Chapter 569: Legacy
Naruto and Son Goku stare at each other for a few moments, both sensing the beginning of a great partnership.
Son Goku: Kid, you've given me hope that I haven't experienced in centuries. What's your name?
Naruto: It's Naruto! Naruto Uzumaki!
Son Goku: !!
Naruto (puzzled): What's wrong, Son?!
Son Goku: I can't...believe it. It's you...
Naruto: W-what do you mean?!
Flashback...
A silhouetted figure sits up in his bed, sweating profusely. His eyes are bloodshot, and his hands are shaking.
Unidentified: Finally...
In front of him, there is enormous chaos and tumult. Large figures argue with each other, and eventually they begin fighting amongst themselves. The man is heavily fatigued, but summons more strength to guide him through his troubled times.
He raises one of his arms, and spreads out all five fingers.
Unidentified: Stop.
In a moment's notice, all the creatures cease their bickering.
Unidentified: No doubt, you're all wondering who you are, and what you're doing here. Well, I don't have much time left, so I'll have to be as brief as possible: you are the tailed beasts, glorious animals of pure chakra. Starting with the One-Tails, you progress in power and stop at the ninth tail.
Unidentified: All of you were once one being, one form, and one mind. That beast is the Ten-Tails, now powerless and banished. You carry on its bloody legacy.
Bijuu: !
Unidentified: That's right...remnants of what once was. But...though you possess portions of its chakra, you're nothing like it. You're...different, and I know it. There are names attached to each of you.
Suddenly, the Nine-Tails tries attacking the individual with one of its claws, but he halts it instantly.
Unidentified: You, for example, will be called Kurama, from this day forth. All of you are just as human as the rest of us, and I don't want any of you to forget that. Perhaps, there will be someone out there who will remind you every now and then...
Nine-Tails: I don't need a pathetic name to know who I am! You free me this instant, or else there'll be hell to pay!
Unidentified: You'll have your freedom momentarily. Just outside are my two sons...it seems that it was fated...the gravest and most important decision of my life comes just before my death...
Son Goku: He...the Sage of the Six Paths...said he would return, and remind us that we Tailed Beasts aren't just creatures used for war and destruction. And now that you mention that name...Uzumaki...there's no doubt.
Naruto: No doubt about what?!
Son Goku: Naruto, that Sage looked like just like you.
Naruto: !!
Son Goku: What's more is, he was an Uzumaki, just like you. I can't believe I didn't make the connection earlier!
Naruto: A-are you actually saying...
Son Goku: Yes, I am! He was the first member of that clan, its originator! Those seals, that bodily resemblance...I am certain of it.
Naruto: Wait...the seals...
Naruto remembers the time Kushina restrained the Nine-Tails with her chains, and comes to a haunting discovery.
Naruto: Does that mean these chains keeping the other beasts imprisoned are an Uzumaki jutsu?!
Son Goku: It looks like it! Whoever that masked murderer is, you might have a connection to him. These chakra chains were never easy to master...and he's taken it to such an advanced level.
Naruto (contemplative): ...
Tobi: You two have grown up as hosts for tailed beasts, and you have endured the misery that comes with that role, have you not? You should both understand that misery...a little.
Naruto: Could it be...? Did he grow up as a "host for a tailed beast" too?
Naruto: Son, I'm going to free you!
Naruto prepares a Futon: Rasenshuriken, and aims it directly at the chains. They are broken, and Son stands up in an ultimate display of power.
Son Goku: Free at last!
As the first sign of friendship, Son Goku spits Naruto out. He lands on the Eight-Tails, and lies for a few seconds, glad to be free from Son's stomach. His face is full of resolve, however.
Naruto: If I can ask him, maybe I can get the advantage over him.
Killer Bee: You're back, muthafucka! Talkin' to the beasts, we're about to have ourselves some excellent feasts!
Gai: Naruto's back...we're lucky that beast didn't eat him alive!
Kakashi: No...whatever happened in there was for the best. We're not lucky because it didn't eat Naruto...no, we're lucky Naruto ate away at the beast's hatred. It seems that his magnetic power of bonding has only become stronger. I never thought I'd get to see this.
Naruto looks around the battlefield, and tries to locate Tobi, but he is nowhere to be found.
Naruto: But...where did he go?
The scene switches to Uchiha Madara's battle against the Five Kage. His Susanoo is no longer active, but he stands triumphantly, looking down at his foes.
Beneath him, all five Kage lie, struggling immensely to get up. They all have pained expressions on their faces, and most are filled with the power of sustained hatred.
Raikage: *******...how did he...
Madara (musing): Well, that most certainly was not what I expected from the Five Kage. Of course, no generation of them was really impressive.
The sound of footsteps suddenly becomes audible behind Madara, but he does not turn.
Madara: Took you long enough...even with all that power of mine.
Unidentified: That kid you faced...he's becoming quite the problem.
Madara: Uzumaki Naruto, is it? It looks like there's no other option but to fight him. Perhaps he'll be a more suitable challenge...the Kage certainly didn't live up to their fame and renown.
Unidentified: Apparently he's managed to enter the tailed beast plane...even converted one of them over to his side. The Four-Tails, that is.
Madara: Well, we'll certainly be able to do something about that.
The individual steps forward, and pulls out a weapon attached to the back of his clothes.
Unidentified: Yours, I believe.
The figure is Tobi, and he is giving Madara his War Fan back. He grabs it confidently, and places it on the ground.
Madara: So you couldn't use it after all.
Tobi: That's hardly the problem now, Uchiha Madara. You have friends waiting for you.
Tobi and Madara jump down, and stand in front of the defeated Kage, lying down.
Madara: The first generation of Kage...and the fifth. No difference, no growth...nothing.
Tsunade: W-what...is...he talking about?!
Madara: I see some of you are wondering exactly what I mean. Well, I'd be glad to explain.
Madara walks over to Gaara.
Madara: Boy...your First Kazekage...I killed him.
Gaara: !!
Madara walks over to Mei.
Madara: Your First Mizukage...I killed him too.
Mei: !!
Madara walks over to A.
Madara: Your First Raikage...powerful, fast like you...still died by my hand.
A: !!
Madara walks over to Onoki.
Madara: Onoki...I killed your First Tsuchikage, but he was one of the more difficult ones. He deserves more credit.
Onoki: ?!
Madara steps over to Tsunade.
Madara: That diamond shaped seal...Mito had it too. So you must be her granddaughter, then...
Tsunade: You didn't kill...my grandfather, you *******!
Madara: On the contrary, I did. It was only on the second time that I succeeded. The first wasn't a total loss, though - I acquired some of his power, and have transcended all of your existences.
Tobi does not say anything, and remains silent.
Madara: Let's go. Kage, if you can survive, by all means, do so. Otherwise, you'll die like scum here in this inhospitable place.
Tobi touches Madara, but instead of teleporting him to his desired location...
Madara: What the hell are-
...he absorbs him.
Tobi's head is turned in an odd way, and after he is finished, looks at the Kage.
Tobi: What a fool.
Kage: !!
Tobi: Well, I can tell you that Kabuto was right when he said I wouldn't follow the plan. Did he really think I'd stoop for something so low as Mugen Tsukuyomi?
Tobi laughs, and teleports away.
Tobi: See you around, Kage.
The scene switches to Kabuto...
Kabuto: What just happened to Madara...? Did they seal him?!
Kabuto: No...there's still a connection. But it's...
Kabuto senses a figure behind him, standing behind a tree.
Unidentified (shouting): Looks like it was my mistake letting you live...time to correct that.
Just as Kabuto is about to turn around, another person attacks him; Kabuto blocks, but as the figure behind the tree looks at the individual's face, he sees that it is...
Unidentified (behind tree): You!!
END
Originally Posted by Lochvigo
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