Chapter 72
HIKARI HYUGA
Watching Naruto and Sasuke arrive was both a relief and testament to the trouble they faced. Given his appearance, it was obvious that Naruto had gained some control over the Kyubi's chakra inside him, and Sasuke's eyes.
They no longer had the flawed chakra pattern of a Mangekyo Sharingan. The chakra networks had healed and matured, indicating that he had obtained the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Naruto, Sasuke," Kakashi-san gasped, as they intervened and stepped in between him and Madara.
"Get lost," he roared as he raised his hands, and the power of his rinnega sent them reeling but Naruto was quick to react, as bijuu chakra rose out of his back and grabbed the ground, allowing him to stay in place.
"Kagen Bunshin no Jutsu!" and suddenly the entire land was flooded with some three dozen clones.
"Wait! Ninjutsu doesn't work on him," Hikari roared as Kakashi jumped back.
"Alright," and then the clones rushed towards Madara.
"You could have a thousand clones and still it would not matter at all," and the Uchiha legend began to tear through Naruto's barrage, as clones popped left and right, before Naruto suddenly jumped in the air.
"Futon:..." and a whirring sound similar to before filled the air as Kakashi's eyes widened.
"Isn't that sensei's technique?" he realised, and in his last attack Minato had used this very technique, where he had infused wind natured chakra into his Rasengan.
"...Rasenshuriken!" though his name had been rather unsuited.
"And suddenly Madara simply raised his hand," as he scoffed.
"Have you forgotten, ninjutsu does not work on me," and the massive Rasenshuriken vanished in a blur, as a silence cut through the air.
"Huh! I knew but I made you look," and then suddenly Madara turned his head, as Sasuke stood behind him.
"You will pay for robbing me of my revenge," and he saw blood drip down his eye.
"Amaterasu!" and suddenly black flames engulfed the Uchiha legend's body began to burn up, as Naruto landed on the ground and pumped his fists.
"Yeah! We got him," he celebrated, but Hikari was not convinced.
And then suddenly he noticed it. The burning figure.
It was made out of wood.
"It's a clone!" and suddenly his senses picked up the chakra signature right underneath Kakashi-san.
"Kakashi-san," and before the white haired shinobi could jump away, his friend pushed him away as Madara Uchiha sprang up from the ground.
Gai-san was pushing himself, and right now the battle was being fought for Kakashi-san's sharingan, and if he were to get his hands on it then Obito's sacrifice would have been for nothing.
The bijuu would be swallowed up by him, and Madara would take a giant leap towards completing his mission.
"Nuisance," and the Uchiha legend twisted in the air, as he kicked away Gai-san while Naruto and Sasuke jumped in his way once more, and much to everyone's surprise the man was able to block their combined attack with ease.
"ENOUGH!" and suddenly all of them were sent reeling back, and then suddenly a skeletal form appeared around Sasuke's body and then a layer of skin came over it, as it raised a bow and aimed it at Madara.
"You are not getting rid of us that easily," and he fired, and the man raised his brow.
"Yeah!" and Naruto used a clone who grabbed him by the arm and spun him right back towards Madara.
"We are not going to let you win!" and a massive blue orb appeared in his hand.
"Rasengan!" and this was not at all, as a lightning spread around him.
"Raiton: Lightning Prison!"
"Asakujaku!" Gai-san attacked from behind
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOOM!
The attacks hit all at once, as a massive explosion rocked the entire area as Hikari felt his chakra harmonise. Madara was strong.
Very strong.
But he was vulnerable right now. He was now flesh and blood.
They could win. They had a chance.
And just as he was beginning to feel a glimmer of hope, suddenly he felt a massive amount of chakra ripple through the air.
"You wish to test me. Test my might," Madara's voice cut through the silence.
"Then let me show you my true power," and with that he brought together his hands.
"Mokuton:..." and everyone gasped at those words, for this was unexpected.
"...Veritable 1000-Armed Kan'on!" and the entire ground shook, as a giant statue of a thousand armed buddha appeared above them, and they could only watch in horror as its shadow covered them all.
"Wood style," Gai-san gasped.
"But that is the Shokdaime's technique," and he was not done yet.
Madara was not done yet, as suddenly a blue hue began to spread around him, and then cover up all of the statue.
"He is using his Susanoo to arm it," and then Madara raised.
"You think that you are facing a mortal, but you are wrong," and then those thousand hands were coated in the blue chakra of his susanoo as they turned towards them.
"You are facing a GOD!" and Sasuke rushed ahead as he began to gather his own chakra.
"EVERYONE BEHIND ME!" and his own Susanoo sprang forward, but Naruto had moved before him.
"Don't Naruto!" and he jumped ahead, as he brought his hands together.
"Tajuu Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" and suddenly the entire sky was filled with Naruto clones, who each roared forth, as they raised their hands.
"Ninpo: Rasengan BARRRAGE!"
"Susannooo!"
"Hirudora!"
"...Earth Wall
BOOOOM! BOOOOOM! BOOOOOM! BOOOOM!
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KAKASHI HATAKE
Consciousness returned to him in waves, and his vision was blurry as Kakashi opened his eyes. Pain hit him hard, and his body ached in ways it never had until now as he slowly blinked.
And as the world began to clear up all he saw was destruction. Pure. Absolute. Destruction.
It was gone. All of it.
Kakashi tried to remember the last thing he had done, and he remembered watching his two students rush to his defence, as Madara unleashed his full force.
"Sas...," and he began to cough blood.
"Sens...," a whisper reached his ears, and he slid his head up and saw them both lying on the ground on the ground, weak, and drenched in blood.
"No," he gasped, as Sasuke met his eyes and he was still on his legs standing infront of a bloodied Naruto lying on the ground. There were holes in his body, and blood dripped out from his shoulder.
Kakashi wondered how he was still alive, and he was not the only one.
"You are still alive," a new voice cut through the silence, as he heard footsteps of a person walking towards them.
"You are still alive," and Kakashi's heart sunk as he saw that familiar figure cut through the smoke, and now he wondered about the past and how they had faced such a monster before.
"Impressive," Madara added, as he stood infront of Sasuke, and he noticed smoke rising from his wounds, as his body tried to heal himself.
"Sensei," Sasuke added a bit strongly.
"Run," but Madara's eyes narrowed.
"This healing. It reminds me if Hashirama's technique," and Sasuke prepared himself for fight.
"You have managed to replicate his technique, a feat which even I could not perform," and it was futile to run.
Kakashi was out of chakra. He was out of strength. He could hardly feel anything below his waist, and he was not going to live for much longer, and if Madara got his hands on his Sharingan.
It would be over.
They would lose.
In the end, there was but one solution here. Only one.
"Sensei, RU..." but Madara had enough as he narrowed his eyes.
"AGHHHHH!" and Sasuke was sent flying back, as his back hit torn up ground.
"AGHH!" the boy grunted, as he fell to the ground.
"But I have had enough of you," and with all his strength and resilience Kakashi put his fingers into his eye, and bit his lip as pain tore through him.
His sharingan was his most prized possession Something that he had treasures even more than his friend. It was also the only way possible for them to recover Obito's body, but he could not let it fall into Madara's hands.
He could not.
Pain tore at him, as he pulled his eye, and lowered the headband to cover it.
"AGHH!" and suddenly he was pulled from the debris, with great force and he flew through the air, and had little strength left to retaliate as the Uchiha clan legend grabbed him by the neck.
Kakashi could not breathe, as Madara held him up in the air.
"Finally," he whispered, and now as he found himself looking down at him he saw that the man had not managed to come out of the attack himself.
His injuries were small, but still.
They had managed to reach him. They had managed to reach a God.
"You could have made it so easy on yourself by simply submitting to me," he added, and Kakashi scoffed.
"It is futile to resist against a God," and Kakashi gulped as he felt his eyes blur.
"You are not a God," and he could feel the blood from his socket soak his headband, and he saw the realization come to him in a blur.
"You. Your eye," and as he saw those purple orbs widen he used all his strength to crush the orb on his fist, as blood began to drip down his fingers, and as he raised his hand he saw Madara's face flush with rage as he destroyed his plans.
"And you never will be," he countered.
"You! You destroyed it," and the force on his neck increased.
"AGHHH! KUGHH!" Kakashi felt his neck crack as his vision began to blur.
"You! You will suffer for this! You will all suffer for this," and he felt his life dwindle, as the cloud of darkness began to thicken, Madara's anger became obvious.
"I am afraid now I have no reason to keep you alive," and Kakashi had accepted his fate as he closed his eyes.
"Noo....," Sasuke's voice came but he was too weak to do anything.
"You will never succeed..." and yet before the ghost of the Uchiha clan could end his life, a whisper cut through the silence.
"Hiken!" and suddenly the world lit up in a sea of green fire, as Kakashi hit the ground only to look up at a familiar back.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
And for the first time in the battle Madara Uchiha was sent flying back, as he tore through piles of debris, and once he halted his steps the man rose up, and wiped away the blood coming out of his mouth.
He was bleeding.
"Now what do we have here?" the man asked with piqued interest and he was not the only one, for the chakra emanating out of Hikari was unlike anything he had ever felt.
The chakra had become a glistening green vapor as it covered his body, as if it was a green flame.
"Everyone," he whispered as he took a deep breath.
"You can rest now," he said with conviction.
"I will deal with him," and Madara laughed.
"Deal with me! Do you really think you stand a chance against me! A God!" the ghost of the Uchiha roared.
"You are no God," and there was serenity in his voice as he answered, and Madara frowned at those words and he was there. Kakashi hadn't blinked and yet he could not track his movements as he appeared infront of Madara in the blink of an eye as he punched him in the air.
"Gods don't bleed...."
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