Chapitre 33: The Darkness Approaches...
Chapter 16 - The Darkness Approaches...
The next day… The day of Maijima High Festival…
"Alright! All done!" Naruto grinned towards his classmates. They have just finished decorating their classroom as a Maid Café shop, few minutes before the actual opening of the School Festival.
"Yeah! Now, I can't wait to see how our female classmates will look like after wearing their uniforms!" One of the male classmates spoke. The other boys of the class nodded while drooling comically.
"Why is that?" Naruto tilted his head while inquiring. His classmates looked towards him with bored expression. "I mean, they'll still be the same person, right? They'll just be using some kind of special uniform for this festival."
Naruto's male classmates dead-panned while his female classmates who are not wearing Maid Café uniforms giggled after hearing the Shinobi's words. After all, several weeks has already passed since Naruto 'enrolled' on this school and his classmates already knew that Naruto is quite different for someone of his age, especially among the boys. He is quite naïve and stupid over simple things but will always do things overboard for some random reason. However, what he is well-known for is him being very hyperactive person who seemingly have bottomless amount of energy.
"You don't have to listen to those guys, Uzumaki-kun." One of the female classmates spoke. "You'll only be polluted by their perverseness."
"What does being a pervert has anything to do with those special uniforms?" Naruto again inquired. After all, being a person from another world, Naruto doesn't have any idea about the actual charm of a girl while wearing a Maid Café uniform. And besides, Jiraiya and Kakashi are the epitome of being a pervert for Naruto's point of view.
"You don't have to listen to them, baka-Naruto." Someone spoke behind the room partition where the waitress of the Maid Café fit their uniforms. The person shyly got out of the room partition, making the boys comically burst some blood out of their noses, except Naruto. It is Skuld, wearing her Maid Café outfit. She had dark-blue-colored blouse and knee-length skirt along with white apron and socks. She also had some white clothing accessories on her hair in pig-tails design.
"Wow." Naruto muttered while looking towards Skuld with interest. Skuld lightly blushed as Naruto looked towards her quite intently.
"You don't have to look at me like that!" Skuld yelled towards the blonde Shinobi.
"Why not? You look cute right now!" Naruto grinned, making Skuld blush heavily with steams popping out of her ears while the female classmates squealed. "Your uniform fits for you perfectly."
"Re…Really?" Skuld fell silent while fidgeting, not knowing what to say.
"Yeah!" Naruto said while scratching the back of his head. "Seeing you right now, even I will going to have a hard time imagining you as a violent, ice-cream-loving mecha freak…" Before Naruto could finish his statement, a debugging mallet landed flat in front of his face in comical impact.
"Shut up and get lost!" Skuld yelled while panting, with her debugging mallet still on her hands.
"Why did you do that? I just complimented you!" Naruto yelled back while rubbing his sore face.
"I don't need an idiotic compliment!" Skuld yelled back. Their classmates watched the now familiar scene in front of them. Ever since Naruto enrolled on Maijima High, a day will never pass without seeing this two arguing with each other at least once a day. So even them really are having trouble determining if this two really are getting along or not.
After a few seconds of nonsense arguments…
"Well then, I'll be going now. I have already contributed on our part for the festival so I guess I can enjoy the festival by myself for now." Naruto smiled to Skuld and his classmates and made his way out of the room.
"Wait, Naruto." Skuld chased him on the hallway.
"What is it?" Naruto asked.
"Uhm… How are you going to spend the festival? Do you have other plans?" Skuld inquired. She is quite sad since she cannot spend some quality time with Naruto for them to enjoy the festival.
"Don't worry about me. I have already done my role for our class. Now you need to do your own role. And with you being a waitress on our class' Maid Café, I am sure that our class' activity on this festival will going to be a big hit!" Naruto grinned.
"If you say so…" Skuld gave a sad smile. She then gulped exaggeratedly and after taking a deep breath…"Uhm… after my shift, can we… spend the rest of the festival, together?" Skuld said with a small red tint on her face.
"Huh? Sure! You don't have to be so formal for that!" Naruto grinned. 'Skuld is acting weird again.' He thought while grinning. "Just send me a text message once your shift is over so I can pick you up. But for now, just concentrate on what you need to do."
"Alright!" Skuld beamed with a beautiful smile. "I'll be looking forward to it!"
"Wakatta –ttebayo!" Naruto gave a Nice Guy Pose as the two bid farewell to each other.
Naruto then walked around the campus while looking around. Every class has their own event and programs, making the school looked like an amusement park. There are only a few more minutes before the school gates open to officially start the festival, so every students are quite busy doing their last minute preparations and tasks. On the school grounds, there were also various stores and stalls waiting for the students and visitors for them to enjoy upon. But he can clearly see and feel that the students are enjoying themselves despite the pressure from their activities. Naruto can't help but smile.
'If just by chance that I can able to return to my home world, I'll create a decree as a Hokage to celebrate one specific date of a year as a festival like this… That way, everyone can look forward on something enjoyable every year…' Naruto wishfully thought.
It has been a few days after his battle with the Three Kings of Makai and the Mobile Colossi. And ever since then, nothing much happened around the world that the Justice League cannot handle. However, Naruto knew that nothing is over yet, as he already knew that the Three Kings of Makai also have the same opinion that something is really going on within Nifheim. They seemed to have their own information regarding Nifheim and Naruto also had his own information from Nifheim and Weiss that he acquired thru Haqua. That's why even though he still doesn't trust those Kings that much, Naruto is willing to cooperate with them since they have the same objective as of his.
As much as possible, Naruto wanted to do something by himself to determine what is actually going on within Nifheim. As a Shinobi, he should always be at least once step ahead on what is about to happen based on his assumptions and current information. However, this events concerning Nifheim is currently out of his reach. All that he knew on the current situation is that a large number of Weiss have been able to escape the seal that bind them during the Almage Machina, and a lot of these Weiss have taken refuge on Earth to feed on negative energies and emotions of their human hosts. He also knew that the Nifheim's Government cannot be trusted due to their irresponsibility for the Runaway Spirit Squad and also using the forbidden Garganta. So with this information in hand, he knew that he doesn't have appropriate information and means to create a counter plan against any upcoming possible dangers regarding the Weiss.
However, he does have additional assumption regarding the Almage Machina War that he didn't acquire from Haqua. The New Devils don't have the appropriate powers to defeat the Weiss during the war, so they used a special power that was the anti-thesis against the Weiss powers for them to be able to seal them and end the war. And whatever that power is, it will be the key to possibly end the dark schemes within the supposed to be New Hell. The only problem right now is that he currently doesn't have any information regarding what kind of power it is and he also doesn't have the knowledge on how he can look and acquire for it.
Naruto remembered that the Three Kings also mentioned during their fight against the Mobile Colossi that they are willing to discuss their own information from Nifheim along with him. This way, they can gather and summarize information from each other that might also lead to another clue on what they need to do to act against the Weiss. The only problem right now is that, even if Naruto already wanted to talk with them to share their own information about Nifheim to each other, he doesn't have any means to locate them. But according to what Yoko Kurama said, they will going to talk to him soon since they already have their own means to easily locate Naruto now that they have already met him.
'Now that it comes to this, I guess I need to meet Haqua to dig more information regarding Nifheim. But the problem is, I don't have any means to contact her and also, I haven't been able to sense her since the last time that we met. I just hope that nothing bad happened to her.' Naruto mused on his mind. 'Kakashi-sensei, please don't get disappointed to me. Data gathering really isn't much my forte.'
While Naruto is walking on his own while looking around goofily as he pondered about Nifheim, Tenri Ayukawa saw him while she is also walking around. She was also able to finish her tasks for their class on the festival so she also decided to wander around. But actually, she is specifically looking for Naruto. After all, the two of them agreed to meet today since Diana wanted to talk to the blonde knucklehead. She smiled after easily locating the Shinobi so she decided to call him. Though she also blushed a little due to the thought that she might be spending her entire time with Naruto during the festival.
"Naruto-ku…?!" Tenri stopped herself from calling Naruto due to the sudden change in reaction from the blonde. He then saw him listening intently to a certain group of girls who seemed to be kind of discussing some serious matters. She slowly approached Naruto, making Naruto sense her presence. The two smiled to each other. Both of them then looked towards the group of girls that are seemingly an all-female band. And one of the girls noticed the two of them looking at their group. The girl smiled, and Naruto returned the gesture with his usual grin.
"Naruto-san!" The beautiful girl who is wearing yukata greeted the blonde.
"Yo! Yui! So you're band will also be performing on the festival eh?" Naruto said to the girl, Yui Goido. (Side Note: Yui Goido here is not a tomboy. Yui's appearance and personality is that of her first appearance from TWGOK Manga Chapters 81 to 82)
"Ye… Yes…" Yui smiled towards Naruto. This is the first time that the two of them got a chance to talk again with each other since the amusement park incident (from Chapter 10). It is during that day that she was able to express her true feeling to her mother, about herself wishing for doing things that she wanted to on her own way. And it is because of the courage and support that the blonde guy in front of her provided during that time. And ever since then, she felt somewhat fond of this blonde Shinobi. He will also always be one of the topics for discussion when she and Nakagawa Kanon spend their free time with each other. Even if she doesn't meet Naruto that much, Yui considered Naruto as a very important friend for her. After all, he is the reason why she was able to reconcile with her mother.
However, after Yui saw Naruto helping a girl to get her stranded balloon on a tree and also hearing the gossips from random town people about his deeds yesterday, she just felt that Naruto really is a special person. That's why she felt something stir within her stomach after learning Naruto's kindness by herself… and this made her feel that this guy became a very special person for her… And right now, this very same person is standing right in front of her with his usual goofy smile.
"That's great! It seemed like your mother finally allowed you to continue doing drums in your band! Good for you!" Naruto said.
"Yes… I was able to tell my mother about the feelings deep within me… and it is all thanks to you… Naruto-san." Yui smiled affectionately.
'Goido-san… is friends with Naruto-kun?' Tenri thought while looking towards the two. Yui noticed Tenri standing beside Naruto, making her wonder who the girl is.
"Oh, this is Tenri. Ayukawa Tenri! She's my friend! And Tenri, this is Goido Yui. She's also a friend." Naruto introduced the girls to each other.
"Hello, Ayukawa-san! Nice to meet you!" Yui greeted the shy girl. 'So she's a friend… a friend… that's good…'
"Hi, Goido-san! It's a pleasure to meet you as well." Tenri returned the smile. 'I can't believe that Naruto is friends with a rich girl…'
"Uhm, you guys seemed to be very serious about your discussion. Is there anything wrong?" Naruto quickly asked the Goido successor.
"Oh... yes… we do have some serious problems…" Yui said with a sad smile. She then looked towards her band mates. With a nod, Yui invited Tenri and Naruto on their clubroom to discuss something…
-Scene Change-
On some random domain from the 7th Universe…
"What is this place?" Goku spoke while looking around along with the other Saiyans, except Vegetta who have his usual grumpy face. The Saiyans, Bills and Whis just arrived on a specific part of the 7th Universe that seemed to be devoid of life but it is contrasted by the colors of the surroundings. The place is composed several floating, candy-like orbs with various sizes that extends far above the horizon (The very same place where Janemba fought Goku and Gojetta).
"This place is a special domain created by the very entity that we need to defeat for you to enter the other Universes." Bills explained.
"And I believe that he has already sensed our arrival." Vegetta smirked.
In that instance, a powerful gust of wind attempted to blew the newly arrived group, as if threatening them to go away. However, being powerful beings of their own, the Saiyans and the Hakaishin duo was able to brace themselves against the force without even releasing their ki. After the wind gust subsided, they saw a gigantic, yellow clad creature with seemingly obese physiques with random holes from his belly and acting like a newborn child. And the only words that can come out of the creature's mouth is…
"Janemba! Janemba!" The creature muttered with innocent look n its face while flailing like a baby.
"This creature… is Janemba?" Gohan muttered with interest.
"Don't let his appearance fool you, Saiyans." Whis spoke while smiling. "His characteristics might be that of a child, but his power is no joke."
"Yeah… we can feel it." Trunks said while standing on guard. "This guy is several folds stronger than Majin Boo. You can feel it too, right, Goten?"
"Yup. I can sense that this thing is pretty strong!" Goten smirked but he is still on his guard. "Is this really the creature that we need to defeat to make a pathway to the 9th Universe?"
"Indeed." Whis clarified. "I fought him several unknown hundreds of years ago for me to arrive on the 9th Universe to recruit Bills-sama to become the 7th Universe' Hakaishin. However, this time, I can feel that he is a lot stronger than before."
(Side Note: Dragon Ball Movie: Fusion Reborn is not canon on this fic, since it is actually non-canon on the original DBZ storyline. So this is the first time that Goku and Vegetta have also met Janemba. I have also change Janemba's back-story and history since his origins on the movie will not match what his purpose is on this fic. But he still has the same powers as that of the movie: reality warping.)
"Alright! We don't need to beat around the bush! I'll fight him!" Son Gohan stepped forward and cracked his knuckles, preparing to rumble.
"Hey brother! Don't decide on your own!" Goten shouted to his brother.
"It's okay, Goten." Trunks spoke to his best friend. "Gohan is more than enough to deal against that creature. After all, even on his base form, he is the strongest among all of us, including Uncle Goku and father."
Goten understood what Trunks meant while Goku and Vegetta nodded in affirmation. Goku and Vegetta are without a doubt, the strongest between the 5 Saiyans as their powers could rival that of each other even in Super Saiyan God form. However, in base form, Son Gohan is indeed the strongest among all of them since he is the only one among the Saiyans who has been able unlock his full power and potential using the Elder Kai's technique. After all, Gohan's base form or technically known as Mystic Gohan, is more or less on the same level of power as that of Super Saiyan 3 Goku and Gotenks.
(Side Note: Like what I have said from Chapters 9 and 10, base Goku and Vegetta is on the same level of power as that of SSJ2 Vegetta, which is more powerful than SSJ3 Goku from DBZ Battle of the Gods Movie. Mystic Gohan is on the same level as of SSJ3 Goku during the BotG Movie. Since Goku's base on this fic is around SSJ2 Vegetta level from DBZ BotG Movie, SSJ3 Goku on this fic is far more powerful than during that time using the same Super Saiyan multiplier. However, Mystic Gohan on this fic will also technically be around the same level as that of SSJ3 since he is also training with the other Saiyans the entire time on the Planet of the Kais, based on this fic's history. I created this side note so that none of you guys might think that I have forgotten the current power level of the DBZ characters that I have stated on this fic.)
"Thank you, Trunks, Goten." Gohan smirked towards his younger brother and friend. He nodded to his father and Vegetta and the two responded with a nod and smirk respectively. In that instance, Gohan released his ki and charged towards Janemba at full force in blinding speed.
Janemba sensed the approaching Gohan so he stretched his arms and attempted to slap the Mystic Saiyan with his gigantic hands. However, all that Janemba was able to hit is Gohan's after image as Gohan reappeared right in front of Janemba's face. He then gave a full forced punch to the creature's face to send it skidding backwards with matching shockwaves. But before the creature skid far away, Gohan grabbed the creature's right hand index finger, flipped the creature on the other side and slammed it to the ground violently, creating another set of powerful shockwaves.
"Hmm… even in base form, that hybrid Saiyan can rival the power of your current Super Saiyan 3 form, Son Goku and Vegetta." Bills spoke towards the rivals. The group is now standing a few hundreds of meters away from the battle.
"That's true, Bills-sama." Goku grinned. "Even during his childhood days, Gohan already possessed a lot of power and potential hidden deep within him."
"I see. And up to what level of Super Saiyan transformation he can achieve?"
"He can go up to Super Saiyan 4." Vegetta answered without looking towards Bills. "However, his Mystic Super Saiyan 4 form can fight nearly on equal grounds with the Super Saiyan God form of either me or Kakarotto. You can't just underestimate him." Vegetta said while remembering how Gohan can easily become the most powerful among all of them during their fight against Cell and his brief fight with Majin Boo.
"He's that strong?" Bills narrowed his eyes towards Gohan. "That's a shame. If only he became a full-blooded Saiyan and could enter Super Saiyan God form, I believe that he can fight and even defeat my mentor using that power." (On this fic, Super Saiyan God form can only be achieved by pure-blooded Saiyans. This is also mentioned from Chapter 10.)
Janemba recovered from the crater where the Mystic Saiyan slammed him and fired multiple ki blasts from the holes on his belly, each has enough power that can disintegrate a quarter of a large planet. Gohan simply dodged the attacks casually and after a few seconds, fired a single, casual but potent ki blast that could disintegrate an entire planet towards Janemba. The blast hit Janemba and created a very powerful explosion with matching shockwaves.
"There we have it!" Gohan smiled while levitating, thinking that the attack has already finished the creature. However, he felt something powerful suddenly hit him from behind that sent him flying to the ground with enormous force. He landed violently on the ground, creating a massive crater with matching shockwaves.
"What was that?" Gohan quickly stood up while clumsily shaking his head. Then, he sensed another incoming attack right in front of him so he stretched both his arms to stop the incoming attack. And he was able to successfully do so. He took advantage of the situation to determine what kinds of attacks are being launched towards him, only for him to realize that it is a fist from the very creature that he is fighting with… Janemba.
"That's impossible! Can he stretch his arms like that even in that distance?" Gohan said in surprise while looking towards Janemba who has finally recovered from his ki blast earlier, still smiling like a child towards him in almost a thousand meter in distance. He then saw something strange on Janemba's arms. However, before he could observe it, the very hand that he just blocked has been retracted and disappeared out of thin air, then another punch just above the Mystic Saiyan's head is launched, aiming to pummel the Saiyan. However, Gohan instinctively dodged the attack this time so the punch aimed towards him landed violently on the ground.
Gohan quickly looked towards Janemba's current location who is still a thousand meters away from him. And then he saw a strange portal where the creature's right hand slipped through. He then quickly looked towards the arm that attacked him, and Gohan saw that Janemba's fist that was used to punch him slipped through another portal.
"I see…" Gohan nodded to himself. "This Janemba can create a portal that he can use to attack me from any direction anytime, regardless of the range. What an awesome ability…" Gohan muttered, only for his musing to be halted by another punch from random direction by Janemba through his space-time portal.
"That's an amazing ability." Goku said while watching Janemba attacking Gohan through random directions using his space-time portals. "He can attack anytime, anywhere and you cannot even predict where he will execute his attacks!"
"So he really can manipulate space and time…" Trunks muttered.
"Indeed. Actually, he can manipulate space, time and dimensions. So he is not just powerful physically. His abilities are actually on par with the actual gods of space and time from the other Universes. But that is the very reason why his mind is only developed like a mindless child. If he can actually think like geniuses, who knows what kind of disturbance he can create on our reality." Whis explained.
"But what shall we do? I know that we need to defeat him to open a dimensional pathway for the 9th Universe. But after defeating him, should we talk to that idiotic creature about creating a pathway for us to the 9th Universe?" Vegetta asked. "But based on what I can see, that thing is not something that you can talk with reason."
"Don't worry about that. All that we need to do is to kill Janemba and his death will create a space-time disturbance that will open the dimensional pathway. And with Whis powers, he can direct us to the appropriate pathway to the 9th Universe." Bills explained, as if it is the most natural thing in the world.
"Kill him? But you said that Janemba is an important being for the 7th Universe right?" Goten asked.
"Indeed, he is an important entity on our universe. However, that is how it should be." Whis explained. "However, once Janemba is already killed, the dimension portal that his death will create will only last for 10 seconds. And after that, he will regenerate back as a living entity once again to guard the balance of time and space of our universe. That way, aside from maintaining the balance of time and space of our dimension, Janemba's task is to make sure that anyone who will use his power to pass through the dimensional pathway has the right power to travel to other Universes."
"I see. So once we entered the pathway to the 9th Universe created by Janemba's death after this battle, all that we need to do is to defeat him once again to create another pathway so we can return to our home universe?" Trunks asked.
"That's right. But I better warn you, Janemba's power is not to be taken lightly. During the entire history of the 7th Universe, only one being is able to defeat him, and that is my mentor, Whis." Bills said. "That is during the time when he took me out from the 9th Universe for me to become the Hakaishin of the 7th Universe. But it doesn't mean that Janemba is unbeatable. Even I can easily beat him. However, what I mean is that Janemba's power on creating pathways to other Universes shouldn't be used on random whim. That way, we can maintain the balance of the 7th Universe."
"And also, Janemba has ability to become a lot stronger after it is killed. Being the first one to defeat him, I can sense that his powers grew several folds than the level of power during the time that I defeated it. So if you plan defeating Janemba to travel to other Universes, you will need to become a lot more powerful than the last time that you fought him." Whis explained.
Gohan heard the conversation between the Hakaishin duo and the Saiyans while dodging the attacks from random directions created by Janemba. Now, he understood what he needs to do. He will need to defeat and kill this creature for them to proceed on their true objective… make a pathway to the 9th Universe.
'Now I understand that dimension traveling principles are a very complicated that even a tiny disturbance between time and space can create major problems on the Universe…' Gohan thought. 'That may be the reason why Bills-sama got concerned by the arrival of a kid from another reality. There might be a reason why and how that blonde whiskered kid arrived on this reality… or else, he will cause major disturbance on the space-time continuum.'
-Scene Change-
"I see…" Naruto nodded after hearing Yui and her band mates' dilemma, with Tenri sitting a few inches away from him. "…so your band is about to perform on the festival, but since you guys practiced too hard, your lead guitarist suffered some wrist injury. If you guys don't have a lead guitarist, your band cannot be able to do your scheduled stage performance on the festival, am I right?" The Shinobi summarized the situation.
"Hai…" The band members nodded sadly.
"Ano… I believe that the program committee will accept your reason if you back out for the performance…" Tenri shyly recommended. She knew that she and Diana wanted to talk to Naruto as soon as possible, but she also understood that Naruto is the kind of person who is willing to listen and help out when he saw someone in trouble. So she is just fine with this and went on with the flow…
"We cannot do that." Yui said with resolute expression. "Our Senpai who gathered us as a band and also who have written the lyrics of our songs will be graduating this year. And our performance on this festival will be our 'thank you' performance for her. So we can't… just back down…"
"I see. But I think your Senpai will understand what happened." Naruto replied.
"This is my fault. I pushed myself too much that I injured myself. Now the entire band is affected because of my carelessness." The lead guitarist of the female band said, blaming herself. "It's fine if I can't join the performance… as long as the rest of the band can perform."
"You don't need to blame yourself." Yui said to the lead guitarist. "And besides, even if we were able to find a temporary substitute lead guitarist, that guitarist cannot memorize the chords properly in time…"
Naruto is now currently looking towards the music sheet where the chords of the lead guitarist are imprinted and after hearing the band's problem, some idea popped out of his mind.
"Well, let's see what I can do for you guys. I'll be back." Naruto grinned towards the band members while prompting Tenri that they will need to leave.
"Naruto-san…" Yui said but before she could voice her opinion, Naruto and Tenri had already disappeared in the hallway.
Naruto quickly dragged Tenri to the entrance of the nearest comfort room.
"Naruto-kun? Why did we suddenly leave?" Tenri asked.
"Uh, well you know…" Naruto pointed out the restroom.
"I see. Please take your time." Tenri blushed, embarrassed. 'Why does he need me to come with him if Naruto-kun just wanted to visit the restroom?'
Naruto, on the other hand, after leaving Tenri on the entrance, entering the restroom and making sure that no one else is around, created a Kage Bunshin.
"Alright. You know what I am thinking right?" Naruto said to the clone.
"Ossu, boss!" Naruto Bunshin grinned. And after a few seconds, the real Naruto came out of the restroom and prompted Tenri to walk with him to the opposite direction from the music room.
"Naruto-kun, where are we going? I thought you will do something for Goido-san's band…?" Tenri asked honestly.
"Ah, don't worry. While I am at the restroom… I… uh… contacted the person that could help them and he's already on the way… so you don't need to worry." Naruto nervously grinned.
"Really…?" Tenri looked towards Naruto.
'I can sense that he is lying, but also telling the truth at the same time. Or in other words, he is not telling the whole truth. But I can feel that he really did something that could help those band people.' Diana spoke within Tenri's consciousness.
'Hmm… I guess it is alright. Naruto-kun is not the kind of person who will leave anyone behind without reason…' Tenri thought.
'And besides, he chose to stay by your side even though that girl named Yui back there is a close acquaintance of his. I actually think he wanted to spend time with you on this festival.' Diana smiled towards her host.
'It's not like that! I think it is because he is keeping it in mind that he needs to talk with us, especially with you Diana!' Tenri said while flailing on her mind.
'Whatever you say…' Diana continued to tease Tenri. 'Tenri, please lead him to an isolated location where I can take over your body and talk to him seriously. Naruto is the only person that the both of us can depend on right now.'
'I understand, Diana.' Tenri nodded.
-Scene Change-
On the other hand, after making sure that the original Naruto and Tenri have already left, Naruto Bunshin made his way out of the restroom and quickly ran towards Yui's bandroom.
"Hey guys! I am sorry it took a while. But I'm back." Naruto Bunshin greeted Yui and her band once again, pretending to be the original Naruto. Good thing is that the room where Yui's bandmates are practicing are quite isolated from passer-bys so no one would see that there are 2 Narutos on the campus. After all, band practices should be away from most people so their music won't get spoiled on their stage performance.
"Naruto-san…" Yui smiled towards Naruto Bunshin. "Uhm… where is Ayukawa-san?"
"Well, I told her that I'll help you guys so she understood and leave me behind." Naruto lied, but with no ill intentions.
"I see… But what do you mean when you mention that you will help us?"
"Well, I'll volunteer to become a temporary lead guitarist of your band. That way, you guys can still do your 'thank you' performance for your Senpai!" Naruto Bunshin grinned.
"Really!?" The injured female lead guitarist and the other band mates smiled. This may be an all-girls band, but they will allow this guy who is willing to go out of his way to help them to become a temporary member of their band.
"But I don't know anything about playing a guitar." Naruto Bunshin quickly added.
All the band members fell on the floor comically after hearing Naruto's words, including Yui.
"How will you suppose to help us then!?" The lead guitarist yelled comically.
"You'll teach me." Naruto Bunshin stated the matter of fact.
"Teach you? Just remembering all the chords will take a week!" The female lead guitarist yelled again.
"Well… I have special skill to learn everything faster than anyone else if I focus enough." Naruto Bunshin explained with pride. "Just teach me and test me after 3 hours. If you don't get the desired result, then I'm willing to do anything that you will ask as an apology for false expectations!"
Yui, the lead guitarist and the rest of the band members saw the determination on Naruto's eyes. Those eyes and that expression on his face are simply more than enough to remove the doubts that they had due to the absurd suggestion by the blonde guy.
"I get it. I'll teach you personally." The female lead guitarist spoke. "This will going to become the quickest and harshest training that you will ever face."
"Is that so?" Naruto Bunshin smirked while remembering all the life-threatening training that he had in the Shinobi World and dimension rift. "We'll see about that." Naruto Bunshin said with a confident grin.
In that very instance, Naruto's 'guitar learning training' began. However, Naruto created a special way for him to learn guitar easier. Each time that Naruto will learn a new chord, he will create a Kage Bunshin within his own mindscape (Yes, Naruto's Clones can create their own Kage Bunshin. It happened during vs Third Raikage and against Madara's Mokuton. And Naruto can also create Kage Bunshins on his own mindscape like what happened during his battle with Yang Kurama.) The Kage Bunshin will drill that chord on his memories, and will dispel itself so the original Naruto and the Naruto Bunshin on the outside World could also memorize the chords. And this continued for the next hour and two until Naruto learned the entire chords, reading music sheet, and playing the guitar with perfect synchronicity along with the other members of the band.
Yui saw the determination and willingness to learn within Naruto Bunshin's eyes. Just realizing that he went out of his way just to learn playing a guitar to help them with their performance is already more than enough for her to realize that she is starting to gain some affections for him. Even on those few times that he spend time with him, Yui will always discover additional reasons for her to start liking him better than before. But right now… all that she can think of is that she is very happy that she was able to met him and become her friend…
However, the very same entity that spoke within Yui before (happened on Chapter 10 after parting ways with Kanon and Naruto) felt huge amounts of her power was being restored due to the increasing affection of her host…
'My power… it is being restored… in a much higher rate than before… at this rate, maybe I should properly introduce myself on this girl for me to determine what is actually going on…' A mysterious entity within Yui spoke.
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Haqua du Lot Herminium is now flying towards her district after getting a hold of herself. She still felt devastated after seeing what happened to her comrades from the Runaway Spirit Squad while visiting Lune's office from before. Based on the reports, her comrades were killed while on duty, fighting against the Weiss. And the Runaway Spirit Chief, Lune, said that her comrades might have suffered defeat from Weiss who are pretending to be gods… possibly the very same being that she had faced before…
'I need to meet that being once again.' Haqua thought, pertaining to the supposed-to-be god existing within the girl that she had faced a few days ago. 'If she really is a Weiss who is pretending to be a god, then I'll capture her… I will not let my resolution be swayed by her words again… for the sake of my friends and fellow Runaway Spirit Squad comrades!'
Little does Haqua knew, a group of powerful beings from Nifheim's government is currently following her trail for her not to sense their presence…
"So we're following that Devil girl to verify the existence of the god that she encountered, am I right?" Neliel Tu Odelschwanck, one of Nifheim's Supreme Generals said. She is currently with Nnoitra Gilga, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, and Lune's right hand person, Fiore.
"Yes, that's right." Fiore smiled. "If Haqua du Lot Herminium actually encountered one of the Jupiter Sisters, then we can start executing the plan properly."
"Does that mean we can now kill those Goddesses from Valhala after we have verified that god's existence?" Nnoitra smirked maliciously.
"That's most likely. The Jupiter Sisters are the ones who have power to reseal the Weiss once again. So in order for them not to be able to do so, we will need to eliminate them as soon as possible. That's the reason itself why the Runaway Spirit Squad is established… for us to locate the weakened Goddesses…" Fiore informed the group.
"I see. At least, once we have located the one of the Jupiter Sisters that the Devil girl has located, we have already found out a good excuse for us to wreck havoc here in Ningenkai. That is what actually makes me feel very excited on this." Grimmjow said with an evil grin.
"That's right. However, we still don't know if the Jupiter Sisters have already met each other. If they do, then once we locate one of them, then we can use her to draw out the other Goddesses. If they still haven't met each other yet, then we can just locate them easily right within the district where we will found the first Jupiter Sister. After all, even if they are apart, they have connections to each other thru their divine powers…" Fiore answered.
"However, the prophecy mentioned that the Chosen Child will be gathering the fallen gods. So there is also a high possibility that we'll be facing him once we have already located the Jupiter Sisters. And if the Chosen Child has connections with the Three Kings of Makai, then they might also provide him assistance against us." Neliel said to the group.
"That's the reason itself why I have the three of you with me, Supreme Generals." Fiore affirmed. "Hunting down the Jupiter Sisters will lead to possible inevitable battle. And after seeing the battle prowess of the Chosen Child and the Three Kings, you Generals are the only ones that Lune believes that can fight against them."
"Then why does Lune didn't include Ulquiorra and Shirosaki-sama to come with us?" Neliel asked once again.
"If the Five Supreme Generals of Nifheim entered the Ningenkai, the Daimakaicho will sense it, and she might investigate New Hell's schemes. Lune-sama will not allow the Daimakaicho discover what our plan is, no matter what." Fiore said.
"It'll be fine like this." Grimmjow spoke. "If the two of them came with us, then we might not be able to enjoy slaughtering Ningenkai. Those two are monsters on their own league."
"Hmm… are you saying that you're admitting defeat against those two?" Nnotira asked in sarcasm.
"No! Because I'll surpass them and become the strongest among the Five Supreme Generals!" Grimmjow said with an evil glare.
"That's my line, bastard." Nnotira also glared towards Grimmjow. The two of them then released their weapons and pointed it out to each other's necks while releasing powerful killing intent. However…
"Hold it, you two." Neliel suddenly appeared right in the middle of them to stop the arguing Generals. "We are here for a mission. I will not allow us to fail because of your childish rants. If you're going to fight, then you better do it not in front of me… or I'll kill both of you."
The three Generals glared into each other while releasing massive killing intent but not releasing their demonic aura. It seemed like even if they are arguing, they can still hold themselves back for them not to be sensed by Haqua. Fiore sweated heavily after feeling the killing intents of the two, but smirked to herself…
'Lune-sama… This will be the very beginning to awaken Old Hell… and the very end of the Jupiter Sisters…'
After a few minutes, the Generals calmed down and without any other words, they picked up Haqua's trail… for them to locate the fallen gods… and also for a possible fight against the Chosen Child and the Three Kings of Makai…
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Genkai's temple…
Hiei and Yoko Kurama, who is currently on their human form, are having a light sparring with sword and Rose Whip respectively on the temple grounds while Yukina and Botan are watching them will eating some fruits. On the backyard of the temple, Yusuke is meditating while harmonizing his Reiki and Youki while sitting on his gigantic bird counterpart Pou. However, the Three Kings suddenly felt something so they stopped what they are currently doing and looked towards one specific direction.
"What is that?" Hiei said seriously.
"I don't know. I just suddenly felt something… but I don't know what it is?" Yoko replied. Yusuke then came running towards them.
"Did you guys also felt it?" Yusuke asked.
"Yeah. I feel some enormous killing intent… on that direction. Those beings that are responsible for killing intent of that level were able to hide their presence, yet their killing intent still is quite something." Yoko explained.
"And I believe those beings are not some ordinary random fodders that the so-called Justice League were always fighting with." Hiei spoke to the two.
"Yeah. What do you think guys? Should we also check it out?" Yusuke said with a smirk.
"You're face implied that you are looking for another battle." Yoko smiled to Yusuke. Yusuke responded with an arrogant grin. The Three Kings nodded to each other so they prepare to leave.
"Botan. Be with my sister." Hiei spoke before the three disappeared into nothingness.
"What happened?" Yukina asked in worried tone.
"I don't know. They didn't even bother telling us." Botan shrugged. "But something definitely is about to happen. After all, it always takes a lot before those three got so worked up like this…."
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The school gates finally opened and along with the fireworks echoing in the atmosphere, the Maijima Campus Festival has finally commenced. A lot of people that was invited by their friends and relatives enrolled on the school that was waiting on the school's entrance are now entering the school grounds. And in a matter of minutes, the school grounds became crowded with various stalls and activities being implemented by the Festival Committee.
Meanwhile, the real Naruto and Tenri is walking on the school ground with the blonde Shinobi looking around frantically after seeing some interesting events and stalls that are lined-up properly. Tenri, on the other hand, is walking with amused expression while watching Naruto's very hyper expressions while looking towards the events and stalls. However, as much as she wanted to enjoy the festival with the blonde knucklehead beside her, she cannot able to do so since Diana asked her to bring Naruto in a secluded place so they can talk properly about her circumstances.
"Huh?" Ayumi Takahara saw Naruto walking with the transfer student in a secluded place of the campus. She is now preparing for an exhibition race on the school grounds that is about to happen in a few minutes. "I didn't know that Uzumaki-kun is friends with the new transfer student. Why are they going on that hallway with just the two of them…?"
"Takahara-san!" One of the members of the track team called her attention. "I've finally found you. What exhibition race do you want to join?"
"Oh… sorry!" Ayumi replied while smiling to her teammate. However, her thoughts are still occupied by what she saw earlier. She then focused her vision to the transfer female student who is walking beside Naruto… and she saw her looking towards him on random intervals with slight blush on his face while Naruto is walking without any care in the world. After seeing the girl's facial expression… "Could it be… that the transfer student is about to confess to him?" Ayumi muttered absent-mindedly.
"Confess? Who?" The track team member tilted her head to the random response from the Mai-High Missile.
"Wha…?! No!" Ayumi frantically replied while blushing in embarrassment to the track member. "Uhm… I'll get the last option for the exhibition race! I'll be back later!" Ayumi said as she prepared to ran away to follow Naruto and Tenri.
"The last option?" The track member replied as she saw Ayumi is about to sprint. "The last option is a three-legged relay race! You will need to find a partner who is not a track team member for that!" The track member spoke, only to see Ayumi sprinting away from her. "Hey, Takahara-san! Did you hear what I've said?" She yelled, trying to reach Ayumi's ears.
"Yeah!" Ayumi yelled back but continued on dashing away towards Naruto and Tenri's direction. The track member sighed. Due to Ayumi joining the three-legged relay race, she might not be able to show her true speed if she chose some random partner who cannot match her athleticism.
Ayumi, on the other hand, doesn't care on whatever race that she will be assigned into. She got interested on what does the transfer student has to say to Naruto… if it really is a confession or not. However, just thinking that it might be a confession made her feel somewhat uneasy for unknown reason. But whatever it is, she needs to hear it on her own no matter what…
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"Naruto-kun. Thank you for coming with me." Tenri said after arriving on their designated location. It is on the small botanical garden of the school's backyard. The place is off-limits to the visitors and guests from the festival. Naruto looked around and smiled after seeing the rare plants displayed on the garden.
"Wow! I can't believe that we have a place like this on the campus!" Naruto grinned. After all, he usually goes off from school and head directly on his part-time job so the Shinobi only familiarized himself on the important locations of the school. "You just transferred on this school but it seems like you know more about this school than me, Tenri!"
"Not really. My hobby is walking… so I just found this place by accident as well…" Tenri replied while smiling shyly. "Naruto-kun… Diana wanted to talk to you so… I'll let her take over my body so the two of you can talk properly…" Tenri's body then glowed, and after a few seconds, her presence changed into that of a Goddess. Tenri's eyes became a little sharper and her eye color became violet. And the most surprising change from her is a halo on top of her head.
"Whoa… Diana can now take over your body, Tenri?" Naruto muttered in surprise.
"Indeed. With Tenri's permission, I can now take over her body using my restored powers." Diana spoke using Tenri's body. "Thank you for agreeing to talk with me, Uzumaki-san."
"Even your voice has changed." Naruto said with squinted eyes without any hint of surprise. After all, Kurama can also take over and control of his body with his permission as well. "What made you decide to finally talk with me?"
"Straight to the point eh…" Diana spoke in amusement. "That's what I have decided after finally understanding what kind of person you really are. You have the appropriate power to help me with my current circumstances…"
'Appropriate power? As far as I know, I only told Tenri and Diana that I have the power to sense special beings during the first time that we have met… but not my actual power as the Shinobi.' Naruto thought. "How does my sensing power can help your current circumstances?"
"You no longer need to hide it from me. You have some kind of special power that allows you to see, touch, hurt and even seal evil beings from Nifheim, beings whom we call Weiss… am I right… Shinobi-san?" Diana spoke with a smile.
"Shinobi…" Naruto muttered in surprise. Even if he didn't state anything, the Justice League named him as Shinobi and that is the persona that they will say during interviews with the Press if they are talking regarding him. The hero name Shinobi became quite famous all over the world after his heroic displays during the White Martian Invasion, the battle against a powerful demon called Lullaby, and also after the Justice League stated his direct involvement on protecting Atlantis to the world media. However, Naruto always made sure that no one can track him for them to determine his true identity. But right now, there is a girl, no, a Goddess right in front of her who was able to determine that he is the Shinobi behind the mask.
The next thing that made him surprised is that this Goddess knew about him being able to fight and seal powerful beings using the very exact term for them… the Weiss. According to Urd, the term Weiss is only known for beings from Valhala and Nifheim. If this being indeed knew about this, then it simply means that this Goddess girl came from either Valhala or Nifheim…
"…how did you know that I am the Shinobi? I made sure that no one can track me." Naruto asked the Goddess in serious expression.
"I've been personally watching you during your fight against Lullaby. You may have a mask, and doing your best to conceal your true powers, but for gods like us, your presence is more than enough for us to determine the person's identity." Diana explained. "But don't worry. Tenri and I will never tell anyone about this, I swear in my name as a Goddess."
"I see…" Naruto visibly relaxed after hearing the explanation. "…I thought I have done something that blown my cover away. I just want to live an ordinary life and will only step out as a Shinobi if it can't be helped."
"That's understandable. You're a nice person not just for Tenri, but for everyone. And besides, you are the reason why I was able to start restoring my lost powers…" Diana smiled towards Naruto.
"…I am the reason why you're able to restore your lost powers?" Naruto asked.
"Oh…" Diana covered her mouth gracefully with her hand. "I mean you are always being nice to Tenri… so… uhm…" Diana fidgeted her fingers, as if not knowing what to say.
Ayumi, on the other hand, is now hiding on a wall a few meters away from them. She is peeking within one of the herbs or the garden while watching Naruto and 'Tenri' on their conversation.
'What are they talking about? I can't hear them!' Ayumi pouted. 'Now, the transfer student is fidgeting… just what did Naruto say to her?' Ayumi felt irritated while watching the two's conversation. 'Why do I feel like this? I'm not jealous or anything! I'm just curious! Yeah! Curious!'
"Hey, speak out, Diana." Naruto prompted the fidgeting Goddess in front of him.
"I don't have any right to spoke for Tenri's feelings!" Diana yelled comically towards Naruto, making Naruto tilt his head, wondering what it is all about. "That aside, I need to discuss something about myself… since that is the very reason why I need to talk to you, Uzumaki-san."
"I know." Naruto nodded. "You said that you lost your powers. What happened? And why are you currently sealed within Tenri?"
"That's what I am about to tell you…. The entire reason why my current self is here, why do I know about the Weiss and Nifheim, and the approaching threat that may destroy this reality." Diana said seriously.
"That got me interested." Naruto narrowed his eyes. 'Diana… she might actually be involved on this Nifheim issue.'
"KYAAAHHH!" A female voice suddenly echoed nearby interrupting the Goddess and the Shinobi's conversation. Naruto quickly looked towards the source of the sound while Diana quickly returned the control of her body to Tenri. Naruto and Tenri ran towards the source of the sound, only to see Ayumi sitting clumsily on the grass with leaves from the fallen plant where she is currently hiding.
"Ayumi?" Naruto asked the girl.
"Hello! Uzumaki-kun?" Ayumi greeted the two while scratching the back of her head.
"Ano… Are you alright, Takahara-san?" Tenri asked in worried tone.
"Uhm… yes. I just lost my balance and… that's what happened. Ahahaha!" Ayumi laugh awkwardly. "You are…"
"Ayukawa-desu. Ayukawa Tenri. Pleased to be your acquaintance." Tenri introduced herself with a bow.
"So you're the one who's following us earlier?" Naruto pointed his index finger comically to Ayumi. He actually did sense that someone is following them earlier however, since the presence is quite familiar and it doesn't have any ill intents, he just ignored it. After all, Naruto is already familiar with the students' life force already. "Did you hear our conversation?" Naruto asked Ayumi in wary while offering his hand for Ayumi to get off her feet. He just hoped that Ayumi didn't hear their conversation for her not to be involved on the possible lingering dangers. 'I shouldn't have let my guard down.'
"Do you mean the confession? No, I haven't." Ayumi answered directly.
"Confession?" Naruto and Tenri spoke at the same time.
"Uhm… I mean Ayukawa-san lead you to this place where no one else is around… to confess, am I right?" Ayumi said while looking away.
"HAA?" Naruto reacted on his usual comic expression while Tenri's face became so red that could rival that of tomatoes and also felt a large steam erupted above her head that could rival an atomic explosion.
"Am I mistaken?" Ayumi asked innocently.
"Of course, you are!" Naruto replied while pointing his index finger towards the Mai-High Missile. "We just went because we need to discuss something confidential –dattebayo!"
"I see… so it's not a confession." Ayumi sighed in relief and then gave a big smile. "That's great! I'm sorry if I misunderstand that!"
Tenri saw the visible sigh of relief from Ayumi after hearing that she is not confessing to Naruto. Tenri and Diana then realized that Ayumi have the same expression as that of Yui Goido earlier when Naruto introduced Tenri to her as his friend… as if they have their own feelings to the blonde Shinobi beside her…
'Tenri… it seemed that you have some competition against Naruto. If you don't strike first, he'll be snatched away from you!' Diana spoke within Tenri's mind.
'Diana! Naruto doesn't belong to anyone!' Tenri replied to her Goddess partner.
'He will be if you don't get your act together!' Diana replied to the shy girl.
'Mou, Diana, you're so nosy!' Tenri replied with a pout.
Naruto, on the other hand, didn't notice Ayumi and Tenri's reaction since all that was on his mind is what Diana has told him earlier… about the approaching threat that might destroy this very world… He needs to head the entire story as soon as possible so he needs to find a way for making Ayumi leave without offending her.
"Hey, Ayumi, I thought the exhibition relay race is about to happen, and the entire track team will be part of it. What are you doing here?" Naruto asked the girl.
"Wha..!? I almost forgot! The three-legged relay race!" Ayumi reacted hyperactively. She then remembered what the track team member told her right before she followed Naruto and Tenri… She will need a partner for doing the race… "Uzumaki-kun! You will need to come with me!" Ayumi quickly grabbed Naruto's right wrist, much to the surprise of the Shinobi.
"Why do I need to come with you!?" Naruto complained.
"Because… I am assigned on a three-legged race and so I will need a reliable… partner for that!" Ayumi yelled towards Naruto comically. "And that was the reason why… I followed you all the way here!" She lied, though half of it is true. Ayumi have already seen Naruto jogging every weekend mornings and she saw that he is doing so without any sign of fatigue. That's why the blonde will always be her first choice as her partner on a relay race activity. And besides, even if she already knew that Tenri isn't actually confessing to Naruto, she still felt quite irritated on the fact that she saw Naruto getting along with another girl, still for unknown reason for her.
"Ayumi, how can you say that I am a reliable partner on such race?" Naruto asked, still thinking of a way to get out of Ayumi's grip without hurting her physically.
"Well, I can't think of any other partner than you!" Ayumi beamed towards Naruto. Tenri froze after hearing those words, and Ayumi saw Tenri's reaction, making her realize what she just said. That made her blush heavily with matching steams popping out of her head.
"That's not enough reason." Naruto replied comically. He then looked towards Tenri. After all, he needs to hear the entire story from Diana as soon as possible. However, Tenri smiled towards Naruto.
"It's okay, Naruto-kun." Tenri said. "We can continue our conversation later. And besides, Takahara-san believes in you… so you can't let her down, right?"
"Uhm… yeah." Naruto nodded to himself. "Let's do this Ayumi! We'll make the opponents eat our dust!" Naruto grinned towards Ayumi.
"That's what I want to hear, Uzumaki-kun!" Ayumi pumped her left fist on the air.
"I'll support you two on the sidelines. Gambatte!" Tenri smiled gracefully for the two. The group of three then ran towards the school grounds where the relay race is scheduled to happen.
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Gohan evaded thousands of candy-like spheres that are being manipulated by Janemba telekinetically and blasted them with powerful ki blasts. Janemba appeared right in front of him while he is at it and attempted to slap him with its gigantic arms, only for Gohan to dash away and fire another potent ki blast towards Janemba. However, the time-space deity simply created a dimension hole to absorb the ki blast and the same dimension hole appeared right behind Gohan, thus redirecting the ki blast without much effort towards the Mystic Saiyan. Gohan retaliated by dashing away, only to meet Janemba's hand that is also warped thru a dimension hole and slapped him violently down to the ground with matching powerful shockwaves.
Gohan flared his Mystic ki and flew out of the crater where he landed with minimal bruises. Janemba saw this so he playfully clapped his hands like a little baby who is enjoying its new toy.
"JANEMBA! JANEMBA!" The creature spoke delightedly using the only words that can come out of his mouth.
"He's acts like a newborn baby, but he is strong." Gohan smirked. After all, it's been a while since he got himself a workout.
"Wow. That monster can fight with brother on equal terms!" Goten spoke in amusement.
"Not really. When you say equal terms, it should be a battle between 2 beings who are fighting with everything that they got on equal grounds. However, both of them are just playing around… especially Gohan, who is barely using his true strength." Vegetta said to his rival's son.
"Let's just leave things to Gohan. He knows what he is doing." Goku said confidently.
The musings of the group then halted by a sudden powerful ki that was being released by Janemba. The creature then fired multiple potent ki8 blasts from the holes on its belly to random directions, making Gohan and the rest of the Saiyans and Hakaishin duo dodge the ki blasts. Gohan used his blinding speed to dodge and kick Janemba's foot, making the creature lose its balance and due to the ki attacks from the monster getting out of control, it created one massive explosion that could incinerate a large star.
"Alright. It's time to take this creature seriously. Playtime's over." Gohan said to himself. He then let a mighty yell while also releasing some very potent ki that could be felt from the other end of the galaxy. And after a few seconds, Gohan is now using the full power of his Mystic Base form. He is now releasing bluish-white flaming ki with matching electric friction created from highly condensed ki.
"That's how it should be! Get him, Gohan!" Trunks smirked excitedly after seeing the overflowing power of Gohan's Mystic ki.
Using an unbelievable speed, Gohan disappeared and reappeared right in front of his large opponent even before Janemba even notice. Then, using combinations of complex martial arts, he bombarded Janemba with powerful punches and kicks on random parts of its body with amazing speed, each punch and kick is powerful enough to shatter a moon-sized asteroid. And after a powerful kick that send Janemba pinned to the ground violently, he charged his father's signature move…
"KAME… HAME… HA…!" Gohan fired his cupped hands equipped with highly condensed bluish-white ki towards the creature with enough power to destroy a large planet or two. The beam attack pierced right thru the creature's body and its end reached through an unknown distance and matched with powerful explosion.
"Is it over?" Gohan landed on the ground while observing his opponent with large gaping hole on its stomach. However, he felt a powerful surge of ki within the supposed to be defeated creature. Its yellow complexion turned into red. Its flesh started to compress further and further until it became around the same height as that of Gohan.
"Its transforming… into its true form…" Bills smirked after seeing what is happening to the monster.
"Yes. The real battle is about to start right now." Whis smiled while watching the completed transformation of Janemba. The creature's body became lean and more appropriate for battle. And its ki became a lot more powerful than before. "That is Super Janemba, the true form of your opponent, Son Gohan."
"Super Janemba, huh?" Gohan smirked. He then flared his Mystic ki. Super Janemba saw this so he also released his own potent ki. The two then charged directly towards each other and both exchanged attacks using complex martial arts. Each of their attacks created massive shockwaves that can be felt thousands and thousands of kilometers away from the battle scene.
After realizing that their combat abilities are on par with each other, Gohan fired a casual ki blast towards Super Janemba. However, the creature just created a dimension hole right in front of him to redirect the attack and created another dimension hole right behind Gohan where his ki attack is redirected. Gohan barely dodged his own redirected ki attack however, Janemba appeared right in front of him and punched him on the face directly, sending him skidding backwards. Janemba followed up with his own version of Kamehameha towards the Mystic Saiyan. However, Gohan simply punched the ki attack, shattering the ki and sending it flying on random directions with matching powerful explosions.
Son Gohan dashed towards Janemba in an attempt to punch him however, Janemba manipulated his own physical molecules to disperse in cubes, making himself intangible and rematerialized himself right after Gohan passed through him. Gohan got surprised by the new ability of his opponent but before he could contemplate into it, Janemba landed a powerful ki blast right at the back of Gohan, creating another massive ki explosion.
The Mystic Saiyan once again skidded backwards with tattered clothes, but still with a smirk on his face. Janemba smirked as well, then he lightly swayed his hand horizontally towards Gohan. The light swing created a highly condensed cosmic blades equipped with Janemba's own ki, shattered themselves in mid-air to create thousands of blades, the each of the blades attacked Gohan in unbelievable speed. Gohan tried to dodge the blades however, some of the blades still hit him, creating several bleeding wounds on his arms and legs.
"Strong. He is strong." Gohan said to himself. "It's been a while since I've been wounded like this in battle, except against Vegetta and father. To think that this guy can push me to ropes while I already have my Mystic ki… he really is something." Gohan said, since he already knew that his Mystic Base form is on the same level as that of Vegetta and Goku's current Super Saiyan 3 power. "Very well, time to take this battle top the next level! HHHAAAAA!" Gohan charged his potent ki once again that shook the very foundation of their current location…
"Here it comes…" Goku smirked, realizing what Gohan is about to do.
The place started to shook violently, as if it is breaking apart. The Saiyans and the Hakaishin duo braced themselves against the surging power from their fellow Saiyan. The Mystic Saiyan's yell echoed throughout their current reality, and the power created by his surging ki erupted several powerful energy in the form of concentrated lightning. The ground cracked, creating large fissures and tranches, and the atmosphere became a lot thicker than before due to the new energy that enveloped the space. And with one final yell, Gohan finished releasing his ki and the field is enveloped with a bright light…
The light subsided after a few seconds. On the very epicenter of a certain crater, a man with golden spiky hair stood on the ground with random lightning sparks being emitted from his highly condensed Super Saiyan aura. However, what made the diference from the regular Super Saiyan transformation is his flaring Super Saiyan ki, as it surges far above the him unlike the usual golden flaming ki (imagine Gogetta's Super Saiyan aura right after performing Fusion Dance). This is the Super Saiyan transformation that is exclusive for Son Gohan… the Mystic Super Saiyan… (just imagine Mystic Gohan being Super Saiyan).
"No matter how many times I look at it, I can't help but feel amazed after seeing brother in that form, father." Goten spoke with a large grin to Goku.
"Yeah. If not because of the Super Saiyan God transformation, Gohan is technically the strongest among all of us." Goku smirked.
Super Janemba felt the new power that enveloped his opponent that even himself trembled in fear. He yelled with all his might, as if trying to intimidate his opponent but Gohan just smirked towards him.
"This is my Mystic Super Saiyan form… you should feel proud of yourself… it always took a lot of me to transform into this form… and you earn the right to fight against it… however, you should have realized that everything is over… for you!" Gohan then disappeared where he currently is and reappeared right in behind Janemba. And even before Super Janemba can react, he felt unknown number of powerful punches just hit him in a fraction of a second, making himself vomit black blood while struggling to stand on his own…
"All that I need is to incinerate your very existence… it's over, Janemba!" Using his powerful physical attacks, Gohan overwhelmed Janemba with random punches and kicks even before Janemba could react. After beating down the monster for a few seconds, Gohan grabbed the tail of the monster and threw the creature above. He then created an orb of highly condensed ki, then threw it sharply towards the airborne Janemba. The orb pierced through Janemba's body, and then Gohan activated the true power of the concentrated orb… dispersing itself within Super Janemba's body and consumed the power of the creature, disintegrating its body. And after a few seconds, the physically disintegrated body of Janemba along with Gohan's concentrated orb melded, creating a dimension rift between the universes…
"Alright!" Goten and Trunks fist-bumped each other after seeing how Gohan instantly defeated a powerful opponent.
"That kid really is strong." Bills smirked with amused expression.
"He did it. Congratulations!" Whis said with his usual smile towards Gohan. "Now, the portal is only open for 10 seconds. We should hurry before Janemba regenerates himself."
"Yeah!" The Saiyans, except Vegetta, enthusiastically replied. Gohan dropped his Mystic Super Saiyan transformation and joined his team on entering the dimension rift... the pathway to the 9th Universe…
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone