Violet-Eyed Serpent: Ch.18

The village of Uzushiogakure stood strong in the middle of a brutal warzone as its barriers kept the monsters at bay.

The sea raged as tidal waves surged from the shore and crashed down upon the island, drawn forth by the chakra of both the giant three-tailed turtle and its colossal six-tailed slug friend.

Flaming blue meteors rained down onto the village from above as the gigantic two-tailed cat clad in blue flames continued to spit them out and compressed jets of black ink were shot at the barrier walls to try and bring them down.

All around them, thousands of shinobi fired every jutsu they could use from the most ineffective Lightning Style to the most potent Wind Style and Water Style jutsu that shattered against the barrier.

Sessho's menacing growls drew me back from my mind and I glanced at him to see his fur standing on end.

'Yeah, I know, Sessho.' I thought with my own growl as I looked at the barrier, noting how it was growing weaker as well as the diminishing chakra being sent to it by what was most likely the Uzumaki trying to fend off the Bijuu as best as they could.

This wasn't what I wanted to see when I wanted to meet my extended family and while I had plans to lay low…

'I'd be damned if I let what family I have left die off because I wanted to be a coward.' I don't care if this increases my bounty tenfold and I don't care if this ruins the plan I had.

“No one fucks with the Uzumaki!” The moment I finished my sentence, all jutsu ceased as I looked up and unleashed a surge of chakra across the landscape.

“W-What the-! Found another one!” One of the Kiri shinobi closest to us shouted and Sessho just stood behind me as most of them turned before spitting out hundreds of water bullets, bombs and dragons at me.

Preta Path

Yet, that was not enough as I simply raised a hand, expanding the radius of my chakra absorption immensely and enjoying the shocked looks on their faces as they watched the chakra be drained from their water.

Deva Path

“Shinra Tensei.” The words coming from my lips were spoken calmly, but the effect that came from the jutsu was nothing but pure devastation.

With a simple burst of my chakra mixing in with the immense chakra I stole from them, the ground in front of me was turned to dust as a monstrous shockwave rippled outwards in front of me and shattered everything in its path.

The shinobi that couldn't make it out of the way were turned into pools of liquefied flesh as the shockwave continued all the way until it reached the barrier, making the rest of the shinobi look at me as I cracked my neck.

“Call the Raikage!”

“Call the Mizukage!”

“All men attack!” They roared and I watched as the army of thousands charged at me, hopping from foot to foot as Sessho growled.

Asura Path

“Follow.” I spoke to Sessho as I lunged forward, shattering the ground under me and racing towards the army while taking off my Akatsuki cloak right as four new arms grew out from my sides.

The shinobi at the front looked shocked to see the extra arms, but I didn't stop there as two faces grew out the sides of my original ones along with three tails with laser blasters growing out from my back.

Asura's Barrage

Wind Style: Vacuum Blast Barrage

Wind Style: Vacuum Bullets

Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame

My left face spat out a barrage of wind bullets to the left while my right face unleashed a storm of wind blades to my right and I took a deep breath before blowing out a monstrous waves of flames in front of me as my tails curled over before letting loose with three powerful beams.

The chakra beams sliced through anything in their path and the shinobi that managed to block the attacks with their Water Style jutsu were quickly shown why that was the wrong thought process when the wind blades and chakra beams sliced right through them.

Dismissing the jutsu while rushing in as the hands of my four artificial arms warped into blades, I quickly dove in before the first shinobi could even ready himself.

Moving around his frantic punch, he met his maker moments later when the entirety of his neck vanished, the air pressure from the slash knocking away some that drew closer while I quickly spun around and slashed outwards.

The three that tried to sneak up on me were quickly killed as my arms sliced right through their weapons, their bifurcated bodies slowly falling to the floor before I rapidly swung my arms and diced them into shreds.

Lightning Style: Thunderbolt!

Preta Path

Hearing the crackling of thunder nearing as a dozen or so shinobi shouted in unison, I quickly created a bubble around me that absorbed the chakra, my tails already aimed at the culprits as I moved my chakra through my body before firing it back.

A few managed to dodge the attack, but most were killed instantly by the rapid firing of beams into their bodies and I spun while charging chakra to my limbs as the one that wanted to attack me from behind hesitated.

That was his mistake as Sessho blitzed past, tearing out the shinobi's throat while jumping onto another and tearing their face off.

Raising my hand and shooting out a beam around Sessho and through the shinobi's arms before he could retaliate, I left the man as Sessho bit down on his head while turning towards the army hesitant to take a step towards us.

'I can't waste time here. I need to get to the vi-!' My danger senses shouted and I listened as my arm shot out and pulled Sessho to me right as a jet of high-pressured water shot through his previous position.

Turning my gaze, I ignored the cheers of the group as I watched a tall man with black sclerae walking through the Kirigakure group, his long black hair hanging to his head with pearl-shaped objects encircling his head.

Dressed in the standard Kiri attire along with a sleeveless haori over it, I frowned as the man took off the Mizukage hat from his head while a turtle tail covered in grey segmented armour plates grew out from his lower.

Next to him walked out a teen just slightly shorter than him with blonde hair that was slicked back, a goatee and having no eyebrows as he wore a high-collared light blue kimono that had a pin-striped pattern to it.

“Zangetsu, I ordered you to keep up the assault.”

“I apologize, Lord Goto, but this man is the reason why my father died during battle against Ohnoki and Mu.” The teen, Zangetsu, spoke with a frown and I watched as the Mizukage Goto looked at him before nodding.

“Very well. You shall assist me in taking care of this vermin.” Goto spoke and Zangetsu nodded as a similar slug-like tail with acidic slime covering it grew out from his back as both turned to look at me.

I was surprised when all of the shinobi in uniform leapt back, cracking my wrists and rolling my shoulders when I saw Zangetsu crouching down.

The next moment, my eyes widened as I heard the sound of lightning crackling in my left ear, quickly creating a cannon in my chest that blasted me backwards right as a human lightning bolt missed taking my head off.

Sessho was just as lucky as he had hopped back right as I did, making me smirk as I heard him giving a low growl when the sparking form of the muscular, dark-skinned behemoth known as the 3rd Raikage A became visible.

“So, you're this great kid from the Akatsuki that's been causing Iwa all that trouble during the war? I have to admit that I am impressed by your records if what's on them is indeed the truth.” I didn't say anything as I let A speak.

Watching as he slowly began walking around me, I frowned as I created four more eyes hidden in my har when I saw Goto and Zangetsu joining the fray, each slowly circling Sesho and I as I hopped from foot to foot.

Asura Path: Defense!

The next split second, I barely had any time to react before A appeared in front of me with a fist pulled back, my entire body rippling as a thick layer of exoskeleton formed around my chest while my arms warped and formed chakra shields in front of them that was inspired by Chiyo's puppets.

Hell Stab: Three Fingers.

It was a good thing I did as the sheer force of his attack against my shield was enough to sent me flying back, my feet digging trenches into the ground as I shook away the pain in my arms.

Deva Path

Universal Pull!

However, I did not let him get away as my chakra surged, A's eyes widening as I grunted and yanked him towards me with a violet and upright pull before my tails curled over with the ends lighting up.

Asura's Tears.

“Die.” The growl echoed from my lips as three concentrated and potent chakra beams shot from my tail, engulfing not only the Raikage but also a chunk of the battlefield in a searing explosion as I leapt backwards.

'Yeah, that's most definitely not enough.' I thought with a frown as I saw the man's chakra still visible beyond the smoke, waiting as I watched it fade before a pillar of lightning shot up into the sky.

Black Lightning Cloak!

The ground under him was barely disturbed as a bolt of black lightning shot from his position to mine in the blink of an eye, my mind working faster than my body could as I stared down the fist drawing closer to my chest.

Preta Path!

The moment his fist crashed into the barrier, I siphoned every bit of chakra from his cloak, but his attack landed before I could finish and a hiss flew from my lips when a heavy punch slammed into my chest and sent me stumbling back.

However, I was not one to just take the punch as my arms shot out, quickly grabbing his arms right as Sessho leapt in from the side and slashed against the Raikage's side.

Water Style: Giant Vortext Jutsu

Hum-!

As I went to activate the Human Path and pull out his soul, my eyes widened as a monstrous tidal wave rose from the sea and came crashing down in the form of a spiralling vortex.

It nearly washed Sessho and I away had I not both drained the chakra from the water around us and keep us in one place, but it was still enough to burn my lungs with the sheer amount of water before I spat out a Great Breakthrough that pushed it all away.

Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu

Coughing a bit to get rid of the last water, I looked around and cursed at the thick mist gathering around me, Sessho dropping from my shoulders and watching my back as the two of us waited.

I did not have to wait long as I heard the sound of hissing, quickly weaving through hand seals and hopping into the air while Sessho jumped to the side right as Goto came crashing down with a boiling fist covered in steam.

Preta Path!

Expanding the absorption area outwards as far as I could, the mist around me immediately faded away as I drained the chakra from it, using that same chakra to keep the absorption field up as I watched the Mizukage's eyes narrow.

“You're gonna have to do better than that.” I spoke with a smirk and he narrowed his eyes before I turned my gaze right as Sessho let out a howl.

To my shocked gaze, I watched as the dog actually grew to triple his size while his fur turned a blood red, his golden eyes glaring down at the cautious shinobi before I landed right besides him.

“You wanna take care of the army while I handle the three big guys?” I asked and smirked as he only gave a growl before blitzing forward, watching as his body got covered in a thick layer of compacted dirt when he began tearing through them al.

'Guess I can't let him do all the work.' I thought with a smirk as I charged towards Goto, my chakra field absorbing any bit of foreign chakra that tried to get near me.

Goto frowned before rushing towards me as well, both of us rushing in before clashing with a punch.

His armoured fist slammed into my own and let off a shockwave that cratered the ground below us and yet, I couldn't help but feel I was winning slightly when I pushed him back before lashing out with a spin kick.

However, the man did not earn the title Mizukage by some fault as she easily hopped back before lunging at me with a straight left, to which I blocked the attack with my left while bringing my right hand around for a hook to his open side.

It was not open though as segmented armour covered the impact point the moment I hit it, but I grinned as the force of it still travelled through his body and sent him flying to the side.

Vapor Style: Solid Fog Jutsu

The mist around me grew thicker before I coughed as I felt a burn in my chest, quickly amping up the absorption field and watching as a transparent light grey liquid fell to the floor and hissed upon impact.

'Acid! Shit!'

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!

Not wanting to risk anything, I took a deep breath before blowing out a storm of powerful winds that pushed away any acidic mist or gas, the mist of the Hidden Mist Jutsu fading away as well as I watched Zangetsu and A walking out of the thinning mist.

“You understand?”

“Yes, yes.” Zangetsu muttered with a roll of his eyes before my own etes widened as both lunged in, armour forming around my right arm as I parried A's punch to the left while ducking under Zangetsu's high kick.

Grabbing the Raikage's arm and spinning with the parry, my leg came around and feinted a high kick that Zangetsu moved under only to get a low kick to the jaw.

The attack had him stumbling back and I quickly capitalized as I saw him stumbling backwards, rushing in and delivering a vicious barrage of punches to his chest.

However, that was not the best plan and I hissed as I quickly shook my hands, already healing the acidic burns on my knuckles while frowning as Zangetsu gave me a smirk.

The sound of cracking drew my attention and I gritted my teeth as I saw parts of the barrier having large fractures on it before frowning when I noticed the Bijuu slowly fading away, turning my gaze back right as I watched A stare at me with narrowed eyes.

The next, I blinked as the Raikage vanished before all hell broke loose as the Kirigakure shinobi began to attack the lesser Kumogakure shinobi that had lost most of their numbers in the assault.

'I see. Want to take all the glory for themselves, huh?' I thought with a frown when I saw Goto and Zangetsu gesturing towards the village before both turned to me.

“It is not too late to submit to our might and give yourself up as a servant.”

“Eh, I don't really want to be a servant that much, especially with how handsome I look. Ain't that right Isobu, Saiken?” The moment I finished speaking, I was greeted to both Goto and Zangetsu looking shocked as I felt their Bijuu's chakra flicker.

“How…how do you know those names?”

“Shukaku, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chomei, Gyuki, Kurama. Even though you have been separated, you shall always be together. Until that time shall come when you will become one, you each carry a name and with a different shape than you had up to now.” Instead of responding, I simply quoted what I could remember of Hagoromo's words to the best of my abilities.

It was not a second later that twin pillars of burnt red chakra reached up into the sky, both Goto and Zangetsu looking surprised as their bodies were obscured by the chakra before Isobu and Saiken roared out their freedom.

“How do you know those words, human?!” Despite his usual friendly demeanour, Saiken hissed out those words as he leaned down and I smirked as I saw Isobu do the exact same with a glare from his narrowed eye.

“Oh, I'm sure you know how, Saiken. After all, my eyes are very unique, are they not?”

“How did you get Father's eyes?!” Isobu asked this time and I shrugged as I stretched my arms above me.

“Like I said, I'm sure you know how. Tell me, is Indra and Ashura reincarnated at this current time or not?” I asked and watched as both glared at me before raising an eyebrow at the twin Tailed Beast Bombs being charged up.

'Well, this isn't good.' I thought with a raised eyebrow as both lowered their heads towards me, making me sweat a bit at the oppressive pressure coming from the jutsu before I smirked and raised both hands with a deep breath.

Deva Path.

“..Shinra Tensei.”

A/N: A bit of a late chapter, but we finally kick off the Uzushio battle.

As it turns out, the beasts are not kept under a powerful enough seal and they break themselves free, but will they be enough for the young Uzumaki or will Nagato be victorious?

We'll have to wait and see.

Also, I still wanted to give A his heroic moment during the 3rd War but if you want him to die during the next chapter, just say so and that will happen.

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one…

Ba-Bye~!!