(Chapter 17: A Swordsman vs A Superhuman)

It would soon enough be the following week later as Naruto had been training alongside Sakura and Sasuke to help ready himself for what was to come for what would be his most challenging ride-along with Mizuki. Yet the only emotions that were on his mind as he and the ROOT operative traveled to the Land of Rivers to do their work, was excitement and eagerness to test himself against one of his fiercest adversaries to date.


(April 23rd, 997 S.E, Land of Rivers, 5:43 Am, Katabami Gold Mine)

It was nearly 6 in the morning as Naruto had after using Double Team to relocate as many of the townspeople to an adjacent town away from Raiga's 'family' which was a bit taxing to do; given how he had to make sure it was done without alerting any of the guards who patrolled the town.

"Alright, Naruto. Did you get everyone accounted for in the town?" Mizuki asked as the last of Naruto's doppelgangers dissipated

"Yep, I sure did…It wasn't easy to get an entire town teleported up and away without anybody noticing. However, thanks to my Double Team technique, I managed to pull it off!" Naruto answered back

"First your super-speed, then your telepathy and now you can double yourself up like their Shadow Clones?...Is there anything that you can't do on top of your powers?" Mizuki wondered as to what were the limits of his student's abilities

"Not that I know of no. But I'll say this much…that Double Team technique of mine is super handy. It really makes multitasking easy as heck." Naruto replied as he took out his shortsword

"But that being said, and us having gotten everybody out of here. How about we get too it and kill these sons of bitches?" Naruto further spoke with a sharp-toothed grin toward the ROOT operative in question

"Let's get it done and over with. We have sunrise in an hour or two, and I'd like to eat some of this places' famous curry before morning starts." Mizuki replied as he summoned forth his kanabo from a seal on one of his metal gauntlets

So without further words spoken between the two; Naruto teleported Mizuki to the mining town in question, wherein Naruto advised Mizuki to take cover considering that what he was about to do was gonna make a lot of ruckus, and bring a whole lot of attention down on them. As such in knowing the devastating force of nature that was his student did so whilst Naruto upon seeing a small contingent of the Kurosuki family that was patrolling the area, and going into houses to rouse the now departed citizens of it awake to begin their shift in the mines.

Only for Naruto to thrust out his hand and unleash an Energy Ball at said contingent, the result of which as the emerald and neon orange sphere of natural energy rocketed forth toward them was that everything in a 60-foot radius was shredded in a thunderous explosion that sent debris and body parts flying at great speeds. Something that caught the attention of many within the vicinity who heard the almost deafening explosion, and rushed forth to investigate as Naruto began to burst to life with brilliant neon-orange lightning arcing off his body as he saw more Kurosuki members began to rush him with weapons drawn.

The first half of which were stricken by Naruto unleashing a powerful Thunderbolt that on contact blasted them to nothing but sundered corpses blackened by the immense amount of electrical power, and piles of ash that wreaked of blood and ozone. All before whipping his head around to face the other oncoming half coming from his southwest; who had joined atop each other until their were 2 sets of 5 stacked on top of each other to use their Black Tornado attack to try and shred the inheritor of Arcues's will after seeing take out their compatriots in one swift move.

Unfortunately for them, Naruto reached into his back pocket and flung forth some apple and cherry tree seeds and used them as the impetus for his Seed Bomb attack; of which worked better than he thought considering that the glowing white explosives were sucked into the tornado-like masses that raced toward him...As such within mere seconds of reaching contact with solid flesh and steel exploded with raucous force; to the point that limbs, innards, and gore were sent hurtling across the city block with such force they left trails of crimson that left minor gouges in the streets.

"Well, that takes care of this bit of his 'family', how about we go pay the rest of them a visit?" Naruto asked amidst the carnage

"Let's do it." Mizuki answered as he went toward the superhuman blonde

So after a few moments of reaching out to sense the auras of those within the mining town, all of whom were frantic after sensing the explosions go off in the middle of the early morning were rushing about, and as such made easy pickings for Naruto and Mizuki to teleport too and lay waste to the nearest one. Said squad of the Kurosuki family soon found themselves assailed by the duo in question who had teleported right on top of them, and within minutes were soon obliterated between Naruto using Bulk Up to help cleave and disembowel those before him as though they were made of hot butter, or Mizuki using his great strength to cave in skulls and shatter ribs with his kanabo.

From there the pair teleported to the next group of Kurosuki 'family members' and repeated the process of turning them to a bloody pulp as they did with the first group, and as such went around the entirety of the mining town using Naruto's Teleport ability to ambush and subsequently annihilate the minions of the Legendary Swordsman. Either by dropping on top of them with weapons brandished and slaughtering them like cattle, Mizuki using earth jutsu to impale them with stones or crush them with earth and hardened mud, or Naruto using Flamethrower, Flame Burst and Thunderbolt to incinerate them outright, or Sludge Bomb to melt the flesh off their bones with the caustic sludge spewed forth.

The slaughter of the Kurosuki family despite it being swift and decisive; was no lesser in its brutality as eviscerated, crushed and disembowled corpses, and piles of ash alongside charred bones with melted stips of flesh soon decorated the streets in a macabre display. Wherein by the time they finished killing the last of the Kurosuki 'family' that the rays of the rising April sun had began to fully take shape, and better illuminate the now blood-splattered mining town in its entirety; making for what would've been a beautiful sunrise if it were not tainted by the slaughter of what had happened as dawn fast approached.

"Alright, from what I can sense; that's the absolute last of these guys." Naruto said in having no longer sensed any other Kurosuki 'family members' aura signatures

"Good…This means all you have to worry about is Big Daddy Kurosuki himself. How far out is he from us?" Mizuki questioned as Naruto's eyes glowed a deep merigold as he began to search out for Raiga's aura

"He's about 1,600 feet and incoming, and he is pissed! Also, for some odd reason…that's…that's not right. There's another weaker aura signature on his back." Naruto answered back

"So either he has a parasitic twin we don't know about, or he's got someone that's riding along with him...Either way, I think I can take him just fine." Naruto remarked on his best guesses

"If that's the case, do you have any ideas on how to go about getting rid of whatever it is? It could be dangerous." Mizuki asked

"Easy, I'll just rip that fucker right off with one of my moves…How hard could it be." Naruto answered back with a confident grin

"Somehow that doesn't reassure me, Naruto." Mizuki said deadpanning as the bluntness of Naruto's answer

"Hey, I always find a way to win somehow…That being said, I think you should get out of here; unless you wanna be caught in the splash zone." Naruto told the white-haired Chunin who nodded and dashed away to take cover from the impending battle

Meanwhile, Raiga who was furious at seeming his 'family' having been massacred as well as the townspeople being nowhere in sight was livid, as now there was no one for whom to throw a 'funeral' for…at least not yet once he found the wretches who dared to take his 'family' and those within his town away from him. Yet as he stalked forward in a fury, both Kiba blades drawn; he was unfortunately unable to avoid Naruto using Teleport to appear at his side, and using a thrice Agility augmented Psycho-Cut to land a deep thrust to his abdomen with his shortsword that pierced through muscle and left Raiga staggering back, at having his kidneys nearly eviscerated had he not dodged at the last moment.

However, as he looked around to see who attacked him they had vanished as fast as he'd been stabbed; with Ranmaru unable to sense whoever had impaled him so quickly as both were on guard against whoever had landed the sneak attack against him. But before he could say anything to Ranmaru, Naruto had used Teleport to once more appear behind him to unleash a Double-Kick attack with the first one being a brutal stomp kick that cracked his right hip and the follow-through was a brutal hook kick to the back of the head that had Raiga's head ringing as his vision turned triple.

That being said, Raiga wasn't completely hapless as he was swiftly able to parry what would've been a sword thrust to the back of his head; catching Naruto's shortsword and slashing out at Naruto's side who despite having used Teleport at the last moment, did sustain a slash wound across his sternum. The superhuman blonde despite having re-appeared some good dozen yards away from Raiga was quickly forced to used Protect to defend himself as Raiga sent out multiple Lightning Balls to bombard Naruto, as the spiral-shaped barrier held true against the electrical attacks.

However, this was all just a means to supercharge the area so that Raiga could better unleash his Fangs of Lightning technique against Naruto; calling down a massive bolt of lightning from the cloudy skies that blackened as he called down the elemental might onto Naruto. However, Naruto in seeing this decided to do something that surprised even Raiga and Mizuki who hid from afar…which was his dropping the barrier around him and using his shortsword as a lightning rod in which he used his own lightning powers to redirect the attack back at Raiga as an incredibly power Thunderbolt.

The redirected electricity that sounded off like an artillery shell as it barreled towards Raiga who quickly brought out the Kiba blades to absorb and dispel the Thunderbolt attack, granted that he was pushed back a considerable distance from the sheer amount of power packed into it; that nearly had him go through a house had he not caught himself with his twin swords. Yet it was as he was being pushed back that Naruto used his super-speed to quickly rush behind him and slice at him across his lower back, narrowly missing the hunch on his cloak by milimeters as he sliced into his flesh and nearly inches away from spinal cord.

But before Naruto could round' to impale the hunch on Raiga's back with his shortsword, the legendary swordsman quick as the crack of whip turned to block and catch Naruto's blade; locking it in place with both of the Kiba blades,yet despite his wounds, he held true against the blonde's incredible brute strength. Even still Raiga found himself having to use most of if not all of his strength to hold off the immensity of Naruto's own; given that the blonde superhuman was pressing against him with such force that the ground beneath them began to crack and distort.

"So I'm going to take a wild guess that you're the reason all of my family are dead?!" Raiga queried in thinly veiled anger as he struggled to hold of Naruto

"Yup! Also, I stole those townspeople you were having work to death around here." Naruto answered back as he started to angle his shortsword downwards to try to bypass Raiga's guard

"Really? If that's the case, then I'm going to give you a special funeral for that!" Raiga said as he mustered more strength to try and overwhelm Naruto

"You could, but how about this instead." Naruto shot back

Had it not been for Ranmaru telling Raiga to dodge then he would've taken a point-blank Sludge Bomb to the face, yet despite his impressive agility he wasn't quick enough to dodge it in its entirety due to Naruto having expelled enough to have the splash zone cover everything in a nearly 50-foot radius; that quickly began to melt everything it touched into slag. Leaving the right side of his face, both his shoulders, his upper chest, and his thighs to be covered in the purplish-orange sludge that began eating away at his clothing and into his flesh; forcing him to tear away his cloak lest Ranmaru became victim to the toxic sludge.

However, it was in that split second that Naruto used his super speed to rush towards Raiga faster than he could react and drive his shortsword into Raiga's stomach; with the swordsman blocked with his right blade and lancing out with his left to catch Naruto in the cheek; drawing a long thin red line across his face; that had Naruto briefly wince from getting his face sliced open. Yet this was all Naruto needed to use Headbutt to smash his head into Raiga's skull with such force that you could hear an audible thud from the cracking of his skull before Naruto then extended his shortsword into its spear form to impale him in the right thigh and force him into one place.

Wherein Naruto then landed several quick Mach Punches to his stomach at such speeds that his arms were near invisible blurs of motion, before landing a heavy Sky Uppercut to his ribs so hard that you could hear nearly 5 of his ribs break on contact as he was sent flying into the air. All the while Raiga was sailing through the air and crashing landing through a roof of a nearby to shield Ranmaru from the brunt of the attack did Naruto tell Mizuki to move into position to strike as he used Teleport to hide so that he could gain the drop on Raiga.

Meanwhile, the former Hidden Mist swordsman was hobbling out of the house due to a notable chunk of right thigh having been ripped out from where Naruto's spear had impale him when he was sent flying, his navy eyes searching frantically for where Naruto could be, as his body ached from his wounds. However, it was when Naruto used his Vine Whip to ensnare Ranmaru and fling him some dozens of feet away did Raiga turn to face him as Ranmaru landed face-first against a brick wall, and soon went unconscious, his head bleeding rather profusely from crashing into hard enough to crack it.

As such it was enough to send Raiga into a rage as he began summoning lightning from the blackened skies above for his Thunder Armor to enhance his speed, but before he could do so Naruto used every ounce of speed to rush toward Raiga with his spear shortening back to its sword form as he did so…So as he was about to rush forward to attack Naruto he screamed in pain as his concentration on said technique dropped as fast as it came, with him looking down to see what caused him to elicit said response was the fact that his left arm at the elbow had been severed by Naruto who'd done so by using his full speed to land a Psycho Cut.

"Well, will you look at that? I disarmed a Legendary Swordsman…It must be my lucky day." Naruto spoke glad that he went full speed to get the drop on Raiga

"You think you're being cute?!" Raiga bellowed in anger as he gripped onto his remaining blade with a death-grip

"Bitch, I'm adorable." Was Naruto's retort

"Then let's see how adorable you look when I give you the greatest funeral ever witnessed!" Raiga replied as he poured every ounce of chakra into his attack

"With this, I will make you pay for taking away Ranmaru and my family away from me!" Raiga shouted at the top of his lungs as lightning crackled and arced around him like a violent windstorm

"Bring it, bitch." Naruto said as he began to channel power into his blade

'Let's see what happens when I go full power.' Naruto further spoke as he began to draw upon the full power of the Dread Plate within

So whilst Raiga in his rage over Ranmaru's apparent death unleashed his Lightning Dragon Vortex in full as a towering, almighty whirlwind of lightning and pure lightning made manifest into the swirling maw of a dragon. By contrast, everything around Naruto became for an apt term…distorted as in the same manner he absorbed the Dread Plate on his birthday; all color was drained away as the colorful rays of the morning were soon absorbed by what felt like an endless pitch of obsidian that radiated out of Naruto.

Even time immemorial seem to slow to a dreadful, awful, and almost nightmarish crawl as everything became drowned into a night so dark that even light seemed fearful to tread near it, as Naruto leaped in a single bound his shortsword being shrouded in the obsidian pitch yet illuminated with a vibrant orange light as he traveled toward the draconic storm…Yet the odd thing was that once Naruto came in contact with the attack that the dragon made of lightning and howling winds, seemed to be devoured by the darkness and shadow that Naruto and his blade radiated, as though some ancient, eldritch and horrid abomination from times long since forgotten were swallowing it whole.

Hence why Naruto was further surprised by the fact that even when he sliced into Raiga cutting through his stomach to disembowel him and sever his spine outright to cut him in half; that he saw something more almost nightmarish happen from him channeling every bit of his full power into the Night Slash…For it wasn't simply just the shadows further aiding in shredding his body apart, but it was also the fact that all physical color was sapped from Raiga's being, all vitality was ripped by the pitch-black shadow of his blade that turned his flesh desiccated and withered, and all manner of sound that would've escaped his lungs rendered silent as the darkness of his attack took him.

Yet to Raiga as he felt his insides split open from him and his essence consumed by the darkness that ravaged and tore away at his attack, as though it were a deer before a pack of ravenous wolves; he saw something that would haunt him even as he passed from this life that burned into his very core before he was seemingly devoured by it…He saw the sight of a creature that was so vast and horrific in it's greatness that his mind struggled to comprehend, as he saw something out of his nightmares with golden horns around it's head, piercing black and red eyes, tentacle-like wings gliding in the vast expanse as it swooped toward him and in a single bite consumed him as fast as it appeared.

Yet as Naruto dropped down and saw the split in half, and color drained and withered form of Raiga he looked around the town around him that looked as though instead of the approaching dawn that it had been forced back if only temporarily into a starless night, as rays of sunshine struggled to pierce through it once more. However, what drew his attention as he saw the colorless and desiccated corpse of Raiga was his sword-wielding arm was vibrating and shaking with shadows that seemed to absorb any light in his vicinity, as he couldn't explain it or what he felt but he knew that when he went full power…that he drew upon the essence of something that was beyond him.

"...What the fuck did I just do?" Naruto wondered as he gazed up at the starless night…or rather morning as his head rang like church bells were going off around him

"Is…Is this what my full powers can do? Just what the actual fuck, did I just pull off." Naruto further wondered as he looked at his shadow covered hand with curiosity and his nose bleeding profusely to he point it covered his upper mouth in crimson


(4 days later, April 27th, 997 S.E, Konoha, ROOT HQ, 1:45 Pm)

It was days later as Mizuki was giving his report on the success of the Katabami Mining Town having been successfully liberated from Raiga, but also of what Naruto had done in terms of defeating Raiga.

"And you are certain that that is everything you witnessed?" Danzo queried

"I am without a doubt positive of it, Lord Danzo...Better yet, I still can't believe it and I saw it with my own eyes." Mizuki answered back

"From what Naruto himself told me, he wanted to see what would happen if he drew upon the full power of his darkness techniques…And in doing so, the sky itself seemed to revert back to nightfall for a period of 3 hours before daybreak finally came. On top of that Raiga's body still remains in the state it was in after Naruto defeated him." Mizuki answered still having found the sight of Raiga's withered and colorless body to be something out of a horror movie

"That is what our medics have confirmed as well. Granted whatever Naruto did, hadn't affected the Kiba blades in their capacity to function. But even so, the fact that his full powers are capable of effects such as that are interesting as an understatement." Danzo replied

"That's putting it lightly. I knew that Naruto's powers were incredible since he can stampede his way through just about everything. However, I didn't think he could do that." Mizuki said back still at a loss for words

'Just what the hell are we dealing with; where Naruto's full-powers can take morning and bitch-slap it back to night-time?' Mizuki wondered

"Were there any other changes to Naruto himself; after he used the full capacity of his powers in his attack?" Danzo questioned his sole eye in pensive thought

"His sword and the arm he wielded it with were covered in shadows, during the duration of the forced nightfall…However, this didn't feel like any normal darkness or shadow; I had ever felt." Mizuki answered back

"Care to elaborate?" Danzo inquired

"I don't know how to describe it, but whatever darkness that Naruto was putting out afterward…It felt like it was something a lot older, and a helluva lot more dangerous than anything that should be humanly possible." Mizuki told the wizened warhawk

"If anything, it felt pretty damn close to something a jinchuuriki could do, but definitely a hell of a lot more pissed off." Mizuki replied in memory of the event

Since even Mizuki himself couldn't describe it but he knew that while he was in the vicinity of Naruto's final clash against Raiga, that in the pitch black of Naruto's full-powered Night-Slash that he saw something that it felt like he wasn't supposed to. That while it still felt like Naruto without a shadow of a doubt, he saw some kind of shadow covered serpentine dragon striped in red and black with horns and spikes gold across it's being like armor, and while he could sense that it wasn't at its full power, he knew that it was a wrathful, ancient and otherworldly creature that made the 9-tails look like a puppy by comparison.

"That is rather curious, and also foreboding at the same time…That being said, and as far as you have said in your report that Naruto did not exhibit any changes in behavior afterward. Then I will not press the issue any further, although that being said that this gives us an understanding of what Naruto's full power can become." Danzo said both impressed and although he wouldn't outwardly admit to or show it terrified

"Hey, I'm just glad that Naruto is on our side, and didn't go apeshit after he used it…I am a bit concerned for how this is gonna affect him down the line. But if I know anything about Naruto, I have in good faith that he will come out better on the other side of whatever he's tapping into." Mizuki replied

"...In any case, I will say well done to the two of you for pulling off the near impossible. Given that an operative and an admittedly powerful academy student defeated the forces of a former Swordsman of the Hidden Mist." Danzo said back

"I would put this accolade out to the greater populace, but given the circumstances of Naruto wanting to keep his powers hidden. I feel that it is best we keep this a secret for the time being, at least until he is ready to debut his capabilities in full." Danzo further spoke knowing that it would be prudent to do so

"Anything else you want me to give that I didn't report?" Mizuki questioned

"No, that is all. In the meantime, however, I am going to try and see what I can do to convince Minato to put Naruto on a team with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. Lest he be put on a squad with his loathesome siblings." Danzo told his subordinate

"Good luck with that, Lord Danzo. Because, if all else fails and Naruto does wind up on a team with them…Then he's gonna be pissed, and I don't think anyone's going to like the fallout from an angry Naruto." Mizuki replied knowing full well that Naruto's wrath would be a great and terrible one

"Considering what you've reported back to me in the months since; finding of his powers. I do not doubt it, in fact I would fully expect him to bring down an incredible amount of destruction should he have those two forced upon…For good reason as well, given what he has been put through by them." Danzo said back

"And good luck finding him if he decides to bail out of spite, if he hears about it…Unless you know a way to track down someone who can teleport at will. Then good luck, finding an incredibly dangerous and powerful 17-year-old who can almost do whatever he wants at will." Mizuki added in knowing that Naruto could cause unmentionable chaos if he truly wanted

"Indeed. Hence why I am hoping and praying that I am able to convince Minato to do the right thing. Otherwise, at best Naruto simply vanishes and goes on whatever misadventures he desires…At worst he unleashes a rage that will further cripple the villages' strength, and leave us in the crosshairs of the other 4 villages." Danzo replied knowing that either way he sliced that they would still lose a great asset

"Well, here's hoping it doesn't come to that...Otherwise, everyone and everything that makes him the tiniest bit mad is fucked." Mizuki said wishfully hoping that things would lead to Naruto getting on his genin squad

"I second that, Mizuki…Who would've thought that we would have to go leaps and bounds, to keep a teenager in the village." Danzo said in having not missed the pressure that came with Naruto being an asset

"In his defense, he is an absurdly powerful teenager." Mizuki replied as he got a nod of agreement from the warhawk

That being said, job well done, Mizuki. Your reward money will be split between yourself, and Naruto." Danzo said to the Chunin

"Thanks…By the way, is there any update on what the hell Iruka's been doing? He's been…quiet lately, and its getting concerning." Mizuki asked in regards to his 'fellow' Chunin

"From what our men have gathered, nothing of note beyond his further contact with Kabuto Yakushi. But I will agree that whatever is going on with him, doesn't bode well." Danzo answered back in trepidation of what it could mean

"If I may, I would motion that we begin mobilizing an attack force to terminate if not capture him. Its getting close to graduation, and there's a lot of fucked shit he could do during that time. Especially, since everyone's going to be up in arms about their children being genin during that time…He could do a great amount of potential damage should he choose to." Mizuki advised

"I agree, as the time for waiting has come to an end. Given that we have surveyed enough information to have rooted out, and begin the arrest of his co-conspirators." Danzo replied

"If I may, I would like to lead taking him down. I've kept surveillance of him so far, for this long…And I know it may sound as though I am speaking out of turn when I say this. But I deserve this shot to go after him." Mizuki said to the warhawk with a look of resolution in his face to do the deed

"I will allow it, however, I caution that you are careful when doing this…We do not know of what augmentations Orochimaru has further bestowed upon him. So be on guard for whatever he may unleash against you." Danzo warned

"Don't worry, Lord Danzo, I promise that I won't let my guard down against him." Mizuki said back

"Good. Now then, with that being said. You are dismissed." Danzo spoke as Mizuki nodded and left his leaders' office


(3 hours later, 5:10 Pm, Haruno Household)

Meanwhile, it was later on in the evening as Naruto had after doing some modest sparring with Sakura in their backyard had decided to take a short nap before dinner was ready. However, as he drifted off he was met once more by Arceus in the multicolored limbo he'd met with him in times prior.

"Hey, Mr. Arceus. Is something wrong?" Naruto asked in not knowing why he was called by the entity

"No. Nothing is wrong at all. However, I did wish to talk with you concerning something." Arceus replied

"Alright, what do you wanna talk to me about?" Naruto further asked the God of Pokemon

"It was concerning the moment in which you used your full powers to kill that swordsman you fought against earlier this week." Arceus answered

"Oh yeah, some weird shit happened when I killed him with the Night Slash…I don't know what happened, but whatever it did it gave me a killer bloody nose, and had my shadow go all wonky...I mean it was for a few hours but it wasn't anything to bad." Naruto said to the God of Pokemon

"While I am glad that you were able to utilize and experience what your full power could do. I also wanted to inform you that, you partially summoned one of my children when you did." Arceus told the enhanced blonde

"I did what now?" Naruto said in confusion

"Yes, and do not worry. This is an accidental occurrence, given that this is your first time drawing on powers that haven't been seen in centuries. So something like this was bound to happen, given that even with your wielding my powers for barely a year at this point, and yet there is still so much to understand." Arceus replied in having figured that sooner or later that something like this would happen

"Ok, that makes me feel a bit better. But what exactly did I almost summon?...Is it going to happen again?" Naruto queried

"It should not, given that even with how far you've come that you are still inexperienced in wielding my power..." Arceus replied

"However, what you did summon, or rather the aspect of what you did summon; was of what were once known as the Creation Trio. Namely that of Giratina, Lord of the Distortion World…One of my more vengeful and wrathful children." Arceus added

"Should I be worried about this Giratina whoever?" Naruto questioned

"No, not in the immediate you shouldn't. Despite their furious temperament, they are not malevolent or purely sinister. Spiteful and vengeful they may be, but evil Giratina is not." Arceus promised his champion with a conviction that could only come from a deity of his power

"I'll take your word for it, and all that. But what does this mean for me exactly? All I wanted was to see what my full power could do, not accidentally summon aspects of legendary monsters." Naruto replied

"That is understandable. However, it means that your powers have grown to where you are capable of partially summoning aspects of their might. Granted they can and will warp the world around you. But nonetheless, this is a sign of your strength having evolved to such a point." Arceus said back

"Yeah, but the thing that gets me; is that how did I even summon up an aspect of them? Last I checked I don't have either of the Plates associated with Giratina to pull that off...Hell, I don't even have enough plates to make a full summon. Since from what you zapped into my noggin' about the Legendaries, Giratina is a Ghost and Dragon type. And I've got neither of those in me." Naruto said to his patron

"So how could I pull that off exactly? It honestly shouldn't have been able to even happen." Naruto wondered as to how he could've summoned an aspect of Giratina

"I have a reason for why that may be, Naruto...It is a strong guess to make, but one that I feel is incredibly accurate to the circumstances at hand." Arceus said

"Alright, shoot...Since I gotta hear this." Naruto said back

"The reason for why you were able to summon or at least partially summon Giratina into the waking world. Would be because even though you may not have either the Spooky Plate nor the Draco Plate. That you share enough traits with Giratina to manifest aspects of them; through the Dread Plate. Said plate mind you that is not only over the element of darkness and shadow. But also over the darkest and most negative emotions within us all, from rage, despair, avarice, hate, pride, and so on and so forth. As such the Dread Plate when you drew upon its powers saw enough to allow you to make what had happened against Raiga come to pass. And as such allowed for them to devour and drag them into Giratina's territory." Arceus replied as to how Naruto was able to pull it off

"I do...Also, Raiga basically got sucked into super hell then?" Naruto questioned

"Yes, you do, and also yes in regards to Raiga's fate when you killed him...for his spirit instead of going to the Pure Lands or even the Underworld, now resides in the Distortion World as Giratina's plaything...But moving forward...though you may not outwardly show it, you do hold a great deal of wrath, rage and vengeful desires within yourself. These traits are strong enough to where through using the full might of the Dread Plate, you were able to summon forth an aspect of Giratina when you used your Night Slash. Granted it was a small portion of Giratina's might, but an aspect of them nonetheless." Arceus answered

For even the God of Pokemon could recognize that within Naruto that there was a writhing, malevolent and furious storm of rage and hate that dwelled within Naruto; that beyond his jovial and determined nature was a fury unbound. A fury that was strong enough to use Naruto's full power in calling upon the Dark element to use as a tether to summon a fraction of Giratina's might to drag Raiga's very spirit into the depths of the Distortion World to do as they pleased.

"That…That's some pretty heavy shit to unpack. I mean I know I'm angry at a good chunk of stuff, but I didn't think I'm that angry at things." Naruto said in having figured he wasn't that angry of a guy

"None of know how angry we truly are, until a time comes that it brings the more…caustic aspects of us out into the world…Give how much you have suffered through in regards to the prophecy, and what it has brought out in your siblings, and those around them. I know that you hold a great deal of fury inside you." Arceus replied knowing that beyond his champions' jovial demeanor that there was a deep pit of anger locked behind him

"However, it is what you do with that anger and rage that determines the course of things. After all, take it from a god when I say that wrath is a terrible and powerful thing." Arceus further spoke from experiences that had the Kirin-like creature dip their head in seeming regret of past actions

"Trust me, Mr. Arceus. I don't think I'll get so pissy that I'll bring down a whole apocalpyse or anything like that…I mean what are the odds of that happening anytime soon?" Naruto replied

"Careful, Naruto. There are still things in the world that are powerful enough to strike at not just you. But those around you…Forces that can and will do everything in their power to subjugate you, and doing so unleash your fury on a scale rarely seen." Arcues warned the inheiritor of his power

"Then I guess I'll have to get a better handle on your power, and find the rest of the plates before that happens." Naruto said back

"I hope you do, Naruto…Things are changing in the world, and you will need all that you can muster to defend against it. Things are set in motions that will test you not just in the scope of your powers, and combative prowess. But will test you mentally and emotionally, and show what you can become when the worst parts of you surface." Arceus said to Naruto, the ominous undertones not missed by the blonde

'Great, I'm gonna have to try to not get so pissed that I hulk out and turn into a uber-monster…No pressure.' Naruto remarked to himself at what he felt was a mass shitstorm brewing on the horizon

"But in any case, and on a far lighter note. I will congratulate you for having finally begun to utilize your full powers." Arceus said to the blonde before him

"Thanks, I'm just hoping that next time things won't get super weird the next time I do it…Fingers crossed and all that." Naruto hoped

"I am sure that mishaps such as that won't happen, at least not for awhile." Arceus said

"In the meantime, I feel as though I have said all that has been needed too...Until the next time this is farewell, my champion." Arceus added

"Alright, well I guess I'll see you…." Naruto said before he found himself back in his bedroom as though nothing happened

"Hey, Naruto, dinner's just about ready! You want me to get you anything to drink, while I'm helping setup?" Sakura called from downstairs

"Can you get me some lemonade?!" Naruto hollered back

"Sure, no problem!" Sakura yelled back

'Well, at least things can't get any weirder for me." Naruto said as he then headed down the stairs to join his 'family' for dinner


(May 13th, 997 S.E, 2 weeks later, Village Hidden in the Sound, 2:10 Pm)

It would be 2 weeks later as Orochimaru sat in their personal chambers still recovering from having swapped into their final body barely 2 days ago…the transition while seamless was still intensive given the overwhelming amount of power they felt flow through them..So much so that it was almost unreal to the potential strength and vast might they could call upon to wreak havoc.

"How are you feeling Lord Orochimaru?" Kabuto asked the still bandaged Orochimaru who sat in their bed

"I am still…adjusting to my new body, Kabuto. It still feels unreal that I have a permanent body to use as my own." Orochimaru said back with their voice having become more ephemeral and almost...effeminate

"I almost can't describe it with words as to the feelings that race through my mind…Joy, hope, curiousity, grandeur, boundlessness, and so many more that I can't further elaborate on." Orochimaru further spoke at the small maelstrom of emotions they felt within them at their boundless strength at might

"Considering that you melded together the power of two of these plates, with the strength of Senju, Uzumaki, Kure, and Uchiha to cause a body of astounding power…Especially, given that you possess eyes greater than even the Sharingan." Kabuto replied as Orochimaru looked at their 2nd in command with luminous golden eyes

"Indeed, and it feels incredible to have something that wields such immeasurable strength. It is almost a shame that I have to wait so long to fully adjust to my new body." Orochmaru spoke feeling an ungodly amount of power almost demanding to be unleashed

"You will have to wait a few weeks for the adjustment period to be over. The last thing we need is for you to accidentally kill someone with a love-tap." Kabuto advised

For Kabuto knew that the mix of the Senju's immeasurable physical strength, durability and endurance, the evolved eyes gained from mixing the Senju and Uchiha D.N.A to permanently evolve the Sharingan into its highest form, the vast constitution and healing factor of the Uzumaki, and the incredible physicality of the Kure and their Removal. All of which were greatly amplified by the power of the 2 Plates used to create the new body had created an unfathomably powerful new form for his master to reside in, and yet even he knew that it the adjustment period wasn't finished…that there would be consequences to not doing so.

"That is a very good point to make, Kabuto. Nevertheless, I still find myself excited to soon make use of the power I wield." Orochmaru said keen on making use of their overwhelming might as soon as possible

"Are there any targets that you have in mind, as test subjects for your power?" Kabuto questioned

"There is actually, in fact, I have saved two just in mind for the occasion." Orochimaru answered back as a predatory grin began to spread across their face

"Would you care to share who you've chosen?" The silver-haired medic inquired

"Yes. It is the immortal duo that the Akatsuki have taken a liking too, and have acquired to join their ranks. I feel that those two will make perfect test subjects to break in my new body." Orochimaru told their right-hand

"I will admit they would make the perfect subjects to test the capabilities of your new body against. Given that one of them is supposedly rendered unkillable by their 'god', and the other has 5 hearts of which to use to prolong his life." Kabuto spoke in having remembered what made the 'Zombie duo' unkillable

"Precisely. I have always wanted to see firsthand the limits of their 'immortality', this way I will be able to see it firsthand." Orochimaru replied with great interest in their voice

"I do have one concern, however…You do know that this will alert the Akatsuki of your presence the moment you kill them. I shouldn't remind you of how powerful their leader is, given that you both share the same eyes." Kabuto told the serpent Sannin

"I am fully aware Kabuto, and as such I am preparing for the day that Pein will attempt to seek 'divine retribution' as he dubs it…He may think himself a God, yet the fool barely has tapped into the wealth of possibilities that his eyes have. A mistake I will not make; given what I have at my disposal and more." Orochimaru replied

"Are you certain that you will be able to contend against him, should he come for you? He is the leader of the Akatsuki for a reason after all." Kabuto asked in concern of the potential devastation that Pein could unleash against his master

"As I have just stated, Kabuto. I will be more than prepared against him; should he come after me." Orochimaru said in complete confidence

"While Pein may think himself a God, he has made the mistake of settling and becoming comfortable with his power. Having grown so arrogant as to think that a 'God' does not need to make any advances when they are already almighty…The arrogant fool, he does not know the true power of what he wields. I however, as someone who knows that everything can and must be advanced to their further limitations know that my power with these eyes will supercede anything that he could ever use against me." Orochimaru further spoke knowing that as a creature of science he would be able to put these powers to far greater use than Pein ever could

"I will not doubt your capabilities if you hold so much confidence in your new body, Lord Orochimaru. I only wanted to extend my concerns given the threat of Pein." Kabuto replied knowing that the Akatsuki leader wasn't too be trifled with on any matter
"You are fine, Kabuto. I more than understand your worries; given that despite his ego. He is not something to be taken lightly in any shape, form, or fashion. Orochimaru said in complete understanding of where Kabuto was coming from

"That being said, what are you going to do now that you have your final body?" Kabuto questioned

"First things first, I will be having a word with Tayuya once I have finished the adjustment period. I have not forgotten of how she has continued to undermine my influence within my own forces no less." Orochimaru told the silver-haired medic in regards to the female member of the Sound 5

"Does this mean you will be searching for replacements?" Kabuto asked

"Indeed it does. I will not have anyone undermine my authority while I still draw breath." Orochimaru replied there eyes almost glowing with menace and immense power

"If I may make a suggestion. We do have the refugees our men have rescued from the Bloodline Purges going on in the Hidden Mist. Perhaps some of them may prove to be adequate candidates." Kabuto suggested to the Serpent Sannin

"That is not a bad idea, Kabuto. In fact, that sounds absolutely splendid…If anything they would make far more interesting and potent members of my elite guard than her." Orochimaru replied with a smile holding great interest in the capabilities of these potential candidates

Given that from the sheer variety of what there was too choose from, from all of the rescue attempts in shepherding and making his up and coming Hidden Village a safe-haven for the refugees of the Bloodline Purges; that the amount of applicable candidates to choose from where more than enough.

"If you are fully on board with this, when may I begin the selection process?" Kabuto inquired to the bandaged form of their master

"Begin it as soon as possible. I wish to see this come to fruition as quickly as you can make it possible, if we are to keep things on schedule for our plans to succeed." Orochimaru replied with a cheeriness to their voice that was rarely heard

"As you wish, Lord Orochimaru. Perhaps, her replacement will not be as crass or belligerent." Kabuto said back

"If I have my way, they will be leagues above the nuisance that Tayuya as become. In fact, the added bonus to this is that I will no longer have to use Kin to keep her in line. Honestly, it was becoming a waste of time and resources to keep her around as placation to Tayuya." Orochimaru said

"What do you want done with her, once Tayuya is officially replaced?" Kabuto asked

"Do not dispose of her quite yet, she still has her uses to us, and as such do not terminate her… At least for now at least." Orochimaru answered back knowing Kin still had her uses to them

"As you wish, my lord." Kabuto replied

"In the meantime, I will leave you to your rest…Unless there is anything else that you need me to do for you?" Kabuto further spoke as the ethereal gaze of his master never left for a moment

"No, I will be fine for the moment. You are free to leave, Kabuto." Orochimaru told them as he motioned for them to be dismissed

'I cannot wait for the day to not only break in my new body, but to show its terrible power to my former teammates.' Orochimaru remarked to themselves as they curled one of their pale hands into a fist that became a lit with malefic power

"Let's see how your prophecy will unfold once I show you that power lies not in prophecies uttered by senile fools. But by the power of what can be accomplished when your mind is unbound by petulant things such as fate and destiny." Orochimaru said as an aura or menacing amethyst bordering on magenta began to radiate from their form as their expression became less serpentine and more draconian

So with Naruto's full power having been expressed e against one of the Legendary Swordsmen, we also see that Orochimaru has now swapped into their final, and possible most powerful body to date…Now the only question remains of how the world will fair with these two incredibly powerful beings that are ready and all too willing to shake the world. Find out in the all new chapters of, Naruto: The PokeSage!


Alright, that takes care of that, as I hoped you guys enjoyed this chapter and everything that went into it; since oh boy are things gonna start getting into high gear with all the bullshit bound to go down soon enough as we start to end Part 1 of the story.

But beyond that, I want to say thanks for sticking around to see more of Naruto's misadventures since I've got plenty more planned that's coming up in the future.. Also, any favorites, follows, reviews or suggestions are more than welcome, as I'm happy to take suggestions on what can make the story better.

And all that done and out of the way, this is Pravus666 signing out until next time. For our next chapter will end part 1 with everyone graduating and Danzo talking to Minato about having Naruto be on a team with Sasuke and Sakura; so stay tuned for all of that.

New Moves Acquired: Brutal Swing, Wild Charge and Wicked Blow

Part 1: Evolution by Korn

Random End Song: Pins and Needles by Nonpoint


Now then onto some of the reviews from the last chapter.

Kourtney Uzu Yato: Oh yeah, Kourtney I told ya that Mizore was gonna be a special brand of horrible and I'm glad I delivered since this won't be the last we've seen of her, nor Toshiro. Since I really wanted to drive home that she's a special kind of piece of shit that just makes it so that for all her hoity-toity I'm better than you nonsense, that you really wanna punch her in the face; as Sakura did given that you can now see why Naruto wants to be far, far away from his siblings on a daily basis. Given that if he isn't dealing with Toshiro being a short-tempered violent sore loser, then he's dealing with Mizore constantly dumping on him about how much he isn't supposedly ain't worth shit. And yeah you can't really blame Kurama for getting pissed at her, seeing as how while he may be that asshole older brother who dicks with you a good chunk of the time, that at least he cared enough about them to not only look out for and help protect and raise them, but also do the best he could to prevent them from being made beasts of burden as they were by Hashirama...Oh and trust me the moment Naruto finds out about Gamakichi...he's gonna be t Totally Pissed!

God of Wind: Here's the thing Naruto's ride-alongs with Mizuki and the side mission that Sasuke and Sakura were just the equivalent to mini-quests that they go on for the fun of it. Its something that when we get to Part 2 that while they'll be continuing to do official missions under their future sensei; that they'll find things of their own to do such as Naruto's endeavors in farming, Sakura learning more of the Niko Style and some possible shenanigans with the Kure Clan and Naruto, and Sasuke training to become a swordmaster like Lyoto.

Reedz22: Glad you liked everything since I wanted to show that Naruto's siblings are without a doubt wholly toxic people, that even Kurama thinks are the worst...which is saying something given how he feeds off negative emotions. And as such trust me there will be more to come of how his siblings are in their toxicity.

thor94: Yeah as the fun thing about this is that to Kurama despite being divided, has absolutely no respect for his hosts. Considering to him that not only are they garbage people as far as he's concerned; their also by far his weakest pair of jinchuuriki. That by comparison to the hosts his siblings have are in his view the sorriest excuses for warriors he's seen, meanwhile Naruto is a absolute juggernaut of power that he wishes he could've been sealed in.