Before this chapter begins, I would just like to say something.
This is my longest chapter I have ever created.
And I had fun making this chapter...
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Naruto looked at them all, his eyes narrowing greatly. He felt an etheric aura emanate from everyone's body.
His senses were being bombarded by everything.
They were prepared heavily. Naruto clicked his tongue, noticing that no one has yet moved. Flashing his teeth, Naruto had a hard time pinpointing the locations of everyone due to the amount of etheric aura and chakra being outputted.
He took one step forward, making everyone tense in response. As the shrouds of etheric aura danced, Kakashi decided to boost everyone's morale.
"Everyone! Do not waver! Remain steadfast! Don't jump in to your deaths! Everyone! Remain alive until the very end!" Kakashi yelled, gaining nods from everyone.
But that left the question.
Who was going to initiate the battle first?
"Remember... stay with the plan," Sakura said, imbuing her fist with a large amounts of chakra, but with such delicate control over it. Naruto stayed silent, feeling the ground below him fissure, cracking upon with little amount of power.
Backing away, Naruto felt the wind rush all around his surroundings. His eyes widened, seeing a few of the Jonin-level opponents jump towards him, leaping in the air.
Setting his foot, Naruto channeled lightning to his blade, stabbing all of them in the heads. Due to him still being in sudden shock, Naruto did not see the others begun to spread apart, the aura of energy wavering in a frenzy.
It's harder to find where they are - everything feels the same. He gritted in his teeth, everything masking in together like putty.
Naruto leaned back, barely managing to make out the speeding kunai that churned all around him. His eyes turned into the Rinnegan, pushing everything back.
Before casualties were made, Rock Lee had moved everyone away, his body speeding like a blurry image.
"Everyone! Spread a bit more out!" Naruto heard an order from Kakashi. It didn't take long before he was surrounded in the same aura in every corner.
Sakura appeared from above, her hands lifting a tree trunk that had been broken from the Shinra Tensei. Reacting quickly, Naruto moved to the side before feeling a burst of pain that roused from his face.
Huh? Naruto felt Rock Lee's fist connect with his face, sending him away. He regained his balance, kicking off the ground in a burst of speed. Becoming a blur, Naruto went for a kill on one of the Konoha-nins.
But he failed, the ground cracking and numerous kunai and shuriken being sent towards him to block his path.
Their perception! Naruto thought with surprise, seeing one of the Jonin ninjas approach him, their fists imbued with chakra. Moving to the side, looked into the future so he could see through another attack.
Pulling the Jonin in front of him, Naruto let the ninja get killed by the hands of one of the other Konoha-nins. His mind raced, the ground crackling in fissures. Kakashi sent numerous weapons propelling his way.
They're using strategy in compensation for lack of strength! Naruto held out his finger, sending a ray of his Hotoke beam towards numerous Konoha-nins, killing 10 of them in a split second.
A flame dragon flew his way, the user being Jiraiya. Coating his hand with chakra, Naruto distinguished the flames with ease. Summoning a clone, Naruto used him as way to send him forward, tearing through the soft air.
His fingers curled, forming a fist.
7 of the Jonin-level Shinobi appeared in front of him, hindering his path from moving forward. Naruto growled, feeling the mysterious aura ooze out of their bodies, blocking his view.
But he was interrupted, Sakura stirring from behind.
Jumping to the side, he cursed himself at his predicament. All these auras clashing with each other made it hard for him to see where each person was located.
This made it so they could get closer to him without even noticing their presence. He had been tired as well from constantly working. The arrays of aura clashed with one another, becoming nothing but an abundance of power.
Aphrodite! He had finally realized what the aura was. It was the same aura that thickly wrapped his blade with such subtleness.
They're outputting a lot of the aura. He breathed in and out, his sensory abilities being overloaded by such overwhelming amount of etheric energy.
Everything was ethereal.
Naruto had avoided going to the epicenter of the Aphrodite crystal, instead trying to find other spots that were full of the same crystal.
The late Land of Iron was the place with concentrated amounts, but he was the only one that tried finding more sources instead of just that wasteland.
He had destroyed a substantial amount of Aphrodite from the world, but it wasn't enough to be considered good or great.
Naruto saw numerous portals appearing from all sides, a speeding blur surrounding his entire being. Kunai thrusted out of the portals, ushering a new age.
Naruto saw into the future, seeing the next 6 or so movements. Rock Lee sent an unwavering amount of speeding kunai that he had redirected from the portals.
They're taking this slowly, not attacking all at once. Naruto analyzed, clasping his fingers together so he could push out an invisible force.
A layer of dust shimmered in the air, covering the land with the light-brown look.
Huh? Sweat? Naruto thought, wiping off the liquid off his forehead. He thought deeply before the ground beneath him started rising from Sakura's manipulation.
Choji came rolling as he sent shards of earth towards Naruto. Imbuing his translucent blade with lightning, Naruto cut down the shard, making them flee away as if a child running away in fear.
From behind, Naruto did not notice some of the fodder Shinobi weaving through hand seals. Breathing in and out, Naruto abruptly saw spikes of earth rouse from the ground. His piercing eyes reacted quickly, jumping up, entering 8 meters in the air.
They're reaching me. Naruto mused, seeing the length of the spiky jutsu rising even further. A slight tinge of pain entered his body. He was surprised that they managed to drew in blood from his foreleg.
Holding his hand out, Naruto pulled all of the sharp spikes in, letting them surround his mortal body. With ease, Naruto lifted his leg while still in the air, kicking the spikes of earth towards his foes.
Landing on the ground, Naruto decided to take everything up a notch.
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Naruto disappeared, appearing from above as his blade sparked and coalesced with his ethereal lightning. The blue hues of power wildly diverged and converged with such beauty.
A single strike took down 20 of the Shinobi. Suddenly two arms appeared from portals just a bit above his shoulders. Naruto widened his eyes, feeling the hands grasp his arms, holding him tightly together.
"Now!" Yelled Kakashi, using his Kamui in creative ways. Naruto saw Ino, her hand forming the signature jutsu of her clan. Before he could just Kengen, he her jutsu initiate, taking over his mind in gambit.
In the split second that she was in control, Sakura and Rock Lee appeared in front of him, their arms reeling as their fists connected with Naruto's face. Kurama was about to put pressure on Ino, but she managed to flee before Kurama could interfere.
Coming back to his body, Naruto was batted away, his body flying all across the air with such ferocious intensity. A wild torment crossed his face and body. Landing, Naruto spat out blood from his mouth, staining the ground with the vermilion color.
Everyone drew closer.
His eyes flared in absolute anger
"You... people!" Shouting, Naruto unleashed an unwavering amount of chakra, destroying many trees and made the ground crackle.
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Naruto bursted forward, annihilating about 32 more Konoha-nins. Even though he was narrowing down numerous, the shimmering wall of aura was barely weakening.
They're strengthening and increasing the output of the aura with each Shinobi being killed! Naruto was amazed by how well they could manipulate such an unknown material that they had only acquired just a bit ago.
But, nevertheless, Naruto couldn't help but crack grin. Everything that has had happened up until this point was because of his villainess actions.
Nothing had changed the slightest.
Gliding through the air, Naruto held his Aphrodite blade, enlightening it with tremendous amounts of lightning. Still in the air, Naruto changed the shape of the lightning, completely entrapping it with the lightning chakra.
Barbs of lightning illuminated all around the blade, creating a spear that he had once used against Obito during their first real battle.
"Everyone! Prepare for the attack!" Jiraiya yelled, getting ready to summon Fukasaku and Shima to aid him in entering Sage Mode. He couldn't see it, but he could feel the nods appear from behind.
"Lightning Release: Gungnir!"
Yelling out loud, Naruto shot the spear of lightning, making it stretch and tear through the air with violence. Using Shinra Tensei, Naruto pushed himself upwards using the invisible force of his Rinnegan.
As dust and smoke covered the area, Naruto widened his eyes as the etheric, strong aura seeped through the smoke and dust. Suddenly, Naruto saw Kiba and Akamaru burst in front of him.
He noticed one unmistakable feature that covered their body.
So they've mass-manufactured them. Naruto thought, his eyes seeing the Aphrodite armor that traversed all around their body.
Using Zettaireido, Naruto made them stop in their tracks, their movements halting violently. Naruto summoned a clone, making him send the real Naruto forward, launching a kick towards the Kiba's stomach.
With blood gushing out from his mouth, Naruto caught Akamaru before he could bite him on the back. Holding no remorse, Naruto threw Akamaru towards the falling Kiba.
Landing on the ground, Naruto felt the creeping aura of judgement crawl from all corners. Clicking his tongue, Naruto found himself still unable to diversify the different auras from one another.
"You all are quite resourceful," commented Naruto, standing up as he felt the strangling aura magnify significantly. His eyes wandered all around the battlefield.
Every single one of them maintained an armor of Aphrodite - or Kisshoten if you consider the thoughts of others. He observed the output of the armor.
The armor is much better than Mifune's prototype. Naruto thought calmly, his eyes wandering as he saw his surroundings become nothing a clutter of Shinobi.
His teal cloak fluttered from behind, signaling Naruto that someone was attempting to attack him from behind. Well, it was something more similar to a multitude of people attempting to attack him.
Conserving their strength. Naruto stepped back, letting Ino traverse to the side. Breathing, Naruto used Zettaireido to make Rock Lee stop in is tracks. Weaving his sword, Naruto moved to slaughter Rock Lee.
Oh, no you don't! Sakura thought, yelling inside of her mind as she sent a shockwave towards Naruto, intercepting him before he could kill Rock Lee. A few cuts appeared on his forearm that wielded his Aphrodite blade.
Naruto widened his eyes, once again surprised by the damage that he took. A kick landed on his face due to his moment of surprise. He cursed himself for zoning off for such a trivial reason.
Have I grown careless? Naruto thought to himself, narrowing his eyes as he disappeared from their sight. In a split second, Naruto sent numerous trees from all sides with such raw swiftness.
Or have they grown stronger? Much stronger? He asked himself, being nothing but a speeding blur that plowed through the ground. Naruto breathed lightly.
He was holding back a lot, but he thought he was sure that he could easily deal with them with such handicaps being held against him.
Lack of sleep.
Not being able to use his sensory abilities correctly.
To himself, Naruto had thought he could've easily beaten everyone here with ease even if he was holding back - but he was wrong?
HOW.
COULD.
HE.
BE.
SO.
WRONG?
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Naruto flashed forward, his eyes becoming much deadlier. He appeared in front of Ino, his fingers curling into a strong fist. With such unforeseeable quickness, Naruto pummeled her head to the ground, repeatedly punching it with such ferocious intent.
Maybe it was because they hurt his pride, but Naruto felt a surge of anger that wanted to eat him whole. He thought:
How could he show such weakness?
He was a man who was unreachable - so how, he question. How could he let himself show such incompetence in front of an enemy that was planets below him in both strength and intelligence?
UNACCEPTABLE.
Naruto had no hard feelings for Ino - she wasn't as physically strong as someone like Sakura or Rock Lee; but he had viable strategic abilities like her clan technique with body swapping.
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Must... eliminate such pests. Naruto thought, seeing mindless bugs crawl all over him. In an instant - they all died a horrible but quick death.
Blood splattered, covering Naruto's clothes and face as he was forced to seal his blade back. With a face of cloudiness, Naruto moved forward.
With the heads of two Jonin Shinobi in his strong grasp.
"Did you think... you can defeat me?" He asked them, squeezing the dead skulls of the Jonin-level ninjas, making them explode into gorey blood. They held their ground.
Launching himself forward, left the unconscious, but critical conditioned Ino behind as he had full intent of knocking them down a few pedals down.
They need to know... their PLACE. Naruto imbued his fist with crackling tendrils of lightning chakra. The barbs distorted the world, the coils entangling with everyone's vision.
With such strong power, Naruto reeled his fist back, sending a punch that destroyed everything in its path. His eyes blazing, Naruto disappeared with admirable speed.
Breathing, Naruto had destroyed everything in front of him in a straight 400 meters. Wind rushed past Naruto's face along with the particles of dust that illuminated the air.
No Shinobi had died due to the overwhelming protection from the Aphrodite armor. But their insides were jungling a varying amount of pain. Some struggled to stand, their powers faltering greatly.
Jumping forward, Naruto sent heated waves of fire towards them with a very large ball of fire. Still in the air, he hoisted his leg up, forming a crescent-like form with his legs.
Not caring about chakra control, Naruto ushered as much chakra as he could into his leg. His mouth twisted into a terrible grin.
"How long can you take before you succumb to exhaustion?" He asked tauntingly, his leg dropping down to annihilate as much people as he could.
Another 20 people died.
Landing, Naruto disappeared. They couldn't see him due to his overwhelming speed that surprised them entirely.
Their numbers are dwindling, but the aura is only getting stronger. Naruto thought angrily. Sakura closed in on Naruto, throwing her fists. Responding to the assault, Naruto blocked it with his forearm, swatting it away from his vicinity.
Ducking down, Naruto avoided a punch from the side. Outstretching his arm, he took hold of Sakura's arm, attempting to incapacitating her arm from continuing to fight.
A sudden punch was delivered to his jaw, sending him away before fully disabling Sakura. Gritting his teeth, Naruto saw Kiba trail from different sides. With a feral look on his face, Kiba drew closer, his growling become louder and louder by the second.
Naruto stood defiantly, entering a stance.
Although unneeded, Naruto let his body become enthralled by the euphoric Aphrodite armor. A purplish-black glow emanated from his body just like like everybody else. His eyes were fierce, trailing the movements of Kiba, Sakura, and Rock Lee with ease.
With an almighty look on his face, Naruto disappeared in an instant. Cracks on the ground appeared, showing the speed that Naruto was going at. Sakura, deciding to disrupt his movements, punched the ground, unleashing a devastating rupture on the crust of the world.
Naruto narrowed his eyes down towards them, shifting his body across the floating pieces of earth. He stood in silence as more infamous Shinobi appeared in front of him.
"It seems all of Konoha 10 wants a piece of my wrath," said Naruto, unclipping his teal mantle and sealing it back into the seal located in his arm. Neji stepped forward, his armor ushering power.
His 64-Palms Technique was obsolete when against armor that protects the Chakra Points with such intensity. Kurenai wove herself from behind Naruto, a fiery look on her face as she gazed into his back. Traversing across each slab of ground, Kurenai jumped, her hand curling into a mighty fist.
Wisps of black and purple whirled, coalescing altogether with such beauty. Sending a shockwave of power, Naruto was forced to take a step to the side, enabling Neji to make his move.
"Eight Tigrams: Palms of Heaven!"
Neji outstretched his arms, his hands becoming nothing more than a flat surface. The jutsu was similar to the Vacuum Palm with the use of forming a "vacuum shell," but the uses were entirely different.
Instead of releasing the power in as a long-range attack, this jutsu lets you use the vacuum shell in close combat. Neji thrusted forward, his palm hitting Naruto's forearm.
Huh? Naruto thought, feeling a sharp pain rouse from his membrane-like armor that trapped his body in a purplish-black color. Retracting his arm, Naruto leaned back to avoid a wave of wind cruising towards his face.
The jutsu bypasses the armor, giving internal damage to the target. Naruto analyzed, the floating pieces of earth finally hitting the ground roughly.
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Dashing out of the clouds of dust, Naruto caught sight of Tenten, manifesting hundreds of kunai and shuriken from her large scroll that she wielded. The scroll wrapped all around Naruto's vicinity.
"Shinra Tensei!"
With ease, everything was repelled away from him. His eyes lit brightly with red and purple. Naruto moved forward, dodging an assault from Neji. He cracked a smirk from his tired face.
Sakura appeared from the shimmering dust, a wave of resolute power resonating from her fist. Neji had his palm with a whirling vortex of wind piling about.
With fierce power, they reeled and pushed their arms forward.
"Zettaireido!"
Just as they released their power, Naruto made them stop before they could even hit his face. Although they had stopped, their unrelentless power did not.
Blood gushed out of his mouth as he felt pain scuffle out of his face. The released power had been unleashed, managing to hit Naruto. As the blood landed on the ground, Naruto disappeared, reappearing above everyone on the battlefield.
Portals begun appearing all around him, rallying like a parade. Naruto cursed at such a sight. His hair swayed, moving back in forth due to the world's whim.
The crimson-red eye glowed brightly, mirroring the color of one's blood. With elegance, Naruto dodged each and every single one of the metallic weapons with ease.
They're staying back, supporting the rest of the team. Musing, Naruto took a quick glance at Kakashi and Jiraiya. Something he saw was the 2 small toads on Jiraiya's shoulder.
Due to being distracted, Naruto just barely managed to dodge an attack from Kiba. Akamaru had become an imitation of Kiba through the use of such the Beast Human Clone Technique.
They moved in animalistic intent, growling in sync as they thrashed forward. Calmly, Naruto smirked, his eyes glistening with savage intent.
"Let's see... can you handle this?" Naruto questioned inquisitively, his eyes trailing the two of them as they shoved themselves towards the Uchiha.
Attempting to do a coordinated attack, decided to show them no mercy. Side-stepping, Naruto dodged a pounce from the dog that tried attacking him. He grabbed Akamaru's arm, holding a tight grasp that challenged his joints.
Gracefully, Naruto pulled Akamaru back, thrusting his fist into its stomach. His eyes showed no remorse, not letting the dog have even a moment of breathing.
His arms - the appendages that reeled back and forth - began to impale Akamaru's body transformation with such fury. To everyone, this happened in an instant, but to Naruto-
It was an eternity with his level of perception.
Blood gushed out of Akamaru's mouth, his face churned in pain, tilting away from Naruto's face. With one last punch, Naruto dove into Akamaru's stomach once more, unleashing another wave of unbearable pain that lasted a century.
How long has Naruto been toying with the poor ninken?
4.3 seconds.
Like before, this sequence of events were nothing but flashes of light that happened in one very moment of their life. Even he Aphrodite armor couldn't handle Naruto's burst in chakra that seeped through the armor, attacking Akamaru inside out.
"AKAMARU!!" Kiba yelled, a distressed look on his face as he appeared in front of Naruto. There was a look of rage that burrowed inside. It welled, spiraling out of control as he flurry of attacks spasmed all around.
The wisps of black and purple clouded Naruto's vision. It was only now that he noticed the intense stench that it held.
A powerful aura that had an equally powerful smell.
I wonder how Kiba is dealing with such things. Naruto thought, catching Kiba's fist with ease. The Inuzuka widened his eyes considerably, a sharp pain soon ensuing, making his entire body stagger in torment.
"GAHHHH!!" He gasped and gasped. Naruto had held his arm, twisting it-
SNAPPING IT.
The others were too late to assist. Naruto used Shinsekai to look into the future. Various images ingrained itself into his mind. Now knowing his next move, Naruto looked to the side.
Rock Lee appeared in front of him, his body emanating a powerful aura that coalesced with his Aphrodite armor. Feeling nothing, Naruto threw Kiba to the side, letting him writhe in crippling pain.
Naruto dashed away, avoiding a punch from the ever-so eccentric Rock Lee. Using his peripheral vision, Naruto could see Sakura tending to Kiba immediately.
He tilted his head to the side, a sonic punch passing through with insane speeds. Rock Lee glared at Naruto, willing his body to move forward.
Jumping many meters back, Naruto saw Rock Lee enter the first gate; then the second; then the third; and then the fourth; and the fifth; and the sixth.
"Poetic, isn't it?" Naruto asked this to himself, remembering the time when he first fought Rock Lee at The Valley of the End. It was fight that he had barely won.
But things were different now.
The differences began to be more apparent as time went on - Naruto left him and everyone else in the piling dust that he left behind.
Before - the days of his early teens - he was nervous to face someone who was so adept and powerful at Taijutsu.
But now and in the future, Naruto felt no ounce of anything when in front of Rock Lee and his rapidly growing power. After he had barely won their first fight, Naruto had thought:
"Maybe he could be a powerful rival of mine."
But he was wrong. There was a concept that he had forgotten that contributed to such things. It was deciding factor of their latent ability.
Talent.
Naruto's abilities would have traveled leaps and bound in his very early years if he had trained more seriously. It was truly cruel of the world.
One's potential and latent ability was decided once birth.
Things like genetics, environment, Kekkei Genkai, affinities to chakra natures - they are all factors to the ceiling of strength that one can achieve.
And it so happens that Naruto's ceiling of strength was higher than everyone else's.
An intense amount of heat covered the area, raising the temperature drastically. Naruto dashed to the side, avoiding the dangerous portals that manifested all around him.
Rock Lee kept his eyes straight on Naruto.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, seeing the spandex-wearing Shinobi in front of him. He rose his leg, matching the strength that Rock Lee was outputting.
The Uchiha cracked a grin of pure madness.
"If you want even a slither of a chance, then you'll have to use the Eighth Gate!" Naruto roared, his eyes set in a blazing heat. Rock Lee was pushed back, an intense feeling rising from within.
He gritted his teeth at the creeping feeling of the dreadful foe known as powerlessness.
"You know, Naruto - I used to envy you." Naruto snorted, kicking Rock Lee back, his power increasing slightly. Rock Lee felt such unimaginable pain.
"I remember the first time I saw you..." All he could feel was the pain intensifying with such force that felt like a planet crashing into his body full-force.
"As that Chunin tried punching you in the face, you stood there, unfazed and not even flinching against the whims of the Chunin that tried laying his hand on you." Rock Lee entered a stance, his body enthralled by the euphoric aura that bore into the air.
"In that moment... I could feel it."
"Feel what?" Naruto asked, using Zettaireido to stop incoming kunai and shuriken from Kakashi's portals. No one made any type of movement, frozen in the midst of this battle.
"I could feel the ambience... complexion... that surrounded you for a moment. It was because of this that I decided to interfere, intercepting the punch. It was because of your overwhelming aura that I decided to blow my team's cover." Rock Lee breathed in and out, his hair moving back and forth from the etheric glow that rattled his body.
Naruto realized what he was saying now.
"You felt the undeniable force of it, did you?" Naruto asked, honoring Rock Lee as he entered a stance. Rock Lee nodded his head, knowing what Naruto meant.
"Yes, I felt the undeniable force." Rock Lee fel his heart thump rapidly as he faced against the unstoppable man right in front of him. No one else interfered, seeing as this was something rather personal for him.
"That undeniable talent of yours - I admired it. It was something that I had little ounces of, and for me to have even a fracture of your talent is only a wishful thought of mine." He was person a who, while had chakra, is unable to use it for things like Ninjutsu and Genjutsu.
He was exceptional at Taijutsu and had strode forward, and worked hard for the strength that he had now. He saw Naruto, and saw his unparalleled talent.
The talent that he lacked.
So it hurts him that he couldn't face Naruto head on and defeat him fair and square, but this was simply needed. As a person who represented humanity, Naruto was a force of "evil."
And, as their plan slowly were combined, Rock Lee wanted one last fight against Naruto before they attempted to seal him away.
This was a selfish desire of his - a self-fulfillment.
"And how do you feel now?"
"A bastard with a selfish desire to defeat an invincible man." Naruto smirked, his black clothing fluttering as he slowly walked towards Rock Lee. Naruto's hair shimmered as he saw Rock Lee's repertoire.
Seventh Gate.
Rock Lee knew that such power wasn't enough to overcome Naruto, but their plan was to merely wear him out so they could perform the seal much easier - that's why they Kakashi and Jiraiya were so reserved, only attacking when they thought it was right.
And Naruto was too blinded by his own arrogance to see through such a plan. He saw through the thought of them wearing him down through the use of blocking off his sensory abilities so he couldn't sense where they were all at.
Naruto's eyes began to shimmer in the vibrant blue hues of his Juden. He walked until he stood on a pile of dead bodies.
"Come and get me, Rock Lee - The Boy Who Defies Talent." Rock Lee disappeared, briefly surprising Naruto at the drastic increase in speed. But he shook it off, grinning at such a sight.
Naruto slithered his hands out of his pocket, feeling the wind behind whirling from admirable force. Turning around, Naruto caught the fist that flew towards him.
The area shook with violence.
Rock Lee backed away. Kakashi was about to conjure piles of portals, but Rock Lee silenced him before he could.
"No... I don't want help. If I fail now, then that means that's how far I was meant to go." Rock Lee dashed forward, becoming nothing but a speeding blur to the naked eye.
Naruto kicked himself off the ground, speeding towards Rock Lee. Beads of sweat trickled down his head as he danced with Rock Lee. Even though he was holding back, Naruto was amused by such a fight.
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Naruto imbued his fist with lightning. They jumped forward, their fists clashing. The tendrils of lightning sparked brilliantly, blood expelling from their fists from the violent collision.
Naruto backed away, blocking a kick to the face easily with his forearm. Rock Lee continued his assault, his arms becoming blurs that tried landing a hit on Naruto in a terrifying frenzy.
But Naruto was too many steps ahead, blocking and or dodging each and every single one of them. Rock Lee gritted his teeth, feeling the gap between strength becoming wider and wider every moment that went by.
But it wasn't because he was getting weaker, it was because Naruto was gradually increasing his strength. Even if hey were increments, the gap was getting noticeably larger.
As he continued throwing a barrage of punches, Naruto raised his strength larger and larger. Breathing in and out, Rock Lee enforced his resolve, going even faster than before.
"I must admit - your skills in Taijutsu far exceed mine," confessed Naruto, swatting an axe kick away from his face. A wind vortex appeared, pulling everything in.
Naruto pushed himself to the side, his eyes glancing back at Rock Lee. His eyes narrowed as he saw that Rock Lee was no longer at the same position where he was at before.
Rock Lee appeared in front of him, his hand attempting to grab Naruto's head with his visage of physical power. Rock Lee saw Naruto calmly whisper something.
"Shinra Tensei..."
He suddenly couldn't move forward, instead being pushed back with an invisible force that shackled him down. He gritted his teeth, his body crashing down and sustained many grazes on his skin.
He rolled on the ground, barely dodging Naruto's stomp that made the ground crackle beneath the pressure of his foot. As webs of cracks appeared, Rock Lee regained his balance, narrowly avoiding a downward roundhouse kick from Naruto.
His heart thumped out of his chest, fear creeping up. Naruto smirked, throwing a left hook as Rock Lee properly got up. Blood gushed out of his nose, his body staggering.
Taking advantage of such a situation, Naruto ran forward, grabbing Rock Lee's Jonin vest, and pulling him towards himself. Moving efficiently, Naruto wove his arms forward, grabbing Rock Lee's shoulder joint.
With utter quickness, Naruto felt his foe tense up under his grasp. He strained the joint, making him unable to move his arm correctly.
Naruto hoisted his leg, bashing Rock Lee's face with his knee. Falling down, Rock Lee gasped for air, having trouble keeping up. He made one little mistake and it had costed him so gravely.
He was forced back on the ground a few meters away from Naruto.
"So this is you utmost limit," Naruto said, feeling a bit of the damage that Rock Lee had managed to deliver due to him underestimating Rock Lee a tiny bit.
"It's a pity that this is your end." Naruto unsealed his Aphrodite blade. He swung down with no hesitation.
"How unfortunate," said Naruto, sighing as his blade was stopped by Jiraiya and Kakashi. A wave of purple and black illuminated all throughout the night. Sakura appeared behind them, taking Rock Lee away from harm's way.
"Jiraiya-boy... Kakashi-boy... be careful in front of him," Fukasaku said, his tone full of wisdom. Naruto saw the two toads that resided on both his shoulders. Fukasaku was a very small toad with a murky-green skin tone.
The other was Shima - a toad with a lighter green underside, and had purple markings that ran across her body. She is the husband of Fukasaku.
They are the...
Two Great Sage Toads.
Jiraiya's hands were webbed, and red markings on his face that had toad-like eyes. Naruto let out a small smirk that ran across from one end of his face to the other.
"It seems you all have improved - excellent." Naruto channeled fire chakra to his blade, setting it on fire and increasing the temperature of the surroundings.
Breaking through their defense, Naruto made them back away due to an explosion of fire that shook the battlefield.
I don't have to worry about the other Jonin - they're here only to hinder my senses. Naruto thought, having to be careful of everything around him.
It was unfortunate that the aura of the Aphrodite was hindering his abilities to sense his surroundings, but that's why he has Shinsekai.
But, even then, Shinsekai is only limited to a certain time.
Naruto saw Kakashi conjure portals that unleashed so many weapons that varied from kunai to swords that he had been saving up until now. Naruto used Zettaireido to stop the weapons from touching him.
Dashing out of harm's way, Naruto drove himself forward, unrelenting and never faltering for a even a single moment. Kakashi conjured a portal many meters away from him, letting it shoot out a blade that was made of Aphrodite.
"Of course, you guys have it too." Naruto lifted his blade, its elegance and beauty magnifying under the moonlight. He swung down, meeting his blade.
Kakashi and Jiraiya activated their Aphrodite armor, letting it coalesce with their bodies. As they blocked their blade, Neji and Kurenai maneuvered from behind, their steps as silent as an assassin.
Clicking his tongue in annoyance, Naruto flicked himself around, striking the rough ground with his blade, making it explode with wind chakra.
How did he find out? Neji thought. They had made noise; his clothes did not flit; and his senses were being blocked by the numerous Shinobi around them who held the same aura.
Naruto rose, his arm lifting the blade off the ground as if it was a legendary sword. He raised it, entering a stance that gave him a powerful expression.
"Try harder because you can't beat the man who is closest to the heavens," Naruto arrogantly said, the wind that surrounded his blade turned into a dark purple with lights amounts of black that revolved around the sword with gentleness.
Neji backed away, knowing that he wasn't supposed to be initiating a fight with him - his importance would shine later on.
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The 3 kicked off the ground, closing the distance the between them and the Honored One. Breathing in and out, Naruto held his blade tightly, preparing for their unison attack.
He must admit: they were the closest to beating him.
Even if there were many handicaps that hindered him. But, nevertheless, they were managing to bear well under the pressure of a merciful him.
Naruto stood with defiance.
The 3 stopped, letting Jiraiya unleash toad oil from his mouth. The two followed, weaving through hand seals to expel a fire jutsu from their mouths.
"Fire Release: Flame Dragon Technique!"
Two dragon heads manifested from the pits of hell, the flames flickering with a rageful vengeance that lit the world in a fiery dance.
Naruto widened his eyes for a moment.
The fire collided with the toad oil, making the flames burn even brighter as an explosion of flames flickered on Naruto's face.
Naruto used Kengen managed to subdue the fire, but couldn't stop the toad oil due to his lack of real knowledge behind it. Some of the oil landed on his face.
Great. Now I'm in danger of being burnt. Naruto thought, backing away as the fire made him sweat profusely. He narrowed his eyes at the sequence of jutsu that he had received.
Are they trying to make me dehydrated? Or are they trying to light me on fire? Naruto was too lost in thought and it had costed him. Jiraiya appeared from the side, his fist landing on Naruto's face.
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Naruto sighed internally as he was launched away. He needed to stop thinking so much - it was seriously making him distracted. Regaining his balance, saw Kakashi manifest himself from above, attempting to commit an axe kick.
Naruto saw everything in slow motion.
He used Shinsekai to look into the future, making his mouth turn into a small smirk. Outstretching his arm, Naruto grabbed Kakashi's other leg, locking it down with a very tight grip.
Kakashi widened his eyes as he saw Naruto jump slightly off the ground, avoiding a leg-sweep from Kurenai. He felt Naruto tug on his leg, soon being thrown downwards into Kurenai.
"AGHH!" The two yelled in pain, their roars of suffering illuminating the night. Naruto shuffled backward, using his forearms to block a direct punch from Jiraiya.
"Your efforts are quickly being diminished - how do you feel?" He asked tauntingly, moving his head to the side to avoid another swing from Jiraiya. Deciding to retaliate, Naruto caught Jiraiya's arm, shoving his fist into his stomach, digging deep before he launched him away.
"Careful!" Yelled Fukasaku. Jiraiya regained his balance, caressing his stomach as Kakashi and Kurenai stood right next to him.
"Relax - I'm fine," responded Jiraiya, wiping the blood that trickled down his mouth. Naruto stretched his limbs and appendages, his eyes tracking their every movement.
Naruto had a crazy look on his face, amplifying Juden to a terrifying degree.
It had been so long since he overused Juden.
The last time he had done such a thing was when he had first fought them a year ago, when he was forced to play his cards by Danzo and fleet away from Konoha rather early.
"You managed to get your hands on that Aphrodite crystal. Is it not divine?" They narrowed their eyes, seeing as Naruto had given the crystal a name of its own that differed from everybody else's.
"But... in the end... what did that do? Nothing." Naruto's eyes were piercing through their soul, shackling them down from moving.
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"The Aphrodite crystal is now reduced to nothing but a common gem due to you all wanting to close the gap in power between you and me." Lightning bursted all around the blade, enveloping it fully.
"All that effort in increasing your fire power only brought you back to your own defeat - to me." Every cell in his body began to burn with such ferocious suffering. A gray skeleton wrapped around his body.
Wisps of black, purple, and gray covered the night. He moved, the etheric aura making the ground below crumble under its pressure.
"Defeat spells weakness." His face was void of emotions, reverting back to the look that he had once held during his younger days with Madara.
Evil was a concept with no real definition. Who has the right to say a person was evil? Who has the right to say someone is virtuous?
Would a person who has good intentions but carries them out with such wickedness methods, be considered evil?
But Naruto was different - he didn't care for such trivial thoughts. Because to him, there was only one thing that was evil.
"The only thing that is constantly evil in this world... is WEAKNESS!" He had repeated the same words that he had told them before. Weakness is what brings people the despair that they feel when they fail.
Weakness is what lurks behind them as they lose those they care about. It's what drives them to strive forward in face of powerlessness.
With a hollow face, Naruto gained an idea that would be viewed as sinful. His Susano'o brought its arms to the side. An invisible pull brought two unnamed Shinobi of Konoha into the grasp of the Susano'os' large hands.
They screamed, feeling the writhing pain as the Susano'o squeezed the two under Naruto's command. With no remorse, Naruto disappeared, reappearing above them.
The 3 Shinobi widened their eyes at the horrifying sight.
The two Shinobi that were being gripped hardly were practically dead. Blood leaked from their mouths, ears, and eye sockets. Their bodies were broken, mangling as like a broken doll that had been played with.
Their insides were probably disfigured; and the only thing that stopped them from splattering out was the Aphrodite armor that was quickly losing its power.
He held no sympathy, and swung the two Shinobi down, their blood flying and head barely attached to their bodies. Missing one, Naruto continued forward, the heads of the Konoha Shinobi tearing off, landing on the ground and exploding like a watermelon being dropped.
"Do you think... this is evil?!" Naruto asked, blood squirting from bloody open neck. Naruto swung down once more, just barely missing them with a single swing.
Blood landing as if they were paint that was used for a canvas. Naruto landed back on the soil, kicking right off of it almost immediately. His Susano'o squeezed the two dead bodies, crimson liquid gushing out of the headless Shinobi.
Too quick for them to react, Naruto appeared, after images appearing before their very eyes. They were swatted away, the dead Shinobi's bodies crashing into them, painting their hair, face, and clothing with blood.
Their bodies rolled, dancing on the soil. With a look of indifference, Naruto threw the dead bodies away, the Aphrodite armor retracting. Their insides were broken, bursting from within and semi-popped.
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Some of the fodder threw up, not being able to stand such a sight in front of them. But they were forced to keep up with the aura that blocked out Naruto's senses. They had no choice, because this was for humanity.
No matter how foul it is.
Naruto wiped off the sweat and blood that was on his blade, his deadly eyes showing no hint of regret. Kurenai glared at Naruto with such raging anger.
"How could you do such a thing?! Are the lives of others not important to you?!" Her hands clenched, curling with such anger. Naruto breathed in and out, moving forward, his hand gripping his blade tightly.
"It's because I'm a Shinobi - that's what we do, is it not? Your ideals are altruistic, but that's not me. For centuries, our nations and people alike fought each other constantly." Naruto took a stance, his eyes reflecting against his beautiful blade.
"Short answer: No. Long answer: No." Naruto saw Kakashi shift his body forward, launching himself towards Naruto. His face held a slight amount of anger. His blade of Aphrodite lurched, thrusting forward.
A slight crack appeared on his Susano'o.
The blade is too stronger for its own good. Naruto thought, his Susano'o blasting Kakashi away with a strong punch. Naruto stood still, not needing to move because he wouldn't be hit with his Susano'o being active.
Lifting his leg, Naruto stomped the ground, shattering it and making it rise up into the air. Giving them a chance, Naruto deactivated the Susano'o, shooting forward with unseeable speed.
He stopped, grinning as he slammed Jiraiya to the ground. The two toads on his shoulder tried retaliating but it was futile once Naruto slammed them down as well.
Kurenai was next.
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Kicking off the soil, Naruto's eyes locked down on Kurenai. The glowing fury pursued Kurenai, ready to tear her life into nothingness.
"Won't you be happy after death?" Naruto asked, creating afterimages through his pure speed. Kurenai widened her eyes, the inside of her heart beating at the speed of light.
She couldn't keep up.
"That way... you can meet Asuma again. Together." His words went deaf to her ears, not being able to focus on what Naruto had said. It was only when Naruto had appeared in front of her, his blade nearly at the entrance of her heart was when the thought of death loomed in her mind.
She was brutally outclassed.
"Fuck- Kurenai!" Kakashi yelled, his arm outstretching, his hand convulsing to create a portal with his Kamui. The blade of Aphrodite went through the portal, appearing above Naruto himself.
"Too slow," Naruto said, avoiding his own blade before he stabbed himself in the head. Naruto took his hand out before Kakashi closed it on his head.
Catching the blade that fell from above, Naruto looked into the future, a smirk gracing across his face as a portal appeared in front of him again.
Naruto disappeared.
With frenzying feelings, Kurenai managed to back away, fleeing from Naruto's impending doom of destruction. Kurenai saw Naruto move closer with unrelenting speed.
As her eyes trailed his movements she felt a smoldering presence behind her. Kurenai looked behind her.
Naruto punched her, knocking her away a few meters away. Blood splattered from her mouth. Naruto was going to strangle her, bur was blocked off by Jiraiya and Kakashi.
"We can't let you get to her," Jiraiya said, his Sage Mode still active. Naruto smirked before his face turned hollow.
"Do you think... you can stop me?" Naruto asked them. "You don't think i wa even trying against you all, have you?" Naruto thought back on the time where he first tested his ability to extract properties through the combination of the Preta Path and his Kengen ability.
With such an ability to his arsenal, Naruto was able to temporarily move at light speed. But, like he said to Jiraiya during that moment, the ability itself truly shined after constant use. It acted like Juden: constant use will result in your abilities to be boosted permanently.
This was the result of such constant use.
He was permanently capable of moving at light speed after 7 months of constantly trying such a feat. Kurenai widened her eyes, Naruto appearing in a flash, stabbing his Aphrodite blade through her thighs and arms.
My ability to use it is still rather clunky. It's more useful in small bursts. Naruto mused, smirking back at the two bewilder Shinobi that had just realized what had happened.
1.67 seconds was all it took for Naruto to commit these sequences of events. Naruto continued smirking, an injured Kurenai blasting towards them.
Their eyes widened at Kurenai - her body riddled in bruises and shattered, snapped bones. She could barely breathe, only being able to writhe in pain.
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"Be careful," said Jiraiya, their eyes wide and their hearts beating out of their bodies. Sakura appeared, healing Kurenai immediately. Any further movement would certainly kill Kurenai, so she was forced to heal her on the spot.
Naruto saw Kakashi and Jiraiya appear in front of him.
In an instant, Naruto had blasted them away through the use of shockwaves. Crashing on the ground, Naruto appeared in front of them.
"It seems this is the end," Naruto said, not being able to sense a few of the fodder ninjas that trailed from the sides.
"This was how far your ceiling could go." Naruto swung his blade once more. He once again sighed, being interrupted by futile people.
"Jiraiya-sama! Kakashi-sama! Get away!" A fodder who had taken the hit for them yelled. Blood trickled down his body, landing on the ground, soaking the soil with the familiar vermilion red that haunted everyone.
They nodded and jumped away, fleeing to safety.
"Thank you!" They both yelled. They wanted to help, but they knew that would spell their end. Naruto glared at the man who sacrificed himself and the others who were ready to sacrifice their lives.
"Why? Why did you sacrifice yourselves for them? What drives you to leap into the depths of the unknown; where probability is not on your side. And where death is the only thing that is guaranteed?" Naruto asked, preparing to dive his blade into his skull.
One of the expendable Shinobi tried to interfere, but was only turned into a mangling corpse with half of his body blown away with a shockwave that went 10 percent the speed of light; and at a point-blank radius.
The man who slowly died let out a sad grin.
"It's... because what... we want is the future! We... may not be as strong... as them... but that's why we... they are our hope... our only way to live once more!" Naruto smirked, amused at his statement.
He soon died with Naruto crushing his skull.
"Your thoughts are merely idealistic," Naruto said, walking over the two dead bodies. An angry look crossed the expendable Shinobi.
"The only person who will lead this world into the future is me. Nothing more, and nothing less." Naruto saw all the few Shinobi that wanted to rebel against him kick their feet off against the ground, launching themselves forward.
"We can't accept such a thing!"
"Even if we die here, it'll be necessary so the rest of the world can finally reach the future that we need. A future where you don't exist!"
But they soon died a meaningless and quick death that occurred in less than a single second. Naruto narrowed his eyes, wiping the blood off from his vision.
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Naruto, although couldn't sense them correctly, could clearly see them being healed by Sakura. As soon as they noticed, they stopped the healing, no longer lurching from the battle.
Naruto breathed in and out.
I've grown more tired. Naruto thought, analyzing his own well-being. He had forced himself to think less and to just keep on moving forward with the battle.
And, with such things, he let himself become careless due to the decrease in thought and self-preservation.
This caused him to get hit by them even if they normally shouldn't have been able to do such a thing beforehand.
It had been long since I had tried more than I had wanted. Naruto thought to himself, walking towards them in silence. The two stretched their bodies before entering a stance.
"This is the last stretch," whispered Kakashi, gaining a nod from Jiraiya.
"I'll need to conserve a bit of chakra." Shooting forward, the two were wary of their lives. Whether they lived or die - their reasoning were the same as everyone else.
They too wanted a future where Naruto did not exist. Even if they had such cherishable moments with him in the past, Naruto had become nothing more than an abomination.
A Beautiful Monster.
That's why they were able to ignore their personal feelings, severing it with ease as they sought to free this world from Naruto's grasps.
Yes... a future... is that not beautiful?
They didn't realize it, but their reasoning for wanting to kill Naruto was the same for Naruto wanting to achieve peace.
They were more alike than they could realize.
Their fists lurched, reeling as they prepared for anything that Naruto could spell. With insane speeds, Naruto had conjured an earth wall that rose from the ground.
They widened their eyes.
Such quickness! I couldn't even see him make a hand seal. They both thought in terrifying amazement. Naruto jumped on top of the earth wall, looking down on the two of them.
The two highly-respected Shinobi responded to his actions and jumped upwards, chakra spilling from their curled fingers. Just before they could touch him, they suddenly stopped due to Zettaireido.
With their bodies frozen midair, Naruto kicked them down. Naruto followed behind them, imbuing his Aphrodite sword with flames of tomorrow.
It flickered, brewing to life as he stabbed the ground.
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Determining the danger, the two jumped away, now being separated due to the frenzying flames that traversed all throughout the area.
They squinted, the flames being so bright.
Jiraiya was so engrossed that Naruto managed to get behind him, kicking him away. Jiraiya grimaced, grunting at the immediate pain that appeared in his body.
Regaining his balance, the turf below him started to stagger, trembling as an abyss of fire managed to break through.
Just before he could get hit, Kakashi used a portal to redirect the flames to Naruto. Surprised by his quick thinking, Naruto easily moved to the side, avoiding the flames that was supposed to burn Jiraiya alive.
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Kakashi whirled numerous portals that covered the area.
You've got to be kidding me. How many does he have? Naruto thought, seeing Aphrodite blades sprout from the portals at insane speeds. Glaring at the heavily tired Kakashi, Naruto used Shinra Tensei to repel them all away.
As they all were forced away through Naruto's whims, Kakashi was able to absorb them all back into the portals that led back into the pocket dimension of the Kamui.
Naruto sighed. Still on cooldown, Naruto sent out another batch of blades that whirled his way.
How childsplay. Naruto thought, going into the thought of just dodging them. Just before he started dodging, Kakashi smirked, unleashing a massive fireball that followed the Aphrodite blade.
It was in that moment that there was something that he was missing. But it was simply too late, the fireball clashing along with the Aphrodite blades.
An explosion occurred.
Ah... so that's what they had in mind. Naruto thought emerging from the smokes with second and third-degree burns on his neck and parts of his face.
He was sweating profusely.
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The swords were covered in toad oil. Naruto grunted, gliding forward at wicke speeds. He had been caught off guard by such a combo attack due to them showing no signs of having any toad oil laced into the swords beforehand.
That means that they had laced it before this battle had even began. Naruto mused, clashing with Kakashi, their blades unleashed an etheric aura of immense strength.
Naruto pressed forward, knocking the blade off of his hand. The Uchiha's blade collided with Kakashi's Aphrodite armor, creating shocking tremors that wove through the armor, bypassing it.
The only way to hurt someone with the armor is to use strong tremors that will internally hurt them. Blood leaked through Kakashi's mask, staining it with blood.
Blown away, Kakashi crashed and rolled on the ground. Gritting his teeth he got back up, raging defiance welling up from inside his body.
Naruto stood still, readying for their next attack. He had been toying with them, playing in their close-knit game of dancing without needing to go all out.
That's the difference in strength that existed between them.
Jiraiya cautiously moved forward, eyes narrowing out of caution. Naruto noticed his movement, preparing for a way to retaliate. Not thinking of anything else, Naruto did not hesitate to initiate battle.
Naruto annihilated the ground, creating a web of cracks that divided the rough textures that they all stood on. Kakashi appeared by Jiraiya's side, readying himself with Naruto's advances of attacks.
Naruto lifted his blade, swinging it down. Knowing that he stood no chance when it comes to clashing swords, Kakashi made two portals appear in front of him that were opposite sides of each other.
Two Aphrodite blades that had a smokey smell imbedded to it appeared from the portals, sprouting to life as they blocked Naruto's attack.
Naruto grinned at such a sight. He was having more trouble going through the blades due to the blades stacking over each other and the fact that they weren't being held by the hands of a human.
They were... just there, being wielded by the portals that Kakashi had manifested.
"Take this!" A nameless Shinobi of Konoha yelled, surprising Naruto from behind as his back had been hit by the hands of a nobody. Naruto widened his eyes, the tremors that went through his body distracting him.
It didn't hurt, but it had given Jiraiya and Kakashi enough time to retaliate against Naruto. The portals that held the swords disappeared, engulfing the blades once more.
Naruto begun to fall forward.
These... TRASH! Naruto thought angrily, two fists diving into his body, sending another wave of tremors that were much more powerful than before. Blood escaped Naruto's mouth, being pushed out of his mouth.
He was flying through the air.
To think they managed to battle me this far. I may have been holding back tremendously, but their ability to persevere and battle me speaks volume of their intelligence and strength. Naruto thought, his mind racing at the endless possibilities.
A fireball flew across the airs of the night sky, clashing with Naruto's body. Gritting his teeth, Naruto was forced to retract the armor that clad his body due to the increasing heat that had been trapped inside for so long.
Landing on the ground, Naruto coughed due to the fumes of smoke entering his lungs. Sweat dripped from his body, signifying the rigorous temperatures that he had to endure all this time.
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Kakashi smirked beneath his mask.
Everything had managed to go as planned.
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"SHIKAMARU! NOW!" Jiraiya yelled at the top of his lung. Naruto widened his eyes, a shadow attaching with his own shadow. He couldn't move.
Huh?! Shikamaru?! Naruto thought, things quickly crumbling in his mind. He couldn't see him, but he knew he was right there-
Hiding in the crowd, his body clad in the same Aphrodite armor that everyone else was wearing. His presence had been hid and blended with the rest of the crowd.
Waiting for the right moment to strike.
"Naruto can deactivate jutsus and Kekkei Genkai abilities, you know."
"Ino can take care of it. You're vital for this, Sakura. If you go down, then no one can heal us incase any of us get hurt."
Naruto was about to use Kengen but his mind had been overturned, being taken over by a certain Yamanaka.
"Hah... How is that, Naruto?" Ino asked through Naruto's body. She had been healed up long ago through Sakura's brilliant healing abilities.
Kurama was once again too slow and Ino managed to flee from Naruto's body, residing back in her own skin.
The moment Naruto regained consciousness, his eyes widened as chains with Chakra Suppression Seals were fully wrapped around him.
Shikamaru, Sakura, Neji, Shino, Ino, and Tenten all their respective chains with Ino being the last one to wrap it all around him.
They had gotten through the 1st interval.
"His physical strength is abnormal."
"Don't worry. He won't be able to break free if my physical strength has anything to do with it."
Naruto tried breaking free with pure strength, but couldn't do it due to Sakura tightening her chain with insane amount of pressure.
A cube made up of Aphrodite slid to the ground right next to him.
"How will we deal with the other intervals."
"It's rather simple: keep him busy so he doesn't notice the small instances of his chakra coming back."
"This is our justice," said Rock Lee, panting in pain as Naruto grew an infuriated look on his face. He moved his body, the shackling chains rattling.
"Justice?! Don't give me that bullshit!" Naruto yelled at the top of his lungs.
"He won't notice a single thing if you hit the spots that hurt him most - the spots where he is most flawed."
"Justice doesn't mean anything! There are winners and losers in this world! The winners dictate what is true and what is not! The losers are on the receiving end on the manipulation! THE WINNERS DICTATE WHAT JUSTICE IS! LOSERS CAN'T!" With fury, Naruto tried breaking free once again.
The chains only grew tighter. The cube of Aphrodite started to glow a dangerous purple. Naruto widened his eyes at the sight.
"This is the end, Naruto." The Uchiha glared at Kakashi.
"THE END?! This isn't some fairy tale, Kakashi! This is reality! The moment I disappear, only chaos will ensue!" Wisps of black and purple start emitting from the cube, enlarging in size and length.
"I am what is keeping everything sane in this world!" With no access to the Sharingan or Rinnegan, Naruto's piercing azure eyes glared at everyone.
They begun to unwrap the chains so the 2rd would ensue. This interval was the most dangerous due to it being the most easiest to escape from.
"It's rather easy to avoid it, no? Ino is rather important for it."
They had managed to find a way to make it through the 2nd interval with a success rate of 90 percent. Naruto felt his chakra slowly come back.
"Mind Body Switch Technique!"
Just before Naruto could escape, Ino had taken over his mind once more. And - just lie all the other times - managed to escape from Naruto's body before Kurama could interfere.
Although the result would've stay the same anyway. Even with Kurama interfering, it would've only quickened the inevitable.
After all, they only needed that slither of a second before the last interval was over. Naruto widened his eyes once he regained his body once again.
"You fools!" Naruto yelled. The only feeling that he could feel was the uncontrollable anger that could shatter a person's body in a single snap. Naruto fell to the ground, his foot being the first thing entering the realm of mystery.
"My disappearance won't change a single fucking thing! My very existence is what is giving this world the balance that it needs!" Soon both his legs were engulfed in the cube.
"Why do you think there has been less sightings of the Akatsuki, less trash bandits?! It's because of me! I'm the reason you all can sleep at night in peace!" Naruto gripped the ground, his fingers gnashing against it.
"And once I come back... nothing is stopping me FROM MAKING THIS WORLD DIVE INTO UNESCAPABLE CHAOS!!" Naruto's whole body was engulfed by the cube of Aphrodite.
And it took a few moments, but the 3rd interval had past, signifying the success of the Binding of Judgement. Everyone widened their eyes, the sweat trickling down their heads.
"We... did it," muttered Sakura, dropping to the ground.
It took them a moment to realize it, but an unimaginable feeling of greatness begun to surge all throughout their bodies.
"WE FUCKING DID IT!!" Shikamaru yelled, crashing on the ground with an exhausted look on his face. Every moment of training that they had done.
It paid off.
All the other nameless Jonin-level Shinobi cheered, a feeling of happiness sprouting to their faces. All that stand-by bullshit paid off.
The Aphrodite aura plan paid off.
Everything did.
They managed to win because they took advantage of Naruto's one and only weakness - his only "evil" attribute.
His arrogance of thinking that he was untouchable.
That very trait of his was detrimental to his character - a flaw that he had gained once coalescing with his younger self in his mind during his fight with Danzo.
And it only amplified even more once he gained unimaginable strength that everybody feared. The moon shined down on them with beauty.
And thus his own arrogance became his own undoing.
This day was now a special day.
On July 26, a world-shaking event had happened that managed to change everything in the world. A monster was no longer looming over them.
This date marked the special day:
Naruto Uchiha had been sealed.
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Holy shit. This fucking chapter is so fucking long. With this chapter ending, I have accumulated over 10700+ words - the longest chapter I've ever written.
And, as you can see, Naruto had been sealed.
It's really funny how I had said, "I am here to confirm that Naruto will not be sealed away." - this happened in the announcements/conversations thingy.
Lesson learned: don't trust what I say.
Although the people who thought I was saying the truth should've thought deeper into it - I wouldn't confirm such a pivotal turn in the story so irrationally.
This outcome had already been decided the moment I had written chapter 84 - the same chapter I had introduced the idea of Shibuya arc-type incident.
Of course, the arc is still miles better than the one had I had executed. But now that Naruto has been sealed.
Do expect a lot of things coming from this one thing.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
CYA!