Chapter 53: Dancing with Dragons
The silence remained for a good half minute before Chief Song, in a solemn tone, addressed Madara;
"I don't know where you got that information from, but we will not tolerate any aggressiveness towards the Great Masters." His tone was sharp and low, clearly showing that regardless of any possible friendship established, Madara would be walking on eggshells when it came to the Masters.
"Why do you believe that I came here with such horrible thoughts?" Asked Madara, nonchalantly, while drinking his sake. He was not really worried, he knew that these people would die to protect the two residing within the mountains.
"And what do you want with them?" Asked the Sun Warrior Chief, trying not to sound too aggressive since Madara still hasn't said or done anything that goes against their beliefs and morals.
"The same that I wanted with you and your people… Friendship..." replied Madara while shrugging.
His words eased the tension quite a bit, but not entirely, Song still kept his solemn expression while enquiring "Friendship? With the Masters? Do you believe that something like that is achieved just like that?"
Raising an eyebrow Madara said, "Why not?"
"They are not like the rest of us, or you…"
"So what? We share the same world and share the same gift of firebending, regardless of what you think or say… they are very similar to us…" Concluded Madara with a confident grin.
Those words struck not only Chief Song but every single Sun Warrior that heard them. They never thought about it like that, well… the Masters were Dragons that didn't communicate at all, they were treated more as superior beings than equals… But perhaps…
"Perhaps… that kind of mentality would actually allow you to befriend them, but it's not up to me to decide…" The Chief concluded taking a deep breath and finally relaxing.
The party eventually resumed, and with the tension finally removed people went back to playing the drums, dancing with fire, drinking, eating, and even brawling…. Well, Kaliya did some of the brawlings and knocked a few Sun Warriors on the ground cold, she trained with Madara after all... No way in hell would she lose in a brawl against people that focused solely on their bending.
"It's up to whom, then?"
The Chief kept staring at Madara for a few long seconds before standing up.
"Tomorrow at dawn, come to this very place with your lady friends… you shall have an audience with the Masters, and your fate will be up to them to decide. I thank you for the gifts, we shall talk in the morning."
As Song walked away towards his residence, many other Sun Warriors decided to retire for the night as well, leaving only a few outcasts outside to keep drinking and laughing.
"So… Who are those Masters ye wanna meet?" Asked Kaliya as she approached from the side.
"I am curious as well Mr. Uchiha." Said Nari, appearing behind him as if she was a ghost… good lord woman!...
Madara just kept his cool guy face and shrugged, not being bothered by the way the party ended or how the Chief just... left … "Why would I ruin the surprise?" he said, grinning afterward.
"I really wanna punch ye really hard…" The corner of Kaliya's lips twitched, and a small vein popped on her forehead.
Nari just chuckled, she was used to having Madara hold little secrets just for the sake of a dramatic reveal, sadly she had no idea that these 'little' secrets were not 'little' at all… if she had known so beforehand, she would've done her best to force him to speak and save herself from a near heart attack first thing in the morning.
Xi, the niece of the Sun Warrior Chief, kept staring at the trio of outsiders from a distance with an amused smirk. 'It seems he already knows… but the two ladies don't, it will be a very entertaining morning tomorrow…'.
Team Red Could remained in the vicinity for nearly an hour after that, chatting, talking, and relaxing before retiring to their rooms inside the airship, they were offered a place to stay, but no fucking way Madara would pick a stone bed with hay "mattresses" over his expensive, luxurious and incredibly soft bed, no sir!
The darkness of the night eventually went away, with the first rays of the morning already spreading over the tip of the layered pyramids of the Ancient City.
In front of the twin mountains, every single Sun Warrior was present, even Sun Warriors that were not even at the feast the night prior! An outsider's meeting with the Masters was a very rare occasion, the last one dating over forty years ago! Most of them weren't even born yet!
"How long do you think it will take for him to be eaten?" Asked a tall and slim man, he had narrow eyes and sported a haircut similar to Zuko's currently, except that his ponytail was long and reached his back.
The person whom he was talking to couldn't help but sigh "You know, Ham Ghao, no wonder people don't like you very much… You are always gossiping and creating discord between people." Answered Xi, with her arms crossed as she observed the ceremony being prepared.
The man frowned "Bah, I just speak what everyone thinks… No way some outsider would become 'friends' with the Masters…"
"Sure... Sure… Whatever you say…" Answered Xi while articulating her left wrist before walking away, this guy always pissed her off.
"Tch…"
Was the only thing she could hear from behind her as she approached the trio that finally decided to show up.
"Better late than never, eh?" She asked with a grin.
Madara raised an eyebrow at this girl's approach, Kaliya told him about her last night but they didn't interact at all, so he was a bit surprised by her forwardness, but decided to be carefree as always "… Well… a man needs his beauty sleep…"
She chuckled and walked towards Kaliya, the two girls started talking about… who the fuck knows what they were talking about… all that Madara had in mind was the top of that stairway, everything else faded into the background.
After a few more minutes, Chief Song approached.
"It's time for you to take the Eternal Flame and start your ascension." He spoke with a solemn air, friendly or not, this was a sacred ritual for him and his people.
After nodding, Madara was led alone towards a huge fire that resided inside a finely crafted wall on the base of a nearby mountain, the place was surrounded by many Sun Warriors in meditative positions.
After grabbing a portion of the flame and inspecting it as he walked back towards the stairway, Madara couldn't spot any difference from a regular fire, perhaps the Sharingan could give him clues but he won't activate it here and scare these people, they might jump on him and he would be forced to commit some war crimes… he'd rather avoid that…
As he approached the large square at the bottom of the stairs, Sun Warriors were already using their firebending to create rings of fire surrounding the place, just like they did in the show, Madara approached the chief.
"Let's do this," he said solemnly.
Giving him a nod, the Chief motioned to his people to start the ceremony, and with it… Came the drums and chants that were eerily similar to the Credits Scene of the Avatar the Last Airbender cartoon, Madara had to raise an eyebrow to that and felt nostalgia kicking in for a brief moment.
Madara took a deep breath and started his ascent towards the platform on the top of the stairway slowly.
"Do ye think he will be alright?" Asked Kaliya in a hushed tone, while holding her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"I think Mr. Uchiha has this all planned out, but I am rather curious about these Masters… no one spoke much about them but what they said made it seem like they are not…" Replied Nari with a very curious and somewhat apprehensive expression.
"… Humans, right?" a third voice came from behind and concluded Nari's thoughts, and as the two girls looked back, they could see Xi approaching with a smirk. "You are in for a treat, a treat that is impossibly rare nowadays." She concluded as she looked towards the stairs, seeing Madara already reaching the platform.
"PRESENT YOUR FLAME TO THE MASTERS!" said a man to Madara, using a loud horn to communicate with the man on top of the platform.
Madara didn't bow as Aang and Zuko did, he came here to befriend them as equals, not as an apprentice to a teacher, he simply raised his hand above his head.
A silent moment remained for a brief time before a loud horn echoes through the whole mountain from below, and with it came a loud Clang sound from the top of the platform.
Standing there with one hand raised high holding a flame, he used his other hand to pull his gunbai from his back, holding it upside down in a reverse grip, with its tip in contact with the ground, a huge maniacal grin appeared on his lips and his eyes instantly glowed bright red, his three tomoe spinning slowly, demonstrating his excitement, as he shouted;
"COME!"
[This one I was in doubt about which music to use as a background, part of me wanted to use the same music as in canon, the end credits, but I decided with a more appropriate one… Naruto Soundtrack (Cover) – Sannin Battle Theme]
Two loud growls echoed through the two caves on the mountains, the ground shook so hard that it would've destabilized a less prepared person, and suddenly two massive Dragons rushed outside their lair, one blue and one red.
Different from canon, this time they rushed directly at Madara, scaring not only the Sun Warriors but also Nari and Kaliya who were already shocked beyond belief.
With wisps of flames already appearing in their mouths, Madara didn't wait and rushed towards the blue one in the front.
"Show me how powerful a Dragon is! And in return…" He shouted in excitement, finally a worthy battle.
The two Dragons didn't wait for a second and released a massive fire blast toward Madara.
As Madara was closer to the blue Dragon, that blast arrived first.
"…I will show you the power of Uchiha Madara!" he waved his gunbai, and as it was about to collide with the fire blast he shouted;
"Uchiha REFLECT!"
Using his gunbai and twisting his body in full 360 degrees, he managed to reflect the blue Dragon's fire blast towards the other blast behind his back, nullifying both of them with a huge explosion that shook the mountain and cracked the platform.
"HAHAHAHA!" his laugh echoed through the mountain followed by a very distinct sound
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIII
Abandoning the flame in his left hand and throwing a kunai tied to a wire, he managed to hook it on the horn of the Blue Dragon, that in turn took flight and carried Madara with him.
While being carried by wire mid-air, Madara didn't have much time to think as he saw a massive open red maw about to swallow him whole.
Using firebending to launch himself from the wire, Madara managed to dodge the maw and landed himself on the top of the red Dragon's head.
Watching this, the Blue Dragon got pissed and he flapped his powerful wings, and turned mid-flight, aiming at Madara even if the price was hitting his fellow Dragon.
Noticing the incoming attack, Madara pulled a scythe that was tied horizontally on the back of his sash, it was hidden between himself and the gunbai, and somersaulted backward, falling back on the platform while using firebending on his feet to glide himself safely back towards the platform.
He watched with glee as the two massive Dragons collided, forcing the red one to fall on the bridge before sliding down toward the base of the mountain.
Looking up, Madara's Sharingan shone intensely as he stared at the huge Blue Dragon shaking his head because of the pain.
"Yeah… I like you the most!"
Down on the square below the platform, it was pure chaos… The fight caught them off-guard and made everyone already panic, but when they saw the massive red Dragon about to fall on top of their heads, they all screamed in horror and started to evacuate.
"GOD DAMMIT MADARA!" Shouted Kaliya while running away, trying to dodge that massive beast fall.
"I have to agree with you on this … damn you, Madara!" Said Nari while running, huffing with a narrowed and displeased gaze.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOUR FRIEND!?" Shouted Xi, running right beside them with a scared expression.
On the top of the platform, the battle was still ongoing between the Blue Dragon and Madara, every time the beast tried to strike, Madara dodged with ease… a beast that size, with such predictable attack patterns, and with no possibility of sneak attacks… Was easy for him to dodge.
He even used his scythe as a hook to hold onto the Dragon's horn again, which made the Dragon crazy in anger.
Coming up with a plan, the blue Dragon soared upwards like a reverse comet, Madara kept holding onto his scythe as if his life depended on it… well, it kinda did…
After they reached high in the sky, the Dragon maneuvered himself in a way that launched Madara upwards alone after unhooking the scythe from his horn.
As Madara was launched even higher, he could see the colossal multi-colored fire wave coming towards him…
"You never learn, do you?!" He shouted while putting the gunbai in front of himself
"REFLECT!"
The multi-colored fire wave seemed to have hit a mirror, it was forced to stop midway as spiritual ripples spread around it, before being forced to move back toward its owner.
Without time to react, the Dragon was hit almost point-blank by his own attack and was sent plummeting toward the ground at least 100 feet below.
As the Sun Warriors finally regrouped and caught their breath, still holding panic and fear on their faces, the Chief Warrior approached the two girls with an angry expression.
"WHAT IS THE MEA-" he was interrupted mid-speech as a massive shadow spread through their location, growing bigger extremely fast.
Looking up, everyone went pale as they saw the blue Dragon falling at their exact spot, while Madara followed by using his firebending on his feet to propel himself faster toward the beast.
""""FUCK YOU MADARA!""""
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
KojiSan
KojiSan Hello there! i am glad to post this chapter, finally!
This whole scene was on my mind for the past couple days and i was itching to write it down and publish XD.
The chapter was actually very long, one of, if not the longest chapter to date that i've posted, i get carried by character interactions x-x is hard to skip them because i love doing so and i have an ease with it.
The action scene was tough, i still believe i am not that great with action scenes, because the written medium is not as exciting as the flashy scenes in a Manga or Anime, and it's actually tough to write a well paced combat, i use a few rules for that.. one is quick sentences, if you stop the combat to describe any tiny detail it will turn the combat into a boring scene, but it needs at least the minimum detail to help people visualize.
Combat also can get boring if it drags for too long, i dont like combats that takes chapters to end, its like watching 5 minutes to Namek's explosion all over again... >_> not that fun...
Ironically the title of this chapter brings GoT to mind XD even though it was not meant to happen... Dancing Dragon is the name of the firebending style, Madara says "lets dance" when fighting.. so it was oddly fitting but disturbingly close to GoT.
Also thinking about Summoning Jutsu due to the soundtrack (part of me wanted to use the credit scene like the show used when Zuko and Aang met the dragons, but that OST didnt match the action in my head) is eerly similar to certain animal companions in Avatar... like Roku and his Dragon, Aang and Appa, Korra and her Pollar Dog/Bear... with that in mind it came to me... isnt the Avatar some sort of knock off Jinchyuuriki? D:
Well... i dragged this for too long, i hope yall enjoyed this chapter, i finally managed to write it and publish... finally some action XD it's been a while even though its hard for me... but i hope i did okay so far!
have a great day, stay awesome.. you gorgeous sausages!
Chapter 54: How to Tame your Dragon
As Madara was descending towards the Dragon like a rocket, he could've sworn that he heard his name being shouted or something like that, but he couldn't be sure… Not only was the wind blowing loudly due to his speed... also... the flames on his soles were also rather loud...
'They must be cheering me or something...' he couldn't help but smirk.
The smirk, however, didn't remain on his lips for long, as his peripheral vision caught the red Dragon already closing in on him from his left with its jaw wide open and flames already bursting out.
'FUCK!'
He didn't have time before a massive wave, mirroring his own Gouka Mekkyaku in size, engulfed him. He couldn't maneuver freely in the air, he isn't an airbender, and considering his gunbai was being held in his right hand, he really didn't have time to reflect the wave.
And like a meteor he was launched far away from the blue Dragon, eventually colliding with one of the twin mountains.
Watching Madara being launched far away, the Sun Warriors, Nari, and Kaliya managed to escape the blue Dragon crashing on the ground by the skin of their asses.
At this moment everyone was panting at a safe distance, holding their knees while taking deep breaths, some of the less physically inclined were already laying on the ground, refusing to move.
"WHAT…. IS…. THE … MEA… MEANING… OF…. FUCK IT!!" Sun Warrior Chief Song tried to maintain his image while panting loudly 'I'm getting too old for this shit!' "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!" He shouted, abandoning his "Chief image".
"I AM THE ONE THAT SHOULD BE ASKING YE!" Shouted Kaliya in return, not as exhausted as everyone else, but panting because of the scare and fear of being squashed. "YE FUCKING PET DRAGONS ATTACKED ON SIGHT!"
"THAT!.... hmmm… " Chief Song was about to say something but had to stop to think about what happened, why would the Masters strike right away? Thad had never happened….
"I knew the Masters would aim to eat that outsider!" Said Ham Ghao with glee, but his glee didn't last any longer than Madara's smirk, as Kaliya appeared in front of him and punched his head so hard that even when he reached the ground, he bounced once before laying silent.
"SHUT UP WEAKLING! GROWN UPS ARE TALKING!" She said with spite in her words.
The Sun Warriors nearby couldn't help but wince in pain at what they saw, this girl is way too violent… and with physical strength to back it up… she will never have a lover in her life, no one would be that crazy!
"And since we are talking about it…" Approached Nari with tired steps, finally recovering her breath. "Madara didn't attack once, he merely redirected their flames back to them and dodged, he never once displayed aggressiveness…" Her eyes were narrowed, and she even dropped the 'Mr. Uchiha' because now it's personal to her, these fuckers are pretending to be the victims here after shooting 'her son' first!
"Ugh… that… well…" Chief Song tried to come up with explanations, but he couldn't…. he was just blabbering there and everyone knew it, it was Xi that came up with a possible explanation.
"Uhmm… perhaps that's how Dragons make friends?" She asked with a confused and exhausted face, making everyone stop to think… It can't be… right? RIGHT?!
While everyone remained dumbfounded, she turned to Kaliya and Nari while raising an eyebrow "You two don't seem too worried about him… even after seeing the two biggest Dragons of the last two centuries aiming to eat or burn him alive… after that last attack he must be dead!"
Kaliya and Nari smirked at Xi's observation, but before they could say anything, the mountain that served as a 'cushion' for Madara's fall trembled, part of it exploded, and a loud laugh followed right after.
"AHAHAHAHAHA YOU ALMOST KILLED ME, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"…H-how is this possible!?..."
"…N-no way…"
Even Xi and Song went pale when they heard Madara's shout, how the fuck did this guy manage to survive that?!
Even the red Dragon, that was sure that even the flame didn't kill him, the impact should've done so, and the blue Dragon that managed to get up with some difficulty after crashing from such a high altitude, was shocked to see Madara walking towards them with a flame-like blue aura around him.
Limping, with blood covering half of his face and forcing one of his eyes to remain closed, and with half of his body sporting superficial burn marks, wearing a partially destroyed kimono, Madara slowly made his way towards the Dragons while his blue aura increased in intensity.
Everyone gulped while seeing that blue aura increasing in size, including the Dragons.
First a ribcage formed around Madara, slowly extending to create a long spine, two skeletal arms, and an eerie skull. Then muscles and skin slowly formed around the skeletal creature, and finally, what seemed to be skeletal armor covered the whole "creature".
"I'm tired of this shit!" Said Madara as he raised both of his hands, making the half-body armored Susano'o mirror his movements.
"Since you want to play rough, I will show you who the boss is here, now… BOW!" He shouted while dashing toward the Dragons.
Before either of them could react, a huge hand grabbed the head of each and swiftly slammed them on the ground, cracking the well-preserved pavement of the Ancient City.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM
…
..
Silence remained…
Even Kaliya and Nari were with their eyes bulging out of their eye-sockets and their jaws almost hitting the floor.
…What the actual fuck…
All that they could do now was to gulp hard and try really hard to prevent their legs from trembling like crazy while failing at that prospect the moment they saw the huge red glowing eyes of that… thing….
"Now that the nuisances are taken care of…" he turned his gaze towards the crowd, making everyone flinch.
"Kaliya!" he shouted.
"Y-YES SIR!" She shouted while straightening her posture, much to her and Nari's surprise… she never did that before, where did that come from?!
"Prepare the first aid, I'm hurting all over…" He said with a calmer voice, "And Nari, please prepare a meal… I will be starving after I wake up…"
"Leave it to me, Mr. Uchiha," she said before nodding with a solemn expression, no way in hell would she let Madara starve.
Taking a deep breath, Madara dispersed his Susano'o. "Good!" He nodded with a smile before falling to the ground.
Nari, Kaliya, and even Xi and Song were worried for a brief moment until they heard Madara's loud snore… this fucker was just… sleeping?!
"How could he fall asleep? It's still early in the morning! Didn't he get here a bit late because he slept the whole night?" Asked Xi with a stupefied expression.
Nari simply giggled while hiding her mouth with her sleeve and casting a glance towards Kaliya "How Indeed… care to explain to us Kaliya?"
"Wait... Kaliya?" Xi raised an eyebrow and stared at the Northern Water Tribe woman, in confusion.
"Ah… how good it is to be young and naïve…" said Nari, finally making it click for everyone.
…
..
Silence again…
"…H-how is this possible!?..."
"…N-no way…"
….
So, this man decided to spend the whole night enjoying his lady friend and completely ignore sleeping, and still managed to play with the Masters like they were children, finally knocking them out…
With this violent, rude, scary woman….
It's official...
'THIS GUY IS FUCKING CRAZY! I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE!'
That was the collective thought of almost every single one of the Sun Warriors, with a few exceptions such as Xi, who still didn't get it, and Song who glanced at Madara with respect in his eyes
CREATORS' THOUGHTS
KojiSan
KojiSan
Hello guys! i came here this early... or late... depending of where you are... to deliver a surprise chapter!
Hurray! we reached 3k Fans and 3M views, thats great! im proud of yall, and i appreciate your patience when i decided to disappear for months >_> i kinda feel guilty about it, not the second one because it was because of my beloved kitty daughter, but the first one shouldn't have been that long, so ... i apologize!
The chapter, unfortunatelly, is a bit shorter when compared to the previous ones... well mostly because i wanted to conclude the scene, and adding anything else here would either taint the pacing or the atmosphere, so i decided to cut it where i did.
On a good note, i will TRY to publish another chapter later today... well in the next 16-ish hours XD after i sleep, eat and play some Final Fantasy XIV with my wife XD...
I hope yall like it, see you later today (hopefully) and stay awesome you wonderful beings!
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