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Chapter 2: Flight of a Demon
The shuriken transformed into clones, which held Naruto, Kiba and Akamaru captive. The rest of the clones dashed towards the huddled group and exploded with a deafening crash. Rouzuke was weaving seals as this happened. Neji hoped that the rest were still fine, though a chill ran through his spine. Rouzuke ended his seal.
“Swift Release: Hellbringer!” In a blink of an eye, Rouzuke plummeted headfirst towards Neji. Neji’s attack collided with the opponent’s and was sent crashing back to the ground. Rubble flew in all directions. Neji was still alive, barely.
“Naruto! Kiba! Are you okay?” Neji yelled amidst the piles of rubble and dust, while frantically trying to regain his composure.
“Neji, we’re fine! Naruto used his Sage Mode to fend off the clones!” Kiba replied. “Don’t mind us! Look for the bastard!”
Neji was filled with relief as he saw their chakra. He re-activated his Byakugan in search of their enemy. After scanning the area, he eventually saw a silhouette with the weird chakra signature on the left arm. Without haste, he dashed towards the figure. “I found him! He’s near you guys! Go!”
“Got it! Let’s go, Akamaru! Human Beast Combination Transformation: Double-Headed Wolf! Fang Wolf Fang!”
“OORRAAAA!!! TAKE THIS! BIG BALL SPIRALLING SPHERE!”
“Eight Trigrams: One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Palms!”
The figure was struck with the three different techniques, resulting to another disturbing explosion. Rocks and dust flew everywhere, obscuring their visions still.
“Did we get him?” Naruto asked.
“I can still see his signature,” Neji replied with anxiety. “This is ridiculous. We might need back-up from the others.”
“No need! Akamaru! Dynamic Marking!” Kiba cut through the conversation. “Now we won’t miss with our Fang Over Fang!”
“I DID NOT COME HERE TO FIGHT, YOU DIMWITS!” a booming voice declared. “I’M A WEAPONSMITH WHO JUST WANTS TO CREATE THE NEXT MASTERPIECE! IF YOU DENY ME OF THAT WISH, THEN I HAVE NO CHOICE!”
The three shinobi froze in their tracks. They tried to locate the source of the voice, but it seemed to come from every place.
“Steel Release: Metal Branding!” Instantly the dust and smoke disappeared, only to reveal Rouzuke twirling over his head a bronze staff that seemed to glow with live embers on both ends and the rest of the body gleamed. Rouzuke added, “I regret doing this, but for the sake of my dream, I will do everything even if I have to kill you all!”
He started to dash towards Neji’s group, still twirling the staff, and thrust the staff at Neji himself. The group scattered just in time and Naruto retaliated by using Frog Fu against the opponent, only to be blocked and countered by the staff.
“WAAAHHH! HOT! HOT!” Naruto exclaimed in pain as the glowing ends of the bronze staff hit his fists. “Why you!”
He jumped back, made two clones and started to make his signature technique. Quickly, he threw it towards Rouzuke. “Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken!”
The technique seemed to hit its mark, yet Rouzuke avoided the attack with his Swift Release: Shadowless Flight. The Spiralling Shuriken expanded then exploded. But nothing was hit and Naruto instantly powered down from his Sage Mode.
“Damn it. He’s too fast. Even in Sage Mode, I can’t match his speed and strength,” Naruto said with exasperation. “Neji! Kiba! Back me up! I’ll need you to buy me some time to go Sage Mode again!”
“Gotcha, Naruto! We’ll try!” Kiba replied, though his tone voiced his uncertainty. “Let’s do it, Neji!” Neji nodded and they tried to attack the enemy again.
“You guys can’t win with my Swift Release. Give it up,” Rouzuke saw their determination flaming in their eyes. “It seems that words won’t sway you Konoha shinobi. I don’t want to waste any more time and chakra with this useless charade. I will end this in one blow.”
The bronze staff disappeared, and Rouzuke started to weave signs again. “Prepare yourselves!”
Neji and Kiba separated ways, as to confuse their foe. Rouzuke saw through the plan and yelled, “It’s useless to resist!”
He finished his seal weaving just as the two swooped in to attack him from opposite directions. He wasn’t worried. He smiled a devil’s smirk as he prepared to unleash his next technique.
“Swift Release: Flicker of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Demons!” A black smoke appeared to engulf him whole, with a rotating six-pointed seal gleaming underneath. The black sphere expanded and swallowed Neji, Kiba and Akamaru inside. The sphere continued to expand towards Naruto’s position.
“Shit! Shit! Shit! I can feel his chakra going for me!” Naruto still needed time for his Sage Mode transformation, until he heard a sound of chirping of a thousand birds.
“LIGHTNING BLADE!”
There was a streak of blue lightning followed by a deafening blast, and the sphere appeared to have a gaping hole from which black chakra seemed to flow out of. Naruto opened his eyes despite not completing his Sage Mode transformation.
“K-Kakashi-sensei?!” Naruto exclaimed as he recognized the familiar Lightning Release technique.
“Yo, Naruto,” Kakashi replied with a smile at Naruto’s general direction. But his glare returned as he gazed back at the black sphere. “The village heard so many explosions earlier, and Lady Tsunade wanted me to investigate the commotion. It seems that I arrived on time.”
“Kakashi-sensei, Neji, KIba and Akamaru are inside that thing!” Naruto explained. “Can you use your Mangekyo Sharingan technique on it?”
“If I used Kamui on that sphere, I might include them as well,” Kakashi said slowly. He gestured to the hole. “But the hole looks like an entrance. Shall we go in?”
Naruto agreed and went inside with Kakashi. It was dark, yet there were lines of gleaming red and blue chakra that illuminated the place. The surroundings felt cold and vile. As they stepped inside, the hole vanished. It made Naruto panic more.
“Naruto, calm yourself,” Kakashi began. “You’ll need to compose yourself in this place. For all we know, this might be a genjutsu.”
“Who would’ve thought that a smith can be so powerful,” Naruto thought out loud. “And I thought he was just a gruff old man. I feel queasy and my abs hurt.”
“Well, well, well,” a voice inside the dome echoed. “It can’t get any worse than this. Even the son of the White Fang of the Leaf, Kakashi of the Sharingan, got dragged into this meaningless conflict. It seems that life is not so important for Leaf ninja, huh?”
Suddenly, clones of Rouzuke started to appear from every spot. He added, “It’s time to end this. Better say your prayers then.”
“Is this genjutsu?” Kakashi wondered. He started to weave seals for dispelling the ‘genjutsu’. “Release!” Nothing happened.
“It’s useless. This isn’t a genjutsu,” Rouzuke continued with an air of impatience. “Now, I’m giving you a chance to save you and your comrades’ lives. I will release my technique, and in exchange, I will leave your village for good. Should you choose to resist, I’d be glad to say, ‘Welcome to Hell!’ Sounds like a great bargain, eh?”
With this, the clones started to close in and cornered Kakashi and Naruto against the gleaming walls, with the former revealing his Mangekyo Sharingan, ready to fight back. Naruto started to lean forward and clutch his stomach, screaming in agony. Rouzuke added, trying to be heard over the screams, “So, what’s it gonna be?”
To be continued...
The shuriken transformed into clones, which held Naruto, Kiba and Akamaru captive. The rest of the clones dashed towards the huddled group and exploded with a deafening crash. Rouzuke was weaving seals as this happened. Neji hoped that the rest were still fine, though a chill ran through his spine. Rouzuke ended his seal.
“Swift Release: Hellbringer!” In a blink of an eye, Rouzuke plummeted headfirst towards Neji. Neji’s attack collided with the opponent’s and was sent crashing back to the ground. Rubble flew in all directions. Neji was still alive, barely.
“Naruto! Kiba! Are you okay?” Neji yelled amidst the piles of rubble and dust, while frantically trying to regain his composure.
“Neji, we’re fine! Naruto used his Sage Mode to fend off the clones!” Kiba replied. “Don’t mind us! Look for the bastard!”
Neji was filled with relief as he saw their chakra. He re-activated his Byakugan in search of their enemy. After scanning the area, he eventually saw a silhouette with the weird chakra signature on the left arm. Without haste, he dashed towards the figure. “I found him! He’s near you guys! Go!”
“Got it! Let’s go, Akamaru! Human Beast Combination Transformation: Double-Headed Wolf! Fang Wolf Fang!”
“OORRAAAA!!! TAKE THIS! BIG BALL SPIRALLING SPHERE!”
“Eight Trigrams: One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Palms!”
The figure was struck with the three different techniques, resulting to another disturbing explosion. Rocks and dust flew everywhere, obscuring their visions still.
“Did we get him?” Naruto asked.
“I can still see his signature,” Neji replied with anxiety. “This is ridiculous. We might need back-up from the others.”
“No need! Akamaru! Dynamic Marking!” Kiba cut through the conversation. “Now we won’t miss with our Fang Over Fang!”
“I DID NOT COME HERE TO FIGHT, YOU DIMWITS!” a booming voice declared. “I’M A WEAPONSMITH WHO JUST WANTS TO CREATE THE NEXT MASTERPIECE! IF YOU DENY ME OF THAT WISH, THEN I HAVE NO CHOICE!”
The three shinobi froze in their tracks. They tried to locate the source of the voice, but it seemed to come from every place.
“Steel Release: Metal Branding!” Instantly the dust and smoke disappeared, only to reveal Rouzuke twirling over his head a bronze staff that seemed to glow with live embers on both ends and the rest of the body gleamed. Rouzuke added, “I regret doing this, but for the sake of my dream, I will do everything even if I have to kill you all!”
He started to dash towards Neji’s group, still twirling the staff, and thrust the staff at Neji himself. The group scattered just in time and Naruto retaliated by using Frog Fu against the opponent, only to be blocked and countered by the staff.
“WAAAHHH! HOT! HOT!” Naruto exclaimed in pain as the glowing ends of the bronze staff hit his fists. “Why you!”
He jumped back, made two clones and started to make his signature technique. Quickly, he threw it towards Rouzuke. “Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken!”
The technique seemed to hit its mark, yet Rouzuke avoided the attack with his Swift Release: Shadowless Flight. The Spiralling Shuriken expanded then exploded. But nothing was hit and Naruto instantly powered down from his Sage Mode.
“Damn it. He’s too fast. Even in Sage Mode, I can’t match his speed and strength,” Naruto said with exasperation. “Neji! Kiba! Back me up! I’ll need you to buy me some time to go Sage Mode again!”
“Gotcha, Naruto! We’ll try!” Kiba replied, though his tone voiced his uncertainty. “Let’s do it, Neji!” Neji nodded and they tried to attack the enemy again.
“You guys can’t win with my Swift Release. Give it up,” Rouzuke saw their determination flaming in their eyes. “It seems that words won’t sway you Konoha shinobi. I don’t want to waste any more time and chakra with this useless charade. I will end this in one blow.”
The bronze staff disappeared, and Rouzuke started to weave signs again. “Prepare yourselves!”
Neji and Kiba separated ways, as to confuse their foe. Rouzuke saw through the plan and yelled, “It’s useless to resist!”
He finished his seal weaving just as the two swooped in to attack him from opposite directions. He wasn’t worried. He smiled a devil’s smirk as he prepared to unleash his next technique.
“Swift Release: Flicker of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Demons!” A black smoke appeared to engulf him whole, with a rotating six-pointed seal gleaming underneath. The black sphere expanded and swallowed Neji, Kiba and Akamaru inside. The sphere continued to expand towards Naruto’s position.
“Shit! Shit! Shit! I can feel his chakra going for me!” Naruto still needed time for his Sage Mode transformation, until he heard a sound of chirping of a thousand birds.
“LIGHTNING BLADE!”
There was a streak of blue lightning followed by a deafening blast, and the sphere appeared to have a gaping hole from which black chakra seemed to flow out of. Naruto opened his eyes despite not completing his Sage Mode transformation.
“K-Kakashi-sensei?!” Naruto exclaimed as he recognized the familiar Lightning Release technique.
“Yo, Naruto,” Kakashi replied with a smile at Naruto’s general direction. But his glare returned as he gazed back at the black sphere. “The village heard so many explosions earlier, and Lady Tsunade wanted me to investigate the commotion. It seems that I arrived on time.”
“Kakashi-sensei, Neji, KIba and Akamaru are inside that thing!” Naruto explained. “Can you use your Mangekyo Sharingan technique on it?”
“If I used Kamui on that sphere, I might include them as well,” Kakashi said slowly. He gestured to the hole. “But the hole looks like an entrance. Shall we go in?”
Naruto agreed and went inside with Kakashi. It was dark, yet there were lines of gleaming red and blue chakra that illuminated the place. The surroundings felt cold and vile. As they stepped inside, the hole vanished. It made Naruto panic more.
“Naruto, calm yourself,” Kakashi began. “You’ll need to compose yourself in this place. For all we know, this might be a genjutsu.”
“Who would’ve thought that a smith can be so powerful,” Naruto thought out loud. “And I thought he was just a gruff old man. I feel queasy and my abs hurt.”
“Well, well, well,” a voice inside the dome echoed. “It can’t get any worse than this. Even the son of the White Fang of the Leaf, Kakashi of the Sharingan, got dragged into this meaningless conflict. It seems that life is not so important for Leaf ninja, huh?”
Suddenly, clones of Rouzuke started to appear from every spot. He added, “It’s time to end this. Better say your prayers then.”
“Is this genjutsu?” Kakashi wondered. He started to weave seals for dispelling the ‘genjutsu’. “Release!” Nothing happened.
“It’s useless. This isn’t a genjutsu,” Rouzuke continued with an air of impatience. “Now, I’m giving you a chance to save you and your comrades’ lives. I will release my technique, and in exchange, I will leave your village for good. Should you choose to resist, I’d be glad to say, ‘Welcome to Hell!’ Sounds like a great bargain, eh?”
With this, the clones started to close in and cornered Kakashi and Naruto against the gleaming walls, with the former revealing his Mangekyo Sharingan, ready to fight back. Naruto started to lean forward and clutch his stomach, screaming in agony. Rouzuke added, trying to be heard over the screams, “So, what’s it gonna be?”
To be continued...