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The Legendary Sage of Konoha Series, All Previous Chapters [In Chronological Reading Order]:
The Legendary Sage of Konoha Returns, Chapter 19;
Naruto: Ugh!
Fukasaku: Watch out!!
Naruto: Arrgh!
Shima: Naruto!!
As the Giant Toad of Mt. Myo was defeated, Naruto's final and only trump card was gone, and without any technique left in his arsenal to match the Titans' strength, size or power, all he could do was to buy for time... time that did not exist in this dimension, as he got tossed around between them and was very near on several occasion to get hit by a deadly attack. He was breathing heavily as blood dripped down his arm.
Naruto: *Pant, pant* I'm oka-... SHIT?!?!
Sprinting on top of the vast sea as fast as he could, Naruto had an attack right up his ass as the Dragon-Worm had fired off another beam after him.
Fukasaku: You have to dodge it!!
Naruto: I'm tryyyyyyying!!!!
The Sage watched from afar, on top of his two dragons, as he saw Naruto running back and forth with the gigantic Dragon-Worm right on his tail. Reaching his hand up in the air, the Sage signaled the Sun and the Moon Dragons to attack, as they deployed from two of the heads of the very large six headed elemental dragon.
Shima: Get out of its reach now!! More incoming foes on your left!!
Naruto: What?!! Damn it, ahhhhh!!
Just as he was about to get hit, Naruto dodged down in the sea as the Dragon-Worm quickly caught up with him.
Naruto (In Thoughts): !! Not good!!!
Turning around to face the creature, Naruto quickly got up his guard as he grabbed on to one of the creature's teeth. As he was pushed further and further through the water, Naruto had few options available as both his arms were stuck holding back the Dragon-Worm. He could not let go to perform some hand-seals, and neither could he just keep being pushed backwards.
Naruto (In Thoughts): This is not good at all!!
Trying to come up with a plan, Naruto then noticed that the creature was pushing him right towards the wall of a great underwater cliff. As he realized, he knew he would have to get out of there as soon as possible.
Naruto: *Blub! Blub!* Bwuaaaahah... *blub!*
Letting out a deep scream, Naruto used his remaining powers as he pulled the creature towards and passed himself, sending it with the head first into the wall.
Jubi: Get out of the water now!!
Speeding towards the surface, Naruto shot up from the sea as he landed on top of it, gasping for air.
Naruto: *Pant, hark, pant* !!
As he landed, and before he was able to react, the Moon Dragon had suddenly attacked him with its ice attack as it quickly froze the nearby water around him, trapping his legs inside an ice cube, pointing up from the sea.
Fukasaku: Watch out kid, get out of here now!!
Naruto: ?!
Shima: Naruto-San!!
Trying to get out of the frozen ice, Naruto clapped his hands together as he began to do some seals, but before he managed to complete them, the Dragon-Worm emerged from the sea behind him as it swung its tentacle-hair at him, stringing his arms up tight, restricting his movement.
Naruto: Ugh!!...
Fukasaku: Shit!!
Shima: Naruto!!!
As Naruto was struggling to break free, the Sun Dragon appeared before him as it opened up its mouth, readying itself to fire up an intensely hot fire attack.
Fukasaku: If you get hit by that, you'll be done for kid!! Get out, use Flying Thunder God, use your raw powers, use the Jubi, use anything!!!
Naruto: Arrrggghh!!!
Shima: Come one!!!
Using his pure willpower to break free, the ice slowly began to show crack-marks, but it was still not enough as his legs was stuck and his arms was strung up. The Sun Dragon opened up its mouth higher and wider as a massive ball of fire began to form in its mouth, just about to fire.
Fukasaku: Now or never!!
Naruto: Damn it, damn it all!!
Shima: Get out!!
Naruto: !!
As he was trying to get out, Naruto noticed the fireball heading straight for him as he realized there was no time to get out from there as he closed his eyes slowly, hoping for a miracle. The fireball was inches from hitting him, as the ice around him began to melt, and his Hokage Robe caught on fire. Was Naruto going to meet his end?
"Halt!!"
Naruto: ?!
Hearing the voice of the Sage, Naruto opened up his eyes again as he realized that the fireball was gone and he was still alive. Half of his cape had burnt up, but the flames had been put down. In front of him, the Sun and the Moon Dragons were still gravitating in the air, as the Sage himself appeared with his two elemental Dragons, dismounting from the smaller one.
Naruto: Kabuto, what are you??...
"That was close kid, too close..."
Naruto: You're... Old Man Sennin?!
"I managed to regain the control over my body, but I don't think it's for long."
Naruto: Ahahaha! Just in time, phew! I would have been toast if you haven't saved me there...
"We don't have much time, the will of this man is stronger than I thou-..."
Naruto: ??
SoSP (Static Voice): Stronger than you thought you said??
Naruto: Kabuto!!
SoSP (Static Voice): Why so surprised? *Smirk* I can't let him ruin my plan now, not at this stage... And I was so close deposing myself of you too!!
Naruto: ...
SoSP (Static Voice): Oh well, I still got you restrained, so I might as well finish you off while I can...
Naruto: Damn you, you coward, just wait until I get out of here!!
SoSP (Static Voice): Oh I'm afraid I can't wait that long... and neither can you!! Dai Rasenringu (Great Spiralling Fear Wheel)!!
In the Sage's hand, an oddly shaped ball had formed as it looked just like Naruto's Rasenshuriken... But it was dark at the core and had a white spiral around it.
Naruto: That's...!!
SoSP (Static Voice): Die!!!
The Sage reached his hand out as he was just about to smash the attack into Naruto's Stomach.
Naruto: *Smirk*
SoSP (Static Voice): What?!
*Bang!!*
Just as he was about to make impact, Naruto suddenly vanished as the attack was sent straight into the vaguely melted ice, causing a massive explosion, pulverizing everything withing its radius, even the Sage's body and all of the remaining Titans!
Naruto: *Pant, Pant, Pant* Just in time...
As the Sage was just about to make an impact with Naruto, the ice that had trapped his legs had melted to some extent due to the previous cut off fireball attack by the Sun Dragon, as Naruto got his legs free, jumped backwards, loosening the grip of the Dragon-Worm in the process, and slamming his hands together as he performed the Flying Thunder God with the tentacle-hair still curled loosely around his arms. Reappearing several hundred kilometers away from the blast radius, Naruto watched as the attack destroyed everything. The Sage's body quickly regenerated as Kabuto shouted out through him...
SoSP (Static Voice): Noooooooo!!!! Stupid Sage of Six Paths!!
Naruto: Kehehe, well I guess you just made my job easier now huh... At last, I'm able to fight man vs man with you...
SoSP (Static Voice): Don't be so sure about that...
Naruto: !!
Shima: It can't be?!!
Fukasaku: What in the world...
Suddenly, and out of nowhere, all of the nine Titans suddenly reappeared behind the Sage, alive and still intact as Kabuto began to laugh maniacally.
SoSP (Static Voice): Ahahah, guahahahaha!! This fight has only just begun!!! I thought I had already told you that, Naruto-Kun!!! Did you honestly think it would be that easy?!
Naruto: But... how??...
SoSP (Static Voice): Isn't it obvious?? This is the Sage's own dimensional transfer technique... Much like Itachi's Tsukuyomi, he controls this dimension at his own will, meaning that everything that happens here does not really... happen... All the Titans were killed you said?? I beg the different!
As if nothing of what had gone down previously had happened, all of the Titans suddenly stood before Naruto again.
Naruto: *Pant, pant* It can't be...
Shima: Now what?!
Fukasaku: You'll have to endure... You just have to kid!!
Naruto: I know... *Pant* I kno-... *Hark, hark!*
Shima: Naruto-San?!
Fukasaku: Are you alright??!
Falling to his knees in exhaustion, as well as losing his last bits of hope of beating the Sage's technique, Naruto began to breath heavily as the two toads began to worry about him.
SoSP (Static Voice): Oh?? What's the matter, Naruto-Kun?! Giving up already, running out of breath?!?! Kehehehehehe!!! *Smirk*
Naruto: I'm alright, I'm... *Pant*... Let's do this...
Shima: ...
Naruto: What Kabuto said... Does that mean we can summon him again??
Fukasaku: No, I'm afraid not... This is his dimension, so I guess those laws only apply to him, and even if you could, I don't think you'll be able to muster that much chakra again without taking too much damage... Just look at you now... Even with unlimited chakra, your body can only take so much.
Naruto: Damn you're right... Then what can we do?
Fukasaku: Endure!!
Leaping off towards the Sage, Naruto aimed to take the fight to him as the Titans launched themselves at him again. Maneuvering between the countless attacks, barely avoiding being hit several times, Naruto finally caught up to the Sage, whom still stood idle by on top of the great vast sea.
SoSP (Static Voice): Come then! Let me see your true might, Uzumaki Naruto-Kun!!
Clashing head on, countless blows were exchanged between them as the Titans gathered around, forming a circle. The three Titans of the Earth, circled around them on top of the sea, the three Titans of the Sea, circling around them under the sea, and the three Titans of the Sky, circled around them from above, all of them ready to attack at command.
Naruto: Ugh... uhah!
Unable to keep up with the Sage's speed, Naruto's attack got swept aside by a parry, as the Sage punch him straight in the stomach, before he followed up with a roundhouse kick, sending him flying sideways. As Naruto went through the air, one of his kunai fell out of his pocket as it landed on top of the surface, floating due to the seal-markings it had. As Naruto landed, he let out a deep groan, as he tried to get back up on his feet.
Shima: Watch out!!
Before Naruto managed to stand up, the Sage raced up to him and hit him dead on, as Shima and Fukasaku just barely avoided being hit themselves, and Naruto went flying yet again, as blood streamed from his face, as he landed with his face first on the sea.
Naruto: Ug-....
Trying to get up, Naruto noticed the Kunai floating in front of him as he crawled towards it, reaching out for it with his hand. As he was just about to get his hand on it, the Sage appeared in front of him, kicking him in the face, and sending him tumbling over at his back.
Naruto: U-...
SoSP (Static Voice): Begone!!
Jumping in with the kunai in hand, the Sage tempted to end the fight by piercing it through Naruto's chest. As he was still lingering in the air, Naruto quickly performed some seals as two Shadow Clones appeared beside him, grabbing a hold on to his arms and tossed him up in the air towards the Sage, with a Rasengan in hand.
Naruto: Take thi-s-.. Ugh...
Aiming to hit him dead on, the Sage dodged the Rasengan, as he struck the kunai into Naruto's left shoulder, sending him crashing towards the ground again.
SoSP (Static Voice): Had enough yet??
Naruto: I won't falter, I'll never let you win!!
SoSP (Static Voice): You should just give up already, there is no way you can win this!! Surrender now, and I might spare you, *Smirk*
Naruto: Hah, you're so funny I forgot to laugh, Futon; Rasengan!!
The Naruto in front of the Sage then disappeared, as one of the two other Naruto(s) came charging in at him, aiming to hit him from the rear. Naruto had formed a Wind Style Rasengan in hand as he launched himself at him.
SoSP (Static Voice): Heh... Rasenringu (Spiralling Fear Wheel)!!
Smashing together, the two attacks sent out massive shockwaves in all directions as the water beneath them shot up around them.
Naruto: I... WON'T... fail!!! Futon: Rasenshuriken!!
SoSP (Static Voice): It... CAN'T... be!?!
The Wind Style Rasengan then changed into a Rasenshuriken as Naruto smashed it through the Sage's attack, hitting him dead on as he sent him flying across the water. Just as he did, the nine Titans reacted, as they sent countless attacks towards him.
Naruto: *Pant* Shit...!!
Trying to catch his breath from the attack, Naruto had no time to rest as the Titans attacked him dead on.
Naruto: Ugh!!
Dodging the giant club of the Mountain Troll by mere seconds, Naruto tried to warp away from the intense battlefield, but had no time performing the necessary seals, as he got run over by the T-Rex, stomping him down into the sea, as he sunk down slowly towards the bottom.
Naruto: *Blub... blub...* Is this... the end...??...
Feeling an intense pain in his back, as if broken by the power of the T-Rex's stomp, Naruto felt stunned as his back began to quickly regenerate due to the Jubi's powers. His eyes went blurry as he closed them for a second, hearing the voice of the Jubi talking to him from inside. As he opened them up again, he found himself by the cage of the Jubi.
Jubi: What are you doing kid...
Naruto: What am I doing?!... What are you doing?! What the HECK do you mean?! WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE I SHOULD DO THEN?!!?! It's hopeless!!
Jubi: ...
Naruto: Speak out, or remain silent!!
Jubi: ... It seems like I was mistaken...
Naruto: Huh?!
Jubi: There is no way you can be the reincarnation of the Sage after all... You're just a weak child!!
Naruto: !!
Jubi: You must have had dumb luck sealing me, as it appears that you're talent-less.. Useless even!! What is it that you can do really?? You might as well release me from this seal, perhaps then we'll stand a fair chance!
Naruto: Shut the fu-..
Jubi: No, you shut up!! And start acting like a man!
Naruto: I...
Jubi: Time to use your real trump card... Use the knowledge the Sage thought you! Use his Secret Technique! Have you forgotten already??
Naruto: ?!
Not sure what the Jubi meant, Naruto had to think things through as he suddenly realized something.
Naruto: !! You mean...?!
Going through his memory, Naruto remembered back to when Kabuto first summoned the Sage.
*Flashback Begins*
'"The Edo Tensei... Hmm... You really must be my reincarnation of sorts, as you have the Jubi sealed within you... And the Bijou Mode as well..."
Naruto: Yeah, but no time to explain! I need to know certain things while you're still in control... And I need time to reload my sealing techniques... If you really are the Sage of Six Paths-...
"What are your intention in this world kid... in this life?? What do you want to achieve..."
Naruto: What??
"Tell me your resolve... It seems like the Curse of Hatred still exists in this world... The never-ending curse must be lifted... The unfulfilled task that I left behind, created by my very own hands and foolish idea. It must be stopped for true, ever-lasting peace to ever happen..."
Naruto: So you know the key to create peace??!
"No... You will have to break the curse..."
Naruto: But how??
"Look deep into your heart to find the answer you seek... If you truly are my successor, you'll find the key to peace eventually..."
Naruto: I...
"I can't give you the key, but I'll teach you something to guide you in your quest."
Walking even closer up to Naruto, the Sage reached out his right arm as he placed his hand on Naruto's forehead.
Naruto: ?!... What just happened??'
*Flashback Ends*
Naruto: I see... *Smirk*
Jubi: Then what are you waiting for...
As he said, Naruto then ventured back to reality as he opened up his eyes again, still sinking down into the sea, with the three Titans of the Sea circling around him. Thinking back to what the Sage taught him, Naruto began to perform some seal.
*Flashback Begins*
Naruto: What the-...
"I've bought us some time, but not for long..."
Looking around, Naruto suddenly found himself in a completely white room, as everything were white around him.
Naruto: What did you... just do...??
"When I placed my hand on your forehead, I transferred our minds into this timeless space... It was the only way I could teach you my knowledge without that other guy interfering... but like I said, I won't be able to keep this for long, and once it ends, we'll be back in the same room, at the very moment I touched your head."
Naruto: Hmm...
"How much has the Jubi told you son??... How long have you had these powers... my powers... the powers I obtained once I sealed the Jubi inside myself... the powers I created before my death??"
Naruto: I... Where do I begin?? You probably have no idea what's even going on in the first place... Long story short, time has moved forward over the past 100 years... Since the time when the first Shinobi villages were created..."
"Civilization... So it took many years after my death before peace finally happened then I suppose... at least for a short while??"
Naruto: Yeah... Since the Shinobi villages and the Shinobi system were created, we've had four great Shinobi wars... three wars fighting against each other, and the last one united against a greater evil... The village system started with several clans joining together and selecting a leader to lead the village... the kage... and since that time... well too much to go into details have happened...
"Kage??"
Naruto: I'm currently the 6th Hokage of Konoha, the village where I'm from...
"I see... And Samurai clans?? Do they still exists??"
Naruto: Samurai clans?? Now that you mention it... I'm from Konohagakure, the hidden village of the Land of Fire, but there's also the Land of Iron, where the last Samurai still exist...
"Land of Iron?!"
Naruto: What, does it sound familiar??
"The three wolves mountains... They still exist after all these years??"
Naruto: The Samurai has been neutral during all the Shinobi wars, except for the last one, so it might be possible that they have remained the same way since ancient times... Their leader could probably say something about that, but I'm afraid Mifune was one of many casualties during this ongoing war...
"Hmm..."
Naruto: The Nine Tailed Beasts were merged together during this war and the Jubi was leashed upon us... I saw no other option than to seal it inside myself to stop its menace, before it was too late... I was previously the host of the Kyubi...
"The Jubi... is it cooperating with you??"
Naruto: I... I'm not sure yet... He's at least temporarily... But the nine beasts still co-exist within him, and Kurama is-...
"Kurama... So you know their names then... You really must have bounded with him as his host I take it... It's not like the tailed beasts to give up their name..."
Naruto: Kehehe, I suppose... But yeah, as you might figure, I haven't had much time to adapt to these new abilities and powers I've just obtained... And I just sealed the Jubi inside myself not long ago... We've managed to have a short conversation about his origins, your background story, and a few other things...
"Then it's not really necessary for me to tell you too much about my life... What I can do though is to give you some guidance... If you're goi-..."
Jubi: About freaking time, this was starting to get boring old man!!
"You're still as menacing as ever I see..."
Jubi: You have no idea how much I want to kick your ass!! Your very presence devours my existence... If It hadn't been for you, I woul-...
Kurama: Oh shut your ass you wuss!
Gyūki: He's right ya know, you're just a grumpy old ass!
"Hehe, my oh my, they do still exist I see..."
Naruto: Hey don't push me out guys!!
"The future holds much promise for you, Uzumaki Naruto, if you can learn to master those powers and break the curse..."
Naruto: ...
"Let's move on..."
Naruto: Hmm...
"First of all... Summoning me, means that this guy is serious... You mentioned that you needed dna of the one you were summoning as well as a sacrifice??"
Naruto: Yeah... how did you know that you needed DNA?? I didn't-...
"I can sense it... furthermore, how my DNA still exist in this world is beyond me... However, I did fear my sons would break out in a war, and that they could go as far as trying to summon me to battle... that's why I used my final powers to put a restraining seal on my soul after I divided the Jubi... Which means I'm not summoned to full power, but I'm still able to use all my techniques... Which again means trouble..."
Naruto: ...
"He's probably going to make me use that technique... and if he does, the only thing capable fighting that technique, is the Giant Toad of Mt. Myo... and-..."
Naruto: Giant Toad of Mt. Myo??
"Yeah... It was his DNA that I used to make my first summon... the very first summoning of this world..."
Naruto: ?! The Great Toad Sage??
"Yes... So you know... I also transferred a lot of my knowledge to him, and since I created him with my Ying and Yang chakra, he's immortal... or at least he should be... I take it that he still lives to this date??"
Naruto: Yeah he does actually...
"Hmm... So anyways, you'll have to summon the Giant Toad of Mt. Myo to be able to fight my Titans..."
Naruto: Your Titans??
"You'll see soon enough... If you take a deep breath, you should already realize that I've transferred my knowledge on how to summon him..."
Naruto: ?! How did you...
"This is my dimension after all, it's done telepathically through your subconscious... However... If that should fail, there is but one thing left that you can do..."
Naruto: ??
"And that is first to use the..."
*Flashback Ends*
SoSP (Static Voice, In Thoughts): Is he...
Having regenerated from the previous blast, the Sage was flying on top of his dragons, high in the air and watching from afar, as the Moon and the Sun dragons circled around the spot where Naruto got stomped down into the sea. Suddenly, the waves around that spot began to get bigger and more fiercely as a violent whirlpool began to form, and a massive chakra shot out from it. The whirlpool went deeper and deeper as it eventually revealed Naruto, not standing, but gravitating in the air. His Bijou Mode had taken a new form, more massive and powerful than the Jubi's completed version, as Shima and Fukasaku had two black chakra swords each in their hands.
Naruto: Kabuto!!
SoSP (Static Voice): ...
Naruto: A little earlier, you said that the battle had only just begun... For once, I agree!!
* Next time, Naruto's new powers tested to their limits? Find out in Chapter 20, titled; Sennin-Bijou Mode, and the God of War!: *
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Fun Facts & Author's Note:
1: In case you guys missed it in my Status bar (which I've mentioned earlier, to keep a look at for new updates), I've set a goal at releasing a chapter a week until this series is done, starting last week, and continuing this week. I want to release something new every Tuesday, and the reason for that is because that will be like a "warm-up" for the week's Naruto manga release on Wednesday. However, this week I had to delay it one day due to limited time yesterday, as well as the fact that I wanted to find out which place I got in this month's FF contest first. And like I mentioned in the introduction to this chapter, I won the La Decima (the 10th win) this month! =)
2: Something that occurred to me while writing this chapters, that may have made you guys wonder. I've stated several times through the two last chapters, that there are nine Titans... If you've been paying attention, you might have realized that it's actually ten (the Troll, The Elephant-rhino, the T-Rex, the Octopus, the Killer-Whale, the Sea Dragon-Worm, the Moon Dragon, the Sun Dragon, the Six Headed Elemental Dragon and the Six Elements Dragon), and the reason to why they say nine and not ten in the chapters, is because the two elemental dragons are actually one being, but split in two. Like a shadow clone you could say or how the nine tailed beasts co-exist within the Jubi in my FF, where the Six Elements Dragon is a smaller version of the Six Headed Elemental Dragon.
3: As I've been writing the last two chapters, I've become more and more eager to write the FF about the Sage of Six Paths, that I've been planing ever since I got the idea back in Chapter 7 of the sequel (the FF I'm going to do once I'm done with this series). That's also one of the reason to why I'm trying to show as little about his story and such as I can, because I will be basing that FF a lot on his life.
4: That's all I have for now, I do hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and that you're looking forward to the next one as much as I am, haha =p My next release will be next Tuesday, stay tuned until then. And don't forget to comment with your views, thumbs up if you liked this one, and as always people, have an awesome day!! ;D
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The Legendary Sage of Konoha;
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The Legendary Sage of Konoha Returns;
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The Legendary Sage of Konoha Returns, Chapter 19;
The Sage of Six Paths' secret technique:
Naruto: Ugh!
Fukasaku: Watch out!!
Naruto: Arrgh!
Shima: Naruto!!
As the Giant Toad of Mt. Myo was defeated, Naruto's final and only trump card was gone, and without any technique left in his arsenal to match the Titans' strength, size or power, all he could do was to buy for time... time that did not exist in this dimension, as he got tossed around between them and was very near on several occasion to get hit by a deadly attack. He was breathing heavily as blood dripped down his arm.
Naruto: *Pant, pant* I'm oka-... SHIT?!?!
Sprinting on top of the vast sea as fast as he could, Naruto had an attack right up his ass as the Dragon-Worm had fired off another beam after him.
Fukasaku: You have to dodge it!!
Naruto: I'm tryyyyyyying!!!!
The Sage watched from afar, on top of his two dragons, as he saw Naruto running back and forth with the gigantic Dragon-Worm right on his tail. Reaching his hand up in the air, the Sage signaled the Sun and the Moon Dragons to attack, as they deployed from two of the heads of the very large six headed elemental dragon.
Shima: Get out of its reach now!! More incoming foes on your left!!
Naruto: What?!! Damn it, ahhhhh!!
Just as he was about to get hit, Naruto dodged down in the sea as the Dragon-Worm quickly caught up with him.
Naruto (In Thoughts): !! Not good!!!
Turning around to face the creature, Naruto quickly got up his guard as he grabbed on to one of the creature's teeth. As he was pushed further and further through the water, Naruto had few options available as both his arms were stuck holding back the Dragon-Worm. He could not let go to perform some hand-seals, and neither could he just keep being pushed backwards.
Naruto (In Thoughts): This is not good at all!!
Trying to come up with a plan, Naruto then noticed that the creature was pushing him right towards the wall of a great underwater cliff. As he realized, he knew he would have to get out of there as soon as possible.
Naruto: *Blub! Blub!* Bwuaaaahah... *blub!*
Letting out a deep scream, Naruto used his remaining powers as he pulled the creature towards and passed himself, sending it with the head first into the wall.
Jubi: Get out of the water now!!
Speeding towards the surface, Naruto shot up from the sea as he landed on top of it, gasping for air.
Naruto: *Pant, hark, pant* !!
As he landed, and before he was able to react, the Moon Dragon had suddenly attacked him with its ice attack as it quickly froze the nearby water around him, trapping his legs inside an ice cube, pointing up from the sea.
Fukasaku: Watch out kid, get out of here now!!
Naruto: ?!
Shima: Naruto-San!!
Trying to get out of the frozen ice, Naruto clapped his hands together as he began to do some seals, but before he managed to complete them, the Dragon-Worm emerged from the sea behind him as it swung its tentacle-hair at him, stringing his arms up tight, restricting his movement.
Naruto: Ugh!!...
Fukasaku: Shit!!
Shima: Naruto!!!
As Naruto was struggling to break free, the Sun Dragon appeared before him as it opened up its mouth, readying itself to fire up an intensely hot fire attack.
Fukasaku: If you get hit by that, you'll be done for kid!! Get out, use Flying Thunder God, use your raw powers, use the Jubi, use anything!!!
Naruto: Arrrggghh!!!
Shima: Come one!!!
Using his pure willpower to break free, the ice slowly began to show crack-marks, but it was still not enough as his legs was stuck and his arms was strung up. The Sun Dragon opened up its mouth higher and wider as a massive ball of fire began to form in its mouth, just about to fire.
Fukasaku: Now or never!!
Naruto: Damn it, damn it all!!
Shima: Get out!!
Naruto: !!
As he was trying to get out, Naruto noticed the fireball heading straight for him as he realized there was no time to get out from there as he closed his eyes slowly, hoping for a miracle. The fireball was inches from hitting him, as the ice around him began to melt, and his Hokage Robe caught on fire. Was Naruto going to meet his end?
"Halt!!"
Naruto: ?!
Hearing the voice of the Sage, Naruto opened up his eyes again as he realized that the fireball was gone and he was still alive. Half of his cape had burnt up, but the flames had been put down. In front of him, the Sun and the Moon Dragons were still gravitating in the air, as the Sage himself appeared with his two elemental Dragons, dismounting from the smaller one.
Naruto: Kabuto, what are you??...
"That was close kid, too close..."
Naruto: You're... Old Man Sennin?!
"I managed to regain the control over my body, but I don't think it's for long."
Naruto: Ahahaha! Just in time, phew! I would have been toast if you haven't saved me there...
"We don't have much time, the will of this man is stronger than I thou-..."
Naruto: ??
SoSP (Static Voice): Stronger than you thought you said??
Naruto: Kabuto!!
SoSP (Static Voice): Why so surprised? *Smirk* I can't let him ruin my plan now, not at this stage... And I was so close deposing myself of you too!!
Naruto: ...
SoSP (Static Voice): Oh well, I still got you restrained, so I might as well finish you off while I can...
Naruto: Damn you, you coward, just wait until I get out of here!!
SoSP (Static Voice): Oh I'm afraid I can't wait that long... and neither can you!! Dai Rasenringu (Great Spiralling Fear Wheel)!!
In the Sage's hand, an oddly shaped ball had formed as it looked just like Naruto's Rasenshuriken... But it was dark at the core and had a white spiral around it.
Naruto: That's...!!
SoSP (Static Voice): Die!!!
The Sage reached his hand out as he was just about to smash the attack into Naruto's Stomach.
Naruto: *Smirk*
SoSP (Static Voice): What?!
*Bang!!*
Just as he was about to make impact, Naruto suddenly vanished as the attack was sent straight into the vaguely melted ice, causing a massive explosion, pulverizing everything withing its radius, even the Sage's body and all of the remaining Titans!
Naruto: *Pant, Pant, Pant* Just in time...
As the Sage was just about to make an impact with Naruto, the ice that had trapped his legs had melted to some extent due to the previous cut off fireball attack by the Sun Dragon, as Naruto got his legs free, jumped backwards, loosening the grip of the Dragon-Worm in the process, and slamming his hands together as he performed the Flying Thunder God with the tentacle-hair still curled loosely around his arms. Reappearing several hundred kilometers away from the blast radius, Naruto watched as the attack destroyed everything. The Sage's body quickly regenerated as Kabuto shouted out through him...
SoSP (Static Voice): Noooooooo!!!! Stupid Sage of Six Paths!!
Naruto: Kehehe, well I guess you just made my job easier now huh... At last, I'm able to fight man vs man with you...
SoSP (Static Voice): Don't be so sure about that...
Naruto: !!
Shima: It can't be?!!
Fukasaku: What in the world...
Suddenly, and out of nowhere, all of the nine Titans suddenly reappeared behind the Sage, alive and still intact as Kabuto began to laugh maniacally.
SoSP (Static Voice): Ahahah, guahahahaha!! This fight has only just begun!!! I thought I had already told you that, Naruto-Kun!!! Did you honestly think it would be that easy?!
Naruto: But... how??...
SoSP (Static Voice): Isn't it obvious?? This is the Sage's own dimensional transfer technique... Much like Itachi's Tsukuyomi, he controls this dimension at his own will, meaning that everything that happens here does not really... happen... All the Titans were killed you said?? I beg the different!
As if nothing of what had gone down previously had happened, all of the Titans suddenly stood before Naruto again.
Naruto: *Pant, pant* It can't be...
Shima: Now what?!
Fukasaku: You'll have to endure... You just have to kid!!
Naruto: I know... *Pant* I kno-... *Hark, hark!*
Shima: Naruto-San?!
Fukasaku: Are you alright??!
Falling to his knees in exhaustion, as well as losing his last bits of hope of beating the Sage's technique, Naruto began to breath heavily as the two toads began to worry about him.
SoSP (Static Voice): Oh?? What's the matter, Naruto-Kun?! Giving up already, running out of breath?!?! Kehehehehehe!!! *Smirk*
Naruto: I'm alright, I'm... *Pant*... Let's do this...
Shima: ...
Naruto: What Kabuto said... Does that mean we can summon him again??
Fukasaku: No, I'm afraid not... This is his dimension, so I guess those laws only apply to him, and even if you could, I don't think you'll be able to muster that much chakra again without taking too much damage... Just look at you now... Even with unlimited chakra, your body can only take so much.
Naruto: Damn you're right... Then what can we do?
Fukasaku: Endure!!
Leaping off towards the Sage, Naruto aimed to take the fight to him as the Titans launched themselves at him again. Maneuvering between the countless attacks, barely avoiding being hit several times, Naruto finally caught up to the Sage, whom still stood idle by on top of the great vast sea.
SoSP (Static Voice): Come then! Let me see your true might, Uzumaki Naruto-Kun!!
Clashing head on, countless blows were exchanged between them as the Titans gathered around, forming a circle. The three Titans of the Earth, circled around them on top of the sea, the three Titans of the Sea, circling around them under the sea, and the three Titans of the Sky, circled around them from above, all of them ready to attack at command.
Naruto: Ugh... uhah!
Unable to keep up with the Sage's speed, Naruto's attack got swept aside by a parry, as the Sage punch him straight in the stomach, before he followed up with a roundhouse kick, sending him flying sideways. As Naruto went through the air, one of his kunai fell out of his pocket as it landed on top of the surface, floating due to the seal-markings it had. As Naruto landed, he let out a deep groan, as he tried to get back up on his feet.
Shima: Watch out!!
Before Naruto managed to stand up, the Sage raced up to him and hit him dead on, as Shima and Fukasaku just barely avoided being hit themselves, and Naruto went flying yet again, as blood streamed from his face, as he landed with his face first on the sea.
Naruto: Ug-....
Trying to get up, Naruto noticed the Kunai floating in front of him as he crawled towards it, reaching out for it with his hand. As he was just about to get his hand on it, the Sage appeared in front of him, kicking him in the face, and sending him tumbling over at his back.
Naruto: U-...
SoSP (Static Voice): Begone!!
Jumping in with the kunai in hand, the Sage tempted to end the fight by piercing it through Naruto's chest. As he was still lingering in the air, Naruto quickly performed some seals as two Shadow Clones appeared beside him, grabbing a hold on to his arms and tossed him up in the air towards the Sage, with a Rasengan in hand.
Naruto: Take thi-s-.. Ugh...
Aiming to hit him dead on, the Sage dodged the Rasengan, as he struck the kunai into Naruto's left shoulder, sending him crashing towards the ground again.
SoSP (Static Voice): Had enough yet??
Naruto: I won't falter, I'll never let you win!!
SoSP (Static Voice): You should just give up already, there is no way you can win this!! Surrender now, and I might spare you, *Smirk*
Naruto: Hah, you're so funny I forgot to laugh, Futon; Rasengan!!
The Naruto in front of the Sage then disappeared, as one of the two other Naruto(s) came charging in at him, aiming to hit him from the rear. Naruto had formed a Wind Style Rasengan in hand as he launched himself at him.
SoSP (Static Voice): Heh... Rasenringu (Spiralling Fear Wheel)!!
Smashing together, the two attacks sent out massive shockwaves in all directions as the water beneath them shot up around them.
Naruto: I... WON'T... fail!!! Futon: Rasenshuriken!!
SoSP (Static Voice): It... CAN'T... be!?!
The Wind Style Rasengan then changed into a Rasenshuriken as Naruto smashed it through the Sage's attack, hitting him dead on as he sent him flying across the water. Just as he did, the nine Titans reacted, as they sent countless attacks towards him.
Naruto: *Pant* Shit...!!
Trying to catch his breath from the attack, Naruto had no time to rest as the Titans attacked him dead on.
Naruto: Ugh!!
Dodging the giant club of the Mountain Troll by mere seconds, Naruto tried to warp away from the intense battlefield, but had no time performing the necessary seals, as he got run over by the T-Rex, stomping him down into the sea, as he sunk down slowly towards the bottom.
Naruto: *Blub... blub...* Is this... the end...??...
Feeling an intense pain in his back, as if broken by the power of the T-Rex's stomp, Naruto felt stunned as his back began to quickly regenerate due to the Jubi's powers. His eyes went blurry as he closed them for a second, hearing the voice of the Jubi talking to him from inside. As he opened them up again, he found himself by the cage of the Jubi.
Jubi: What are you doing kid...
Naruto: What am I doing?!... What are you doing?! What the HECK do you mean?! WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE I SHOULD DO THEN?!!?! It's hopeless!!
Jubi: ...
Naruto: Speak out, or remain silent!!
Jubi: ... It seems like I was mistaken...
Naruto: Huh?!
Jubi: There is no way you can be the reincarnation of the Sage after all... You're just a weak child!!
Naruto: !!
Jubi: You must have had dumb luck sealing me, as it appears that you're talent-less.. Useless even!! What is it that you can do really?? You might as well release me from this seal, perhaps then we'll stand a fair chance!
Naruto: Shut the fu-..
Jubi: No, you shut up!! And start acting like a man!
Naruto: I...
Jubi: Time to use your real trump card... Use the knowledge the Sage thought you! Use his Secret Technique! Have you forgotten already??
Naruto: ?!
Not sure what the Jubi meant, Naruto had to think things through as he suddenly realized something.
Naruto: !! You mean...?!
Going through his memory, Naruto remembered back to when Kabuto first summoned the Sage.
*Flashback Begins*
'"The Edo Tensei... Hmm... You really must be my reincarnation of sorts, as you have the Jubi sealed within you... And the Bijou Mode as well..."
Naruto: Yeah, but no time to explain! I need to know certain things while you're still in control... And I need time to reload my sealing techniques... If you really are the Sage of Six Paths-...
"What are your intention in this world kid... in this life?? What do you want to achieve..."
Naruto: What??
"Tell me your resolve... It seems like the Curse of Hatred still exists in this world... The never-ending curse must be lifted... The unfulfilled task that I left behind, created by my very own hands and foolish idea. It must be stopped for true, ever-lasting peace to ever happen..."
Naruto: So you know the key to create peace??!
"No... You will have to break the curse..."
Naruto: But how??
"Look deep into your heart to find the answer you seek... If you truly are my successor, you'll find the key to peace eventually..."
Naruto: I...
"I can't give you the key, but I'll teach you something to guide you in your quest."
Walking even closer up to Naruto, the Sage reached out his right arm as he placed his hand on Naruto's forehead.
Naruto: ?!... What just happened??'
*Flashback Ends*
Naruto: I see... *Smirk*
Jubi: Then what are you waiting for...
As he said, Naruto then ventured back to reality as he opened up his eyes again, still sinking down into the sea, with the three Titans of the Sea circling around him. Thinking back to what the Sage taught him, Naruto began to perform some seal.
*Flashback Begins*
Naruto: What the-...
"I've bought us some time, but not for long..."
Looking around, Naruto suddenly found himself in a completely white room, as everything were white around him.
Naruto: What did you... just do...??
"When I placed my hand on your forehead, I transferred our minds into this timeless space... It was the only way I could teach you my knowledge without that other guy interfering... but like I said, I won't be able to keep this for long, and once it ends, we'll be back in the same room, at the very moment I touched your head."
Naruto: Hmm...
"How much has the Jubi told you son??... How long have you had these powers... my powers... the powers I obtained once I sealed the Jubi inside myself... the powers I created before my death??"
Naruto: I... Where do I begin?? You probably have no idea what's even going on in the first place... Long story short, time has moved forward over the past 100 years... Since the time when the first Shinobi villages were created..."
"Civilization... So it took many years after my death before peace finally happened then I suppose... at least for a short while??"
Naruto: Yeah... Since the Shinobi villages and the Shinobi system were created, we've had four great Shinobi wars... three wars fighting against each other, and the last one united against a greater evil... The village system started with several clans joining together and selecting a leader to lead the village... the kage... and since that time... well too much to go into details have happened...
"Kage??"
Naruto: I'm currently the 6th Hokage of Konoha, the village where I'm from...
"I see... And Samurai clans?? Do they still exists??"
Naruto: Samurai clans?? Now that you mention it... I'm from Konohagakure, the hidden village of the Land of Fire, but there's also the Land of Iron, where the last Samurai still exist...
"Land of Iron?!"
Naruto: What, does it sound familiar??
"The three wolves mountains... They still exist after all these years??"
Naruto: The Samurai has been neutral during all the Shinobi wars, except for the last one, so it might be possible that they have remained the same way since ancient times... Their leader could probably say something about that, but I'm afraid Mifune was one of many casualties during this ongoing war...
"Hmm..."
Naruto: The Nine Tailed Beasts were merged together during this war and the Jubi was leashed upon us... I saw no other option than to seal it inside myself to stop its menace, before it was too late... I was previously the host of the Kyubi...
"The Jubi... is it cooperating with you??"
Naruto: I... I'm not sure yet... He's at least temporarily... But the nine beasts still co-exist within him, and Kurama is-...
"Kurama... So you know their names then... You really must have bounded with him as his host I take it... It's not like the tailed beasts to give up their name..."
Naruto: Kehehe, I suppose... But yeah, as you might figure, I haven't had much time to adapt to these new abilities and powers I've just obtained... And I just sealed the Jubi inside myself not long ago... We've managed to have a short conversation about his origins, your background story, and a few other things...
"Then it's not really necessary for me to tell you too much about my life... What I can do though is to give you some guidance... If you're goi-..."
Jubi: About freaking time, this was starting to get boring old man!!
"You're still as menacing as ever I see..."
Jubi: You have no idea how much I want to kick your ass!! Your very presence devours my existence... If It hadn't been for you, I woul-...
Kurama: Oh shut your ass you wuss!
Gyūki: He's right ya know, you're just a grumpy old ass!
"Hehe, my oh my, they do still exist I see..."
Naruto: Hey don't push me out guys!!
"The future holds much promise for you, Uzumaki Naruto, if you can learn to master those powers and break the curse..."
Naruto: ...
"Let's move on..."
Naruto: Hmm...
"First of all... Summoning me, means that this guy is serious... You mentioned that you needed dna of the one you were summoning as well as a sacrifice??"
Naruto: Yeah... how did you know that you needed DNA?? I didn't-...
"I can sense it... furthermore, how my DNA still exist in this world is beyond me... However, I did fear my sons would break out in a war, and that they could go as far as trying to summon me to battle... that's why I used my final powers to put a restraining seal on my soul after I divided the Jubi... Which means I'm not summoned to full power, but I'm still able to use all my techniques... Which again means trouble..."
Naruto: ...
"He's probably going to make me use that technique... and if he does, the only thing capable fighting that technique, is the Giant Toad of Mt. Myo... and-..."
Naruto: Giant Toad of Mt. Myo??
"Yeah... It was his DNA that I used to make my first summon... the very first summoning of this world..."
Naruto: ?! The Great Toad Sage??
"Yes... So you know... I also transferred a lot of my knowledge to him, and since I created him with my Ying and Yang chakra, he's immortal... or at least he should be... I take it that he still lives to this date??"
Naruto: Yeah he does actually...
"Hmm... So anyways, you'll have to summon the Giant Toad of Mt. Myo to be able to fight my Titans..."
Naruto: Your Titans??
"You'll see soon enough... If you take a deep breath, you should already realize that I've transferred my knowledge on how to summon him..."
Naruto: ?! How did you...
"This is my dimension after all, it's done telepathically through your subconscious... However... If that should fail, there is but one thing left that you can do..."
Naruto: ??
"And that is first to use the..."
*Flashback Ends*
SoSP (Static Voice, In Thoughts): Is he...
Having regenerated from the previous blast, the Sage was flying on top of his dragons, high in the air and watching from afar, as the Moon and the Sun dragons circled around the spot where Naruto got stomped down into the sea. Suddenly, the waves around that spot began to get bigger and more fiercely as a violent whirlpool began to form, and a massive chakra shot out from it. The whirlpool went deeper and deeper as it eventually revealed Naruto, not standing, but gravitating in the air. His Bijou Mode had taken a new form, more massive and powerful than the Jubi's completed version, as Shima and Fukasaku had two black chakra swords each in their hands.
Naruto: Kabuto!!
SoSP (Static Voice): ...
Naruto: A little earlier, you said that the battle had only just begun... For once, I agree!!
*The Bijou Mode's next Stage appears!!*
~ End Chapter 19
* Next time, Naruto's new powers tested to their limits? Find out in Chapter 20, titled; Sennin-Bijou Mode, and the God of War!: *
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Fun Facts & Author's Note:
1: In case you guys missed it in my Status bar (which I've mentioned earlier, to keep a look at for new updates), I've set a goal at releasing a chapter a week until this series is done, starting last week, and continuing this week. I want to release something new every Tuesday, and the reason for that is because that will be like a "warm-up" for the week's Naruto manga release on Wednesday. However, this week I had to delay it one day due to limited time yesterday, as well as the fact that I wanted to find out which place I got in this month's FF contest first. And like I mentioned in the introduction to this chapter, I won the La Decima (the 10th win) this month! =)
2: Something that occurred to me while writing this chapters, that may have made you guys wonder. I've stated several times through the two last chapters, that there are nine Titans... If you've been paying attention, you might have realized that it's actually ten (the Troll, The Elephant-rhino, the T-Rex, the Octopus, the Killer-Whale, the Sea Dragon-Worm, the Moon Dragon, the Sun Dragon, the Six Headed Elemental Dragon and the Six Elements Dragon), and the reason to why they say nine and not ten in the chapters, is because the two elemental dragons are actually one being, but split in two. Like a shadow clone you could say or how the nine tailed beasts co-exist within the Jubi in my FF, where the Six Elements Dragon is a smaller version of the Six Headed Elemental Dragon.
3: As I've been writing the last two chapters, I've become more and more eager to write the FF about the Sage of Six Paths, that I've been planing ever since I got the idea back in Chapter 7 of the sequel (the FF I'm going to do once I'm done with this series). That's also one of the reason to why I'm trying to show as little about his story and such as I can, because I will be basing that FF a lot on his life.
4: That's all I have for now, I do hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and that you're looking forward to the next one as much as I am, haha =p My next release will be next Tuesday, stay tuned until then. And don't forget to comment with your views, thumbs up if you liked this one, and as always people, have an awesome day!! ;D
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