruzen to smirk as he stood ready.
Some time later:
Konohamaru was huffing out for air as he was utterly defeated by his grandfather. He had a snarl on his face as he struggled to his feet to stand back up.
"Grr, you've got to be kidding me. You…haven't even moved from that spot!" The boy called out in rage.
"Take a break son. We'll reconvene tomorrow. Take a break and recharge." Hiruzen said
"But gramps-"
"Son, it's been 5 hours and you still haven't hit me. But, you've done well. The growth in your thought process for battle is getting better. Your strategies are getting better and so is your technique. But, you must allow your body to recover. Now, get yourself washed up and get something to eat. Your aunt is making dinner." Hiruzen said as he turned to do the same
Konohamaru went on to shower and dry off. He got dressed and brushed his teeth, then he went to eat with his family. He thought about his grandfather's words. He was going to learn from his mistakes and be better.
'I won't let them down! Not Gramps, Naruto, Mom, Uncle Asuma and everyone else. Just watch me!' The young boy thought.
Xxx
In training field 7:
Shikaku, Jiraiya, Kenji, and Kakashi stood with the rest of team 7. Naruto stood in the horse stance as he began to channel his rage. He thought of how he felt when Cooler stood up and killed Hinata and Mina. He thought of what he would've done if there were no dragon balls. He thought of the sacrifices that people made to get him where he is. His aura burst in a blue shroud around him, then he began to pull it into himself until it was a glow around his body.
"HAAAAAAAAAUGGHH!"
He screamed out as his aura began to turn peach. The ground under him shook and splintered as his aura began to glow even brighter. His hair stood up straight and his pupils turned red with a black dot in the pupil. He looked at them as his sage cloak billowed in the wind.
"What do you think?" Naruto asked with a confident grin
"Nice! You've come a long way kiddo. I'm proud of you" Jiraiya said
"Thanks Dad." he said with a genuine smile
Shikaku was silent as he felt the aura radiating off him
"Th-the pressure from his power is insane!" Kakashi said as he took a step back
"And Kenji can summon this kind of power too?" Jiraiya asked
Kenji stepped forward and began to pull on his rage to trigger his full power as well. The air around him began thick with tension and his aura flared around him. The blue aura turned orange and his hair turned dark orange and his pupils turned red with a black dot in the middle. They both stood together as two super saiyans. The anbu, Sozu, Vegeta, Trunks, and several nearby jonin started popping up around the field as they felt the force from their powers.
"HAH! We let them catch up too much Trunks. Good shit men. You are no longer boys! You are men! Now, I'd like to fight one of you! Who will it be?" Vegeta asked
Naruto smirked and stepped forward. Shikaku appeared between the two warriors with his hands outstretched to the opposite ends. Kenji deactivated his aura and stood with the others to watch the battle.
"Wait, wait, before anything. DO NOT UNLEASH ANY WORLD ENDING ATTACKS THAT COULD DESTROY THE VILLAGE! If you want to do that, aim it away from the village!" Shikaku said and then he got out of the way.
"Everyone stand back!" Vegeta said as his aura turned blue and then it turned yellow as his pupils turned yellow with a black pupil.
"Now, let's see how strong you've gotten!" Vegeta said
He leapt forward and sent out a left high kick and Naruto brought up his right forearm to block. Vegeta sent out multiple punches but the blonde was calm as he blocked them. He pushed a right hand aside and sent out a left punch of his own. Vegeta blocked the attack but his left arm rang out in pain as he was pushed back. He flipped and landed across from him landing in his fighting stance. They walked in opposite directions circling one another, while keeping an eye on one another.
'The brat has truly grown. I'm impressed.' Vegeta thought as he looked for an opening.
Naruto was careful as well due to watching his uncle. He knew the man was a seasoned warrior. His aura was bright enough to reflect the movements of his opponent. Vegeta channeled his aura and moved around Naruto in multiple afterimages. Naruto smirked as he caught a fist and sent out one of his own. Vegeta caught his punch and kicked out at Naruto causing him to dodge the attack. Vegeta leapt forward to follow up his attack and Naruto dodged and he spun around and sent out a right elbow strike. Vegeta dodged the elbow as his cheek was grazed and he punched him into his side sending him skidding across the grass.
"Hah! Interesting!" He grimaced out.
He lunged out and kicked out at Naruto who leaned back. He followed up with a right jab and Naruto sent out a palm strike into his stomach, sending him flying away but Vegeta flipped and landed on both feet.
"Oh! So I can go all out if that's the case!"
A yellow aura burst out around him and he leapt forward and disappeared, reappearing behind Naruto. The blonde leapt forward spinning to kick at Vegeta who shot a Ki blast at him. The Super Saiyan caught the Ki blast and crushed it. Vegeta leapt forward and Naruto met his charge. They began fighting at light speed with intense furocity. They fought causing shockwaves across the field in multiple directions.
Naruto smirked as he brought up a fist into Vegeta's gut. Vegeta threw a left jab into Naruto's jaw and then they flipped, landing apart. They continued to size one another up and Vegeta smirked, lowering his power and leaving his ikari state.
"Interesting." He said as he turned to walk away.
"You'll need to master that power. I suggest you go to Piccolo's look out once you get a chance." He said
Naruto nodded as his Super Saiyan aura dropped.
"I definitely will." Naruto said as his body felt a little heavy after the battle.
'Crap, I didn't notice the drain of this form on Namek.' He thought
Xxx
Naruto and Kenji arrived at the Senju and Namikaze mansion and they walked toward the compound making it through the gate with ease. But soon, they were caught by Yuji Namikaze.
"Papa! Uncle!" the 3 year old yelled out and glomped onto Kenji.
Soon a pregnant Mei and Kumiko walked out to see them.
"Welcome home boys. Please stay a while this time" Kumiko said
"Yes. Especially since we'll be welcoming the newest member soon." Mei said, rubbing her pregnant stomach.
Kenji held his son in his right arm then he went to hug his wife and grandmother. Afterwards, Naruto went to hug Kumiko and Mei as well.
"Where's gramps?" Naruto asked breaking the hug
"He's out fishing with little Menma." Kumiko said
"Menma?" He asked
"The boy that looks like you, that you brought home from your last mission." Kumiko reminded him.
"So he chose his name. Good. I like it." Naruto said with a genuine grin.
Soon Vegeta and Trunks came in following them from the training field.
"What can you tell me about Mina?" Vegeta asked as he caught up with them
Xxx
Noridasu was sitting with Menma as they sat and caught fish, putting them in a silver bucket.
"So, am I allowed to stay with you?" The boy asked with a small voice
"Yes, the blood of the Senju and Namikaze run through you. Even if it didn't, we would allow you to stay with us if you chose." Noridasu as his fishing pole began to tug and he began to gradually pull back and reel in his catch.
Menma watched as he gradually pulled a medium sized blue and white scale Mackerel.
"Whoa! How long have you been doing this gramps?" He asked, causing the old man to smile as he unhooked the fish and sat it in a bucket.
"I'm not sure honestly. I started when I was around your age. So I'd say about 60 years." He said
"Whoa! That's awesome! I wanna get good too. Watch, I'll catch one!" Menma said in excitement.
Soon he stood as he watched and waited for his time to shine. Noridasu smiled and looked upon his recognition of the boy's resemblance to Naruto. Speaking of Naruto, he felt his power in the village earlier. He wondered how strong Menma would be after he grew up.
Suddenly the boy's fishing rod began to tug and then he yanked off the blanket they sat on.
"WHOA!" The boy yelled out in surprise
Noridasu caught him by the waist via an arm around his torso and he helped him pull the fish in.
"Come on. You got it." Noridasu said to him as he pulled.
Eventually he was able to reel in the beast, with it being another blue and white scaled Mackerel. Soon they were back to sitting on the blanket as they fished.
"Hey, gramps?"
"Hm?"
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For allowing me to be here…and a part of this family. I know Naruto brought me back home but you and Miss Kumiko could've just sent me to be adopted. So thank you." He said
Noridasu ruffled his hair with affection and laughed.
"Of course my child. I couldn't allow you to go through what almost befell my great grand sons. Besides that, my blood runs through your veins. You are indeed mine and Kumiko's grandchild." He said, causing Menma to smile with tears in his eyes.
Hyuga Compound:
Sozu was coming back after watching Naruto fight Vegeta and he also grabbed some groceries. He had 2 bags in each hand and he had just entered the Hyuga Compound. Soon he was making his way to his apartment when he was stopped.
"Sozu Kohinata!" He turned to see a short midnight haired little girl with pearl lavender eyes. She was wearing a white hakama with a lavender obi and white sock with wheat sandals. She had crème skin and she was reminiscent of Hiashi and Hinata.
"Who might you be?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
The girl got an indignant scowl on her face as if he should know who she is.
"I am Hanabi Hyuga and I demand you to spar with me!" She called out
Sozu shrugged and kept walking.
"After I put my groceries up, sure." He said as he kept walking.
This took the wind out of her sails as she was caught off guard.
"Um…but of course…hahaha…I knew that…" she said as she followed him to his apartment.
Soon they arrived and he opened the door and walked in. She stood outside patiently as he sat down his bags on the kitchen table. Then he looked up to see her standing at his open door and sighed.
"Either come in or don't but just close the door for me will ya."
She blushed in embarrassment and came in. She took her shoes off at the door and closed it. She proceeded to stand next to it awkwardly.
"You must be Hinata's sister." He said as he put his groceries away.
"Y-yes I am! But just because I'm younger doesn't make me weaker!" She called out frantically
"Don't worry, I didn't think that." He said as he continued to put his groceries away.
He didn't expect to be a sparring partner for a kid after coming home. He was debating on telling the clan head about his Tenseigan. But he had already told the Hokage he knew it would only be a matter of time before he had to do so for the clan head.
"So, um… how do you like it in the Hyuga clan?"
"It's nice. I haven't been mistreated and everyone minds their business. I like it." He said as he went into the bags and began to put fruit, meat, and vegetables in his refrigerator.
"So, do you plan on staying here?"
"Well, I'm officially a part of the clan even with my own last name so, yea." He said
"Do you…hate us for what happened to your father?" She asked
"No…that…had its own stipulations ... .and things were different back then." He said
"What made you join us?" She asked
"Couldn't tell you. I just took the offer. Honestly. But anyways I'm about to be done. Let's get going" He said
As he finished putting his groceries away he grabbed his sheathed sword that he got fixed before heading back to the Leaf village. He opened the door and ushered Hanabi out as he walked out after her.
"Alright. Let's go to the Hyuga Dojo" she said as she put on her Hyuga stoic heiress face.
Sozu followed her to the Dojo and several of the clansmen looked at them in confusion. Their stride to the Dojo was interrupted as Hinata and Hiashi were in the courtyard with Neji and Hisashi talking amongst one another.
"Sister!" She yelled out as she ran towards her stoic facade, gone and all. She jumped to hug her and Sozu gingerly walked up.
"Hanabi, it's good to see you again!" She said as they hugged
She looked up to see Sozu who was standing with a stoic face and she smiled at him.
"It's good to see you as well, Sozu." She greeted him warmly.
He cracked a ghost of a smile at her.
"Good to see you as well. Glad you're back safe." He said with no malice
"Sozu was going to spar with me!" Hanabi said, causing them all to look at him.
"What? If I said no I'd never hear the end of it." He shrugged causing the men to break their stoic nature and give their own reactions of smiles and chuckles.
"Well let's see this spar then." Hiashi said and they all went to the Dojo. Neji, Hinata, Hiashi and Hisashi watched as Sozu stood with his sword still sheathed and a hand in his haori and Hanabi stood across from him in her gentle fist stance.
"I…just noticed that he has his right arm back. How did that happen?" Hinata asked
"Questions for after the battle." Hiashi said
Hanabi got into her gentle fist stance and activated her Byakugan. Sozu unsheathed his sword and stabbed it into the ground and took up the sheathe and stood in the kaioken stance without channeling the aura.
Everyone looked at this in confusion and then Hanabi shot towards him. He leaned back from a kick and then she spun to send a palm strike towards his stomach. He brought up his sheath to bat away her hand.
She leapt back and stood in her gentle fist stance. Her wrist was throbbing and she grimaced at him. Leaping into action, she went to strike him again but he dodged the attack. She spun to trip and he jumped backwards.
"Grrr!" She growled and held out her hand.
"8 trigrams: Air Palm!"
He dodged and reappeared behind her with his scabbard at her neck causing her to freeze.
"It's my win" he said as he walked back in front of her and they went into battle again 4 more times until they retreated to the clan head's study. They all sat around Hiashi as he had them at a table in his study.
"As you can see the village has been recently attacked. The Hidden Sky and Amatsu Hyuga attacked us. Neji did battle with him first hand as you can see from his bandages." Hiashi said
"Yes, and he showed to be adept at Ki usage and to have a cursed seal from Orochimaru from his battles with myself and Itachi Uchiha." Neji said
"What did they get away with? " Hinata asked
"Amatsu used the attack of the hidden Sky as a ruse to steal the blade of Juzumaru." Hizashi said
"One of the 5 swords of heaven. I see. He intends to summon heaven's blade." Sozu said
"Heaven's Blade?" Hinata asked
"A blade said to be able to cut open the very fabric of space and time to other dimensions and timelines." Sozu said
"Amatsu seeks to wield that, I see. But for what purpose?" Hiashi asked
"I'm not sure but…he can't be allowed to gather them all. He was wielding the Mikazuki in my fight with him." Neji said
There was a tense moment of silence as they thought of his purpose.
"Um father, I recently unlocked a new variant of the Byakugan." Hinata said as she activated her dojutsu and her eyes changed. Soon she pushed more chakra into her eyes and they became yin yang symbols. This caused everyone to look in shock.
"That's…. The In'yō Byakugan!" (Eclipsing Byakugan) Hiashi said in surprise.
"Incredible…who was the last one to have them?" Neji asked
"Hiryu Hyuga was the first to have it in one eye as well as the Tenseigan in his right" Hiashi said
"Well then that makes what I was gonna say easier to digest." Sozu cut in as his eyes turned blue with a flower petal pattern in a circle, bypassing his Sekigan.
"How?" Hiashi asked
"I was on the brink of death and I was approached by Hamura Otsutsuki in the realm between life and death." He shrugged
"Sasuke mentioned something similar when he got his Rinnegan." Hinata said in understanding
Sozu shrugged as he deactivated his Tenseigan.
"But yea, apparently my mom was from the branch family, but in his eyes the Hyuga are just the Hyuga. He asked me to watch over the clan and keep the tailed beasts free." he said in an emotionless tone.
"Interesting. It's good that I'm dissolving the branch and the main clan. There will only be the Hyuga and if you choose so Sozu, the Kohinata as well." Hiashi said causing Sozu to nod in affirmation
"There will be objections. Possibly even a revolt." Hizashi said with narrowed eyes.
"Humph, of course. The old fools. I bet even some of the younger members may feel this way as well." Hiashi said
"There will be blood. And I'm sure there are some who have already taken precautions." Sozu said with his arms crossed.
"Speaking of which… How did you get your right arm back?" Hinata asked
"Upon receiving the tenseigan, my body absorbed Orochimaru's cursed seal, and used the natural energy in it to regrow my arm. It was a one time thing. And I'm being more careful now." Sozu said
"Speaking of which: Hinata, how was your off world trip?" Hiashi asked
Hinata laughed nervously as she knew she would have to tell her father of this.
30 minutes later:
"Hmm. So you were able to see the afterlife? Interesting." Hiashi said. Neji had a pensive look on his face but he remained silent while Sozu quirked an eyebrow in interest.
"You're taking this quite well father, I'm surprised." She said
"Oh no, you will be doubling up on your training with Neji and myself included. Sozu, would you mind joining in as well?"
Sozu nodded in agreement.
"Ahem. Father, what about me?" Hanabi asked
"Don't worry, you will be training with us as well." He said
Xxx
Sasuke sat with his mother Mikoto, his brother Itachi, his cousin Shisui and Itachi's fiance Yoruichi.
"Welcome home my son!" Mikoto said in elation
"Yes, welcome home brother." Itachi said with the ghost of a smile.
"Hah, you got him giddy! Welcome home! This is the happiest your brothers ever been aside from our dates." Yoruichi said causing Itachi to blush
"We all missed you cousin. I'm glad you're home too." Shisui said with a genuine smile.
"Tonight we celebrate! Hopefully you can stay on the planet for a while. Tell us about your adventures! What's it like off-world?" Mikoto said
And so they sat and Sasuke updated them on his travel to Namek. He told them of his new technique and how he used it on the enemy. He chose to speak on Naruto's Harmonic Convergence Technique and gave a brief explanation of how it worked.
"Wait? You both fused into one body? How did the 9 tails stay intact?" Shisui asked
"He represents a part of Naruto's being. His soul is protected by the matrix in the seal that he sits in. Even though the seal on him is open, he resides in that seal's dimension." Sasuke explained
"It's like a storage seal, but not at the same time. The result of the sealing created a pocket dimension big enough to go in and out of for his consciousness and the fox. Incredible!" Yoruichi said with widened eyes.
Sasuke nodded in confirmation as they continued to talk.
A few hours later:
Sasuke stood with Itachi at the Naka shrine.
"This has been edited. Who would want to live in a genjutsu forever. I believe we should get rid of it." Sasuke said flatly
"Yes, I just had to confirm it with your Rinnegan." Itachi said.
"Technically it's a RinneSharingan." Sasuke said
"We're calling it a Rinnegan for short." Itachi replied
"We'll have our differences on that. But, how did you meet that woman?"
"Oh, Yoruichi, I met her when the civil war ended in the Mist. The Hidden Whirlpool Village was in resurgence and the rebels were pushed towards the Village Ruins and that's how they became who they were. But more to the point, I really met her during the time Kenji married into the Uzumaki family." He said
"Well I'll be, looks like you're not a stone wall after all." Sasuke said with a smirk
"This coming from the guy who's awkward around women." Itachi said, causing Sasuke to sigh and look the other way in embarrassment at the facts that he spoke.
With Sozu:
He was walking through the clan district as he felt tension in his chest. He hadn't seen Ino sense he came back and it was well into the evening. He ran a hand through his brown hair as he approached the Yamanaka Flower Shop and Compound.
'I would bring flowers but she's always around them. And bringing flowers to a flower shop sounds like a bad idea. Maybe we will just go on a date.' He thought
He was smart enough to go to a jewelry shop. He used his most recent paycheck from his last mission to buy a golden necklace with a locket on it to store a picture. He didn't have any pictures so he left it empty. The necklace came in a rectangular white box.
Eventually, he made his way towards the shop. He was hesitant at first, then he just said screw it and opened the door.
"Welcome to Yamanaka Flowers." A familiar voice said.
He saw Inoichi Yamanaka sitting behind the register and he sighed inwardly. Inoichi looked at him in recognition.
'The boy who lived. I see.' Inoichi thought
'Great, this must be her dad.' He thought
"How can I help you today sir?" The man asked in a hardy tone with a friendly smile.
"I'm looking for Ino Yamanaka" he came out and said, causing Inoichi to lose his smile and stand up.
"So you've finally shown up." he said, looking him up and down.
"Yes sir. I…wasn't aware you knew me." He said carefully and calmly.
"There aren't many things I don't know about my daughter. Especially, since she's been talking to her mother about some boy that made her cry when she thought he was dead. I was also the one who was to walk your mind, remember?" Inoichi said as he crossed his arms a scowl on his face.
Sozu bowed deep to him and spoke.
"I have already apologized to her formally. But I would also like to apologize to you as well and in turn her mother as well. I am aware I may have offended your family and I wish to make it up to her." He said with sincere regret in his tone.
Inoichi took a deep breath and his face softened as he could see he meant the apology. He sighed and shook his head in exasperation.
'Well, he did apologize to me and my wife as well even if she isn't here.' He thought
"Kid, raise your head." He said in resignation as Sozu stood back up to his full height.
Inoichi locked eyes with him and channeled all of his killing intent. The atmosphere began to grow tense but Sozu stood strong as he locked eyes with the man.
"I can tell you're a seasoned warrior so I'll speak to you in a way you'll understand. I accept your apology. And Ino said you'd be coming around here as well. But if you ever make her cry again, you'll answer to me! Do you understand? " He asked with thick venom in his tone
"Yes sir." Sozu bowed, taking the wind out of his sails.
"Kid, stop bowing already." He sighed as a comedic sweatdrop rolled down his head.
Soon he heard the shop door open and Sozu stood back up to his full height again.
"Dad, we're…back" Ino said as she was a bit shocked to see Sozu. She and her mother Saya Yamanaka had been shopping for groceries for dinner. Saya had shoulder length brown hair, creme skin, a thin elegant nose, full lips and brown eyes. She wore a forest green dress with a white short sleeved undershirt and black shinobi sandals.
"Hi…it's good to see you again." Sozu said timidly.
Ino looked him up and down and noticed his right arm. Her face turned a little red as she noticed how much he changed from 3 years ago. Sozu also had to try his best to keep his eyes on her face and not her curvaceous body in her dark purple crop top and skirt along with her well manicured hands and feet in her high heeled sandals.
'Kami, just keep it together Sozu.'
Ino smiled at him as her mother walked in and he greeted her as well.
"Hey, could you give me a minute to set everything down and freshen up?" She asked him and he nodded easily as her smile grew and she ran upstairs.
"So you're the boy that's got my daughter in a frenzy." Saya said, sizing him up. Sozu began to sweat as he shrank under her gaze.
"We were just having a talk." Inoichi said with a kind smile
"Good, so he knows he'll have to deal with the two of us and then some if he makes Ino cry again?" She asked as a thin eyebrow raised and she held a stoic face.
"Yes. He was also going to stay for dinner as well. Weren't you Sozu?" Inoichi asked with a smile that said 'you're not going anywhere'.
"Well, I don't want to intrude." Sozu said as he raised his hands in defense.
"Nonsense. We'd love to get to know you." Saya said with a ghost of a smile.
Sozu was sweating bullets on the inside but he stoically nodded as he was ushered upstairs to help unpack the groceries.
Xxx
Naruto was on a similar journey as he walked through the clan district. He walked to the Hyuga Compound as he thought about his girlfriend. They hadn't been on a date since they left the White Lotus temple. He wanted to see if they could go out since they got back to the village. Her father was probably aware they were dating but he wanted to see if he could take her out on a date before they got back to taking missions. He went and got a bouquet of purple Lilies, Lilacs and Purple Roses from the Yamanaka Flowers shop.
As he made his way, he passed the hospital and he saw Rock Lee leap out of a window as a nurse yelled for him to come back.
"Oh come on Lee really?" Naruto said and he created a shadow clone.
"Take these to Hinata and let her know I had to make a pit stop." He said to his clone.
"Gotcha!" the clone said, taking the flowers and heading to the Hyuga compound.
Naruto leapt into action and as he watched Lee run up a building and onto the roof. He ran up the building chasing after him and leapt to the rooftop. He saw Lee going through hand signs and he was confused until he recognized they were like his summoning hand signs: Dog, Boar, Tiger and then he placed his hands on the ground.
"Shit!" Naruto said as he leapt towards Lee and they both disappeared in a puff of smoke.
They were both teleported to a place characterized by dense forests, rugged terrain, and several large snowy mountains that acted as numerous natural barriers.
The air was cold and there was a light sprinkle of snow and Naruto looked down to see snow under his feet then at Lee. He was in hospital joggers and had bandages around his face, legs, and arms.
"Lee, where did you just take us?" Naruto asked
"Naruto…I….do not know." He said as he fizzled out and looked around the snowy forest and mountains.
"What were you thinking? You can't just use the summoning Jutsu without a contract! It's dangerous!" Naruto chastised
Lee looked down and his fists were clenched as he spoke.
"She saw through all of my movements."
"What?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
"She said if all I had was Taijutsu I'd be an eternal chunin! She saw it all with her eyes! That stolen DNA!" He yelled and punched the ground.
Naruto realized what he was talking about as he remembered the Hokage and Jiraiya telling him about the Hidden Sky Invasion. He saw the village wasn't in too much ruin, but he knew there were people that got hurt from the small attack. He sighed as he realized that Lee probably was doing this to better himself.
"I had…heard that you could have a partner in battle with summons…so I did this to find out about that. I never want to be a liability again! Tenten and Guy Sensei were forced to back me up. They…trusted that I could do it and…I failed them… it's just like when I lost to Gaara…they had to save me…" he said in irritation and frustration.
"Lee, it's-"
Naruto spun around and had to roundhouse kick a large Tiger with iron fur and black stripes away from him and Lee. Said bowl cut shinobi looked around and saw 4 more Tigers moving in on them. He got into his fighting stance and got a focused look on his face. His right leg that he was stabbed in and his left side where he was also stabbed in began to ache but he wouldn't be a burden to his comrade.
"Great! Tigers! Lee, look alive!" He said as he got into his Killing Fists stance while Lee got into his Strong Fist stance.
Naruto began to pull on his chakra as he got ready to release it into his strikes. Lee did the same as it was one of his few ways to use his chakra properly. The Tigers began to slowly move in on them and the Tiger he kicked got some distance. Soon they began to circle around them. One was silver with white stripes, the next one had orange fur with red stripes, another had blue fur with white stripes, and the other had earthy brown fur with ochre stripes.
"Grrr! RAAAAAAGHHHH!" The black stripes and iron fur roared and the other 4 tigers went to pounce. Lee and Naruto moved into action and Lee dodged a bite from the Silver tiger and punched it in the snout and kicked it away. He quickly pivoted and dodged the beast with orange fur and he felt a pain in his right leg.
"Rrgh!" He grimaced as his leg started to bleed but he forced himself to jump and spun with his left leg.
"Leaf Hurricane!" He yelled and kicked at it but he had to pull his leg back as it snapped its jaws at his leg.
He jumped back and Naruto jumped back as he kicked a tiger away and he narrowed his eyes. Soon, more tigers with various stripes began to emerge from the snowy forest around them.
"You guys must be the summons for this place." He said as he locked eyes with the iron fur colored tiger
"Correct boy, you smell of toads. You must be their new summoner. You look very young for a human. We don't take too kindly to invaders!" the Iron furred Tiger said
"Well, my friend went through the summoning seals to get here. I figured something like this might happen…but I understand that he wanted to further his training but…he didn't know what would happen." He said, causing the Tiger to halt its advances and in turn the others stopped as well, looking at Rock Lee who was bleeding from his right leg but he stood firm.
"You, bowl cut. Why do you seek power?" the Tiger asked
"I…I want to be able to help my precious people. I…want to be more than a burden…even if I must go it alone or die trying…I will not be a hindrance to those around me. And if you choose to attack us I will have no choice but to fight you with my comrade." he said as he stood firm
"Humph, the one you call comrade is strong enough to kill all 5 of us on his own but…I believe you are strong willed. I see it in your eyes boy"
Lee looked at Naruto in surprise as the blonde rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Well, I have been training a lot ya know. Besides, it's not like I withheld that knowledge from him." he said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
Lee looked at him in surprise as he looked between them. The Tiger continued to look at them both and smirked with a show of its teeth.
"Tell you what. Allow him to fight Daichi over there and win." the Iron Tiger said as he leaned his head in the direction of the earthly brown tiger with ochre stripes. Naruto looked at his friend's condition and grimaced.
"Lee is in no condition to fight! He can barely stand!"
"Naruto…please allow me to do so. I…need this" he said as his right leg shook and he got into his Strong Fist stance and his left side began to start bleeding as well
The lead Tiger took a second look at Lee and spoke up.
"Mizuki, heal the boy's wounds. We will judge him properly if he is to be our summoner." he said as he looked at the blue furred tiger with white stripes.
"My lord-" the female tiger started to object but the lead tiger spoke again
"Do you not wish to gain a summoner? Then do not question me."
"Y-yes sir." she said as she walked up to Rock Lee and her emerald green eyes began to glow as her body began to do so as well.
Lee began to feel his wounds close up and his body began to feel the life come back to it as he began to feel lighter as he could stand without shaking. He felt lighter and soon the healer stopped as he looked at her and nodded. Then, he looked at the Iron furred Tiger and spoke
"Thank you um…"
"My name is Shiron. I am the Iron Tiger King. Now, I don't want any excuses for this next battle. You will fight one of our strongest warriors to prove your strength to us if you are to be our summoner!" he said
Naruto jumped back and made room as did the others so that they might fight. Lee smirked as he kicked out and flexed his legs.
"Lee, do you have your weights on?" Naruto asked
"No, I will be fine. Even if I lose, I'll be glad that I could go all out." he said
Naruto smirked and shook his head.
"You got this Lee! I believe in you! Go for it!" he called out
Lee gained tears in his eyes and nodded
"Yes, I will defeat this adversary. Thank you, Naruto." he said as he got into his strong fist stance and Daichi walked in front of him and his body began to look as if cracks formed along his body and his fur hardened.
"Don't get cocky brat! Say that after you feel my wrath!" he called out and he grinned showing his teeth.
Lee and the Tiger began to circle one another as they sized each other up. There was a moment of silence in the field that was filled with tension as no one spoke. Cold wind blew across the field that caused Lee to feel invigorated.
He took a step forward and disappeared, surprising Daichi. He reappeared and axe kicked the Tiger over the head. The beast looked up and looked at Lee in annoyance and his hardened fur took the brunt of the attack and he brought up a claw to smash into the ground creating a shockwave to hit and push Lee back. He flipped and landed as he jumped back from a follow up claw swipe from the earthbound tiger.
Lee landed and leapt forward and moved in a spinning motion to try and right kick Daichi but the Tiger dodged and tried to bite into his leg. Lee pulled his leg back and pivoted his leg to move to a different side of the tiger but it bucked and used its hind legs to kick at Lee who blocked the attacks as he was sent barreling across the field but he rolled to a crouch on one knee and his other foot.
"Ugh!" Lee pushed up as he leapt to the side and dodged a pounce from Daichi.
The beast opened its mouth and roared out sending a sonic wave of sound towards him. Lee jumped to the side again and grimaced and thought of a way to get in on his opponent.
"What's the matter brat? You were just healed! STOP RUNNING!" the beast yelled as he roared out again at Lee who dodged and stayed militant.
He landed and quickly began to undo the bandages on his arms and Naruto smirked.
"He's gonna regret asking him to get serious." Naruto said as they watched on.
Lee flashed forward and leaned upwards on his right hand and kicked the Tiger in the air with great strength. He smashed another foot into the beast's stomach after he jumped high with a follow up. He sent out a barrage of kicks into the beast's stomach kicking it through the snow towards the white dreary sky. His arm wraps began to wrap around Daichi as he caught him in a bandaged cocoon and they fell towards the ground in a spin. He opened the second gate as their speed towards the ground boosted. He would pay for this later and he let go of the beast and it slammed into the ground creating a large smoking crater.
As he landed he rolled and slid to a stop. His body convulsed as he grimaced in pain from the recoil of opening two gates at once. He pushed himself to get on one foot as he took a deep breath.
"Th-That should've d-done it." he grunted out as he huffed the cold air into his lungs and he began to feel the bite of the winter breeze. The crater began to shake and soon it exploded as Daichi landed in front of him with a growl.
"YOU PUNY HUMAN! NO MORE GAMES!" he yelled but before he could do anything to retaliate Shiron spoke
"I've seen enough. That was no simple feat. and I don't want you to kill each other."
"But-"
"He's right, you know. Or is your ego bruised by our new summoner? Isn't he supposed to be impressive?"
Naruto walked towards Lee and gave him a hand to help pull him up to stand. He slung his arm around him as Shiron walked up.
"You. What is your name again boy?" Shiron asked
"I…am Rock Lee. Th-The Genius of …hard work" he called out.
"Rock Lee, would you like to become the Iron Tiger summoner?" Shiron asked and Lee nodded.
Suddenly, Naruto remembered that he was supposed to go see Hinata but he figured this would be a good story to tell her.
"Come forth and sign your name on the scroll in blood." Shiron said as a larger Tiger with similar fur to Shiron came out. Naruto let Lee walk out and bite his thumb and sign it in blood under two other faded signatures.
After signing it Lee spoke.
"Can…can I begin training immediately?" he asked in a small tone
"Humph, a glutton for punishment aren't you brat? But yes, in fact you can." the Tiger said showing it's teeth.
Xxx
Shikaku sighed after he had just heard the news from Naruto and Lee about his summoning contract and the training would last for 6 months.
"Shit…this is gonna be a long 6 months. I wish this whole situation with the akatsuki and the Hidden Sky would just blow over. But…oh well. Then there's that Arcosian Empire. This job won't kill me without a fight." He said and pulled out cigarettes from his cart in his thigh pouch and he lit a fire jutsu with a snap of his fingers and he took a deep inhale. Then he exhaled as he grabbed the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes.
"I need a vacation." He said as he blew out a wisp of smoke.
Once he cracked his neck and sighed leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes. He sat his cigarette in the ashtray and groaned and eventually farted.
"Oh yea. Much better." He said as the wind blew the smoke and the fart out of the window.
Someone opened the door to come in and closed it immediately afterwards.
"Shikaku, why are you smoking in the office?" His wife Yoshino asked
"Don't worry. You'll be fine. I've got the window open." He sighed out
Hyuga Compound next day:
Naruto walked to the Hyuga Compound and he was welcomed in. He got the information from his clone as he told her where he was and the small journey he went on with Lee. They had dinner with her family that night and Hiashi questioned Naruto about the intentions he had with his daughter.
"Lord Namikaze, I appreciate your interest in my daughter and your feats as a shinobi are beginning to stack nicely but I am watching you. My daughter is precious to me and you will continue to behave yourself with her."
"F-father, Naruto has been nothing but good to me." She said
"Yes, I heard about your last adventure and I am glad you were able to save my daughter from certain death. But, with all due respect, now that you have the strength of what could worldwidely be seen as the title of the strongest. There aren't any dragon balls to wish people back on earth that we know of. So please, I beseech you to end any threats that harm yourself or threaten the world." He said with no malice but all sincerity.
Naruto sighed as he spoke.
"I'm sure you know that with great power comes great responsibility. But, if it's an alien iinvasion, that could change." Naruto shrugged, causing Hinata to smile at the way he took her father's words.