Outside the Chuunin exam stadiumâ¦
("This time, I won't let that happen!") Sasuke thought.
Sasuke announced upon which small streams of Chidori flashed all over his body.
Kimimaro stared at Sasuke who had his Sharingan and a body surrounded by lightning.
("Looks like he really is destined to be taken in by Orochimaru-sama!") Kimimaro thought.
(Whoosh!)
Sasuke charged towards Kimimaro.
"AAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Kimimaro raised his battle intent to the highest as he ran towards Sasuke in full speed.
Soon, both were within a meter of each other.
Sasuke's Sharingan helped him analyze the best method to hit Kimimaro's body despite all the bones sticking out of Kimimaro.
Hah! Sasuke sent a fist forward at the last moment, and so did Kimimaroâ¦
*Katcha!*
Sasuke's fist hit Kimimaro squarely at the center of his chest, breaking apart the ribcage in the center; while. Kimimaro's fist had barely grazed him.
"AAARRRGGGHHHHH!" Kimimaro howled in pain.
"Elder Brother!!!" JÅ«go ran towards Kimimaroâ¦
(Whoosh!)
Gaara appeared right next to the place where the battle was taking placeâ¦
"Gaara!" Sasuke's gaze shifted towards Gaara who had just arrived.
"I.."
"I won't forgiveâ¦" JÅ«go said in a low voice.
"Hmm�" Sasuke turned towards Jūgo who held Kimimaro in his arms.
*Ugh!* Kimimaro had an expression of pain on his face.
JÅ«go carefully lowered Kimimaro to the groundâ¦
"Iâ¦"
"WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU!!!!!" JÅ«go shouted at the top of his lungs transforming into a half-man, half-beast form.
("That'sâ¦")
("Natural Energyâ¦") Sasuke could see the type of chakra circulating through JÅ«go's body.
"AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" JÅ«go charged towards Sasuke as he exploded with rage.
("Shitâ¦")
("I haven't gathered any natural energy yetâ¦.") Sasuke thought as he clad himself in thunder natured chakra and brought up his sword to defend.
"HAH!" JÅ«go sent Sasuke flying away with one punch.
(Bang!) Sasuke crashed against the outer wall of the stadium.
"AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" JÅ«go roared in pain, following which he looked towards Gaara.
("He's a berserker typeâ¦huh?") Gaara looked at JÅ«go emotionlessly.
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"This is bad; our Kazekage-sama is not getting up," KankurÅ said upon seeing Rasa near Minato's feet.
"You're right!"
"However, those three legendary ninjas and Hokages are not faring well either."
"To think that Orochimaru-sama had these kinds of trump cardsâ¦" Temari murmured.
("To think that Gaara had fought against this kind of a monsterâ¦")
"Tsunade-samaâ¦" Sakura saw Tsunade start her Hundred techniques jutsu in order to save Naruto.
"NARUTO!"
"YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP!" Sakura shouted as she continued to see the battle between the Hokages and the sannins.
("If it were me, I would rather sleep there and not even participate in that kind of a battle royaleâ¦")
("But, She is right.")
("Oy, Naruto!")
("Don't tell me you have thrown the towel alreadyâ¦") Shikamaru thought following which he turned to look at the battles that were taking place around the seating areas.
(Clang!)
(Clang!)
Weapons parried across the arenas as jounins, and special jounins continued to fight against the hundreds of chuunin level invaders.
Hah!
Hah!
Hah!
Hah!
Kakashi and Gai panted as they continued to take down ninjas one by oneâ¦
"This is too tiring," Kakashi said.
"Consider this your punishment for losing against me in the last match," Gai said.
"huh?"
"I won the last match!" Kakashi said.
"No!"
"I clearly won against you in that taijutsu challenge!" Gai said.
"Nope, the last match was the rock-paper-scissors we had after we sent our genins in for the chuunin exam!" Kakashi said.
(Bang!) Gai kicked an incoming ninja.
"Oh!"
"I forgotâ¦" Gai said.
"More importantlyâ¦" Kakashi looked towards the barrier.
"We need to help them somehow," Gai said.
"No, there is no way in if that barrier is placed."
"Not only that, we are way too low of a level to stand up against themâ¦" Kakashi murmured as he looked towards Naruto who was lying next to Tsunade.
"Naruto has always surprised us every single timeâ¦"
"To think that he can handle kage-level ninjas at his ageâ¦" Gai murmured.
"Nothing can compare to what I saw that dayâ¦" Kakashi murmured.
"What is it, Kakashi?" Gai asked.
"Nothing" Kakashi replied following which he looked towards Zabuza.
Zabuza also looked towards Kakashi.
"Do it!" Kakashi signaled with his eyes, following which he opened his Sharingan!
Zabuza kicked away the ninja in front of him and entered a stance.
*whew!*
The atmosphere suddenly got cloudy as the mist settled inâ¦
"What is going on�" Asuma and Kurenai looked around to see the mist set in.
"Is this a genjutsu?" Shikamaru murmured as he looked around.
"No, this is ninjutsu!" Shino said as he pointed towards where Zabuza and Haku were standing.
("Now we'll take them down faster this wayâ¦") Zabuza, Kakashi, and Haku thought at the same time.
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Back in the battlefieldâ¦
*Ugh!*
Rasa struggled to get back up.
*Sound of footsteps!*
Minato walked over to Rasa.
(Boom!)
Rasa announced upon which a column of underground water raised into the air and compressed into a water blade and blasted through Minato.
All this took place in a split second.
("Haha!")
("I took him down.")
("It's like that golden sayingâ¦")
("When the enemy is tired and drops his guard, that is the moment for a ninja to strike!")
Rasa got up and brought his hands together.
(Whoosh!)
The gold dust appeared in between the pieces of matters that were trying to come together.
Rasa sighed in relief.
("There is no way I am going to let that happen againâ¦") Rasa smirked.
Meanwhile, The others continued to fight as time passed byâ¦
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Back in the hidden space
Hagoromo looked at Shū.
"How will Naruto and his group face your people if they ever attack?" Hagoromo asked.
"Well, as long as they do not provoke the main clan in any way, Naruto and his group should be fine for now," Shū said.
"I seeâ¦" Hagoromo nodded.
"However, there is one thing I want to point out!" Shū said.
"What is it?" Hagoromo asked.
"The fact that your knowledge regarding the Tenseigan, or as a matter of fact the rinnegan which you also possess is merely a drop in the vast ocean," Shū said.
"I'm not surprised, after all, I am a frog at the bottom of the wellâ¦" Hagoromo said.
"Indeed!" Shū agreed.
"So, what can you tell me?" Hagoromo asked.
"The information I am about to tell you now is also related to the future of how these ninjas will train to face the outer world," Shū said.
"But why tell a dead man all this?" Hagoromo asked.
"You do exist in this plane; there is also a possibility to bring you back if your world needs your help," Shū said.
"And what about you?" Hagoromo asked.
"I'm just here to enjoy the fun," Shū said.
"â¦" Hagoromo remained silent for he already saw ShÅ« explaining the same to Naruto.
âââFlashBackâââ
"Aren't you angry that Sasuke and the others killed you and your people?â¦.." Naruto asked as he started rubbing away his tears.
"The time branch members are destined not to die and also not to interfere with lower worlds as they age... so since I am young and wanted to go out on an adventure, I sent you back with my soul residing in your body to see how you would relive your life again if given a choiceâ¦.." ShÅ« said as he changed into light particles diving back into Naruto's glabella.
â-End Of FlashBackââ
"You just came along for the adventure, huh?" Hagoromo asked.
"Haha!"
"Yes!" Shū said as he flew around Hagoromo.
"Young Master!" Hagoromo called out.
"Mm?" Shū looked at Hagoromo.
"Tell me the information!" Hagoromo said in a firm voice.
"Looks like you have preparedâ¦"
"All Right!"
"I'll tell you!" Shū said as he landed on the ground.
"Let's start with the difference between the Sharingan and the Byakugan."
"The Byakugan are the eyes that see, and the Sharingan are the eyes that reflect."
"However, the Byakugan users in this world seem nowhere close to Sharingan users."
"Do you know why this happens?" Shū asked.
Hagoromo frowned,
"So there is indeed more to the Byakugan than it meets the eyesâ¦" Hagoromo murmured.
"Yes, The Byakugan is infinitely more powerful than you know and so are the Rinnegan and the Tenseigan."
"Though the funniest fact is, the answer remains in the way the Rinnegans and the Tenseigans are used," Shū said.
"The answer lies in those eyes?" Hagoromo asked.
"Indeed!"
"The Rinnegan, for example, can use powers like attraction, repulsion, absorption, etc."
"However, they are not ninjutsus, why do you think it is so?" Shū asked.
"â¦" Hagoromo stared at ShÅ« with silence.
"It's because they are Laws!"
"Laws?" Hagoromo asked.
"Yes!"
"Laws of gravity!"
"Same can be explained with the techniques of the outer path, the techniques that control life and death."
"Why do you think it can be controlled so?" Shū asked.
"Laws of life and death?" Hagoromo asked.
"Exactly!"
"Now, imagine a world full of techniques that are laws and not just ninjutsus," Shū said.
Hagoromo thought for a bit, following which he frowned.
"Yes!"