Chapter 337: Side Arc Part-8: Battle Against A Kage
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Fwoosh…
Kabuto appears outside the Hachou village on a small nearby hill. He perches on top of a tree and stares at the Konoha group with his snake eyes.
"I have yet to perfect the Reanimation Jutsu, but with the help of this, I can now finally put my plan in motion."
He takes out a vial with a clear liquid in it.
"The effects of this 'Spring of Youth' are beyond my expectation. This water is brimming with vitality and life. The strength of the Edo Tensei will rise by a level if I use this water to form the summoning seals."
Kabuto pockets the water and gazes at the battle.
"I have almost perfected the Reanimation jutsu and I can retain almost 80 percent of the ability of the Edo before their death. But with this 'Miracle Water'; I can push them beyond their peak. Kuku…"
He laughs hysterically and adjusts his spectacles.
"Orochimaru-sama! Finally, I will prove my worth to you!"
Clang…
He forks out a pair of transparent rods from his pocket.
"I came here for the 'Miracle Water', but never expected to get my hands on a treasure."
Kabuto weighs the rods in his hand.
"I have never seen or heard of such material. These rods are made of a mineral that doesn't exist in the Shinobi world. NO!!"
He shakes his head.
"This material defies the principality of existence. Such a metal shouldn't even exist, to begin with."
He raises his head and stares at the ruins of the Tonika Village.
"Now I am curious to unearth the secret buried deep within the wake of the 'Center' of this world!"
Whoosh…
Kabuto flickers away from the spot.
At the Hachou Village,
"HE!… HE!"
Naruto points towards Edo with trembling fingers. Smoke rises from the body of the Edo as the Rasengan fails to deal any damage to him. He dusts his body and stares around.
"I am back to the living world?!" He curiously looks around.
"No! This is different."
A clutch his fist.
"I feel like I have free will but I don't have any control over my body."
"So, it's the foul technique of that damned Second Hokage!"
Clatter… clatter…
Another figure walks out of the second coffin.
He has a bald head with a few locks of brown hairs at the back of his head. There is an intricate green dragon-shaped tattoo around his top head with a black claw mark around his right eye.
Kakashi's expression turns ugly as he notices the newcomer.
Crack… crack…
A crack his neck and stares at Naruto with curiosity. He notices the Konoha forehead protector on Naruto's head.
"A Konoha shinobi? And that technique?!"
A turn to Naruto and ask him.
"How are you related to Silent Shinigami?"
"Silent Shinigami?!"
Naruto retreats and tilts his head in confusion.
"That's the moniker of Nii-san!" Sasuke reminds him.
"Oh! You mean Izuna Nii-san!" Naruto turns towards the Third Raikage.
"Izuna Nii-san is my elder brother and mentor!" He proudly nods.
"I see!"
"Naruto! Be careful! He is the third Raikage."
Asuma and Kurenai warn him.
"Haha… Haha…"
The figure beside A laugh as he confronts the group.
"I never expected myself to be a pawn of the technique I hate the most!"
He turns towards the third Raikage and remarks.
"So, the kid beside the Second Raikage has turned into an old man and fallen in battle!"
"Who is he?"
The younger Konoha group curiously stares at the second person.
"He is the second Kazekage, Shamon! A master of puppet art. He was hailed as a shinobi who aimed for innovation and improvement.
During the First Shinobi War, he confronted the Second Hokage and lost the battle when the Second Hokage used the Edo Tensei."
Tch…
"I still despise this foul technique! But I have to give credit to Tobirama for his idea!"
Shamon clicks his tongue.
Bzzt…
A lightning cloak appears around A. He slowly lifts his hand and points towards Naruto and the rest of the group.
"I cannot control my body any longer! So, watch out for my attack!"
He warns the group.
Swoosh…
A disappears from his place and appears in front of Naruto.
Haah…
"Lightning Straight!"
A aims a punch towards Naruto's head.
"So fast!"
Sasuke is surprised to see A's speed.
"I can't track him with my Sharingan!"
"What?!" Naruto bends his body backward and narrowly dodges the attack.
Swoosh…
A turns into mid-air and aims his punch towards Naruto's gut.
BOOM…
Naruto creates a wind current in his palm and propels himself backward.
Bang…
He staggers backward and falls to the ground.
"How is he so fast?! I thought I was about to die for a second."
Naruto heaves a sigh of relief.
"Don't slack off just yet!"
Shiing…
Sasuke's Sharingan spins rapidly.
"Lightning Release: Purple Chidori Sharp Spear"
Sasuke gathers a large amount of lightning chakra in his palm.
Whoosh…
He flickers towards the blind spot of the Third Raikage.
Whoosh…
A swiftly turns around and blocks the attack with his arm.
BAM…
Sasuke's Chidori slams into A's hands, but the thick lightning cloak around A block his attack.
Haah…
He infuses more chakra in his Chidori and pushes forward.
Stab…
The Chidori manage to pierce through a layer of the lightning cloak and stabs into the outer skin of A.
Hmm…
A is surprised to suffer damage.
"This is the second time, someone has penetrated my lightning cloak!"
Whoosh…
A swipes his leg and kicks Sasuke.
Bang…
Sasuke blocks the attack with his arms but is sent flying by the momentum of the kick.
Swirl… swirl…
Pieces of ash and dust fly around and restore A's hand.
"Tell me your name, Kid?!"
A asks Sasuke.
"Sasuke Uchiha!" Sasuke introduces himself.
"Are you also a student of Izuna Uchiha?!"
"Mm…" Sasuke nods his head.
Haha…
A burst out in laughter and riles up his chakra.
"Then I would like to see, how well that kid from back then taught his students?"
Whoosh…
Naruto flickers beside Sasuke.
"Let's do it, Sasuke!" He cracks his knuckles.
On the other side,
Shamon takes out a scroll from his pocket and makes some hand signs.
Swish… swish… Poof…
He infuses his chakra into the scroll and summons a multitude of puppets.
Clatter… clatter…
Various chakra threads weave out from his hands and bind the puppet.
"Guys! Don't lower your guard at any cost."
Kakashi warns them.
"The second Kazekage is the creator of the puppet technique. He created the Secret Black puppet control technique, and even Lady Chiyo is one of his disciples. The blades on his puppet are lashed with a deadly poison; any slight injury will send you on your way to the afterlife!"
Gulp…
Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai gulp their saliva as a drop of sweat trickles down their forehead.
Kakashi turns to the Konoha 12 group.
"It's better if you lot don't engage in this fight. All of you handle the rest of the reanimation!"
"Yes, Kakashi Sensei!" The group nods their head.
"But… Naruto-kun!" Hinata warily stares at Naruto and Sasuke.
"They will be fine! Trust me, these two are a lot stronger than you expect them to be." Kakashi assures them."
Click… click…
One of the puppets, shaped in the form of a scorpion, opens its mouth.
Fwoosh…
It releases a cloud of purple smoke from its mouth.
"That gas is poisonous, watch out!"
Kakashi and the group jump back.
Swoosh…
Another humanoid puppet waves a mechanical fan and quickly disperses the poisonous smoke in the surrounding covering the entire battlefield.
"Quick! Take the anti-dote."
Kakashi and the rest take out a syringe from their storage and inject it into their body.
Tch…
On the other side of the battle,
A click his tongue.
"I was never fond of using such underhanded means in a battle! Let's change the location of our battle."
He flickers away. Naruto and Sasuke quickly follow after him.
"Naruto! This is our first time fighting against a Kage and an immortal one at that! We can't hold back."
"Mm… I know! I haven't been training so hard for anything. I will surprise you with my technique. It took me a year to perfect this technique!" Naruto pumps his fist.
"I am looking forward to your new technique!" Sasuke nods at him.
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In a hidden cave somewhere near the Hole,
Tch…
Kusuna grits his teeth in anger. He stares at the lifeless body of his companions.
"Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable! Those Konoha shinobis will pay for this."
BAM…
He smashes his fist into the wall and turns towards the bodies.
"Now, there is only one way to save them! I have to inject more dark chakra into their body and evolve them to the next phase of Demonification!"
Fwish… Fwish… Fwish…
Multiple dark purple snakes slither from his body.
Swirl… swirl… swirl…
They enter the body of Gitai, Setsuna, and Shizuku.
Argh… Aaah…
Blood-curdling screams escape from their mouth. The entire cavern is lit up with purple light.
Crack… crack…
Multiple cracks appear on the walls of the cavern as it collapses on itself.
Chapter 338: Side Arc Part 9: Rise of New Generation
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Whoosh… whoosh…
Naruto and Sasuke confront the Third Raikage.
Crack… crack…
A crack his neck and knuckles.
Yoshaa…
Naruto withdraws a shuriken from his holster and throws it towards A.
"Shadow Shuriken Jutsu"
He makes some hand signs and the shurikens replicate and attacks A.
Clang… clang… clang…
The shuriken hits A's body and falls on the ground, inflicting no damage.
Naruto's expression turns grim.
"Sasuke! Be careful! This dude's body is quite tough."
"I know!"
Sasuke draws the Kusanagi blade and infuses some chakra in it.
Shoom…
The blade glows with white light.
"Nii-san told me that this blade can easily cut through armor. How well will it fare against this guy?"
Whoosh…
He flickers behind A and slashes at his legs.
'His lightning cloaks stimulate his nerves and muscles to react at phenomenal speed, but the excessive lightning chakra might paralyze his body. So, he uses his heels as a lightning rod to discharge the excess chakra into the ground. This makes the area around his ankles the weakest in terms of protection.'
Sasuke swings the Kusanagi blade and aims it for A's ankles.
Clang…
A deflects Sasuke's attack with his fingers.
"Nice try, kid! But if you can figure out the weakness of my cloak; then so can I. That's why I took extra precautions to remove any weakness."
Ah…
Sasuke jumps back and rubs his wrist.
'Even the Kusanagi blade is unable to penetrate his lightning cloak. Just how strong is his defense?'
He turns to Naruto.
"Naruto! Use your wind style to counteract his lightning style. His lightning cloak is too thick for me to penetrate with my blade. Make an opening for me so that I could land a fatal blow on his body."
"Alright!"
Naruto pumps his fist and gathers a large amount of chakra in his hand.
Swirl…
He rapidly compresses the chakra into a small ball and adds wind chakra to it.
"Wind Release: Rasengan Flash"
Fwoosh…
He fires the compressed chakra as a focused beam towards the Raikage.
BOOM…
The compressed chakra slams into Raikage's body and spins rapidly.
Snap… snap…
It grinds away the lightning cloak around his guts and punches a hole through his body armor.
Crack… crack…
The armor around Raikage's body snaps and separates from his body, revealing a pair of scars around his chest and guts.
"Now is the chance!"
Whoosh…
Sasuke quickly flickers in front of A. He infuses Kusanagi blade with chakra and stabs A.
"Too late!" A shake his head.
Swoosh…
He twists his body in mid-air and dodges Sasuke's attack.
"Damn! This old man is so slippery." Naruto complains.
Whoosh…
A retreat and confronts Naruto and Sasuke.
Swoosh…
The lightning cloak around his naval area restores itself.
"Forget about dealing with me, unless you can strip away my lightning cloak in a single strike or you have a strike powerful enough to ignore my defense! My movements are still slow, so use this time to finish me, or else unlike me, you will die for real!" A warns them.
"Damnit!" Naruto clicks his tongue.
"This guy has a cockroach-like shell! Sasuke, how long will it take?"
"Just a little!" Purple lightning flickers around Sasuke and covers the entire area in a radius of 10 meters around him.
"Alright! It's time to show you the fruits of my hard work."
Naruto stretches his right palm and grabs his wrist with his right hand.
Swoosh… Swoosh…
Large amounts of wind chakra blow around Naruto. It rapidly spins around him and forms an eye.
Shiing… Shiing…
Numerous wind blades flicker around him and form a barrier of wind. The wind chakra rapidly compresses into a ball with four large wind points around.
Shoom…
The wind points spin rapidly and form four wind blades.
Swirl…
Naruto compresses the entire wind storm around him into the chakra sphere.
"This is…"
Sasuke's eyes widen in shock. He gapes at Naruto's jutsu and remarks.
"What a powerful Wind Technique?! I am surprised he created a jutsu of this scale and managed to hide it from me without showing off?!"
"If it's this jutsu, then it might work!" A nod his head and the Rasenshuriken.
"Wind Release: Rasenshuriken"
Naruto dashes towards A with the Rasenshuriken in his hands.
HAAH…
He aims and throws the jutsu towards A.
Whoosh…
A twists his body in mid-air and dodges the jutsu.
"Release!"
Naruto crosses his arms.
BOOM…
He detonates the central sphere of the chakra, producing a vortex of wind at the point of impact. The vortex engulfs A.
Swish… swish… slash…
Countless microscopic wind blades skewer through A's body like a pin-cushion.
Crack… crack…
The lightning cloak around his body disperses immediately as the blades continue to pierce through him.
BOOM… Rumble…
The ground trembles from the might of the explosion of the jutsu, raising a cloud of dust and debris.
"That is…"
Kakashi and the rest of the group turn to Naruto's and Sasuke's battle.
"What kind of jutsu is this?"
The expression of Shikamaru and the rest freezes at this.
"Damn! They both are something." Shikamaru shakes his head.
"I can't fall behind!" Kiba makes some hand signs.
"Wolf Fang Over Fang"
He and Akamaru quickly mow through the group of edo shinobis.
"What a powerful jutsu? The number of attacks… even I couldn't count them all with my Sharingan. What an incredible technique?!"
Sasuke has a shocked expression on his face.
Rumble… Rumble…
The ground trembles for a while as the aftershock of the jutsu pushes everything away.
Swoosh… swoosh…
The smoke and dust clear up to reveal A lifelessly lying down in a crater.
"Did I get him?" Naruto warily stares at A.
Shoom…
A open's his eyes and jumps up.
Clatter… clatter…
Dust and ashes rise from the ground and slowly repair his body.
"Your technique is an incredible kid! If my body was alive when I was hit with your technique; then I am pretty sure even with my invincible defense, I would have died right then and there?"
Crack… crack…
The Edo body recovers completely.
"Too bad! With this body, I can simply ignore the damage of your jutsu!"
A riles up his chakra and curls up his finger.
"I am going to end it!"
Whoosh… Stab…
Sasuke appears behind A and stabs a purple lightning blade through A's lightning cloak.
"How?!"
Crackle… crackle…
Purple lightning flickers around Sasuke's body. It forms a ring on the ground as multiple flashes of lightning consecutively strike A's body, preventing him from regenerating.
"Lightning Release: Chidori Raiden's Judgement"
Bzzt… Crackle…
The intense lightning chakra scorches the ground and forms multiple rings of lightning around A and Indra.
"This is…"
Naruto stares at Sasuke's jutsu with shock.
'Sasuke's jutsu is not only channeling the lightning chakra through the enemy's body and nullifying his lightning cloak, but it's also actively paralyzing every nerve cell of the opponent, rendering them unable to make any movement. Not only that, the initial thrust was even able to pierce through the almost unbreachable lightning cloak. What an amazing jutsu!"
"Oye Naruto! Stop daydreaming and seal him using one of your sealing fuinjutsu! I can't hold this guy for too long." Sasuke warns him.
"Yes! Yes!"
Naruto scratches his head and takes out a sealing scroll from his storage. He makes some hand signs and slams his palm on the scroll.
Swoosh…
The scroll wraps around A's body and slowly seals him away.
Phew…
Sasuke cancels his jutsu and stands beside Naruto.
'Perhaps the future generation has already surpassed the previous generation. I wonder how A is doing?!' A silently stares at Sasuke's and Naruto's back as his soul returns to the pure world.
He looks down and stares at the scar near his naval region.
'Back then, that kid took me by surprise and pierced my invincible shield with his blade. Now, his disciples…'
On the other side of the battle,
Kakashi and Guy dust their hands as they destroy all of Shamon's puppets.
"Now all that's left is to seal him!"
Swoosh…
Kakashi takes out a sealing formation from his storage.
'Izuna designed this seal. So, there is no doubt about its ability!"
He throws the sealing talisman at Shamon.
Whoosh…
The talisman expands and wraps around Shamon's body.
Crack… crack…
Numerous cracks appear on Shamon's body as his soul returns to the pure world.
"I will help you with the rest!"
Naruto appears beside Shikamaru and the group and seals all the immobilized enemies.
Whoosh…
The military squad and the village chief arrive at the battlefront.
The rest of the Edo's crumble apart, leaving a few dead bodies behind.
"These… these"
One of the village elder points towards the bodies with trembling hands.
"My son! NO!"
He hugs the corpse of a young man in his twenties.
Crumble…
The body of the young man crumbles into dust.
"NO! MY SON! Don't leave me alone!"
The village elder's eyes turn red as his body twitches unnaturally.
"It's their fault! It's the fault of those Tonika Village. I will kill them!"
He screams in frenzy and dashes towards the village.
"Stop him!"
Kakashi signals them.
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